AWARDS
²/¾Awards²/

¹During its first season, _The X Files_
finished  102  out of 118 shows in the
Neilsen  ratings  with a 6.4 average .
The  show was recognized as one of the
best  shows  on the air by the Viewers
for   Quality   Television.   It  also
garnered  "Best Drama Series" honor at
the  Environmental  Media Awards.  The
show was nominated for two Emmys, Best
Title Sequence (which it won) and Best
Music   for  a  Title  Sequence.   The
episode    "Erlenmeyer    Flask"   was
nominated  for  an  Edgar Award by the
Mystery  Writers  of  America for Best
Episode and Television Series.
¶During   its  second  season,  _The  X
Files_  finished 64th out of 141 shows
in  the  Neilsen  ratings  with a 14.5
average.   The show was chosen as Best
Drama   of   1994   by  _Entertainment
Weekly_  ,  and won a Golden Globe for
best   television  drama.   _X  Files_
cinematographer   John   Bartley   was
nominated  for  an American Society of
Cinematographers           Outstanding
Achievement   Award  for  the  episode
"Duane  Barry."  Viewers  for  Quality
Television   have   nominated  _The  X
Files_ as best drama, and Duchovny and
Anderson  have been nominated for best
actor   and   actress,   respectively.
These  awards  will  be  handed out on
Sept.   23.   The  Television Critic's
Association  nominated  the  show  for
Best  Drama.   The  show  has garnered
seven   Emmy   award   nominations  --
outstanding   drama   series  (against
Chicago  Hope,  ER,  Law  & Order, and
NYPD   Blue);  outstanding  individual
achievement in writing (drama) - Chris
Carter,   "Duane  Barry;"  outstanding
cinematography  in  a  series  -  John
Bartley,   "One  Breath;"  outstanding
individual        achievement       in
editing/single   camera  production  -
James   Coblenz,  "Duane  Barry,"  and
Stephen Mark, "Sleepless;" outstanding
sound  editing  for  a  series  -- the
sound  crew  consisting of supervising
sound    editor   Thierry   Couturier;
dialogue editors Machiek Malish, Chris
Reeves,  Marty  Stein, and Jay Levine;
sound effects editors Stuart Calderon,
Michael   Kimball,  David  Van  Slyke,
Susan  Welsh,  Chris Fradkin, and Matt
West;  music  editor Jeff Charbonneau;
and  ADR  editor  Debby Ruby Winsberg,
for  "Duane  Barry;"  and  outstanding
guest   actress   in  a  drama  -  CCH
Pounder/Agent  Kazdin,  "Duane Barry."
The  Emmy awards ceremony will be held
Sunday,   Sept.   10,  on  Fox.   Both
Duchovny    and   Anderson   will   be
presenters.

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