# 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

### 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)
* IGN Awards, Editor's Choice Award (Exodus, Part 2)
* 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
* 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")
* 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
* American Film Institute's Moments of significance 2005: Movies and Television Picture a Post 9/11 World
* Time's Best of 2005: Television (#1)
* 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
* Newsday's Top 10 TV shows of 2005 (#1)
* Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Top 10 TV shows of 2005 (#1)

### 2006

* American Film Institute's Top 10 Television Shows of the Year
* Time's Best of 2006: Television (#7)
* Chicago Tribune's Top 10 TV shows of 2006
* Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 TV Shows of 2006 (#3)
* 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)
* 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)

### 2007

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

### 2008

* Time's Top 10 TV Series of 2008 (#8)
* Time's Top 10 TV Episodes of 2008 (#6 - "Revelations")
* Chicago Tribune's Top 10 TV shows of 2008 (#3)
* TV Guide's Best Shows of 2008
* New Jersey Star-Ledger's Top 10 TV shows of 2008 (#7)
* Television Without Pity's Tubey Awards: Best Drama, Best Cast
* San Francisco Chronicle's Top 25 TV shows of 2008 (#4)
* Box Office Prophets's Calvin Awards, Best Television Show (#3)

### 2009

* Time "Top 10 TV Series of 2009" (#5)
* AOL's 50 Best TV Dramas Ever (#12)
* 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)

### 2011

* IGN.com "Top 50 Sci-Fi Shows" (#1)

### 2021

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