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List of awards and nominations received by SpongeBob SquarePants
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SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series that has aired on Nickelodeon since May 1, 1999.[1] Created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, the show chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an unpublished, educational comic book titled The Intertidal Zone, which Hillenburg created in the mid-1980s.[2][3][4] SpongeBob SquarePants features the voices of Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Carolyn Lawrence, Mary Jo Catlett and Lori Alan. It is executive produced by Hillenburg and formerly by Paul Tibbitt, who also functioned as its showrunner from the fourth season to the ninth.
Since its debut, SpongeBob SquarePants has earned widespread critical acclaim, and has been noted for its appeal towards different age groups.[5] It has also received a variety of different award nominations, including 17 Annie Awards (with six wins), 17 Golden Reel Awards (with eight wins), 18 Emmy Awards (with five wins), 22 Kids' Choice Awards (with 20 wins), five BAFTA Children's Awards (with two wins), three Television Critics Association Awards (with one win), and two Producers Guild of America Awards.
Voice cast members Catlett, Kenny and Bumpass have each received nominations for their voice acting performances. Kenny is the most decorated actor in the cast. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, a feature-length film released in 2004, has received 11 awards nominations, with two wins coming from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and the Australian Kids' Choice Awards. The stand-alone sequel released in 2015 garnered an additional five nominations. The third film released in 2020 garnered an additional five nominations. The stage musical adaptation opened in Broadway in 2018 win 12 awards. In total, the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise won 218 prizes including 75 victories and trophies.