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Awards and nominations received byDesperate Housewives
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals
71
273
Desperate Housewives comedy drama and mystery series which first aired on ABC from October 3, 2004 until May 13, 2012, and was created by Marc Cherry . The series follows the lives of a group of women living on fictional street named Wisteria Lane as seen through the eyes of their late friend Mary Alice Young (portrayed by Brenda Strong ), who narrates the series. The four main characters featured in the series are Susan Mayer (portrayed by Teri Hatcher ), Lynette Scavo (portrayed by Felicity Huffman ), Bree Van de Kamp (portrayed by Marcia Cross ) and Gabrielle Solis (portrayed by Eva Longoria ). The series received generally favorable reviews from critics and won numerous awards, including seven Primetime Emmy , two People's Choice , three Golden Globe , four Screen Actors Guild and many other awards. Its first five seasons were ranked within the top ten most-watched television shows in the United States. Huffman and Kathryn Joosten were the only actresses to win Primetime Emmy Awards for their roles of Lynette Scavo and Karen McCluskey, respectively, while Hatcher won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role of Susan Mayer; Cross was nominated for both Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for her role of Bree Van de Kamp, while Longoria was nominated for Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role of Gabrielle Solis. Strong, who narrated the series as late Mary Alice Young, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance .[1]
Year
Category
Result
2005
TV Program of the Year
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2008
Outstanding Director of a Television Series
Jay Torres ("Distant Past ")
Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Television Series
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Nominated
2009
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Eva Longoria
Nominated
2011
Outstanding Television Series
Won
Favorite TV Actor – Leading Role
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television
Michael Berenbaum ("Pilot ")
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2006
Pioneer Audience Award
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2007
TV Series International
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
BMI TV Music Award
Won
2008
Danny Elfman
Steve Jablonsky
Won
2009
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Comedy Pilot Casting
Scott Genkinger
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Won
Best Comedy Episodic Casting
Nominated
2006
Nominated
2007
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2010
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series
Mike Olman
Ken Kobett
Agamemnon Andrianos("Boom Crunch ")
Nominated
Kathryn Joosten (left) and Felicity Huffman (right) are the only Desperate Housewives actresses who won Primetime Emmy Awards for their roles on the show (Karen McCluskey and Lynette Scavo, respectively).L–R: Dana Delany , Teri Hatcher , Brenda Strong and Andrea Bowen at the 20th GLAAD Media Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles , California on April 18, 2009. At the ceremony, Desperate Housewives won its only GLAAD Media Award – for Outstanding Comedy Series – after three nominations. Gold Derby Awards [ edit ]
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Comedy Actress
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Nicollette Sheridan
Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actress
Lupe Ontiveros
Won
Lesley Ann Warren
Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actor
Bob Newhart
Nominated
Best Comedy Episode of the Year
"Pilot"
Won
"Pretty Little Picture"
Nominated
Performer of the Year
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
Breakthrough Performer of the Year
Teri Hatcher
Won
Eva Longoria
Nominated
2006
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Comedy Actress
Marcia Cross
Won
Eva Longoria
Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actress
Carol Burnett
Nominated
Shirley Knight
Nominated
Best Comedy Episode of the Year
"Next"
Nominated
Performer of the Year
Marcia Cross
Won
Best Ensemble of the Year
Nominated
2007
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Comedy Actress
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Nicollette Sheridan
Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actress
Laurie Metcalf
Won
Best Comedy Episode of the Year
"Bang"
Won
2008
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Comedy Actress
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Best Comedy Supporting Actress
Dana Delany
Nominated
Best Comedy Episode of the Year
"The Game "
Nominated
2009
Best Comedy Actress
Eva Longoria Parker
Nominated
Best Comedy Guest Actor
Beau Bridges
Won
Best Comedy Episode of the Year
"The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"
Nominated
2012
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Comedy Actress
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2009
Best US Series
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2004
Best Original Score for Television
Danny Elfman
Steve Bartek
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Television Actress
Eva Longoria
Nominated
2007
Nominated
2010
Best Television Actor
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2006
International TV Audience Award for Comedy TV Series
Won
2007
Won
2008
Won
2009
Won
2010
Won
2011
Won
2012
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Music
Shie Rozow ("Running to Stand Still ")
Nominated
2006
Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – Music
Shie Rozow ("Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry")
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Most Popular Drama
Nominated
2006
Nominated
2008
Nominated
Outstanding Drama Performance
Eva Longoria
Nominated
New York International Film and TV Festival [ edit ]
Year
Category
Result
2009
Best Drama Series
Won
OFTA Television Awards [ edit ]
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2004
Best Comedy Series
Won
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Marcia Cross
Won
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Christine Estabrook
Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Direction in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Marc Cherry
Nominated
Best Music in a Series
Danny Elfman("Pilot")
Nominated
Best Costume Design in a Series
Catherine Adair
Joyce Unruh
Karo Vartanian("Suspicious Minds")
Nominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Series
John Elliott
Stacy Halax
Gina Rylander
Sherilyn Stetz
Lisa Marie Rosenberg
Nicole DeFrancesco
James Dunham("Suspicious Minds")
Nominated
Best Sound in a Series
Mike Olman
Ken Kobatt
Agamemnon Andrianos ("Guilty ")
Nominated
Best Lighting in a Series
Henry Cantor
Steve Zvorsky("Pilot")
Won
Best Production Design in a Series
Thomas A. Walsh
Won
Best New Theme Song in a Series, Motion Picture or Miniseries
Danny Elfman
Won
Best New Title Sequence in a Series, Motion Picture or Miniseries
Garson Yu
Won
2005
Best Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Joosten
Nominated
Shirley Knight
Nominated
Lesley Ann Warren
Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Marc Cherry
Nominated
2006
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Joosten
Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2007
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Lisa Banes
Nominated
Laurie Metcalf
Nominated
Best Direction in a Comedy Series
Nominated
Best Writing in a Comedy Series
Marc Cherry
Nominated
Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominated
2008
Best Costume Design in a Series
Catherine Adair
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Favorite New TV Drama
Won
2006
Favorite TV Drama
Nominated
Favorite Female TV Star
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
2007
Eva Longoria
Won
2010
Favorite TV Comedy Actress
Nominated
Favorite TV Comedy
Nominated
2011
Favorite TV Family
The Scavos
Nominated
2012
Favorite TV Actress
Eva Longoria
Nominated
PRISM Awards [ edit ]
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
TV Comedy Series Multi-Episode Storyline
Felicity Huffman (for Lynette Scavo's ritalin addiction)
Won
TV Comedy Series Episode
"Suspicious Minds"
Nominated
Performance in a Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman
Nominated
Marcia Cross
Nominated
2007
Nominated
Shawn Pyfrom
Nominated
2008
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
James Denton
Won
2009
Dana Delany
Won
Marcia Cross
Nominated
TV Comedy Series Episode
"Mirror Mirror "
Nominated
2011
"Truly Content "
Nominated
2012
"Everything's Different, Nothing's Changed "
Nominated
Performance in a Comedy Series
Marcia Cross
Nominated
Shawn Pyfrom
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2006
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy Series
Marc Cherry
Nominated
Publicists Guild of America [ edit ]
Year
Category
Result
2005
Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Choice TV Show: Comedy Nominated
Choice TV: Breakout Show Won
Choice V-Cast
Won
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Jesse Metcalfe
Nominated
Choice TV: Breakout Actor
Won
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Eva Longoria
Nominated
Choice TV: Breakout Actress
Won
2006
Choice TV Show: Comedy
Nominated
Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Jesse Metclafe
Nominated
James Denton
Won
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Teri Hatcher
Nominated
Eva Longoria
Nominated
2007
Nominated
Choice TV Show: Comedy
Nominated
2008
Nominated
Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Eva Longoria
Nominated
2009
Nominated
Choice TV Show: Comedy
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2006
Best Foreign Series
Won
2008
Nominated
2010
Nominated
Year
Category
Result
2005
Future Classic Award
Won
Year
Category
Result
2005
Best New Drama
Won
2007
Best International TV Show
Won
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Actress in Drama Series
Marcia Cross("Pilot")
Nominated
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
2005
Best Leading Young Actress in a Comedy or Drama TV Series
Andrea Bowen
Nominated
Best Supporting Young Actor in a Comedy or Drama TV Series
Cody Kasch
Nominated
Best Young Actor Age Ten or Younger in a Comedy or Drama TV Series
Zane Huett
Won
2006
Best Young Recurring Actress on a Comedy Series
Joy Lauren
Nominated
2007
Rachel G. Fox
Nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress
Chloë Grace Moretz
Nominated
2008
Best Young Recurring Actress in a Comedy Series
Rachel G. Fox
Nominated
Best Young Recurring Actor in a Comedy Series
Jake Cherry
Nominated
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