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Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

Awards

How to Get Away with Murder

20 wins & 79 nominations

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

  • Photek
    2015 Winner ASCAP Award
    • Top Television Series
    • Photek

BET Awards

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2019 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2017 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Viola Davis
    Shared with: Custody · Fences · Suicide Squad
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Nominee BET Award
    • Best Actress
    • Viola Davis
    Shared with: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them · Get on Up

Casting Society of America, USA

  • Diane Heery
    2016 Nominee Artios Award
    • Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama
    • Linda Lowy
    • Diane Heery (location casting)
    • Jason Loftus (location casting)
    • Jamie Castro (associate)

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
    For playing: "Ophelia Harkness". For episode: "Stay".
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
    For playing: "Ophelia Harkness". For episode "Where Are Your Parents?".
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
    For playing: "Annalise Keating".
  • Glynn Turman
    2019 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • Glynn Turman
    For episode "It Was the Worst Day of My Life" for playing "Nate Lahey, Sr."
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
    For playing "Ophelia Harkness". For episode "I'm Going Away"

GLAAD Media Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee GLAAD Media Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2016 Nominee GLAAD Media Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Winner GLAAD Media Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series

Golden Globes, USA

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Nominee Golden Globe
    • Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
    • Viola Davis

Image Awards (NAACP)

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2021 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2020 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2019 Nominee Image Award
    • Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Kerry Washington
    2019 Winner Image Award
    • Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series
    • Kerry Washington
    For "Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"

Imagen Foundation Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2019 Nominee Imagen Award
    • Best Primetime Program - Drama
  • Karla Souza
    2018 Nominee Imagen Award
    • Best Supporting Actress - Television
    • Karla Souza
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee Imagen Award
    • Best Primetime Program - Drama

NAMIC Vision Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Nominee Vision Award
    • Drama
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee Vision Award
    • Drama
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2016 Nominee Vision Award
    • Drama

People's Choice Awards, USA

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2018 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Female TV Star
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2017 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite Network TV Drama
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee People's Choice Award
    • Favorite New TV Drama

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Winner Actor
    • Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis

Television Critics Association Awards

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Nominee TCA Award
    • Individual Achievement in Drama
    • Viola Davis

TV Guide Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2014 Nominee TV Guide Award
    • Favorite New Show

AFI Awards, USA

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Winner AFI Award
    • TV Program of the Year
    HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER is killer entertainment. Created by Peter Nowalk and produced by Shonda Rhimes, the series is a deliciously deviant master class in devil's advocacy, driven by inquiry and intellect. Viola Davis is a powerful force in any medium, here building an airtight case for the show's prominent place in America's weekly digital discourse.

Critics Choice Television Awards

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2015 Nominee Critics' Choice TV Award
    • Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson

African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best TV Drama

Telly Awards

  • Dawn Wilkinson
    2022 Winner Bronze Telly
    • Craft - Directing for Television
    • Dawn Wilkinson
    Episode: "What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?"

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2016 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Performance of the Year - Actress
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2016 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Campy TV Show of the Year
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Drama of the Year
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2015 Nominee Dorian Award
    • TV Performance of the Year - Actress
    • Viola Davis
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee Dorian Award
    • Campy TV Show of the Year

Online Film & Television Association

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2020 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2017 Nominee OFTA Television Award
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis

Women's Image Network Awards

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2015 Nominee WIN Award
    • Outstanding Drama Series
    For episode "Mama's Here Now"

International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Guest Actress in a Drama or Comedy Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2017 Nominee INOCA TV
    • Best Actress in a Drama Series
    • Viola Davis

Gold Derby Awards

  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Actress of the Decade
    • Viola Davis
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress of the Decade
    • Cicely Tyson
    2nd place
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Nominee Gold Derby TV Award
    • Drama Guest Actress
    • Cicely Tyson

Communicator Awards

  • Dawn Wilkinson
    2022 Winner Gold Award Of Excellence
    • Film / Video / Television
    • Dawn Wilkinson (director)
    Episode: "What If Sam Wasn't the Bad Guy This Whole Time?"

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2020 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
    • Viola Davis
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2020 Winner Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2019 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Cicely Tyson at an event for Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
    2018 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
    • Cicely Tyson
  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2017 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
    • Viola Davis

Il Festival Nazionale del Doppiaggio Voci nell'Ombra

  • 2017 Nominee TV Award
    • Best overall dubbing of a TV series
    • Stefano Benassi

Gran Premio Internazionale del Doppiaggio

  • 2016 Nominee TV Award
    • Best Voice Actress in a TV Series
    • Laura Romano
    For the dubbing of Viola Davis.

AAFCA TV Honors

  • Viola Davis at an event for Suicide Squad (2016)
    2020 Winner AAFCA Award
    • Best Actress
    • Viola Davis

ReFrame

  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Winner ReFrame Stamp
    • Top 100 Most Popular Television (2017-2018)
    Season 4
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2020 Winner ReFrame Stamp
    • Top 100 Most Popular Television (2018-2019)
    Season 5
  • Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
    2018 Winner ReFrame Stamp
    • Television (2017-2018)
    Season 4

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