With contributions by David Pierce Elizabeth Montgomery received five Emmy award (and four Golden Globe) nominations for her role in Bewitched, but the winged statue eluded her even after she sought out more dramatic roles in TV movies. Montgomery's first nomination was in 1961 for her role on The Untouchables. She lost to Judith Anderson in Macbeth.
The next nomination was in 1966 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series, which was won by Mary Tyler Moore for her last season as Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Moore in The Dick Van Dyke Show - Won the Emmy in 1966 You can actually see the clip of this particular award on the Fifth Season DVD set of The Dick Van Dyke Show. The camera pans to Elizabeth Montgomery when they announce her name.
In 1967 she was again nominated for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series and lost to Lucille Ball for The Lucy Show. The same situation happened again in 1968.
Ball in The Lucy Show - Won the Emmy in 1967 and '68
In 1969 she was again nominated for her role as Samantha on Bewitched, but the award went to Hope Lange for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. History repeated itself again in 1970.
Lange in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Won in 1969 and '70
It wasn't until 1974 that she was again nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for A Case of Rape. The award went to Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman.
Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman - Won in 1974
In 1975 she was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy for Lizzie Borden, but lost to Katharine Hepburn in Love Among the Ruins.
Hepburn in Love Among the Ruins - Won in 1975
Montgomery's last nomination was in 1978 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for her role in the three part mini-series The Awakening Land. The award went to Meryl Streep in Holocaust.
Streep in Holocaust - Won in 1978
Montgomery accepted Marion Lorne's Emmy award for Bewitched, and regularly attended the events she was nominated for. But it wasn't until January 2008 when Elizabeth Montgomery got her star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood, CA, that fans felt she was finally recognized for her outstanding achievements in television.
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