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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016–2018
· TV Show
· 23 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #124
- IMDb #71
- Metacritic #26
- Metacritic Audience #63
- Trakt #123
Every rating
69–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96. Critics average 69, everyone else 86.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →An ordinary boy finds a magic amulet that chooses him to be a Trollhunter, a guardian that defends the world of humans and the secret world of trolls.
Details
- Created by
- Guillermo del Toro
- Released
- 23 December 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Rated
- TV-Y7
- Episodes
- 52 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 16 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 39 →7 major awards won · 16 wins from 39 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Waltke, Chad Quandt, AC Bradley | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Character Animation | Mike Chaffe, "Becoming, Part 1" | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Character Design | Victor Maldonado, "Win, Lose Or Draal" | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Kelsey Grammer for playing Blinky | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special | Mary Hidalgo and Ania O'Hare, CSA | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Marc Guggenheim | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Rodrigo Blaas and Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Daytime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Sound Editing For An Animated Program | Matt Hall, Otis Van Osten, Jason Oliver, Aran Tanchum, Vincent Guisetti | Nominee |
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Daytime Emmy Awards
17 nominations, 7 won
| Outstanding Casting for an Animated Series or Special | Mary Hidalgo and Ania O'Hare, CSA | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | Rodrigo Blaas and Guillermo del Toro | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Character Animation | Mike Chaffe, "Becoming, Part 1" | Winner |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Character Design | Victor Maldonado, "Win, Lose Or Draal" | Winner |
| Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Kelsey Grammer for playing Blinky | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Waltke, Chad Quandt, AC Bradley | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Marc Guggenheim | Winner |
| Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Guillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes, Rodrigo Blaas, Christina Steinberg, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Lawrence Jonas | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program | Rodrigo Blaas, Elaine Bogan, Guillermo del Toro, Johane Matte, Andrew Schmidt | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design | Rodrigo Blaas, Andy Erekson, Jonathan Catalan, Dai Weier, David M.V. Jones, John Laus, Title Sequence storyboarded by Michael Smukavic | Nominee |
| Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design | Rodrigo Blaas, Andy Erekson, Jonathan Catalan, Dai Weier, John Laus, David M.V. Jones | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing - Animation | Matt Hall, Goeun Lee, James Miller, James Oliver, Aran Tanchum, Stacey Michaels, Vincent Guilsetti, Alex Ulrich | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing For An Animated Program | Matt Hall, Otis Van Osten, Jason Oliver, Aran Tanchum, Vincent Guisetti | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing For An Animated Program | Carlos Sanches | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing – Animation | Matthew Thomas Hall and Carlos Sanches, CAS | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Class Animated Program | Guillermo del Toro, Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes, Christina Steinberg, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman and Lawrence Jonas | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program | Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, AC Bradley, Chad Quandt, Lila Scott and Aaron Waltke | Nominee |
Annie Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Animated Effects in an Animated Production | "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia" | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Bruno Chiou, Yi-Fan Cho, Kevin Jong, Chun-Jung Chu, "Homecoming" | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Mike Chaffe for character Blinky in "Becoming, Part 1" | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Victor Maldonado, Alfredo Torres and Jules Rigolle, "Win, Lose or Draal" | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Hyunjoo Song, "Win, Lose or Draal" | Winner |
| Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children | "Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Jules Rigolle, Alfredo Torres, Linda Chen, Rustam Hasanov, Alfonso Blaas, "Escape from the Darklands" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Andrew Schmidt, "Unbecoming" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Alexandre Desplat and Tim Davies, "Becoming, Part 1" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | David Woo, "Hero with a Thousand Faces" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | Hyunjoo Song, "In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | A.C. Bradley, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman, Aaron Waltke, Chad Quandt, "Escape from the Darklands" | Nominee |
Kidscreen Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Animation | Trollhunters | Winner |
| Best New Series, Kids Category | Trollhunters | Winner |
| Best Writing | Trollhunters | Winner |
Behind the Voice Actors Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series | Anton Yelchin, for Jim Lake Jr. | Winner |
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series | Lexi Medrano, for Claire Nuñez | Nominee |
| Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | Anjelica Huston, for Queen Usurna | Nominee |
| Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role | Laraine Newman, for Miss Janeth | Nominee |
British Academy Children's Awards
1 nomination
| International Animation | Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim, Chad Hammes | Nominee |
Golden Reel Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing, Animation Short Form | Matthew Hall, Jason Oliver, Goeun Lee, MPSE, James Miller, Carlos Sanches, Aran Tanchum, Vincent Guisetti | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Series or Film on Television | Trollhunters | Nominee |