▁dev ote es , ▁and ▁commented ▁on ▁groups ▁like ▁the ▁self - des cribed ▁" Real ▁R icks ", ▁who ▁identify ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁series ' ▁main ▁character ▁and ▁believe ▁that ▁high ▁intellect ▁is ▁an ▁exc use ▁for ▁mist re ating ▁others . ▁Ga ud ette ▁noted ▁that ▁these ▁groups ▁do ▁not ▁represent ▁the ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁fan base , ▁but ▁they ▁" t end ▁to ▁su ck ▁all ▁the ▁o xygen ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁virtual ▁room ." ▁Series ▁co - cre ator ▁Justin ▁Ro il and ▁said ▁on ▁his ▁Twitter ▁account ▁that ▁he ▁sees ▁more ▁good ▁than ▁bad ▁in ▁the ▁series ' ▁fan base , ▁and ▁cho oses ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁that . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Rick ▁and ▁Mort y ▁received ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁its ▁third ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁won ▁an ▁I GN ▁Award ▁and ▁a ▁Crit ics ' ▁Cho ice ▁Television ▁Award , ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁categories ▁for ▁" Best ▁Anim ated ▁Series ". ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁episode ▁" P ick le ▁Rick " ▁received ▁three ▁nomin ations , ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁won ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁for ▁" Out standing ▁Anim ated ▁Program " ▁and ▁an ▁An nie ▁Award ▁for ▁" Best ▁General ▁A udi ence ▁Anim ated ▁Television / B road cast ▁Production ". ▁With ▁two ▁nomin ations , ▁" The ▁Rick lant is ▁Mix up " ▁was ▁another ▁awarded ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁that ▁won ▁its