In its five-year run, Succession won a total of 81 awards, including nineteen Primetime Emmy Awards, eight Critics Choice Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, four Writers Guild of America Awards, and one Peabody Award. It was nominated for 223 awards total, including a Grammy Award. For its third and fourth seasons, Succession received the most nominations at the 74th and 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, with 25 and 27 (including a record-setting three nominations for Best Actor) nominations, respectively.[1][2] It was also the most nominated television series at the 81st Golden Globe Awards with 9 nominations.[3]
Major awards
BAFTA Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
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2019 | Best International Programme | Succession | â | [4] |
2020 | â | [5] | ||
2022 | â | [6] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Matthew Macfadyen | â |
Directors Guild Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Adam McKay (for "Celebration") | â | [7] |
2020 | Mark Mylod (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | [8] | |
2022 | Kevin Bray (for "Retired Janitors of Idaho") | â | [9] | |
Mark Mylod (for "All the Bells Say") | â | |||
Andrij Parekh (for "What It Takes") | â | |||
Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman (for "Lion in the Meadow") | â | |||
Lorene Scafaria (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | |||
2024 | Becky Martin (for "Rehearsal") | â | [10] | |
Mark Mylod (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | |||
Andrij Parekh (for "America Decides") | â | |||
Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman (for "Tailgate Party") | â |
Emmy Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
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2019 | Outstanding Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Jonathan Glatzer, Jon Brown, Dara Schnapper and Jonathan Filley | â | [11] [12] |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Adam McKay (for "Celebration") | â | ||
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong (for "Nobody Is Ever Missing") | â | ||
2020 | Outstanding Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Georgia Pritchett, Jonathan Glatzer, Will Tracy, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon and Lucy Prebble | â | [13] [14] [15] |
Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama Series | Brian Cox (for "Hunting") | â | ||
Jeremy Strong (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nicholas Braun (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | ||
Kieran Culkin (for "Tern Haven") | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook (for "The Summer Palace") | â | ||
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Mark Mylod (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | ||
Andrij Parekh (for "Hunting") | â | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | ||
2022 | Outstanding Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, Georgia Pritchett, Ted Cohen, Susan Soon He Stanton, Dara Schnapper, Gabrielle Mahon and Francesca Gardiner | â | [16] [17] |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Cox (for "All the Bells Say") | â | ||
Jeremy Strong (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nicholas Braun (for "Retired Janitors of Idaho") | â | ||
Kieran Culkin (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen (for "All the Bells Say") | â | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | J. Smith-Cameron (for "The Disruption") | â | ||
Sarah Snook (for "Chiantishire") | â | |||
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Mark Mylod (for "All the Bells Say") | â | ||
Lorene Scafaria (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | |||
Cathy Yan (for "The Disruption") | â | |||
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong (for "All the Bells Say") | â | ||
2023 | Outstanding Drama Series | Succession | â | [18][19] |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Cox | â | ||
Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook | â | ||
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nicholas Braun | â | ||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | |||
Alan Ruck | â | |||
Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd | â | |||
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | J. Smith-Cameron | â | ||
Outstanding Writing for Drama Series | Jesse Armstrong (for "Connor's Wedding) | â | ||
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Mark Mylod (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | ||
Andrij Parekh (for "America Decides") | â | |||
Lorene Scafaria (for "Living+") | â |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein and Francine Maisler | â | [11][12] |
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Nicholas Britell | â | ||
2020 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | James Cromwell (for "Dundee") | â | [13][14][15] |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cherry Jones (for "Tern Haven") | â | ||
Harriet Walter (for "Return") | â | |||
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Avy Kaufman | â | ||
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nicholas Britell (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | ||
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Ken Eluto (for "DC") | â | ||
Bill Henry and Venya Bruk (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | |||
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Stephen H. Carter, Carmen Cardenas, George DeTitta and Ana Buljan (for "This Is Not for Tears") | â | ||
2022 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Adrien Brody (for "Lion in the Meadow") | â | [20] |
James Cromwell (for "Retired Janitors of Idaho") | â | |||
Arian Moayed (for "Retired Janitors of Idaho") | â | |||
Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd (for "All the Bells Say") | â | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Hope Davis (for "Retired Janitors of Idaho") | â | ||
Sanaa Lathan (for "What It Takes") | â | |||
Harriet Walter (for "Chiantishire") | â | |||
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Avy Kaufman and Francine Maisler | â | ||
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nicholas Britell (for "Chiantishire") | â | ||
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Stephen H. Carter, Marci Mudd and George DeTitta, Jr. (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | ||
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Ken Eluto and Ellen Tam (for "All the Bells Say") | â | ||
Jane Rizzo (for "Chiantishire") | â | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Nicholas Renbeck, Andy Kris and Ken Ishii (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | ||
2023 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Avy Kaufman | â | |
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Series | Michelle Matland, Jonathan Schwartz, Mark Agnes (for "Church and State") | â | ||
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | James Cromwell (for "Church and State") | â | ||
Arian Moayed (for "Honeymoon States") | â | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Hiam Abbass (for "Honeymoon States") | â | ||
Cherry Jones (for "The Munsters") | â | |||
Harriet Walter (for "Church and State") | â | |||
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Nicholas Britell (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | ||
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Jane Rizzo (for "America Decides") | â | ||
Bill Henry (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | |||
Ken Eluto (for "With Open Eyes") | â | |||
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Stephen H. Carter, Molly Mikula, George Detitta Jr. (for "America Decides") | â | ||
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Andy Kris, Nicholas Renbeck, Ken Ishii, Tommy Vicari (for "Connor's Wedding") | â |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Best Supporting Actor â Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Kieran Culkin | â | [21] |
2020 | Best Television Series â Drama | Succession | â | [22] |
Best Actor â Television Series Drama | Brian Cox | â | ||
Best Supporting Actor â Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Kieran Culkin | â | ||
2022 | Best Television Series â Drama | Succession | â | [23] |
Best Actor â Television Series Drama | Brian Cox | â | ||
Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Best Supporting Actor â Television Series Drama | Kieran Culkin | â | ||
Best Supporting Actress â Television Series Drama | Sarah Snook | â | ||
2024 | Best Television Series â Drama | Succession | â | [24] |
Best Actor â Television Series Drama | Brian Cox | â | ||
Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Best Actress â Television Series Drama | Sarah Snook | â | ||
Best Supporting Actor â Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Matthew Macfadyen | â | ||
Alan Ruck | â | |||
Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd | â | |||
Best Supporting Actress â Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | J. Smith-Cameron | â |
Grammy Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Nicholas Britell | â | [25] |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Juliana Canfield, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara DomiĆczyk, Peter Friedman, Jihae, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, Dasha Nekrasova, Scott Nicholson, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong, and ZoĂ« Winters | â | [26] |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Cox | â | ||
Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook | â | ||
2024 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nicholas Braun, Juliana Canfield, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara DomiĆczyk, Peter Friedman, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, Arian Moayed, Scott Nicholson, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong, and ZoĂ« Winters | â | [27] |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Cox | â | ||
Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | |||
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook | â |
Other awards
Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AACTA International Awards | 2022 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [28] |
Best Actor in a Series | Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Best Actress in a Series | Sarah Snook | â | |||
2024 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [29] [30] | |
Best Actor in a Series | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | ||||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Best Actress in a Series | Sarah Snook | â | |||
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards | 2022 | Best TV Series | Succession | â | |
2024 | Best TV Movie/Series or Limited Series | â | [31] | ||
Best Actor (TV) | â | ||||
ACE Eddie Awards | 2022 | Best Edited Drama Series | Ken Eluto (for "All the Bells Say") | â | [32] |
Jane Rizzo (for "Chiantishire") | â | ||||
2024 | Ken Eluto (for "With Open Eyes") | Pending | [33] | ||
Bill Henry (for "Connor's Wedding") | Pending | ||||
American Film Institute Awards | 2018 | Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | Succession | â | [34] |
2019 | â | [35] | |||
2021 | â | [36] | |||
2023 | â | [37] | |||
Art Directors Guild Awards | 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Stephen Carter (for "The Disruption" and "Too Much Birthday") | â | [38] |
2024 | Stephen Carter (for "America Decides") | â | [39] | ||
Artios Awards | 2020 | Television Pilot & First Season â Drama | Francine Maisler, Douglas Aibel, and Henry Russel Bergstein | â | [40] |
2021 | Television Series â Drama | Avy Kaufman | â | [41] | |
2023 | Avy Kaufman, Lilia Trapani, Harrison Nesbit | â | [42] | ||
2024 | Avy Kaufman, Scotty Anderson | Pending | [43] | ||
Astra TV Awards[n 1] | 2022 | Best Cable Network Series, Drama | Succession | â[n 2] | [44] |
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Brian Cox | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | ||||
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | J. Smith-Cameron | â | |||
Sarah Snook | â | ||||
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Jesse Armstrong (for "All the Bells Say") | â | |||
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Mark Mylod (for "All the Bells Say") | â | |||
Lorene Scafaria (for "Too Much Birthday") | â | ||||
Cathy Yan (for "The Disruption") | â | ||||
2023 | Best Cable Series, Drama | Succession | â | [45] | |
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Sarah Snook | â | |||
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Alexander SkarsgĂ„rd | â | |||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | ||||
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Mark Mylod (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | |||
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Jesse Armstrong (for "Connor's Wedding") | â | |||
Astra Creative Arts TV Awards | 2023 | Best Short Form Series | Succession: Controlling the Narrative | â | [46] |
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Arian Moayed | â | |||
Best Casting in a Drama Series | Succession | â | |||
Black Reel Awards for Television | 2022 | Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Sanaa Lathan | â | |
British Academy Television Craft Awards | 2020 | Best Writer: Drama | Jesse Armstrong | â | [5] |
2022 | â | [6] | |||
Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series â One Hour | Ken Ishii, Andy Kris, Nicholas Renbeck, Tommy Vicari, Mark DeSimone, and Micah Blaichman (for "Secession") | â | [47] |
2024 | Ken Ishii. Andy Kris, Nicholas Renbeck. Thomas Vicari. Mark DeSimone, and Micah Blaichman (for "Connonr's Wedding") | Pending | [48] | ||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2019 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [49] |
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Macfadyen | â | |||
2020 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [50] | |
Best Actor in a Drama Series | Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook | â | |||
2022 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [51] | |
Best Actor in a Drama Series | Brian Cox | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nicholas Braun | â | |||
Kieran Culkin | â | ||||
Matthew Macfadyen | â | ||||
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | J. Smith-Cameron | â | |||
Sarah Snook | â | ||||
2024 | Best Drama Series | Succession | â | [52] | |
Best Actor in a Drama Series | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Best Actress in a Drama Series | Sarah Snook | â | |||
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew Macfadyen | â | |||
Dorian TV Awards | 2022 | Best TV Drama | Succession | â | [53] |
Best Supporting TV Performance | Matthew Macfadyen | â | |||
2023 | Best TV Drama | Succession | â | [54] | |
Best TV Performance â Drama | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Sarah Snook | â | ||||
Golden Reel Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing: One Hour â Comedy or Drama â Dialogue / ADR | Nicholas Renbeck, Michael Feuser, and Angela Organ (for "Secession") | â | [55] |
2024 | Nicholas Renbeck, Dan Korintus, Angela Organ, and Andy Kris (for "Connor's Wedding") | Pending | [56] | ||
Golden Trailer Awards | 2023 | Best Drama for a TV/Streaming Series (Trailer/Teaser/TV Spot) | "Battle Royale" (Create Advertising Group) | â | [57] |
Best Original Score TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | "Nothing's the Same" (MOTIVE) | â | [58] | ||
Best Drama/Action Poster for a TV/Streaming Series | "Domestic Payoff" (AV Print) | â | [59] | ||
Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2023 | Best Original Score â TV Show/Limited Series | Nicholas Britell | â | [60] |
Location Managers Guild Awards | 2022 | Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television | Paul Ezkenazi, Enrico Latella | â | |
Peabody Awards | 2020 | Entertainment | Succession | â | |
Producers Guild of America Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television â Drama | Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Georgia Pritchett, Will Tracy, Jonathan Glatzer, Dara Schnapper and Gabrielle Mahon | â | |
2022 | Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Mark Mylod, Jane Tranter, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown, Lucy Prebble, Will Tracy, Georgia Pritchett, Ted Cohen, Susan Soon He Stanton, Francesca Gardiner, Dara Schnapper and Gabrielle Mahon. | â | |||
2024 | Succession | Pending | |||
Satellite Awards | 2019 | Best Television Series â Drama | Succession | â | |
2020 | Succession | â | |||
Best Actor in a Drama/Genre Series | Brian Cox | â | |||
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film | Jeremy Strong | â | |||
Best Ensemble: Television | Succession | â | |||
2022 | Best Television Series â Drama | Succession | â | ||
Best Actor in a Drama/Genre Series | Brian Cox | â | |||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Best Actress in a Drama/Genre Series | Sarah Snook | â | |||
Best Ensemble: Television | Succession | â | |||
2024 | Best Drama Series | Succession | Pending | ||
Best Actor â Drama or Genre Series | Brian Cox | Pending | |||
Jeremy Strong | Pending | ||||
Best Actress â Drama or Genre Series | Sarah Snook | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actor â Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | James Cromwell | Pending | |||
Best Supporting Actress â Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | J. Smith-Cameron | Pending | |||
Best Ensemble â Television | Succession | â | |||
Set Decorators Society of America Awards | 2022 | Best Achievement in DĂ©cor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series | Geogre DeTitta Jr., Stephan Carter | â | |
2023 | George DeTitta Jr., Brandi Kalish, Stephen Carter | â | |||
Shorty Awards | 2019 | Best TV Series | Succession | â | |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2020 | Outstanding Original Score for a Television or Streaming Production | Nicholas Britell | â | |
2022 | Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production | â | |||
Television Critics Association Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Succession | â | |
Outstanding New Program | â | ||||
2020 | Program of the Year | â | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | â | ||||
Individual Achievement in Drama | Jeremy Strong | â | |||
2022 | Program of the Year | Succession | â | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | â | ||||
Individual Achievement in Drama | Jeremy Strong | â | |||
2023 | Program of the Year | Succession | â | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | â | ||||
Individual Achievement in Drama | Kieran Culkin | â | |||
Sarah Snook | â | ||||
Jeremy Strong | â | ||||
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2019 | Television: Dramatic Series | Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton and Daniel Zelman | â | |
Television: New Series | Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Anna Jordan, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton and Daniel Zelman | â | |||
2020 | Television: Dramatic Series | Jesse Armstrong, Alice Birch, Jon Brown, Jonathan Glatzer, Cord Jefferson, Mary Laws, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Gary Shteyngart, Susan Soon He Stanton and Will Tracy | â | ||
Television: Episodic Drama | Will Tracy (for "Tern Haven") | â | |||
2022 | Television: Dramatic Series | Jesse Armstrong, Jon Brown, Jamie Carragher, Ted Cohen, Francesca Gardiner, Lucy Prebble, Georgia Pritchett, Tony Roche, Susan Soon He Stanton, and Will Tracy | â | ||
Television: Episodic Drama | Tony Roche and Susan Soon He Stanton (for "Retried Janitors of Idaho") | â |