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Deadwood
2004–2006
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
87/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #18
- IMDb #71
- Metacritic #14
- RatingGraph #105
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #103
- Metacritic Critics #28
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #8
- Criticker #23
- Trakt #53
Every rating
76–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
Details
- Created by
- David Milch
- Released
- 21 March 2004
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Irish Gaelic
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 36 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 20 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 64 →10 major awards won · 20 wins from 64 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2007 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Bob Scribner, James R. Scribner (for "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2005 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Walter Hill (for "Deadwood") | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2005 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Ian McShane | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2005 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts, Ernie Bishop (for "Requiem for a Gleet" / "Complications" / "Childish Things") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2005 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | James Glennon (for "Complications") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2005 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Katherine Jane Bryant, Le Dawson (for "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-to") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2005 | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Carol Pershing, Terry Baliel, Kimberley Spiteri (for "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-to") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2005 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Adam Brandy, Deborah McNulty (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Winner |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
21 nominations, 7 won
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts, Ernie Bishop (for "Requiem for a Gleet" / "Complications" / "Childish Things") | Winner |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | James Glennon (for "Complications") | Winner |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Katherine Jane Bryant, Le Dawson (for "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-to") | Winner |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Carol Pershing, Terry Baliel, Kimberley Spiteri (for "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-to") | Winner |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Bob Scribner, James R. Scribner (for "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For") | Winner |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Adam Brandy, Deborah McNulty (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Larry Mann, Stephen Hunter Flick, Mark Larry, Benjamin L. Cook, Takako Ishikawa, Samuel C. Crutcher, Devin Joseph, Kevin Wahrman, Carmine Rubino, Micha Liberman, Amy Kane, Anita Cannella (for "Deadwood") | Winner |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Maria Caso, David Potts, Ernie Bishop (for "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" / "True Colors" / "Amateur Night") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, John F. Brown (for "Deep Water" / "The Trial of Jack McCall" / "Bullock Returns to the Camp") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry Johnson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Libby Goldstein, Junie Lowry Johnson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Joseph Gallagher (for "The Catbird Seat") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costume for a Series | Katherine Jane Bryant, Le Dawson (for "Amateur Night") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Katherine Jane Bryant, Le Dawson, Beth Morgan (for "Mister Wu") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Peter Tothpal, Carol Pershing, De'Ann Power (for "A Constant Throb") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series | Josée Normand, Peter Tothpal, Susan Carol Schwary, Ellen Powell (for "Plague") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | David Schwartz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | John Rizzo, Adam Brandy, Brian McManus, Deborah McNulty (for "Here Was a Man") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Stephen Mark (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Geoffrey Patterson, William Freesh, R. Russell Smith (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) | Geoffrey Patterson, William Freesh, R. Russell Smith (for "A Two-Headed Beast") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Walter Hill (for "Deadwood") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Gregg Fienberg (for "Complications") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Deadwood | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Ian McShane (for "The Whores Can Come") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Brad Dourif (for "Deep Water" and "No Other Sons or Daughters") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Robin Weigert (for "Deep Water" and "No Other Sons or Daughters") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | David Milch (for "Deadwood") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Ian McShane | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Deadwood | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Walter Hill (for "Deadwood") | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Ian McShane | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Jim Beaver, Powers Boothe, Sean Bridgers, W. Earl Brown, Dayton Callie, Brian Cox, Kim Dickens, Brad Dourif, Anna Gunn, John Hawkes, Jeffrey Jones, Paula Malcomson, Gerald McRaney, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Leon Rippy, William Sanderson, Brent Sexton, Bree Sheanna Wall, Robin Weig | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations
| Television: Dramatic Series | W. Earl Brown, Regina Corrado, Alix Lambert, Ted Mann, Bernadette McNamara, David Milch, Kem Nunn, Nick Towne, Zack Whedon | Nominee |
| Television: Dramatic Series | Regina Corrado, Sara Hess, Ted Mann, Bryan McDonald, Bernadette McNamara, David Milch, Peter Ocko, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steve Shill, Nick Towne, Jody Worth | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Geoffrey Patterson, William Freesh, R. Russell Smith (for "A Two-Headed Beast") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Geoffrey Patterson, William Freesh, R. Russell Smith (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Geoffrey Patterson, William Freesh, R. Russell Smith (for " Deadwood ") | Winner |
TCA Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Heritage Award | Winner | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Ian McShane | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Ian McShane | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Deadwood | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Deadwood | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Deadwood | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Deadwood | Nominee |
AFI Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Program of the Year | Deadwood | Winner |
| Program of the Year | Deadwood | Winner |
ACE Eddie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Stephen Mark (for "A Lie Agreed Upon (Part I)") | Winner |
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Stephen Mark (for "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood") | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Honoree | Winner |
Women's Image Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actress Drama Series | Molly Parker (for "Requiem for a Gleet") | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series | Katherine Jane Bryant | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series | Katherine Jane Bryant | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period/Fantasy in Television | Katherine Jane Bryant | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Keith Carradine | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Ian McShane | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Brad Dourif | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
2 nominations
| Excellence in Production Design for Single-Camera Television Series | Maria Caso, David Potts, Michael J. Kelley (for "True Colors") | Nominee |
| Excellence in Production Design for Single-Camera Television Series | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts, Michael J. Kelley (for "Requiem for a Gleet") | Nominee |
Artios Awards
2 nominations
| Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Junie Lowry Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot | Junie Lowry Johnson, Julie Tucker | Nominee |
PRISM Awards
2 nominations
| Performance in a Drama Series Storyline | Robin Weigert | Nominee |
| TV Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | "The Trial of Jack McCall" / "Plague" / "Bullock Returns to Camp" | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | David Boyd (for "Deep Water") | Nominee |