Adventure Time is an American animated fantasy franchise created by Pendleton Ward, set in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. The franchise originated from a 2007 short produced for Fred Seibert's animation incubator series Random! Cartoons at Nickelodeon Animation and aired on Nicktoons Network. A full-length series later premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, and ended on September 3, 2018. The main series was eventually followed by two spin-offs: Distant Lands (202021) and Fionna and Cake (2023present). Since its debut in 2007, the Adventure Time franchise has received numerous accolades, including 20 Annie Award nominations (with three wins), 17 Primetime Emmy nominations (with 9 wins), and three Daytime Emmy nominations. The Adventure Time comic book series has also received five Eisner Award nominations (with one win), and four Harvey Award nominations (with four wins).
Adventure Time (201018) Annie Awards The Annie Awards are accolades presented since 1972 by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Animated Short Subject For "Adventure Time" pilot 2011 Best Animated Television Production for Children Adventure Time 2012 Best Animated Special Production For "Thank You" Best Storyboarding in a Television Production Rebecca Sugar 2013 Best Animated Television Production for Children For "Princess Cookie" Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production For "The Hard Easy" Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production For "Goliad" For "Lady & Peebles" 2014 Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience Adventure Time Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Tom Kenny Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Paul Douglas 2015 Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Yuasa Masaaki & Eunyoung Choi Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience Adventure Time 2016 Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Jillian Tamaki, Adam Muto (for "The Diary") Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Tom Herpich (for "Walnuts & Rain") 2017 Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children For "Bad Jubies" Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Kirsten Lepore (for "Bad Jubies") Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Jason Kolowski (for "Bad Jubies")
British Academy Children's Awards The British Academy Children's Awards are presented annually since 1996 by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Year Category Nominated work Result2011InternationalAdventure Time 2013 2014 2015
Critics' Choice Television Award The Critics' Choice Television Awards are accolades that are presented annually since 2011 by the Critics Choice Association (CCA). Year Category Nominated work Result2012Best Animated SeriesAdventure Time 2013 2014 2019
Primetime Emmy Awards The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. Year Category Nominated work Result 2010Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "My Two Favorite People" 2011 For "It Came from the Nightosphere" 2012 For "Too Young" 2013 For "Simon & Marcy" Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Andy Ristaino (for "Puhoy") 2014 Nick Jennings (for "Wizards Only, Fools") Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Be More" 2015 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Tom Herpich (for "Walnuts & Rain") Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Jake the Brick" 2016 For "The Hall of Egress" Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Jason Kolowski (for "Bad Jubies") Tom Herpich (for "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud") 2017Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" 2018 For "Ring of Fire" Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Lindsay Small-Butera (for "Ketchup") 2019 Outstanding Animated Program For "Come Along with Me"
TCA Awards The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television. Year Category Nominated work Result 2013Outstanding Achievement in Youth ProgrammingAdventure Time 2014
Various other awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2012 Kids' Choice Awards MexicoFavorite CartoonAdventure Time Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2013 Kidscreen Award Children's Programming Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Series Golden Reel Awards Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR Animation in Television For "Card Wars" Sundance Film Festival Animated Short Film For "Thank You" Annecy International Animated Film Festival TV series For "Princess Cookie" 2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite CartoonAdventure Time Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite Animated Series Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Animated Series Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Series Hall of Game Awards Most Valuable Cartoon Best Cartoon BoogieFinn the Human 2015 Pixel Award Best Television Website Finn and Jake's Big Adventure Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated SeriesAdventure Time Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Cartoon Kidscreen Award Children's Programming Peabody Award Children's Programming Kerrang! Award Best TV Show Annecy International Animated Film Festival TV film For "Food Chain" Ottawa International Animation Festival Series for Kids For "The Tower" 2016 Kerrang! Award Best TV Show Adventure Time 2017 Common Sense Media The Common Sense Seal For Islands
Distant Lands (202021) Daytime Emmy Awards The Daytime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. Year Category Nominated work Result 2021 Outstanding Special Class Daytime Animated SeriesFor "Obsidian" Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Animated Program Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool, Children’s or Animated Program For "Monster"
Various other awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result2021 Kidscreen Award Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie For "BMO" GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids & Family Programming For "Obsidian" Annual Gay Emmy Outstanding Animated Series
Fionna and Cake (2023present) Annie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Alex Small-Butera (for "The Winter King") Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2024 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Alex Small-Butera (for "The Winter King")
Various other awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2024 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids and Family Programming - Animated Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Women's Image Network AwardBest Animated ProgramFor "The Star" The ReFrame Stamp 2023-24 ReFrame Stamp Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake 2026 37th GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Kids and Family Programming - Animated Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Adventure Time comic books Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books. Year Category Nominated work Result2013 Best New Series Adventure Time comic Best Publication for Kids Best Publication for Teens Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens 2014 Best Lettering Britt Wilson 2018 Best Short Story "Forgotten Princess", by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Antonio Sandoval
Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Year Category Nominated work Result2013 Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers Adventure Time comic Special Award for Humor in Comics Ryan North 2014 Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers Adventure Time comic Special Award for Humor in Comics Ryan North
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