awards for John Adams on AllMovie

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Won	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Paul Giamatti	2008
Won	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Laura Linney	2008
Won	Outstanding Miniseries	2008
Nominated	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie David Morse, Stephen Dillane, Tom Wilkinson	2008
Won	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Kirk Ellis	2008

Broadcast Film Critics Association

Won

Best Made for Television Movie

2008

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Won	Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	2008
Won	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Paul Giamatti	2008
Won	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Laura Linney	2008
Won	Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Tom Wilkinson	2008

Screen Actors Guild

Won	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson	2008
Won	Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Laura Linney	2008