Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom that has aired on Fox since January 31, 1999. Created by animator Seth MacFarlane, the show chronicles the adventures and endeavors of Griffin family and their various friends in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island. Many of the ideas for the show originated in an animated short film The Life of Larry, which MacFarlane created in the mid-1990s as his thesis film while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design. Family Guy stars MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Mike Henry. It is executive produced by MacFarlane and Steve Callaghan and Richard Appel, who also functions as its showrunner.
Since its debut, Family Guy has earned widespread critical acclaim. It has also received a variety of different award nominations, including 12 Annie Awards (with three wins), 7 Golden Reel Awards (with two wins), 32 Emmy Awards (with nine wins), 17 Teen Choice Awards (with five wins), and one Grammy Award.
Voice cast members MacFarlane, Borstein and Kunis have each received nominations for their voice acting performance. MacFarlane is the most decorated actor in the cast, with being the first and only cast member to have won an Emmy Award and being nominated for a Grammy Award. Family Guy: Live in Vegas, a soundtrack album released in 2005, received a Grammy Award nomination. In total, Family Guy has been nominated for over 91 awards and has won 24.
Annie Awards + List of Annie Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Nominee(s) Result 1999 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production Walter Murphy, Seth MacFarlane, and David Zuckerman 2000 Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production Walter Murphy 2006 Best Directing in an Animated Television Production Dan Povenmire Best Directing in an Animated Television Production Peter Shin Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Seth MacFarlane 2007 Best Character Animation in a Television Production Eileen K. Kohlhepp Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Mila Kunis Best Writing in an Animated Television Production Kirker Butler Best Writing in an Animated Television Production John Viener 2008 Best Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production Steven Fonti 2009 Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production or Short Form Seth MacFarlane 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Mike Elias
BAFTA TV Awards + List of British Academy Television Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Recipient(s) Result 2008 Best International Programme Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith 2010 Best International Programme Seth MacFarlane
Critics' Choice Television Award + List of Critics' Choice Television Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Result 2012 Best Animated Series 2014 Best Animated Series
Golden Reel Awards + List of Golden Reel Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result 2000 Best Sound Editing – Television Animated Series – Sound Bob Newlan (supervising sound/Foley/dialogue/ADR editor), Helen Luttrell (Foley editor/dialogue editor), Andrew Ellerd (Foley editor) "Da Boom" — via Internet Movie Database 2001 Best Sound Editing – Television Animated Series – Sound Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor), Andrew Ellerd, Erik Aadahl, Michael Babcock, Jeff Sawyer (sound editors), Helen Luttrell (Foley editor/dialogue editor) "He's Too Sexy for His Fat" — via Internet Movie Database 2006 Best Sound Editing in Television: Animated Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor), Stan Jones, Douglas M. Lackey (music editors), Andrew Ellerd (sound/Foley editor), Robert Ramirez (sound editor), Patrick Hogan, Sonya Henry (dialogue/ADR editors), Dale W. Perry (Foley artist) "Blind Ambition" 2009 Best Sound Editing – Television Animation Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor), Andrew Ellerd (sound designer, sound effects editor), Patrick S. Clark (dialogue editor), Jeremy Scott Olsen (sound editor), Stan Jones, Douglas M. Lackey (music editors), Dale W. Perry (Foley artist) "Road to Germany" 2010 Best Sound Editing – Direct to Video Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor); Andrew Ellerd (sound designer); Brian Nichols (sound effects editor); Patrick S. Clark, Mark Eklund (dialogue editor); Stan Jones, Douglas M. Lackey (music editors); Dale W. Perry (Foley artist) "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" 2011 Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video - Animation Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor); Andrew Ellerd (sound designer); Stuart Martin (sound effects editor); Mark Eklund (dialogue editor); Patrick S. Clark, Stan Jones, Douglas M. Lackey (music editors); Dale W. Perry (Foley artist) "It's a Trap!" 2013 Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor), Dale W. Perry (Foley artist), Andrew Ellerd (sound designer), Patrick S. Clark, Timothy A. Cleveland, Mark Eklund (editors) "Yug Ylimaf"
Grammy Awards + List of Grammy Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result 2012 Best Song Written for Visual Media Seth MacFarlane, Ron Jones, Danny Smith "Road to the North Pole"
Primetime Emmy Awards + List of Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Nominee(s) Episode(s) Result 2000 Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman, Craig Hoffman, Daniel Palladino, Danny Smith, Billiam Coronel, Matt Weitzman, Mike Barker, Sherry Gunther, Gary Janetti, Pete Michels, Peter Shin, Dan Povenmire "Road to Rhode Island" Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane Outstanding Music and Lyrics Ron Jones and Chris Sheridan "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" 2002 Outstanding Music and Lyrics Seth MacFarlane and Walter Murphy "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows" 2005 Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Shannon Smith, Peter Shin, Greg Colton "North by North Quahog" 2006 Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Michael Rowe, Kara Vallow, Shannon Smith, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Peter Shin, Dan Povenmire, Chris Robertson, Andi Klein "PTV" 2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Steven Fonti "No Chris Left Behind" Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Walter Murphy and Danny Smith "Peter's Two Dads" 2008 Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan, Alex Borstein, Mike Henry, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Kara Vallow, Shannon Smith, Dominic Polcino, Peter Shin, Joseph Lee, Andi Klein "Blue Harvest" Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Ron Jones "Lois Kills Stewie" 2009 Outstanding Comedy Series Seth MacFarlane, David A. Goodman, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan, Brian Scully, Richard Appel, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild, Mike Henry, Kara Vallow, Kirker Butler, Shannon Smith Season 7 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "I Dream of Jesus" 2010 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Greg Colton "Road to the Multiverse" Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Seth MacFarlane and Walter Murphy "Extra Large Medium" 2011 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Walter Murphy "And Then There Were Fewer" Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Ron Jones "Road to the North Pole" Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Seth MacFarlane, Ron Jones and Danny Smith "Road to the North Pole" Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Patrick S. Clark and Jim Fitzpatrick "Road to the North Pole" 2013 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Brian's Play" Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Alex Borstein "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" 2014 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Into Harmony's Way" 2015 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Our Idiot Brian" 2016 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Pilling Them Softly" 2017 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "The Boys in the Band" 2018 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Send in Stewie, Please" Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Alex Borstein "Nanny Goats" Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Jim Fitzpatrick, Patrick S. Clark and Aaron Diecker "Three Directors" 2019 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Con Heiress" Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Alex Borstein "Throw It Away" 2021 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Seth MacFarlane "Stewie's First Word" 2023 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Alex Borstein "A Bottle Episode" 2024 Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Alex Borstein "Teacher's Heavy Pet"
Saturn Awards + List of Saturn Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Result 2008 Best Television Presentation 2017 Best Animated Series or Film on Television 2018 Best Animated Series or Film on Television 2019 Best Animated Series or Film on Television < 2021 Best Animated Series or Film on Television
Writers Guild of America Awards + List of Writers Guild of America Awards and nominations received by Family Guy Year Category Recipient(s) Result 2013 Outstanding Writing in Animation David A. Goodman 2019 Outstanding Writing in Animation Gary Janetti 2022 Outstanding Writing in Animation Daniel Peck
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