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Once Upon a Time is an American television drama that aired on ABC from October 23, 2011 to May 18, 2018.

The show takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which its residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by a powerful curse.

Premise

The series takes place in the fictional seaside town of Storybrooke, Maine, in which the residents are actually characters from various fairy tales that were transported to the "real world" town and robbed of their real memories by the Evil Queen Regina (Lana Parrilla), using a powerful curse obtained from Rumplestiltskin.

The residents of Storybrooke have lived an unchanging existence for 28 years, unaware of their own lack of aging. The town's only hope lies with a bail bondsperson named Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison), the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), who was transported from the fairy tale world before she could be cursed.

As such, she is the only person who can break the curse and restore the characters' lost memories, aided by her son, Henry (Jared S. Gilmore), with whom she has recently reunited (after giving him up for adoption upon his birth), and his book of fairy tales that holds the key to ending the curse. Henry is also the adopted son of Regina (who is the mayor of Storybrooke), providing a source of conflict between the two women.

Cast

  • Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
  • Lana Parrilla as The Evil Queen\(Mayor Regina Mills)
  • Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White\(Mary Margaret Blanchard)
  • Josh Dallas as Prince Charming\(David Nolan)
  • Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin\(Mr. Gold)
  • Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills
  • Emilie de Ravin as Belle (Season 2 to 8)
  • Colin O'Donoghue as Captain Hook (Season 3 to 8)
  • Michael Socha as Will Scarlet (Season 4 to 8)
  • Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket\(Archie Hopper) [seasons 1 through 2]
  • Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood\(Ruby Lucas) [seasons 1 through 2]

Ratings

Once Upon A Time's first season premiered as the top-rated drama series.

The pilot episode was watched by 13 million viewers and received a 4.0 rating/share among 18- to 49-year-olds.

It was the season's highest-rated drama debut among the age range and ABC's biggest debut in five years. With DVR viewers, the premiere climbed to 15.5 million viewers and a 5.2 rating/share in adults ages 18–49.

The show's next three episodes had consistent ratings every week with over 11 million viewers. It has become the number one non-sports program in the U.S. with viewers and young adults on Sunday nights.

Awards & Achievements

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time poster
Genre Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure
Created by Edward Kitsis
Adam Horowitz
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 155
Production
Executive
Producer(s)
Edward Kitsis
Adam Horowitz
Steve Pearlman
David H. Goodman
Andrew Chambliss
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 43 minutes
Production
company(s)
ABC Studios
Kitsis/Horowitz
Distributor Disney-ABC TV Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run October 23, 2011 – May 18, 2018
Status Ended
Year Category Nominee Result
2012 Best Network Television Series Once Upon a Time nominated
Best Supporting Actress on Television Lana Parilla nominated
2013 Best Network Television Series Once Upon a Time nominated
2014 Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series Jared S. Gilmore nominated

Casting Society of America Announces Artios Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2012 Television Pilot Drama Once Upon a Time nominated

Irish Film & Television Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2016 Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama Victoria Smurfit nominated

Leo Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2012 Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Keegan Connor Tracy nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year Category Nominee(s) Result
2012 Favorite New TV Drama Once Upon a Time nominated
2013 Favorite Network TV Drama Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite TV Drama Actress Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
Favorite TV Fan Following Once Upon a Time nominated
2014 Favorite On-Screen Chemistry Jennifer Morrison and Colin O'Donoghue nominated
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
2015
Favorite TV Show Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
Jennifer Morrison nominated
Favorite TV Duo Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas nominated
Favorite TV Character We Miss Most Michael Raymond-James nominated
2016
Favorite Network TV Sci-Fi/Fantasy Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
Jennifer Morrison nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year Category Nominee(s) Result
2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "Hat Trick") nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects Dayna Mauer, Phil Jones, Laura Jones, Sallyanne Massimini, Andrew Orloff, Jacob Bergman, Nathan Matsuda, Dale Fay and Kevin Struckman (for "The Stranger") nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special Toby Lindala and Sarah Graham (for "Dreamy") nominated
2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "Queen of Hearts") nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Sarah Graham, Juliana Vit and Naomi Bakstad (for "The Evil Queen") nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Series Eduardo Castro and Monique McRae (for "A Curious Thing") nominated

Satellite Awards

Year Category Nominee(s) Result
2011 Best Genre Series Once Upon a Time nominated
2012 Best Genre Series Once Upon a Time nominated
2013 Best Genre Series Once Upon a Time nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2012 Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time nominated
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
Choice TV Villain Lana Parrilla nominated
Choice TV Breakout Star: Male Josh Dallas nominated
2013 Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time nominated
Choice TV Villain Lana Parrilla nominated
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
2014 Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time nominated
Choice TV Actor: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Josh Dallas nominated
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Ginnifer Goodwin nominated
Choice TV Villain Robbie Kay nominated
2015 Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Jennifer Morrison nominated
Choice TV Liplock Jennifer Morrison & Colin O'Donoghue nominated
2016 Choice TV Show: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Once Upon a Time TBA
Choice TV Actress: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Lana Parrilla TBA
Choice TV Liplock Jennifer Morrison & Colin O'Donoghue TBA
Choice TV Villain Greg Germann TBA

TV Guide Awards

Year Category Nominee Result
2012 Favorite New Series Once Upon a Time won
Favorite Villain Lana Parrilla won
2013 Favorite Ensemble Cast of Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Villain Lana Parrilla nominated
2014 Favorite Sci-Fi / Fantasy Show Once Upon a Time nominated
Favorite Villain Lana Parrilla won

Visual Effects Society

Year Category Nominees Result
2011 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series Douglas Charles Ludwig, Laura Jones, Andrew Orloff, Nate Overstrom nominated
Outstanding Models in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Michael Kirylo, Jeremy Melton, Jason O. Monroe, Chris Strauss
Snow's Castle
nominated
Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial Stephen Jackson, Sallyanne Massimini, Nathan Matsuda, Kevin Struckman
Cinderella's Courtyard
nominated

Young Artist Awards

Year Category Nominee(s) Result
2012 Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Jared Gilmore (Tied with Dylan Everett for Wingin' It) won
2013 Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor Jared Gilmore nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 11–13 Quinn Lord nominated
2016 Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress (14 - 21) Olivia Steele Falconer nominated
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor Graham Verchere nominated

External links

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