Legacy

Avatar: The Last Airbender has become a cult classic and had a large impact in the 2010s on how
networks viewed animated programs; subsequent children's shows would often blur the lines
between youth and adult programming, featuring more adult themes.[66][67]
Multiple media publications have hailed Avatar as one of the best (animated) television series of all
time.[68][3][69][70][71][72][73] In 2013, TV Guide included Avatar among the 60 greatest cartoon of all-time list.
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In 2018, Vanity Fair ranked the series as the 11th-best animated TV show.
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IndieWire ranked Avatar at number 36 on its 2018 list of the "50 Best Animated Series Of All
Time".[76]
The series experienced a resurgence in popularity following its addition to Netflix on May 15, 2020; it
reached the number-one position on the platform's top series in the U.S. four days after release, and
was the most-popular film or show for the week of May 14–21.[77] The series maintained a spot within
Netflix's top ten series for a record-setting 60 days, the most of any show since the company
debuted its list of top series in February 2020.[15] The series would become the most-streamed
children's series on the platform for the year.[78] Both fans and co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino
and Bryan Konietzko attributed Avatar's renewed popularity to its relevance to contemporary events,
including the COVID-19 pandemic and racial unrest in the U.S., with DiMartino remarking: "The
major issues in the stories—genocide, totalitarianism, systemic injustice, abuse—sadly, these have
been pervasive issues throughout history and continue to be. The show is a reflection of our world.
But now, we happen to be living through a time in which all these problems have been
exacerbated."[79]
Awards and nominations

Award nominations for Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Award Category Nominee Status
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Best Action Adventure TV

Avatar: The Last Airbender Won[80]
Series
Pulcinella
2005
Awards

Best TV Series Avatar: The Last Airbender Won[80]

2006 Annie Best Animated Television

Avatar: The Last Airbender Nominated[81]
Awards Production

Storyboarding in an Lauren MacMullan for "The Won[81]

Animated Television Deserter"
Production
 Award nominations for Avatar: The Last Airbender

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Award Category Nominee Status
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Aaron Ehasz and John

Writing for an Animated
O'Bryan for "The Nominated[81]
Television Production
Fortuneteller"