# List of awards and nominations received by Damages

Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman and produced by KZK Productions, Sony Pictures Television, FX Productions, Bluebush Productions and Gotham Music Placement. The series chronicles the relationship between Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), a high powered attorney, and her protégée Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) as well as the major case they take on each season. Damages aired on FX from July 24, 2007 to September 12, 2012, broadcasting 59 episodes over five seasons during its initial run.
During the series' run, Damages received nominations for a variety of different awards, including 20 Emmy awards (with 4 wins), eight Golden Globe Awards (with one win), four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and 4 TCA Awards. Glenn Close, for her portrayal of Patty Hewes, received the most individual awards and nominations, winning 2 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award and a Satellite award.

## Awards and nominations
### Emmy Awards

Damages received 20 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, with four wins — three Primetime and one Creative Arts. The series received two nominations for the award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2008 and 2009. Glenn Close won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2008 and 2009, and received a nomination for the award in 2010 and 2012. The series received nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series four times, with Željko Ivanek receiving the award in 2008. The series won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series in 2008.

#### Primetime Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episodes(s) | Result |
| 2008 | Outstanding Drama Series | Mark A. Baker, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman | Mark A. Baker, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | for "Get Me a Lawyer" | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher | for "Jesus, Mary, and Joe Cocker" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Željko Ivanek as Ray Fiske | for "I Hate These People" | Won |
| 2008 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Allen Coulter | for "Get Me a Lawyer" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, and Daniel Zelman | for "Get Me a Lawyer" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Drama Series | Mark A. Baker, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, and Aaron Zelman | Mark A. Baker, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, and Aaron Zelman | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | for "Trust Me" | Won |
| 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | William Hurt as Daniel Purcell | for "Hey! Mr. Pibb!" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons | for "Trust Me" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher | for "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Todd A. Kessler | for "Trust Me" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | for "Your Secrets Are Safe" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Martin Short as Leonard Winstone | for "You Haven't Replaced Me" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons | for "Your Secrets are Safe" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher | for "The Next One’s Gonna Go in Your Throat" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Lily Tomlin as Marilyn Tobin | for "Your Secrets are Safe" | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | for "I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl" | Nominated |

#### Creative Arts Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
| 2008 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Avy Kaufman, Ross Meyerson and Julie Tucker | Won | |
| 2009 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Ross Meyerson and Julie Tucker | Nominated | |

### Golden Globe Awards

Damages received eight Golden Globe Award nominations during its tenure, with one win for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for Glenn Close.
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2007 | Best Television Series – Drama | Best Television Series – Drama | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Won |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons | Nominated |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | William Hurt as Daniel Purcell | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |

### Golden Reel Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
| 2008 | Best Sound Editing - Music for Short Form Television | Robert Cotnoir | for "Tastes Like a Ho Ho" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Sound Editing - Long Form Music in Television | Robert Cotnoir | for "Trust Me" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Sound Editing - Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television | Fred Rosenberg, David Ellinwood, Louis Bertini, Eliza Paley, and Lidia Tamplenizza | for "Trust Me" | Nominated |
| 2012 | Best Sound Editing - Short Form Music in Television | Robert Cotnoir | for "Failure Is Lonely" | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Sound Editing - Long Form Music in Television | Robert Cotnoir | for "But You Don't Do That Anymore" | Nominated |

### Satellite Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2007 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Željko Ivanek as Ray Fiske | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Television Series – Drama | Best Television Series – Drama | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Won |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Martin Short as Leonard Winstone | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons | Nominated |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

Damages received four Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, all for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for Glenn Close.
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2009 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2010 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Glenn Close as Patty Hewes | Nominated |

### Television Critics Association Awards

During its tenure, Damages received four TCA Award nominations - two for the series and two individual awards for Glenn Close.
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding New Program | Outstanding New Program | Nominated |
| 2008 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Glenn Close | Nominated |
| 2009 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Glenn Close | Nominated |

### Other awards

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 2007 | Best Edited One-Hour TV Series - Commercial Television | Malcolm Jamieson for "Get Me a Lawyer" | Nominated |
| AFI Awards | 2007 | International Award for Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Won |
| AFI Awards | 2009 | International Award for Best Actress | Rose Byrne | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama | Julie Tucker | Won |
| Artios Awards | 2008 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama | Avy Kaufman and Julie Tucker | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama | Ross Meyerson and Julie Tucker | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Series - Drama | Ross Meyerson and Julie Tucker | Nominated |
| Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming | 2007 | Golden FIPA for TV Series and Serial | Mark A. Baker, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman | Nominated |
| Crime Thriller Awards | 2010 | Best International TV Drama | Best International TV Drama | Nominated |
| Crime Thriller Awards | 2010 | Best Leading Actress | Glenn Close | Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Award | 2010 | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman for "Look What He Dug Up This Time" | Nominated |
| Edgar Allan Poe Award | 2011 | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman for "The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat" | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | 2010 | TV Drama Performance of the Year | Glenn Close | Nominated |
| Dorian Awards | 2011 | TV Drama of the Year | TV Drama of the Year | Nominated |
| Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans | 2007 | Best International Series | Allen Coulter, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman | Nominated |
| Gracie Awards | 2010 | Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Series or Special | Glenn Close | Won |
| IGN Summer Movie Awards | 2010 | Best TV Actress | Rose Byrne | Won |
| IGN Summer Movie Awards | 2010 | Best TV Actress | Glenn Close | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2008 | Best Episodic Drama | Mark A. Baker, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler and Daniel Zelman | Nominated |
| Women's Image Network Awards | 2009 | Outstanding Actress Drama Series | Glenn Close | Won |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2007 | Television: New Series | Jeremy Doner, Mark Fish, Davey Holmes, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, Willie Reale, Adam Stein, Aaron Zelman, Daniel Zelman | Nominated |