Fargo is an American black comedy–crime drama anthology television series that debuted on FX on April 15, 2014. Season 1 stars Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks and Martin Freeman. Season 2 stars Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart and Ted Danson. Season 3 stars Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Goran Bogdan and David Thewlis. Season 4 stars Chris Rock, Jessie Buckley, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw and Jack Huston. Season 5 stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Joe Keery and Richa Moorjani.
The series has been nominated for a total of 201 awards, having won thirty-six of those nominations.
ADG Awards The ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards (ADG Awards), is an annual award presented by the Art Directors Guild to recognize excellence in production design and art direction in the film and television industries. Honorees are presented with an award made by New York firm, Society Awards. Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series John Blackie and Warren Alan Young 2016 Warren Alan Young 2018 Elisabeth Williams 2024 Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series Trevor Smith
American Film Institute Awards Established in 2000, the American Film Institute Awards (AFI) is presented by American Film Institute and honors the best ten outstanding films and television programs of each year. +AFI Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2014 Top 10 TV Shows of the Year Fargo 2015 Top 10 TV Shows of the Year Fargo
Artios Awards Since October 1985, the Casting Society of America has presented the Artios Awards for excellence in casting. +Artios Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 TV Movie or Mini-Series Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind , Stephanie Gorin , Charlene Lee 2017 TV Movie or Mini-Series Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind , Stephanie Gorin , Charlene Lee 2018 Limited Series Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind , Stephanie Gorin , Charlene Lee 2025 Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Limited Series Rachel Tenner; Rick Messina ; Stephanie Gorin, Jackie Lind, Rhonda Fisekci ; Brendan Wilcocks
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards honors its top members in a series of annual awards shows in seven different music categories: pop, rhythm and soul, film and television, Latin, country, Christian, and concert music. +ASCAP Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Top Television Series Jeff Russo
Banff Rockie Awards The Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The festival is dedicated to world television and digital content and its creation and development. +Banff Rockie Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Serial Drama Fargo
Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards began in 2000 and were designed to annually recognize and celebrate the achievements of black people in feature, independent and television films. Awards range from the art of character portrayals to the artistry displayed behind the camera. +Black Reel Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2016 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Miniseries or Movie Bokeem Woodbine
British Society of Cinematographers Awards +BSCA Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2021 Best Cinematography in a Television Drama Dana Gonzales
Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards +CSCA Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2016 TV Series Cinematography Craig Wrobleski
Camerimage The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage is a festival exclusively dedicated to the celebration of cinematography and recognition of its creators, cinematographers. +Camerimage Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Best Pilot Matthew J. Lloyd
Cinema Audio Society Awards The Cinema Audio Society Awards, commonly abbreviated as a CAS Awards, was created in 1964 and honors outstanding achievement in sound mixing. +CASA Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – TV Movie or Mini-Series Michael Playfair, CAS , David Raines, CAS , Mark Server , Andrew Morgado 2016 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – TV Movie or Mini-Series Michael Playfair, CAS , Kirk Lynds , Martin Lee 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing – TV Movie or Mini-Series Michael Playfair, CAS , Kirk Lynds , Martin Lee , Michael Perfitt
Crime Thriller Awards The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. +Crime Thriller Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2014 Best International TV Series Fargo Best Leading Actor Martin Freeman Best Supporting Actor Billy Bob Thornton
Critics' Choice Television Awards Established in 2011, the Critics' Choice Television Awards is an annual award presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA). +Critics' Choice Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2014 Best Miniseries Fargo Best Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Martin Freeman Billy Bob Thornton Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Colin Hanks Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries Allison Tolman 2016 Best Movie/Miniseries Fargo Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Patrick Wilson Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Kirsten Dunst Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Nick Offerman Jesse Plemons Bokeem Woodbine Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Cristin Milioti Jean Smart 2018 Best Movie/Miniseries Fargo Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Ewan McGregor Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Carrie Coon Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries David Thewlis Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Mary Elizabeth Winstead 2021 Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Chris Rock Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Glynn Turman 2024 Best Movie/Miniseries Fargo Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Juno Temple
Dorian Awards The Dorian Awards is an annual endeavor organized by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA). +Dorian Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 TV Drama of the Year Fargo 2016 TV Drama of the Year Fargo
Eddie Awards Founded in 1950, the American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. +Eddie Award nominations for Fargo Year Category Nominee Result 2015 Best Edited Mini-Series or Motion Picture for Television Regis Kimble ("Buridan's Ass") 2016 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television Skip Macdonald, ACE & Curtis Thurber ("Did You Do This? No, You Did It!") 2018Best Edited Drama Series for Commercial Television Henk Van Eeghen, ACE ("Aporia") Andrew Seklir, ACE ("Who Rules the Land of Denial") 2024 Best Edited Limited Series Christopher Nelson ("The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions") Regis Kimble ("The Tragedy of the Commons")
Emmy Awards Created in 1949, the Emmy Awards, or simply Emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Grammy Award (for music), and the Tony Award (for theatre). Because the Emmy Awards are given in various sectors of the American television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year. The Primetime Emmy Awards recognizes outstanding work in American primetime entertainment programming, while Creative Arts Emmy Awards are presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements, commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors.
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2014 Outstanding Miniseries Fargo Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Martin Freeman Billy Bob Thornton Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Colin Hanks Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Allison Tolman Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Adam Bernstein ("The Crocodile's Dilemma") Colin Bucksey ("Buridan's Ass") Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Noah Hawley ("The Crocodile's Dilemma") 2016 Outstanding Limited Series Fargo Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Kirsten Dunst Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Jesse Plemons Bokeem Woodbine Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Jean Smart Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Noah Hawley ("Before the Law") Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Bob DeLaurentis ("Loplop") Noah Hawley ("Palindrome") 2017 Outstanding Limited Series Fargo Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Ewan McGregor Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Carrie Coon Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie David Thewlis Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic SpecialNoah Hawley ("The Law of Vacant Places") Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special 2024 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Fargo Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Jon Hamm Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Juno Temple Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Lamorne Morris Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Noah Hawley ("The Tragedy of the Commons") Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Creative Arts Emmy Award