# List of awards and nominations received by Bates Motel

The following is a list of awards and nominations received by Bates Motel, the American drama-thriller television series that debuted on A&E on March 18, 2013. The series stars Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in lead roles.

## Awards by association
### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | John S. Bartley | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Chris Bacon | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Nominated |

### Television Critics Association Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Individual Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |

### Critics' Choice Television Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Most Bingeworthy Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |

### Casting Society of America

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | April Webster, Sara Isaacson, Jennifer Page and Corinne Clark | Outstanding Achievement in Casting | Nominated | |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Nominated | |

### Saturn Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Best Television Presentation | Nominated |
| 2013 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor on Television | Nominated |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress on Television | Won |
| 2014 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress on Television | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Best Television Presentation | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bates Motel | Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Freddie Highmore | Best Actor on Television | Nominated |
| 2016 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress on Television | Nominated |

### People's Choice Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Freddie Highmore | Favorite TV Anti-Hero | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Favorite Cable TV Drama | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bates Motel | Favorite Cable TV Drama | Nominated |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Favorite Cable TV Drama | Won |
| 2016 | Vera Farmiga | Favorite Cable TV Actress | Won |
| 2016 | Freddie Highmore | Favorite Cable TV Actor | Won |

### Imagen Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Nestor Carbonell | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Nestor Carbonell | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nominated | |

### Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Donna Bis | Best Contemporary Hairstyling – Television and New Media Series | Nominated | |

### Dorian Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Nominated | |

### Online Film & Television Association Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | John S. Bartley and Thomas Yatsko | Best Cinematography in a Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Peter Bodnarus, Mark S. Freeborn, Margot Ready and Rose Marie McSherry | Best Production Design in a Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Peter Bodnarus, Mark S. Freeborn, Tony Wohlgemuth, Margot Ready and Rose Marie McSherry | Best Production Design in a Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Chris Bacon | Best Music in a Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Alan Decker, Mark Noda, Nello Torri, Thomas DeGorter, Michael Mullane and Brian Armstrong | Best Sound in a Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Best Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vera Farmiga | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Chris Bacon | Best Music in a Series | Nominated |

### Women's Image Network Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Best Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress – Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress – Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Kerry Ehrin | Best Drama Series Produced by a Woman | Nominated |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Best Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Bates Motel | Best Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress – Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress – Drama Series | Nominated |

### Gracie Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2015 | Vera Farmiga | Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama | Won | |

### Golden Reel Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2015 | Michael Ryan | Television – Short Form, Music | Nominated | |

### IGN Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2013 | Vera Farmiga | Best TV Actress | Nominated |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Best New TV Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Best TV Horror Series | Nominated |

### Poppy Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2016 | Vera Farmiga | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |

### TV Guide Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2014 | Bates Motel | Favorite Horror Series | Nominated | |

### Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| 2015 | Vera Farmiga | Best TV Actress | Nominated |
| 2016 | Vera Farmiga | Best TV Actress | Nominated |
| 2016 | Freddie Highmore | Best TV Actor | Nominated |

### ACTRA Awards

| Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
| 2013 | Vincent Gale | Best Actor | Nominated | |