List of awards and nominations received by Breaking Bad
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Breaking Bad is an American television crime drama series created by Vince Gilligan that premiered on AMC on January 20, 2008.[1] Set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the show follows the life of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher struggling with stage-three lung cancer who decides to produce and distribute crystal meth with his former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) to secure his family's financial future. Concurrently, his wife Skyler (Anna Gunn) grows suspicious and his brother-in-law and DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) begins to investigate.[2] After five seasons and a total of 62 episodes, the series concluded on September 29, 2013.[3]
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Upon its release, Breaking Bad became one of the highest-rated shows on network television and received universal acclaim, with particular praise for its acting, characters, writing, direction, and cinematography;[a] it entered the Guinness World Records in 2014 as the most critically acclaimed show of all time.[14] Its impact on television resulted in the creation of the spin-off series Better Call Saul, centered on the character of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), and a sequel released in 2019 as El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, both of which also received positive reviews.[15][16]
The series has been nominated for numerous accolades, winning five American Film Institute awards for Television Program of the Year. For his performance, Cranston was nominated for four consecutive Golden Globes (winning once) and won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, Paul earned one Golden Globe nomination and won three Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Gunn also received several award nominations and won two consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Also serving as a producer and director, Gilligan was awarded the Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama twice for writing the pilot episode and "Box Cutter". For his portrayal of Gus Fring, Giancarlo Esposito won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Robert Forster, who guest-starred as Ed Galbraith, was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television. Cinematographer Michael Slovis and editors Lynne Willingham and Skip Macdonald were also given award nominations and each earned at least one Emmy nomination for their work on Breaking Bad.
The series has received numerous award nominations from entertainment guilds, including four Directors Guild of America Award nominations, with Gilligan and Rian Johnson both winning one award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series; five nominations from the Producers Guild of America Awards (winning two); eleven nominations from the Actor Awards (winning three); and twenty nominations from the Writers Guild of America Awards (winning six). The series also received thirteen Critics' Choice Television Award nominations (winning six), sixteen TCA Award nominations (winning five), twenty-seven Saturn Award nominations (winning twelve), and fifty-eight Emmy nominations (winning sixteen). For its narrative and storytelling execution, Breaking Bad has been named one of the greatest television series of all time.[17]
Awards and nominations
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Notes
- Season-by-season reception:
- The first season holds an 86% approval rating based on 42 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 73 based on 27 reviews on Metacritic.[4][5]
- The second season holds a 97% approval rating based on 35 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 84 based on 19 reviews on Metacritic.[6][7]
- The third season holds a 100% approval rating based on 35 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 89 based on 15 reviews on Metacritic.[8][9]
- The fourth season holds a 100% approval rating based on 34 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 96 based on 15 reviews on Metacritic.[10][11]
- The fifth season holds a 97% approval rating based on 97 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 99 based on 22 reviews on Metacritic.[12][13]
- The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.
- This award does not have a single winner, but recognizes multiple series.
- Tied with Game of Thrones
- Additional nominees: Stewart A. Lyons (unit production manager), James Paul Hapsas (assistant unit production manager), Ben Scissors (first assistant director), Louis Lanni (second assistant director), Anna Ramey (second second assistant director), and Joann Connolly (additional second assistant director)[85]
- Additional nominees: Stewart A. Lyons (unit production manager), James Paul Hapsas (assistant unit production manager), Nina Jack (first assistant director), Anna Ramey (second assistant director), Louis Lanni (second assistant director), Joann Connolly (second second assistant director), and Marcia Woske (additional second assistant director)[87]
- Additional nominees: Stewart A. Lyons (unit production manager), James Paul Hapsas (assistant unit production manager), Nina Jack (first assistant director), Louis Lanni (second assistant director), Anna Ramey (second second assistant director), and Marcia Woske (additional second assistant director)[87]
- Also nominated for The Walking Dead and Rubicon
- Also nominated for The Walking Dead and The Killing
- Also nominated for Lone Survivor (2013)
- Tied with Kevin Bacon from The Following
- Nominees: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Patty Lin, George Mastras, and J. Roberts
- Nominees: Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, George Mastras, J. Roberts, John Shiban, and Moira Walley-Beckett
- Nominees: Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett
