Carnivàle is an American television series that aired on HBO between 2003 and 2005. Created by Daniel Knauf, the show traces the disparate storylines of a young carnival worker named Ben Hawkins (played by Nick Stahl) and a preacher in California named Brother Justin Crowe (Clancy Brown) during the United States Dust Bowl. Although Carnivàle was praised for its production and art style, the unfolding story proved too inaccessible for the general audience and led to the show's cancellation after two of six planned seasons. The inaugural season of Carnivàle garnered numerous awards and nominations, including five Emmy Awards and two Emmy nominations in the creative arts categories. The second season received eight Emmy nominations. Nominations for two Golden Reel Awards, four Satellite Awards and two Saturn Awards did not result in a win. The only actor of Carnivàle's large main cast to win an award was Adrienne Barbeau ("Ruthie") with a WIN Award (Women's Image Network Awards). Overall, Carnivàle has received eleven awards from thirty-six nominations.
Costume Designers Guild Awards Founded in 1999, the Costume Designers Guild Awards honors Costume Designers in Motion Pictures, Television, and Commercials. Carnivàle was nominated for a CDG twice, winning in 2003.
Year CategoryNominee Result 2003 Excellence in Period/Fantasy Design for Television Ruth Myers, Terry Dresbach 2005 Outstanding Period/Fantasy for Television Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
Emmy Awards The Emmy is a television production award considered the television equivalent to the Academy Award. The inaugural season of Carnivàle received nominations for seven Emmys in 2004, winning five in creative arts categories. The second season received eight further Emmy nominations in 2005 without a win.Primetime Awards . Nominations available as PDF for 2004 and 2005 . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
Year CategoryNominee Episode Result 2004 Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series John Papsidera, Wendy O'Brien — 2004 Outstanding Main Title Design Angus Wall, Patrick Murphy, Vonetta Taylor — 2004 Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Bernt Amadeus Capra, Jeremy Cassells, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, Gary Kosko, Sara Andrews "Milfay" (pilot) 2004 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Jeff Jur "Pick A Number" 2004 Outstanding Costumes for a Series Ruth Myers, Linda Henrikson, Terry Dresbach, Niklas J. Palm, Lucinda Campbell "Milfay" (pilot) 2004 Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Kerry Mendenhall, Louisa V. Anthony, Elizabeth Rabe "After the Ball Is Over" 2004 Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) Steve Artmont, Simone Almekias-Siegl "Babylon" 2005 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (dramatic Underscore) Jeff Beal "Lincoln Highway" 2005 Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, David Morong, Joyce Anne Gilstrap "Old Cherry Blossom Road", "Damascus, NE", "Outside New Canaan" 2005 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Jim Denault "The Road to Damascus" 2005 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Jeff Jur "Lincoln Highway" 2005 Outstanding Costumes for a Series Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko, Robin Roberts, Devon Renee Anderson "The Road to Damascus" 2005 Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Norma Lee, Nanci Cascio, Violet Ortiz "Outside New Canaan" 2005 Outstanding Makeup for a Series (non-prosthetic) Steve Artmont, Simone Almekias-Siegl, Heather Plott "Alamogordo, NM" 2005 Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Rob Hinderstein, Joel Harlow, Kenny Myers "Damascus, NE"
Golden Reel Awards The Golden Reel Award has been annually presented by the American Motion Picture Sound Editors since 1953, honoring motion picture and television sound editors and their soundtracks. Carnivàle was nominated for two Golden Reel Awards in 2003.
Year CategoryNominee Episode Result 2003 Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Sound Effects & Foley Mace Matiosian, William H. Angarola, Bradley C. Katona, Edmond J. Coblentz Jr., Matt Sawelson — 2003 Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Lloyd Jay Keiser, Jivan Tahmizian "Tipton"
Satellite Awards The Satellite Award, originally known as the Golden Satellite Award, is an annual award given by the International Press Academy.
Year CategoryNominee Result 2003 Best Television Series, Drama Carnivàle 2003 Best Actor in a Series, Drama Nick Stahl for playing "Ben Hawkins" 2003 Best Actress in a Series, Drama Amy Madigan for playing "Iris Crowe" 2003 Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Drama Adrienne Barbeau for playing "Ruthie"
Saturn Awards The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. Carnivàle was nominated in two categories in 2004, but failed to win in either.
Year CategoryNominee Result 2004 Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series Carnivàle 2004 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Nick Stahl for playing "Ben Hawkins"
VES Awards The Visual Effects Society represents the full breadth of visual effects practitioners in all areas of entertainment and honors film, television, commercials, music videos and video games with an award since 2002. Carnivàle won one of three nominations in 2003.
Year CategoryNominee Episode Result 2003 Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial Thomas L. Bellissimo, Charles Belardinelli "Milfay" (pilot) 2003 Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial Thomas L. Bellissimo "Dust Storm" (i.e. "Black Blizzard") 2003 Outstanding Visual Effects – TV Series David Altenau, Ariel Velasco-Shaw, Thomas L. Bellissimo, Barbara Marshall "Milfay" (pilot)
Other awards
YearAwardCategoryNominee Episode Result 2003 Art Directors Guild Award Excellence in Production Design – Single-Camera Television Series Bernt Amadeus Capra, Jeremy Cassells — 2004 Artios Award Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot John Papsidera, Wendy O'Brien — 2003 Eddie Award Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television David Siegel "Creed, OK" 2004 Women's Image Network Award Best Actress – Episodic Drama Series Adrienne Barbeau for playing "Ruthie" "Day of the Dead" 2004 Women's Image Network Award Episodic Drama Series — "Insomnia" 2005 Women's Image Network Award Drama Series — "The Road to Damuscus" 2005 Women's Image Network Award Actress in Drama Series Clea DuVall "Ingram, TX" 2004 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actress Erin Sanders for playing "young Iris" —
References
External links List of awards on IMDb