+List of awards won by House of Cards Award Won Primetime EmmyGolden GlobesScreen Actors GuildSatelliteCritics' ChoiceTotal number of wins and nominations 6 seasons References
House of Cards is an American political drama web television series created by Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the BBC's mini-series of the same name and is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs. All seasons have premiered on the streaming service Netflix.
In 2013, House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations becoming the first webisode (online-only episode) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Eigil Bryld won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and David Fincher won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Chapter 1", making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode. The series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series five times. The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama.
For her work in House of Cards, Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award. She was Netflix's first awarded person in major acting categories. Wright's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series. She also earned an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th, and 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. In the role of Frank Underwood and as producer of House of Cards, Kevin Spacey was nominated for Golden Globes at the 2014 and 2015 ceremonies. In 2015, Spacey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series five times. Later that year, Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.
Honorary awards
Year Award Category Result Ref.2013Peabody AwardArea of Excellence American Film InstituteTop 10 Television Programs
Major associations British Academy Television Awards + British Academy Television Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2014Best International Programme 2015Best International Programme
Golden Globe Awards
+ Golden Globe Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2014Best Television Series – DramaBest Actor – Television Series DramaKevin SpaceyBest Actress – Television Series DramaRobin WrightBest Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television FilmCorey Stoll 2015Best Television Series – DramaBest Actor – Television Series DramaKevin SpaceyBest Actress – Television Series DramaRobin Wright 2016Best Actress – Television Series DramaRobin Wright
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards + Irish Film & Television Academy Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2017Best Actress in a Supporting Role in DramaDominique McElligott
Primetime Emmy Awards
+ Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Recipients Episode Result 2013Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey"Chapter 1" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright"Chapter 10" Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesDavid Fincher"Chapter 1" 2014Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey"Chapter 26" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright"Chapter 26" Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesCarl Franklin"Chapter 14"Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesBeau Willimon"Chapter 14" 2015Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey"Chapter 32" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright"Chapter 32" Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama SeriesMichael Kelly"Chapter 27" 2016Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey"Chapter 52" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright"Chapter 49" Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama SeriesMichael Kelly"Chapter 44" 2017Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey "Chapter 53" Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright "Chapter 65" Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama SeriesMichael Kelly "Chapter 64" 2019Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright Outstanding Supporting Actor for a Drama SeriesMichael Kelly
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards + Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Year Category Recipients Episode Result 2013Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesEigil Bryld "Chapter 1"Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama SeriesKirk Baxter "Chapter 1"Outstanding Music Composition for a SeriesJeff Beal "Chapter 1"Outstanding Original Main Title Theme MusicJeff Beal2014Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesReg E. Cathey"Chapter 22"Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesKate Mara"Chapter 14"Outstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesMayfield, Schubert Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesIgor Martinovic"Chapter 18"Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama SeriesByron Smith"Chapter 14"Outstanding Music Composition for a SeriesJeff Beal"Chapter 26"Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama SeriesMillan, Nance, Lewis"Chapter 14"Outstanding Production Design for a Contemporary or Fantasy ProgramArnold, Gebarowicz, Zappulla"Chapter 18, 24"2015Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesReg E. Cathey"Chapter 34"Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesRachel Brosnahan"Chapter 39"Outstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesMayfield, Schubert Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesMartin Ahlgren"Chapter 29"Outstanding Music Composition for a SeriesJeff Beal"Chapter 32"Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama SeriesMillan, Nance, Lewis"Chapter 27"Outstanding Production Design for a Contemporary or Fantasy ProgramArnold, Gebarowicz, Zappulla"Chapter 29, 36"2016Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesMahershala Ali"Chapter 44"Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesReg E. Cathey"Chapter 50"Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesPaul Sparks"Chapter 49"Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesEllen Burstyn"Chapter 41"Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesMolly Parker"Chapter 45"Outstanding Casting for a Drama SeriesMayfield, Schubert Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera SeriesDavid M. Dunlap"Chapter 45"Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama SeriesMillan, Nance, Lewis"Chapter 52"Outstanding Production Design for a Contemporary or Fantasy ProgramArnold, Gebarowicz, Zappulla"Chapter 41, 47, 48"2017Outstanding Music Composition for a SeriesJeff Beal"Chapter 63"Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama SeriesMillan, Nance, Lewis"Chapter 53"Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or MovieArgan, Harris, Wenger, Bernstein-Pratt"Chapter 61"2019Outstanding Music Composition for a SeriesJeff Beal"Chapter 73"
Guilds Art Directors Guild Awards
+ Art Directors Guild Awards Year Category Recipients Episode Result 2014One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera SeriesSteve Arnold"Chapter 18 The winners and nominee2015One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera SeriesSteve Arnold"Chapter 29, 36"2016One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera SeriesSteve Arnold"Chapter 41, 47, 48"
Directors Guild of America Awards + Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Recipients Episode Result 2013Outstanding Directing – Drama SeriesDavid Fincher"Chapter 1"2014Outstanding Directing – Drama SeriesJodie Foster"Chapter 22"
Location Managers Guild Awards
+ Location Managers Guild Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2014 Outstanding Achievement in Television Christian Diaz de Bedoya Outstanding Locations in Television
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards + Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2015Best Contemporary Makeup - Television and New Media SeriesTricia Sawyer, Vasilios Tanis Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Television and New Media SeriesSean Flanigan, Shunika Terry 2016Best Contemporary Makeup - Television and New Media SeriesTricia Sawyer, Vasilios TanisBest Contemporary Hair Styling - Television and New Media SeriesSean Flanigan, Michael Ward
Producers Guild of America Awards + Producers Guild of America Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2013Best Episodic Drama 2014Best Episodic Drama 2015Best Episodic Drama2016Best Episodic Drama
Screen Actors Guild Awards + Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2014Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey2015Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin Spacey Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 2016Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin SpaceyOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series2017Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin SpaceyOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright2018Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright2019Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright
Writers Guild of America Awards + Writers Guild of America Awards Year Category Recipients Episode Result 2013Television: Dramatic SeriesTelevision: New SeriesTelevision: Episodic DramaBeau Willimon"Chapter 1" 2014Television: Dramatic Series
Popular awards EWwy Awards
+ EWwy Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2013Best Supporting Actor, DramaCorey Stoll
IGN Awards + IGN Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2013Best TV ActorKevin SpaceyBest TV ActressRobin WrightPeople's Choice: Best TV ActressRobin Wright2014Best TV ActressRobin Wright
NewNowNext Awards + NewNowNext Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2013TV You Betta Watch Cause You're HotMahershala AliBest New DoRobin Wright2014Best New Television ActressMolly Parker
Online Film and Television Association Awards + Online Film and Television Association Awards Year Category Recipients Result 2013Best Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin SpaceyBest Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightBest Ensemble Drama SeriesBest Direction in a Drama SeriesBest Editing in a SeriesBaxter, SmithBest New Theme Song in a SeriesJeff Beal Best New Titles Sequence 2014Best Drama SeriesBest Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesKate MaraBest Ensamble Drama SeriesBest Writing in a Drama SeriesBest Music in a SeriesJeff BealBest Cinematography in a SeriesMartinovic, DunlapBest Editing in a SeriesBaxter, Smith2015Best Drama SeriesBest Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin SpaceyBest Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesRachel BrosnahanBest Ensemble Drama SeriesBest Writing in a Drama SeriesBest Music in a SeriesJeff BealBest Editing in a SeriesBaxter, Smith2016Best Drama SeriesBest Actor in a Drama SeriesKevin SpaceyBest Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin WrightBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesMichael KellyBest Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesReg E. CatheyBest Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesMahershala AliBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesMolly ParkerBest Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesEllen BurstynBest Ensemble Drama SeriesBest Direction in a Drama SeriesBest Writing in a Drama SeriesBest Music in a SeriesJeff BealBest Cinematography in a SeriesMartinovic, Dunlap Best Editing in a SeriesBaxter, Smith2017Best Actress in a Drama SeriesRobin Wright
People's Choice Awards