How to Get Away with Murder
Accolades

How to Get Away with Murder

Section Title: Accolades
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Year	Association	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.

2014	American Film Institute Awards	Television Program of the Year	How to Get Away with Murder	Won

2015	BET Awards	Best Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated

GALECA Award	TV Drama of the Year	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated

TV Performance of the Year - Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Won

Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Viola Davis	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won

Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Won

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Alfred Enoch	Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Aja Naomi King	Nominated

Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series	Erika Green Swafford (Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping")	Won

OFTA Television Award	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

People's Choice Awards	Favorite Actress In A New TV Series	Viola Davis	Won

Favorite New TV Drama	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won

TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Drama	Viola Davis	Nominated

2016	Artios Awards	Casting, Television Pilot: Drama	Linda Lowy, Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, Jamie Castro	Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated

Gold Derby Awards	Best Drama Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated

Best Drama Guest Actress	Famke Janssen	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Viola Davis	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards	Entertainer of the Year	Viola Davis	Nominated

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

Outstanding Drama Series	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Alfred Enoch	Nominated

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated

Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series	Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill (Episode: "Mama's Here Now")	Nominated

People's Choice Awards	Favorite Dramatic TV Actress	Viola Davis	Nominated

Favorite Network TV Drama	How to Get Away with Murder	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Won

2017	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Viola Davis	Nominated

2018	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Cicely Tyson	Nominated

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Cicely Tyson was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards.

final_sentence: Cicely Tyson was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards.