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| AFI Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 2013 | Won | AFI Award |
TV Program of the Year BREAKING BAD crystallizes its place in the pantheon, as Vince Gilligan and his creative ensemble embrace the iconic imagery of the American west as a backdrop for the irreversible corrosion of Walter White's cancerous soul. Heart-pounding suspense and mixed-up moralities fuel the expert storytelling, which charges forward like a locomotive toward an explosive end. |
| 2012 | Won | AFI Award |
TV Program of the Year BREAKING BAD raises hell with such explosive authority that it defines the Faustian bargain for a new generation. Vince Gilligan's ingenious fable of violent corruption was marked in 2011 by the unpredictable battle of wills between Bryan Cranston's monstrous hero and Giancarlo Esposito's icy kingpin. "I won" are the words that ended the year, and that is true for all who experienced this landmark in the history of American television. |
| 2011 | Won | AFI Award |
TV Program of the Year Peter Gould George Mastras Thomas Schnauz Melissa Bernstein Stewart Lyons BREAKING BAD continues to raise hell in its deadly third year. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are television's dynamic duo of dysfunction, driven to the edge in a world contaminated in all corners. Creator Vince Gilligan continues to mix a combustible moral cocktail that ignites the characters' struggles each week, and demands us to embrace who they really are, even if that's less than good. |
| 2009 | Won | AFI Award |
TV Program of the Year BREAKING BAD is combustible television - a bold enterprise that illuminates how high the stakes are for "everyman" in modern-day America. Marked by an explosive mixture of dark comedy and pure savagery, this allegorical examination of a man in crisis springs from the mind of writer/director/creator Vince Gilligan, and together with his creative ensemble, they set the moral compass spinning. Bryan Cranston proves once again that he is one of the true talents of television as the tragic high school chemistry teacher who is faced with mortality, a desire to provide for his family and no easy answers along the way. |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Won | ASCAP Award |
Top TV Series Dave Porter |
| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor on Television Bryan Cranston |
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Best Presentation on Television |
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Best Supporting Actor on Television Jonathan Banks |
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Best Supporting Actress on Television Anna Gunn |
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| 2012 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Actor on Television Bryan Cranston |
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Best Supporting Actor on Television Aaron Paul |
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Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Guest Starring Role on Television Steven Bauer |
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Best Guest Starring Role on Television Mark Margolis |
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Best Supporting Actor on Television Giancarlo Esposito |
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| 2011 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series |
| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor on Television Bryan Cranston |
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Best Guest Starring Role on Television Giancarlo Esposito |
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Best Supporting Actor on Television Dean Norris |
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Best Supporting Actor on Television Aaron Paul |
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| 2010 | Won | Saturn Award |
Best Supporting Actor on Television Aaron Paul |
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Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series |
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| Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor on Television Bryan Cranston |
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Best Actress on Television Anna Gunn |
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Best Guest Starring Role on Television Raymond Cruz |
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| 2009 | Nominated | Saturn Award |
Best Actor in Television Bryan Cranston |
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Best Presentation on Television |
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| American Cinema Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Skip MacDonald Episode: "Dead Freight" |
| Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Kelley Dixon Episode: "Gliding Over All" |
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| 2012 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Skip MacDonald For episode "Face Off" |
| Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Kelley Dixon For episode "End Times" |
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| 2011 | Nominated | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Kelley Dixon (editor) For the episode "Sunset" |
| 2010 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Lynne Willingham For episode "ABQ". |
| 2009 | Won | Eddie |
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Lynne Willingham For the pilot episode. |
| Astra Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Astra Award |
Favourite Program - International Drama For Season 4. |
| Casting Society of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Artios |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama Sherry Thomas Russell Scott (Associate) Sharon Bialy Rody Kent (Location Casting) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Artios |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama Sherry Thomas Sharon Bialy |
| Cinema Audio Society, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | C.A.S. Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series - One Hour Darryl L. Frank (production mixer) Stacey Michaels (foley mixer) Eric Gotthelf (adr mixer) Eric Justen (re-recording mixer) Jeffrey Perkins (re-recording mixer) Episode: Dead Freight |
| 2012 | Nominated | C.A.S. Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series Darryl L. Frank (production mixer) Eric Justen (re-recording mixer) Jeffrey Perkins (re-recording mixer) For episode "Face Off" |
| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Won | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series James Hapsas (assistant unit production manager) (plaque) Rian Johnson Anna Ramey (second second assistant director) (plaque) Joann Connolly (additional second assistant director) (plaque) Benjamin Scissors (first assistant director) (plaque) Stewart Lyons (unit production manager) (plaque) Louis A. Lanni (second assistant director) (plaque) Episode: Fifty-One |
| 2012 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Vince Gilligan For episode "Face Off" |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Television Episode Teleplay Vince Gilligan For episode 'No Mas' |
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Best Television Episode Teleplay Vince Gilligan For episode 'Full Measure' |
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| 2010 | Nominated | Edgar |
Best Television Episode Teleplay George Mastras (writer) For episode "Grilled" |
| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Best Television Series - Drama |
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| 2012 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Bryan Cranston |
| 2011 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Bryan Cranston |
| Humanitas Prize | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Humanitas Prize |
60 Minute Category J. Roberts (writer) Vince Gilligan (writer) For Peekaboo |
| Image Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2011 | Nominated | Image Award |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Giancarlo Esposito |
| Monte-Carlo TV Festival | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | Golden Nymph |
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston |
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Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Anna Gunn |
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| Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television Jeffrey Cranford (sound editor) Dominique Decaudain (foley artist) Mark Cookson (sound effects editor) Kurt Nicholas Forshager (supervising sound editor) Gregg Barbanell (foley artist) Cormac Funge (sound effects editor) Episode: "Faceoff" |
| 2011 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award |
Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television Kurt Nicholas Forshager (supervising sound editor) Gregg Barbanell (foley artist) Dominique Decaudain (foley artist) Mark Cookson (sound effects editor) Cormac Funge (sound effects editor) Episode: "One Minute" |
| PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Literary Award |
Teleplay John Shiban For the episode 'Phoenix'. |
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Teleplay Moira Walley-Beckett For the episode 'Over'. |
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| 2009 | Won | Literary Award |
Teleplay George Mastras For episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'". |
| PGA Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama Vince Gilligan Mark Johnson Peter Gould Sam Catlin Stewart Lyons Bryan Cranston Moira Walley-Beckett Michelle MacLaren George Mastras Melissa Bernstein Thomas Schnauz Diane Mercer |
| 2011 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama Vince Gilligan Stewart Lyons Melissa Bernstein Mark Johnson Michelle MacLaren |
| 2010 | Nominated | PGA Award |
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama Vince Gilligan Mark Johnson Melissa Bernstein Stewart Lyons Karen Moore |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Aaron Paul For playing "Jesse Pinkman". |
| Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Michael Slovis For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Vince Gilligan For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Drama Series Sam Catlin (co-executive producer) Michelle MacLaren (executive producer) Melissa Bernstein (co-executive producer) Moira Walley-Beckett (producer) George Mastras (supervising producer) Mark Johnson (executive producer) Vince Gilligan (executive producer) Diane Mercer (producer) Bryan Cranston (producer) Peter Gould (supervising producer) Stewart Lyons (producer) Thomas Schnauz (supervising producer) |
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Mark Margolis For playing "Tio Salamanca". |
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston For playing "Walter White". |
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Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Kelley Dixon (editor) For episode "End Times" |
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Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Skip MacDonald (editor) For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Kathryn Madsen (adr supervisor) Gregg Barbanell (foley artist) Mark Cookson (sound effects editor) Cormac Funge (sound effects editor) Kurt Nicholas Forshager (supervising sound editor) Jeffrey Cranford (sound editor) Dominique Decaudain (foley artist) Jason Tregoe Newman (music editor) Jane Boegel (dialogue editor) For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Darryl L. Frank (production mixer) Jeffrey Perkins (re-recording mixer) Eric Justen (re-recording mixer) For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role William Powloski (visual effects supervisor-producer) Gregory Nicotero (special makeup effects designer) Werner Hahnlein (special effects coordinator) Sean Joseph (cg artist) Matthew Perin (lead compositor) Steve Fong (senior compositor) Bruce Branit (cgi supervisor) For episode "Face Off" |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Giancarlo Esposito For playing "Gus Fring". |
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Anna Gunn For playing "Skyler White". |
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| 2010 | Won | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston (AMC). |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Aaron Paul (AMC). |
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| Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series Michael Slovis (director of photography) (AMC). For episode "No Mas". |
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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Michelle MacLaren (AMC). For episode "One Minute". |
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Outstanding Drama Series Vince Gilligan (executive producer) Mark Johnson (executive producer) Michelle MacLaren (co-executive producer) Melissa Bernstein (producer) Sam Catlin (supervising producer) Peter Gould (producer) George Mastras (producer) Thomas Schnauz (producer) Stewart Lyons (produced by) (American Movie Classics (AMC)). |
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Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Skip MacDonald (edited by) (AMC). For episode "No Mas". |
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Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Kathryn Madsen (Supervising ADR Editor) Gregg Barbanell (Foley Artist) Mark Cookson (Sound Effects Editor) Cormac Funge (Sound Effects Editor) Kurt Nicholas Forshager (Supervising Sound Editor) Jason Tregoe Newman (Music Editor) Dominique Decaudain (Foley Artist) Jane Boegel (Dialogue Editor) (American Movie Classics (AMC)). For episode "One Minute". |
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| 2009 | Won | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston (AMC). |
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Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Lynne Willingham (edited by) (AMC). For episode "ABQ". |
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| Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series Michael Slovis (AMC). For episode "ABQ". |
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Outstanding Drama Series Vince Gilligan (executive producer) Mark Johnson (executive producer) Melissa Bernstein (producer) Stewart Lyons (producer) Karen Moore (produced by) (AMC). |
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Aaron Paul (AMC). |
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| 2008 | Won | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston (AMC). |
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Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Lynne Willingham (AMC). For the pilot episode. |
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| Nominated | Primetime Emmy |
Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series John Toll (director of photography) (AMC). For the pilot. |
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Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Vince Gilligan (AMC). For the pilot. |
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| Prism Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2010 | Nominated | Prism Award |
Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Bryan Cranston |
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Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Aaron Paul |
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| 2009 | Won | Prism Award |
Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline For season 1. |
| Nominated | Prism Award |
Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline Bryan Cranston |
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| Satellite Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Giancarlo Esposito |
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Best Television Series, Drama |
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| 2011 | Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Best Television Series, Drama |
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| 2010 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Best Television Series, Drama |
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| Nominated | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Aaron Paul |
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| 2009 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Best Television Series, Drama |
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| 2008 | Won | Satellite Award |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama Bryan Cranston |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Won | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston |
| Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series Jimmy Romano Al Goto Larry Rippenkroeger Laurence Chavez |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Anna Gunn RJ Mitte Dean Norris Jesse Plemons Bob Odenkirk Betsy Brandt Steven Michael Quezada Aaron Paul Laura Fraser Bryan Cranston Jonathan Banks |
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| 2012 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston |
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Anna Gunn Aaron Paul Bryan Cranston Betsy Brandt Ray Campbell Giancarlo Esposito Dean Norris Bob Odenkirk RJ Mitte Jonathan Banks |
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| 2011 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston |
| 2010 | Nominated | Actor |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston |
| Television Critics Association Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Won | TCA Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
| Nominated | TCA Award |
Individual Achievement in Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Program of the Year |
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| 2010 | Won | TCA Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
| Nominated | TCA Award |
Individual Achievement in Drama Bryan Cranston |
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Individual Achievement in Drama Aaron Paul |
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Program of the Year |
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| 2009 | Won | TCA Award |
Individual Achievement in Drama Bryan Cranston |
| Nominated | TCA Award |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama |
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| 2008 | Nominated | TCA Award |
Outstanding New Program of the Year |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2012 | Nominated | VES Award |
Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program William Powloski Gregory Nicotero Werner Hahnlein Bruce Branit For episode "Face Off" |
| Writers Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 2013 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Drama Series Gennifer Hutchison Moira Walley-Beckett Sam Catlin Peter Gould Thomas Schnauz George Mastras Vince Gilligan |
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Episodic Drama Gennifer Hutchison For episode "Buyout" |
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Episodic Drama George Mastras For episode "Dead Freight" |
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Episodic Drama Sam Catlin For episode "Fifty-One" |
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Episodic Drama Thomas Schnauz For episode "Say My Name" |
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| 2012 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Drama Series Sam Catlin Peter Gould Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan Moira Walley-Beckett George Mastras Gennifer Hutchison |
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Episodic Drama Vince Gilligan For episode "Box Cutter". |
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| Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Episodic Drama Thomas Schnauz Moira Walley-Beckett For episode "End Times". |
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| 2011 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Drama Series John Shiban Moira Walley-Beckett Thomas Schnauz George Mastras Gennifer Hutchison Peter Gould Sam Catlin Vince Gilligan |
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Dramatic Series Peter Gould Moira Walley-Beckett George Mastras Thomas Schnauz Vince Gilligan Gennifer Hutchison John Shiban Sam Catlin (American Movie Classics (AMC)). |
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Episodic Drama George Mastras (American Movie Classics (AMC)). For episode "I.F.T." |
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Episodic Drama Gennifer Hutchison For episode "I See You". |
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| 2010 | Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Drama Series Sam Catlin Vince Gilligan Peter Gould George Mastras J. Roberts John Shiban Moira Walley-Beckett |
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Episodic Drama John Shiban For episode "Phoenix". |
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| 2009 | Won | WGA Award (TV) |
Episodic Drama Vince Gilligan For the pilot episode. |
| Nominated | WGA Award (TV) |
Episodic Drama Patty Lin For episode "Gray Matter". |
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New Series Vince Gilligan Peter Gould Patty Lin George Mastras J. Roberts |
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