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How to Get Away with Murder
2014–2020
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 6 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #175
- IMDb #197
- Google retired #73
- Rotten Tomatoes #107
- Metacritic #182
- RatingGraph #95
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #158
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #120
- Metacritic Critics #209
- Metacritic Audience #175
- Criticker #263
- Trakt #203
Every rating
50–94
out of 100
A group of ambitious law students and their brilliant criminal defense professor become involved in a twisted murder plot that promises to change the course of their lives.
Details
- Created by
- Peter Nowalk
- Studio
- shondaland, ABC Studios
- Released
- 25 September 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 90 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 11 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 55 →11 wins from 55 nominations across 29 ceremonies
| Best Actress 2021 | Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 2021 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 2020 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series 2020 | Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Winner |
| Best Actress 2019 | Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series 2019 | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
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Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
7 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Drama Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Winner |
| Outstanding Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominee |
Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series | Angela Robinson (Episode: "There Are Worse Things Than Murder") | Nominee |
Favorite Actress In A New TV Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Actress In A New TV Series | Viola Davis | Winner |
Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series | Kerry Washington | Winner |
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series | Erika Green Swafford (Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping") | Winner |
Television Program of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Television Program of the Year | How to Get Away with Murder | Winner |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
5 nominations
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
Best Actress
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alfred Enoch | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alfred Enoch | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Aja Naomi King | Nominee |
Best Drama Actress
1 nomination
| Best Drama Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Best Drama Guest Actress
1 nomination
| Best Drama Guest Actress | Famke Janssen | Nominee |
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Cicely Tyson | Nominee |
Casting, Television Pilot: Drama
1 nomination
| Casting, Television Pilot: Drama | Linda Lowy, Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, Jamie Castro | Nominee |
Entertainer of the Year
1 nomination
| Entertainer of the Year | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Favorite Network TV Drama
1 nomination
| Favorite Network TV Drama | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominee |
Favorite New TV Drama
1 nomination
| Favorite New TV Drama | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominee |
Individual Achievement in Drama
1 nomination
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Viola Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Glynn Turman | Nominee |
Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series | Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill (Episode: "Mama's Here Now") | Nominee |
TV Drama of the Year
1 nomination
| TV Drama of the Year | How to Get Away with Murder | Nominee |
TV Performance of the Year – Actress
1 nomination
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Viola Davis | Nominee |