Miami Vice awards and nominations
Edward James Olmos received several awards for his work as Lieutenant Castillo.
Totals[a]
Wins10
Nominations33
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Miami Vice is an American police procedural television series which was broadcast for five seasons on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) between 1984 and 1990. Starring Philip Michael Thomas, Don Johnson, Edward James Olmos, Olivia Brown, Saundra Santiago, John Diehl and Michael Talbott, it focuses on the lives of two undercover Metro-Dade police officers, Ricardo Tubbs (Thomas) and James "Sonny" Crockett (Johnson). The series was created by Anthony Yerkovich, with Michael Mann and Dick Wolf serving as executive producers.

Since its debut, Miami Vice has received several award nominations, including twenty at the Emmy Awards, seven at the Golden Globe Awards, two People's Choice Awards and two Grammy Awards. Although lead actor Philip Michael Thomas coined the phrase "EGOT" for his ambitions to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards, only Johnson and Olmos won acting awards for their work on the series, while composer Jan Hammer earned two Grammy awards for his composition for the show's opening credits, "Miami Vice Theme". Of a total of thirty-three nominations earned by the series, it went on to win ten awards.

The series also spawned several successful soundtrack albums, with both Miami Vice and Miami Vice II charting in several countries worldwide; however Miami Vice III saw little success. Singles from these albums, including Jan Hammer's "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", and Glenn Frey's "You Belong to the City", also performed well, although later singles by acts including Sheena Easton, Yello and The Hooters did not match the popularity of earlier releases.

Directors Guild of America Awards

Director Paul Michael Glaser received a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for his work on the first-season episode "Smuggler's Blues". Glaser lost the award to Will Mackenzie, for his direction of the Moonlighting episode "My Fair David".[1]

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
1985 Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Paul Michael Glaser, "Smuggler's Blues" Nominated
[1]

Edgar Awards

Series creator Anthony Yerkovich received an Edgar Award nomination for Best Episode in a TV Series, for his script to the pilot episode "Brother's Keeper". Yerkovich lost the award to Peter S. Fischer, for his Murder, She Wrote episode "Deadly Lady".[2]

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
1985 Best Episode in a TV Series Anthony Yerkovich, "Brother's Keeper" Nominated
[2]

Emmy Awards

Miami Vice was the recipient of twenty Emmy Award nominations, winning four of these. Fifteen of these nominations, and all four wins, were received during the 37th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1985. Edward James Olmos earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, alongside an Outstanding Cinematography for a Series award for Bob Collins, while the series also won ensemble awards for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series and Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Series in that same year.[3]

Jan Hammer's music for the series was honored with nominations in both 1985 and 1986, losing to Murder, She Wrote's John Addison[4] and Scarecrow and Mrs. King's Arthur B. Rubinstein respectively.[5] Lead actor Don Johnson received a 1985 nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as James "Sonny" Crockett, losing to St. Elsewhere's William Daniels, for his portrayal of Mark Craig.[6] Directors Lee H. Katzin and Paul Michael Glaser both vied for 1985's Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series award, which was ultimately won by Karen Arthur for her work on Cagney & Lacey.[7]

Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref
1985 Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Jan Hammer Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series Jeffrey Howard, Robert Lacey Won
[3]
Outstanding Cinematography for a Series Bob Collins Won
[3]
A.J. "Duke" Callaghan Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series Jodie Tillen Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Lee H. Katzin Nominated
[3]
Paul Michael Glaser Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Drama Series Richard Brams, George E. Crosby, Michael Mann, John Nicolella, Liam O'Brien. Mel Swope, Anthony Yerkovich Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Film Editing for a Series Michael B. Hoggan Nominated
[3]
Robert A. Daniels Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Series Bruce Bell, Jerry Sanford Cohen, Victor B. Lackey, Ian MacGregor-Scott, Carl Mahakian, Chuck Moran, John Oettinger, Bernie Pincus, Warren Smith, Bruce Stambler, Mike Wilhoit, Paul Wittenberg, Kyle Wright Won
[3]
Jerry Sanford Cohen, Scott Hecker, John A. Larsen, Harry B. Miller III, Robert Rutledge, Norto Sepulveda,Gary Vaughan, Jay Wilkinson Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Don Johnson Nominated
[8]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Edward James Olmos Won
[9]
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Anthony Yerkovich Nominated
[3]
1986 Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Jan Hammer Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Editing for a Series (Single Camera Production) Robert A. Daniels Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Rick Alexander, Anthony Costantini, Daniel Leahy, Mike Tromer Nominated
[3]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Edward James Olmos Nominated
[9]
1988 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Joe Citarella, Joe Foglia, Grover Helsley, Ray West Nominated
[3]

Golden Globe Awards

Miami Vice received seven Golden Globe Award nominations during its tenure, winning two of these. Olmos and Johnson won Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor awards respectively in 1985, with Johnson defeating co-star Philip Michael Thomas for the award.[10] Thomas' nomination was to be the only one for his Miami Vice work, although the actor had earlier coined the phrase "EGOT" to describe his ambitions to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards in his career.[11] Only Olmos and Hammer won any of these awards, earning an Emmy and a Grammy respectively.[9][12]

Johnson and Olmos each received a further nomination in their respective categories, with Johnson losing a 1986 nomination to Edward Woodward as The Equalizer's Robert McCall;[13] and Olmos missing out on the 1988 award to both John Gielgud and Barry Bostwick for their work on the miniseries War and Remembrance.[14] The series as a whole was nominated for the Best Television Series – Drama award twice, losing to Murder, She Wrote in 1985 and L.A. Law in 1986.[15]

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
1985 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Edward James Olmos Won
[10]
Best Actor – Drama Don Johnson Won
[10]
Best Actor – Drama Philip Michael Thomas Nominated
[10]
Best Television Series – Drama  — Nominated
[10]
1986 Best Actor – Drama Don Johnson Nominated
[10]
Best Television Series – Drama  — Nominated
[10]
1988 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Edward James Olmos Nominated
[10]

Grammy Awards

Series composer Hammer won two Grammy Awards at the 28th Grammy Awards ceremony. His composition "Miami Vice Theme", used during the series' opening credits sequence, earned him both the Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Composition awards.[12]

Year Category Nominee Result Ref
1985 Best Instrumental Composition Jan Hammer, "Miami Vice Theme" Won
[12]
Best Pop Instrumental Performance Jan Hammer, "Miami Vice Theme" Won
[12]

Music charts

To one side of a stage, a man plays keyboards while bathed in green light
Jan Hammer's soundtrack work for the series had success in both music charts and at the Grammy awards.

A number of soundtrack albums were released during the series' run. Of these, both Miami Vice and Miami Vice II have placed in a number of sales charts. Miami Vice, released on October 26, 1985, reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, while several of its singles also found a degree of success.[16] The follow-up compilation Miami Vice II, released on December 29, 1986, reached a peak position of 82 on the Billboard 200, also spawning several charting singles.[17] The albums were also popular globally, reaching top ten positions in New Zealand,[18] Austria,[19][20] the Netherlands,[21] and Switzerland.[22]

A man stands on a stage playing a guitar and singing into a standing microphone
Glenn Frey released several singles from the Miami Vice soundtrack albums.

Hammer's "Miami Vice Theme" reached number one on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[16] while "Crockett's Theme" was successful in both the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two,[23] and the Dutch Top 40, reaching number one.[24] Glenn Frey also released several singles featured in the series, with "Smuggler's Blues" reaching a peak of 22 in the UK Singles Charts,[25] and "You Belong to the City" peaking at number two on the American Adult Contemporary chart.[16]

A man sings into a standing microphone, a guitar strapped around him and his arms spread outwards
A woman in a black dress singing
Patti LaBelle (bottom) and Bill Champlin (top) collaborated on "The Last Unbroken Heart".

Albums

Release Chart Country Peak
position
Miami Vice Billboard 200[16] United States 1
Top R&B Albums[16] 9
Official New Zealand Music Chart[18] New Zealand 5
Ö3 Austria Top 40[19] Austria 1
Mega Album Top 100[26] The Netherlands 18
Sverigetopplistan[27] Sweden 32
Miami Vice II Billboard 200[17] United States 82
Ö3 Austria Top 40[20] Austria 6
Mega Album Top 100[21] The Netherlands 2
Swiss Music Charts[22] Switzerland 4
Miami Vice III Ö3 Austria Top 40[28] Austria 25

Singles

Release Album Artist Chart Country Peak
position
"Miami Vice Theme" Miami Vice Jan Hammer Billboard Hot 100[16] United States 1
Adult Contemporary[16] 16
Hot Dance Club Songs[16] 23
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles[16] 7
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[16] 10
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[16] 29
Swiss Music Charts[29] Switzerland 8
Ö3 Austria Top 40[30] Austria 4
Dutch Top 40[31] The Netherlands 22
Official New Zealand Music Chart[32] New Zealand 8
UK Singles Chart[23] United Kingdom 5
"Own the Night" Chaka Khan Billboard Hot 100[16] United States 66
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[16] 57
"Vice" Melle Mel Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[16] United States 90
"You Belong to the City" Glenn Frey Adult Contemporary[16] United States 2
Dutch Top 40[33] The Netherlands 37
Official New Zealand Music Chart[34] New Zealand 46
"Smuggler's Blues" UK Singles Chart[25] United Kingdom 22
"The Last Unbroken Heart" Miami Vice II Patti LaBelle & Bill Champlin Adult Contemporary[17] United States 15
"Send It to Me" Gladys Knight & The Pips Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[17] 14
"When The Rain Comes Down" Andy Taylor Billboard Hot 100[17] 73
"Crockett's Theme" Jan Hammer UK Singles Chart[23] United Kingdom 2
Dutch Top 40[24] The Netherlands 1
Ö3 Austria Top 40[35] Austria 29
Swiss Music Charts[36] Switzerland 9
"Follow My Rainbow" Miami Vice III Sheena Easton Dutch Top 40[37] The Netherlands 14
"Call It Love" Yello Official New Zealand Music Chart[38] New Zealand 32
Ö3 Austria Top 40[39] Austria 19
Swiss Music Charts[40] Switzerland 6
"Dirty Laundry" Don Henley Official New Zealand Music Chart[41] New Zealand 7
Ö3 Austria Top 40[42] Austria 8
"Satellite" The Hooters Dutch Top 40[43] The Netherlands 20

People's Choice Awards

Miami Vice won two People's Choice Awards, earning the award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Program at the 1985 ceremony,[44] and following this up with a win for Favorite TV Dramatic Program the following year.[45]

Year Category Result Ref
1985 Favorite New TV Dramatic Program Won
[44]
1986 Favorite TV Dramatic Program Won
[45]

Footnotes

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