Awards

                                                                                                                             Awards and accolades for Orphan Black
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2013 3rd Critics’ Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany Won
Television Critics Association Award Individual Achievement in Drama
Outstanding New Program Orphan Black Nominated
Young Hollywood Awards Breakthrough Performance—Female Tatiana Maslany Won
EWwy Award Best Actress in a Drama Series
Best Drama Series Orphan Black
Tubey Award Most Underrated Show
Best New Show
2014 Satellite Award Best Television Series or Miniseries, Genre Nominated
Best Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany
People’s Choice Award Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Actress
Golden Globe Award Best Performance in a Television Series – Drama Actress
2nd Canadian Screen Awards Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Won
Shaw Media Award for Best Dramatic Series Orphan Black
Best Costume Design “Instinct” Nominated
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” Won
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series “Natural Selection”
“Unconscious Selection” Nominated
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Won
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series “Conditions of Existence”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Michael Mando Nominated
Kevin Hanchard
Jordan Gavaris Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Maria Doyle Kennedy
Best Performance in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series Natalie Lisinska
Peabody Awards Peabody Award Orphan Black
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Drama Series Orphan Black Nominated
Gracie Award Outstanding Female Actor in a Breakthrough Role Tatiana Maslany Won
Writers Guild of Canada Award Drama Series “Variations Under Domestication”
“Unconscious Selection” Nominated
“Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner”
Canadian Cinema Editors Award Best Editing in Long Form Television Series Variation Under Nature Won
“Unconscious Selection” Nominated
4th Critics’ Choice Television Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany Won
Television Critics Association Award Individual Achievement in Drama Tatiana Maslany Nominated
Constellation Award Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode Jordan Gavaris Won
Best Female Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode Tatiana Maslany
Outstanding Canadian Contribution to Science Fiction Film or Television in 2013
Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2013 Orphan Black
Best Overall 2013 Science Fiction Film or Television Script “Variations Under Domestication” Nominated
EWwy Award Best Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jordan Gavaris
Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form “Variations Under Domestication” Nominated
Directors Guild of Canada Best Direction TV Series John Fawcett Won
Best Drama TV Series Orphan Black
Best Picture Editing Stephen Lawrence
2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany Nominated
3rd Canadian Screen Awards
Shaw Media Award for Best Dramatic Series Orphan Black Won
Best Direction in a Drama Series TJ Scott – “Mingling Its Own Nature With It”
Best Original Music Score for a Series Trevor Yuile – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Aaron Morton – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series D. Gillian Truster – “Governed as It Were By Chance”
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series Liz Calderhead, John Dondertman – “Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done”
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series Tom Bjelic, Hervig Gayer, John Laing, Dale Lennon, Rudy Michael, Stephan Traub, Marilee Yorston – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Nominated
Best Visual Effects Anthony DeChellis, Eric Doiron, Nathan Larouche, Lon Molnar, Geoff D.E. Scott, Sarah Wormsbecher – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Graeme Manson – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Won
Graeme Manson, Karen Walton – “Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion” Nominated
Best Achievement in Casting Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest – “Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion” Won
Shaw Media Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Tatiana Maslany – “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Jordan Gavaris – “Mingling Its Own Nature With It”
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Drama Series Orphan Black Nominated
Hugo Award Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form “By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried” Won
EWwy Awards Ewwy Award for Best Supporting Actor — Drama Jordan Gavaris Nominated
67th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany
Directors Guild of Canada Best Direction TV Series John Fawcett
Helen Shaver
Best Drama TV Series Orphan Black Won
Best Picture Editing Jay Prychidny Nominated
2016 4th Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Ari Millen Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Tatiana Maslany
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Maria Doyle Kennedy Nominated
Best Achievement in Makeup Stephen Lynch, Sandy Sokolowski Won
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Aaron Morton – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield”
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Matthew Anas – “Newer Elements of Our Defense”
Jay Prychidny, “Certain Agony of the Battlefield” Nominated
Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series Christopher Guglick, John Laing, Mark Gingras, Herwig Gayer, Orest Sushko, and Marilee Yorsten – “History Yet to Be Written”
Best Visual Effects Geoff D.E. Scott, Sarah Wormsbecher, Lon Molnar, Eric Doiron, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Joel Chambers, Jason Snea, Kaiser Thomas and Jawahar Bhatti – “History Yet to Be Written”
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Helen Shaver – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield”
Best Original Music Score for a Series Trevor Yuile – “Certain Agony of the Battlefield” Won
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Alex Levine – “Scarred by Many Past Frustrations”
Graeme Manson – “The Weight of This Combination” Nominated
Prix Aurora Awards Best Visual Presentation Orphan Black Won
68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Tatiana Maslany Won
7th Critics’ Choice Television Awards Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2017 21st Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Series – Drama or Genre
Best Television Series – Genre Orphan Black
People’s Choice Awards Favorite Cable Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Orphan Black Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards Best Dramatic Series Orphan Black Won
Best Direction in a Dramatic Series John Fawcett – Transgressive Border Crossing Won
Best Original Music Score for a Series Trevor Yule – “The Scandal of Altruism” Won
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series Kevin Hanchard Won
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Tatiana Maslany Won
Best Performance in a Guest Role Dramatic Series Gord Rand – “The Antisocialism of Sex” Nominated
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series Aaron Morton – “From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths” Won
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series Jay Prychidny – “The Scandal of Altruism” Won
Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Fiction Program or Series John Dondertman, Liz Calderhead – “Human Raw Material” Won
Best Sound in a Comedy or Dramatic Program or Series John Laing, Dale Lennon, Tom Bjelic, Marilee Yorston, Chris Guglick, Shaun Gratto, Marco Difelice, Herwig Gayer – “The Scandal of Altruism” Nominated
Best Visual Effects Geoff Scott, Sarah Wormsbecher, Eric Doiron, Nathan Larouche, Anthony DeChellis, Lon Molnar – “From Dancing Mice to Psychopaths” Nominated
Best Writing in a Dramatic Series Russ Cochrane – “Transgressive Border Crossing” Nominated
Aubrey Nealon – “The Stigmata of Progress” Nominated
Graeme Manson – “The Collapse of Nature” Won
ACTRA Awards Outstanding Performance – Male Gord Rand Nominated
Outstanding Performance – Series Ensemble Nominated
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Drama Series Orphan Black Nominated
Canadian Cinema Editors Awards Best Editing in 1 Hour Scripted Jay Prychidny – “The Scandal of Altruism” Pending
Prix Aurora Awards Best Visual Presentation John Fawcett and Graeme Manson Pending