Sherlock is a British television series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson. Sherlock has been nominated for a variety of different awards. It has been nominated for 42 awards and has won 24 awards currently.
Although the first series won Best Drama Series, amended rules meant that the second series was ineligible for the category in 2012. [1] [2]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Sherlock series 1 | Best Drama Series | Won [3] |
YouTube Audience Award | Nominated [3] | ||
Benedict Cumberbatch, for Sherlock | Best Actor | Nominated [3] | |
Martin Freeman, for John Watson | Best Supporting Actor | Won [3] | |
2012 | Sherlock series 2 | YouTube Audience Award | Nominated |
Benedict Cumberbatch, for Sherlock | Best Actor | Nominated [4] | |
Martin Freeman, for John Watson | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated [4] | |
Andrew Scott, for Jim Moriarty | Best Supporting Actor | Won [4] | |
2015 | Sherlock series 3 | Radio Times Audience Award | Won [5] |
Benedict Cumberbatch, for Sherlock | Best Actor | Nominated [5] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Sherlock | Television drama | Won [6] |
2011 | Euros Lyn | Director: Fiction | Won [6] |
2012 | Steve Lawes | Director of Photography: Fiction | Won [6] |
2012 | Arwel Wyn Jones | Production Design | Won [6] |
2012 | Claire Pritchard-Jones | Make Up & Hair | Won [6] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Charlie Phillips | Editing: Fiction | Won [6] |
2012 | Steven Moffat, for "A Scandal in Belgravia" | Writing | Won [7] [8] |
2012 | Charlie Phillips, for "A Scandal in Belgravia" | Editing: Fiction | Won [8] [9] |
2012 | John Mooney, Jeremy Child, Howard Bargroff, Doug Sinclair, for "A Scandal in Belgravia" | Sound: Fiction | Won [8] [10] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2018 | 54th Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series | John Mooney, Howard Bargroff, Nick Wollage, Peter Gleaves and Jamie Talbutt (for "The Lying Detective") | Nominated [11] |
The Critics' Choice Television Award is organised by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BJTA). It is intended to act as a forerunner to the more established Emmy awards. [12]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Sherlock | Best Movie/Miniseries | Won |
Benedict Cumberbatch | Best Movie/Miniseries Actor | Won | |
Lara Pulver | Best Movie/Miniseries Actress | Nominated | |
2014 | Sherlock | Best Movie/Miniseries | Nominated |
Benedict Cumberbatch | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Nominated | |
Martin Freeman | Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Nominated | |
Amanda Abbington | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Sherlock series 1 | Arqiva award for the best terrestrial show | Won [13] |
2012 | Sherlock series 2 | Arqiva award for the best terrestrial show | Won [14] |
Sherlock | Network And Ones To Watch Programme Choice | Won |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | A Study in Pink | Peabody Award [20] | Won [6] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 [21] | Sherlock | Drama Series | Won |
2013 [22] | Won | ||
Steven Moffat | Writing: Drama | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 [23] | Kevin Horsewood | Effects - Picture Enhancement | Won |
David Arnold, Michael Price | Music - Original Score | Nominated | |
Music - Original Title | Won | ||
Steve Lawes | Photography - Drama | Nominated | |
Charlie Phillips | Tape and Film Editing - Drama | Won | |
2014 [24] | Peter Anderson Studio | Graphic Design – Programme Content Sequences | Nominated |
Neville Kidd | Photography – Drama | Nominated | |
2017 [25] | Real SFX | Effects - Special | Won |
Sound Team | Sound - Drama | Nominated |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2018 | Producers Guild of America Awards 2017 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Sue Vertue, Beryl Vertue and Rebecca Eaton (for "The Lying Detective") | Nominated [26] |
The South Bank Sky Arts Awards are associated with the long-running documentary series The South Bank Show , presented by Melvyn Bragg. The awards were renamed to reflect a move from ITV to Sky Arts. [27]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Sherlock | Best TV Drama | Won [28] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | Sherlock | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Won |
2012 | Sherlock | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Nominated |
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