The Flash is an American superhero television series developed for The CW by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash. It is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the franchise, and is a spin-off of Arrow. The series premiered on October 7, 2014, and ran for 9 seasons, ending on May 24, 2023. Grant Gustin stars as Barry, a crime scene investigator who gains superhuman speed, which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities.
The series has been a candidate for television awards in a variety of categories recognizing its writing, acting, directing, production, score, and visual effects. The Flash has been nominated for many awards, including six BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards (won all), two Hollywood Post Alliance Awards, one Hugo Award, seventeen IGN Awards (winning four), eleven Kids' Choice Awards, eighteen Leo Awards (winning seven), two MTV Movie & TV Awards, five People's Choice Awards (winning one), one Primetime Emmy Award, twenty-three Saturn Awards (winning seven), one TCA Award, twenty-seven Teen Choice Awards (winning six), one TV Guide Award (won), and one Visual Effects Society Award. Gustin is the most decorated of the show's cast, with thirty nominations and seven wins. The show also holds the world records for "Most in-demand superhero TV show" and "Most in-demand action and adventure TV show" from the Guinness World Records.
Total awards and nominations for the cast
+ Actor Character(s) Tenure Nominations Awards Grant Gustin Barry Allen / Flash 2014–2023 31 7 Candice Patton Iris West-Allen 2014–2023 12 1 Wentworth Miller Leonard Snart / Captain Cold 2014–2017 1 1 Danielle Panabaker Caitlin Snow / Killer Frost / Khione 2014–2023 7 1 Tom Cavanagh Harrison WellsEobard Thawne / Reverse-Flash 2014–2023 4 0 Emily Bett Rickards Felicity Smoak 2014–2016 1 0 Jesse L. Martin Joe West 2014–2023 1 0 Logan Williams Barry Allen 2014–2015 1 0 Victor Garber Martin Stein / Firestorm 2015–2017 1 0 Teddy Sears Hunter Zolomon / Zoom 2015–2016 1 0 Hartley Sawyer Ralph Dibny / Elongated Man 2017–2020 1 0 Paul McGillion Earl Cox 2018–2019 1 0 Sarah Carter Grace Gibbons / Cicada II 2019 1 0
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards 2015 BMI Network Television Music Award Blake Neely 2016 BMI Network Television Music Award Blake Neely 2017 BMI Network Television Music Award Blake Neely 2018 BMI Network Television Music Award Nathaniel Blume and Blake Neely 2019 BMI Network Television Music Award Nathaniel Blume and Blake Neely 2020 BMI Network Television Music Award Nathaniel Blume and Blake Neely Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 Best Actor in a Superhero Series Grant Gustin Best Superhero Series The Flash 2023 Best Actor in a Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie Grant Gustin 2024 Best Superhero Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie The Flash Dragon Awards 2016 Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series The Flash Guinness World Records 2020 Most in-demand superhero TV show The Flash Most in-demand action and adventure TV show The Flash Hollywood Post Alliance Awards 2015 Outstanding Visual Effects – Television Armen V. Kevorkian, Andranik Taranyan, Stefan Bredereck, Jason Shulman, and Gevork Babityan (for "Grodd Lives") 2016 Outstanding Visual Effects – Television Armen V. Kevorkian, Thomas J. Conners, Andranik Taranyan, Gevork Babityan, and Jason Shulman (for "Gorilla Warfare") Hugo Awards 2015 Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Andrew Kreisberg, Geoff Johns, Greg Berlanti, and David Nutter (for "Pilot") IGN Awards 2014 Best TV Series The Flash Best Comic Book Adaptation TV The Flash Best TV Hero Grant Gustin Best New TV Series The Flash 2015 Best Comic Book TV Series The Flash Best TV Hero Grant Gustin Best TV Villain Tom Cavanagh 2016 Best Action Series The Flash 2018 Best Comic Book TV Series The Flash IGN People's Choice Awards 2014 Best TV Series The Flash Best Comic Book Adaptation TV The Flash Best TV Hero Grant Gustin Best New TV Series The Flash 2015 Best Comic Book TV Series The Flash Best TV Hero Grant Gustin Best TV Villain Tom Cavanagh 2016 Best Action Series The Flash ICG Publicists Awards 2015 Maxwell Weinberg Award – Television Bonanza Productions, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television Kids' Choice Awards 2015 Favorite Family TV Show The Flash Favorite TV Actor Grant Gustin 2016 Favorite Family TV Show The Flash Favorite Male TV Star — Family Show Grant Gustin 2017 Favorite TV Show – Family Show The Flash 2018 Favorite TV Show The Flash Favorite TV Actor Grant Gustin 2019 Favorite TV Drama The Flash Favorite Male TV Star Grant Gustin 2020 Favorite Family TV Show The Flash 2022 Favorite Family TV Show The Flash Leo Awards 2015 Best Dramatic Series The Flash Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Glen Winter (for "Going Rogue") Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series C. Kim Miles (for "The Man in the Yellow Suit") Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, James Baldanzi, Keith Hamakawa, Jeremy Jozwik, and Andranik Taranyan (for "Going Rogue") Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series Tyler Bishop Harron (for "The Man in the Yellow Suit") Best Make-Up in a Dramatic Series Tina Louise Teoli (for "Going Rogue") Best Hairstyling in a Dramatic Series Sarah Koppes (for "The Man in the Yellow Suit") Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Emily Bett Rickards (for "Going Rogue") 2016 Best Direction in a Dramatic Series J. J. Makaro (for "Enter Zoom") Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, James Baldanzi, Thomas James Connors, Gevork Babityan, and Marc Lougee (for "Gorilla Warfare") Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series J. J. Makaro, Jon Kralt (for "Legends Of Today") 2017 Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, James Baldanzi, Thomas Connors, Gevork Babityan, and Marc Lougee (for "King Shark") 2018 Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, Marc Lougee, James Baldanzi, Andranik Taranyan, and Shirak Agresta (for "I Know Who You Are") 2019 Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Paul McGillion (for "True Colors") Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, Joshua Spivack, Marc Lougee, Shirak Agresta, Andranik Taranyan (for "We Are the Flash") 2020 Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian, Josh Spivack, Andranik Taranyan, Shirak Agresta, and Marc Lougee (for "King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd") 2021 Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series Armen V. Kevorkian Joshua Spivack, Shirak Agresta, Christopher Grocock, and Marc Lougee (for "Grodd Friended Me") Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series Jonathan Kralt (for "Death of the Speed Force") 2022 Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series Jonathan Kralt, Mike Wu (for "Heart of the Matter, Part 2") MTV Movie & TV Awards 2017 Best Hero Grant Gustin 2018 Best Hero Grant Gustin People's Choice Awards 2015 Favorite New TV Drama The Flash 2017 Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy The Flash 2019 The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2019 The Flash 2020 The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2020 The Flash 2021 The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2021 The Flash Poppy Awards 2015 Best Actor, Drama Grant Gustin 2016 Best Supporting Actor, Drama Jesse L. Martin Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 Outstanding Special Visual Effects Armen V. Kevorkian, James Baldanzi, Keith Hamakawa, Jason Shulman, Stefan Bredereck, Kurt Smith, Lorenzo Mastrobuono, Andranik Taranyan, and Gevork Babityan (for "Grodd Lives") Saturn Awards 2015 Best Superhero Adaption Television Series The Flash Breakthrough Performance Grant Gustin Best Actor on Television Grant Gustin Best Guest Star on Television Wentworth Miller 2016 Best Superhero Adaption Television Series The Flash Best Actor on Television Grant Gustin Best Guest Star on Television Victor Garber 2017 Best Superhero Adaption Television Series The Flash Best Actor on Television Grant Gustin Best Supporting Actress on Television Candice Patton 2018 Best Superhero Television Series The Flash Best Supporting Actress on Television Candice Patton Best Guest Starring Role on Television Hartley Sawyer 2019 Best Superhero Television Series The Flash Best Actor on a Television Series Grant Gustin Best Actress on a Television Series Candice Patton 2021 Best Superhero Television Series The Flash Best Actor on a Television Series Grant Gustin Best Actress on a Television Series Candice Patton Best Supporting Actress on a Television Series Danielle Panabaker 2022 Best Science Fiction Television Series The Flash Best Supporting Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series Danielle Panabaker 2024 Best Superhero Television Series The Flash SFX Awards 2015 Best Actor Grant Gustin Best TV Show The Flash Best New TV Show The Flash Best TV Episode "Flash vs. Arrow" Best Villain Tom Cavanagh as Reverse-Flash TCA Awards 2015 Outstanding New Program The Flash Teen Choice Awards 2015 Choice TV Actress – Fantasy/Sci-Fi Danielle Panabaker Choice TV – Breakout Star Grant Gustin Candice Patton Choice TV – Chemistry Grant Gustin and Candice Patton Choice TV – Liplock Grant Gustin and Candice Patton Choice TV – Villain Tom Cavanagh 2016 Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Grant Gustin Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Danielle Panabaker Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi The Flash Choice TV: Chemistry Candice Patton and Grant Gustin Choice TV: Liplock Candice Patton and Grant Gustin Choice TV: Villain Teddy Sears 2017 Choice Action TV Actor Grant Gustin Choice Action TV Actress Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Choice Action TV Show The Flash Choice TV Villain Grant Gustin 2018 Choice Action TV Actor Grant Gustin Choice Action TV Actress Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Choice Action TV Show The Flash Choice TV Ship Grant Gustin and Candice Patton 2019 Choice Action TV Actor Grant Gustin Choice Action TV Actress Candice Patton Danielle Panabaker Choice Action TV Show The Flash Choice TV Villain Sarah Carter TV Guide Awards 2014 Favorite New Show The Flash UBCP/ACTRA Awards 2015 Best Emerging Performer Logan Williams Best Stunt Brent Connolly David Jacox Cody Laudan Yusuf Ahmed 2016 Best Stunt Leif Havdale (for "Legends of Today") 2018 Best Stunt Jon Kralt, Trevor Addie, Chad Bellamy, Adam Chase, Mark Chin, Ken Do, Lucius Fairburn, Kevin Fortin, Kevin Haaland, Zen Humpage, Cody Laudan, Brian Lydiatt, James Mowat, Ryan Moss, Jesse Pierce, Matt Reimer, Shawn Robidoux, Chris Webb, and Mike Wu (for "Think Fast") 2019 Best Stunt Jon Kralt and Adrian Hein (for "Legacy") Visual Effects Society Awards 2015 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Photoreal/Live Action Broadcast Program The Flash
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