Editing The X-Files (section)

=== Accolades ===
{{Main|List of accolades received by The X-Files}}

''The X-Files'' received prestigious awards over its nine-year run, totaling 62 Emmy nominations and 16 awards.<ref name=emmys/>{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}} Capping its successful first season, ''The X-Files'' crew members James Castle, Bruce Bryant and Carol Johnsen won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Main Title Design|Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences]] in 1994.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}} In 1995, the show was nominated for seven Emmy Awards with one win. The following year, the show won five Emmys out of eight nominations, including [[Darin Morgan]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]]. In 1997, ''The X-Files'' won three awards out of twelve, including [[Gillian Anderson]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series]]. In 1998, the show won one of fifteen. In 1999, it won one out of eight in the category for Outstanding Makeup for a Series. Season seven won three Emmys from six nominations. The following season would not be as successful, catching only two nominations and winning again in the Makeup category for "Deadalive". The ninth season received one nomination in Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore).<ref name=emmys>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/x-files |title=The X-Files |access-date=February 4, 2016 |work=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}}

The show was nominated for 12 [[Golden Globe Awards]] overall, winning five.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}}<ref name=goldenglobes/> The first nomination came in 1994, when the show won Best Series {{en dash}} Drama.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}} The following year, Anderson and Duchovny were nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role, respectively.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}}<ref name=goldenglobes/> In 1996, the series won three awards; Anderson and Duchovny for Best Actress and Actor and for Best Series {{en dash}} Drama.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}} In 1997 and 1998, the show received the same three nominations. In 1997, however, the series won Best Series {{en dash}} Drama".{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=241}}<ref name=goldenglobes/> In 1998, the series won no award and received no nominations thereafter.<ref name=goldenglobes>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/x-files |title=X-Files, The |work=GoldenGlobes.com |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref>

The show was nominated for 14 [[Screen Actors Guild Award|SAG Awards]] overall, winning twice. In 1996 and 1997, Anderson won for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series#1990s|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]]. In 1996, the show won a [[Peabody Award]] for being able "to convey ideas that are both entertaining and thought-provoking".<ref>{{cite web |title=The X-Files |url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/the-x-files |publisher=[[Peabody Awards]] |access-date=October 1, 2015}}</ref> The show has also been nominated for two [[American Cinema Editors]] awards, three [[Directors Guild of America#DGA Awards|Directors Guild of America Awards]], nine [[TCA Awards|Television Critics Association Awards]] and two [[Writers Guild of America Award|Writers Guild of American Awards]]. ''The X-Files'' was nominated for nine [[Satellite Award]]s, winning two, and two [[Young Artist Award]]s, winning one.<ref name=awardnoms>For information regarding show award nominations and wins, see:
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