41th Emmy Awards (Main Categories) - Year 1988
miniseries
1989
9 nominations - 1 award
Nominations - Lonesome Dove (TV Miniseries)
- Outstanding Miniseries
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Robert Duvall)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Tommy Lee Jones)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Anjelica Huston)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Diane Lane)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Danny Glover)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Glenne Headly)
- Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or TV Movie (Simon Wincer) Winner
- Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or TV Movie (Bill Wyttliff (For parts I and IV))