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Awards & Nominations

Awards & Nominations


Arrested Development was a critic and award darling, but never landed a major audience. Over the first three seasons, Arrested Development won 25 television and industry awards, and held an additional 37 nominations.

Season One (2004)[]

The following awards were awarded in 2004 or 2005 for the work done during the 2003-2004 television season, which included Season One of Arrested Development. AD won 15 awards and held an additional 10 nominations.


AFI Awards[]

  • Official Selection: TV Program of the Year (1 of 10 winners)

AFI: Arrested Development is a quirky comic voice in the grand tradition of Mister Ed and Green Acres. Entertaining and distinctive in its documentary style, this eccentric look at the extremes of American family life delivers the all-too-rare belly laugh and instills new hope for growth and maturity in today's stunted comedy environment.  

 From AFI.com
2004 AFI Awards - Cast
→ See 4 pictures from 2004 AFI Awards at Images from 2004 AFI Awards.


American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards[]

  • Nominated: Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television — Steven Sprung for the episode "Let 'Em Eat Cake"


Art Directors Guild Awards[]

  • Won: Excellence in Production Design in Television, Multi-Camera Series — Dawn Snyder (Production Designer), Liz Lapp (Art Director), and Luke Freeborn (Assistant Art Director)


Casting Society of America Artios Awards[]

  • Won: Best Casting for TV, Comedy Pilot — Deborah Barylski
  • Won: Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic — Deborah Barylski and Geraldine Leder


Golden Globe Awards — Hollywood Foreign Press Association[]

  • Nominated: Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical (lost to Desperate Housewives)
→ See 6 pictures from 2004 Golden Globe Awards at Images from 2004 Golden Globe Awards.


Producers Guild Awards (held in 2005)[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy — Victor Hsu, David Nevins, Chuck Martin, John Levenstein, Richard Rosenstock, Brian Grazer, Mitchell Hurwitz, Ron Howard (lost to Curb Your Enthusiasm)


Primetime Emmy Awards[]

→ See 30 pictures from 2004 Primetime Emmy Awards at Images from 2004 Primetime Emmy Awards.


International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards[]

  • Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Jeffrey Tambor
  • Won: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Jessica Walter
  • Won: Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical — David Cross
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Portia de Rossi


TV Land Awards[]

2004 TV Land Awards - Arrested Development 01


Television Critics Association Awards[]

  • Won: Outstanding Comedy
  • Won: Outstanding New Program
  • Nominated: Individual Achievement in Comedy — Jason Bateman (lost to John Stewart)
  • Nominated: Individual Achievement in Comedy — Jeffrey Tambor (lost to John Stewart)
  • Nominated: Program of the Year (lost to Angels in America)


VH1 Big '04[]

  • Won: The Big Family of '04 Award
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Writers Guild of America Awards (held in 2005)[]

Season Two (2005)[]

The following awards were awarded in 2005 or 2006 for the work done during the 2004-2005 television season, which included Season Two of Arrested Development. AD won 9 awards and held an additional 19 nominations.


AFI Awards[]

  • Official Selection: TV Program of the Year (1 of 10 winners)

AFI: Arrested Development marches to the tap of its own therapist's pencil, often finding itself so far outside the traditional form of television comedy that it stands alone in its own genre. Richly imagined by Mitchell Hurwitz and the creative ensemble, each week the show's lovably twisted characters give us an uproarious, glorious trip to the nuthouse they call home. Amid the laughs is brilliant commentary on celebrity and a gleefully wicked satire of the American family we all know too well.  

 From AFI.com


Golden Globe Awards — Hollywood Foreign Press Association[]

  • Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy — Jason Bateman
  • Nominated: Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical (lost to Desperate Housewives)
→ See 8 pictures from 2005 Golden Globe Awards at Images from 2005 Golden Globe Awards.


Monte Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph Awards[]


Producers Guild Awards (held in 2006)[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy — Mitchell Hurwitz, Brian Grazer, John Amodeo, Ron Howard, Richard Rosenstock, Chuck Martin, David Nevins, Jim Vallely (lost to Entourage)


Peoples Choice Awards[]

  • Nominated: Favorite Television Comedy (lost to Will & Grace)


Primetime Emmy Awards[]

  • Won: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series — Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely for the episode "Righteous Brothers"
  • Nominated: Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series — Allison Jones (lost to Desperate Housewives)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series — Mitchell Hurwitz, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Richard Rosenstock, Jim Vallely, Chuck Martin, Barbara Feldman, Brad Copeland, John Amodeo (lost to Everybody Loves Raymond)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — Jason Bateman (lost to Tony Shalhoub of Monk)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — Robert Bramwell for the episode "Motherboy XXX" (lost to Desperate Housewives)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — Richard Candib for the episode "Good Grief" (lost to Desperate Housewives)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — Steven Sprung for the episode "Let 'Em Eat Cake" (lost to Desperate Housewives)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series — Jeffrey Tambor (lost to Brad Garret of Everybody Loves Raymond)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series — Jessica Walter (lost to Doris Roberts of Everybody Loves Raymond)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series — Barbara Feldman for the episode "Sad Sack"
  • Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series — Brad Copeland for the episode "Sword of Destiny"
→ See 17 pictures from 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards at Images from 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards.


International Press Academy Golden Satellite Awards[]

  • Won: Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Jason Bateman
  • Won: Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Portia de Rossi
  • Won: Outstanding Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical — Jason Bateman
  • Nominated: Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical (lost to Desperate Housewives)


Screen Actors Guild Awards[]

→ See 10 pictures from 2005 SAG Awards at Images from 2005 SAG Awards.


Television Critics Association Awards[]

  • Won: Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
  • Nominated: Individual Achievement in Comedy — Jason Bateman (lost to Steve Carell)
  • Nominated: Program of the Year (lost to Desperate Housewives)


Writers Guild of America Awards (held in 2006)[]

  • Nominated: Best Comedy Series — Barbara Feldman, Brad Copeland, Richard Day, Karey Dornetto, Jake Farrow, Abraham Higginbotham, Mitchell Hurwitz, Sam Laybourne, John Levenstein, Courtney Lilly, Dean Lorey, Chuck Martin, Lisa Parsons, Richard Rosenstock, Tom Saunders, Maria Semple, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner (lost to Curb Your Enthusiasm)


Young Artist Awards[]

  • Won: Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress — Alia Shawkat

Season Three (2006)[]

The following awards were awarded in 2006 or 2007 for the work done during the 2005-2006 television season, which included Season Three of Arrested Development. AD won 1 award and held an additional 8 nominations.


American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards[]

→ See 12 pictures from 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards at Images from 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards.


Costumer Designers Guild Awards[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Contemporary Television Series — Katie Sparks (lost to Six Feed Under)


Producers Guild Awards (held in 2007)[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy — David Nevins, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, John Amodeo, Dean Lorey, Richard Day, Tom Saunders, Jim Vallely, Mitchell Hurwitz (lost to The Office)


Primetime Emmy Awards[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series — Mitchell Hurwitz, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, David Nevins, Jim Vallely, Richard Day, Tom Saunders, Dean Lorey, Chuck Tatham, Ron Weiner, John Amodeo (lost to The Office)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — Stuart Bass for the episode "The Ocean Walker" (lost to My Name is Earl)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series — Will Arnett (lost to Jeremy Piven of Entourage)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series — Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Richard Day, Mitchell Hurwitz for the episode "Development Arrested" (lost to My Name is Earl)
→ See 12 pictures from 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards at Images from 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards.



Screen Actors Guild Awards[]

→ See 4 pictures from 2006 SAG Awards at Images from 2006 SAG Awards.


Writers Guild of America Awards (held in 2007)[]

  • Nominated: Comedy Series — Richard Day, Karey Dornetto, Jake Farrow, Mitchell Hurwitz, Sam Laybourne, Dean Lorey, Tom Saunders, Maria Semple, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner

Season Four (2013-14)[]

Primetime Emmy Awards[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series — Jason Bateman (lost to Jim Parsons)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series — Kabir Akhtar and AJ Dickerson — "Flight of the Phoenix" (lost to The Office)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Score) — David Schwartz — "Flight of the Phoenix" (lost to Downton Abbey)
→ See 12 pictures from 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards at Images from 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards.


People's Choice Award[]

  • Nominated: Favorite Streaming Series


Golden Globe Awards[]

  • Nominated: Best Actor in a TV Series, Comedy — Jason Bateman (lost to Andy Samberg)


Screen Actors Guild Awards[]

  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Jason Bateman (lost to Ty Burrell)
  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Full Cast (lost to Modern Family)
→ See 32 pictures from 2014 SAG Awards at Images from 2014 SAG Awards.


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