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==Awards== The programme received a number of prestigious awards. In 1992, it won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] as Best Comedy (Programme or Series). During its ten-year run, the series was nominated a further six times. [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] also won Best Light Entertainment Performance in 1992 and 1994 and [[Annette Crosbie]] was nominated for the same award in 1994. The series also won the Best Television Sitcom in 1992 from the [[Royal Television Society]] and the [[British Comedy Award]] for Best Sitcom in 1992, 1995 and 2001. In 2004, ''One Foot in the Grave'' came tenth in a BBC poll to find "[[Britain's Best Sitcom]]" with 31,410 votes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/top10.shtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013155339/http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/top10.shtml | archive-date=13 October 2014 | title=BBC - Britain's Best Sitcom - the Top 10 | access-date=9 May 2023 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The programme also came 80th in the [[British Film Institute]]'s [[BFI TV 100|100 Greatest British Television Programmes]].<ref name="BFI TV100"/> {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Award list |- ! Year ! Ceremony ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! Ref. |- | rowspan="2"|1991 | [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA Television Awards]] | [[British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy (Programme or Series)|Comedy Series]] | Susan Belbin<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=Television in 1991| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | [[British Comedy Awards#1991|British Comedy Awards]] | Best TV Comedy Actor | Richard Wilson | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1991| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1991/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"|1992 | rowspan="2"|BAFTA Television Awards | Light Entertainment Performance | Richard Wilson | {{won}} | <ref name="bafta92">{{cite web| title=Television in 1992| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1992/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Comedy β Programme or Series | Susan Belbin<br />David Renwick | {{won}} | <ref name="bafta92" /> |- | British Comedy Awards | Best Sitcom | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1992| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1992/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | [[Royal Television Society|Royal Television Society Awards]] | Best Situation Comedy | Episode: "The Man in the Long Black Coat" | {{won}} | |- | rowspan="3"|1993 | rowspan="2"|BAFTA Television Awards | Comedy β Programme or Series | Susan Belbin<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta93">{{cite web| title=Television in 1993| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1993/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Light Entertainment Performance | Richard Wilson | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta93" /> |- | British Comedy Awards | Best BBC Sitcom | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1993| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1993/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|1994 | rowspan="2"|BAFTA Television Awards | Light Entertainment Performance | Richard Wilson<br />{{small|(Episode: "One Foot in the Algarve")}} | {{won}} | <ref name="bafta94">{{cite web| title=Television in 1994| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Light Entertainment Performance | Annette Crosbie<br />{{small|(Episode: "One Foot in the Algarve")}} | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta94" /> |- | rowspan="3"|1995 | BAFTA Television Awards | Comedy β Programme or Series | Susan Belbin<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=Television in 1995| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1995/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|British Comedy Awards | Best BBC Comedy Series | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1995| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1995/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Top TV Comedy Actress | Annette Crosbie | {{nom}} | |- | rowspan="3"|1996 | rowspan="2"|BAFTA Television Awards | Comedy β Programme or Series | Susan Belbin<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta96">{{cite web| title=Television in 1996| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1996/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Comedy Performance | Richard Wilson | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta96" /> |- | Royal Television Society Awards | Best Lighting, Photography<br /> and Camera - Lighting for Multicamera | Martin Kempton<br />Chris Kempton | {{nom}} | |- | 1997 | British Comedy Awards | Best BBC Sitcom | Episode: "Endgame" | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1997| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1997/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"|1998 | rowspan="2"|BAFTA Television Awards | Comedy β Programme or Series | Esta Charkham<br />Christine Gernon<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta98">{{cite web| title=Television in 1998| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | Comedy Performance | Richard Wilson | {{nom}} | <ref name="bafta98" /> |- | British Comedy Awards | People's Choice Award | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 1998| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/1998/1/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | [[Broadcasting Press Guild|BPG Awards]] | Writer's Award | ''One Foot in the Grave'' β<br />David Renwick<br />{{small|(tied with ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'')}} | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=1998| url=https://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpg-awards/1998-2/| website=broadcastingpressguild.org| date=31 December 2007| access-date=11 July 2023| archive-date=11 July 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711163621/https://www.broadcastingpressguild.org/bpg-awards/1998-2/| url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Royal Television Society Awards | Best Lighting, Photography<br /> and Camera - Lighting for Multicamera | Chris Kempton | {{won}} | |- | rowspan="5"|2001 | BAFTA Television Awards | Situation Comedy | Jonathan Paul Llewellyn<br />Christine Gernon<br />David Renwick | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=Television in 2001| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2001/television| website=awards.bafta.org| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | British Comedy Awards | Best TV Comedy | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web| title=British Comedy Awards 2001| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/british_comedy_awards/episodes/2001/2/| website=comedy.co.uk| access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|National Television Awards | Most Popular Comedy Programme | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{nom}} | |- | Most Popular Comedy Performer | Richard Wilson | {{nom}} | |- | Royal Television Society Awards | Best Situation Comedy/Comedy Drama | ''One Foot in the Grave'' | {{nom}} | |}
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