Agnes Nixon - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• In 2012, Nixon was featured in the documentary Soap Life, to share her valued perspective on the sudden decline of daytime dramas.
• She was inducted into the Soap Opera Hall of Fame at a Planet Hollywood restaurant in 1994.
• She received the Trustees Award for Continued Excellence from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1981.
• At one point, Nixon raised eyebrows and caused a great deal of upset in the writers' circle by her adamant refusal to join the Writers Guild of America. As the executive producer of her shows, she feared that a writers' strike would force her to stop her writing activities but still be required to produce the show. In spite of this, she has won five Writers Guild of America Awards for Best Written Daytime Serial.
• Primetime Emmy: Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime Drama - One Life to Live - shared with Doris Quinlan.
• It was announced in May 2010 that Nixon would receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences during the ceremonies of the 37th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2010.