Storytelling & Direction

Primetime Emmy Award (2015) — Outstanding Animated Program (Winner)

Annie Award Nomination (2015) — Outstanding Achievement in Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Broadcast Production — (Robert Alvarez, Ken Bruce, Larry Leichliter)

Reuben Award (2015) — TV Animation, awarded to creator Patrick McHale (Winner)

Visual Arts & Animation

Primetime Emmy Award (2015) — Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Nick Cross, Art Director) (Winner)

Ottawa International Animation Festival (2015) — Best Animated Feature (Winner)

Annie Award Nomination (2015) — Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for Children’s Audience

Legacy & Impact

Teen Choice Awards (2016) — Choice TV Show: Animated (Nominee)

Consistently ranked among the Best Animated Shows of the 2010s by The A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and Rotten Tomatoes (94% approval)

Inspired a 10th-anniversary stop-motion short (2024) by Aardman Animations, reviving the original cast and creative team.