List of awards and nominations received by Battlestar Galactica

Wins

2005

• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
• Spacey Awards, Favorite Limited TV Series
• Peabody Award

  2006

• IGN Awards, Best Television Program
• IGN Awards, Best Sci-Fi Series
• IGN Awards, Best Storyline
• IGN Awards, Editor's Choice Award
• IGN Awards, Editor's Choice Award
• Leo Awards, Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series, Tricia Helfer
• 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

  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
• 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
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Series, Commercial, or Music Video

  2008

• ALMA Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Television Series, Edward James Olmos
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-action Entertainment Programs
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
• VES Awards, Outstanding Visual Effects in a Broadcast Miniseries, Movie or Special

  2009

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
• Golden Reel Awards, Best Sound Editing - Short Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television
• 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

  Nominations

2005

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
• Nebula Awards, Best Script
• VES Awards, Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in a Live Act on Broadcast Program

  2006

• ALMA Awards, Outstanding Actor in a Television Series, Edward James Olmos
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Costumes for a Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
• Nebula Awards, Best Script
• 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
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Release on DVD
• VES Awards, Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video

  2007

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
• 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
• VES Awards, Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial or Music Video
• Writers Guild of America, Television Award

  2008

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
• People's Choice Awards, Favorite Sci-Fi Show
• Saturn Awards, Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
• Saturn Awards, Best Television Presentation
• 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

  2009

• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
• Emmy Awards, Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
• Hugo Awards, Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form
• 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 Institutes Top 10 Television Shows of the Year
• American Film Institutes Moments of significance 2005: Movies and Television Picture a Post 9/11 World
• Times Best of 2005: Television
• TV Guides and TV Land's The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments for "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2"
• Chicago Tribunes Top 10 TV shows of 2005
• Newsdays Top 10 TV shows of 2005
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazettes Top 10 TV shows of 2005

  2006

• American Film Institutes Top 10 Television Shows of the Year
• Times Best of 2006: Television
• Chicago Tribunes Top 10 TV shows of 2006
• Entertainment Weeklys Top 10 TV Shows of 2006
• Metacritics Top TV shows of 2006
• Arizona Republics Top 10 TV shows of 2006
• Newsdays Top 10 TV Shows of 2006
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazettes Top 10 TV shows of 2006
• San Jose Mercury-Newss Top TV shows of 2006
• Salon.com Buffy Award for Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica "the most underappreciated show in all of TV land"
• TV Guides Top 10 TV Shows of 2006

  2007

• Entertainment Weekly, Best 25 Science Fiction of the Past 25 Years
• Times The 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME
• The New York Times Top 10 TV Shows of 2007
• Box Office Prophetss Calvin Awards, Best Television Show

  2008

• Times Top 10 TV Series of 2008
• Times Top 10 TV Episodes of 2008
• Chicago Tribunes Top 10 TV shows of 2008
• TV Guides Best Shows of 2008
• New Jersey Star-Ledgers Top 10 TV shows of 2008
• Television Without Pitys Tubey Awards: Best Drama, Best Cast
• San Francisco Chronicles Top 25 TV shows of 2008
• Box Office Prophetss Calvin Awards, Best Television Show

  2009

• Time "Top 10 TV Series of 2009"
• AOLs 50 Best TV Dramas Ever
• TV Guide "Top 100 Episodes of All-Time ".

  2010

• Boston.com "Top 50 Science Fiction Television Shows of All Time"

  2011

• IGN.com "Top 50 Sci-Fi Shows"