'' The Walking Dead '' was nominated for Best New Series by the Writers Guild of America Awards 2011 and Best Television Series Drama by the 68th Golden Globe Awards . The series was named one of the top 10 television programs of 2010 by the American Film Institute Awards 2010 . For the 37th Saturn Awards , the series received six nominations — for Best Television Presentation , Andrew Lincoln for Best Actor in Television , Sarah Wayne Callies for Best Actress on Television , Steven Yeun for Best Supporting Actor in Television , Laurie Holden for Best Supporting Actress in Television , and Noah Emmerich for Best Guest Starring Role in Television . The series was nominated for Best Drama Series by the inaugural 1st Critics ' Choice Television Awards . The pilot episode " Days Gone Bye " received three nominations from the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards — for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series and won for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series , Miniseries , Movie , or Special . For the 41st Saturn Awards , the series received its highest number of nominations , with a total of seven , including for the series itself , Andrew Lincoln for Best Actor on Television , Norman Reedus for Best Supporting Actor on Television , Emily Kinney and Melissa McBride for Best Supporting Actress on Television , Andrew J. West for Best Guest Star on Television , and Chandler Riggs for Best Young Performer on Television
68th Golden Globe Awards
68th Golden Globe Awards
The Walking Dead (TV series)