List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives

This is the list of awards and nominations for the TV series Desperate Housewives.

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By award

American Cinema Editors

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television "Pilot" Nominated

Art Directors Guild

Year Category Nominee Result
2004 Best Single-Camera TV Series "Ah, But Underneath" Won
2006 "They Asked Me Why I Believe In You" Nominated

BMI Film and TV Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 BMI TV Music Award Won
2008 Won
2009 Won

Banff Television Festival

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Continuing Series "Pilot" Won

Bambi Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2007 TV Series International Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Won

Casting Society of America

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Comedy Pilot Casting Junie Lowry-Johnson and Scott Genkinger Won
2006 Best Comedy Episodic Casting Nominated
2007 Nominated

Costume Designer's Guild Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Excellence for Costume Design for Television (Contemporary) Nominated
2006 Nominated
2007 Nominated

Directors Guild of America

Year Category Nominee Result
2004 Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series Charles McDougall (for "Pilot") Nominated
Arlene Sanford (for "Pretty Little Picture") Nominated
2007 David Grossman (for "Something's Coming") Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Outstanding Series - Comedy Nominated
Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp" in "Running to Stand Still") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino" in "Anything You Can Do") Nominated
Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo" in "Pilot") Won
Outstanding Art Direction - Single-Camera Series "Suspicious Minds" Nominated
Outstanding Casting - Comedy Series Won
Outstanding Costumes - Series "Suspicious Minds" Nominated
Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series Charles McDougall (for "Pilot") Won
Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series Kathryn Joosten (as "Karen McCluskey" in "Love Is in the Air") Won
Lupe Ontiveros (as "Juanita Solis") Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Design Nominated
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Won
Outstanding Picture Editing, Single-Camera - Comedy Series "Pilot" Won
"Pretty Little Picture" Nominated
Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series "Pilot" Nominated
2006 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Alfre Woodard (as "Betty Applewhite") Nominated
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Shirley Knight (as "Phyllis Van de Kamp") Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Series Nominated
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series "There's Something About a War" Nominated
2007 Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo" in "Bang") Nominated
Outstanding Casting - Comedy Series Nominated
Outstanding Costumes - Series "Getting Married Today" Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series Dixie Carter (as "Gloria Hodge" in "Children and Art") Nominated
Laurie Metcalf (as "Carolyn Bigsby" in "Listen to the Rain on the Roof") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling - Series "It Takes Two" Nominated
2008 Outstanding Costumes - Series "In Buddy's Eyes" Nominated
Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series Polly Bergen (as "Stella Wingfield" in "Distant Past") Nominated
Kathryn Joosten (as "Karen McCluskey" in "Welcome to Kanagawa") Won
Outstanding Hairstyling - Single-Camera Series "In Buddy's Eyes" Nominated
2009 Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series Beau Bridges (as "Eli Scruggs" in "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened") Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-camera Series "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened" Nominated
2010 Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series Kathryn Joosten (as "Karen McCluskey" in "The Chase") Nominated
2011 Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Brenda Strong (as "Mary-Alice Young" in "Come on Over for Dinner") Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2006 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated
2007 Nominated
2009 Won

Golden Globe Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2004 Best Series - Musical or Comedy Won
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino") Won
Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Nicollette Sheridan (as "Edie Britt") Nominated
2005 Best Series - Musical or Comedy Won
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino") Nominated
Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
2006 Best Series - Musical or Comedy Nominated
Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated

Image Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series Mehcad Brooks (as "Matthew Applewhite") Nominated
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series Vanessa Williams (as "Renee Perry") Won

Imagen Foundation Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Television Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
2007 Nominated

Monte Carlo TV Festival

Year Category Nominee Result
2006 Best Comedy Series (International TV Audience Award - Comedy) Won
2007 Won
2008 Won
2009 Won
2010 Won
2011 Won

Motion Picture Sound Editor's Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Sound Editing in Television Episode "Running to Stand Still" Nominated

National Television Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Most Popular Drama Nominated
2006 Nominated
2008 Nominated
Most Popular Drama Performance Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Favorite New Television Drama Won
2006 Favorite Television Comedy Nominated
Favorite Television Actress Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino") Nominated
2007 Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Won
2008 Nominated
Favorite Television Show Comedy Nominated
2009 Nominated
Favorite Television Actress Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Mayer") Nominated
Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
2010 Nominated
Favorite TV Family The Scavo's Nominated
2012 Favorite Television Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Pending

Prism Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 TV Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo" for Lynette's Ritalin Addiction) Won
TV Comedy Series Episode "Suspicious Minds" Nominated
Performance in a Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
2007 Nominated
Shawn Pyfrom (as "Andrew Van de Kamp") Nominated
2008 Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino") Nominated
James Denton (as "Mike Delfino") Won
2009 Dana Delany (as "Katherine Mayfair") Won
Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
TV Comedy Series Episode "Mirror, Mirror" Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2004 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Delfino") Nominated
Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Best Series - Musical or Comedy Won
2005 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Won
Best DVD Release - Television Series Desperate Housewives - Season One Nominated
2006 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Won
Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Laurie Metcalf (as "Carolyn Bigsby") Nominated
2007 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Polly Bergen (as "Stella Wingfield") Nominated
2011 Best Actress - Musical or Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Nominated
Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries or TV Film Vanessa L. Williams (as "Renee Perry") Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2004 Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Mayer") Won
Outstanding Cast - Comedy Series Won
2005 Won
Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series Felicity Huffman (as "Lynette Scavo") Won
2006 Nominated
Outstanding Cast - Comedy Series Nominated
2007 Nominated
2008 Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Choice TV Comedy Show Nominated
Choice TV Breakout Show Won
Choice V-Cast Won
Choice TV Comedy Actor Jesse Metcalfe (as "John Rowland") Nominated
Choice TV Breakout Actor Won
Choice TV Comedy Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
Choice TV Breakout Actress Won
2006 Choice TV Comedy Show Nominated
Choice TV Comedy Actor Jesse Metcalfe (as "John Rowland") Nominated
James Denton (as "Mike Delfino") Won
Choice TV Comedy Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Mayer") Nominated
2007 Choice TV Comedy Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
Choice TV Comedy Show Nominated
2008 Nominated
Choice TV Comedy Actress Eva Longoria (as "Gabrielle Solis") Nominated
2009 Nominated
Choice TV Comedy Show Nominated

Television Critics Association Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Program of the Year Won
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Nominated
Outstanding New Program of the Year Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Marcia Cross (as "Bree Van de Kamp") Nominated
Teri Hatcher (as "Susan Mayer") Nominated

TV Quick and Choice Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best New Drama Won
2007 Best International TV Show Won

Writers Guild of America

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Writing - Episodic Comedy Jenna Bans and Kevin Murphy (for "Next") Nominated
2006 Jenna Bans and Kevin Murphy (for "It Takes Two") Nominated
Josh Senter (for "Don't Look at Me" Nominated

Young Artist Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2005 Best Leading Young Actress in a Comedy or Drama TV Series Andrea Bowen (as "Julie Mayer") Nominated
Best Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama TV Series Cody Kasch (as "Zach Young") Nominated
Best Young Actor Age Ten or Younger in a Comedy or Drama TV Series Zane Huett (as "Parker Scavo") Won
2006 Best Young Recurring Actress on a Comedy Series Joy Lauren (as "Danielle Van de Kamp") Nominated
2007 Rachel G. Fox (as "Kayla Huntington Scavo") Nominated
2008 Nominated

References

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