Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 2005 | Satellite Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Actress in a Series, Drama | Geena Davis |
| 2006 | Emmy Award | Nominated | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Geena Davis |
| GLAAD Media Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Drama Series |
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| Golden Globe Award | Nominated | Best Television Series - Drama |
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| Nominated | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Donald Sutherland | ||
| Won | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Geena Davis | ||
| NAACP Image Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Harry Lennix | |
| Nominated | Outstanding Drama Series |
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| Golden Reel Awards | Nominated | Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | David Beadle, Fred Judkins, Thomas Kearney, Marla McGuire, Vic Radulich, and Ray Spiess | |
| People's Choice Awards | Nominated | Favorite New Television Drama |
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Geena Davis | |
| Young Artist Award | Nominated | Best Performance in a TV Series (Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | Caitlin Wachs | |
| Nominated | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger | Jasmine Jessica Anthony | ||
| 2007 | Visual Effects Society Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program | Adam Ealovega, Michael Enriquez, Mark Kolpack, and Mark Spatny |
| Nominated | Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program | Michael Enriquez |
Upon winning a Golden Globe for her performance, Davis gave a memorable acceptance speech in which she told of encountering an 8 year old girl "in her first party dress" who told Davis "Because of you, I want to be president when I grow up." Eliciting a heartfelt reaction from the audience, Davis then revealed "Okay, that didn't really happen...but it very well could have!"
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