"Mad Max: Fury Road" wins 6 Oscars 2016

 

George Miller's post-apocalyptic movie, Mad Max: Fury Road won six Oscars at the annual ceremony held February 28, 2016. It was nominated for ten, including Best Picture.  It took home most of the technical awards though. It won Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. It's other nominations were for Best Direction for George Miller, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects.

The Revenant garnered a whopping twelve nominations but only won three: Best Directing for Alejandro G. Inarritu, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Leonardo DiCaprio, and Best Cinematography.  Tom Hardy, who also starred in Mad Max: Fury Road, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens was nominated for five Academy Awards. John Williams was nominated for Best Music (Original Score), Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects. 

Leonardo DiCaprio's acceptance speech

Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Genesis" 1994

The nineteenth episode of the seventh season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Genesis, aired March 19, 1994.  I enjoyed this episode, even though it seems not many other people did.  Gates McFadden, who plays Dr. Beverly Crusher, directed the episode. 

Capt. Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) and Data (Brent Spiner) go chasing after a malfunctioning torpedo in an asteroid field.  Upon their return to the Enterprise, they discover that the crew has inexplicably mutated into strange creatures.

The episode won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.  It was nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series. 

"1917" wins three Oscars 2020

1917, the WWI film produced and directed by Sam Mendes, won three Academy Awards at the 92nd annual ceremony held February 9, 2020.  It had been nominated for a total of 7 Oscars.

It won Best Sound Mixing for Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson. This was Taylor's first win and third nomination.  It was the first Oscar for Wilson and his 6th nomination. His nominations included Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Roger Deakins won for Best Cinematography.  It was his second Oscar win, after fifteen nominations at that time.  He won previously for Blade Runner 2049. 

1917 won Best Visual Effects for Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy. This was Rocheron's second Oscar, having won previously for Life of Pi.  It was Butler's first Oscar win. It is also Tuohy's first Oscar and third nomination.  

1917 was nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Editing. 

The X-Files wins 5 Primetime Emmys 1996

The X-Files won five Primetime Emmys at the untelevised portion of the ceremony held September 7, 1996. It had been nominated for three more.

Two episodes won two awards each.  Episode Nisei won Outstanding Sound Editing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.  Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose won for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Boyle, and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

Episode Grotesque won for Outstanding Cinematography.

The X-Files were nominated for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Gillian Anderson.  Episode Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' was nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series.  

"The Mandalorian wins seven Primetime Emmy Awards 2020

After only one season, The Mandalorian proved to be a powerhouse in the creative arts and won seven Primetime Emmys at the 72nd ceremony September 20, 2020.  The Disney-produced Star Wars spin-off won: 

1.     Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour),
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score),
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour),
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation,
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation,
Outstanding Special Visual Effects,
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie

It was nominated for seven more:

Outstanding Drama Series,

Outstanding Guest Actor (Giancarlo Esposito) in a Drama Series,

Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes,

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special,

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (3 episodes nominated)

Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'All Good Things..." wins Primetime Emmy 1994

The final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, All Good Things..., won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Visual Effects at the 46th ceremony, held September 11, 1994.  It also won the Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.

It had been nominated for another eight: Outstanding Drama Series (Picket Fences?  Seriously? Oh,  well.  Angela Lansbury and Helen Mirren got ripped off, too), Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Editing for a Single Camera Production, Best Makeup, Best Music Composition, Best Sound Editing, and Best Hairstyling.

A fitting end for one of the best television series ever!