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American Crime
2015–2017
· TV Show
· 43 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
74–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Trakt on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 91, everyone else 79.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Seasonal anthology series. Season 1: The lives of the participants in a trial with significant racial motives are forever changed during the legal process.
Details
- Created by
- John Ridley
- Studio
- ABC Studios, International Famous Players Radio Pictures Corporation, #LiveLikeLisa, Stearns Castle
- Released
- 5 March 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 43 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 29 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 6 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (69) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →3 major awards won · 6 wins from 40 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Regina King (episode: "Episode Four") | Winner |
| 68th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Regina King (episode: "Season Two: Episode Eight") | Winner |
| 7th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Regina King | Winner |
| 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Limited Series | American Crime | Nominee |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series | Elvis Nolasco | Nominee |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie | Timothy Hutton | Nominee |
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67th Primetime Emmy Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Regina King (episode: "Episode Four") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special | Kim Coleman and Beth Sepko Lindsay | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie | Timothy Hutton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited Series | American Crime | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie | Luyen Vu (episode: "Episode One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special | Gregg Barbanell, Catherine Harper, Walter Newman, Pete Reynolds, Louie Schultz, Darleen Stoker, Bruce Tanis and Kenneth Young (episode: "Episode One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Movie | Ryan Davis, Ben Lowry and Rick Norman (episode: "Episode Eleven") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie | Richard Cabral (episode: "Episode Ten") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special | John Ridley (episode: "Episode One") | Nominee |
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Regina King (episode: "Season Two: Episode Eight") | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Lili Taylor | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited Series | American Crime | Nominee |
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Regina King | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Lili Taylor | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | American Crime | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series | Elvis Nolasco | Nominee |
73rd Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | American Crime | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Regina King | Nominee |
69th Primetime Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Regina King | Nominee |
74th Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | American Crime | Nominee |
23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
69th Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Long Form – Original | Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son | Nominee |
47th NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Director in a Drama Series | John Ridley (episode: "Episode One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Regina King | Winner |
| Outstanding Director in a Drama Series | Millicent Shelton (episode: "Episode Ten") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | American Crime | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writer in a Drama Series | John Ridley (episode: "Episode One") | Nominee |
20th Satellite Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble – Television Series | Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, W. Earl Brown, Regina King, Richard Cabral, Caitlin Gerard, Benito Martinez, Penelope Ann Miller, Elvis Nolasco, and Johnny Ortiz | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Timothy Hutton | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Felicity Huffman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Elvis Nolasco | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Regina King | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | American Crime | Nominee |