This is the list of awards and nominations for the TV series True Blood.
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American Cinema Editors Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television Michael Ruscio & Andy Keir (for "Strange Love") 2010 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Louise Innes (for "Hard-Hearted Hannah")
American Film Institute Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 One of the 10 Best TV Programs of 2009
Art Directors Guild Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series Suzuki Ingerslev (for "Burning House of Love") 2010 Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series Suzuki Ingerslev (for "Never Let Me Go") 2011 Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series Suzuki Ingerslev (for "Trouble")
BMI Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 True Blood Original Score Nathan Barr True Blood Theme Song Jace Everett 2010 Composers of Featured Music for Cable TV Nathan Barr and Jace Everett
Bravo A-List Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 A-List TV Show Sexiest TV Moment Bill and Sookie's Love Scene
ASTRA Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2012 Favorite International Show - Drama
British Academy Television Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Best International TV Show
Costume Designers Guild Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Excellence in Period or Fantasy Costume Design for Television Series Audrey Fisher
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Outstanding Main Title Design Rama Allen, Shawn Fedorchuk, Matthew Mulder, Morgan Henry, Camm Rowland & Ryan Gagnier Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Junie Lowry Johnson & Libby Goldstein Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith & Rusty Lipscomb (for "Burning House of Love", "Cold Ground" & "Sparks Fly Out") Breakthrough Performance (online voting) Sookie meets Bill 2010 Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Junie Lowry Johnson & Libby Goldstein Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith & Laura Richarz (for "Never Let Me Go", "I Will Rise Up" and "Frenzy") Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Brigette Ellis, Ned Neidhardt, Bernhard Eichholz, Anthony Barlow, Sam Polin, Danielle Noe, Todd Masters & Daniel Rebert (for "Scratches") Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series John Benson, Jason Krane, Stuart Martin, Brian Thomas Nist, Bruno Coon, Zane Bruce & Jeff Gunn (for "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'") 2011 Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith and Laura Richarz (for "Beautifully Broken", "It Hurts Me Too" and "Trouble") Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Brigette Myre Ellis and Lana Horochowski (for "9 Crimes") Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Alfre Woodard Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series John Benson, Jason Krane, Christian Buenaventura, Steve Stuhr, Stuart Martin, Fred Judkins, Eduardo Ponsdomenech, Zane Bruce and Jeff Gunn (for "Hitting the Ground") 2013 Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith and Ron V. Franco (for "Whatever I Am, You Made Me") 2014 Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera) Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith and Ron V. Franco (for "At Last", "Fuck the Pain Away" and "In the Evening") Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries or Movie Hiro Koda
Ewwy Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Drama Series Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nelsan Ellis 2010 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Michelle Forbes Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Ryan Kwanten
Genesis Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2011 Dramatic Series "Hitting the Ground"
GLAAD Media Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Outstanding Drama Series 2010 2011
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2008 Best Television Series – Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Anna Paquin 2009 Best Television Series – Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama Anna Paquin
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television Season One Soundtrack CD 2011 Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television "Kiss Like Your Kiss" (by Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello) Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television Season Two Soundtrack CD 2012 Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Season Three Soundtrack CD
Hollywood Music in Media Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Outstanding Music Supervision Gary Calamar Best Original Score – TV Nathan Barr Best Song "Take Me Home" (by Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott) 2010 Best Original Score – TV Nathan Barr
Motion Picture Sound Editors Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Sound Editing – Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television "The Fourth Man in the Fire" 2010 "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
NAACP Image Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Outstanding Writer in a Drama Series Alexander Woo (for "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'") 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nelsan Ellis Outstanding Writer in a Drama Series Alexander Woo (for "It Hurts Me Too")
NewNowNext Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Brink of Fame: Actor Nelsan Ellis Best Show You're Not Watching 2010 Brink of Fame: Actor Alexander Skarsgård 2011 'Cause You're Hot Joe Manganiello
People's Choice Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show Favorite TV Obsession 2011 Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show Favorite TV Obsession 2012 Favourite Cable TV Drama Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show 2013 Favorite Premium Cable TV show
Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Norman Felton Producer of the Year Award 2011
Satellite Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2008 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nelsan Ellis Best Actress in a Series, Drama Anna Paquin 2009 DVD Release of a TV Show True Blood – The Complete First Season Best Television Ensemble (Special Achievement Award) 2010 Best Actress in a Series, Drama Anna Paquin Best Actor in a Series, Drama Stephen Moyer
Saturn Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series Best Actress on Television Anna Paquin 2010 Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series Best Actor in Television Stephen Moyer Best Actress in Television Anna Paquin Best Supporting Actor in Television Alexander Skarsgård Best Guest Starring Role in Television Michelle Forbes 2011 Best Syndicated/Cable TV Series Best Actor in Television Stephen Moyer Best Actress in Television Anna Paquin Best Guest Starring Role in Television Joe Manganiello
Scream Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best TV Show Best Ensemble Best Horror Actor Stephen Moyer Ryan Kwanten Best Horror Actress Anna Paquin Best Supporting Actor Nelsan Ellis Best Supporting Actress Rutina Wesley Best Villain Alexander Skarsgård Breakout Performance – Male Sam Trammell Best Scream Song of the Year "Bad Things" (by Jace Everett) 2010 The Ultimate Scream Best TV Show Best Horror Actor Stephen Moyer Alexander Skarsgård Best Horror Actress Anna Paquin Best Supporting Actor Sam Trammell Best Breakout Performance – Female Deborah Ann Woll Best Ensemble Most Memorable Mutilation Heart Cut Out of Chest, Cut Up into Souffle and Fed to People Holy Sh*t! Scene of the Year Head twisted 180 degrees during sex 2011 Best TV Show Best Horror Actor Stephen Moyer Alexander Skarsgård Best Horror Actress Anna Paquin Best Breakout Performance – Male Joe Manganiello Best Ensemble
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2011 Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Shorty Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2010 Best in Entertainment
Teen Choice Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Choice Summer TV Star: Female Anna Paquin Choice Summer TV Star: Male Stephen Moyer 2010 Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Anna Paquin Choice Summer TV Star: Female Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Ryan Kwanten Choice Summer TV Star: Male Stephen Moyer 2011 Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Anna Paquin Choice Vampire Alexander Skarsgård 2012 Choice TV Show Sci Fi Fantasy
TCA Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Outstanding New Program
Tubey Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best New Show Guiltiest Pleasure Show
TV.com Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Show of the Year (2009) 2010 Best Drama Best Serious Actor Denis O'Hare 2011 Best Performance of a Non-Human Character Alexander Skarsgård Sexiest TV Couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
TV DVD Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Current Series Season One
Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Best Screenplay - New Series Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver & Chris Offutt 2010 Best Writing for Drama Series - Episodic Nancy Oliver (for "I Will Rise Up")
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