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Queer as Folk
2000–2005
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Every rating
61–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95. Critics average 61, everyone else 87.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men and women living on Liberty Avenue in contemporary Pittsburgh, PA.
Details
- Created by
- Daniel Lipman, Ron Cowen
- Released
- 3 December 2000
- Country
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 83 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 4 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →4 major awards won · 4 wins from 18 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of Canada 2005 | DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design – Television Series | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#408") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2005 | DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Television Series | Wendy Hallam Martin (for episode "#501") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2003 | DGC Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series – Drama | Queer as Folk production team (for episode "#305") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2003 | DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Short Form | Sue Conley, Mishann Lau and Dale Sheldrake (for episode "#216") | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2006 | DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Sound Editing – Television Series | Mishann Lau, Dale Sheldrake and Sue Conley (for episode "#510") | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2006 | DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Production Design – Television Series | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#510") | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of Canada 2005 | DGC Team Award for Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series – Drama | Queer as Folk production team (for episode "#501") | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of Canada 2005 | WGC Award for Drama Series | Shawn Postoff (teleplay/story), Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman (story) (for episode "4.9") | Nominee |
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18 awards — Queer as Folk
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Directors Guild of Canada
14 nominations, 4 won
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Television Series | Wendy Hallam Martin (for episode "#501") | Winner |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design – Television Series | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#408") | Winner |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Short Form | Sue Conley, Mishann Lau and Dale Sheldrake (for episode "#216") | Winner |
| DGC Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series – Drama | Queer as Folk production team (for episode "#305") | Winner |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Direction | Jeremy Podeswa (for episode "#116") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Direction – Television Series | Kelly Makin (for episode "#305") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Short Form | Wendy Hallam Martin (for episode "#220") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing – Television Series | Wendy Hallam Martin | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design – Short Form | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#305") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design – Television Series | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#401") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Production Design – Television Series | Ingrid Jurek (for episode "#510") | Nominee |
| DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Sound Editing – Television Series | Mishann Lau, Dale Sheldrake and Sue Conley (for episode "#510") | Nominee |
| DGC Team Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series – Drama | Queer as Folk production team (for episode "#116") | Nominee |
| DGC Team Award for Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series – Drama | Queer as Folk production team (for episode "#501") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of Canada
4 nominations
| WGC Award for Drama Series | Shawn Postoff (teleplay/story), Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman (story) (for episode "4.9") | Nominee |
| WGC Award for Drama Series | Michael MacLennan (teleplay/story), Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman (story) (for episode "302") | Nominee |
| WGC Award for Drama Series | Shawn Postoff (teleplay/story), Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman (story) (for episode "310") | Nominee |
| WGC Award for Drama Series | Michael MacLennan (teleplay/story), Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman (story) (for episode "312") | Nominee |