# List of accolades received by The X-Files

This is a list of accolades received by the American science fiction drama television series, The X-Files.

## Accolades

Accolades received by The X-Files :
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 1997 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Heather MacDougall (for "Unruhe") | Nominated |
| ACE Eddie Awards | 1998 | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television | Lynne Willingham (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| ACTRA Awards | 2016 | Best Stunt | Lauro David Chartrand-Del Valle, Crystal Dalman, Dean Choe, Scott Nicholson, Mike Mitchell (for "Babylon") | Nominated |
| ACTRA Awards | 2018 | Best Actress | Karin Konoval (for "Plus One") | Won |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 1999 | Excellence in Production Design for Television Series | Corey Kaplan, Sandy Getzler, Lauren E. Polizzi, Kevin Kavanaugh | Won |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 2000 | Excellence in Production Design for Television Series | Corey Kaplan, Phil Dagort, Sandy Getzler, Steve Miller | Nominated |
| ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards | 2001 | Excellence in Production Design for Television, Single-Camera Series | Corey Kaplan, Phil Dagort, Sandy Getzler, Steve Miller | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1995 | Best Foreign TV Program | The X-Files | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1996 | Best Foreign TV Program | The X-Files | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1996 | Best Foreign TV Personality – Male | David Duchovny | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1996 | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1997 | Best Foreign TV Program | The X-Files | Won |
| Aftonbladets TV-pris | 1997 | Best Foreign TV Personality – Female | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Movie of the Week or Pilot | Thomas Del Ruth (for "Pilot") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | John Bartley (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | John Bartley (for "731") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | John Bartley (for "Grotesque") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Joel Ransom (for "Travelers") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Bill Roe (for "Drive") | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Bill Roe (for "Agua Mala") | Won |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Bill Roe (for "Patience") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Bill Roe (for "This Is Not Happening") | Nominated |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | Bill Roe (for "Release") | Nominated |
| Artios Awards | 1994 | Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic | Rick Millikan, Lynne Carrow | Nominated |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 1996 | Top TV Series | Mark Snow | Won |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 1997 | Top TV Series | Mark Snow | Won |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 1998 | Top TV Series | Mark Snow | Won |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | 1999 | Top TV Series | Mark Snow | Won |
| British Academy Television Awards | 1996 | Lloyds Bank People's Vote for the Most Popular Television Programme | The X-Files | Won |
| British Academy Television Awards | 1999 | Best International (Programme or Series) | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Michael T. Williamson, Marti D. Humphrey, Gary D. Rogers (for "Humbug") | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Michael T. Williamson. David John West, Nello Torri, Doug E. Turner (for "Tunguska") | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Michael T. Williamson, David John West, Harry Andronis, Kurt Kassulke (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Steve Cantamessa, David John West, Harry Andronis, Kurt Kassulke (for "The Unnatural") | Nominated |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Series | Steve Cantamessa, David John West, Harry Andronis, Brian Harman (for "The Truth") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Chris Carter (for "The List") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Chris Carter (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night | Chris Carter (for "Triangle") | Nominated |
| Edgar Awards | 1995 | Best Episode in a TV Series | Chris Carter (for "The Erlenmeyer Flask") | Nominated |
| Edgar Awards | 1996 | Best Episode in a TV Series | Darin Morgan (for "Humbug") | Nominated |
| Environmental Media Awards | 1994 | Television Episodic – Drama | "Darkness Falls" | Won |
| Environmental Media Awards | 1995 | Television Episodic – Drama | "Fearful Symmetry" | Won |
| Environmental Media Awards | 1996 | Television Episodic – Drama | "Quagmire" | Won |
| Environmental Media Awards | 1999 | Television Episodic – Drama | "Arcadia" | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1995 | Best Television Series – Drama | The X-Files | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | Best Television Series – Drama | The X-Files | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | David Duchovny | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1997 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | Best Television Series – Drama | The X-Files | Won |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1998 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Television Series – Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1999 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 1998 | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Effects & Foley | Thierry J. Couturier, Stuart Calderon, Ira Leslie, Chris Fradkin, Susan Welsh (for "Tempus Fugit") | Won |
| Golden Reel Awards | 1999 | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 1999 | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Music | Jeff Charbonneau | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2000 | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Dialogue & ADR | Thierry J. Couturier, H. Jay Levine, Maciek Malish, James L. Pearson, Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves, Donna Beltz, Mike Goodman (for "The Unnatural") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2000 | Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – Effects & Foley | Thierry J. Couturier, Cecilia Perna, George Nemzer, Stuart Calderon, Peggy McAffee, Michael Kimball, Susan Welsh, Ira Leslie (for "Agua Mala") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2002 | Best Sound Editing in Television – Effects & Foley, Episodic | Harry Andronis, David John West, Susan Welsh, Anthony Torretto, Jackson Schwartz, Debby Ruby-Winsberg (for "Dæmonicus") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2003 | Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – Sound Effects & Foley | David John West, Harry Andronis, Susan Welsh, Anthony Torretto, Jackson Schwartz, Debby Ruby-Winsberg (for "The Truth") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Thierry J. Couturier, Xiao'ou Olivia Zhang (for "This") | Nominated |
| Golden Reel Awards | 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media | Thierry J. Couturier, Cormac Funge, Pete Nichols, Gretchen Thoma, Ginger Geary, Sam C. Lewis (for "This") | Nominated |
| Golden Televizier-Ring Gala | 1998 | Silver Televizier-Tulip | The X-Files | Nominated |
| International Horror Guild Awards | 1999 | Best Television | The X-Files | Nominated |
| International Horror Guild Awards | 2000 | Best Television | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Jupiter Awards | 2017 | Best International TV Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Leo Awards | 2016 | Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Jonathan Whitesell (for "Founder's Mutation") | Nominated |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2000 | Best Character Make-Up – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Cheri Montesanto, Kevin Westmore (for "Two Fathers" and "One Son") | Nominated |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards | 2000 | Best Period Make-Up – Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series – Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) | Cheri Montesanto, Kevin Westmore, Laverne Munroe (for "Triangle") | Won |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival | 2017 | Best Drama TV Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| National Television Awards | 1996 | Most Popular Actor | David Duchovny | Won |
| National Television Awards | 1996 | Most Popular Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| National Television Awards | 1997 | Most Popular Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Peabody Awards | 1997 | Honoree | Honoree | Honored |
| People's Choice Awards | 1997 | Favorite TV Dramatic Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series | Chris Carter (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson (for "Piper Maru") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Darin Morgan (for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose") | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny (for "Small Potatoes") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson (for "Memento Mori") | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | James Wong (for "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz (for "Memento Mori") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny (for "Redux") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson (for "All Souls") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Chris Carter (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson (for "Milagro") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1994 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences | Bruce Bryant, James Castle, Carol Johnsen | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1994 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music | Mark Snow | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | CCH Pounder (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Series | John Bartley (for "One Breath") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single-Camera Production | Stephen Mark (for "Sleepless") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single-Camera Production | James Coblentz (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Maciek Malish, Christopher B. Reeves, Marty Stein, H. Jay Levine, Stuart Calderon, Michael Kimball, David F. Van Slyke, Susan Welsh, Chris Fradkin, Matthew West, Ira Leslie, Jeff Charbonneau, Debby Ruby-Winsberg, Kitty Malone, Yvonne Preble (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Peter Boyle (for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Graeme Murray, Shirley Inget (for "Jose Chung's From Outer Space") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | John Bartley (for "Grotesque") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Maciek Malish, Christopher B. Reeves, Mike Goodman, Debby Ruby-Winsberg, Susan Welsh, Michael Kimball, Rick Hinson, Ira Leslie, Marty Stein, Jeff Charbonneau, Kitty Malone, Joseph T. Sabella, Jerry Jacobson, Greg Pusateri (for "Nisei") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Michael T. Williamson, David John West, Nello Torri, Doug E. Turner (for "Nisei") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Graeme Murray, Shirley Inget, Gary Allen (for "Memento Mori") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Laverne Basham, Toby Lindala (for "Leonard Betts") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow (for "Paper Hearts") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Jim Gross (for "Terma") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Heather MacDougall (for "Tempus Fugit") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Stuart Calderon, Ira Leslie, Maciek Malish, Debby Ruby-Winsberg, Chris Fradkin, H. Jay Levine, Christopher B. Reeves , Susan Welsh, Jeff Charbonneau, Gary Marullo, Michael Salvetta (for "Tempus Fugit") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | David John West, Nello Torri, Harry Andronis, Michael T. Williamson (for "Tempus Fugit") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Veronica Cartwright (for "Patient X") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Lili Taylor (for "Mind's Eye") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Graeme Murray, Greg Loewen, Shirley Inget (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Joel Ransom (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Laverne Munroe, Pearl Louie, Toby Lindala, Dave Coughtry, Rachel Griffin, Robin Lindala, Leanne Rae Podavin, Brad Proctor, Geoff Redknap, Tony Wohlgemuth, Wayne Dang, Vince Yoshida (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Lynne Willingham (for "The Post-Modern Prometheus") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Heather MacDougall (for "Kill Switch") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Casey O. Rohrs (for "Mind's Eye") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Maciek Malish, H. Jay Levine, Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves, Mike Goodman, Ira Leslie, Chris Fradkin, Rick Hinson, Michael Kimball, Jeff Charbonneau, Gary Marullo, Michael Salvetta (for "The Red and the Black") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Michael T. Williamson, David John West, Harry Andronis, Kurt Kassulke (for "The Red and the Black") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Veronica Cartwright (for "Two Fathers" and "One Son") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Corey Kaplan, Lauren E. Polizzi, Sandy Getzler, Timothy Stepeck (for "One Son") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Bill Roe (for "The Unnatural") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Cheri Montesanto, Laverne Munroe, John Vulich, Kevin Westmore, Greg Funk, John Wheaton, Mark Shostrom, Rick Stratton, Jake Garber, Craig Reardon, Fionagh Cush, Steve LaPorte, Kevin Haney, Jane Aull, Perri Sorel, Jeanne Van Phue, Julie Socash (for "Two Fathers" and "One Son") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow (for "S.R. 819") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Heather MacDougall (for "S.R. 819") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Stuart Calderon, Mike Goodman, H. Jay Levine, Maciek Malish, George Nemzer, Cecilia Perna, Christopher B. Reeves, Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves, Jeff Charbonneau, Gary Marullo, Michael Salvetta (for "Triangle") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Makeup for a Series | Cheri Montesanto, Kevin Westmore, Laverne Munroe, Greg Funk, Cindy J. Williams (for "Theef") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow (for "Theef") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Thierry J. Couturier, Cecilia Perna, Debby Ruby-Winsberg, Donna Beltz, H. Jay Levine, Ken Gladden, Michael Kimball, Stuart Calderon, Susan Welsh, Jeff Charbonneau, Michael Salvetta, Sharon Michaels (for "First Person Shooter") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Steve Cantamessa, David John West, Harry Andronis, Ray O'Reilly (for "First Person Shooter") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Bill Millar, Deena Burkett, Monique Klauer, Don Greenberg (for "Rush") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series | Bill Millar, Deena Burkett, Monique Klauer, Don Greenberg, Jeff Zaman, Steven J. Scott, Steve Strassburger, Cory Strassburger (for "First Person Shooter") | Won |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Bill Roe (for "This Is Not Happening") | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) | Mark Snow (for "The Truth") | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television | Chris Carter, R.W. Goodwin, Howard Gordon, Frank Sponitz, Joseph Patrick Finn, Kim Manners, Paul Rabwin, Rob Bowman, Lori Jo Nemhauser, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan, Ken Horton | Nominated |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | 1999 | Most Promising Producer in Television | Chris Carter | Won |
| Q Awards | 1994 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1995 | Best Quality Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1995 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1995 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1996 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1997 | Best Quality Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1997 | Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1997 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1997 | Best Recurring Player | Mitch Pileggi | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1998 | Best Quality Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Q Awards | 1998 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Q Awards | 1999 | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Television Series, Drama | The X-Files | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | David Duchovny | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 1997 | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Television Series, Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1998 | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Television Series, Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 1999 | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Satellite Awards | 2001 | Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1994 | Best Genre Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1995 | Best Genre Television Series | The X-Files | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1997 | Best Genre Television Series | The X-Files | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1997 | Best Genre Television Actor | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1997 | Best Genre Television Actress | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1998 | Best Genre Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1998 | Best Genre Television Actor | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1998 | Best Genre Television Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1999 | Best Genre Television Series | The X-Files | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 1999 | Best Genre Television Actor | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 1999 | Best Genre Television Actress | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2000 | Best Network Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2000 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2001 | Best Network Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2001 | Best Actor on Television | Robert Patrick | Won |
| Saturn Awards | 2001 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2002 | Best Network Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2002 | Best Actor on Television | Robert Patrick | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2002 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2002 | Best Supporting Actress on Television | Annabeth Gish | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2003 | Best DVD TV Programming Release | The X-Files (for Seasons 5–6) | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2016 | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2016 | Best Actor on Television | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2016 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2016 | Best DVD or Blu-ray Television Release | The X-Files: The Collector's Set | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Science Fiction Television Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Saturn Awards | 2018 | Best Actress on Television | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi, Steven Williams | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1999 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, David Duchovny, Chris Owens, James Pickens Jr., Mitch Pileggi | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1995 | Program of the Year | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1996 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1997 | Program of the Year | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1997 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1997 | Individual Achievement in Drama | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1997 | Individual Achievement in Drama | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| TCA Awards | 1998 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | 1999 | TV – Choice Drama | The X-Files | Nominated |
| Telegatto | 1996 | Best Foreign TV Series | The X-Files | Won |
| TP de Oro | 1996 | Best Foreign Series | The X-Files | Won |
| TP de Oro | 1997 | Best Foreign Series | The X-Files | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 1993 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show | The X-Files | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 1993 | Actor of the Year in a New Series | David Duchovny | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 1993 | Actress of the Year in a New Series | Gillian Anderson | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 1999 | Favorite Drama Series | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 1999 | Favorite Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Won |
| TV Guide Awards | 1999 | Favorite Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2000 | Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show | The X-Files | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2000 | Favorite Actor in a Drama Series | David Duchovny | Nominated |
| TV Guide Awards | 2000 | Favorite Actress in a Drama Series | Gillian Anderson | Nominated |
| TV Land Awards | 2007 | The "Hey! It's...!" Award (Favorite Cameo or Guest Star) | Jodie Foster | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 1996 | Television: Episodic Drama | Chris Carter (for "Duane Barry") | Nominated |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | 1997 | Television: Episodic Drama | Darin Morgan (for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose") | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | 2000 | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Young Actor Age Ten and Under | Jeffrey Schoeny | Nominated |
| Young Artist Awards | 2003 | Best Performance in a TV Comedy or Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actor Age Ten or Younger | Gavin Fink | Won |