Awards

In 1993-94 it won the Parents' Choice Honors for best series.In 1994-95 it won the Golden Globe for best dramatic series. It was nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing (for Chris Carter), It was also nominated at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards for best drama and program of the year. In 1995-96 it was big winner at the Emmy Awards winning th following awards: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series (Darin Morgan), Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Individual Achievement in Cinematography, Sound Editing for a Series, Sound Mixing for a Drama Series. It was also nominated for best drama series and Gillian Anderson was nominated for best actress. Both she and David Duchovny were nominated at the Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actor's Guild(SAG) Awards where Gillian won for Outstanding Performance by an Actress. Chris Carter garnered nominations from both the Directors' Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America. At the TCA awards it was again nominated for best series. In 1996-97 Gillian Anderson won her first Emmy award for. Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The X Files was nominated for 12 awards winning in three categories. At the Golden Globes they achieved a triple winning Best Television Series (Drama), Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series (Drama) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Drama). At The SAG Awards Gillian Anderson once again won with Duchovny and the ensemble cast receiving nominations. At the People's Choice Awards the series was nominated for Favorite Dramatic Television Series. In 1997-98 the series received 15 nominations at the Emmy's and won for best drama series at the Golden Globe Awards with both lead actors getting nominated. Gillian Anderson received the Viewers For Quality Television (VQT) Award for Best Actress in a Quality Drama. In 1998-99 8 nominations were received for the Emmy's. Duchovny received the Favorite Actor at the TV Guide Awards. Anderson won for Favorite Actress - Sci-Fi at the Blockbuster Entertainment Award and the Viewers For Quality Television (VQT) Award for Best Actress in a Quality Drama.