The main cast (excluding Giancarlo Esposito, Jesse Plemons, and Laura Fraser) scream 'Emmys, Bitch!' after their win in 2013.
Breaking Bad has been nominated for 248 and has won a total of 92 industry awards since premiering in 2008; it entered the Guinness World Records in 2014 as the most critically acclaimed show of all time. The series has been nominated for numerous accolades, winning five American Film Institute awards for Television Program of the Year.
For his performance as Walter White, Bryan Cranston was nominated for four consecutive Golden Globes (winning once) and won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Meanwhile, Aaron Paul earned one Golden Globe nomination and won three Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Jesse Pinkman.
List of Awards[]
Season 1[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan ("Pilot") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Pilot") | Won | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series | John Toll ("Pilot") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Lynne Willingham ("Pilot") | Won | |
| 13th Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won |
| 35th Saturn Awards | Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 24th TCA Awards | Outstanding New Program | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 61st Writers Guild of America Awards | Best New Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Episodic Drama | Vince Gilligan ("Pilot") | Won | |
| Patty Lin ("Gray Matter") | Nominated | ||
| 58th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Lynne Willingham ("Pilot") | Won |
| PRISM Awards 2009 | Best Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Performance in a Drama Multi-Episode Storyline | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| IGN Awards 2010 | Best New Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2008 | Best Television Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2010 Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas | Nominated |
| 2008 Peabody Awards | Area of Excellence | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2009 PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | Best Teleplay | George Mastras ("Crazy Handful of Nothin'") | Won |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2009 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
Season 2[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("Grilled", "Peekaboo", "Better Call Saul", "4 Days Out", "Phoenix", "ABQ") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Phoenix") | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul ("Peekaboo") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series | Michael Slovis ("ABQ") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Lynne Willingham ("ABQ") | Won | |
| 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| 14th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| 36th Saturn Awards | Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Actress on Television | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Raymond Cruz | Nominated | |
| 25th TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Episodic Drama | John Shiban ("Phoenix") | Nominated | |
| 59th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Lynne Willingham ("ABQ") | Won |
| PRISM Awards 2010 | Best Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Aaron Paul | Nominated | ||
| IGN Awards 2010 | Best Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Best Performance | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode Teleplay | George Mastras ("Grilled") | Nominated |
| 2010 Humanitas Prize | 60 Minute Category | Breaking Bad ("Peekaboo") | Nominated |
| 2010 PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | Best Teleplay | Moira Walley-Beckett ("Over") | Nominated |
| John Shiban ("Phoenix") | Nominated | ||
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2010 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2009 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Won |
Season 3[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("No Más", "Sunset", "One Minute", "Fly", "Half Measures", "Full Measure") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Michelle MacLaren ("One Minute") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Full Measure") | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul ("Full Measure") | Won | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series | Michael Slovis ("No Más") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald ("No Más") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Nick Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, Jason Newman, Gregg Barbanell, and Dominique Decaudain-Tabach ("No Más") | Nominated | |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| 15th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| 37th Saturn Awards | Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Dean Norris | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominated | |
| 26th TCA Awards | Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| 63rd Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Episodic Drama | Gennifer Hutchison ("I See You") | Nominated | |
| George Mastras ("I.F.T.") | Nominated | ||
| 60th American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon ("Sunset") | Nominated |
| PRISM Awards 2011 | Best Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Aaron Paul | Won | ||
| IGN Awards 2011 | Best Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Best Television Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Episode | "Half Measures" | Nominated | |
| Best TV Series on Blu-ray | Season 2 | Won | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2010 | Best Television Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2012 Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas | Nominated |
| 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Awards | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Vince Gilligan ("No Más") | Nominated |
| Vince Gilligan ("Full Measure") | Nominated | ||
| 2010 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Drama Episode of the Year | "One Minute" | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Dean Norris | Nominated |
Season 4[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("Box Cutter", "Problem Dog", "Salud", "Crawl Space", "End Times", "Face Off") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan ("Face Off") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Crawl Space") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul ("End Times") | Won | |
| Giancarlo Esposito ("Hermanos") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn ("Cornered") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mark Margolis ("Face Off") | Nominated | |
| 64th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Michael Slovis ("Face Off") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon ("End Times") | Nominated | |
| Skip Macdonald ("Face Off") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Nick Forshager, Jason Tregoe Newman, Kathryn Madsen, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, and Jeff Cranforn ("Face Off") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins, and Eric Justen ("Face Off") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role | William Powloski, Greg Nicotero, Bruce Branit, and Werner Hahnlein ("Face Off") | Nominated | |
| 69th Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominated |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad – Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk and Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| 16th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 38th Saturn Awards | Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominated | |
| Best Guest Performer on Television | Steven Bauer | Nominated | |
| Best Guest Performer on Television | Mark Margolis | Nominated | |
| 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 28th TCA Awards | Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 64th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Vince Gilligan ("Face Off") | Nominated |
| 64th Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Episodic Drama | Vince Gilligan ("Box Cutter") | Won | |
| Thomas Schnauz and Moira Walley-Beckett ("End Times") | Nominated | ||
| 61st American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon ("End Times") | Nominated |
| Skip Macdonald ("Face Off") | Won | ||
| IGN Awards 2012 | Best Television Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Best Television Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Television Villain | Gustavo Fring | Won | |
| Best Twist | Lily of the Valley | Nominated | |
| Best Television Episode | "Salud" | Nominated | |
| Best TV Series on Blu-ray | Season 3 | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2011 | Best Television Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2012 Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | "Face Off" | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2012 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2011 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program | Breaking Bad ("Face Off") | Nominated |
| 2012 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Won | ||
| Drama Supporting Actress | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Guest Actor | Mark Margolis | Nominated |
Season 5a[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("Hazard Pay", "Fifty-One", "Dead Freight", "Buyout", "Say My Name", "Gliding Over All") | Won |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Michelle MacLaren ("Gliding Over All") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | George Mastras ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | |
| Thomas Schnauz ("Say My Name") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Say My Name") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks ("Say My Name") | Nominated | |
| Aaron Paul ("Buyout") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn ("Fifty-One") | Won | |
| 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Michael Slovis ("Gliding Over All") | Nominated |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon ("Gliding Over All") | Won | |
| Skip Macdonald ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Nick Forshager, Jason Tregoe Newman, Kathryn Madsen, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, and Jeff Cranforn ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins, and Eric Justen ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Won |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad – Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Laura Fraser, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemons and Steven Michael Quezada | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| 17th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Giancarlo Esposito* | Nominated | |
| 39th Saturn Awards | Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Jonathan Banks | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 29th TCA Awards | Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 65th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Rian Johnson ("Fifty-One") | Won |
| 65th Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Episodic Drama | Gennifer Hutchison ("Buyout") | Nominated | |
| George Mastras ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | ||
| Sam Catlin ("Fifty-One") | Nominated | ||
| Thomas Schnauz ("Say My Name") | Nominated | ||
| 62nd American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon ("Gliding Over All") | Nominated |
| Skip Macdonald ("Dead Freight") | Won | ||
| PRISM Awards 2013 | Best Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Aaron Paul | Nominated | ||
| IGN Awards 2013 | Best TV Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Episode | "Dead Freight" | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute Awards 2012 | Best Television Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 49th Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | "Felina" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | "Dead Freight" | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2013 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 34th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actor 17-21 | RJ Mitte | Nominated |
| 2013 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Episode of the Year | ("Fifty-One") | Nominated | |
| ("Dead Freight") | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| Jonathan Banks | Nominated | ||
| Drama Supporting Actress | Anna Gunn | Won | |
| Best Ensemble of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Performer of the Year | Bryan Cranston | Won |
* = Giancarlo Esposito is strangely nominated 1 year after the end of Season 4 and while he is no longer part of the cast of the series.
Season 5b[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad ("Confessions", "Rabid Dog", "To'hajiilee", "Ozymandias", "Granite State", "Felina") | Won |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan ("Felina") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Moira Walley-Beckett ("Ozymandias") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston ("Ozymandias") | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn ("Ozymandias") | Won | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul ("Ozymandias") | Won | |
| 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, and Kiira Arai | Nominated |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Tarra Day and Corey Welk ("Ozymandias") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Michael Slovis ("Granite State") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb ("Granite State") | Nominated | |
| Kelley Dixon ("To'hajiilee") | Nominated | ||
| Skip Macdonald ("Felina") | Won | ||
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Tarra Day, Steve LaPorte, Greg Nicotero, Stephan Dupuis, and Howard Leigh Berger ("Felina") | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | "Felina" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins, and Eric Justen ("Felina") | Nominated | |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Nominated | |
| 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Won |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Breaking Bad – Michael Bowen, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Lavell Crawford, Tait Fletcher, Laura Fraser, Anna Gunn, Matthew T. Metzler, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemons, Steven Michael Quezada, Kevin Rankin and Patrick Sane | Won | |
| Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| 18th Satellite Awards | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 40th Saturn Awards | Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Actress on Television | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Robert Forster | Won | |
| 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 30th TCA Awards | Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominated | |
| 66th Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Bryan Cranston ("Blood Money") | Nominated |
| Vince Gilligan ("Felina") | Won | ||
| 66th Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Episodic Drama | Thomas Schnauz ("Buried") | Nominated | |
| Gennifer Hutchison ("Confessions") | Won | ||
| Peter Gould ("Granite State") | Nominated | ||
| 63rd American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald and Sharidan Williams-Sotelo ("Buried") | Nominated |
| Skip Macdonald ("Ozymandias") | Nominated | ||
| Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb ("Granite State") | Nominated | ||
| Skip Macdonald ("Felina") | Won | ||
| IGN Awards 2014 | Best TV Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won | |
| Best Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Villain | Todd Alquist | Won | |
| Best Episode | "Ozymandias" | Won | |
| Best DVD or Blu-ray | The Complete Series (Blu-ray) | Won | |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Award 2014 | One-Hour Single Camera Television Series | Mark Freeborn ("Felina") | Nominated |
| American Film Institute Awards 2013 | Best Television Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2015 Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting: Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas | Won |
| 2014 British Academy Television Awards | Best International Programme | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Radio Times Audience Award | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| 50th Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | "Felina" | Nominated |
| 2014 Costume Designers Guild Award | Outstanding Contemporary Television Series | Jennifer Bryan | Nominated |
| 2013 Golden Nymph Awards | Best International Drama TV Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominated | |
| 2014 Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing in Television – Short Form: Dialogue & ADR | Nick Forshager and Kathryn Madsen ("To'hajiilee") | Nominated |
| Best Sound Editing in Television – Short Form: Sound Effects and Foley | Nick Forshager ("Felina") | Won | |
| 2014 Kerrang! Awards | Best TV Show | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2013 Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best DVD | The Complete Series | Won |
| 2014 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | Best Contemporary Make-Up – Episodic Television | Tarra D. Day and Sheila Trujillo | Won |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling – Episodic Television | Geordie Sheffer and Carmen L. Jones | Nominated | |
| 2013 Peabody Awards | Area of Excellence | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 40th People's Choice Awards | Favorite Series We Miss Most | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Favorite TV Anti-Hero | Walter White | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Won |
| 2014 Gold Derby Awards | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Won |
| Best Drama Episode of the Year | ("Ozymandias") | Won | |
| ("Felina") | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Lead Actor | Bryan Cranston | Won | |
| Best Drama Supporting Actor | Aaron Paul | Won | |
| Dean Norris | Nominated | ||
| Drama Supporting Actress | Anna Gunn | Won | |
| Best Ensemble of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominated | |
| Performer of the Year | Bryan Cranston | Won |
Videos[]
Bryan Cranston Emmy win 2008
Bryan Cranston wins in 2008
Bryan Cranston Emmy win 2009
Bryan Cranston wins in 2009
Aaron Paul wins his first Emmy
Aaron Paul wins in 2010
Bryan Cranston wins 3rd consecutive Emmy (2010)
Bryan Cranston wins in 2010
Aaron Paul - 2012 Best Supporting Actor Emmy
Aaron Paul wins in 2012
Anna Gunn - 2013 Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmys Award
Anna Gunn wins in 2013
Breaking Bad - 2013 Outstanding Drama Series Emmy Award
Breaking Bad wins Outstanding Drama Series in 2013
Anna Gunn wins 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Drama
Breaking Bad wins 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
Aaron Paul wins 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama
Bryan Cranston wins 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama