<P> Rohan Naahar of the Hindustan Times described A Series of Unfortunate Events as "one of the most lavish originals in Netflix's bottomless catalogue, created by fans, for fans ." He also praised Neil Patrick Harris' performance as Count Olaf . The Den of Geek reviewer Michael Ahr praised tortoise - shell' amphibiophones' and stone marimbas score for giving the television series its primal sound . IGN reviewer Jonathon Dornbush criticized the second season's formulaic plot structure and lack of the insightful observations compared to the first season . He also praised several of the second season's episodes particularly "The Ersatz Elevator", "The Hostile Hospital", and "The Carnivorous Carnival" for smartly twisting the story formula and deepening the novel series' mythology . Dornbush also praised the performance of guest stars such as Lucy Punch and Patrick Warburton and awarded the second season 7.2 stars . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Leo Awards </Td> <Td> Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Luis Alejandro Guevara, Bob Habros, Cale Jacox, Ron Simonson, Jeffrey De Guzman </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Make - Up in a Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Rita Ciccozzi, Krista Seller, Tanya Hudson, Gitte Axen </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Hairstyling in a Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Julie Mchaffie, Dianne Holme, Jenine Lehfeldt </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Sara Canning </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saturn Awards </Td> <Td> Best New Media Television Series </Td> <Td> A Series of Unfortunate Events </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Creative Arts Emmy Awards </Td> <Td> Outstanding Music Composition for a Series </Td> <Td> James Newton Howard </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gold Derby TV Awards </Td> <Td> Comedy Actor </Td> <Td> Neil Patrick Harris </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hollywood Music in Media Awards </Td> <Td> Main Title Theme--TV Show / Limited Series </Td> <Td> Nick Urata and Daniel Handler </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peabody Awards </Td> <Td> Children's & Youth Programming </Td> <Td> A Series of Unfortunate Events </Td> <Td> Won </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Satellite Awards </Td> <Td> Best Actor in a Series - Comedy or Musical </Td> <Td> Neil Patrick Harris </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Nominee </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Leo Awards </Td> <Td> Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series </Td> <Td> Luis Alejandro Guevara, Bob Habros, Cale Jacox, Ron Simonson, Jeffrey De Guzman </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Season 1 a series of unfortunate events recap