| Award |
Year |
Category |
Nominee(s) |
Result |
| AFI Awards |
2002 |
AFI Actor of the Year- Male- Series |
Michael C. Hall |
Nominated |
| AFI Drama Series of the Year |
— |
Nominated |
| ALMA Awards |
2002 |
Outstanding Actor in a Television Series |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Nominated |
| Outstanding Television Series |
— |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series |
Justina Machado |
Nominated |
| American Cinema Editors Awards |
2006 |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television for "Everyone's Waiting" |
Michael Ruscio |
Nominated |
| Art Directors Guild |
2002 |
Best Television - Episode of a Single-Camera Series for "Pilot" |
Marcia Hinds (production designer)
Thomas T. Taylor (art director) |
Won |
| Australian Film Institute |
2006 |
Best Actress in a Leading Role |
Rachel Griffiths |
Won |
| BMI Film & TV Award |
2002 |
BMI Cable Award |
Thomas Newman |
Won |
| BMI Cable Award |
Richard Marvin |
Won |
| 2003 |
BMI Cable Award |
Thomas Newman |
Won |
| BMI Cable Award |
Richard Marvin |
Won |
| 2004 |
BMI Cable Award |
Thomas Newman |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
BMI Cable Award |
Thomas Newman |
Won |
| BMI Cable Award |
Richard Marvin |
Nominated |
| Banff Television Festival |
2002 |
Best Continuing Series for "Pilot" |
— |
Won |
| British Comedy Awards |
2002 |
Best International Comedy Show |
— |
Won |
| Casting Society of America |
2002 |
Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic |
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Julie Tucker |
Won |
| Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot |
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Julie Tucker |
Won |
| 2003 |
Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic |
Junie Lowry-Johnson |
Won |
| 2005 |
Artios for Best Dramatic Episodic Casting |
Junie Lowry-Johnson |
Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards |
2002 |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television- Series for "The Last Time" |
| Nominees |
Peter Reale
Roberta Doheny
Richard Van Dyke |
|
Won |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television- Series for "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" |
| Nominees |
Peter Reale
Roberta Doheny
Steven Morrow |
|
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television - Series |
| Nominees |
Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording mixer)
Joe Earle (re-recording mixer)
Bo Harwood (production mixer) |
|
Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards |
2002 |
Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary |
Gail McMullen (series)
Mark Bridges (pilot) |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary |
Gail McMullen |
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary |
Jill M. Ohanneson |
Nominated |
| 2005 |
Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary |
Jill M. Ohanneson |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series - Contemporary |
Jill M. Ohanneson |
Won |
| Directors Guild of America Award |
2002 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Pilot" |
| Nominees |
Alan Ball
Robert Del Valle
Alan Brent Connell
Jack Steinberg
Ruby Stillwater
|
|
Won |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Back To the Garden" |
Daniel Attias |
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "I'm Sorry I'm Lost" |
Alan Ball |
Nominated |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Twilight" |
Kathy Bates |
Nominated |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Nobody Sleeps" |
Alan Poul |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Everyone's Waiting" |
Alan Ball |
Nominated |
| Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards |
2002 |
Best Contemporary Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) for "An Open Book" |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Michelle Vittone
Pamela Santori |
|
Won |
| Best Period Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) for "Pilot" |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
June Bracken
Todd Masters |
|
Won |
| Best Character Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) for "Familia" |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Todd Masters |
|
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Randy Sayer
Kimberley Spiteri
Pinky Babajian |
|
Nominated |
| Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Michelle Vittone |
|
Nominated |
| Best Period Makeup - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Michelle Vittone |
|
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Best Character Makeup - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Megan Moore |
|
Nominated |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Randy Sayer
Dennis Parker
Pinky Babajian |
|
Nominated |
| Best Contemporary Makeup - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Megan Moore |
|
Nominated |
| Best Period Makeup - Television Series |
| Nominees |
Donna-Lou Henderson
Justin B. Henderson
Michelle Vittone |
|
Nominated |
| Image Awards |
2003 |
Outstanding Drama Series |
— |
Nominated |
| Imagen Foundation Awards |
2003 |
Best Supporting Actor - Television |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Won |
| 2004 |
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Won |
| 2005 |
Best Supporting Actor - Television |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Won |
| Best Supporting Actress - Television |
Justina Machado |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Freddy Rodríguez |
Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress - Television |
Justina Machado |
Nominated |
| International Horror Guild Award |
2003 |
Best Television |
— |
Won |
| 2004 |
Best Television |
— |
Nominated |
| Motion Picture Sound Editors |
2002 |
Best Sound Editing in Television - Dialogue & ADR, Episodic |
| Nominees |
Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor)
Jason Lezama (sound editor)
David Beadle (sound editor)
Helen Luttrell (sound editor)
Sonya Henry (sound editor) |
|
Won |
| 2003 |
Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Music for "Back To the Garden" |
Bruno Roussel |
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR |
| Nominees |
Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor)
Helen Luttrell (dialogue/adr editor)
Patrick Hogan (dialogue/adr editor)
Sonya Henry (dialogue/adr editor)
Jane Boegel (dialogue/adr editor)
Jason Lezama (dialogue/adr editor) |
|
Won |
| 2005 |
Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Music for "Parallel Play" |
Bruno Roussel |
Nominated |
| Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Dialogue & ADR for "Falling into Place" |
| Nominees |
Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor/supervising dialogue editor/supervising adr editor)
Jane Boegel (dialogue/adr editor)
Mark Kamps (dialogue/adr editor) |
|
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Music |
Bruno Roussel |
Nominated |
| PGA Awards |
2002 |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic |
— |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic |
| Nominees |
Alan Ball
Alan Poul
Bob Greenblatt
David Janollari |
|
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic |
| Nominees |
Alan Ball
Alan Poul
Bob Greenblatt
David Janollari |
|
Won |
| 2005 |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic |
— |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic |
| Nominees |
Alan Ball
Alan Poul
Bruce Eric Kaplan
Robert Del Valle
Lori Jo Nemhauser
Rick Cleveland |
|
Nominated |
| Peabody Awards |
2003 |
Peabody Award |
— |
Won |
| Prism Awards |
2004 |
Best Performance in a Drama Series (Multi-Episode Series) |
Peter Krause |
Won |
| Royal Television Society |
2003 |
Best Acquired Programme |
— |
Won |
| 2004 |
International Award |
— |
Nominated |
| Satellite Awards |
2002 |
Best Television Series, Drama |
— |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama |
Peter Krause |
Nominated |
| 2004 |
Best Television Series, Drama |
— |
Nominated |
| 2006 |
Best DVD Release of a TV Show |
— |
Nominated |
| SHINE Award |
2002 |
Scene Stealer |
— |
Nominated |
| 2003 |
Series Storyline |
— |
Nominated |
| Stony Award |
2005 |
Best HBO Show |
— |
Nominated |
| TV Land Awards |
2005 |
Favorite Two-Parter/Cliffhanger For "the death of Lisa Kimmel Fisher" |
— |
Nominated |
| 2007 |
Series Finale You Had a Party to Watch |
— |
Nominated |
| 2008 |
Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family |
| Nominees |
Peter Krause
Michael C. Hall
Lauren Ambrose |
|
Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards |
2002 |
TV - Choice Actress, Drama |
Lauren Ambrose |
Nominated |
| Television Critics Association Awards |
2002 |
Program of the Year |
— |
Nominated |
| New Program of the Year |
— |
Nominated |
| Individual Achievement in Drama |
Rachel Griffiths |
Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
— |
Won |
| 2003 |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
— |
Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards |
2002 |
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Under |
Hayden Tank |
Nominated |