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The Politician
2019–2020
· TV Show
· 42 min episodes
· 2 seasons
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Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School .
Details
- Created by
- Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy
- Released
- 27 September 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 42 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 15 across 2 seasons
- Awards
- 0 wins, 11 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Oslyn Holder and Amy Duskin (for "What's In The Box?") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson, James Hammer and Laura Steinmann (for "New York State of Mind") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Liliana Maggio, Timothy Harvey, Lisa Thomas, Josh First and Matthew Wilson (for "What's In The Box?") | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Politician | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ben Platt | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll and Havana Prats (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Bette Midler (for "Vienna") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson and Nora Pederson (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
8 nominations
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson, James Hammer and Laura Steinmann (for "New York State of Mind") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes | Lou Eyrich, Claire Parkinson, Lily Parkinson and Nora Pederson (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Liliana Maggio, Timothy Harvey, Lisa Thomas, Josh First and Matthew Wilson (for "What's In The Box?") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling | Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll and Havana Prats (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Make-up (Non-Prosthetic) | Autumn Butler, Caitlin Martini Emery, Debra Schrey and Emma Burton (for "The Assassination Of Payton Hobart") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Sherri Berman Laurence, Nicky Pattison Illum, Charles Zambrano, Oslyn Holder and Amy Duskin (for "What's In The Box?") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Bette Midler (for "Vienna") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Heidi Berg, Felix Soletic, Carlo Sa, Yongsub Song, Joe Paniagua and Rachel Fowler | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Ben Platt | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Politician | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Politician | Nominee |