Editing Michael Bluth (section)

==Reception==
[[Jason Bateman|Bateman]] and his character were well received by critic Robert Bianco, who wrote "the key to the show's success is the hilariously deadpan Bateman".<ref>{{cite news| last=Bianco |first=Robert |title='Development': Not your father's family sitcom, thankfully  |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=October 31, 2003}}</ref>

Bateman was nominated for seven individual awards for his portrayal of Michael Bluth, winning three. In 2004, Bateman was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards#nominee-856|publisher=Screen Actors Guild|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref> In 2004 and again in 2005, he was nominated for a [[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy|Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2004/06/03/2004-tca-awards-nominees/ |title=2004 TCA Awards nominees |publisher=tvcritics.org |accessdate=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713054923/http://tvcritics.org/2004/06/03/2004-tca-awards-nominees/ |archivedate=July 13, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2005/06/02/2005-tca-awards-winners-2/ |title=2005 TCA Awards nominees |publisher=tvcritics.org |accessdate=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101183238/http://tvcritics.org/2005/06/02/2005-tca-awards-winners-2/ |archivedate=November 1, 2013 }}</ref> In [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]], Bateman was also nominated for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/arrested-development |title=Arrested Development |publisher=Emmys.com |accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Bateman won the 2005 [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/2004 |title=The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) |publisher=GoldenGlobes.com |accessdate=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229132342/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/year/2004 |archivedate=December 29, 2010 }}</ref> and the 2005 [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |title=2005-A* 9th Annual Satellite™ Awards - January 2005 |publisher=International Press Academy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092001/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archivedate=July 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref> which he won again in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005b.shtml |title=2005-B* 10th Annual Satellite™ Awards - December 2005 |publisher=International Press Academy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092336/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005b.shtml |archivedate=July 18, 2011 |accessdate=August 13, 2012}}</ref> On July 18, 2013, Bateman was nominated again for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his portrayal of Michael Bluth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/emmy-nominations-2013-american-horror-story-asylum-leads-with-17-nominations-1.5716179 |title=Tradition takes a hit in Emmy nominations |work=[[Newsday]] |date=July 18, 2013 }}</ref>