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Sanctuary
2008–2011
· TV Show
· 44 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
56–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84. Critics average 56, everyone else 78.
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Details
- Created by
- Damian Kindler
- Studio
- Syfy, Tricon Films & Television
- Released
- 3 October 2008
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 44 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 59 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 12 wins, 38 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 50 →12 wins from 50 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards 2012 | Drama | Alan McCullough | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2009 | Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series | Lee Wilson | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series | Christina McQuarrie | Winner |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Alan McCullough, S. Lily Hui, James Thorpe, Lee Wilson, George Horie, Gillian Horvath | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series | Bridget McGuire | Winner |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Martin Wood | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler | Nominee |
| Leo Awards 2012 | Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series | Marshall Virtue | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series | Lee Wilson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards
1 nomination
| Drama | Alan McCullough | Nominee |
Leo Awards
41 nominations, 10 won
| Best Costume Design in a Dramatic Series | Christina McQuarrie | Winner |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Steven A. Adelson | Winner |
| Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Pascale Hutton | Winner |
| Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Gabrielle Rose | Winner |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Ryan Robbins | Winner |
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Amanda Tapping | Winner |
| Best Makeup in a Dramatic Series | Todd Masters, Nicholas Podbrey, Sarah Pickersgill, Harlow MacFarlane | Winner |
| Best Overall Sound in a Dramatic Series | Hugo De La Cerda, Kevin Belen, Kevin Sands, Jean Tejkel | Winner |
| Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series | Bridget McGuire | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault | Winner |
| Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series | Gordon Verheul | Nominee |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Martin Wood | Nominee |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler | Nominee |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Steven A. Adelson | Nominee |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Steven A. Adelson | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Alan McCullough, S. Lily Hui, James Thorpe, Lee Wilson, George Horie, Gillian Horvath | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler, Amanda Tapping, Martin Wood, Alan McCullough, S. Lily Hui, James Thorpe, Lee Wilson, George Horie, Gillian Horvath | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Jonathan Young | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Michael Shanks | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Jonathan Yeong | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Amanda Tapping | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Amanda Tapping | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Robin Dunne | Nominee |
| Best Makeup in a Dramatic Series | Francesca von Zimmurman, Andrea Manchur | Nominee |
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Gordon Rempel | Nominee |
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Eric Hill | Nominee |
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Gordon Rempel | Nominee |
| Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Gordon Rempel | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | James Thorpe | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | James Thorpe | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Alan McCullough | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Damian Kindler | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Sam Egan | Nominee |
| Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series | Marshall Virtue | Nominee |
| Best Stunt Coordination in a Dramatic Series | Marshall Virtue, Rob Hayter | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Ryan Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Christopher Heyerdahl | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault | Nominee |
Gemini Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Lee Wilson, Caleb Ashmore, Matthew Belbin, Sebastien Bergeron, Ken Lee, Lionel Lim, Mladen Miholjcic, Les Quinn, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Philippe Thibault | Winner |
| Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Steven A. Adelson | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series | Andrew Lockington | Nominee |
| Best Sound in a Dramatic Series | Hugo De La Cerda, Kevin Belen, Kirby Jinnah, Ryan Nowak, Mike Paprocki, Kevin Sands, Jean Tejkel, Kevin Townshend | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Les Quinn, Lionel Lim, Sébastien Bergeron, Stephen Kelloway, Lee Wilson, Matt Belbin, Brian Burritt, Lisa Sepp-Wilson, Andrew Bain, Mark A. Lasoff | Nominee |
Guinness World Records
1 nomination, 1 won
| Highest Budget for a Direct-to-Web Broadcast | Sanctuary | Winner |
Director's Guild of Canada
1 nomination
| Outstanding Team Achievement in a Television Series - Drama | Damian Kindler, Martin Wood, Doug Brons, Gordon D. MacDonald, Eddy Hardy, Gisela Schulte, Chantelle Collett, Tanner Adams, Amanda Eglisson, Michael McAree, Bruce Brownstein, Heather Vedan, Scott Walden, Stephen Sangster, Terry Brooks, Doug John White | Nominee |