| Awards and nominations received by Once Upon a Time | |
| Wins: | 12 |
| Nominations: | 86 |
Once Upon a Time is an American fairy tale drama television series created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The show, which ran for seven seasons from 2011 to 2018, is primarily set in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, whose residents are characters from various fairy tales transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by a powerful curse. It borrows elements and characters from various Disney franchises and popular Western literature, folklore, and fairy tales. It has been nominated for a variety of different awards, including the Primetime Emmy Awards, Satellite Award, Saturn Award, People's Choice Awards, and Teen Choice Awards. In total, Once Upon a Time has been nominated for 91 awards and won 12.
| Actor | Character | Nominations | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lana Parrilla | Evil Queen / Regina Mills | 10 | 4 |
| Jennifer Morrison | Emma Swan / Dark Swan | 11 | 1 |
| Jared Gilmore | Henry Mills | 3 | 1 |
| Colin O'Donoghue | Captain Hook / Killian Jones | 5 | 1 |
| Ginnifer Goodwin | Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard | 8 | 0 |
| Josh Dallas | Prince Charming / David Nolan | 3 | 0 |
| Victoria Smurfit | Cruella De Vil | 1 | 0 |
| Keegan Connor Tracy | Blue Fairy / Mother Superior | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Raymond-James | Baelfire / Neal Cassidy | 1 | 0 |
| Robbie Kay | Peter Pan | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Germann | Hades | 1 | 0 |
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALMA Awards | 2012 | Favorite Television Actress - Drama | Lana Parrilla | ||
| BMI Film & Television Awards | 2013 | BMI TV Music award | Mark Isham | ||
| Casting Society Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama | Veronica Collins Rooney, Corinne Clark, and Jennifer Page | ||
| Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series | Eduardo Castro | ||
| 2016 | Outstanding Fantasy Television Series | ||||
| 2017 | |||||
| 2018 | Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Series | ||||
| Imagen Awards | 2013 | Best Actress in a Television Series | Lana Parrilla | ||
| Irish Film and Television Awards | 2016 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama | Victoria Smurfit | ||
| The Joey Awards | 2015 | Best Actress in a Television Drama Guest Starring Role Age 9-12 Years | Milli Wilkinson | ||
| 2017 | Best Principal or Guest Starring Actor in a Television Series 7-10 Years | Luke Roessier | |||
| Leo Awards | 2012 | Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Keegan Connor Tracy | ||
| 2014 | Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | Jonathan MacPherson, Blake Andereson, Kornel Farkas, Tim Palgut, and Dan Weir | |||
| 2015 | Best Make-Up in a Dramatic Series | Juliana Vit, Andrea Manchur, and Elisabeth Jolliffe | |||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2015 | Favorite Family Television Show | Once Upon a Time | ||
| Favorite Television Actress | Jennifer Morrison | ||||
| 2016 | Favorite Family Television Show | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Favorite Television Actress | Jennifer Morrison | ||||
| People's Choice Awards | 2012 | Favorite New Television Drama | Once Upon a Time | ||
| 2013 | Favorite Network Television Drama | ||||
| Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Show | |||||
| Favorite Television Fan Following | Oncers | ||||
| 2014 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Show | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue | ||||
| 2015 | Favorite Television Show | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Show | |||||
| Favorite Television Duo | Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas | ||||
| Favorite Television Character We Miss Most | Michael Raymond-James | ||||
| 2017 | Favorite Network Sci-Fi/Fantasy Television Show | Once Upon a Time | |||
| 2018 | The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2018 | Once Upon a Time | [1] | ||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Andrew Orloff, Laura Jones, Phil Jones, Jacob Bergman, Nathan Matsuda, Dale Fay, Kevin Struckman, and Sallyanne Massimini (for "The Stranger") | ||
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special | Toby Lindala and Sarah Graham (for "Dreamy") | ||||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "Hat Trick") | ||||
| 2013 | Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Sarah Graham, Juliana Vit, and Naomi Bakstad (for "The Evil Queen") | |||
| Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "Queen of Hearts") | ||||
| 2014 | Outstanding Costumes for a Series | Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "A Curious Thing") | |||
| 2018 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor, and Michael Simon (for "Leaving Storybrooke") | http://m.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2018/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-series-original-dramatic-score | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2011 | Best Television Series - Genre | Once Upon a Time | ||
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| Saturn Awards | 2012 | Best Network Television Series | Once Upon a Time | ||
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| 2013 | Best Network Television Series | Once Upon a Time | |||
| 2014 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Jared S. Gilmore | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Television Series - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Once Upon a Time | ||
| Choice Television Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Ginnifer Goodwin | ||||
| Choice Television Breakout Performance - Male | Josh Dallas | ||||
| Choice Television - Villain | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| 2013 | Choice Television Series - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Choice Television Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Ginnifer Goodwin | ||||
| Choice Television - Villain | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| 2014 | Choice Television Series - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Choice Television Actor - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Josh Dallas | ||||
| Choice Television Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Ginnifer Goodwin | ||||
| Choice Television - Villain | Robbie Kay | ||||
| 2015 | Choice Television Series - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Choice Television Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Jennifer Morrison | ||||
| 2016 | Choice Television - Liplock | Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue | |||
| Choice Television - Villain | Greg Germann | ||||
| Choice Television Actress - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| Choice TV Show - Fantasy/Sci-Fi | Once Upon a Time | ||||
| TV Guide Awards | 2012 | Favorite New Series | Once Upon a Time | ||
| Favorite Villain | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| 2013 | Favorite Ensemble | Jennifer MorrisonGinnifer Goodwin, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jared S. Gilmore, and Robert Carlyle | |||
| Favorite Villain | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| 2014 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show | Once Upon a Time | |||
| Favorite Villain | Lana Parrilla | ||||
| TV Quick Awards | 2012 | Best New Drama | Adam HorowitzEdward Kitsis | ||
| Visual Effects Society Awards | 2012 | Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Special | Nathan Matsuda, Stephen Jackson, Kevin Struckman, and Sallyanne Massimini | ||
| Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Jason O. Monroe, Chris Strauss, Michael Kirylo, and Jeremy Melton | ||||
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series | Nathan Overstom, Laura Jones, Andrew Orloff, and Doug Ludwif | ||||
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| Young Artist Awards | 2012 | Best Performance in a Television Series - Leading Young Actor | Jared S. Gilmore | ||
| Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor | Dylan EverettJared S. Gilmore | ||||
| 2013 | Jared S. Gilmore | ||||
| Best Performance in a Television Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13 | Quinn Lord | ||||
| 2016 | Best Performance in a Television Series - Supporting Young Actor | Graham Verchere | |||
| Best Performance in a Television Series - Recurring Young Actress 14-21 | Olivia Steele Falconer |