# List of awards and nominations received by Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama series aired on both City and CBC Television, featuring Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario, around the turn of the twentieth century

## Total nominations and awards for the cast

| Actor | Nominations | Awards |
| Yannick Bisson | 3 | 2 |
| Hélène Joy | 3 | 0 |
| Jonny Harris | 3 | 0 |
| Thomas Craig | 2 | 0 |
| Mouna Traoré | 1 | 0 |
| Nigel Bennett | 1 | 0 |

## ACTRA Toronto Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
| 2016 | Outstanding Performance – Male | Nigel Bennett (episode: "What Lies Buried") | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Outstanding Performance - Series Ensemble | Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, Thomas Craig, Mouna Traoré | Nominated | |

## Canadian Cinema Editors Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
| 2011 | Best Editing in Long Form Television Series | Don Cassidy (episode: "Me, Myself and Murdoch") | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Best Editing in Long Form Television Series | Vesna Svilanovic (episode: "Murdoch in Wonderland") | Nominated | |

## Canadian Screen Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2013 | Cross-Platform Project, Fiction | Shane Kinnear, Jay Bennett, Daniel Dales, Christina Jennings, Jarrett Sherman (Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Achievement in Make-Up | Debi Drennan (episode: "Murdoch in Wonderland") | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Laurie Lynd (episode: "Dead End Street") | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Hélène Joy | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Achievement in Make‐Up | Deb Drennan (episode: "Victoria Cross") | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Cross‐Platform Project, Fiction | Allen Martin, Christina Jennings, Diang Iu, Fergus Heywood, Jay Bennett, Mike Evans, Sarah Adams, Scott Garvie (Murdoch Mysteries: Nightmare on Queen St) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Achievement in Make-Up | Deb Drennan (episode: "Friday the 13th, 1901") | Won |
| 2015 | Best Costume Design | Alexander Reda (episode: "Murdoch in Ragtime") | Won |
| 2015 | Best Original Music Score for a Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Murdoch Ahoy") | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Visual Effects | Robert Crowther, Tony Cybulski, Steve Elliott, Mark Fordham, Min Young Kim, Jason Stalker, Jay Stanners, Liana van Rensburg, Allan Walker, Lexi Young (episode: "Murdoch Ahoy") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Original Music Score for a Series | Robert Carli (episode: "On the Waterfront: Part One") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Fan's Choice Award | Yannick Bisson | Won |
| 2017 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Hélène Joy (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Michael McGowan (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Won |
| 2017 | Best Achievement in Make-Up | Deb Drennan, Shirley Bond (episode: "Summer of '75") | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Costume Design | Alexander Reda (episode: "Unlucky in Love") | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Original Music Score for a Program | Robert Carli (episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas") | Won |
| 2017 | Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | William Shatner | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series | Armando Sgrignuoli, Kent McIntyre (episode: "24 Hours til Doomsday") | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best TV Movie or Limited Series | Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Peter Mitchell, Yannick Bisson, Julie Lacey, Stephen Montgomery (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Won |
| 2017 | Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Peter Mitchell (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Won |

## Directors Guild of Canada Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Television Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (episode: "Werewolves") | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Television Series | Aidan Leroux (episode: "The Great Wall") | Nominated |
| 2015 | Production Design - Television Series | Armando Sgrignuoli (episode: M"urdoch and the Temple of Death") | Nominated |
| 2015 | Best Sound Editing - Television Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (episode: "Murdoch and the Temple of Death") | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series | Mark Beck, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane, Jonas Kuhnemann (Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas) | Nominated |

## Gemini Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2008 | Best Dramatic Series | Christina Jennings, Cal Coons, Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Jan Peter Meyboom | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Thomas Craig | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Jonny Harris | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Dmitry Chepovetsky (episode: "Power") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Gavin Crawford (episode: "Belly Speaker") | Won |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Stephen McHattie (episode: "Let Loose the Dogs") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Vincent Walsh (episode: "The Rebel and the Prince") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Kate Trotter (episode: "Body Double") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Bad Medicine") | Won |
| 2008 | Best Achievement in Make-Up | Debi Drennan (episode: "The Rebel and the Prince") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | David Perrault (episode: "Annoying Red Planet") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Visual Effects | Thomas Turnbull, Robert Crowther, Ian Britton, Hojin Park, Megumi Kanazawa, Andrew Nguyen, David Lamb, Matthew Hansen (episode: "Power") | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Achievement in Casting | Deirdre Bowen | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Janet MacLean (episode: "Til Death Do Us Part") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Achievement in Main Title Design | Shane Kinnear, Kevin Chandoo, Brent Whitmore | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Achievement in Make Up | Debi Drennan, Regan Noble (episode: "The Green Muse") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Werewolves") | Won |
| 2009 | Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | Jim Jeffrey (episode: "Werewolves") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Lori Spring (episode: "I, Murdoch") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Jonny Harris | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Larry Lalonde, Philip Bedard (episode: "Hangman") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Anastasia Phillips (episode: "Me, Myself, & Murdoch") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | James Jeffrey (episode: "The Murdoch Identity") | Nominated |
| 2010 | Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Me, Myself, & Murdoch") | Nominated |

## International Digital Emmy Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
| 2012 | Digital Program: Fiction | Smokebomb Entertainment/Shaftesbury Films/Citytv Canada (Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs) | Nominated | |

## Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2010 | Episodic One Hour | Derek Schreyer (episode: "Mild Mild West") | Nominated |
| 2012 | Drama Series | Graham Clegg (episode: "Kommando") | Nominated |
| 2012 | Shorts and Web Series | Patrick Tarr (episodes; "The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs" and "The Vanished Corpse") | Won |
| 2020 | Drama Series | Simon McNabb (episode "Sins of the Father") | Nominated |

## Prix Aurora Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
| 2017 | Best Visual Presentation | Peter Mitchell and Christina Jennings | Nominated | |

## Young Artist Awards

| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2009 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor | Jesse Bostick | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under | Arcadia Kendal | Nominated |
| 2014 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under | Christian Distefano | Won |
| 2016 | Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13 | Zoe Fraser | Nominated |
| 2016 | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress | Peyton Kennedy | Nominated |