To: neolib who wrote (259508 ) 8/30/2014 3:55:06 PM From: Pogeu Mahone Respond to Big Love HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon [1] [2] [3] family in Utah that practices polygamy . Big Love stars Bill Paxton , Jeanne Tripplehorn , Chloë Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin , as well as a large supporting cast. The Sopranos . The show was a success for HBO, running for five seasons before concluding its run on March 20, 2011. [4] Big Love received widespread critical acclaim, and earned several major awards and nominations throughout its run. The third season was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series , and the first three were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama . For acting, Chloë Sevigny won a Golden Globe Award for her supporting role, and Bill Paxton was nominated three times for his leading role. At the Emmys, Ellen Burstyn , Bruce Dern , Mary Kay Place and Sissy Spacek were all nominated for their recurring roles. Creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama . Columbia Law Review , Michigan Journal of Gender & Law and Law and Contemporary Problems . Several publications listed the series' first three seasons as among the best television of the decade 2000-09, and its final season ranked among the best-reviewed scripted series of 2011.
