# List of awards and nominations received by Vince Gilligan

Vince Gilligan is an American director, producer, and screenwriter who has received various awards and nominations, including one British Academy Television Award, one Directors Guild of America Award, one Golden Globe Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, and six Writers Guild of America Awards.
Gilligan received his first three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work as a producer and screenwriter on the fourth and fifth seasons of the science fiction drama television series The X-Files (1993–2002). He rose to prominence with AMC's crime drama television series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), which he created, directed, produced and wrote. The series' five seasons received universal acclaim, with critics lauding it as one of the greatest television series of all time. Breaking Bad earned Gilligan a total of nine Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning two consecutive awards for Outstanding Drama Series for the show's two-part final season. The series also earned him a BAFTA TV Award for Best International Programme, a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, two Producers Guild of America Awards for Best Episodic Drama, a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for the final episode "Felina", and five Writers Guild of America Awards in the categories Best Dramatic Series and Best Episodic Drama.
In 2015, Gilligan developed a Breaking Bad spin-off centered around the character of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), titled Better Call Saul (2015–2022). It earned him ten Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning two awards for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for the two short form web series Employee Training with Gus Fring (2017) and Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (2020).
In 2019, he wrote and directed the film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, that serves as a sequel and epilogue to Breaking Bad, continuing the story of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). The film was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie, while Gilligan received his third Directors Guild of America Award nomination.

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Awards and nominations received by Vince Gilligan :
| Award | Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | 2018 | — | ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award | Won | |
| British Academy Television Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part II) | Best International Programme | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2012 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Face Off") | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Felina") | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Won | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2020 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2021 | Better Call Saul (episode: "Bagman") | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul (episode: "Waterworks") | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Edgar Awards | 2011 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Full Measure") | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Nominated | |
| Edgar Awards | 2011 | Breaking Bad (episode: "No Más") | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part I) | Best Television Series – Drama | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part II) | Best Television Series – Drama | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul (season 6) | Best Television Series – Drama | Nominated | |
| Humanitas Prize | 2011 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Peekaboo") | 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | The X-Files (season 4) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | The X-Files (episode: "Memento Mori") | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | The X-Files (season 5) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2008 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Pilot") | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | Breaking Bad (season 2) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2010 | Breaking Bad (season 3) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | Breaking Bad (season 4) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2012 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Face Off") | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part I) | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part II) | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Felina") | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Felina") | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | Better Call Saul (season 1) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2016 | Better Call Saul (season 2) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul (season 3) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul (episode: "Witness") | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2019 | Better Call Saul (season 4) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | Better Call Saul (season 5) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Outstanding Television Movie | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2020 | Better Call Saul Employee Training: Legal Ethics with Kim Wexler | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Won | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2022 | Better Call Saul (season 6, part I) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul (season 6, part II) | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2010 | Breaking Bad (season 2) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2011 | Breaking Bad (season 3) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2013 | Breaking Bad (season 4) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part I) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2015 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part II) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Won | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2016 | Better Call Saul (season 1) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul (season 2) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2019 | Better Call Saul (season 4) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2020 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Movies | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2021 | Better Call Saul (season 5) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul (season 6) | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul: Filmmaker Training | Outstanding Short-Form Program | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | 2013 | — | Dan Curtis Legacy Award | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2009 | Breaking Bad (season 1) | Best New Series | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2009 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Pilot") | Best Episodic Drama | Won | [27] [28] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2010 | Breaking Bad (season 2) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2011 | Breaking Bad (season 3) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2012 | Breaking Bad (season 4) | Best Dramatic Series | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2012 | Breaking Bad (episode: "Box Cutter") | Best Episodic Drama | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2013 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part I) | Best Dramatic Series | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2014 | Breaking Bad (season 5, part II) | Best Dramatic Series | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2016 | Better Call Saul (season 1) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2016 | Better Call Saul (season 1) | Best New Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2016 | Better Call Saul (episode: "Uno") | Best Episodic Drama | Won | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul (season 2) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2017 | Better Call Saul (episode: "Klick") | Best Episodic Drama | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2018 | Better Call Saul (season 3) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2019 | Better Call Saul (season 4) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2020 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Best Long Form Television – Adapted | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2021 | Better Call Saul (season 5) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2023 | Better Call Saul (season 6) | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |