List of awards and nominations received by Scrubs

*Scrubs* awards and nominations
	Zach Braff has been critically lauded for his portrayal of J.D. and was nominated for 14 awards including one Emmy and three Golden Globe Awards.
Award
Awards and nominations
Award	Wins
Totals
Wins	15
Nominations	84
	Note ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. ;

Scrubs, an American comedy-drama series, has been nominated for a variety of different awards including 17 Emmy Awards (with two wins), in categories such as casting, cinematography, directing, editing, and writing. Its fourth season earned the series its first nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Series regulars Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes and Christa Miller all earned nominations for their acting. Braff's performance was very praised, and he was nominated for an Emmy and three Golden Globe Awards. Despite this, only Faison and Reyes won awards.

"My Musical" is one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of Scrubs and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, a Cinema Audio Society Award and a Golden Reel Award, with one Emmy and one Golden Reel Award won.^[1]

The show won the 2002, 2008, and 2009 Humanitas Prize in the 30-minute category for the episodes "My Old Lady", "My Long Goodbye" and "My Last Words" respectively.^[2] While the episodes "My Screw Up", "My Way Home" and "My Fallen Idol" received nominations.

The fifth season episode "My Way Home" earned the show a Peabody Award, the industry’s most competitive honor.^[3]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Awards and nominations received by *Scrubs*
Award	Year^[a]	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
ALMA Awards	2002	Outstanding Actress in a Television Series	Judy Reyes	Nominated
	2006	Outstanding Actress in a Television Series	Judy Reyes	Won
	2007	Outstanding Director – Television Series, Mini-Series, Television Movie	Linda Mendoza (for "My Déjà Vu, My Déjà Vu")	Nominated
	2008	Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series	Judy Reyes	Won
Artios Awards	2002	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2002	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Pilot	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Won
	2003	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2004	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2005	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2006	Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
BET Comedy Awards	2004	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Won
BET Comedy Awards	2005	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Won
BMI Film & TV Awards	2003	BMI TV Music Award	Tim Bright, Chad Fischer, Chris Link, and Jan Stevens	Won
BMI Film & TV Awards	2004	BMI TV Music Award	Tim Bright, Chad Fischer, Chris Link, and Jan Stevens	Won
Cinema Audio Society Awards	2008	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series	Joe Foglia, John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Musical")	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	2005	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2006	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2007	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated
Golden Reel Awards	2003	Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Music	Becca Borawski (for "My Overkill")	Nominated
	2004	Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Music	Becca Borawski (for "My Philosophy")	Nominated
	2008	Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form Television	Becca Borawski and Lisa A. Arpino (for "My Musical")	Won
Humanitas Prizes	2002	30 Minute Category	Matt Tarses (for "My Old Lady")	Won
	2004	30 Minute Category	Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan (for "My Screw Up")	Nominated
	2006	30 Minute Category	Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan (for "My Way Home")	Nominated
	2007	30 Minute Category	Bill Callahan (for "My Fallen Idol")	Nominated
	2008	30 Minute Category	Dave Tennant (for "My Long Goodbye")	Won
	2009	30 Minute Category	Aseem Batra (for "My Last Words")	Won
Imagen Awards	2005	Best Actress - Television	Judy Reyes	Nominated
Imagen Awards	2007	Best Actress - Television	Judy Reyes	Nominated
NAACP Image Awards	2005	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2006	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2007	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2008	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2009	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2010	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series	Donald Faison	Nominated
Peabody Awards	2006	—	Scrubs (for "My Way Home")	Won	^[4]
People's Choice Awards	2005	Favorite Television Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards	2002	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Marc Buckland (for "My Old Lady")	Nominated
	2004	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan (for "My Screw Up")	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Comedy Series	Scrubs^[b]	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2006	Outstanding Comedy Series	Scrubs^[c]	Nominated
	2007	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Will Mackenzie (for "My Musical")	Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	2002	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2003	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2004	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series	John Michel (for "My Screw Up")	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Brett Benner and Debby Romano	Nominated
	2005	Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series	John Michel (for "My Life in Four Cameras")	Won
	2007	Outstanding Music Direction	Jan Stevens (for "My Musical")	Nominated
		Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	Debra Fordham, Robert Lopez, and Jeff Marx (for "Everything Comes Down to Poo" from "My Musical")	Nominated
		Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics	Debra Fordham and Paul F. Perry (for "Guy Love" from "My Musical")	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Joe Foglia, John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Musical")	Won
	2008	Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series	John Inwood (for "My Princess")	Nominated
	2009	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Joe Foglia, Eric Pierce, John W. Cook II, and Peter Nusbaum (for "My Jerks")	Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards	2004	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy	Scrubs^[d]	Nominated
	2005	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy	Scrubs^[d]	Nominated
	2006	Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Comedy	Scrubs^[d]	Nominated
Satellite Awards	2003	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	John C. McGinley	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress – Television Series	Christa Miller	Nominated
		Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated
	2004	Best Supporting Actress – Television Series	Christa Miller	Nominated
	2005	Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2005	Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated
Teen Choice Awards	2002	Choice TV: Comedy Series	Scrubs	Nominated
		Choice TV: Breakout Show	Scrubs	Nominated
		Choice TV: Comedy Actor	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2003	Choice TV – Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated	^[5]
		Choice TV Actor – Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated
		Choice TV Actress – Comedy	Sarah Chalke	Nominated
	2004	Choice TV Show: Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated	^[6]
		Choice TV Actor: Comedy	Zach Braff	Nominated	^[6]
		Choice TV: Sidekick	Donald Faison	Nominated	^[7]
	2005	Choice TV: Comedy Series	Scrubs	Nominated
		Choice TV: Comedy Actor	Zach Braff	Nominated
		Choice TV: Sidekick	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2006	Choice TV: Comedy Actor	Zach Braff	Nominated
	2006	Choice TV: Sidekick	Donald Faison	Nominated
	2007	Choice TV: Sidekick	Donald Faison	Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards	2002	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated	^[8]
	2002	Individual Achievement in Comedy	John C. McGinley	Nominated	^[8]
	2006	Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Scrubs	Nominated	^[9]
Writers Guild of America Awards	2003	Television: Episodic Comedy	Bill Lawrence (for "My First Day")	Nominated
Young Artist Awards	2003	Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Age Ten or Under	Christina Lee	Nominated

Notes[edit]

^ The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.
^ Nominees: Bill Lawrence, Randall Winston, Tim Hobert, Matt Tarses, Eric Weinberg, Gabrielle Allan, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Tad Quill, Bill Callahan, and Mike Schwartz
^ Nominees: Bill Lawrence, Randall Winston, Tim Hobert, Eric Weinberg, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Tad Quill, Bill Callahan, Mike Schwartz, Janae Bakken, Debra Fordham, and Mark Stegemann
^ ^a ^b ^c Nominees: Bill Lawrence and Randall Winston

References[edit]

^ "The 59th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards and Creative Arts Emmy(R) Awards Nominees Are..." The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ "The Humanitas Prize". humanitasprize.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
^ "Scrubs". Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
^ 66th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2007.
^ "2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees". Billboard. June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"Teen Choice Awards Poll: The Winners". Teen People. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Teen Choice Awards Poll". Teen People. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"Teen Choice Awards: The Winners". Teen People. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "Teen Choice Awards Poll". Teen People. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ Feiwell, Jill (June 3, 2002). "Freshmen lead class for TCA noms". Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Adalian, Josef (July 21, 2002). "Fox and cablers top TCA Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ Ausiello, Michael (May 31, 2006). "Lauren Graham, Scrubs Score TCA Nods!". TV Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Elber, Lynn (July 25, 2006). "Carol Burnett lauded by TV critics". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[1] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

[5] The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.

[7] Nominees: Bill Lawrence, Randall Winston, Tim Hobert, Matt Tarses, Eric Weinberg, Gabrielle Allan, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Tad Quill, Bill Callahan, and Mike Schwartz

[8] Nominees: Bill Lawrence, Randall Winston, Tim Hobert, Eric Weinberg, Neil Goldman, Garrett Donovan, Tad Quill, Bill Callahan, Mike Schwartz, Janae Bakken, Debra Fordham, and Mark Stegemann

[PGA-9] Nominees: Bill Lawrence and Randall Winston

[2] "The 59th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards and Creative Arts Emmy(R) Awards Nominees Are..." The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 19, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[3] "The Humanitas Prize". humanitasprize.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.

[4] "Scrubs". Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2009.

[6] 66th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2007.

[10] "2003 Teen Choice Awards Nominees". Billboard. June 18, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"Teen Choice Awards Poll: The Winners". Teen People. Archived from the original on August 10, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[11] "Teen Choice Awards Poll". Teen People. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
"Teen Choice Awards: The Winners". Teen People. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[12] "Teen Choice Awards Poll". Teen People. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[13] Feiwell, Jill (June 3, 2002). "Freshmen lead class for TCA noms". Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Adalian, Josef (July 21, 2002). "Fox and cablers top TCA Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[14] Ausiello, Michael (May 31, 2006). "Lauren Graham, Scrubs Score TCA Nods!". TV Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Elber, Lynn (July 25, 2006). "Carol Burnett lauded by TV critics". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

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v t e Scrubs
Characters	John "J.D." Dorian Christopher Turk Elliot Reid Carla Espinosa Perry Cox Bob Kelso Janitor
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Episodes	"My First Day" "My Screw Up" "My Life in Four Cameras" "My Way Home" "My Chopped Liver" "My Musical" "My Long Goodbye" "My Point of No Return" "My Own Worst Enemy" "My Growing Pains" "My Bad Too" "My Princess" "My Jerks" "My Last Words" "My ABC's" "My Nah Nah Nah" "My Finale" "Our First Day of School" "Our Role Models"
Soundtracks	The Blanks Riding the Wave "Superman"
Related	Scrubs: Interns Accolades Cougar Town Clone High It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
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