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Murdoch Mysteries
2008
· TV Show
· 48 min episodes
· 20 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Every rating
In the 1890s, William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders.
Details
- Created by
- Maureen Jennings
- Studio
- Shaftesbury Films, UKTV, Cogeco Program Development Fund, Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada
- Released
- 24 January 2008
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 48 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 334 across 20 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 53 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 66 →13 wins from 66 nominations across 45 ceremonies
| Drama Series 2020 | Drama Series | Simon McNabb (episode "Sins of the Father") | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Make-Up 2017 | Best Achievement in Make-Up | Deb Drennan, Shirley Bond (episode: "Summer of '75") | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design 2017 | Best Costume Design | Alexander Reda (episode: "Unlucky in Love") | Nominee |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series 2017 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Michael McGowan (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score for a Program 2017 | Best Original Music Score for a Program | Robert Carli (episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas") | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series 2017 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Hélène Joy (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series 2017 | Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | William Shatner | Nominee |
| Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series 2017 | Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series | Armando Sgrignuoli, Kent McIntyre (episode: "24 Hours til Doomsday") | Nominee |
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Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Werewolves") | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Bad Medicine") | Winner |
| Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Me, Myself, & Murdoch") | Nominee |
Best Achievement in Make-Up
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Make-Up | Deb Drennan (episode: "Friday the 13th, 1901") | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Make-Up | Deb Drennan, Shirley Bond (episode: "Summer of '75") | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Make-Up | Debi Drennan (episode: "Murdoch in Wonderland") | Nominee |
| Best Achievement in Make-Up | Debi Drennan (episode: "The Rebel and the Prince") | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Gavin Crawford (episode: "Belly Speaker") | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Vincent Walsh (episode: "The Rebel and the Prince") | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Stephen McHattie (episode: "Let Loose the Dogs") | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Dmitry Chepovetsky (episode: "Power") | Nominee |
Best Costume Design
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Costume Design | Alexander Reda (episode: "Murdoch in Ragtime") | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Alexander Reda (episode: "Unlucky in Love") | Nominee |
Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Michael McGowan (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Winner |
Best Original Music Score for a Program
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Music Score for a Program | Robert Carli (episode: "A Merry Murdoch Christmas") | Winner |
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 10 and Under | Christian Distefano | Winner |
Best TV Movie or Limited Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best TV Movie or Limited Series | Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Peter Mitchell, Yannick Bisson, Julie Lacey, Stephen Montgomery (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Winner |
Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Peter Mitchell (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Winner |
Fan's Choice Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fan's Choice Award | Yannick Bisson | Winner |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Television Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Television Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (episode: "Werewolves") | Winner |
Shorts and Web Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Shorts and Web Series | Patrick Tarr (episodes; "The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs" and "The Vanished Corpse") | Winner |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
3 nominations
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Jonny Harris | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Thomas Craig | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | Jonny Harris | Nominee |
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
3 nominations
| Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | James Jeffrey (episode: "The Murdoch Identity") | Nominee |
| Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | Jim Jeffrey (episode: "Werewolves") | Nominee |
| Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series | David Perrault (episode: "Annoying Red Planet") | Nominee |
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series
3 nominations
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Larry Lalonde, Philip Bedard (episode: "Hangman") | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Lori Spring (episode: "I, Murdoch") | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Dramatic Series | Janet MacLean (episode: "Til Death Do Us Part") | Nominee |
Best Editing in Long Form Television Series
2 nominations
| Best Editing in Long Form Television Series | Vesna Svilanovic (episode: "Murdoch in Wonderland") | Nominee |
| Best Editing in Long Form Television Series | Don Cassidy (episode: "Me, Myself and Murdoch") | Nominee |
Best Original Music Score for a Series
2 nominations
| Best Original Music Score for a Series | Robert Carli (episode: "On the Waterfront: Part One") | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score for a Series | Robert Carli (episode: "Murdoch Ahoy") | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series
2 nominations
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Anastasia Phillips (episode: "Me, Myself, & Murdoch") | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series | Kate Trotter (episode: "Body Double") | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series | Mark Beck, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane, Jonas Kuhnemann (Once Upon a Murdoch Christmas) | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing - Television Movie/Mini-Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Nominee |
Best Visual Effects
2 nominations
| Best Visual Effects | Robert Crowther, Tony Cybulski, Steve Elliott, Mark Fordham, Min Young Kim, Jason Stalker, Jay Stanners, Liana van Rensburg, Allan Walker, Lexi Young (episode: "Murdoch Ahoy") | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Thomas Turnbull, Robert Crowther, Ian Britton, Hojin Park, Megumi Kanazawa, Andrew Nguyen, David Lamb, Matthew Hansen (episode: "Power") | Nominee |
Drama Series
2 nominations
| Drama Series | Simon McNabb (episode "Sins of the Father") | Nominee |
| Drama Series | Graham Clegg (episode: "Kommando") | Nominee |
Best Achievement in Casting
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Casting | Deirdre Bowen | Nominee |
Best Achievement in Main Title Design
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Main Title Design | Shane Kinnear, Kevin Chandoo, Brent Whitmore | Nominee |
Best Achievement in Make Up
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Make Up | Debi Drennan, Regan Noble (episode: "The Green Muse") | Nominee |
Best Achievement in Make‐Up
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Make‐Up | Deb Drennan (episode: "Victoria Cross") | Nominee |
Best Cross‐Platform Project, Fiction
1 nomination
| Best Cross‐Platform Project, Fiction | Allen Martin, Christina Jennings, Diang Iu, Fergus Heywood, Jay Bennett, Mike Evans, Sarah Adams, Scott Garvie (Murdoch Mysteries: Nightmare on Queen St) | Nominee |
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series
1 nomination
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Laurie Lynd (episode: "Dead End Street") | Nominee |
Best Dramatic Series
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Series | Christina Jennings, Cal Coons, Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Jan Peter Meyboom | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Hélène Joy | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series
1 nomination
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | Hélène Joy (A Merry Murdoch Christmas) | Nominee |
Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series | William Shatner | Nominee |
Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress | Peyton Kennedy | Nominee |
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor | Jesse Bostick | Nominee |
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under | Arcadia Kendal | Nominee |
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actress 11-13 | Zoe Fraser | Nominee |
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series
1 nomination
| Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series | Armando Sgrignuoli, Kent McIntyre (episode: "24 Hours til Doomsday") | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing - Television Series
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing - Television Series | Mark Beck, Jonas Kuhnemann, Richard Calistan, Joseph Doane (episode: "Murdoch and the Temple of Death") | Nominee |
Best Visual Presentation
1 nomination
| Best Visual Presentation | Peter Mitchell and Christina Jennings | Nominee |
Cross-Platform Project, Fiction
1 nomination
| Cross-Platform Project, Fiction | Shane Kinnear, Jay Bennett, Daniel Dales, Christina Jennings, Jarrett Sherman (Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs) | Nominee |
Digital Program: Fiction
1 nomination
| Digital Program: Fiction | Smokebomb Entertainment/Shaftesbury Films/Citytv Canada (Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs) | Nominee |
Episodic One Hour
1 nomination
| Episodic One Hour | Derek Schreyer (episode: "Mild Mild West") | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Television Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Production Design - Television Series | Aidan Leroux (episode: "The Great Wall") | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance - Series Ensemble
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance - Series Ensemble | Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, Thomas Craig, Mouna Traoré | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance – Male
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance – Male | Nigel Bennett (episode: "What Lies Buried") | Nominee |
Production Design - Television Series
1 nomination
| Production Design - Television Series | Armando Sgrignuoli (episode: M"urdoch and the Temple of Death") | Nominee |