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Downton Abbey
2010–2015
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 6 seasons
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #57
- IMDb #40
- Google retired #49
- Rotten Tomatoes #35
- Metacritic #57
- RatingGraph #100
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #107
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #26
- Metacritic Critics #57
- Metacritic Audience #110
- Criticker #108
- Trakt #84
Every rating
64–96
out of 100
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Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Google on 96.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century.
Details
- Created by
- Julian Fellowes
- Studio
- Carnival Films, Masterpiece
- Released
- 26 September 2010
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 47 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 48 wins, 148 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 196 →23 major awards won · 48 wins from 196 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Nic Collins, Adele Firth (for "Episode Nine") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Linda Wilson (for "Episode Five" and "Episode Seven") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Joanne Froggatt | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Nic Collins (for "Episode Six") | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2014 | Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Magi Vaughan, Adam James Phillips (for "Episode Eight") | Winner |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
35 nominations, 9 won
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | David Katznelson (for "Part One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Susannah Buxton, Caroline McCall (for "Part One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Nic Collins, Adele Firth (for "Episode Nine") | Winner |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Nic Collins (for "Episode Six") | Winner |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Magi Vaughan, Adam James Phillips (for "Episode Eight") | Winner |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Anne Oldham (for "Episode One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | John Lunn (for "Episode Six") | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | John Lunn (for "Episode Six") | Winner |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Linda Wilson (for "Episode Five" and "Episode Seven") | Winner |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Gina Cromwell | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Period Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Single-Camera) | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Gina Cromwell (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Gina Cromwell (for "Episode Seven") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Judy Farr (for "Episode Four") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Jill Trevellick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Jill Trevellick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Jill Trevellick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Jill Trevellick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Jill Trevellick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Graham Frake (for "Episode Nine") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Movie | Anna Mary Scott Robbins, Michael Weldon, Kathryn Tart (for "A Moorland Holiday") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie | Anna Mary Scott Robbins, Kathryn Tart, Michael Weldon (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Caroline McCall, Heather Leat, Poli Kyriacou (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Caroline McCall, Dulcie Scott (for "Episode Four") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Susannah Buxton (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Paul Giamatti | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Magi Vaughan, Vanya Pell (for "Episode Four") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | John Lunn (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Linda Wilson (for "A Moorland Holiday") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | John Wilson (for "Episode Seven") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie | John Wilson (for "Part One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special | Adam Armitage, Alex Sawyer (for "Part One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Nigel Heath, David Lascelles (for "Episode Nine") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | David Lascelles, Nigel Heath, Kiran Marshall (for "A Moorland Holiday") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Alistair Crocker, Nigel Heath, Alex Fielding (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Nigel Heath, Alex Fielding, Oliver Brierley, Keith Partridge, Chris Ashworth (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
34 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special | Brian Percival (for "Part One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Gareth Neame, Rebecca Eaton, Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special | Julian Fellowes (for "Part One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Michael Engler (for "Episode Nine") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | David Evans (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Jeremy Webb (for "Episode Four") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Brian Percival (for "Episode Seven") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge, Nigel Marchant, Chris Croucher | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Gareth Neame, Nigel Marchant, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge, Chris Croucher | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge, Nigel Marchant, Rupert Ryle-Hodges | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Liz Trubridge | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Rebecca Eaton, Liz Trubridge | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | Elizabeth McGovern | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jim Carter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jim Carter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jim Carter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jim Carter | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Brendan Coyle | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Joanne Froggatt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Joanne Froggatt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Joanne Froggatt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Julian Fellowes (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Julian Fellowes (for "Episode Four") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Julian Fellowes (for "Episode Seven") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
11 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Various | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Joanne Froggatt | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Elizabeth McGovern | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Joanne Froggatt | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame | Winner |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge | Nominee |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge | Nominee |
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Julian Fellowes, Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
BAFTA Cymru
1 nomination
| Best Director: Fiction | Philip John | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Michael Engler (for "Episode Eight") | Nominee |
National Television Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Most Popular Drama | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Most Popular Drama | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Most Popular Drama | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Most Popular Drama | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Most Popular Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Most Popular Drama Performance | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Most Popular Drama Performance | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
11 nominations, 3 won
| Best Costume Design | Caroline McCall | Winner |
| Best Director: Fiction | Brian Percival | Winner |
| Best Sound: Fiction | Nigel Heath, Alex Sawyer, Adam Armitage, Mark Holding | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Susannah Buxton | Nominee |
| Best Editing: Fiction | John Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | John Lunn | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | John Lunn | Nominee |
| Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction | David Katznelson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Donal Woods | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Judy Farr, Donal Woods | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Donal Woods | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries | Susannah Buxton | Winner |
| Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series | Caroline McCall | Winner |
| Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series | Caroline McCall | Winner |
HPA Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Editing – Television | John Wilson (for "Episode Seven") | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing – Television | John Wilson (for "Episode One") | Winner |
| Outstanding Color Grading – Television | Aidan Farrell (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing – Television | John Wilson (for "Episode Five") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound – Television | Adam Armitage, Alex Sawyer, Nigel Heath, Stuart Bagshaw, Oliver Brierley (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Single Drama | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Writer's Award | Julian Fellowes | Winner |
| Best Actor | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Magi Vaughan, Adam James Phillips | Winner |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup in Television and New Media Series | Magi Vaughan, Erika Ökvist | Winner |
Satellite Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jim Carter | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Elizabeth McGovern | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Overall Blu-Ray/DVD | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Special Award | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brendan Coyle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| YouTube Audience Award | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
TCA Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Downton Abbey | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Photography – Drama | David Katznelson | Winner |
| Effects Special | Mark Holt, James Davis | Nominee |
| Music – Original Title | John Lunn | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Television Series | John Lunn (for "Episode One") | Winner |
Elle Style Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Show | Downton Abbey | Winner |
Premios Ondas
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Fiction | Downton Abbey | Winner |
Rockie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Mini-series | Downton Abbey | Winner |
Shanghai Television Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Foreign TV Series | Downton Abbey | Winner |
Golden Nymph Awards
17 nominations
| Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Brendan Coyle | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Dan Stevens | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Brendan Coyle | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | Hugh Bonneville | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Joanne Froggatt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Michelle Dockery | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Outstanding European Producer – Drama Series | Gareth Neame | Nominee |
| Outstanding European Producer – Drama Series | Gareth Neame | Nominee |
| Outstanding International Producer – Drama Series | Gareth Neame | Nominee |
| Outstanding International Producer – Drama Series | Gareth Neame | Nominee |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards
5 nominations
| Production Design | Donal Woods | Nominee |
| Production Design | Donal Woods | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor – Television | Allen Leech | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor – Television | Allen Leech | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor – Television | Brendan Coyle | Nominee |
ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards
3 nominations
| Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Mark Kebby, Chantelle Valentine, Gina Cromwell (for "Episode Seven") | Nominee |
| Episode of a One Hour Single-Camera Television Series | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Mark Kebby, Pippa Broadhurst, Judy Farr (for "Christmas Special") | Nominee |
| One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Linda Wilson (for "A Moorland Holiday") | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
2 nominations
| ACO/BSC/GBCT Operator Award – Television Drama | Mark Milsome | Nominee |
| ACO/BSC/GBCT Operator Award – Television Drama | James Layton, David P. Morgan, Philip Sindall | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score for Television | John Lunn | Nominee |
| Best Original Score for Television | John Lunn | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Cable TV Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
| Favorite Network TV Drama | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television | John Wilson (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic/Pilot Television | David Katznelson (for "Episode One") | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| TV Drama of the Year | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign TV Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
1 nomination
| Drama Series | Downton Abbey | Nominee |