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Nip/Tuck
2003–2010
· TV Show
· 44 min episodes
· 7 seasons
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #293
- IMDb #311
- Metacritic #170
- RatingGraph #284
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #297
- Metacritic Critics #154
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- Metacritic Audience #219
- Criticker #249
- Trakt #324
Every rating
52–83
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 83.
See the most agreed on TV shows →Two plastic surgeons--one a dedicated family man and one an unscrupulous playboy--strive to maintain their business whilst having to work their way through numerous hardships ranging from personal to clients with criminal connections.
Details
- Created by
- Ryan Murphy
- Released
- 22 July 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 44 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 100 across 7 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 39 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 43 →2 major awards won · 4 wins from 43 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2005 | Best Television Series – Drama | Nip/Tuck | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2004 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman and James MacKinnon (for "Pilot") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2010 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman, Thomas Floutz, Stephanie A. Fowler, Bart Mixon, Michele Tyminski Schoenbach, Vincent Van Dyke, and Michele Tyminski Schoenbach (for Enigma") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2009 | Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash and Stephanie A. Fowler (for "Giselle Blaylock And Legend Chandler") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2009 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | David Dupuis, Thomas R. Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman (for "Budi Sabri") | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2008 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Sharon Gless | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2008 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Oliver Platt | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2007 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Eryn Krueger, Stephanie Fowler, Bill Corso, Mary Kay Witt, Christopher Nelson, and Christien Tinsley (for "Conor McNamara") | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman and James MacKinnon (for "Pilot") | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer and Robert J. Ulrich | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Ryan Murphy (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jill Clayburgh (for "Bobbi Broderick" and "Naomi Gaines") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Eric Anderson, Vince Haycock, Paul Matthaeus and Paul Schneider | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash and Stephanie A. Fowler (for "Julia McNamara") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Stephanie A. Fowler, Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman (for "Adelle Coffin) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Jeffrey Cain, Cedric Lemoyne and Gregory Slay | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Stephanie A. Fowler, Mary Kay Morse, Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman (for "Christian Troy") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nip/Tuck | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Julian McMahon | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Joely Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Joely Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
9 nominations
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Liz Kay and Ellen Brill (for "Ben White") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Oliver Platt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Sharon Gless | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger Mekash and Stephanie A. Fowler (for "Giselle Blaylock And Legend Chandler") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Eryn Krueger, Stephanie Fowler, Debbie Zoller, and Michele Tyminski (for "Quentin Costa") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman, Thomas Floutz, Stephanie A. Fowler, Bart Mixon, Michele Tyminski Schoenbach, Vincent Van Dyke, and Michele Tyminski Schoenbach (for Enigma") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | David Dupuis, Thomas R. Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman (for "Budi Sabri") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Eryn Krueger, Stephanie Fowler, Bill Corso, Mary Kay Witt, Christopher Nelson, and Christien Tinsley (for "Conor McNamara") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Stephanie A. Fowler, Mary Kay Morse, Thomas R. Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman (for "Cherry Peck") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Episodic Drama | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Television: Episodic Drama | Jennifer Salt (for "Rhea Reynolds") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nip/Tuck | Winner |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Dylan Walsh | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Julian McMahon | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Joely Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Joely Richardson | Nominee |
| Best DVD Release of a TV Show | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Cable Award | James S. Levine | Winner |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor on Television | Julian McMahon | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Julian McMahon | Nominee |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild
2 nominations
| Excellence in Contemporary Television | Lou Eyrich | Nominee |
| Excellence in Contemporary Television | Lou Eyrich | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – International | Julian McMahon | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nip/Tuck | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sanaa Lathan | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV series – Guest Starring Young Actor (Comedy or Drama) | Tanner Richie | Nominee |