List of awards and nominations received by Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
Year Category Nominee ( s ) Episode Result
2005 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Ed Baker World Wide Wabbit Won
2005 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Craig McCracken House of Bloo 's Won
2005 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Mike Moon House of Bloo 's Won
2005 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music James L. Venable - Nominated
2006 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Shannon Tindle Go Goo Go Won
2006 Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming Less Than One Hour ) Craig McCracken , Brian A. Miller , Lauren Faust , Jennifer Pelphrey , Vince Aniceto , Robert Alvarez , Eric Pringle Go Goo Go Nominated
2007 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Dave Dunnet Good Wilt Hunting Won
2007 Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming One Hour or More ) Craig McCracken , Brian A. Miller , Jennifer Pelphrey , Lauren Faust , Vince Aniceto , Michelle Papandrew , Darrick Bachman , Craig Lewis , Robert Alvarez , Eric Pringle , Robert Cullen Good Wilt Hunting Nominated
2008 Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation Ben Balistreri Mondo Coco Won
2009 Outstanding Animated Program ( For Programming One Hour or More ) Craig McCracken , Brian Miller , Jennifer Pelphrey , Ryan Slater , Michelle Papandrew , Lauren Faust , Tim McKeon , Darrick Bachman , Ed Baker , Vaughn Tada , Alex Kirwan , Rob Renzetti , Robert Alvarez , Eric Pringle Destination : Imagination Won
Emmy Awards
Craig McCracken has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and won two . Emmy Awards are the `` [ television ] equivalent of the Oscars '' [ 16 ] and are awarded for excellence in television programs . [ 17 ] The Emmys are presented by three sister organizations : Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences , and International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . [ 17 ] Foster 's has been nominated for ten Emmy Awards , winning seven . [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ]
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (often abbreviated to Foster's) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken that ran from August 13, 2004, to May 3, 2009 on Cartoon Network. Throughout its run, it was nominated for 33 television and animation industry awards and won 12 of them. It received 20 Annie Award nominations, including Best Animated Television Production in 2006, of which it won 5. Two specials (Good Wilt Hunting and Destination: Imagination) were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More), which the latter won. Eight other nominations and six other wins were given to the series at other Emmy ceremonies. At the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends won the award for Best TV Series for All Audiences and the main character Bloo won Best Character of the Year. It was nominated for the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 2006. The episode Squeeze the Day won the award for Best Television Animation for Children at the 2007 Ottawa International Animation Festival. The entertainment website IGN listed Foster's as the 85th greatest animated television program of all time. Zap2it placed Eduardo, one of the main characters from the series, number seven on their list of Underrated of 2006.