List of awards and nominations received by the Adventure Time franchise

Adventure Time is an American animated fantasy franchise created by Pendleton Ward, set in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo. The franchise originated from a 2007 short produced for Fred Seibert's animation incubator series Random! Cartoons at Nickelodeon Animation and aired on Nicktoons Network. A full-length series later premiered on Cartoon Network on April 5, 2010, and ended on September 3, 2018. The main series was eventually followed by two spin-offs: Distant Lands (2020–21) and Fionna and Cake (2023–present). Since its debut in 2007, the Adventure Time franchise has received numerous accolades, including 20 Annie Award nominations (with three wins), 17 Primetime Emmy nominations (with 9 wins), and three Daytime Emmy nominations. The Adventure Time comic book series has also received five Eisner Award nominations (with one win), and four Harvey Award nominations (with four wins).

Adventure Time awards and nominations

Adventure Time (2010–18)

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Annie Awards

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The Annie Awards are accolades presented since 1972 by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 Best Animated Short Subject For "Adventure Time" pilot Nominated [1]
2011 Best Animated Television Production for Children Adventure Time Nominated [2]
2012 Best Animated Special Production For "Thank You" Nominated [3]
Best Storyboarding in a Television Production Rebecca Sugar Nominated
2013 Best Animated Television Production for Children For "Princess Cookie" Nominated [4]
Design in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production For "The Hard Easy" Nominated
Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production For "Goliad" Nominated
For "Lady & Peebles" Nominated
2014 Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience Adventure Time Won [5]
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Nick Jennings, Sandra Calleros, Teri Shikasho, Ron Russell, Martin Ansolebehere Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Tom Kenny Won
Outstanding Achievement, Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Paul Douglas Nominated
2015 Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Yuasa Masaaki & Eunyoung Choi Nominated [6]
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children's Audience Adventure Time Nominated
2016 Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Kent Osborne, Pendleton Ward, Jack Pendarvis, Jillian Tamaki, Adam Muto (for "The Diary") Nominated [7]
Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Tom Herpich (for "Walnuts & Rain") Nominated
2017 Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children For "Bad Jubies" Won [8]
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Kirsten Lepore (for "Bad Jubies") Nominated
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Jason Kolowski (for "Bad Jubies") Nominated

British Academy Children's Awards

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The British Academy Children's Awards are presented annually since 1996 by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 International Adventure Time Nominated [9]
2013 Won [10]
2014 Won [11]
2015 Nominated [12]

Critics' Choice Television Award

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The Critics' Choice Television Awards are accolades that are presented annually since 2011 by the Critics Choice Association (CCA).

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Best Animated Series Adventure Time Nominated [13]
2013 Nominated [14]
2014 Nominated [15]
2019 Nominated [16]

Primetime Emmy Awards

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The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2010 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "My Two Favorite People" Nominated [17]
2011 For "It Came from the Nightosphere" Nominated
2012 For "Too Young" Nominated
2013 For "Simon & Marcy" Nominated [18]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Andy Ristaino (for "Puhoy") Won [19]
2014 Nick Jennings (for "Wizards Only, Fools") Won [20]
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Be More" Nominated [21]
2015 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Tom Herpich (for "Walnuts & Rain") Won [22]
Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Jake the Brick" Won
2016 For "The Hall of Egress" Nominated [23]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Jason Kolowski (for "Bad Jubies") Won [24]
Tom Herpich (for "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud") Won
2017 Outstanding Short Form Animated Program For "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" Won [25]
2018 For "Ring of Fire" Nominated [26]
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Lindsay Small-Butera (for "Ketchup") Won [27]
2019 Outstanding Animated Program For "Come Along with Me" Nominated [28]

TCA Awards

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The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming Adventure Time Nominated [29]
2014 Nominated [30]

Various other awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Cartoon Adventure Time Nominated [31]
Kids' Choice Awards Argentina Nominated [32]
2013 Kidscreen Award Children's Programming Nominated [33]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Series Nominated [34]
Golden Reel Awards Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue, and ADR Animation in Television For "Card Wars" Won [35]
Sundance Film Festival Animated Short Film For "Thank You" Nominated [36]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival TV series For "Princess Cookie" Nominated [37]
2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon Adventure Time Nominated [38]
Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite Animated Series Nominated [39]
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Animated Series Nominated [40]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Series Nominated [41]
Hall of Game Awards Most Valuable Cartoon Won [42]
Best Cartoon Boogie Finn the Human Nominated [43]
2015 Pixel Award Best Television Website Finn and Jake's Big Adventure Won [44]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Animated Series Adventure Time Nominated [45]
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Cartoon Nominated [46]
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite Cartoon Nominated [47]
Kidscreen Award Children's Programming Won [48]
Peabody Award Children's Programming Won [49]
Kerrang! Award Best TV Show Won [50]
Annecy International Animated Film Festival TV film For "Food Chain" Nominated [51]
Ottawa International Animation Festival Series for Kids For "The Tower" Nominated [52]
2016 Kerrang! Award Best TV Show Adventure Time Nominated [53]
2017 Common Sense Media The Common Sense Seal For Islands Won [54]

Distant Lands (2020–21)

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Daytime Emmy Awards

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The Daytime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Outstanding Special Class Daytime Animated Series For "Obsidian" Nominated [55]
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Animated Program Nominated
Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool, Children’s or Animated Program For "Monster" Nominated

Various other awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021 Kidscreen Award Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie For "BMO" Won [56][57]
GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids & Family Programming For "Obsidian" Nominated [58][59]
Annual Gay Emmy Outstanding Animated Series Nominated [60]

Fionna and Cake (2023–present)

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Annie Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production Alex Small-Butera (for "The Winter King") Nominated [61]

Primetime Emmy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Alex Small-Butera (for "The Winter King") Won [62]

Various other awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2024 GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Kids and Family Programming - Animated Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Nominated [63]
Women's Image Network Award Best Animated Program For "The Star" Nominated [64][65]

Adventure Time comic books

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Eisner Awards

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The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Best New Series Adventure Time comic Nominated [66]
Best Publication for Kids Won [67]
Best Publication for Teens Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens Nominated [66]
2014 Best Lettering Britt Wilson Nominated [68]
2018 Best Short Story "Forgotten Princess", by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Antonio Sandoval Nominated [69]

Harvey Awards

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The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books.

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers Adventure Time comic Won [70]
Special Award for Humor in Comics Ryan North Won
2014 Best Original Graphic Publication for Younger Readers Adventure Time comic Won
Special Award for Humor in Comics Ryan North Won

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