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Hawley and his writing team used the second season to expand the scope of the show's storytelling. Season two's episodes were shot in
Calgary,
Alberta over an 85-day period. The series received widespread critical acclaim and was cited as one of the strongest programs of the 2015 television season. It was a candidate for a multitude of awards, including the
Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Limited Series and
Golden Globe Award for
Best Miniseries or Television Film, and won several other honors recognizing outstanding achievement in acting, directing, writing, cinematography, editing, special effects, and creative direction.
Main article:
List of awards and nominations received by Fargo
Fargo was a candidate for a variety of awards, most of them recognizing outstanding achievement in writing, cinematography, directing, acting, and special effects. The series received eighteen Emmy nominations for the
68th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.
[81][82] It was named
Television Program of the Year by the
American Film Institute,
[83] and received three
Golden Globe nominations—including for
Best Actor and
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film (Wilson and Dunst respectively).
[84] Other accolades included two
Satellite Awards nominations in two categories,
[85] two
TCA Award nominations in two categories,
[86] and one
Empire Award nomination.
[87] At the
6th Critics' Choice Television Awards,
Fargo won four awards from eight nominations, the majority of which acknowledged the performance work of the show's cast.
[88]
