List of awards and nominations received by Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy awards and nominations

Murphy in 2013
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations British Academy Film Awards 2 4 Directors Guild of America Awards 0 4 Golden Globe Awards 2 6 Grammy Awards 0 2 International Emmy Awards 1 1 Primetime Emmy Awards 6 39 Producers Guild of America Awards 4 14 Tony Awards 1 2 Writers Guild of America Awards 0 10
Totals [a]
Wins	30
Nominations	109
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

Ryan Murphy is an American writer, director and producer, mainly working in television. He has been the recipient of numerous accolades including six Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 39 nominations), two British Academy Film Awards (out of four nominations), a Tony Award (out of two nominations), four Producers Guild of America Awards (out of 14 nominations) and two Golden Globe Awards (out of six nominations), along with nominations for two Grammy Awards, four Directors Guild of America Awards and ten Writers Guild of America Awards.

Murphy started his career with the teen television series Popular (1999–2001). Then he created the drama series Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), for which he received his first nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and the Producers Guild of America Awards. He wrote and directed the film Running with Scissors (2006), for which he won the Hollywood Film Award for Hollywood Breakthrough Director. He received the critical acclaim for the musical comedy-drama series Glee (2009–2015), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. In 2011, he created the anthology horror series American Horror Story . In 2014, he directed the television film The Normal Heart , for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. In 2016, he created the critically acclaimed anthology crime drama series American Crime Story . For its first season, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film, the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television. For its second season, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018), he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television. In the following years, he received the critical acclaim for the anthology television series Feud (2017–2024), the drama television series Pose (2018–2021) and the anthology crime drama series Monster (2022–present). Apart from the film and television, he produced the Broadway revivals of Long Day's Journey into Night (2016) and The Boys in the Band (2018), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, winning for the latter one.

He has received multiple numerous honorary accolades including the International Emmy Founders Award (2012), the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television (2018), the VH1 Trailblazer Honors (2018), the GLAAD Vito Russo Award (2020) and the Golden Globe Carol Burnett Award (2023). In 2025, he was inducted to the Television Academy Hall of Fame.

Key

†	Indicates non-competitive categories

Major associations

BAFTA Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
British Academy Television Awards
2011	Best International Programme	Glee	Nominated	[1]
2017		The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won
2018		Feud: Bette and Joan	Nominated
2023		Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	Won

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Work	Episode	Result	Ref.
Primetime Emmy Awards
2004	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Nip/Tuck	"Pilot"	Nominated	[2]
2010	Outstanding Comedy Series	Glee	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series		"Pilot"	Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series			Nominated
2011	Outstanding Comedy Series		—N/a	Nominated
2012	Outstanding Miniseries or Movie	American Horror Story: Murder House	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Main Title Design		—N/a	Nominated
2013	Outstanding Miniseries or Movie	American Horror Story: Asylum	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Main Title Design		—N/a	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Miniseries	American Horror Story: Coven	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special		"Bitchcraft"	Nominated
	Outstanding Television Movie	The Normal Heart	—N/a	Won
	Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special		—N/a	Nominated
2015	Outstanding Limited Series	American Horror Story: Freak Show	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special		"Monsters Among Us"	Nominated
	Outstanding Main Title Design		—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program	American Horror Story: Extra-Ordinary Artists	—N/a	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Limited Series	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	—N/a	Won
	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special		"From the Ashes of Tragedy"	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series	Inside Look: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	—N/a	Won
2017	Outstanding Limited Series	Feud: Bette and Joan	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special		"And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)"	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special			Nominated
			"Pilot"	Nominated
	Outstanding Main Title Design		—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series	Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look	—N/a	Nominated
2018	Outstanding Limited Series	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	—N/a	Won
	Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special		"The Man Who Would Be Vogue"	Won
	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America's Obsessions	—N/a	Nominated
2019	Outstanding Drama Series	Pose	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series	Pose: Identity, Family, Community (Inside Look)	—N/a	Nominated
2020		Pose: Identity, Family, Community	—N/a	Nominated
2021	Outstanding Drama Series	Pose	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series		"Series Finale"	Nominated
	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series	Pose: Identity, Family, Community	—N/a	Nominated
	Outstanding Music Supervision	Halston	"The Party's Over"	Nominated
2022	Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series	The Andy Warhol Diaries	—N/a	Nominated
2024	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	—N/a	Nominated
2025		Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story	—N/a	Nominated
International Emmy Awards
2012	International Emmy Founders Award †	—N/a	—N/a	Won	[3]

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film	American Horror Story: Coven	Nominated	[4]
2015		The Normal Heart	Nominated
2016		American Horror Story: Hotel	Nominated
2017		The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won
2018		Feud: Bette and Joan	Nominated
2023	Carol Burnett Award †	—N/a	Won	[5]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2011	Best Compilation Soundtrack Album	Glee: The Music, Volume 1	Nominated	[6]
2012		Glee: The Music, Volume 4	Nominated

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2016	Best Revival of a Play	Long Day's Journey into Night	Nominated	[7]
2019		The Boys in the Band	Won	[8]

Major guild awards

Directors Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Work	Episode	Result	Ref.
2010	Comedy Series	Glee	"Pilot"	Nominated	[9]
2011			"The Power of Madonna"	Nominated	[10]
2015	Miniseries or TV Film	The Normal Heart	—N/a	Nominated	[11]
2017	Dramatic Series	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	"From the Ashes of Tragedy"	Nominated	[12]

Producers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2005	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama	Nip/Tuck	Nominated	[13]
2011	Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy	Glee	Nominated	[14]
2012			Nominated	[15]
2013	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	American Horror Story: Murder House	Nominated	[16]
2014		American Horror Story: Asylum	Nominated	[17]
2015		American Horror Story: Coven American Horror Story: Freak Show	Nominated	[18]
		The Normal Heart	Nominated
	Stanley Kramer Award †		Won
2016	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	American Horror Story: Hotel	Nominated	[19]
2017		The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Won	[20]
2018		Feud: Bette and Joan	Nominated	[21]
	Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television †	—N/a	Won
2019	Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	Won	[22]
2019	Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television	Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	Nominated	[23]

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2010	New Series	Glee	Nominated	[24]
	Comedy Series		Nominated
2011			Nominated	[25]
2016	Long Form – Original	American Horror Story: Hotel	Nominated	[26]
2018		American Horror Story: Cult	Nominated	[27]
		Feud: Bette and Joan	Nominated
2019	New Series	Pose	Nominated	[28]
2021	Long Form – Original	Hollywood	Nominated	[29]
2021		American Horror Story: Double Feature	Nominated	[30]
	Long Form – Adapted	Halston	Nominated

Miscellaneous awards

Awards and nominations received by Jessica Lange

Award	Year [a]	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards	2021	Cinematic Imagery Award †	—N/a	Won	[31]
African-American Film Critics Association	2019	Icon Award †	—N/a	Won	[32]
Astra TV Awards [b]	2022	Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie	Impeachment: American Crime Story (episode: "Man Handled")	Nominated	[33]
Black Reel TV Awards	2019	Outstanding Writing, Drama Series	Pose (episode: "Love is the Message")	Nominated	[34]
	2020	Outstanding Drama Series	Pose	Won	[34] [35]
		Outstanding Writing, Drama Series	Pose (episode: "Never Knew Love Like This Before")	Nominated
		Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series	Hollywood	Nominated
	2021	Outstanding Music	Pose	Nominated	[36]
Costume Designers Guild Awards	2019	Distinguished Collaborator Award †	—N/a	Won	[37]
Critics' Choice Television Awards	2014	Louis XIII Genius Award †	—N/a	Won	[38]
Dorian Awards	2014	Wilde Artist of the Year	—N/a	Won	[39]
	2015	TV Director of the Year	The Normal Heart	Nominated
	2019	Wilde Artist of the Year	—N/a	Won
	2020	Wilde Artist of the Decade	—N/a	Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards	2020	GLAAD Vito Russo Award †	—N/a	Won	[40]
Gotham Awards	2018	Breakthrough Series – Long Form	Pose	Nominated	[41]
	2021	Industry Tribute †	—N/a	Won	[42]
	2022	Breakthrough Nonfiction Series	The Andy Warhol Diaries	Nominated	[43]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	2020	Best Music Supervision – Television Drama	Pose (season 2)	Nominated	[44]
	2021		Hollywood	Nominated	[45]
Hollywood Film Awards	2006	Hollywood Breakthrough Director	Running with Scissors	Won	[46]
Humanitas Prize	2011	60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television	Glee (episode: "Wheels")	Won	[47]
	2020	Drama Teleplay	Pose (episode: "In My Heels")	Nominated	[48]
ICG Publicists Awards	2017	Television Showman of the Year †	—N/a	Won	[49]
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards	2017	Distinguished Artisan Award †	—N/a	Won	[50]
NAACP Image Awards	2022	Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series	Pose (episode: "Series Finale")	Nominated	[51]
VH1	2018	VH1 Trailblazer Honors †	—N/a	Won	[52]

Honors

Organization	Year	Ref.
Hollywood Walk of Fame	2018	[53]
Television Academy Hall of Fame	2025	[54]

Notes

1. The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony.
2. At the time called Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards.

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External links

• Awards and nominations for Ryan Murphy on the Internet Movie Database
• Awards and nominations for Ryan Murphy on the Internet Broadway Database