# List of awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American mystery-horror drama television series, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, that aired on the ABC network from April 8, 1990 to June 10, 1991. The series centers on the investigation into the murder of popular schoolgirl Laura Palmer in the small rural town in Washington state after which the series is named.
Since the broadcast of the pilot episode, Twin Peaks earned widespread critical acclaim. The show earned a BRIT Award, a Grammy Award, a Peabody Award, three Golden Globe Awards, three TCA Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Kyle MacLachlan received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. Piper Laurie, who was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards—Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1990 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1991—won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television in 1990.

## Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1991 | Best Foreign TV Program | Twin Peaks | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1991 | Best Foreign TV Personality – Male | Kyle MacLachlan | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week or Pilot | Ronald Víctor García (for "Northwest Passage") | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 1990 | Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Johanna Ray | Won |
| BPG TV and Radio Awards | 1991 | Best Imported TV Programme | Twin Peaks | Won |
| BRIT Awards | 1991 | Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Soundtrack from Twin Peaks | Won |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Leslie Linka Glatter (for "Cooper's Dreams") | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | Best Television Series – Drama | Twin Peaks | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Kyle MacLachlan | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Piper Laurie | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Sherilyn Fenn | Nominated |
| Grammy Awards | 1991 | Best Pop Instrumental Performance | Angelo Badalamenti (for "Twin Peaks Theme") | Won |
| Grammy Awards | 1991 | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television | Angelo Badalamenti (for Soundtrack from Twin Peaks) | Nominated |
| Los mejores de TP | 1991 | Best Foreign Series | Twin Peaks | Won |
| Peabody Awards | 1991 | Honoree | Honoree | Honored |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Drama Series | Twin Peaks | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Piper Laurie | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sherilyn Fenn (for "Northwest Passage," "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer" and "Realization Time") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | David Lynch (for "Northwest Passage") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | David Lynch, Mark Frost (for "Northwest Passage") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Harley Peyton (for "Rest in Pain") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan (for "Arbitrary Law") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Piper Laurie (for "Demons" and "Masked Ball") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series | Patricia Norris (for "Northwest Passage") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music | Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics | Angelo Badalamenti (music), David Lynch (lyrics) (for "Into the Night") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Angelo Badalamenti (for "Traces to Nowhere") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Patricia Norris, Leslie Morales (for "Northwest Passage") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Editing for a Series (Single-Camera Production) | Duwayne Dunham (for "Northwest Passage") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | John A. Larsen, Matt Sawelson, John Haeny, Pat McCormick, Albert Edmund Lord III, Fred Cipriano, Bruce P. Michaels, Lori L. Eschler (for "The Last Evening") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Richard Taylor, Pat McCormick, Richard F.W. Davis, Thomas DeGorter, Albert Edmund Lord III, Lori L. Eschler (for "On the Wings of Love") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Don Summer, Gary Alexander, Adam Jenkins (for "On the Wings of Love") | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1991 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Best DVD Release of a TV Show | Twin Peaks (for Season 2) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2008 | Best Retro Television Series on DVD | Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2015 | Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Series | Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery | Won |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Prime-Time Show | Twin Peaks | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Lead Actor – Prime-Time | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actor – Prime-Time | Everett McGill | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actress – Prime-Time | Mädchen Amick | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Supporting Actress – Prime-Time | Peggy Lipton | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Hero – Prime-Time | Michael Ontkean | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Heroine – Prime-Time | Lara Flynn Boyle | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Villain – Prime-Time | Richard Beymer | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Villainess – Prime-Time | Piper Laurie | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1991 | Outstanding Storyline – Prime-Time | Who killed Laura Palmer? | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1992 | Outstanding Prime-Time Show | Twin Peaks | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1992 | Outstanding Actor – Prime-Time | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1992 | Outstanding Actress – Prime-Time | Piper Laurie | Nominated |
| Soap Opera Digest Awards | 1992 | Best Death Scene – Prime-Time | Sheryl Lee as Maddy Ferguson | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1990 | Program of the Year | Twin Peaks | Won |
| TCA Awards | 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Twin Peaks | Won |
| TCA Awards | 2010 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2011 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2012 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2013 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2014 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2015 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2016 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 2024 | Heritage Award | Heritage Award | Won |
| Telegatto | 1991 | Best Foreign TV Series | Twin Peaks | Won |
| TV Land Awards | 2006 | Favorite Dream Sequence | Dream sequences featuring "The Man From Another Place" | Nominated |