=== Udmærkelser ===
Første sæson af serien modtog prisen "Television Program of the Year" af [[American Film Institute]] og vandt "Outstanding Drama Series" ved de 46. [[NAACP Image Awards]] og de 26. [[GLAAD Media Awards]]. Serien blev også nomineret til prisen "Favorite New TV Drama" ved de 41. [[People's Choice Awards]] og til "TV Drama of the Year" ved [[GALECA]]-prisuddelingen. I 2016 blev anden sæson nomineret til "Outstanding Drama Series" ved de 47. NAACP Image Awards, "Favorite Network TV Drama" ved de 42. People's Choice Awards og til "Outstanding Drama Series" ved de 27. GLAAD Media Awards.
 
[[Viola Davis]] blev den første sorte kvinde til at vinde en [[Primetime Emmy Award]] i kategorien "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series", hvor hun også vandt to [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] i kategorien "[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series]]" og en NAACP Image Awards i kategorien "Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series". Davis modtog også [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]]-nomineringer for "[[Best Actress in a Television Series]]", [[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Awards]] for "Best Actress in a Drama Series", samt en [[Television Critics Association]] ved [[TCA Awards]] for "[[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama|Individual Achievement in Drama"]]. Andre castmedlemmer har modtaget anerkendelser for deres optrædner, med Alfred Enoch og Aja Naomi King der har modtaget nomineringer af [[NAACP]] i "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" og i "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" ved NAACP Image Awards. [[Cicely Tyson]] blev nomineret til en "Outstanding Guest Actress" ved Primetime Emmy Awards i 2015. [[Glynn Turman]] blev nomineret til en "Outstanding Guest Actor" ved Primetime Emmy Awards-uddelingen i 2019. {{clear}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! År
! Pris
! Kategori
! Nominerede
! Resultat
! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2014
| [[American Film Institute Awards 2014|American Film Institute Awards]]
|[[American Film Institute Awards 2014#Television programs|Television Program of the Year]]
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.afi.com/and-the-honorees-are/ |title=American Film Institute Awards |date=8. december 2014 |access-date=8. december 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622060520/http://blog.afi.com/and-the-honorees-are/ |archive-date=22. juni 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="19" |2015
| [[BET Awards 2015|BET Awards]]
| [[BET Award for Best Actor & Actress|Best Actress]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | [[Viola Davis]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/music/news/bet-awards-nominations-2015-chris-brown-nicki-minaj-1201499466/ |title=Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj Lead 2015 BET Awards Nominations |work=Variety |access-date=18. maj 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523221354/http://variety.com/2015/music/news/bet-awards-nominations-2015-chris-brown-nicki-minaj-1201499466/ |archive-date=23. maj 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[5th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series|Best Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/critics-choice-television-awards-nominations-2015-list-1201421320 |title=Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominations 2015 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=6. maj 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524183432/https://deadline.com/2015/05/critics-choice-television-awards-nominations-2015-list-1201421320/ |archive-date=24. maj 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series|Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | [[Cicely Tyson]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association|GALECA Award]]
|TV Drama of the Year
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=GALECA>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dorian-awards-birdman-and-transparent-lead-nominations-for-gay-and-lesbian-critics-exclusive/ |title=Dorian Awards: 'Birdman' and 'Transparent' Lead Nominations for Gay and Lesbian Critics |work=The Wrap |access-date=12. januar 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223131648/http://www.thewrap.com/dorian-awards-birdman-and-transparent-lead-nominations-for-gay-and-lesbian-critics-exclusive/ |archive-date=23. februar 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| TV Performance of the Year - Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[26th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|Outstanding Drama Series
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=GLAAD>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/01/21/amazons-transparent-among-glaad-media-awards-nominations/22061985/ |title='Transparent' Among GLAAD Media Awards Nominations |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=22. januar 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122033205/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2015/01/21/amazons-transparent-among-glaad-media-awards-nominations/22061985/ |archive-date=22. januar 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[72nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=GG>{{cite web |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/11/golden-globe-nominations-2015/?hootPostID=cb95eeff22913de4b4b97288f0758a9a |title='Birdman' leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations |work=EW.com |access-date=11. december 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213010352/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/11/golden-globe-nominations-2015/?hootPostID=cb95eeff22913de4b4b97288f0758a9a |archive-date=13. december 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[46th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=Image>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/get-on-up-selma-dear-white-people-score-naacp-image-award-nominations-full-list-1201374910/ |title='Get On Up,' 'Selma,' 'Dear White People' Score NAACP Image Award Nominations (Full List) |work=Variety |access-date=11. december 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226181650/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/get-on-up-selma-dear-white-people-score-naacp-image-award-nominations-full-list-1201374910/ |archive-date=26. december 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
|-
|[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Enoch, Alfred" |[[Alfred Enoch]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="King, Aja Naomi" | [[Aja Naomi King]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Swafford, Erika Green" | Erika Green Swafford <small>(Episode: "Let's Get to Scooping")</small>
| {{won}}
|-
| OFTA Television Award
| Best Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nominated}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=OFTA>{{cite web |url=http://ofta.cinemasight.com/Awards/Television/1415.html |title=Online Film and Television Awards |work=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=6. september 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826203545/http://ofta.cinemasight.com/Awards/Television/1415.html |archive-date=26. august 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[41st People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Actress In A New TV Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=PCA>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoples-choice-awards-2015-hosts-nominees-announced/ |title=People's Choice Awards 2015 hosts, nominees announced |date=4. november 2014 |access-date=4. november 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104221906/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/peoples-choice-awards-2015-hosts-nominees-announced/ |archive-date=4. november 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Favorite New TV Drama
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[67th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="Emmys">{{cite web|url=http://m.emmys.com/shows/how-get-away-murder|title=How To Get Away With Murder SHOWS NOMINATIONS|website=Emmys.com|access-date=14. juli 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715040014/http://m.emmys.com/shows/how-get-away-murder|archive-date=15. juli 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" |Cicely Tyson
| {{nominated}}
|-
| [[21st Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=SAG>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-sag-award-nominations-announced-755718 |title=SAG Awards: 'Birdman,' 'Modern Family' Land Most Nominations |first=Hilary |last=Lewis |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=11. december 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715123240/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2015-sag-award-nominations-announced-755718 |archive-date=15. juli 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[31st TCA Awards|TCA Awards]]
| [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama|Individual Achievement in Drama]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=TCA>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/06/04/tca-awards-2015-nominations-empire-transparent-jane-virgin/ |title=TCA Award Nominees 2015: 'Empire' 'Transparent' 'Jane the Virgin' - TVLine |first=Matt |last=Webb Mitovich |work=TVLine |access-date=4. juni 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605075511/http://tvline.com/2015/06/04/tca-awards-2015-nominations-empire-transparent-jane-virgin/ |archive-date=5. juni 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="17" |2016
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Casting, Television Pilot: Drama
| data-sort-value="Lowy, Linda, Diane Heery" | Linda Lowy, Diane Heery, Jason Loftus, Jamie Castro
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-tv-theater-web-short-1201502898/ |title=Artios Awards 2016: TV, Theater, Web, Short Film Nominees Unveiled |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=4. marts 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616054004/https://deadline.com/2015/08/casting-society-of-america-artios-awards-tv-theater-web-short-1201502898/ |archive-date=16. juni 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[6th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ |title=Critics' Choice Television Awards |work=Critics' Choice Television Awards |access-date=14. december 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602110331/http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/ |archive-date=2. juni 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[BET Awards 2016|BET Awards]]
| Best Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
| [[27th GLAAD Media Awards|GLAAD Media Awards]]
|Outstanding Drama Series
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=GLAAD2>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/glaad-awards-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201689856/ |title='Carol', 'Danish Girl', 'Empire' Nab GLAAD Media Awards Nominations |first=Maane |last=Khatchatourian |work=Variety |access-date=27. januar 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128111511/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/glaad-awards-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201689856/ |archive-date=28. januar 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|Gold Derby Awards
| Best Drama Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=Derby2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/gold-derby-tv-awards-2016-winners-people-v-oj-simpson-game-of-thrones-news-913752468/ |title=Emmys 2016: The Full List of Nominations |work=Gold Derby |date=7. september 2016 |access-date=23. september 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115173857/http://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/gold-derby-tv-awards-2016-winners-people-v-oj-simpson-game-of-thrones-news-913752468/ |archive-date=15. januar 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Best Drama Guest Actress
| data-sort-value="Janssen, Famke" | [[Famke Janssen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[73rd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=Golden Globes 2016: Complete list of nominees |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=10. december 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202175445/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html |archive-date=2. december 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[47th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
|[[NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year|Entertainer of the Year]]
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="6" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=Image2>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/12/08/naacp-image-award-nominations-2015-shonda-rhimes-empire-blackish/ |title=ABC's 'TGIT,' 'Empire' and 'black-ish' Lead NAACP Image Award Nominations |work=TV Line |access-date=8. december 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209224931/http://tvline.com/2015/12/08/naacp-image-award-nominations-2015-shonda-rhimes-empire-blackish/ |archive-date=9. december 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Drama Series
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Enoch, Alfred" | Alfred Enoch
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Writer for a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Swafford, Erika Green, Doug Stockstill" | Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill <small>(Episode: "Mama's Here Now")</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[42nd People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Awards]]
|Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name=PCA2>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-nominees/ |title=People's Choice Awards 2016: Empire, Pretty Little Liars Among TV Nominees |date=3. november 2015 |work=TVLine |access-date=4. november 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106021438/http://tvline.com/2015/11/03/peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-nominees/ |archive-date=6. november 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Favorite Network TV Drama
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[68th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name="Emmys"/>
|-
| [[22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;"|<ref name=SAG2>{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2015/12/09/sag-nominations-2016-list-screen-actors-guild/ |title=SAG Awards: 'Game of Thrones', 'Homeland', 'House of Cards' Lead Noms; 'Empire', 'Inside Amy Schumer' Shut Out; 'Mr. Robot's' Rami Malek Sneaks In |first=Hilary |last=Lewis |work=TV Line |access-date=9. december 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504124017/https://tvline.com/2015/12/09/sag-nominations-2016-list-screen-actors-guild/ |archive-date=4. maj 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Television Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="autogeneret5">{{Cite web |url=http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ |title=Arkiveret kopi |access-date=27. september 2021 |archive-date= 4. juli 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704021011/http://blackreelawards.com/watchmen-insecure-pace-the-black-reel-awards-for-tv-nominations/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Robinson, Angela" | Angela Robinson <small>(Episode: "There Are Worse Things Than Murder")</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[48th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|title=NAACP Image Awards nominations announced |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/12/13/naacp-image-awards-nominees-2017/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=31. december 2016 |date=13. december 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102095758/http://ew.com/article/2016/12/13/naacp-image-awards-nominees-2017/ |archive-date=2. januar 2017 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[69th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="Emmys"/>
|-
|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2018
| [[Black Reel Awards|Black Reel Television Awards]]
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="autogeneret5" />
|-
| [[49th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 49TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS |url=http://www.naacp.org/latest/nominees-announced-49th-naacp-image-awards/ |website=naacp.org |access-date=31. december 2017 |date=20. november 2017 |archive-date=1. december 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031440/http://www.naacp.org/latest/nominees-announced-49th-naacp-image-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[70th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Emmys" />
|-
| rowspan="7" |2019
| [[BET Awards 2019|BET Awards]]
| Best Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[50th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naacpimageawards.net|title=50th NAACP Image Awards|date=2. april 2019|access-date=2. april 2019}}</ref>
|-
|Outstanding Drama Series
|''How to Get Away with Murder''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Television Series
| data-sort-value="Washington, Kerry" | Kerry Washington
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[71st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" |<ref name="Emmys"/>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]
| data-sort-value="Turman, Glynn" | [[Glynn Turman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2020
| rowspan="2"| [[Black Reel Awards of 2020|Black Reel Television Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress, Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="autogeneret5" />
|-
| Outstanding Guest Actress, Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{won}}
|-
| [[51st NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naacpimageawards.net|title=51st NAACP Image Awards|date=10. januar 2020|access-date=10. januar 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Tyson, Cicely" | Cicely Tyson
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Emmys" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
| [[BET Awards 2021|BET Awards]]
| Best Actress
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Anne Victoria|title=Here Are Your 2021 BET Awards Winners|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/2021-bet-awards-winners-the-full-list.html|website=[[Vulture.com]]|access-date=28. juni 2021|date=27. juni 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[52nd NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Awards]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
| data-sort-value="Davis, Viola" | Viola Davis
| {{won}}
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naacpimageawards.net|title=52nd NAACP Image Awards|date=4. februar 2021|access-date=4. februar 2021}}</ref>
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