List of awards and nominations received by Bill Nye the Science Guy

Bill Nye the Science Guy is an American live action educational comedy television program that originally aired for five seasons from 1993 to 1998 on PBS Kids and was syndicated to local stations. Hosted by science educator Bill Nye, the show was produced by Buena Vista Television and KCTS-TV of Seattle. Funding support came from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Science Foundation. The 1990 Children's Television Act helped propel production on the series; this legislation required television stations to have educational programming for children. Each of the 100 half-hour episodes aims to teach a specific natural science topic to a preteen audience.

Throughout the five-year-span of production on Bill Nye the Science Guy, the program was honored with 28 Daytime Emmy Awards. In 1999 the series received recognition from the Annenberg Public Policy Center as a show which ably instructed and taught its young viewers.

APPC Awards
The Annenberg Public Policy Center gives out the APPC Awards to recognize excellence in educational instruction. Bill Nye the Science Guy has won once.

Daytime Emmy Awards
The Daytime Emmy Awards is an American accolade bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Bill Nye the Science Guy has been nominated thirty-six times, winning nineteen.

Environmental Media Awards
The Environmental Media Awards have been awarded by the Environmental Media Association since 1991 to the best television episode or film with an environmental message. Bill Nye the Science Guy has received four awards.

National Science Board Public Service Awards
The National Science Board presents the Public Service Awards to recognize "outstanding science and engineering accomplishments". Bill Nye the Science Guy has won once.

Parents' Choice Awards
Parents' Choice Awards is an award presented by the non-profit Parents' Choice Foundation to recognize "the very best products for children of different ages and backgrounds, and of varied skill and interest levels." It is considered a "prestigious" award among children's products, and has been described as the industry equivalent of an Academy Award. Bill Nye the Science Guy has received three awards.

TCA Awards
The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television, specifically those programs which are innovative and devoid of outside influence. Bill Nye the Science Guy has won one award out of two nominations.

Young Artist Awards
The Young Artist Awards is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers. Bill Nye the Science Guy has received three nominations, with one win.