'' Deadliest Catch '' was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for the 2007 television season . The series itself was nominated for Outstanding Nonfiction Series ; the third-season episode " The Unforgiving Sea " received nominations for Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming , Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming , and Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming ( Single or Multi-camera ) . In 2012 , the series won two of its three Emmy nominations for the eighth-season episode " I Do n't Wan na Die " . The show was nominated for one Primetime Emmy Award for the 2016 television season at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony . In 2018 , the series was nominated for three more Emmy Awards . One for " Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program " and another two for " Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program " and " Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program " for the Season 14 premiere episode " Battle Lines " . In 2019 , the series was nominated for three additional Primetime Emmy Awards , including ; " Outstanding Cinematography For A Reality Program " , " Outstanding Picture Editing For An Unstructured Reality Program " , and " Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program " . As of Season 15 , '' Deadliest Catch '' has received 51 Emmy nominations and 16 wins
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
68th Primetime Emmy Awards
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