Editing Gary Coleman (section)

== Works and awards ==
{{Main|Gary Coleman filmography}}
Throughout his career, Coleman had garnered over sixty acting credits and over eighty television appearances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gary Coleman|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171041/|access-date=2021-12-12|website=IMDb}}</ref> For playing the role of [[Arnold Jackson (character)|Arnold Jackson]] in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' (1978–1986), he received several accolades, which include two [[Young Artist Award]]s and three [[People's Choice Awards]]—the latter being a consecutive three wins for [[People's Choice Awards|Favorite Young TV Performer]] from 1980 to 1983—and nominations for two [[TV Land Award]]s.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|1979
|[[Young Artist Award]]s
|Best Young Actor in a Television Series
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910235952/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 10, 2015|title=Second Annual Youth in Film Awards 1979–1980|website=youngartistawards|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1980
|Young Artist Awards
|Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment
|Himself
|{{won}}
|-
|1980
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite Young TV Performer
| ''Diff'rent Strokes''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Academy-2020">{{Cite web|title=Actor Gary Coleman Dies at 42|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/news/actor-gary-coleman-dies-42|access-date=March 9, 2020|website=Television Academy|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1981
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite Young TV Performer
| ''Diff'rent Strokes''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Academy-2020"/>
|-
|1981
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Young Comedian – Motion Picture or Television
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms3.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060410/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms3.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2011|title=3rd Annual Awards|date=April 2, 2011|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1982
|[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
|Worst Actor
|''On The Right Track''
| {{nom}}
|  rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 8, 2015|title=Golden Raspberry Awards: 1981|url=https://lebeauleblog.com/2015/10/08/golden-raspberry-awards-1981/|access-date=March 11, 2020|website=Lebeau's Le Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303065715/https://lebeauleblog.com/2015/10/08/golden-raspberry-awards-1981/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1982
|Golden Raspberry Awards
|Worst New Actor
|''On The Right Track''
| {{nom}}
|-
|1982
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
|{{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310011550/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 10, 2008|title=4th Annual Awards|date=March 10, 2008|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1982
|People's Choice Awards
|Favorite Young TV Performer
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
|{{won}}
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Academy-2020" />
|-
|1983
|Young Artist Awards
|Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132035/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2011|title=5th Annual Awards|date=April 3, 2011|access-date=March 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|[[TV Land Awards]]
|Quintessential Non-Traditional Family <small>(shared with cast)</small>
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001221/2003/1/|title=TV Land Awards (2003)|website=IMDb|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|TV Land Awards
|Quintessential Non-Traditional Family <small>(shared with cast)</small>
|''Diff'rent Strokes''
|{{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001221/2004/1|title=TV Land Awards (2004)|website=IMDb|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
|}