List of awards and nominations received by Battlestar Galactica

Awards and nominations received by the 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica.

Wins

2005

• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form ("33")
• Spacey Awards, Favorite Limited TV Series
• Peabody Award^[1]

2006

• IGN Awards, Best Television Program
• IGN Awards, Best Sci-Fi Series
• IGN Awards, Best Storyline (New Caprica arc)
• IGN Awards, Editor's Choice Award (Occupation/Precipice)^[2]
• IGN Awards, Editor's Choice Award (Exodus, Part 2)^[3]
• Leo Awards, Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series, Tricia Helfer ("Pegasus")
• Saturn Awards, Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Saturn Awards, Best Supporting Actor on Television, James Callis
• Saturn Awards, Best Supporting Actress on Television, Katee Sackhoff
• Scream Awards, Best Television Show
• Scream Awards, Most Heroic Performance, Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama
• Spacey Awards, Best Television Show
• VES Awards, Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video (Cylon Centurion in "Fragged")

2007

• ALMA Awards, Outstanding Actor in a TV series, mini-series, or TV movie, Edward James Olmos
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("Exodus, Part 2")
• RedEye, Best TV Character, Kara Thrace a.k.a. Starbuck^[4]
• Saturn Awards, Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• VES Awards, Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Broadcast Program ("Resurrection Ship, Part 2")
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series, Commercial, or Music Video ("Exodus, Part 1")

2008

• ALMA Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series, Edward James Olmos
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-action Entertainment Programs ("Razor Featurette #4")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("He That Believeth in Me")
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special (Razor)

2009

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series ("Daybreak: Part 2")^[5]
• Golden Reel Awards, Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television ("He That Believeth in Me")
• Saturn Awards, Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Actor, Edward James Olmos
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Actress, Mary McDonnell
• Television Critics Association Awards, Program of the Year
• VES Award, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ("BSG space battle, season four")

Nominations

2005

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("33")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("The Hand of God")
• Nebula Awards, Best Script ("Act of Contrition/You Can't Go Home Again" by Carla Robinson & Bradley Thompson & David Weddle)
• VES Awards, Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Act on Broadcast Program ("33")

2006

• ALMA Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Television Series, Edward James Olmos
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series ("Resurrection Ship, Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Costumes for a Series ("Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series ("Scattered")
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form ("Pegasus")
• Nebula Awards, Best Script ("Unfinished Business" by Michael Taylor)
• Scream Awards, Most Heroic Performance, Edward James Olmos as Commander William Adama
• Scream Awards, Breakout Performance, Tricia Helfer as Number Six
• Scream Awards, Breakout Performance, Katee Sackhoff as Starbuck
• Saturn Awards, Best Supporting Actor on Television, Jamie Bamber
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Release on DVD (Season 1)
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Release on DVD (Season 2.0)
• VES Awards, Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video (Cylon in "Valley of Darkness")

2007

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ("Exodus, Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Occupation/Precipice")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series ("Exodus, Part 2")
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form ("Downloaded")
• Saturn Awards, Best Actor in a Television Program, Edward James Olmos
• Saturn Awards, Best Actress in a Television Program, Katee Sackhoff
• Saturn Awards, Best Supporting Actor in a Television Program, James Callis
• Scream Awards, The Ultimate Scream
• Scream Awards, Best Television Show
• Spacey Awards, Favourite Character You Love to Hate, Gaius Baltar
• VES Awards, Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video ("Downloaded")
• VES Awards, Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video ("Resurrection Ship, Part 2")
• Writers Guild of America, Television Award ("Occupation/Precipice")

2008

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series (Razor)
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one-hour) (Razor)
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ("Six of One")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series ("He That Believeth in Me")
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form (Razor)
• People's Choice Awards, Favorite Sci-Fi Show
• Saturn Awards, Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Presentation (Razor)
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Actor, Edward James Olmos
• Scream Awards, Best Television Actress, Tricia Helfer
• Scream Awards, Best Television Actor, Edward James Olmos
• Scream Awards, Best Television Show
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series ("Maelstrom")

2009

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series ("Daybreak: Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series ("Daybreak: Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour) ("Daybreak: Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series ("Daybreak: Part 2")
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs ("Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy")
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form ("Revelations")
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Supporting Actress, Katee Sackhoff
• Scream Awards, Best Ensemble
• Scream Awards, Best Science Fiction Actress, Katee Sackhoff
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series

Other honors

2005

• American Film Institute's Top 10 Television Shows of the Year^[6]
• American Film Institute's Moments of significance 2005: Movies and Television Picture a Post 9/11 World
• Time's Best of 2005: Television (#1)^[7]
• TV Guide's and TV Land's The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments for "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2" (#98)
• Chicago Tribune's Top 10 TV shows of 2005^[8]
• Newsday's Top 10 TV shows of 2005 (#1)^[9]
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Top 10 TV shows of 2005 (#1)^[10]

2006

• American Film Institute's Top 10 Television Shows of the Year^[11]
• Time's Best of 2006: Television (#7)^[12]
• Chicago Tribune's Top 10 TV shows of 2006^[13]
• Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 TV Shows of 2006 (#3)^[12]
• Metacritic's Top TV shows of 2006 (#2)
• Arizona Republic's Top 10 TV shows of 2006 (#7)
• Newsday's Top 10 TV Shows of 2006 (#3)^[12]
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Top 10 TV shows of 2006 (#3)
• San Jose Mercury-News's Top TV shows of 2006 (#5)
• Salon.com Buffy Award for Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica "the most underappreciated show in all of TV land"
• TV Guide's Top 10 TV Shows of 2006 (#5)^[12]

2007

• Entertainment Weekly, Best 25 Science Fiction of the Past 25 Years (#2)
• Time's The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME^[14]
• The New York Times' Top 10 TV Shows of 2007 (#8)^[15]
• Box Office Prophets's Calvin Awards, Best Television Show (#1)^[16]

2008

• Time's Top 10 TV Series of 2008 (#8)^[17]
• Time's Top 10 TV Episodes of 2008 (#6 - "Revelations")^[18]
• Chicago Tribune's Top 10 TV shows of 2008 (#3)^[19]
• TV Guide's Best Shows of 2008^[20]
• New Jersey Star-Ledger's Top 10 TV shows of 2008 (#7)
• Television Without Pity's Tubey Awards: Best Drama,^[21] Best Cast^[22]
• San Francisco Chronicle's Top 25 TV shows of 2008 (#4)^[23]
• Box Office Prophets's Calvin Awards, Best Television Show (#3)^[24]

2009

• Time "Top 10 TV Series of 2009" (#5)^[25]
• AOL's 50 Best TV Dramas Ever (#12)^[26]
• TV Guide "Top 100 [U.S.] Episodes of All-Time (2009)". (Blood on the Scales, #43)

2010

• Boston.com "Top 50 Science Fiction Television Shows of All Time" (#1)^[27]

2011

• IGN.com "Top 50 Sci-Fi Shows" (#1)^[28]

2021

• BBC's 100 Greatest Television Series of the 21st Century (#70)

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Battlestar Galactica (miniseries)
• List of awards and nominations received by Battlestar Galactica: Razor

References

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