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Yellowjackets
2021
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #307
- IMDb #296
- Rotten Tomatoes #213
- Metacritic #221
- RatingGraph #336
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #95
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #274
- Metacritic Critics #121
- Metacritic Audience #304
- Criticker #223
- Trakt #296
Every rating
54–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 83, everyone else 69.
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Details
- Created by
- Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
- Released
- 14 November 2021
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 30 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 63 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (72) →
Awards & nominations
See all 76 →3 major awards won · 13 wins from 76 nominations across 23 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2022 | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Horror Series | Yellowjackets | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actress in a Horror Series | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2024 | Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Margot Ready (for "Digestif") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2024 | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2024 | Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2024 | Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Horror Series | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
| Best Horror Series | Yellowjackets | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
8 nominations
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Karyn Kusama (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Ashley Lyle, Jonathan Lisco, and Bart Nickerson (for "F Sharp") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| Best Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best New Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Corinne Clark, and Jennifer Page | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Corinne Clark, and Jennifer Page | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Margot Ready (for "Digestif") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
22 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Karyn Kusama (for "Pilot") | Winner |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Hilary Swank | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Juliette Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Juliette Lewis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Best Cable Network Series, Drama | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Cable Series, Drama | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Cast Ensemble in a Streaming Series, Drama | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Ben Semanoff (for "Edible Complex") | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Karyn Kusama (for "Storytelling") | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Drama Series | Jennifer Morrison (for "Croak") | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Joel McHale | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Elijah Wood | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Lauren Ambrose | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Sophie Thatcher | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Christina Ricci | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Jonathan Lisco (for "Edible Complex") | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Liz Phang and Rich Monahan (for "Burial" ) | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama | Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Genre Series | Yellowjackets | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Christina Ricci | Winner |
| Best Actress – Drama or Genre Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Original Score—TV Show/Limited Series | Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision – Television | Nora Felder | Nominee |
| Best Music Supervision—Television | Jen Malone and Whitney Pilzer | Nominee |
| Main Title Theme—TV Show/Limited Series | Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker | Nominee |
Artios Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama Series | Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page, Josh Ropiequet | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Drama Series | Junie Lowry Johnson, Libby Goldstein, Corinne Clark, Jennifer Page, Josh Ropiequet, Rebecca Davidson | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Winner |
| Outstanding New TV Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Final Draft Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Voice Award (TV) | Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson | Winner |
Gracie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Melanie Lynskey | Winner |
Television Critics Association Awards
5 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts TV Awards
3 nominations
| Best Casting in a Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Contemporary Costumes | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Ella Purnell | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Action / Adventure / Thriller Television Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Network or Cable Television Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
| Best Network or Cable Action-Thriller Television Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Series – Long Form | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Melanie Lynskey | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama Series | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Horror/Thriller Poster for a TV/Streaming Series | "Teen Queen" (AV Print) | Nominee |
MTV Millennial Awards
1 nomination
| Killer Series / Movie | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | Yellowjackets | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Period Series | Ide Foyle, Margot Ready | Nominee |