List of awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, that aired on the ABC network from April 8, 1990 to June 10, 1991. The series centers on the investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer in the small rural town in Washington state after which the series is named.
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Since the broadcast of the pilot episode, Twin Peaks earned widespread critical acclaim. The first season earned thirteen Emmy Award nominations—of which it won two awards—a Directors Guild of America Award nomination, and won a Casting Society of America Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Grammy Awards.
Lead actor Kyle MacLachlan was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama. Piper Laurie, who was nominated for two Emmy Awards—Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1990 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1991—, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 1990.
Casting Society of America Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Best Casting in an Episodic Drama | Johanna Ray | Won | |
Directors Guild of America Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Lesli Linka Glatter | "Episode 13" | Nominated | |
Emmy Awards
Awarded since 1949, the Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade bestowed by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizing outstanding achievements in American prime time television programming.[3] Awards presented for more technical and production-based categories (like art direction, casting, and editing) are designated "Creative Arts Emmy Awards."[4] Twin Peaks has been nominated for a total of twenty-seven awards and won two.
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | David Lynch | "Pilot" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Drama Series | N/A | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Piper Laurie | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sherilyn Fenn | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Mark Frost & David Lynch | "Pilot" | Nominated | ||
Harley Peyton | "Episode 3" | Nominated | |||
1991 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | N/A | Nominated | |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Piper Laurie | N/A | Nominated | ||
2018 | Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | David Lynch & Mark Frost | N/A | Nominated | |
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special | David Lynch | N/A | Nominated | ||
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music | Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch | N/A | Nominated | |
Outstanding Music and Lyrics | "Episode 5" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Angelo Badalamenti | "Episode 2" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Leslie Morales and Patricia Norris | "Pilot" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Patricia Norris | "Pilot" | Won | ||
Outstanding Editing for a Series (Single Camera Production) | Duwayne Dunham | "Pilot" | Won | ||
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | John A. Larsen, Matt Sawelson, John Haeny, Pat McCormick, Albert Edmund Lord III, Fred Cipriano, Bruce P. Michaels and Lori L. Eschler | "Episode 7" | Nominated | ||
1991 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Richard Taylor, Pat McCormick, Richard F.W. Davis, Thomas DeGorter, Albert Edmund Lord III and Lori L. Eschler | "Episode 25" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Series | Don Summer, Gary Alexander and Adam Jenkins | "Episode 25" | Nominated | ||
2018 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Ruth De Jong, Cara Brower, Florencia Martin | N/A | Nominated | |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie | Peter Deming | "Part 8" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie | Duwayne Dunham | "Part 8" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie | Clare M. Corsick, Bryn Leetch | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | Debbie Zoller, Richard Redlefsen | N/A | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special | Ron Eng, Dean Hurley, David Lynch, David A. Cohen, Kerry Dean Williams, Luke Gibleon, Willard Overstreet | "Part 8" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie | Ron Eng, Dean Hurley, Douglas Axtell | "Part 8" | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | Won | |
Best Drama Series | N/A | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Piper Laurie | Won | ||
Sherilyn Fenn | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated | |
Golden Reel Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Short Form | David Lynch, Dean Hurley | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Angelo Badalamenti | "Twin Peaks Theme" | Won | |
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Soundtrack from Twin Peaks | Nominated | |||
Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording | Kyle MacLachlan | "Diane..." The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper | Nominated |
Satellite Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best DVD Release of a TV Show | Season 2 | Nominated | |
Saturn Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Best Television DVD or Blu-ray Release | Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery | Won | |
2018 | Best Television Presentation | Twin Peaks: The Return | Won | |
Best Actor on Television | Kyle MacLachlan | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor on Television | Miguel Ferrer | Nominated | ||
Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | David Lynch | Won | ||
Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Release | Twin Peaks: A Limited Event Series | Nominated | ||
TCA Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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1990 | Program of the Year | N/A | Won | |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | N/A | Won | ||
2010 | Heritage Award | N/A | Nominated | |
2011 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2012 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2013 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2014 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2015 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2016 | N/A | Nominated | ||
2018 | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | N/A | Nominated | |
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated | |
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