 Last of the Summer Wine was nominated numerous times for two British television industry awards . The show was proposed five times between 1973 and 1985 for the British Academy Film Awards , twice for the Best Situation Comedy Series award ( in 1973 and 1979 ) and three times for the Best Comedy Series award ( in 1982 , 1983 , and 1985 ) . The show was also been considered for the National Television Awards four times since 1999 ( in 1999 , 2000 , 2003 , and 2004 ) , each time in the Most Popular Comedy Programme category . In 1999 the show won the National Television Award for Most Popular Comedy Programme . 
