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Beef
2023
· TV Show
· 30 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #138
- IMDb #228
- Google retired #131
- Rotten Tomatoes #138
- Metacritic #89
- RatingGraph #211
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #73
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #209
- Metacritic Critics #47
- Metacritic Audience #209
- Criticker #134
- Trakt #202
Every rating
62–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Two people let a road rage incident burrow into their minds and slowly consume their every thought and action.
Details
- Created by
- Lee Sung Jin
- Released
- 6 April 2023
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 18 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 42 wins, 67 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (47) →
Awards & nominations
See all 109 →22 major awards won · 42 wins from 109 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2024 | Excellence in Television Movie or Limited Series | Grace Yun | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Maria Bello | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2024 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Steven Yeun | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2024 | Best Limited Series | Beef | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2024 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best New Scripted Series | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Alice Ju, and Carrie Kemper | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2024 | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Steven Yeun | Winner |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "Figures of Light") | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Steven Yeun | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Alex Russell, Jes Anderson, Savey Cathey, Inman Young, Alex Gayner, and Matthew Medlin | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jake Schreier (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Oscar Isaac | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Lee Sung Jin, Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny, Charles Melton, Jake Schreier, Anna Ouyang Moench, Kitao Sakurai, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Ravi Nandan, Sam French, Alli Reich, Ethan Kuperberg, Alex Russell, Carrie Kemper, Dana Scott, Gene Hong, Sabrina Mahfouz, Joshua Gonzales, Jes Anderson, | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Joseph Lee | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Young Mazino | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Maria Bello | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Steven Yeun | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Best Limited Series | Beef | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Maria Bello | Winner |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
17 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Charlene Lee and Claire Koonce | Winner |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Helen Huang, Austin Wittick, YJ Hwang, and Mark Anthony Summers (for "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain") | Winner |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nat Fuller and Laura Zempel (for "Figures of Light") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jeanie Bacharach | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | James Laxton (for "It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Olga Mill, Bailey Gardner, Sarah Basta, and Kellie Ishisaki (for "All the Things We're Never Going to Have") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jake Schreier (for "It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Laura Zempel (for "All the Things We're Never Going to Have") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lauren Connelly (for "The Increasing Flimsiness of Any Certainties About the Future") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special | Christopher Gomez, Danika Wikke, Jerry Lafuente, Yurii Kerelius, Luke Dennis, and Danylo Gomlez (for "It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Penny Harold, Andy Lange, Devendra Cleary, Sean O'Malley, Jongkun Park, Judah Getz, and Illia Popel (for "It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Penny Harold, Andrew Garrett Lange, and Sean O'Malley (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Comedy Programming | Shauna Duggins and Chris O'Hara | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Charles Melton | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "All the Things We're Never Going to Have") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Steven Yeun | Winner |
| Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Beef | Winner |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Best New Scripted Series | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Alice Ju, and Carrie Kemper | Winner |
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Steven Yeun | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Steven Yeun | Winner |
| Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Charles Grisham and Eric C. Sun | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Television Movie or Limited Series | Grace Yun | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Carrie Kemper, Jes Anderson, Savey Cathey, Inman Young, Matthew Medlin, Alex Russell, and Alice Ju | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Limited Series | Joanna Calo, Bathsheba Doran, Jean Kyoung Frazier, Niko Gutierrez-Kovner, Lee Sung Jin, Alice Ju, Carrie Kemper, Mike Makowsky, Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen, Kevin Rosen, and Alex Russell | Winner |
Astra TV Awards
17 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Oscar Isaac | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Limited Series or TV Movie | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Beef | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Limited Series or TV Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "Figures of Light") | Winner |
| Best Limited Series | Beef | Winner |
| Best Limited Series or TV Movie Cast Ensemble | Beef | Winner |
| Best Streaming Limited Series | Beef | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Charles Melton | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Limited Series or TV Movie | Steven Yeun | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Young Mazino | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Youn Yuh-jung | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Cailee Spaeny | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Ashley Park | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Maria Bello | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Beef | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Limited Series or TV Movie | Lee Sung Jin (for "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain") | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Television Under 40 Minutes | Beef | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Ali Wong | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Steven Yeun | Nominee |
IndieWire Honors
2 nominations, 2 won
| Performance Award | Charles Melton | Winner |
| Visionary Award | Lee Sung Jin | Winner |
ACE Eddie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Edited Limited Series | Harry Yoon and Laura Zempel (for "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain") | Winner |
| Best Edited Limited Series | Nat Fuller (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America TV Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Television Movie or Limited Series | Kellie Jo Tinney and Grace Yun | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Half-Hour Single-Camera Series | Kellie Jo Tinney and Grace Yun | Nominee |
TCA Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, or Specials | Beef | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, or Specials | Beef | Nominee |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
1 nomination, 1 won
| Television Academy Honors Award | Beef | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Television Programs | Beef | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Limited Series | Charlene Lee, Claire Koonce, and Danny Gordon | Winner |
Celebration of Cinema & Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Director – Television | Lee Sung Jin | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Contemporary Television | Helen Huang (for "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain") | Winner |
Dorian TV Awards
4 nominations
| Best Supporting TV Performance – Drama | Charles Melton | Nominee |
| Best TV Movie or Limited Series | Beef | Nominee |
| Best TV Movie or Miniseries | Beef | Nominee |
| Best TV Performance – Comedy | Ali Wong | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Bingeworthy Show of the Year | Beef | Nominee |
| Comedy TV Star of the Year | Ali Wong | Nominee |
| Female TV Star of the Year | Ali Wong | Nominee |
| TV Performance of the Year | Steven Yeun | Nominee |
Seoul International Drama Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Charles Melton | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Sung Jin and Jake Schreier | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries | Beef | Nominee |
Gotham TV Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Lee Sung Jin, Sam French, Oscar Isaac, Ethan Kuperberg, Charles Melton, Anna Ouyang Moench, Carey Mulligan, Ravi Nandan, Alli Reich, Kitao Sakurai, Jake Schreier, Cailee Spaeny, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series | Cailee Spaeny | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Steven Yeun | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Ali Wong | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries & Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Beef | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Series | Ali Wong | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Beef | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Jason Tregoe Newman, Bryant J. Fuhrman, and Andrew Ransom (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Short Form | Christopher Gomez, Jerry Lafuente, Nathan Efstation, Igor Yashin, and Ruslan Schebisty (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special | Ali Wong | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Lee Sung Jin | Nominee |
Astra Creative Arts TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Beef | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Programme | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan, and Alli Reich | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series | Sean O'Malley, Penny Harold, Andrew Garrett Lange, and Andrey Starikovskiy (for "The Great Fabricator") | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series | Bobby Krlic | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Limited Series Teleplay | Lee Sung Jin and Madeleine Pron (for "Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort") | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild International Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a TV Anthology, Movie, or Limited Series | Beef | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Television Composer of the Year | Finneas O'Connell (for "Season 2") | Nominee |