| Awards and nominations received by Star Trek: The Next Generation | |
| Wins: | 33 |
| Nominations: | 87 |
is an American science fiction television program that originally aired from September 1987 to May 1994. It won and was nominated for a variety of awards, including seven Emmy Award nominations for the first season, and a further eight in its second season. It would go on to be nominated a total of 58 times, of which it won a total of nineteen awards.[1] Only one of these nominations was not for a Creative Arts Emmy, which was the nomination for Outstanding Drama Series for the show's seventh season.[2]
Cast member Wil Wheaton was nominated on three occasions for a Youth in Film Award, which he won in 1989. Further nominations were received by guest actors Kimberly Cullum and Gabriel Damon at the 16th Youth in Film Awards in 1995. The only other nomination for a single actor was the Screen Actors Guild Award received by Patrick Stewart for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in the award's inaugural session in 1995.
As of January 1, 2013, Star Trek: The Next Generation has been nominated for 85 different awards, of which it has won 31. Despite the series ending in 1994, it has continued to win awards in special recognition of the series,[3] and for the DVD releases. In this list, "year" refers to the year the award was presented to the winner.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Top TV Series[4] | Jay Chattaway | |
| Top TV Series |
The British Science Fiction Association Awards have been awarded since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association.[5] Star Trek: The Next Generation was nominated on two occasions for Best Dramatic Presentation.
| Year | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Best Dramatic Presentation[6] | ||
| 1992 | Best Dramatic Presentation[7] |
The Cinema Audio Society Awards were first handed out in 1994.[8] Star Trek: The Next Generation was nominated twice in the first two years, winning on one occasion.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Episode | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television[9] | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Alan Bernard | "Genesis" | ||
| 1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Alan Bernard | "Descent, Part I" |
The Emmy is a television production award considered the television equivalent to the Academy Award.[10] Star Trek: The Next Generation was nominated for a single Primetime Emmy Award, and a further 57 Creative Arts Emmys, of which it won nineteen.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Episode | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Werner Keppler, Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist | "Conspiracy" | |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | William Ware Theiss | "The Big Goodbye" | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, Wilson Dyer, Mace Matiosian, James Wolvington, Gerry Sackman, Keith Bilderbeck | "11001001" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Richard Sabre | "Haven" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Werner Keppler, Gerald Quist, Rolf John Keppler | "Coming of Age" | ||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Edward R. Brown | "The Big Goodbye" | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Jerry Clemans, Alan Bernard | "Where No One Has Gone Before" | ||
| 1989 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Mace Matiosian, Wilson Dyer, Guy Tsujimoto, Gerry Sackman | "Q Who" | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Chris Haire, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Alan Bernard | "Q Who" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Richard Sabre, Georgina Williams | "Unnatural Selection" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Janna Phillips | "A Matter of Honor" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Dennis McCarthy | "The Child" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Dan Curry, Ronald B. Moore, Peter W. Moyer, Steve Price | "Q Who" | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | "Elementary, Dear Data" | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Durinda Wood, William Ware Theiss | "Elementary, Dear Data" | ||
| 1990 | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, June Westmore, Hank Edds, Doug Drexler, John Caglione Jr., Ron Walters | "Allegiance" | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Dennis McCarthy | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Dan Curry, Ronald B. Moore, Peter W. Moyer, Steve Price, Don Lee | "Deja Q" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Gary Hutzel, Steve Price, Don Greenberg, Erik Nash, Don Lee, Michael Okuda | "Tin Man" | ||
| Outstanding Editing for a Series – Single Camera Production | Robert Lederman | "Deja Q" | ||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Alan Bernard, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Chris Haire | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Vivian McAteer, Barbara Lampson, Rita Bellissimo | "Hollow Pursuits" | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | "Sins of the Father" | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Mace Matiosian, Wilson Dyer, Rick Freeman, Gerry Sackman | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | ||
| 1991 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Mace Matiosian, Wilson Dyer, Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita, Dan Yale, Gerry Sackman | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Alan Bernard, Doug Davey, Chris Haire, Richard L. Morrison | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Abston Haymore June, Gerald Quist, Michael Mills | "Brothers" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Abston Haymore June, Ed French, Jill Rockow, Gilbert A. Mosko | "Identity Crisis" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Dennis McCarthy | "Half a Life" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Gary Hutzel, Robert Legato, David Takemura, Michael Okuda, Don Greenberg, Erik Nash, Steve Price, Syd Dutton, Robert Stromberg, Bill Taylor, Don Lee | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Gary Hutzel, David Takemura, Patrick Clancey, Steve Price, Michael Okuda, Erik Nash, Syd Dutton, Bill Taylor, Don Lee | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Series | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" | ||
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series | Marvin V. Rush | "Family" | ||
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Robert Blackman | "Devil's Due" | ||
| 1992 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series | Robert Blackman | "Cost of Living" | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Ron Walters, Jane Haymore, Bob Scribner, Ken Diaz, Karen Westerfield, Richard Snell, Tania McComas | "Cost of Living" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Dan Curry, Ronald B. Moore, David Takemura, Erik Nash, Don Lee, Peter Sternlicht, Adam Howard, Syd Dutton, Robert Stromberg | "A Matter of Time" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Robert Legato, Gary Hutzel, David Takemura, Patrick Clancey, Adrian Hurley, Adam Howard, Don Lee, Dennis Hoerter | "Conundrum" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | "Unification I" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Joy Zapata, Patricia Miller | "Cost of Living" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Dennis McCarthy | "Unification I" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Wilson Dyer, Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita, Dan Yale, Gerry Sackman | "Power Play" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Alan Bernard, Chris Haire, Richard L. Morrison, Doug Davey | "The Next Phase" | ||
| 1993 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series | Robert Blackman | "Time's Arrow, Part II" | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Joy Zapata, Candace Neal, Patricia Miller, Laura Connolly, Richard Sabre, Julia L. Walker, Josée Normand | "Time's Arrow, Part II" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Alan Bernard, Doug Davey, Richard L. Morrison, Chris Haire | "A Fistful of Datas" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Michael Westmore, Gerald Quist, Abston Haymore June, Karen Westerfield, Jill Rockow, Doug Drexler | "The Inner Light" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series | Bill Wistrom, James Wolvington, Miguel Rivera, Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomita, Guy Tsujimoto, Jeff Gersh, Dan Yale, Gerry Sackman | "Time's Arrow, Part II" | ||
| 1994 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series | Alan Bernard, Chris Haire, Richard L. Morrison, Doug Davey | "Genesis" | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects | Dan Curry, David Stipes, Michael Backauskas, Scott Rader, Adam Howard, Erik Nash | "All Good Things..." | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Series | Richard D. James, Andrew Neskoromny, Jim Mees | "Thine Own Self" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series | Robert Blackman, Abram Waterhouse | "All Good Things..." | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single Camera Production | Daryl Baskin, J.P. Farrell, David Ramirez | "All Good Things..." | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series | Joy Zapata, Patricia Miller, Laura Connolly, Carolyn Elias, Don Sheldon, Susan Zietlow-Maust | "Firstborn" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series | June Westmore, Michael Westmore, Gilbert A. Mosko, Debbie Zoller, Tina Hoffman, David Quashnick, Mike Smithson, Hank Edds, Kevin Haney, Michael Key | "Genesis" | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Dennis McCarthy | "All Good Things..." | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series | Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Miguel Rivera, Masanobu 'Tomi' Tomit, Guy Tsujimoto, Jeff Gersh, Gerry Sackman, Jerry Trent, Audrey Trent | "Genesis" |
The Hugo Awards were first awarded in 1952, and were named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards until 1992.[12] Episodes of The Next Generation were nominated on three occasions, winning twice.
| Year | Category | Episode | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Dramatic Presentation[13] | "Encounter at Farpoint" | ||
| 1993 | Best Dramatic Presentation[14] | "The Inner Light" | ||
| 1995 | Best Dramatic Presentation[15] | "All Good Things..." |
Awarded since 1972, the Saturn Awards is an annual accolade presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films to honor science fiction and fantasy films and television shows.[16] Star Trek: The Next Generation has been nominated for seven awards, and won three of them. It was also awarded a Special Recognition Award for the work of all the Star Trek television series in 2005, and further awards for releases of the first five seasons on Blu-ray.[3] In 2024, the entire cast was additionally awarded a special Lifetime Achievement Award.[17]
| Year | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Television Series[18] | ||
| 1991 | Best Television Series | ||
| 1992 | Best Television Series | ||
| 1993 | Best Television Series | ||
| 1994 | Best Television Series | ||
| 1995 | Best Television Series | ||
| 2002 | Best DVD TV Programming Release | ||
| 2005 | Special Recognition Award to the Star Trek TV series | ||
| 2013 | Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Release[19] | ||
| 2014 | Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Release[20] | ||
| 2015 | Best DVD/Blu-ray TV Series Release | ||
| 2024 | Lifetime Achievement Award (entire cast) |
The first Youth in Film Awards were awarded in 1979.[21] Cast member Wil Wheaton was nominated on three occasions and won once. Two further nominations were received in 1995 for guest actors Kimberly Cullum and Gabriel Damon.
| Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Drama Series[22] | ||
| 1989 | Best Young Actor in a Family Syndicated Show[23] | Wil Wheaton | |
| Best Syndicated Family Drama or Comedy | |||
| 1990 | Best Young Actor in an Off-Primetime Family Series[24] | Wil Wheaton | |
| Best Off-Prime Time Family Series | |||
| 1995 | Best Performance by a Youth Actress – TV Guest Star[25] | ||
| Best Performance by a Youth Actor – TV Guest Star |
Star Trek: The Next Generation was awarded a Peabody Award for the episode "The Big Goodbye". The Peabody Board saw the series as a new standard in syndicated television, and set forth a challenge to the broadcast industry to produce other shows in syndication of the same quality.[26]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | George Foster Peabody Awards | "The Big Goodbye" | Honoured | |||
| 1990 | Writers Guild of America Awards[27] | Best Episodic Drama | "The Measure of a Man" | |||
| 1995 | Screen Actors Guild Awards[28] | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Patrick Stewart | |||
| 2023 | Peabody Awards | Peabody Institutional Award | Star Trek franchise, all series |