Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fi ...

is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider. The company was founded by

Reed Hastings Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960) is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder, chairman, and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Netflix, and sits on a number of boards and non-profit organizations. A former member ...

and

Marc Randolph Marc Bernays Randolph (born April 29, 1958) is an American tech entrepreneur, advisor and speaker. He is the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. A serial entrepreneur who helped found the U.S. edition of ''Macworld'' magazine and the computer ma ...

on August 29, 1997, in

Scotts Valley, California Scotts Valley is a small city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about thirty miles (48 km) south of downtown San Jose and six miles (10 km) north of the city of Santa Cruz, in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mount ...

. It specializes in and provides streaming media and

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online and DVD by mail. In 2013, Netflix expanded into film and

television production A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed be ...

, as well as online distribution. Due to entering into production and not only releasing original content and its reception, Films and TV programs produced and distributed by Netflix were eligible for major awards. On July 18, 2013, Netflix became the first streaming platform to produce a TV program specifically for streaming and to earn major nominations and eventually win a Primetime Emmy Award. Also ''

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'' became the first online-only

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program to be nominated and its pilot episode, " Chapter 1", was the first

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of a television series to win an Emmy. On January 12, 2014,

Robin Wright Robin Gayle Wright (born April 8, 1966) is an American actress. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award, and has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for her work in television. Wright first gained attention for her role in t ...

(''House of Cards'') was the first actress to be nominated for a web television program produced by a streaming platform and to win an award at the Golden Globe Awards. Netflix was also the first high-profile streaming service whose film production company produced a film that earned an

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nomination. In addition, Netflix has earned accolades with different peer groups and associations, including:

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, BAFTA Awards,

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, Screen Actors Guild Awards and others.

History and achievements

In 2013, originals like ''

'' and '' Orange Is the New Black'' received critical acclaim from critics and viewers. As a result, programs produced or streamed by Netflix earned fourteen

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nominations for original online-only

programs. ''House of Cards pilot episode " Chapter 1" was awarded the

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, becoming the first

of a television series to win an Emmy. Other nominations included Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (

Kevin Spacey Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959) is an American actor. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s, obtaining supporting roles before gaining a leading man status in film and television. Spacey has received various accolade ...

) and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (

). On December 11, 2013, Kevin Spacey (''House of Cards'') and Jason Bateman (''

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'') were the leading actors nominated at the Screen Actor Guild Awards. Spacey for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and Bateman for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series The day after, House of cards and Orange is the new black both earned six Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Television Series – Drama. On January 12, 2014, Robin Wright (''House of Cards'') won the

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for her portrayal of Claire Underwood. With the accolade, Wright became the first actress to win a Golden Globe for an online-only web television series. It was also the first award in an acting category for a Netflix's production. Programs streamed and produced by the company also received nominations for the

Writers Guild of America Awards The Writers Guild of America Awards is an award for film, television, and radio writing including both fiction and non-fiction categories given by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America West since 1949. Eligibility T ...

, Directors Guild of America Awards and Grammy Awards. Laverne Cox at Paley Fest Orange Is The New Black

On January 12, 2014, '' The Square'' was nominated for an

, Netflix became the first high-profile streaming service to stream a film nominated for an

. On February, '' Orange Is the New Black'' dominated the Satellite Awards winning Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (

Taylor Schilling Taylor Jane Schilling (born July 27, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she received a nomination for the Pr ...

), Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (

Laura Prepon Laura Helene Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama ser ...

) and Best Cast – Television Series. On the drama side,

won Best Actress – Television Series Drama. Later that year, ''House of Cards'' earned a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best International Programme and a

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nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series (Robin Wright). On July 10, 2014, nominations for the

66th Primetime Emmy Awards The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2013 until May 31, 2014, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Monday, August 25, 2014, at the Nok ...

were announced, with programs produced or streamed by Netflix scoring a total of thirty-one. ''Orange Is the New Black'' earned a total of twelve nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (

), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (

Kate Mulgrew Katherine Kiernan Maria Mulgrew (born April 29, 1955) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Captain Kathryn Janeway on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and Red on ''Orange Is the New Black''. She first came to attention ...

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(

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the hono ...

) and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (

Liz Friedman Liz Friedman is an American television producer and television writer known especially for her work on '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', '' Young Hercules'', ''House'' and ''Jessica Jones''. In 2014, she was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writin ...

and

Jenji Kohan Jenji Leslie Kohan (born July 5, 1969) is an American television writer and producer. She is best known as the creator and showrunner of the Showtime comedy-drama series '' Weeds'' and the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black''. ...

). Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series were

Uzo Aduba Uzoamaka Nwanneka Aduba (; born February 10, 1981) is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she won an E ...

Laverne Cox Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'', becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Pr ...

and

Natasha Lyonne Natasha Bianca Lyonne Braunstein ( ; born April 4, 1979) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is known for playing Nicky Nichols on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013–2019), for which she ...

. Uzo Aduba won the Emmy, becoming the first actress from a Netflix original to win the award. In addition, Laverne Cox made history by becoming the first

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person ever nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Meanwhile, ''Orange Is the New Black'' debuted strong, ''House of Cards'' increased the number of nominations from nine to thirteen. The

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held Outstanding Drama Series and both leads in acting. It debuted entries in categories like Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series ( Beau Willimon), Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series ( Reg E. Cathey) and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (

Kate Mara Kate Rooney Mara ( ; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama ''House of Cards'' (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in t ...

). At the 72nd Golden Globe Awards,

won in the category Best Actor – Television Series Drama and became the first actor to win the award for a program produced by Netflix. On January 15, 2015, '' Virunga'' got an

nomination in the Documentary Feature category, being the second time Netflix streamed a film nominated for an

. Days later,

and

won at the

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, for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively. Also ''Orange Is the New Black'' won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. At the

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, ''Orange Is the New Black'' won for Best Episodic Comedy and ''House of Cards'' was nominated for the second time. For the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards the company received thirty-four nominations, with ''House of Cards'' and ''

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'' leading. Despite the critical acclaim of Season 2, ''Orange Is the New Black'' decreased in nominations, from twelve to four, as a result of switching from comedy to drama categories.

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's ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' debuted with seven entries, ''Bloodline'' with two and ''

Grace and Frankie ''Grace and Frankie'' is an American comedy television series created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris for Netflix. The series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as the eponymous Grace Hanson and Frankie Bergstein, two aging women who form ...

'' with one. Uzo Aduba won her second consecutive Emmy, this time in the

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category for the episode: "Hugs Can Be Deceiving". On January 10, 2016, '' Narcos'' was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Television Series – Drama and Best Actor – Television Series Drama for

Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, director, filmmaker, musician, and journalist. Wagner started his career doing theater in Salvador, where he worked with renowned directors, and soon scored some appearances ...

. Days later, ''

Master of None ''Master of None'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series, which was released for streaming on November 6, 2015, on Netflix. The series was created by Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, with the first two seasons starring Ansari in the ...

'' made its debut winning the

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. Uzo Aduba and the cast of ''Orange Is the New Black'' won a

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for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, for a second consecutive time. Kevin Spacey repeated as the winner of the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. For the

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, '' Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom'' and ''

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'' were nominated. ''What Happened, Miss Simone?'' was nominated for a

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. For the third season of ''Orange Is the New Black'', Taylor Schilling won for the second time the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. For the 2016 Primetime Emmys, programs streamed by Netflix reached the third place in number of nominations with fifty-four. Nominations led by ''House of Cards'', ''

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'', ''

'' and ''Master of None''. ''Making a Murderer'' won Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming.

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series '' Mas ...

and

Alan Yang Alan Michael Yang (born August 22, 1983) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was a writer and producer for the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'', for which he received his first Emmy nomination. With Aziz Ansari, Yang ...

, from ''Master of None'' won the Emmy for writing the episode "Parents".

Major awards

Academy Awards for films streamed, distributed or produced by Netflix

The

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, also known as the Oscars, is a set of twenty-three awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...

(AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. In eleven ceremonies, films streamed and distributed, but also produced by Netflix won 23 awards in thirteen categories from 150 nominations in twenty-four categories.

Emmy Awards

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(for film), the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...

(for theatre), and the

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(for music). programs streamed and/or produced by Netflix won 265 from 619 nominations. Below is a list of selected categories won by original programming.

Grammy Awards

(originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an honor awarded by

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to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry.

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the ninety-three members of the

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, recognizing excellence in film and

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, both domestic and foreign. Films or programs streamed or produced by Netflix received 27 Golden Globe Awards from 156 nominations.

Other awards

;Screen Actors Guild Awards The Screen Actors Guild Award (also known as the SAG Award) is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and television. The statuette is given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor".

;British Academy of Film and Television Awards The British Academy Film Awards and British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the

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(BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film and Television.

;America Film Institute Awards The American Film Institute (AFI) is an organization that educates and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. The organization is supported by private funding and public membership.

;Peabody Awards The

George Foster Peabody Awards The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

(or simply Peabody Awards), named after

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, honors stories in television, radio, and online media.

;Streamy Awards The

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are awards presented annually in recognition of excellence in streaming media. In 2020, Netflix won Brand of the Year at the

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Critical reception

Critics' top ten lists

Rotten Tomatoes

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is an American

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website for film and television. Below are listed shows with multiple seasons with aggregate scores.

Metacritic

Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created by Jason Dietz, Marc ...

is a website that

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of film, television and other media. The scores from each review are averaged (a

weighted average The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others. The ...

). Below are listed shows with multiple seasons with aggregate scores.

Statistics

Series with most awards

Person with most awards

Awards by programming

References

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