# List of awards and nominations received by Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (often abbreviated to Foster's) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken that ran from August 13, 2004, to May 3, 2009, on Cartoon Network. Throughout its run, it received critical acclaim and was nominated for 33 television and animation industry awards and won 12 of them. It received 20 Annie Award nominations, including Best Animated Television Production in 2006, of which it won 5. Two specials ("Good Wilt Hunting" and "Destination: Imagination") were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More)," which the latter won. Eight other nominations and six other wins were given to the series at other Emmy ceremonies.
At the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends won the award for "Best TV Series for All Audiences" and the main character Bloo won "Best Character of the Year." It was nominated for the Television Critics Association Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming" in 2006. The episode "Squeeze the Day" won the award for "Best Television Animation for Children" at the 2007 Ottawa International Animation Festival. The entertainment website IGN listed Foster's as the 85th greatest animated television program of all time. Zap2it placed Eduardo, one of the main characters from the series, number seven on their list of "Underrated of 2006."

## Annie Awards

The Annie Awards are award ceremonies honoring "excellence in the field of animation" and are presented by the International Animated Film Society. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends has been nominated for 20 Annie Awards, winning 5.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Episode | Result |
| 2004 | Best Animated Television Production | — | — | Nominated |
| 2004 | Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Lynne Naylor and Chris Reccardi | "House of Bloo's" | Nominated |
| 2004 | Directing in an Animated Television Production | Eric Pringle | "Who Let the Dogs In" | Nominated |
| 2004 | Writing in an Animated Television Production | Lauren Faust | "World Wide Wabbit" | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Music in an Animated Television Production | James L. Venable Jennifer Kes Remington | "Duchess of Wails" | Won |
| 2005 | Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Mike Moon Craig McCracken Dave Dunnet Martin Ansolabehere | "A Lost Claus" | Won |
| 2005 | Best Animated Television Production | — | — | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production | Shannon Tindle | "Go Goo Go" | Nominated |
| 2005 | Best Directing in an Animated Television Production | Craig McCracken | "Duchess of Wails" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Animated Television Production | — | — | Won |
| 2006 | Best Music in an Animated Television Production | James L. Venable Jennifer Kes Remington | "One False Movie" | Won |
| 2006 | Best Production Design in an Animated Television Production | Martin Ansolabehere | "Good Wilt Hunting" | Won |
| 2006 | Best Directing in an Animated Television Production | Craig McCracken | "Bus the Two of Us" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production | Keith Ferguson (for voicing Bloo) | "Squeeze the Day" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Music in an Animated Television Production | James L. Venable Jennifer Kes Remington | "The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato of Power" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Animated Television Production Produced for Children | — | "Destination: Imagination" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Best Character Design in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Ben Balistreri | "Mondo Coco" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form | Craig McCracken Rob Renzetti | "Destination: Imagination" | Nominated |
| 2009 | Production Design in a Television Production | Janice Kubo | — | Nominated |
| 2009 | Character Design in a Television Production | Ben Balistreri | — | Nominated |

## Emmy Awards

Emmy Awards are the "[television] equivalent of the Oscars" and are awarded for excellence in television programs. The Emmys are presented by three sister organizations: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Foster's has been nominated for ten Emmy Awards, winning seven.
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode | Result |
| 2005 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Ed Baker | "World Wide Wabbit" | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Craig McCracken | "House of Bloo's" | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Mike Moon | "House of Bloo's" | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | James L. Venable | — | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Shannon Tindle | "Go Goo Go" | Won |
| 2006 | Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) | Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Lauren Faust, Jennifer Pelphrey, Vince Aniceto, Robert Alvarez, Eric Pringle | "Go Goo Go" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation | Dave Dunnet | "Good Wilt Hunting" | Won |
| 2007 | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Craig McCracken, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Lauren Faust, Vince Aniceto, Michelle Papandrew, Darrick Bachman, Craig Lewis, Robert Alvarez, Eric Pringle, Robert Cullen | "Good Wilt Hunting" | Nominated |
| 2008 | Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation | Ben Balistreri | "Mondo Coco" | Won |
| 2009 | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More) | Craig McCracken, Brian Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Ryan Slater, Michelle Papandrew, Lauren Faust, Tim McKeon, Darrick Bachman, Ed Baker, Vaughn Tada, Alex Kirwan, Rob Renzetti, Robert Alvarez, Eric Pringle | "Destination: Imagination" | Won |