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Six Feet Under
2001–2005
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #62
- IMDb #44
- Rotten Tomatoes #89
- Metacritic #53
- RatingGraph #59
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #245
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #17
- Metacritic Critics #134
- Metacritic Audience #15
- Criticker #7
- Trakt #50
Every rating
74–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 95.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →When death is your business, what is your life? Laced with irony and dark situational humor, the show approaches the subject of death through the eyes of the Fisher family, who owns and operates a funeral home in Los Angeles.
Details
- Created by
- Alan Ball
- Released
- 3 June 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 63 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 41 wins, 88 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (116) →
Awards & nominations
See all 129 →2 major awards won · 41 wins from 129 nominations across 56 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild 2002 | Best Television - Episode of a Single-Camera Series for " Pilot " | Marcia Hinds (production designer) Thomas T. Taylor (art director) | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Award 2002 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Pilot" | Nominees Alan Ball Robert Del Valle Alan Brent Connell Jack Steinberg Ruby Stillwater | Winner |
| Stony Award 2005 | Best HBO Show | Nominee | |
| Directors Guild of America Award 2004 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "I'm Sorry I'm Lost" | Alan Ball | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Award 2004 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Twilight" | Kathy Bates | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Award 2003 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Back To the Garden" | Daniel Attias | Nominee |
| TV Land Awards 2008 | Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family | Nominees Peter Krause Michael C. Hall Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
| TV Land Awards 2007 | Series Finale You Had a Party to Watch | Nominee |
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Directors Guild of America Award
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Pilot" | Nominees Alan Ball Robert Del Valle Alan Brent Connell Jack Steinberg Ruby Stillwater | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Back To the Garden" | Daniel Attias | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "I'm Sorry I'm Lost" | Alan Ball | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for "Twilight" | Kathy Bates | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Television - Episode of a Single-Camera Series for " Pilot " | Marcia Hinds (production designer) Thomas T. Taylor (art director) | Winner |
Stony Award
1 nomination
| Best HBO Show | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Award
7 nominations, 5 won
| BMI Cable Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| BMI Cable Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| BMI Cable Award | Richard Marvin | Winner |
| BMI Cable Award | Richard Marvin | Winner |
| BMI Cable Award | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| BMI Cable Award | Richard Marvin | Nominee |
| BMI Cable Award | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Outstanding Drama Series
8 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Winner | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominees Alan Ball Bob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan Poul Bruce Eric Kaplan Rick Cleveland Scott Buck Jill Soloway Kate Robin Robert Del Valle Lori Jo Nemhauser | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominees Alan Ball Bob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan Poul Bruce Eric Kaplan Rick Cleveland Scott Buck Jill Soloway Kate Robin Robert Del Valle Lori Jo Nemhauser | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominees Alan Ball Bob Greenblatt David Janollari Alan Poul Bruce Eric Kaplan Christian Williams Rick Cleveland Laurence Andries Scott Buck Christian Taylor Jill Soloway | Nominee |
Imagen Foundation Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Supporting Actor - Television | Freddy Rodríguez | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor - Television | Freddy Rodríguez | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Freddy Rodríguez | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Freddy Rodríguez | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress - Television | Justina Machado | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress - Television | Justina Machado | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
4 nominations, 3 won
| Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Winner |
| Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Junie Lowry-Johnson Julie Tucker | Winner |
| Artios for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot | Junie Lowry-Johnson Julie Tucker | Winner |
| Artios for Best Dramatic Episodic Casting | Junie Lowry-Johnson | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Sound Editing in Television - Dialogue & ADR, Episodic | Nominees Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor) Jason Lezama (sound editor) David Beadle (sound editor) Helen Luttrell (sound editor) Sonya Henry (sound editor) | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR | Nominees Bob Newlan (supervising sound editor) Helen Luttrell (dialogue/adr editor) Patrick Hogan (dialogue/adr editor) Sonya Henry (dialogue/adr editor) Jane Boegel (dialogue/adr editor) Jason Lezama (dialogue/adr editor) | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Music for "Back To the Garden" | Bruno Roussel | Nominee |
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Nominees Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein Julie Tucker | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Junie Lowry-Johnson Libby Goldstein | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series - Contemporary | Jill M. Ohanneson | Winner |
| Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary | Jill M. Ohanneson | Nominee |
| Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary | Jill M. Ohanneson | Nominee |
| Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary | Gail McMullen | Nominee |
| Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary | Mark Bridges (" Pilot "); Gail McMullen (Series) | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Winner | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Rachel Griffiths | Nominee |
| New Program of the Year | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominee | |
| Program of the Year | Nominee |
Best Television Series - Drama
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television Series - Drama | Winner | |
| Best Television Series - Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Television Series - Drama | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alan Ball | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alan Ball | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Alan Poul | Nominee |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Patricia Clarkson | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joanna Cassidy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Illeana Douglas | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominees Lauren Ambrose Frances Conroy Ben Foster Rachel Griffiths Michael C. Hall Peter Krause Peter Macdissi Justina Machado Freddy Rodríguez Mathew St. Patrick Lili Taylor Rainn Wilson | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominees Lauren Ambrose Frances Conroy James Cromwell Idalis DeLeon Peter Facinelli Ben Foster Sprague Grayden Rachel Griffiths Michael C. Hall Peter Krause Justina Machado Freddy Rodríguez Mathew St. Patrick Mena Suvari Justin Theroux | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominees Lauren Ambrose Frances Conroy Rachel Griffiths Michael C. Hall Richard Jenkins Peter Krause Freddy Rodríguez Jeremy Sisto Mathew St. Patrick | Nominee |
PGA Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic | Nominees Alan Ball Alan Poul Bob Greenblatt David Janollari | Winner |
| Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic | Nominees Alan Ball Alan Poul Bob Greenblatt David Janollari | Nominee |
| Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Frances Conroy | Winner |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Rachel Griffiths | Nominee |
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Contemporary Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) for "An Open Book" | Nominees Donna-Lou Henderson Justin B. Henderson Michelle Vittone Pamela Santori | Winner |
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling - Television Series | Nominees Randy Sayer Kimberley Spiteri Pinky Babajian | Nominee |
International Horror Guild Award
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Television | Winner | |
| Best Television | Nominee |
Royal Television Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Acquired Programme | Winner | |
| International Award | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Rachel Griffiths | Winner |
Banff Television Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Continuing Series for "Pilot" | Winner |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Rachel Griffiths | Winner |
British Comedy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Comedy Show | Winner |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television- Series for " The Last Time " | Nominees Peter Reale Roberta Doheny Richard Van Dyke | Winner |
Outstanding Main Title Design
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Nominees Marcia Hinds Thomas T. Taylor Susan Mina Eschelbach | Winner |
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | Thomas Newman | Winner |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Frances Conroy | Winner |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Peabody Award | Winner |
Prism Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a Drama Series (Multi-Episode Series) | Peter Krause | Winner |
ALMA Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Freddy Rodríguez | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Freddy Rodríguez | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Series | Justina Machado | Nominee |
| Outstanding Television Series | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
4 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Krause | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Krause | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Michael C. Hall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Krause | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
4 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Frances Conroy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Frances Conroy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Frances Conroy | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best DVD Release of a TV Show | Nominee | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama | Peter Krause | Nominee |
| Best Television Series, Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Television Series, Drama | Nominee |
Episodic Drama
3 nominations
| Episodic Drama | Scott Buck | Nominee |
| Episodic Drama | Craig Wright | Nominee |
| Episodic Drama | Christian Taylor | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
3 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Rachel Griffiths | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
TV Land Awards
3 nominations
| Favorite Two-Parter/Cliffhanger For "the death of Lisa Kimmel Fisher" | Nominee | |
| Series Finale You Had a Party to Watch | Nominee | |
| Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family | Nominees Peter Krause Michael C. Hall Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
AFI Awards
2 nominations
| AFI Actor of the Year- Male- Series | Michael C. Hall | Nominee |
| AFI Drama Series of the Year | Nominee |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
2 nominations
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Peter Krause | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Peter Krause | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Lowell Peterson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Alan Caso | Nominee |
Outstanding Costumes for a Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Nominees Jill M. Ohanneson Danielle Launzel Bridget Ostersehlte | Nominee |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Joanna Cassidy | Nominee |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Alan Ball | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Craig Wright | Nominee |
SHINE Award
2 nominations
| Scene Stealer | Nominee | |
| Series Storyline | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television for " Everyone's Waiting " | Michael Ruscio | Nominee |
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nominees Gary Calamar (producer) Thomas Golubic (producer) Errol Kolosine (producer) | Nominee |
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
1 nomination
| Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Nominee |
Dramatic Series
1 nomination
| Dramatic Series | Nominees Alan Ball Scott Buck Rick Cleveland Bruce Eric Kaplan Nancy Oliver Kate Robin Jill Soloway Craig Wright | Nominee |
Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series | Nominees Suzuki Ingerslev Phil Dagort Rusty Lipscomb | Nominee |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series | Nominees Suzuki Ingerslev Kristan Andrews Rusty Lipscomb | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Krause | Nominee |
Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Christopher Nelson (editor) | Nominee |
Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series | Nominees Richard Van Dyke Peter Reale Roberta Doheny | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Freddy Rodríguez | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| TV - Choice Actress, Drama | Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Hayden Tank | Nominee |