American Crime

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American Crime is a American anthology crime drama television series created by John Ridley.

The show first aired on March 15, 2015 and concluded on April 30, 2017, lasting three season and 29 episodes.

On May 12, 2016, ABC renewed the series for a third season which was premiered on March 12, 2017.

On May 17, 2017, ABC decided to cancelled the series after three seasons.

In 2015, "American Crime" received ten Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including for "Outstanding Limited Series", "Writing for a Miniseries", "Movie or a Dramatic Special" (John Ridley), "Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" (Felicity Huffman), "Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie" (Timothy Hutton), "Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie" (Richard Cabral) and a win for "Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie" (Regina King).

Plot

The first season of "American Crime" takes place in Modesto, California where war veteran Matt Skokie is killed and his wife Gwen is brutally assaulted, resulting in four suspects being brought into custody as racial tensions are stirred up and the lives of all those involved are forever changed.

The second season takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana where Taylor Blaine, a young working class student accuses several members of a private school's championship basketball team of sexually assaulting him and posting photos of the incident online. This season deals heavily with social class and homophobia.

The third season is set in North Carolina and deals with labor issues, economic divides and individual rights.

Cast

Season 1

Felicity Huffman as Barbara "Barb" Hanlon
Timothy Hutton as Russ Skokie
W. Earl Brown as Thomas "Tom" Carlin
Richard Cabral as Hector Tontz
Caitlin Gerard as Aubry Taylor
Benito Martinez as Alonzo Gutiérrez
Penelope Ann Miller as Eve Carlin
Elvis Nolasco as Carter Nix
Johnny Ortiz as Anthony "Tony" Gutiérrez

Season 2

Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham
Timothy Hutton as Dan Sullivan
Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine
Elvis Nolasco as Chris Dixon
Trevor Jackson as Kevin LaCroix
Connor Jessup as Taylor Blaine
Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner
Angelique Rivera as Evy Dominguez
Regina King as Terri LaCroix

Season 3

Felicity Huffman as Jeanette Hesby
Timothy Hutton as Nicholas Coates
Regina King as Kimara Walters
Lili Taylor as Clair Coates
Richard Cabral as Isaac Castillo
Connor Jessup as Coy Henson
Benito Martinez as Luis Salazar
Ana Mulvoy-Ten as Shae Reese

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Limited Series	American Crime	Template:Nom
	Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series	Felicity Huffman	Template:Nom
	Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series	Elvis Nolasco	Template:Nom
67th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Limited Series	American Crime	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Timothy Hutton	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Felicity Huffman	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Richard Cabral (Episode: "Episode Ten")	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Regina King (Episode: "Episode Four")	Template:Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special	John Ridley (Episode: "Episode One")	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special	Kim Coleman and Beth Sepko Lindsay	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie	Luyen Vu (Episode: "Episode One")	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special	Gregg Barbanell, Catherine Harper, Walter Newman, Pete Reynolds, Louie Schultz, Darleen Stoker, Bruce Tanis and Kenneth Young (Episode: "Episode One")	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Movie	Ryan Davis, Ben Lowry and Rick Norman (Episode: "Episode Eleven")	Template:Nom
20th Satellite Awards	Best Television Series – Drama	American Crime	Template:Nom
	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Timothy Hutton	Template:Nom
	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Felicity Huffman	Template:Nom
	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Elvis Nolasco	Template:Nom
	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Regina King	Template:Nom
	Best Ensemble – Television Series	Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, W. Earl Brown, Regina King, Richard Cabral, Caitlin Gerard, Benito Martinez, Penelope Ann Miller, Elvis Nolasco, and Johnny Ortiz	Template:Won
47th NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	American Crime	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Regina King	Template:Won
	Outstanding Director in a Drama Series	John Ridley (Episode: "Episode One")	Template:Won
	Outstanding Director in a Drama Series	Millicent Shelton (Episode: "Episode Ten")	Template:Nom
	Outstanding Writer in a Drama Series	John Ridley (Episode: "Episode One")	Template:Nom
73rd Golden Globe Awards
	Best Miniseries or Television Film	American Crime	Template:Nom
	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Felicity Huffman	Template:Nom
	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Regina King	Template:Nom
68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Limited Series	American Crime	Template:Pending
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Felicity Huffman	Template:Pending
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Lili Taylor	Template:Pending
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Regina King (Episode: "Season Two: Episode Eight")	Template:Pending