The first season of the series was awarded Television Program of the Year by the American Film Institute and won Outstanding Drama Series at the 46th NAACP Image Awards and 26th GLAAD Media Awards . The series was also nominated for Favorite New TV Drama at the 41st People 's Choice Awards and TV Drama of the Year at the GALECA awards . In 2016 the second season was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series at the 47th NAACP Image Awards , Favorite Network TV Drama at the 42nd People 's Choice Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 27th GLAAD Media Awards . Viola Davis became the first black woman to win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series , also winning two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Series and the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series . Davis also received nominations from the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series , the Critics ' Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Drama Series , and the Television Critics Association at the TCA Awards for Individual Achievement in Drama . Other cast members have also received recognition for their performances , with Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King being nominated by the NAACP as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards . Cicely Tyson was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards . Glynn Turman was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards
46th NAACP Image Awards
46th NAACP Image Awards
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