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Bates Motel
2013–2017
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 5 seasons
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #154
- IMDb #202
- Rotten Tomatoes #44
- Metacritic #133
- RatingGraph #66
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #82
+5 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #51
- Metacritic Critics #194
- Metacritic Audience #111
- Criticker #199
- Trakt #180
Every rating
56–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on TV shows →An intimate look into the unraveling of Norman Bates' psyche throughout his teenage years.
Details
- Created by
- Anthony Cipriano, Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin
- Based on
- Psycho
- Released
- 18 March 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 50 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 54 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (90) →
Awards & nominations
See all 59 →5 wins from 59 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Best Actor in a Drama Series 2017 | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series 2016 | Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television 2016 | Best Actor on Television | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series 2016 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress on Television 2016 | Best Actress on Television | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Drama Series 2016 | Best Actress – Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Music in a Series 2016 | Best Music in a Series | Chris Bacon | Nominee |
| Best TV Actor 2016 | Best TV Actor | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
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Best Actress on Television
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress on Television | Vera Farmiga | Winner |
| Best Actress on Television | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress on Television | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Favorite Cable TV Drama
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Cable TV Drama | Bates Motel | Winner |
| Favorite Cable TV Drama | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Favorite Cable TV Drama | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Favorite Cable TV Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Cable TV Actor | Freddie Highmore | Winner |
Favorite Cable TV Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Cable TV Actress | Vera Farmiga | Winner |
Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama | Vera Farmiga | Winner |
Best Actress in a Drama Series
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Best Actress – Drama Series
4 nominations
| Best Actress – Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Drama Series
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
Best Drama Series
3 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Best TV Actress
3 nominations
| Best TV Actress | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best TV Actress | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
| Best TV Actress | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Best Action-Thriller Television Series
2 nominations
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Best Actor on Television
2 nominations
| Best Actor on Television | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
Best Music in a Series
2 nominations
| Best Music in a Series | Chris Bacon | Nominee |
| Best Music in a Series | Chris Bacon | Nominee |
Best Production Design in a Series
2 nominations
| Best Production Design in a Series | Peter Bodnarus, Mark S. Freeborn, Tony Wohlgemuth, Margot Ready and Rose Marie McSherry | Nominee |
| Best Production Design in a Series | Peter Bodnarus, Mark S. Freeborn, Margot Ready and Rose Marie McSherry | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor – Television
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nestor Carbonell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Television | Nestor Carbonell | Nominee |
Best Television Presentation
2 nominations
| Best Television Presentation | Bates Motel | Nominee |
| Best Television Presentation | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Best Actor
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Vincent Gale | Nominee |
Best Actor – Television Series Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Best Cinematography in a Series
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Series | John S. Bartley and Thomas Yatsko | Nominee |
Best Contemporary Hairstyling – Television and New Media Series
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Hairstyling – Television and New Media Series | Donna Bis | Nominee |
Best Drama Series Produced by a Woman
1 nomination
| Best Drama Series Produced by a Woman | Kerry Ehrin | Nominee |
Best New TV Series
1 nomination
| Best New TV Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Best Sound in a Series
1 nomination
| Best Sound in a Series | Alan Decker, Mark Noda, Nello Torri, Thomas DeGorter, Michael Mullane and Brian Armstrong | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Best TV Actor
1 nomination
| Best TV Actor | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
Best TV Horror Series
1 nomination
| Best TV Horror Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Favorite Horror Series
1 nomination
| Favorite Horror Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Favorite TV Anti-Hero
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Anti-Hero | Freddie Highmore | Nominee |
Individual Achievement in Drama
1 nomination
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Most Bingeworthy Series
1 nomination
| Most Bingeworthy Series | Bates Motel | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Casting
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting | April Webster, Sara Isaacson, Jennifer Page and Corinne Clark | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | John S. Bartley | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Chris Bacon | Nominee |
TV Performance of the Year – Actress
1 nomination
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Vera Farmiga | Nominee |
Television – Short Form, Music
1 nomination
| Television – Short Form, Music | Michael Ryan | Nominee |