26th best television episode of 2004. Awards The pilot episode won three Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Felicity Huffman), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (Charles McDougall), and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Michael Berenbaum). Marc Cherry was nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. Berenbaum also won for an American Cinema Editor's Award for his work on the episode. McDougall was also nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode. References Notes External links "Pilot" at ABC.com 2004 American television episodes Desperate Housewives (season 1) episodes Desperate Housewives Emmy Award-winning episodes