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Empire
2015–2020
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 6 seasons
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Every rating
42–84
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84. Critics average 78, everyone else 59.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A hip-hop mogul must choose a successor among his three sons who are battling for control over his multi-million dollar company, while his ex-wife schemes to reclaim what is hers.
Details
- Created by
- Danny Strong, Lee Daniels
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television Studios, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Little Chicken Productions
- Released
- 7 January 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 102 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 52 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 65 →2 major awards won · 13 wins from 65 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Television Award 2015 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Critics Choice Television Award 2016 | Most Bingeworthy Show | Empire | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Television Award 2016 | Best Drama Series | Empire | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Television Award 2016 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Critics Choice Television Award 2016 | Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Television Series – Drama | Empire | Nominee |
| Grammy Award 2016 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Empire | Nominee |
| Most Bingeworthy Show | Empire | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Empire | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Award
6 nominations
| Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie | Eileen McCahill and Paolo Nieddu ("Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series or Movie | Rita McGhee and Sukari McGill ("The Lyon's Roar") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie | ("Past Is Prologue") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | (Episode: "A Rose by Any Other Name") (Song: "Good People") | Nominee |
Critics Choice Television Award
4 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Empire | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Marisa Tomei | Nominee |
| Most Bingeworthy Show | Empire | Nominee |
Grammy Award
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Empire | Winner |
| Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration | "Conqueror" Empire Cast | Winner |
| Outstanding Album | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Song – Contemporary | "Conqueror" Empire Cast | Nominee |
Teen Choice Award
15 nominations, 2 won
| Choice TV Show: Drama | Empire | Winner |
| Choice TV: Breakout Show | Empire | Winner |
| Choice Music: Song from a Movie or TV Show | "You're So Beautiful" – Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Bryshere Y. Gray | Nominee |
| Choice TV Actor: Drama | Jussie Smollett | Nominee |
| Choice TV Actor: Drama | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Choice TV Actress: Drama | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Choice TV: Breakout Star | Jussie Smollett | Nominee |
| Choice TV: Breakout Star | Bryshere Y. Gray | Nominee |
| Choice TV: Chemistry | Trai Byers, Bryshere Y. Gray, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard & Jussie Smollett | Nominee |
| Choice TV: Scene Stealer | Trai Byers | Nominee |
| Choice TV: Villain | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Choice: TV Drama Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Choice: TV Drama Actor | Jussie Smollet | Nominee |
| Choice: TV Drama Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Choice: TV Show | Empire | Nominee |
BET Award
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Best Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jussie Smollett | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Television | "Empire" | Winner |
| Original Score – TV Show / Digital Series | Empire | Nominee |
| Song – TV Show/Digital Series | "Good Enough" | Nominee |
| Soundtrack Album | "Empire Original Soundtrack From Season 1" | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Award
4 nominations, 1 won
| Program of the Year | Empire | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Empire | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Empire | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 TV Shows | Empire | Winner |
Black Reel Awards for Television
7 nominations
| Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing, Drama Series | Sanaa Hamri for "A Furnace For You" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series | Phylicia Rashad | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama, TV Movie or Limited Series) | Fil Feisler (composer); Jennifer Ross (music supervisor) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series | Trai Byers | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing, Drama Series | Diane Ademu-John & Eric Haywood for "Toll & Trouble Pt. 1" | Nominee |
People's Choice Award
3 nominations
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Favorite Network TV Drama | Empire | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Contemporary Television Series | Paolo Nieddu | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Television Series | Rita McGhee | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations
| TV and New Media Series - Best Contemporary Hair Styling | Melissa Forney, Teresa Fleming, Nolan Kelly | Nominee |
| TV and New Media Series - Best Contemporary Make-Up | Beverly Jo Pryor, Eric Pagdin, Ashunta Sheriff | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Choice Drama TV Actor | Jussie Smollett | Nominee |
| Choice Drama TV Show | Empire | Nominee |