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The Hollow Crown
2012–2016
· TV Show
· 50 min episodes
· 2 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Every rating
66–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98. Critics average 94, everyone else 77.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV: Parts 1 and 2, and Henry V.
Details
- Studio
- NBCUniversal, Neal Street Productions, Thirteen
- Released
- 30 June 2012
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 7 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 7 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →4 major awards won · 7 wins from 17 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| BAFTA Craft Awards 2013 2013 | Best Original Television Music | Stephen Warbeck (Henry IV) | Winner |
| BAFTA Craft Awards 2013 2013 | Best Sound (Fiction) | Tim Fraser, Adrian Rhodes, Keith Marriner (Richard II) | Winner |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2013 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Simon Russell Beale (Henry IV Part 2) | Winner |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2013 2013 | Best Leading Actor (Richard II) | Ben Whishaw | Winner |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2017 2017 | Best Mini-Series | The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Nominee |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2017 2017 | Best Leading Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2017 2017 | Best Costume Design | Nigel Egerton (Richard III) | Nominee |
| BAFTA Craft Awards 2013 2013 | Best Costume Design | Odile Dicks-Mireaux (Richard II) | Nominee |
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BAFTA Craft Awards 2013
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Television Music | Stephen Warbeck (Henry IV) | Winner |
| Best Sound (Fiction) | Tim Fraser, Adrian Rhodes, Keith Marriner (Richard II) | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Odile Dicks-Mireaux (Richard II) | Nominee |
BAFTA Television Awards 2013
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Leading Actor (Richard II) | Ben Whishaw | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Simon Russell Beale (Henry IV Part 2) | Winner |
| Best Single Drama | Richard II | Nominee |
BAFTA Television Awards 2017
2 nominations
| Best Leading Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Mini-Series | The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Nominee |
4th Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Miniseries | The Hollow Crown | Nominee |
BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2017
1 nomination
| Best Costume Design | Nigel Egerton (Richard III) | Nominee |
Broadcasting Press Guild 2013
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Single Drama | The Hollow Crown | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ben Whishaw | Nominee |
South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2013
2 nominations, 1 won
| Times Breakthrough | Tom Hiddleston | Winner |
| Best TV Drama | The Hollow Crown | Nominee |
RTS Programme Awards 2013
1 nomination, 1 won
| Single Drama | Richard II | Winner |
British Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | Ben Smithard | Nominee |
Music & Sound Awards 2013
1 nomination
| Sound Design (TV Programme) | The Hollow Crown | Nominee |