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Breaking Bad
2008–2013
· TV Show
· 48 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A+
MEANRANK
92/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1
- IMDb #1
- Google retired #18
- Rotten Tomatoes #5
- Metacritic #3
- RatingGraph #3
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #26
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1
- Metacritic Critics #15
- Metacritic Audience #1
- Criticker #2
- Trakt #1
Every rating
83–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 83, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 97.
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Details
- Created by
- Vince Gilligan
- Released
- 20 January 2008
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Episode length
- 48 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 62 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 92 wins, 156 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 248 →37 major awards won · 92 wins from 248 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Producers Guild of America Awards 2015 | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett | Winner |
| Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2014 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2014 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 | Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
30 nominations, 12 won
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Ozymandias ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Full Measure ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Phoenix ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul (for " Confessions ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul (for " End Times ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul (for " Half Measures ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn (for " Ozymandias ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn (for " Fifty-One ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Moira Walley-Beckett (for " Ozymandias ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Michelle MacLaren (for " Gliding Over All ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Michelle MacLaren (for " One Minute ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Say My Name ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Crawl Space ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks (for " Say My Name ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul (for " Buyout ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito (for " Hermanos ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul (for " Peekaboo ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn (for " Cornered ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Thomas Schnauz (for " Say My Name ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | George Mastras (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
20 nominations, 6 won
| Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Episodic Drama | Gennifer Hutchison (for " Confessions ") | Winner |
| Best Episodic Drama | Vince Gilligan (for " Box Cutter ") | Winner |
| Best Episodic Drama | Vince Gilligan (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Peter Gould (for " Granite State ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Thomas Schnauz (for " Buried ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Sam Catlin (for " Fifty-One ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Thomas Schnauz (for " Say My Name ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | George Mastras (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Gennifer Hutchison (for " Buyout ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Thomas Schnauz and Moira Walley-Beckett (for " End Times ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Gennifer Hutchison (for " I See You ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | George Mastras (for " I.F.T. ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | John Shiban (for " Phoenix ") | Nominee |
| Best Episodic Drama | Patty Lin (for " Gray Matter ") | Nominee |
| Best New Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
13 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
Creative Arts Emmy Awards
28 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon (for " Gliding Over All ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Lynne Willingham (for " ABQ ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Lynne Willingham (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, and Kiira Arai | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Michael Slovis (for " Granite State ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Michael Slovis (for " Gliding Over All ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Michael Slovis (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Michael Slovis (for " No Más ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Michael Slovis (for " ABQ ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | John Toll (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mark Margolis (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Tarra D. Day and Corey Welk (for " Ozymandias ") | Nominee |
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| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb (for " Granite State ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kelley Dixon (for " End Times ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Skip Macdonald (for " No Más ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Jason Tregoe Newman, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, Jeffrey Cranford, Tim Boggs, Gregg Barbanell, and Dominique Decaudain (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Jane Boegel, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jason Tregoe Newman, Jeffrey Cranford, Gregg Barbanell, and Dominique Decaudain (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Jason Tregoe Newman, Kathryn Madsen, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, Jeffrey Cranford, Dominique Decaudain, and Gregg Barbanell (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Kathryn Madsen, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, Jane Boegel, Jason Tregoe Newman, Gregg Barbanell, and Dominique Decaudain (for " One Minute ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeffrey Perkins, and Eric Justen (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeffrey Perkins, and Eric Justen (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Darryl L. Frank, Jeffrey Perkins, and Eric Justen (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role | William Powloski, Greg Nicotero, Bruce Branit, Werner Hahnlein, Steve Fong, Sean Joseph, Matthew Perin (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
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| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | 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 | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
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| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Laurence Chavez, Ed Duran, Glenn Foster, Al Goto, and Larry Rippenkroeger | Nominee |
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| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Bryan Cranston, Laura Fraser, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, Aaron Paul, Jesse Plemons, and Steven Michael Quezada | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Jonathan Banks, Betsy Brandt, Ray Campbell, Bryan Cranston, Giancarlo Esposito, Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Bob Odenkirk, and Aaron Paul | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
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| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Bryan Cranston, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, Michelle MacLaren, George Mastras, Diane Mercer, Thomas Schnauz, and Moira Walley-Beckett | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Diane Mercer, Stewart Lyons, Mark Johnson, Peter Gould, Bryan Cranston, Melissa Bernstein, Michelle MacLaren, Thomas Schnauz, George Mastras, Vince Gilligan, and Moira Walley-Beckett | Nominee |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Melissa Bernstein, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Stewart Lyons, and Michelle MacLaren | Nominee |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Stewart Lyons, and Karen Moore | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Rian Johnson (for " Fifty-One ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Bryan Cranston (for " Blood Money ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Vince Gilligan (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| One-Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Mark Freeborn (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
27 nominations, 12 won
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Robert Forster | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Jonathan Banks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actress on Television | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Actress on Television | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Steven Bauer | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Mark Margolis | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Television Series | Raymond Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Dean Norris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Television Presentation | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
16 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray | Breaking Bad: The Complete Series | Nominee |
TCA Awards
16 nominations, 5 won
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
11 nominations, 5 won
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald (for " Dead Freight ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald (for " Face Off ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Lynne Willingham (for " ABQ ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Lynne Willingham (for " Pilot ") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald and Sharidan Williams-Sotelo (for " Buried ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Skip Macdonald (for " Ozymandias ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon and Chris McCaleb (for " Granite State ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon (for " Gliding Over All ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon (for " End Times ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television | Kelley Dixon (for " Sunset ") | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
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| Television Programs of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Television Programs of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Television Programs of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Television Programs of the Year | Breaking Bad | Winner |
Hollywood Post Alliance Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Skip Macdonald (for " Felina ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Skip Macdonald (for " Dead Freight ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Lynne Willingham (for " ABQ ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Color Grading – Television | Tom Sartori (for " Box Cutter ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Kelley Dixon (for " Gliding Over All ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Skip Macdonald (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing – Television (Over 30 Minutes) | Lynne Willingham (for " Pilot ") | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
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Golden Nymph Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
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| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Anna Gunn | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Television Composer | Dave Porter | Winner |
| Composers' Choice Award | Dave Porter | Winner |
Peabody Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Honoree | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Honoree | Breaking Bad | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
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| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Kurt Nicholas Forshager and Kathryn Madsen (for " To'hajiilee ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Gregg Barbanell, Dominique Decaudain, Mark Cookson, Cormac Funge, and Jeffrey Cranford (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Breaking Bad (for " One Minute ") | Nominee |
Artios Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Kiira Arai, and Russell Scott | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy, Sherry Thomas, Rody Kent, and Russell Scott | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Series – Drama | Sharon Bialy and Sherry Thomas | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
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| Outstanding Achievement in Television | Christian Diaz de Bedoya | Nominee |
| Outstanding Locations in Television | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Programme | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Radio Times Audience Award | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Contemporary Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Tarra D. Day and Steve La Porte | Winner |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in Television and New Media Series | Geordie Sheffer and Carmen L. Jones | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Series We Miss Most | Breaking Bad | Winner |
| Favorite TV Anti-Hero | Walter White | Nominee |
3D Creative Arts Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best 4K Lumiere – Entertainment | Breaking Bad | Winner |
Magnolia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign TV Series | Breaking Bad | Winner |
Society of Camera Operators Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Camera Operator of the Year in Television | Andrew Voegeli | Winner |
Dorian Awards
5 nominations
| TV Drama of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| TV Drama of the Year | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Aaron Paul | Nominee |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Bryan Cranston | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins, Eric Justen, and Kathryn Madsen (for " Felina ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Darryl L. Frank, Jeff Perkins, Eric Justen, Eric Gotthelf, and Stacey Michaels (for " Dead Freight ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Darryl L. Frank, Jeffery Perkins, and Eric Justen (for " Face Off ") | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Television Episode Teleplay | Vince Gilligan (for " Full Measure ") | Nominee |
| Best Television Episode Teleplay | Vince Gilligan (for " No Más ") | Nominee |
| Best Television Episode Teleplay | George Mastras (for " Grilled ") | Nominee |
ASTRA Awards
1 nomination
| Favourite Program – International Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Contemporary Television Series | Jennifer L. Bryan | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television | J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan (for " Peekaboo ") | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Giancarlo Esposito | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
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Women's Image Network Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding TV Show Directed By a Woman | Michelle MacLaren | Nominee |