| Awards |
Category |
Won |
Nomination |
Winner |
| American Cinema Editors (1990) |
Best Edited Episode from a Television Mini-Series |
|
 Y |
Corky Ehlers For Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| BMI Film & TV Awards (1990) |
|
Y |
|
Basil Poledouris |
| Casting Society of America (1989) |
Best Casting for TV Miniseries |
Y |
|
Lynn Kressel |
| Directors Guild of America (1990) |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials |
|
Y |
Simon Wincer |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Lynn Kressel |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Manlio Rocchetti (makeup supervisor), Carla Palmer (makeup artist), and Jean Ann Black (makeup artist)
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
Y |
|
Basil Poledouris (composer)
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Van Broughton Ramsey
For Part 2 ("On the Trail") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Simon Wincer (director)
For Part 1 ("Leaving") and Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Dave McMoyler (supervising sound editor), Joseph Melody (co-supervising editor), Mark Steele (sound editor), Richard S. Steele (sound editor), Michael J. Wright (sound editor), Gary Macheel (sound editor), Stephen Grubbs (sound editor), Mark Friedgen (sound editor), Charles R. Beith Jr. (sound editor), Scott A. Tinsley (sound editor), Karla Caldwell (sound editor), George B. Bell (sound editor), G. Michael Graham (sound editor), Kristi Johns (supervising adr editor), Tom Villano (supervising music editor), and Jamie Forester (supervising music editor)
For Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special |
Y |
|
Donald F. Johnson (sound mixer), James L. Aicholtz (dialogue mixer), Michael Herbick (music mixer), and Kevin O'Connell (sound effects mixer)
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Philip Leto (hairstylist) and Manlio Rocchetti (hair supervisor)
For Part 2 ("On the Trail") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Cary White (production designer) and Michael J. Sullivan (set decorator)
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Douglas Milsome (director of photography)
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production |
|
Y |
Corky Ehlers (editor)
For Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Robert Duvall
For Part 2 ("On the Trail") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Tommy Lee Jones
For Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Anjelica Huston
For Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Diane Lane
For Part 3 ("The Plains") and Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Miniseries |
|
Y |
Suzanne de Passe (executive producer), Bill Wyttliff (executive producer), Robert Halmi Jr. (co-executive producer), Dyson Lovell (producer), and Michael Weisbarth (supervising producer) |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Danny Glover
For Part 1 ("Leaving"), Part 2 ("On the Trail"), and Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Glenne Headly
For Part 1 ("Leaving"), Part 2 ("On the Trail"), and Part 3 ("The Plains") |
| Emmy Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special |
|
Y |
Bill Wyttliff (teleplay)
For Part 1 ("Leaving") and Part 4 ("The Return") |
| Golden Globes (1990) |
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Y |
|
|
| Golden Globes (1990) |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Y |
|
Robert Duvall |
| Golden Globes (1990) |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
|
Y |
Tommy Lee Jones |
| Golden Globes (1990) |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
|
Y |
Anjelica Huston |
| TV Land Awards (2007) |
Miniseries You Didn't Miss a Moment Of |
|
Y |
|
| Television Critics Association Awards (1989) |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
Y |
|
|
| Television Critics Association Awards (1989) |
Program of the Year |
Y |
|
|
| Western Heritage Awards (1990) |
Television Feature Film |
Y |
|
William D. Wittliff (writer/executive producer), Suzanne de Passe (executive producer), Robert Duvall (star), Tommy Lee Jones (star), and Anjelica Huston (star) |
| Writers Guild of America Awards (1990) |
Adapted Long Form |
Y |
|
William D. Wittliff
For Part 1 ("Leaving") |
Lonesome Dove was filmed in a soft matte 1.78:1 (16:9) aspect ratio, allowing it to be cropped from the 4:3 negative. It was then released on Blu-ray Disc on August 5, 2008 just months before the film's 20th anniversary.
