Grey's Anatomy has received multiple accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Drama and 38 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Drama Series. The cast members have also won awards for their respective performances.
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama that centers on the personal and professional lives of attendings, residents, and surgical interns at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, which was subsequently renamed the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. ABC debuted the series as a mid-season replacement on March 27, 2005. The pilot was written by Shonda Rhimes, who also served as executive producer, head writer, and showrunner until her departure in 2015. It is regarded as having had a major impact on popular culture.
List of all the awards won by Grey’s Anatomy
Given below is a list of all the awards obtained by Grey’s Anatomy over the course of its run:
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee |
| American Film Institute Awards | 2005 | Television Program of the Year | Grey’s Anatomy |
| Artios Awards | 2006 | Best Dramatic Episodic Casting | Linda Lowy |
| BMI Film & TV Awards | 2005 | BMI TV Music Award | Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant |
| GLAAD Media Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Individual Episode | "Where the Boys Are" |
| 2012 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Sandra Oh |
| 2007 | Best Television Series – Drama | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Humanitas Prizes | 2012 | 60 Minute Category | Stacy McKee (for "White Wedding") |
| NAACP Image Award | 2006 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Isaiah Washington | ||
| 2007 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Isaiah Washington | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Chandra Wilson | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for "It's the End of the World" / "As We Know It") | ||
| 2008 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Chandra Wilson | ||
| 2009 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Chandra Wilson | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for "Freedom Part 1 & 2") | ||
| 2010 | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for "What a Difference a Day Makes") | |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Chandra Wilson (for "Give Peace a Chance") | ||
| 2011 | Outstanding Drama Series | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | James Pickens Jr. | |
| 2013 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Loretta Devine | |
| 2019 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Jesse Williams | |
| People's Choice Awards | 2007 | Favorite TV Drama | Grey’s Anatomy |
| Favorite Male TV Star | Patrick Dempsey | ||
| 2008 | Favorite Male TV Star | Patrick Dempsey | |
| Favorite Female TV Star | Katherine Heigl | ||
| Favorite Scene Stealing Star | Chandra Wilson | ||
| 2011 | Favorite TV Guest Star | Demi Lovato | |
| 2013 | Favorite Network TV Drama | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Favorite TV Drama Actress | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| 2015 | Favorite Network TV Drama | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Patrick Dempsey | ||
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| Favorite TV Character We Miss Most | Sandra Oh | ||
| 2016 | Favorite Network TV Drama | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actress | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| 2017 | Favorite Network TV Drama | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Justin Chambers | ||
| 2020 | The Show of 2020 | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| The Female TV Star of 2020 | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| 2021 | The Drama Show of 2021 | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| The Female TV Star of 2021 | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| 2022 | The Drama Show of 2022 | Grey’s Anatomy | |
| The Female TV Star of 2022 | Ellen Pompeo | ||
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Katherine Heigl |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Linda Lowy and John Brace |
| 2010 | Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Norman T. Leavitt, Brigitte Bugayong, and Michele Teleis (for "Suicide Is Painless") | |
| 2011 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Loretta Devine (for "This Is How We Do It") | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 2006 | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Mark Gordon, Shonda Rhimes, James D. Parriott, Betsy Beers, Peter Horton, and Rob Corn |
| Satellite Awards | 2006 | Best Cast – Television Series | Grey’s Anatomy |
| 2007 | Best Actress – Drama Series | Ellen Pompeo | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Sandra Oh |
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Justin Chambers, Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, T. R. Knight, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Kate Walsh, Isaiah Washington, and Chandra Wilson | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Chandra Wilson | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | 2007 | Choice TV Show: Drama | Grey’s Anatomy |
| Television Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Program of the Year | Grey’s Anatomy |
| TV Land Awards | 2006 | Future Classic Award | Grey’s Anatomy |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 2006 | Television: New Series | Grey’s Anatomy |
FAQs about Grey’s Anatomy awards
A. Grey’s Anatomy has received multiple accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series—Drama and 38 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Outstanding Drama Series.
A. When it initially debuted on ABC, Grey's Anatomy had huge audiences, including 38 million people for a 2006 post-Super Bowl broadcast.
A. Throughout its run, Grey's Anatomy got positive reviews from reviewers and was listed in several of their year-end top 10 lists.
A. No, there are 21 seasons of Grey's Anatomy as of April 2025 and it has been renewed for a 22nd season.
