# List of awards and nominations received by How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated to HIMYM) is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, and concluded on March 31, 2014. The series follows Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) and his group of friends, Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris). As a framing device, Ted, in the year 2030, recounts to his son and daughter the events that led him to meeting their mother.
The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, who also serve as the show's executive producers and frequent writers. The series was loosely inspired by their friendship when they both lived in New York City. Known for its unique structure and eccentric humor, How I Met Your Mother has received positive reviews throughout most of its run and has gained a cult following over the years.
The show has been nominated for 91 awards, winning 21. The show has been nominated for 30 Primetime Emmy Awards, including a nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. Stars Alyson Hannigan and Neil Patrick Harris have each received acting accolades, with both receiving People's Choice Awards, and Harris receiving Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In 2012, seven years after its premiere, the series won the People's Choice for Favorite Network TV Comedy. The show's art direction, editing and cinematography have also been awarded.

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by How I Met Your Mother :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| ALMA Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Script for a Television Drama or Comedy | Gloria Calderón Kellett (for "The Duel") | Nominated | |
| ALMA Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Writing for a Television Series | Gloria Calderón Kellett (for "How I Met Everyone Else") | Won | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2006 | Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson (for "Pilot") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2007 | Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson (for "World's Greatest Couple") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2008 | Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson (for "Something Blue") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2009 | Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Mina Eschelbach (for "Miracles") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2010 | Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, Craig Vilaubi, and Susan Mina Eschelbach (for "Old King Clancy") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2011 | Episode of a Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Eschelbach (for "Natural History") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2012 | Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Eschelbach (for "Ducky Tie") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2013 | Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Eschelbach (for "The Magician's Code, Part 1") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2014 | Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Eschelbach (for "The Lighthouse") | Nominated | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards | 2015 | Multi-Camera Television Series | Stephan Olson, Daniel Saks, and Susan Eschelbach (for "How Your Mother Met Me") | Nominated | |
| Artios Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Television Pilot – Comedy | Megan Branman | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2011 | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Won | |
| EWwy Awards | 2013 | Best Comedy Series | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| EWwy Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actress, Comedy | Cobie Smulders | Won | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Individual Episode | "Single Stamina" | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2010 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Golden Nymph Awards | 2015 | International TV Audience Award (Comedy) | How I Met Your Mother | Won | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | 2013 | Scripted Comedy/Musical | Andrew Gowan | Nominated | |
| Humanitas Prizes | 2009 | 30 Minute Category | Jamie Rhonheimer (for "Happily Ever After") | Nominated | |
| Humanitas Prizes | 2011 | 30 Minute Category | Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (for "Last Words") | Nominated | |
| Humanitas Prizes | 2015 | 30 Minute Category | Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (for "Last Forever, Part 2") | Nominated | |
| ICG Publicists Awards | 2014 | Maxwell Weinberg Campaign Award, TV | 20th Century Fox Television | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| People's Choice Awards | 2006 | Favorite New TV Comedy Series | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2008 | Favorite Scene Stealing Star | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2009 | Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star | Britney Spears | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2010 | Favorite TV Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2010 | Favorite TV Comedy Actress | Alyson Hannigan | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2010 | Favorite TV Comedy Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite TV Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite TV Comedy Actress | Alyson Hannigan | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite TV Comedy Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2011 | Favorite TV Guest Star | Carrie Underwood | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite TV Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite TV Comedy Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite TV Guest Star | Katy Perry | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Favorite Network TV Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2013 | Favorite Comedic TV Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite Network TV Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite Comedic TV Actor | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite TV Bromance | Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor), Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), and Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) | Nominated | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2014 | Favorite TV Gal Pals | Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan) and Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders) | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Comedy Series | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Pamela Fryman (for "Subway Wars") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Richard C. Walker (for "Pilot") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Christian La Fountaine (for "The Limo") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Aldrin Justice", "Something Borrowed", and "Something Blue") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Sue Federman (for "Robin Sparkles") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "The Yips", "No Tomorrow", and "Miracles") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Shelter Island" and "Not a Father's Day") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera) | Sue Federman (for "The Naked Man") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Duel Citizenship") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special | Grace Hernandez Leider and Jennifer Guerrero-Mazursky (for "Doppelgangers") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (for "Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" from "Girls Versus Suits") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Subway Wars") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Chris La Fountaine (for "Hopeless") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Turchi, Megan Moore, and Bradley M. Look (for "Bad News") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2011 | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera) | Sue Federman (for "Subway Wars") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Now We're Even", "The Magician's Code, Part 1", and "The Magician's Code, Part 2") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Chris La Fountaine (for "46 Minutes") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Turchi Nigh, Megan Moore, and Kevin Haney (for "Trilogy Time") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Sue Federman (for "Trilogy Time") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Stephan Olson and Susan Eschelbach (for "Farhampton", "P.S. I Love You", and "The Final Page, Part 2") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Chris La Fountaine (for "The Final Page, Part 2") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) | Jennifer Turchi Nigh, Megan Moore, Brian Sipe, Cheryl Calo, and Renee Napolitano (for "P.S. I Love You") | Nominated | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2013 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Sue Federman (for "P.S. I Love You") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Chris La Fountaine (for "Daisy") | Won | |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2014 | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series | Sue Federman (for "Gary Blauman") | Nominated | |
| Prism Awards | 2010 | Comedy Series | How I Met Your Mother (for "Last Cigarette Ever") | Won | |
| Prism Awards | 2010 | Performance in a Comedy Series | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2009 | Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2009 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2010 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| TCA Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| TCA Awards | 2009 | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2007 | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2008 | Choice TV Show: Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2008 | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2009 | Choice TV Show: Comedy | How I Met Your Mother | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2009 | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice TV Actor: Comedy | Neil Patrick Harris | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2015 | On-Air Promotion (Television, New Media or Radio) | Dan Greenberger | Won | |
| Young Artist Awards | 2011 | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under | Riley Thomas Stewart | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | 2014 | Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under | Kyla-Drew Simmons | Nominated | |