John Adams received 23 Emmy Award nominations, including another Outstanding Direction nomination for Hooper, and won 13, the highest number for any nominee in a single year.Hooper, Tom (29 September 2008). "Somewhere, John Adams is smiling". The Guardian (Guardian News & Media): p. 11 (MediaGuardian supplement). Retrieved 10 October 2010. He was also nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement.Gans, Andrew (31 January 2009). "Directors Guild of America Awards Presented 31 Jan. in Los Angeles". Playbill.com (Playbill, Inc). Retrieved 5 October 2010 (archived by WebCite on 3 January 2011). At the beginning of 2009, he was profiled for The Observers film Hotlist.Solomons, Jason (4 January 2009). "'My films seem to be about men's struggle with failure'". The Observer (Guardian News & Media): p. 7 (Observer Review supplement). Retrieved 16 October 2010.
