Scrubs, an American comedy-drama series, has been nominated for a variety of different awards including 17 Emmy Awards (with two wins), in categories such as casting, cinematography, directing, editing, and writing. Its fourth season earned the series its first nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Series regulars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes and Christa Miller all earned nominations for their acting. Braff's performance was very praised, and he was nominated for an Emmy and three Golden Globe Awards. Despite this, only Faison and Reyes won awards.
"My Musical" is one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of Scrubs and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, a Cinema Audio Society Award and a Golden Reel Award, with one Emmy and one Golden Reel Award won.
The show won the 2002, 2008, and 2009 Humanitas Prize in the 30-minute category for the episodes "My Old Lady", "My Long Goodbye" and "My Last Words" respectively. While the episodes "My Screw Up", "My Way Home" and "My Fallen Idol" received nominations.
The fifth season episode "My Way Home" earned the show a Peabody Award, the industry’s most competitive honor.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result ALMA Awards 2002 Outstanding Actress in a Television Series 2006 Outstanding Actress in a Television Series 2007 Outstanding Director – Television Series, Mini-Series, Television Movie (for "My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu") 2008 Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series Artios Awards 2002 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic and Debby Romano Best Casting for TV, Comedy Pilot and Debby Romano 2003 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic and Debby Romano 2004 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic and Debby Romano 2005 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic and Debby Romano 2006 Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic and Debby Romano BET Comedy Awards 2004 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series BMI Film & TV Awards 2003 BMI TV Music Award , Chad Fischer, Chris Link, and Jan Stevens 2004 BMI TV Music Award , Chad Fischer, Chris Link, and Jan Stevens Cinema Audio Society Awards 2008 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series , John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Musical") Golden Globe Awards 2005 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2006 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2007 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Golden Reel Awards 2003 Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Music (for "My Overkill") 2004 Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Music (for "My Philosophy") 2008 Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television and Lisa A. Arpino (for "My Musical") Humanitas Prizes 2002 30 Minute Category (for "My Old Lady") 2004 30 Minute Category (for "My Screw Up") 2006 30 Minute Category (for "My Way Home") 2007 30 Minute Category (for "My Fallen Idol") 2008 30 Minute Category (for "My Long Goodbye") 2009 30 Minute Category (for "My Last Words") Imagen Awards 2005 Best Actress - Television 2007 Best Actress - Television NAACP Image Awards 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 2006 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2007 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2008 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2009 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2010 Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Peabody Awards 2006 — Scrubs (for "My Way Home") 66th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2007. People's Choice Awards 2005 Favorite Television Comedy Scrubs Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (for "My Old Lady") 2004 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (for "My Screw Up") 2005 Outstanding Comedy Series Scrubs Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2006 Outstanding Comedy Series Scrubs 2007 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (for "My Musical") Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2002 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Debby Romano 2003 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Debby Romano 2004 Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (for "My Screw Up") 2005 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Debby Romano Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series (for "My Life in Four Cameras") 2007 Outstanding Music Direction (for "My Musical") Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics , Robert Lopez, and Jeff Marx (for "Everything Comes Down to Poo" from "My Musical") and Paul F. Perry (for "Guy Love" from "My Musical") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation , John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Musical") 2008 Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series (for "My Princess") 2009 Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation , Eric Pierce, John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Jerks") Producers Guild of America Awards 2004 Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy Scrubs 2005 Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy Scrubs 2006 Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy Scrubs Satellite Awards 2003 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Scrubs 2004 Best Supporting Actress – Television Series 2005 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Scrubs Teen Choice Awards 2002 Choice TV: Comedy Series Scrubs Choice TV: Breakout Show Scrubs Choice TV: Comedy Actor 2003 Choice TV – Comedy Scrubs Choice TV Actor – Comedy Choice TV Actress – Comedy 2004 Choice TV Show: Comedy Scrubs Choice TV Actor: Comedy Choice TV: Sidekick 2005 Choice TV: Comedy Series Scrubs Choice TV: Comedy Actor Choice TV: Sidekick 2006 Choice TV: Comedy Actor Choice TV: Sidekick 2007 Choice TV: Sidekick Television Critics Association Awards 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Scrubs Individual Achievement in Comedy 2006 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Scrubs Writers Guild of America Awards 2003 Television: Episodic Comedy (for "My First Day") Young Artist Awards 2003 Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under
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