+ List of awards won by Six Feet Under Awards & Nominations Award Won NominatedAFI AwardsALMA AwardsAmerican Cinema EditorsArt Directors GuildAustralian Film Institute AwardsBMI Film Music AwardBanff Television FestivalBritish Comedy AwardsCasting Society of AmericaCinema Audio Society AwardsCostume Designers Guild AwardsDirectors Guild of America AwardEmmy AwardsGLAAD Media AwardsGolden Globe AwardGrammy AwardsHollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild AwardsImage AwardsImagen Foundation AwardsInternational Horror Guild AwardMotion Picture Sound EditorsPGA AwardsPeabody AwardsPrism AwardsRoyal Television SocietySatellite AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSHINE AwardsStony AwardsTV Land AwardTeen Choice AwardsTelevision Critics Association AwardWriters Guild of America AwardYoung Artist AwardsTotal number of wins and nominations Footnotes Six Feet Under is an American comedy-drama series that aired on premium cable network HBO from June 3, 2001, to August 21, 2005. It has been nominated for many different awards, including 44 Emmy Awards (with 9 wins), 8 Golden Globe Award nominations (including 3 wins), 3 Grammy Awards, 4 Writers Guild of America Awards, 4 Television Critics Association Awards, 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards (including 3 wins), 4 Satellite Awards, 4 PGA Awards, 5 GLAAD Media Awards (with 3 wins), 5 Directors Guild of America Awards and 4 ALMA Award nominations.
For the Golden Globe Awards, the series won for Best Drama Series in 2001, while receiving nominations in 2002 and 2003. Peter Krause was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2002. Rachel Griffiths won for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film in 2001, and received a nomination in 2002 in the Lead Actress category. Frances Conroy won for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 2003. For the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast won for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2002 and 2003, while received nominations in 2001, 2004, and 2005. Peter Krause was nominated for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series in 2001 and 2003. Frances Conroy won for Outstanding Female Actor in a Drama Series in 2003.
The series received 11 major Emmy nominations for its first two seasons and received 9 major nominations for the 2003 Primetime Emmy Awards for its third season, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. The series received 2 major nominations at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fourth season, for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Frances Conroy. The series received 6 major nominations at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fifth and final season, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Alan Ball was nominated for writing and directing for the series finale episode "Everyone's Waiting". The show, during its run, was nominated for 168 awards including 46 wins.
Emmy Awards At the 2002 Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received 11 major nominations for its two first seasons, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Series creator Alan Ball won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode and Patricia Clarkson won for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. The rest of the ensemble cast, including Michael C. Hall, Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Freddy Rodriguez, and Lauren Ambrose all received acting nominations. While guest actors Lili Taylor and Illeana Douglas received nominations in the guest acting category.
The series received 9 major nominations at the 2003 Primetime Emmy Awards for its third season, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Rachel Griffiths, James Cromwell, and Kathy Bates all received acting nominations. Alan Poul was nominated for directing for the episode "Nobody Sleeps", while Craig Wright was nominated for writing for the episode "Twilight". The series received 2 major nominations at the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fourth season, for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Frances Conroy. The series received 6 major nominations at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards for its fifth and final season, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Patricia Clarkson won for the second time for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. While Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, and Joanna Cassidy received acting nominations. Alan Ball was nominated for writing and directing for the series finale episode "Everyone's Waiting".
Primetime Emmy Awards YearCategory Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result2002 Outstanding Drama Series NomineesAlan Ball Bob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan PoulBruce Eric Kaplan Christian Williams Rick Cleveland Laurence Andries Scott Buck Christian Taylor Joey Soloway Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Alan Ball"Pilot" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Frances Conroy Rachel Griffiths "The Secret" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael C. Hall "A Private Life" Peter Krause "In the Game" Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Freddy Rodríguez "The Trip" + "I'll Take You" Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lauren Ambrose "The Trip" + "The Plan" Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Illeana Douglas "The New Person" Patricia Clarkson "Back to the Garden" Lili Taylor "Someone Else's Eyes" 2003 Outstanding Drama Series NomineesAlan BallBob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan Poul Bruce Eric Kaplan Rick Cleveland Scott Buck Joey Soloway Kate Robin Robert Del Valle Lori Jo Nemhauser Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Alan Poul "Nobody Sleeps" Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Craig Wright "Twilight" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Frances Conroy "Nobody Sleeps" Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Peter Krause "Death Works Overtime" Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lauren Ambrose "Nobody Sleeps" + "Twilight" Rachel Griffiths "Timing & Space" + "The Opening" Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series James Cromwell Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Kathy Bates 2005 Outstanding Drama Series NomineesAlan Ball Bob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan Poul Bruce Eric Kaplan Rick Cleveland Scott Buck Joey Soloway Kate Robin Robert Del Valle Lori Jo Nemhauser Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Frances Conroy "Coming and Going" 2006 Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesAlan Ball"Everyone's Waiting" Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Frances Conroy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Peter Krause "Time Flies" Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Patricia Clarkson Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Joanna Cassidy
Creative Arts Emmy Awards Season Category Nominee(s) Episode Result2002 Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series NomineesJunie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein Julie Tucker Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series Christopher Nelson (editor) "Pilot" Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Alan Caso "Driving Mr. Mossback" Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Thomas Newman Outstanding Main Title Design NomineesMarcia Hinds Thomas T. Taylor Susan Mina Eschelbach Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series NomineesRichard Van Dyke Peter RealeRoberta Doheny"Pilot" Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series NomineesMarcia Hinds Thomas T. Taylor Susan Mina Eschelbach NomineesDaniel Ross Suzuki Ingerslev Rusty Lipscomb"Back To The Garden" Outstanding Costumes for a Series NomineesGail McMullen Carlos Brown Lucinda Campbell Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) NomineesDan Rebert Thomas Floutz Lee Romaire Todd Masters Scott Tebeau Donna-Lou Henderson Justin B. Henderson Kylie Bell "A Private Life" Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) NomineesDonna-Lou Henderson Justin B. Henderson June Bracken Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series NomineesRandy Sayer Kimberley Spiteri Pinky Babajian "I'll Take You" 2003 Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Alan Caso "Nobody Sleeps" Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series NomineesSuzuki Ingerslev Phil Dagort Rusty Lipscomb "The Opening" Outstanding Costumes for a Series NomineesJill M. Ohanneson Danielle Launzel Bridget Ostersehlte "Tears, Bones And Desire" Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) NomineesTodd Masters Mark Garbarino Scott Wheeler Dan Rebert Erik Schaper"Perfect Circles" Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) NomineesDonna-Lou Henderson Justin B. Henderson Megan Moore Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series NomineesRandy Sayer Dennis Parker Pinky Babajian 2005 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Lowell Peterson "Untitled" Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series NomineesSuzuki IngerslevKristan Andrews Rusty Lipscomb "Grinding the Corn", "Bomb Shelter", "Untitled" Outstanding Costumes for a Series Jill M. Ohanneson Bridget Ostersehlte "Grinding the Corn" 2006 Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series NomineesSuzuki Ingerslev Kristan Andrews Rusty Lipscomb "Holding My Hand", "Singing For Our Lives", "Everyone's Waiting" Outstanding Costumes for a Series Joanna Cassidy"Everyone's Waiting" Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special NomineesMatthew W. Mungle Michelle Vittone John E. Jackson Clinton Wayne Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series NomineesRandy Sayer Miia Kovero Karl Wesson Daphne Lawson
GLAAD Media Awards YearCategory Result 2002 Outstanding Drama Series 2003 Outstanding Drama Series 2004 Outstanding Drama Series 2005 Outstanding Drama Series 2006 Outstanding Drama Series
Golden Globes Year Category Nominee(s) Result2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Peter Krause Best Television Series - Drama— Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Rachel Griffiths 2003 Best Television Series - Drama— Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Rachel Griffiths Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama Peter Krause 2004 Best Television Series - Drama— Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Frances Conroy
Grammy Awards Year Category Work Nominee(s) Result 2003 Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media—— 2006 Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Volume 2 - Everything Ends NomineesGary Calamar (producer) Thomas Golubic (producer) Errol Kolosine (producer) Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media For "Cold Wind" for Volume 2 - Everything Ends Arcade Fire
Screen Actors Guild Awards