This is a list of awards and nominations received by the American science fiction television series, The X-Files .
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1996 | Best Edited One-Hour Series | Heather MacDougall | "Unruhe" | Nominated |
1997 | Best Edited One-Hour Series | Lynne Willingham | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated |
The ASC Awards are presented annually by the American Society of Cinematographers, honoring the best cinematographers of film and television. The X-Files received two awards out of ten nominations. [1]
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1993 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Movie of the Week or Pilot | Thomas Del Ruth | "Pilot" | Nominated |
1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | John Bartley | "Duane Barry" | Nominated |
1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | John Bartley | "731" | Nominated |
1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | John Bartley | "Grotesque" | Nominated |
1998 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Joel Ransom | "Travelers" | Nominated |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Bill Roe | "Drive" | Won | |
1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Bill Roe | "Agua Mala" | Won |
2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Bill Roe | "Patience" | Nominated |
2001 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Bill Roe | "This Is Not Happening" | Nominated |
2002 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Regular Series | Bill Roe | "Release" | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1995 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series (Night) | Chris Carter | "The List" | Nominated |
1997 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series (Night) | Chris Carter | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated |
1998 | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series (Night) | Chris Carter | "Triangle" | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1995 | Outstanding Drama Series | See below | Nominated | |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter | "Duane Barry" | Nominated | |
1996 | Outstanding Drama Series | See below | Nominated | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully in "Piper Maru" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Darin Morgan | "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | Won | |
1997 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | James Wong | "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" | Nominated |
Outstanding Drama Series | See below | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder in "Small Potatoes" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully in "Memento Mori" | Won | |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan | "Memento Mori" | Nominated | |
1998 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated |
Outstanding Drama Series | See below | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder in "Redux II" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully in "All Souls" | Nominated | |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated | |
1999 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully in "Milagro" | Nominated |
^1995 "Best Drama Series" nominees Chris Carter , R.W. Goodwin , James Wong , Glen Morgan , Howard Gordon , Rob Bowman , David Nutter , Joseph Patrick Finn, Kim Manners and Paul Rabwin
^1996 "Best Drama Series" nominees Chris Carter , R.W. Goodwin , Howard Gordon , Joseph Patrick Finn, Rob Bowman , Kim Manners and Paul Rabwin
^1997 "Best Drama Series" nominees Chris Carter, R.W. Goodwin, Howard Gordon, James Wong, Glen Morgan, Ken Horton, Joseph Patrick Finn, Rob Bowman, Kim Manners, Paul Rabwin, Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan, Lori Jo Nemhauser
^1998 "Best Drama Series" nominees Chris Carter, R.W. Goodwin, Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan, Ken Horton, Joseph Patrick Finn, Rob Bowman, Kim Manners, Paul Rabwin, Lori Jo Nemhauser, John Shiban
14 wins out of 45 nominations
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result | ||
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1994 | Outstanding Graphic Design and Title Sequences | James Castle, Bruce Bryant, Carol Johnsen | Won | |||
1995 | Outstanding Cinematography – Series | John S. Bartley | "One Breath" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | C. C. H. Pounder | Lucy Kazdin in "Duane Barry" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Editing – Series (Single-Camera Production) | James Coblentz | "Duane Barry" | Nominated | |||
Stephen Mark | "Sleepless" | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "Duane Barry" | Nominated | |||
1996 | Outstanding Art Direction – Series | Graeme Murray, Shirley Inget | "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cinematography – Series | John S. Bartley | "Grotesque" | Won | |||
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Boyle | Clyde Bruckman in "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "Nisei" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Drama Series |
| "Nisei" | Won | |||
1997 | Outstanding Art Direction – Series |
| "Memento Mori" | Won | ||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "Tempus Fugit" | Won | |||
Outstanding Editing – Series (Single-Camera Production) | Jim Gross | "Terma" | Nominated | |||
Heather MacDougall | "Tempus Fugit" | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Makeup – Series | Laverne Basham, Toby Lindala | "Leonard Betts" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow | "Paper Hearts" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Drama Series |
| "Tempus Fugit" | Nominated | |||
1998 | Outstanding Art Direction – Series |
| "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Won | ||
Outstanding Cinematography – Series | Joel Ransom | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Editing – Series (Single-Camera Production) | Heather MacDougall | "Kill Switch" | Won | |||
Casey O. Rohrs | "Mind's Eye" | Nominated | ||||
Lynne Willingham | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Veronica Cartwright | Cassandra Spender in "Patient X"/"The Red and the Black" | Nominated | |||
Lili Taylor | Marty Glenn in "Mind's Eye" | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Makeup – Series |
| "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "The Red and the Black" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Drama Series |
| "The Red and the Black" | Nominated | |||
1999 | Outstanding Art Direction – Series |
| "One Son" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cinematography – Series | Bill Roe | "The Unnatural" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Editing – Series (Single-Camera Production) | Heather MacDougall | "S.R. 819" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Veronica Cartwright | Cassandra Spender in "Two Fathers"/"One Son" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Makeup – Series |
| "Two Fathers" / "One Son" | Won | |||
Outstanding Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow | "S.R. 819" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "Triangle" | Nominated | |||
2000 | Outstanding Makeup – Series |
| "Theef" | Won | ||
Outstanding Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow | "Theef" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Sound Mixing – Drama Series |
| "First Person Shooter (The X-Files)" | Won | |||
Outstanding Special Visual Effects – Series |
| "First Person Shooter (The X-Files)" | Won | |||
Outstanding Sound Editing – Series |
| "First Person Shooter (The X-Files)" | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Special Visual Effects – Series |
| "Rush" | Nominated | |||
2001 | Outstanding Cinematography – Series (Single-Camera Production) | Bill Roe | "This Is Not Happening" | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Makeup – Series |
| "Deadalive" | Won | |||
2002 | Outstanding Music Composition – Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow | "The Truth" | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Result |
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1994 | Best Series – Drama | Won | |
1995 | Best Actor in Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | |
1996 | Best Actor in Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Won |
Best Actress in Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won | |
Best Series – Drama | Won | ||
1997 | Best Actor in Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
Best Actress in Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | |
Best Series – Drama | Won | ||
1998 | Best Actor in Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
Best Actress in Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | |
Best Series – Drama | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1996 | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Won |
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best Series – Drama | Won | |||
1997 | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated | |
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | ||
Best Series – Drama | Nominated | |||
1998 | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | |
Best Series – Drama | Nominated | |||
2000 | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1993 | Best Genre Television Series | Nominated | ||
1994 | Best Genre Television Series | Won | ||
1996 | Best Actor on Television | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Won | |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Won | |||
1997 | Best Actor on Television | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Nominated | |||
1998 | Best Actor on Television | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Won | |||
1999 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Nominated | |||
2000 | Best Actor on Television | Robert Patrick | John Doggett | Won |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Nominated | |||
2001 | Best Actor on Television | Robert Patrick | John Doggett | Nominated |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best Genre Network TV Series | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress on Television | Annabeth Gish | Monica Reyes | Nominated | |
2002 | Best DVD Television Release | Seasons 5 & 6 | Nominated | |
2016 | Best Actor on Television | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated |
Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Best DVD/Blu-ray Television Release | The Collector's Set | Won | ||
Best Science Fiction Television Series | Nominated | |||
2018 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated |
Best Science Fiction Television Series | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1995 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Won | |
1996 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won | ||
Outstanding Cast – Drama Series | Nominated | |||
1997 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cast – Drama Series | Nominated | |||
1998 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Cast – Drama Series | Nominated | |||
1999 | Outstanding Actor – Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated | |
Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated | ||
2000 | Outstanding Actress – Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | ||
1995 | Program of the Year | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |||
1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | ||
1997 | Program of the Year | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |||
Individual Achievement in Drama | Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully | Nominated | |
Individual Achievement in Drama | David Duchovny | Fox Mulder | Nominated | |
1998 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Best Writing – Episodic Drama | Chris Carter | "Duane Barry" | Nominated |
1996 | Best Writing – Episodic Drama | Darin Morgan | "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | Nominated |
Year | Category | Recipients | Role/Episode | Result |
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1999 | Best Young Actor (age 10 and under) – Drama Series | Jeffrey Schoeny | Trevor in "Trevor" | Nominated |
2002 | Best Young Actor in a Guest Role (age 10 and under) – Series | Gavin Fink | Tommy Conlon in "Scary Monsters" | Won |
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The X-Files Mythology – Volume 3 collection is the third DVD release containing selected episodes from the fifth to the eighth seasons of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episodes collected in the release form the middle of the series' mythology, and are centered on alien colonization efforts, the fall of the Syndicate, and Fox Mulder's abduction.
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