Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003, and ended on February 19, 2015, after twelve seasons consisting of 262 episodes. Originally starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother Alan; and Alan's son Jake. After Alan divorces, he moves with his son to share Charlie's beachfront Malibu house and complicates Charlie's freewheeling life.
The show has received multiple award nominations. It has been nominated for 46 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning six technical awards, one for Kathy Bates for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series as The Ghost of Charlie Harper, and two for Jon Cryer as Alan Harper), and has also received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Charlie Sheen for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. The show won the award for Favorite TV Comedy at the 35th People's Choice Awards.
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee Result2004 Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Lee Aronsohn, Grant Geissman, Chuck Lorre Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver (for "Camel Filters and Pheremones") Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series John Shaffner, Ann Shea (for "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor") 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Holland Taylor (as "Evelyn Harper") Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Conchata Ferrell (as "Berta") Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special Bob La Masney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters (for "Can You Eat Human Flesh with Wooden Teeth?") Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series Joe Bella (for "It Was Mame, Mom") Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven Silver (for "Back Off, Mary Poppins") Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series John Shaffner, Ann Shea (for "It Was 'Mame', Mom"/"A Low, Guttural Tongue Flapping Noise") 2006 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special Bob La Masney, Charlie McDaniel, Kathy Oldham, Bruce Peters (for "The Unfortunate Little Schnauzer") Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series Joe Bella (for "That Special Tug") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Martin Sheen (as "Harvey") Outstanding Comedy Series Lee Aronsohn, Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Chuck Lorre, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum, executive producers; Susan Beavers, Don Foster and Eddie Gorodetsky, co-executive producers; Mark Roberts, supervising producers; Michael Collier, produced by Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver (for "Carpet Burns and a Bite Mark") 2007 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Holland Taylor (as "Evelyn Harper") Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Conchata Ferrell (as "Berta") Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series Joe Bella (for "Release the Dogs") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") Outstanding Comedy Series Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mark Burg and Oren Koules, executive producers; Don Foster, Eddie Gorodetsky, Susan Beavers and Mark Roberts, co-executive producers; Michael Collier and Jim Patterson, producers Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven Silver (for "Release the Dogs") 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Holland Taylor (as "Evelyn Harper") Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (half-hour) and Animation Bruce Peters, Kathy Oldham, Charlie McDaniel, Bob La Masney (for "Is There a Mrs. Waffles?") Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special (non-prosthetic) Janice Berridge, Peggy Nichols, Shelly Woodhouse-Collins, Gabriel Solana (for "City of Great Racks") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph M. Abalos, Janice Zoladz (for "City of Great Racks") Outstanding Comedy Series Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mark Burg and Oren Koules, executive producers; Don Foster, Eddie Gorodetsky, Susan Beavers and Mark Roberts, co-executive producers; Jim Patterson, producer; Michael Collier, produced by 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") 2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Holland Taylor (as "Evelyn Harper") Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Jane Lynch (as "Dr. Linda Freeman") Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Steven V. Silver (for "Crude and Uncalled For") Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Pixie Schwartz, Krista Borrelli, Ralph Abalos, Janice Allison (for "That's Why They Call It Ballroom") Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Bruce Peters, Bob LaMasney, Kathy Oldham (for "Fart Jokes, Pie and Celeste") 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver (for "Hookers, Hookers, Hookers") 2012 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper") Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver (for "Sips, Sonnets and Sodomy") Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Joseph Bella (for "Why We Gave Up Women") Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Kathy Bates (as "Charlie Harper") 2013 Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Steven V. Silver (for "Grab a Feather and Get in Line") Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series John Schaffner, Ann Shea, Francoise Cherry-Cohen (for "Avoid the Chinese Mustard")
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") 2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper")
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2005 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") 2010 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen (as "Charlie Harper") 2012 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Jon Cryer (as "Alan Harper")
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2007 Choice TV: Actor Comedy Charlie Sheen 2008 Choice TV: Comedy Series Two and a Half Men 2008 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Charlie Sheen 2009 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Charlie Sheen 2012 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Ashton Kutcher 2013 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Ashton Kutcher 2013 Choice TV: Scene Stealer Female Miley Cyrus 2014 Choice TV Actor: Comedy Ashton Kutcher
People's Choice Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2004 Favorite New TV Comedy Two and a Half Men 2007 Favorite TV Comedy Two and a Half Men 2008 Favorite TV Comedy Two and a Half Men 2009 Favorite TV Comedy Two and a Half Men 2011 Favorite TV Comedy Two and a Half Men 2012 Favorite Network TV Comedy Two and a Half Men
ALMA Awards Year Category Nominee Result 2008Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen 2009Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Charlie Sheen
References
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List of Two and a Half Men Episodes at TV Guide