The Good Wife has garnered critical praise for the performances of the casts, most notably Margulies, the series' storylines, and its use of technology. Since its premiere in September 2009, the series has been nominated for 43 Primetime Emmy Awards (winning five), 14 Golden Globe Awards (winning one), 12 Satellite Awards, 9 SAG Awards (winning two), 6 TCA Awards (winning two) and 22 Critics' Choice Television Awards (winning two), among others.
Margulies stands as the most decorated cast member, winning two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award and two SAG Awards for her role as Alicia Florrick, as well as receiving the most award nominations. Principal cast members Baranski, Charles, Cumming and Panjabi have also received award nominations for their respective roles as well as several recurring actors, most notably Martha Plimpton, Dylan Baker, Michael J. Fox and Carrie Preston.
The Primetime Emmy Award is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in American prime time television programming.[8] The Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievement in aspects such as acting, writing, and direction while the more technical aspects such as cinematography, casting and, as of 2011, guest acting performances in television, are awarded at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Out of 39 nominations, The Good Wife has won five, all for acting.[9] Julianna Margulies won the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2014. Archie Panjabi won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2010. Martha Plimpton won the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 while Carrie Preston won the same award in 2013. Christine Baranski is the only actress on The Good Wife to receive an Emmy nomination for all of the series' first six seasons, all for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[9]
Primetime Emmy Awards
Archie Panjabi won an Emmy award for her role as Kalinda SharmaCarrie Preston won an Emmy award for her role as Elsbeth Tascioni
Josh Charles won a People's Choice Award during his final season on The Good Wife.
The People's Choice Awards are an annual awards show, presented since 1975, which recognize the people and work of popular culture.[59]The Good Wife won the award for Favorite Network TV Drama in 2014, while being nominated in 2011 and 2012. Josh Charles won the award for Favorite TV Drama Actor in 2014.
Series creators Robert and Michelle King (pictured above) won a Writers Guild of America Award for their work in the episode "The Last Call".
Presented by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Writers Guild of America Award is an annual accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement of writers in film, television, radio, promotional writing and videogames. Receiving seven nominations during its tenure, The Good Wife won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama for the episode "The Last Call" in 2014.
Courtney Kemp Agboh, Meredith Averill, Corinne Brinkerhoff, Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Karen Hall, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Steve Lichtman, Matthew Montoya, Julia Wolfe
Leonard Dick, Keith Eisner, Matthew Hodgson, Ted Humphrey, Michelle King, Robert King, Erica Shelton Kodish, Matthew Montoya, Luke Schelhaas, Nichelle Tramble Spellman, Craig Turk, Julia Wolfe
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Michelle & Robert King
for "The Last Call"
Won
Young Artist Awards
The Young Artist Award is an annual accolade presented by the Young Artist Association in recognition of outstanding achievements by performers aged 5 to 21 in film, television, theater and music. Makenzie Vega received nominations in 2010 and 2011 for her role in The Good Wife, while Graham Phillips was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actor in 2011.
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