List of awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks

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List of awards and nominations for Twin Peaks
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Totals [a]
Wins18
Nominations62
Note
  1. 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.

Twin Peaks is an American mystery-horror drama television series, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, that aired on the ABC network from April 8, 1990 to June 10, 1991. The series centers on the investigation into the murder of schoolgirl Laura Palmer in the small rural town in Washington state after which the series is named.

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Since the broadcast of the pilot episode, Twin Peaks earned widespread critical acclaim. The show earned a BRIT Award, a Grammy Award, a Peabody Award, three Golden Globe Awards, three TCA Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Kyle MacLachlan received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama. Piper Laurie, who was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards—Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1990 and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1991—won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television in 1990.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Twin Peaks
AwardYear [a] CategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Aftonbladets TV-pris 1991Best Foreign TV Program Twin Peaks Won [1]
Best Foreign TV Personality – Male Kyle MacLachlan Won
American Society of Cinematographers Awards 1991 Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week or Pilot Ronald Víctor García (for "Northwest Passage")Nominated [2]
Artios Awards 1990Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Johanna Ray Won [3]
BPG TV and Radio Awards 1991Best Imported TV ProgrammeTwin PeaksWon [4]
BRIT Awards 1991 Soundtrack/Cast Recording Soundtrack from Twin Peaks Won [5]
Directors Guild of America Awards 1991 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night Leslie Linka Glatter (for "Cooper's Dreams")Nominated [6]
Golden Globe Awards 1991 Best Television Series – Drama Twin PeaksWon [7]
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Kyle MacLachlanWon
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Piper Laurie Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Sherilyn Fenn Nominated
Grammy Awards 1991 Best Pop Instrumental Performance Angelo Badalamenti (for "Twin Peaks Theme")Won [8]
Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television Angelo Badalamenti (for Soundtrack from Twin Peaks)Nominated
Los mejores de TP 1991Best Foreign SeriesTwin PeaksWon [9]
Peabody Awards 1991 Honoree [b] [c] Honored [10]
Primetime Emmy Awards 1990 Outstanding Drama Series Twin Peaks [d] Nominated [11]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Kyle MacLachlanNominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Piper LaurieNominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sherilyn Fenn (for "Northwest Passage," "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer," and "Realization Time")Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series David Lynch (for "Northwest Passage")Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series David Lynch, Mark Frost (for "Northwest Passage")Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Drama SeriesHarley Peyton (for "Rest in Pain")Nominated
1991 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKyle MacLachlan (for "Arbitrary Law")Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesPiper Laurie (for "Demons" and "Masked Ball")Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 1990 Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series Patricia Norris (for "Northwest Passage")Won
Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music Angelo Badalamenti, David LynchNominated
Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics Angelo Badalamenti (music), David Lynch (lyrics) (for "Into the Night")Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Angelo Badalamenti (for "Traces to Nowhere")Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series Patricia Norris, Leslie Morales (for "Northwest Passage")Nominated
Outstanding Editing for a Series (Single-Camera Production) Duwayne Dunham (for "Northwest Passage")Won
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series John A. Larsen, Matt Sawelson, John Haeny, Pat McCormick, Albert Edmund Lord III, Fred Cipriano, Bruce P. Michaels, Lori L. Eschler (for "The Last Evening")Nominated
1991Outstanding Sound Editing for a SeriesRichard Taylor, Pat McCormick, Richard F.W. Davis, Thomas DeGorter, Albert Edmund Lord III, Lori L. Eschler (for "On the Wings of Love")Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series Don Summer, Gary Alexander, Adam Jenkins (for "On the Wings of Love")Nominated
Q Awards 1991Best Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesKyle MacLachlanNominated [12]
Satellite Awards 2007 Best DVD Release of a TV ShowTwin Peaks (for Season 2)Nominated [13]
Saturn Awards 2008 Best Retro Television Series on DVD Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition Won [14]
2015 Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Series Twin Peaks: The Entire MysteryWon [15]
Soap Opera Digest Awards 1991Outstanding Prime-Time ShowTwin PeaksNominated [16]
Outstanding Lead Actor – Prime-TimeKyle MacLachlanNominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Prime-Time Everett McGill Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Prime-Time Mädchen Amick Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Prime-Time Peggy Lipton Nominated
Outstanding Hero – Prime-Time Michael Ontkean Nominated
Outstanding Heroine – Prime-Time Lara Flynn Boyle Nominated
Outstanding Villain – Prime-Time Richard Beymer Nominated
Outstanding Villainess – Prime-TimePiper LaurieNominated
Outstanding Storyline – Prime-TimeWho killed Laura Palmer?Nominated
1992Outstanding Prime-Time ShowTwin PeaksNominated [17]
Outstanding Actor – Prime-TimeKyle MacLachlanNominated
Outstanding Actress – Prime-TimePiper LaurieNominated
Best Death Scene – Prime-Time Sheryl Lee as Maddy Ferguson Nominated
TCA Awards 1990 Program of the Year Twin PeaksWon [18]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama Twin PeaksWon
2010 Heritage Award Nominated
2011 Heritage AwardNominated
2012 Heritage AwardNominated
2013 Heritage AwardNominated
2014 Heritage AwardNominated
2015 Heritage AwardNominated
2016 Heritage AwardNominated
2024 Heritage AwardWon
Telegatto 1991 Best Foreign TV SeriesTwin PeaksWon [19]
TV Land Awards 2006Favorite Dream SequenceDream sequences featuring "The Man From Another Place"Nominated [20]

Notes

  1. The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired
  2. Presented to Lynch/Frost Productions in association with Propaganda Films and Worldvision Enterprises Inc.
  3. Twin Peaks won the Peabody for the episode "Northwest Passage"
  4. Nominees: Gregg Fienberg, Mark Frost, David J. Latt, David Lynch

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