Awards and Special Honors
Over the years, Mason Williams' achievements have been acknowledged and celebrated by the music and television industries, the Writers Guild, academic institutions, governments and the communities in which he has lived and worked.
Emmy Awards:
1967
EMMY AWARD for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety, & Music"
1969
EMMY AWARD for "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety, & Music"
1988
NOMINATION for "Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program"
The Smothers Brothers 20th Anniversary Show
Grammy Awards:
1968
GRAMMY AWARD for "Best Instrumental Theme"
Mason Williams, composer
1968
GRAMMY AWARD for "Best Instrumental Performance"
"Classical Gas" Mason Williams, performer1968
GRAMMY AWARD for "Best Instrumental Arrangement"
"Classical Gas" Mike Post, arranger
1969
NOMINATION for "Best Instrumental Arrangement" (Al Capps)
"Baroque-A-Nova" from "The Mason Williams Ear Show" (Warner Bros.)
1970
NOMINATION for "Best Album Cover Design"
"Handmade" LP (WS 1838)
1971
NOMINATION for "Best Album Cover Design" "Sharepickers" LP photo by Terry Paul
1988
NOMINATION for "Best Instrumental Performance"
(Country Music Category) "Country Idyll" from "Classical Gas" CD
Writers Guild Awards:
1975
NOMINATION for "Outstanding Script, Television Variety"
The Smothers Brothers Show1981
AWARD for "Outstanding Script, Television Variety"
"All Commercials"- Steve Martin Special
Special Awards and Honors:
1990
14th Annual Oregon Governor's Art Award
Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts1991
Gold Record "Classical Gas" (AG 800) LP/Cassette/CD
1996
Honorary Doctor of Music/Oklahoma City University
2000
Musician Laureate, State of Oregon
Mason Williams Distinguished by Governor John Kitzhaber as Musician Laureate for the State of Oregon
