House of Cards is an American political drama web television series created by Beau Willimon. It is an adaptation of the BBC's mini-series of the same name and is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs. All seasons have premiered on the streaming service Netflix.
In 2013, House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. The first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations becoming the first webisode (online-only episode) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Eigil Bryld won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series and David Fincher won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Chapter 1", making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode. The series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series five times. The first two seasons of House of Cards were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series â Drama.
For her work in House of Cards, Robin Wright won a Golden Globe and Satellite Award. She was Netflix's first awarded person in major acting categories. Wright's Golden Globe Award for Best Actress â Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood made her the first actress to win a Golden Globe Award for an online-only web television series. She also earned an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series nomination at the 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th, and 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. In the role of Frank Underwood and as producer of House of Cards, Kevin Spacey was nominated for Golden Globes at the 2014 and 2015 ceremonies. In 2015, Spacey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â Television Series Drama. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series five times. Later that year, Spacey won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.