Awards & Winners

Ed Christie

Ed Christie is a Muppet designer and builder. Christie started out as an intern with Henson Associates in 1978. He graduated from UMass Amherst with a BFA/Education in 1979. After years of learning Muppet design techniques, and building many of the classic Muppet characters, Christie was promoted to Muppet Supervisor in charge of Sesame Street. He was later promoted to Vice President/NY Muppet Workshop Supervisor as well as Art Director for Henson on Sesame Street. He also contributed his skills to Henson Licensing and Publishing. In 2004, Christie left Henson and was contracted by Sesame Workshop where he is currently designing characters for the domestic version of Sesame Street and Sesame Street International. He has designed the Muppet characters for Sesame India, Bangladesh, Russia, Israel, South Africa, Egypt, China, Poland, France, Mexico, Canada, Japan and others. Christie is featured in the film The World According to Sesame Street. He has won 8 Emmy Awards for his work on Sesame Street and numerous nominations for other Henson productions. Christie's work was also seen in the Broadway productions of Doonesbury, Peter Pan, Sugar Babies and Encores! Carnival!.

Awards by Ed Christie

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ed Christie.

2004


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

2003


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

2002


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

2001


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1999


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Bear in the Big Blue House

1998


Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Bear in the Big Blue House
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1997


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Elmo Saves Christmas

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Elmo Saves Christmas
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1996


Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1994


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling
Honored for : Sesame Street

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Sesame Street

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Creative Technical Crafts The Muppet Show