Arrested Development is an American television sitcom that aired for three seasons on the Fox network from November 2, 2003, to February 10, 2006, and began streaming a fourth season on Netflix on May 26, 2013. The show centers on the Bluth family, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family, and is presented in a continuous format, incorporating hand-held camera work, narration, archival photos, and historical footage.
Since its debut, the series has earned widespread critical acclaim and has been nominated for a variety of different awards. Arrested Development has received nominations for twenty-five Primetime Emmy Awards (six wins for the series, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004), eight TCA Awards (three wins), four Golden Globe Awards (one win), three Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), five Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Producers Guild of America Awards, among other awards.
Lead actor Jason Bateman has been nominated for ten individual awards for his role as Michael Bluth, the President of the Bluth Company, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and two Satellite Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Series creator Mitchell Hurwitz won three Primetime Emmy Awards from six nominations for his role as a writer and producer of the series. Arrested Development has been nominated for 82 awards and has won 30.
Emmy Awards Awarded since 1949, the Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade bestowed by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recognizing outstanding achievements in American prime time television programming. Awards presented for more technical and production-based categories (like art direction, casting, and editing) are designated "Creative Arts Emmy Awards." Arrested Development has been nominated for a total of twenty-two awards and won six.
Primetime Emmy Awards
+ List of Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result Ref.2004 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Anthony Russo and Joe Russo "Pilot" Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jeffrey Tambor Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Mitchell Hurwitz "Pilot" 2005 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jason Bateman Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jeffrey Tambor Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Jessica Walter "Motherboy XXX" Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely "Righteous Brothers" Barbie Adler "Sad Sack" Brad Copeland "Sword of Destiny" 2006 Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Will Arnett Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Richard Day (story by), Mitchell Hurwitz (story by), Chuck Tatham (teleplay by), Jim Vallely (teleplay by) "Development Arrested" 2013 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Jason Bateman
Barbie Feldman Adler, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Victor Hsu, Mitchell Hurwitz, John Levenstein, Chuck Martin, David Nevins, Richard Rosenstock
Barbie Adler, John Amodeo, Brad Copeland, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, Chuck Martin, David Nevins, Richard Rosenstock, Jim Vallely
John Amodeo, Richard Day, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, Dean Lorey, David Nevins, Tom Saunders, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards + List of Creative Arts Emmy Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result Ref.2004 Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Denny Dugally, Charisse Cardenas, and Ellen Brill "Pilot" Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Deborah Barylski, Geraldine Leder Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Lee Haxall "Pilot" 2005 Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Alison Jones Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Robert Bramwell "Motherboy XXX" Richard Candib "Good Grief" Steven Sprung "Let 'Em Eat Cake" 2006 Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Stuart Bass "The Ocean Walker" 2013 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series David Schwartz "Flight of the Phoenix" Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson "Flight of the Phoenix"
Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Award is an annual accolade bestowed by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing outstanding achievements in film and television. Arrested Development has been nominated for four awards and won one.
+ List of Golden Globe Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2004 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2005 Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jason Bateman Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2014 Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Jason Bateman
Producers Guild of America Awards The Producers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade bestowed by the Producers Guild of America in recognition of outstanding achievements in film and television, since 1990. Arrested Development has been nominated for three awards.
+ List of Producers Guild of America Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.2006 Episodic Television Series – Comedy 2007 Episodic Television Series – Comedy 2014 Episodic Television Series – Comedy John Foy, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, Dean Lorey, Troy Miller, Richard Rosenstock, Jim Vallely
Satellite Awards The Satellite Award is an annual accolade bestowed by members of the International Press Academy recognizing outstanding achievements in film and television. Arrested Development has been nominated for eleven awards and won six.
+ List of Satellite Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.2004 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Supporting Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Jeffrey Tambor David Cross Best Supporting Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Jessica Walter Portia de Rossi 2005 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Jason Bateman Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Portia de Rossi 2006 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Jason Bateman 2014 Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Jessica Walter 2019 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Screen Actors Guild Awards Awarded since 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Award is an annual accolade bestowed by members of the Screen Actors Guild recognizing outstanding achievements in acting in television. Arrested Development has been nominated for five awards.
+ List of Screen Actors Guild Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.2004 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Jason Bateman 2005 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter 2014 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, John Beard, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Isla Fisher, Tony Hale, Ron Howard, Liza Minnelli, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Henry Winkler Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Jason Bateman
Television Critics Association Awards The TCA Award is an annual accolade bestowed by the Television Critics Association in recognition of outstanding achievements in television. Arrested Development has been nominated for eight awards and won three.
+ List of TCA Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.2004 Individual Achievement in Comedy Jason Bateman Jeffrey Tambor Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Outstanding New Program Program of the Year 2005 Individual Achievement in Comedy Jason Bateman Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Program of the Year
Writers Guild of America Awards The Writers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade bestowed by the Writers Guild of America in recognition of outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio, since 1949. Arrested Development has been nominated for three awards and won one.
+ List of Writers Guild of America Awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result Ref. 2004 Best Episodic Comedy Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely "Pier Pressure" 2005 Best Comedy Series 2006 Best Comedy Series
Barbie Adler, Brad Copeland, Richard Day, Karey Dornetto, Jake Farrow, Abraham Higginbotham, Mitchell Hurwitz, Sam Laybourne, John Levenstein, Courtney Lilly, Dean Lorey, Chuck Martin, Lisa Parsons, Richard Rosenstock, Tom Saunders, Maria Semple, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner
Richard Day, Karey Dornetto, Jake Farrow, Mitchell Hurwitz, Sam Laybourne, Dean Lorey, Tom Saunders, Maria Semple, Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Ron Weiner
Other awards + List of all other awards and nominations received by Arrested Development Year Award Category Nominee(s) Episode Result Ref. 2003 American Film Institute Award AFI TV Program of the Year 2004 ADG Excellence in Production Design Award Excellence in Production Design in Television, Multi-Camera Series Dawn Snyder, Liz Lapp, Luke Freeborn 2004 American Film Institute Award AFI TV Program of the Year 2004 Artios Award (Casting Society of America) Best Casting for Television, Comedy Episodic Deborah Barylski, Geraldine Leder 2004 Artios Award (Casting Society of America) Best Casting for Television, Comedy Pilot Deborah Barylski 2004 TV Land Award "Future Classic" 2005 American Cinema Editors Award Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television Steven Sprung "Let 'Em Eat Cake" 2005 Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Outstanding Producer of the Year – Comedy Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, David Nevins 2005 Teen Choice Award "Choice V-Cast" 2005 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Alia Shawkat 2006 American Cinema Editors Award Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television Stuart Bass 2006 Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Contemporary Katie Sparks 2013 Key Art Award Digital Campaign Ignition 2013 Key Art Award Digital Microsite/Website Ignition 2013 Key Art Award Integrated Campaign Ignition 2013 Key Art Award Print – Wild Post Ignition 2013 Key Art Award Print – Mixed Campaign Ignition 2014 People's Choice Award Favorite Streaming Series 2014 ADG Excellence in Production Design Award Excellence in Production Design in Television, Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series Dan Butts, Kate Bunch, Oana Bogdan, Jennifer Lukehart "The B. Team" 2014 American Cinema Editors Award Best Edited Half-Hour Series for Television Kabir Akhtar and A.J. Dickerson "Flight of the Phoenix" 2014 American Comedy Award Comedy Actor – TV Jason Bateman 2014 American Comedy Award Comedy Directing – TV 2014 American Comedy Award Comedy Supporting Actor – TV Will Arnett 2014 American Comedy Award Comedy Writing – TV 2014 Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television – Short Form: Music Jason Tregoe Newman "Flight of the Phoenix"
References
External links List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Arrested Development List of awards and nominations received by Arrested Development at IMDb