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Stranger Things
2016–2025
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 5 seasons
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #96
- IMDb #52
- Google retired #16
- Rotten Tomatoes #113
- Metacritic #109
- RatingGraph #25
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #127
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #145
- Metacritic Critics #118
- Metacritic Audience #142
- Criticker #103
- Trakt #65
Every rating
64–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Google on 96.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries.
Details
- Created by
- Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer
- Released
- 15 July 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 42 across 5 seasons
- Awards
- 87 wins, 235 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 322 →17 major awards won · 87 wins from 322 nominations across 55 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2023 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Barrie Gower, Duncan Jarman, Mike Mekash, Eric Garcia, and Nix Herrera (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | Hiro Koda | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | William Files, Mark Paterson, Craig Henighan, and Michael P. Clark for ("Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Ryan Cole, Korey Pereira, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, Ken McGill, Steven Baine, David Klotz, and Lena Glikson-Nezhelskaya (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Ryan Cole, Kerry Dean Williams, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, David Klotz, and Steve Baine (for "The Battle of Starcourt") | Winner |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
53 nominations, 12 won
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein, and Chase Paris | Winner |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Michelle Dougherty, Peter Frankfurt, Arisu Kashiwagi, and Eric Demeusy | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon | Winner |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Barrie Gower, Duncan Jarman, Mike Mekash, Eric Garcia, and Nix Herrera (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Dean Zimmerman (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Ryan Cole, Korey Pereira, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, Ken McGill, Steven Baine, David Klotz, and Lena Glikson-Nezhelskaya (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Ryan Cole, Kerry Dean Williams, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, David Klotz, and Steve Baine (for "The Battle of Starcourt") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Bradley North, Craig Henighan, Tiffany S. Griffith, Jordan B. Wilby, David Werntz, Antony Zeller, David Klotz, Zane Bruce, and Lindsay Pepper (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series | Bradley North, Craig Henighan, Jordan Wilby, Jonathan Golodner, Tiffany S. Griffth, Sam Munoz, David Klotz, Noel Vought, and Ginger Geary (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | William Files, Mark Paterson, Craig Henighan, and Michael P. Clark for ("Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | Hiro Koda | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein, and Chase Paris | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein, and Chase Paris | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Tim Ives (for "Chapter One: MADMAX") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) | Tim Ives (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program | Stranger Things VR Experience | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Shannon Purser (for "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series | Sarah Hindsgaul and Evelyn Roach (for "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Interactive Extension of a Linear Program | Scoops Ahoy: Operation Scoop Snoop | Nominee |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Myke Michaels and Teresa Vest (for "Chapter Six: The Monster") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for " Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for "Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Nora Felder (for "Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period and/or Character Hairstyling | Sarah Hindsgaul, Katrina Suhre, Brynn Berg, Dena Gibson, Jamie Freeman, Tariq Furgerson, Chase Heard, and Charles Grico (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Amy L. Forsythe, Devin Morales, Erin Keith, Nataleigh Verrengia, Benji Dove, Jan Rooney, Lisa Poe, and Rocco Gaglioti Jr. (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Amy L. Forsythe, Devin Morales, Leo Satkovitch, Nataleigh Verrengia, Rocco Gaglioti, Lisa Poe, Benji Dove, and Jan Rooney (for "Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) | Chris Trujillo, Sean Brennan and Jess Royal (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) | Chris Trujillo, William Davis, and Jess Royal (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) | Chris Trujillo, Sean Brennan, and Jess Royal (for " Chapter Four: Sorcerer ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Barrie Gower, Duncan Jarman, Michael Mekash, and Emma Faulkes (for " Chapter Four: Sorcerer ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Dean Zimmerman and Casey Cichocki (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Dean Zimmerman and Kathryn Naranjo (for "The Battle of Starcourt") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kevin D. Ross (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Kevin D. Ross (for "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Dave Grimaldi, Lee Gilmore, Ryan Cole, Polly McKinnon, Emma Present, Angelo Palazzo, Kate Halliday, Christopher Bonis, Nick Interlandi, Matt "Smokey" Cloud, Gina Wark, Lena Glikson, David Klotz, and Steve Baine (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Jill Purdy, Lee Gilmore, Ryan Cole, Korey Pereira, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, David Klotz, Lena Glikson-Nezhelskaya, Ken McGill, and Steve Baine (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Mark Paterson, William Files, Steve Neal, Michael P. Clark, Hector Carlos Ramirez, and Peter Persaud (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Craig Henighan, William Files, Mark Paterson, and Michael P. Clark (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Michael Rayle, Mark Paterson, William Files, and Craig Henighan (for "The Battle of Starcourt") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Joe Barnett, Adam Jenkins, Michael P. Clark, and Bill Higley (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Joe Barnett, Adam Jenkins, Chris Durfy, and Bill Higley (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Paul Graff, Gayle Busby, Tom Ford, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Pelletier, Berter Orpak, Yvon Jardel, Nathan Arbuckle, and Caius Man (for "The Battle of Starcourt") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects | Paul Graff, Christina Graff, Michael Maher, Fred Raimondi, Seth Hill, Joel Sevilla, Alex Young, Steven Michael Dinozzi, and Caius Man (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Betsy Paterson, Michael Maher Jr., Sean Ames, Craig Seitz, Tessa Roehl, Chloe Lipp, Brad Tobler, Martin Hill, Richard Thwaites, Bill Georgiou, Jessica Smith, and Mark Hawker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Michael Maher Jr., Marion Spates, Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Ashley J. Ward, Julien Hery, Niklas Jacobson, Manolo Mantero, and Neil Eskuri | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for Drama Programming | Hiro Koda and Jahnel Curfman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | Hiro Koda | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Courtney Schwartz and Michelle Andrea Adams (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Jahnel Curfman, Niko Dalman, and Shannon Beshears (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Matthew Scheib and Jura Yury Kruze (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
12 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown, Cara Buono, Joe Chrest, Natalia Dyer, David Harbour, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Matthew Modine, Rob Morgan, John Paul Reynolds, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Mark Steger, and Finn Wolfhard | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Harbour | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | David Harbour | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Max Calder, Crystal Hooks, Kathryn Howard, Cal Johnson, Jason Kehler, Jo Jo Lambert, Anderson Martin, and Lonnie R. Smith Jr | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown, Cara Buono, Jake Busey, Natalia Dyer, Cary Elwes, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, David Harbour, Maya Hawke, Charlie Heaton, Andrey Ivchenko, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Dacre Montgomery, Michael Park, Francesca Reale, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, and F | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Sean Astin, Millie Bobby Brown, Cara Buono, Joe Chrest, Catherine Curtin, Natalia Dyer, David Harbour, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Dacre Montgomery, Paul Reiser, Winona Ryder, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, and Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | David Harbour | Winner |
| Best Drama Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Most Bingeworthy Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Villain in a Series | Jamie Campbell Bower | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Iain Paterson | Winner |
| Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Iain Paterson, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, the Duffer Brothers, Rand Geiger, and Justin Doble | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
12 nominations
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, Iain Paterson, Rand Geiger, and Justin Doble | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, Iain Paterson, Rand Geiger, and Justin Doble | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, Iain Paterson, Rand Geiger, and Justin Doble | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, and Iain Paterson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | David Harbour (for "Chapter Four: Will the Wise") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | David Harbour (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown (for "Chapter Three: The Pollywog") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Millie Bobby Brown (for "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
4 nominations
| One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series | Chris Trujillo (for "Chapter Four: Sorcerer") | Nominee |
| One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series | Chris Trujillo (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
| One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series | Chris Trujillo (for "Chapter Six: The Spy", "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer", and "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series | Chris Trujillo (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ", "Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly", and "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | David Harbour | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Stranger Things 4, Vol. 2 | Nominee |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media | Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series | Nominee |
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Stranger Things, Vol. 2 | Nominee |
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Stranger Things, Vol. 1 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations
| New Series | Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, the Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, and Alison Tatlock | Nominee |
| Television Drama Series | Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, the Duffer Brothers, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, and Kate Trefry | Nominee |
| Television Drama Series | Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, the Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, and Alison Tatlock | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Drama Series | The Duffer Brothers (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
18 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor in a Show | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Joseph Quinn | Winner |
| Best Kick-Ass Cast | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Musical Moment | Stranger Things (For Mike and Eleven dance to " Every Breath You Take ") | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Show | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Best Show | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Most Frightened Performance | Noah Schnapp | Winner |
| Show of the Year | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Fight | Jamie Campbell Bower vs. Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Hero | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Musical Moment | " Running Up That Hill " | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Team | Gaten Matarazzo, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Show | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
| Best Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Jamie Campbell Bower | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Demogorgon | Nominee |
| Scene Stealer | Dacre Montgomery | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
18 nominations, 7 won
| Favorite Family TV Show | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Favorite Family TV Show | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Favorite Female TV Star | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Favorite Female TV Star | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Favorite Male TV Star (Family) | Finn Wolfhard | Winner |
| Favorite TV Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Favorite TV Show | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Favorite Family TV Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Favorite Female TV Star | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Favorite Female TV Star (Family) | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
| Favorite Female TV Star (Family) | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star (Family) | Gaten Matarazzo | Nominee |
| Favorite Male TV Star (Family) | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
14 nominations, 6 won
| Drama Show of 2019 | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Female TV Star of 2019 | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Male TV Star of 2022 | Noah Schnapp | Winner |
| Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2022 | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Show of 2019 | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Show of 2022 | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Bingeworthy Show of 2019 | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Drama TV Star of 2019 | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Favorite Premium Sci-Fi/Fantasy Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Female TV Star of 2022 | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Male TV Star of 2019 | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2019 | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
18 nominations, 5 won
| Best New Media Television Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Presentation | Maya Hawke | Winner |
| Best Younger Actor on a Television Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Actress on a Television Series | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Television Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performance in a Streaming Series | Robert Englund | Nominee |
| Best Guest Star in a Television Series | Linda Hamilton | Nominee |
| Best New Media Television Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Series | Gaten Matarazzo | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Streaming Series | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series | Joseph Quinn | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer in a Television Series | Sadie Sink | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer in a Television Series | Noah Schnapp | Nominee |
| Best Younger Actor on a Television Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
19 nominations, 4 won
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Choice Summer TV Actor | Noah Schnapp | Winner |
| Choice Summer TV Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Choice Summer TV Show | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Choice Breakout Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Choice Breakout TV Star | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Choice Fantasy/Sci-Fi Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Choice Hissy Fit | Joe Keery | Nominee |
| Choice Liplock | Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Choice Scene Stealer | Charlie Heaton | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor | Gaten Matarazzo | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Choice Summer TV Actor | Gaten Matarazzo | Nominee |
| Choice Summer TV Actor | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Choice Summer TV Actor | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Choice TV Ship | Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Choice TV Villain | Mind Flayer | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
12 nominations, 4 won
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Music | David Klotz (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Music | David Klotz (for "Chapter Three: Holly Jolly") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form | David Klotz, Lena Glikson (for "Chapter Nine: The Piggyback") | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley | Will Files, Craig Henighan, Angelo Palazzo, Ken McGill, Katie Halliday, Lee Gilmore, David Grimaldi, Chris Bonis, Steve Baine (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – Dialogue/ADR | Bradley North and Tiffany Griffith (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – FX/Foley | Bradley North, Craig Hennigan, Jordan Wilby, Antony Zeller, Zane D. Bruce, and Lindsay Pepper (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing: TV Short Form – FX/Foley | Jacob McNaughton (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form | David Klotz, Lena Glikson (for "Chapter Four: Sorcerer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR | Craig Henighan, Will Files, Ryan Cole, Polly McKinnon, Korey Pereira, Graham Terry, Emma Present (for "Chapter Four: Sorcerer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue / ADR | Will Files, Craig Henighan, Ryan Cole, Korey Pereira, Jill Purdy, David Butler, Polly McKinnon, Rob Chen (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley | Will Files, Craig Henighan, Angelo Palazzo, David Grimaldi, Katie Halliday, Nolan McNaughton, Christopher Bonis, Nicholas Interlandi, Steve Neal, Matt “Smokey” Cloud, Lee Gilmore, Gina Wark, Peter Persaud, Steve Baine (for "Chapter Four: Sorcerer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Effects / Foley | Craig Henighan, Will Files, Angelo Palazzo, Katie Halliday, Steven Baine (for "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt") | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Fantasy Adventure (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | "Darkness" ( Trailer Park, Inc. ) | Winner |
| Best Fantasy Adventure (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | "Stranger" ( Trailer Park, Inc. ) | Winner |
| Best Music (TV Spot / Trailer / Teaser for a series) | "Darkness" ( Trailer Park, Inc. ) | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | "Darkness" ( Trailer Park, Inc. ) | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series) | "Stranger" ( Trailer Park, Inc. ) | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama | Nora Felder | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision in a Television Promo | Bobby Gumm and Michael Paquette | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision – Television Drama | Nora Felder | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision in a Trailer - Series | Bobby Gumm | Nominee |
| Best Music Supervision in a Trailer – Series | Bobby Gumm | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best TV Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best TV Supporting Actress | Winona Ryder | Winner |
| Best TV Supporting Actor | David Harbour | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
13 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project | Joseph Dubé-Arsenault, Antoine Barthod, Frederick Gagnon, and Xavier Lafarge (for "Tom/Bruce Monster") | Winner |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Nathan Arbuckle, Christian Gaumond, James Dong, and Aleksander Starkov (for "Melting Tom/Bruce") | Winner |
| Outstanding Character in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic, or Real-Time Project | James Moore, Layne Howe, Shawn Warawa, Yoshihiro Harimoto (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up; Mindflayer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing and Lighting in an Episode | Ben Roberts, Rachel E. Herbert, Don Bradford, Ken Lam (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up; The Abyss and Vecna’s Face") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Compositing in an Episode | Simon Lehembre, Andrew Kowbell, Karim El-Masry, and Miklos Mesterhazy (for "Starcourt Mall Battle") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Saul Galbiati, Michael Maher, Seth Cobb, and Kate McFadden (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Michael Chrobak, Brandon James Fleet, Yasunobu Arahori, Hoi Ying Fung (for " Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up; Assault on the Mindflayer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Ahmad Ghourab, Gavin Templer, Rachel Ajorque, and Eri Ohno (for "Hawkins Destructive Fissures") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Betsy Paterson, Tessa Roehl, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Hill (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Jabbar Raisani, Terron Pratt, Niklas Jacobson, Justin Mitchell, and Richard E. Perry (for "The Piggyback") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Paul Graff, Tom Ford, Michael Maher Jr., Martin Pelletier, and Andy Sowers (for "Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Paul Graff, Christina Graff, Seth Hill, Joel Sevilla, and Caius the Man (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Marc Kolbe, Aaron Sims, and Olcun Tan (for "Demogorgon") | Nominee |
IGN Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Streaming Exclusive | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Dramatic TV Performance | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best New Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best TV Episode | "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
IGN People's Choice Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Dramatic TV Performance | Millie Bobby Brown | Winner |
| Best Streaming Exclusive | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Action Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best New Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best TV Episode | "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
AFI Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | Stranger Things | Winner |
Dragon Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
Hollywood Post Alliance
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Editing – Television | Dean Zimmerman (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound – Television | Craig Henigham, Joe Barnett, Adam Jenkins, Jordan Wilby, and Tiffany Griffith (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Sadie Sink | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama | Shawn Levy (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Nominee |
| Best Streaming Series, Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Joe Keery | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Maya Hawke | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Drama | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab") | Nominee |
Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Special Effects Makeup | Barrie Gower, Mike Mekash, Duncan Jarman | Winner |
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling | Sarah Hindsgaul, Katrina Suhre, Brynn Berg, Dena Gibson, Lanzel Smith Jr | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling – Television | Amy L. Forsythe and Jillian Erickson | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling – Television | Sarah Hindsgaul and Evelyn Roach | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television | Eryn Krueger Mekash, Devin Morales, Mike Mekash, Jessica Gambardella, Benji Dove | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television | Devin Morales, Lisa Poe, Nataleigh Verrengia | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television | Amy L. Forsythe and Jillian Erickson | Nominee |
| Best Period and/or Character Makeup – Television | Amy L. Forsythe and Samantha Smith | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects Makeup - Television | Barrie Gower, Duncan Jarman, Patt Foad, Paula Eden | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | The Duffer Brothers (for " Chapter One: The Hellfire Club ") | Winner |
| Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter One: MADMAX") | Nominee |
| Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | The Duffer Brothers (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
| Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | The Duffer Brothers (for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Genre Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Genre | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Genre | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Television | Nora Felder | Winner |
| Best Main Title – TV Show/Digital Streaming Series | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein | Nominee |
| Best Original Score – TV Show/Miniseries | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Locations in Period Television | Tony Holley, Kyle A. Carey, John Lucas, Jonas Spokas, Vytautas Riabovas | Winner |
| Outstanding Locations in Period Television | Tony Holley and Kyle Carey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Locations in Period Television | Tony Holley | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) | Caleb McLaughlin | Winner |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
NME Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Entertainment Program | Stranger Things | Winner |
| Best Entertainment Program | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Society of Camera Operators Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Camera Operator of the Year – Television | Bob Gorelick | Winner |
| Camera Operator of the Year – Television | Bob Gorelick | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Drama Series | Stranger Things | Winner |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Television Award | Denise Godoy | Winner |
MTV Millennial Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| TV series of the year | Stranger Things | Winner |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Fantasy or Science Fiction Series | Jess Royal and Chris Trujillo | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
6 nominations
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor | Gaten Matarazzo | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor | Caleb McLaughlin | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor | Finn Wolfhard | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actress | Natalia Dyer | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actor | Noah Schnapp | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Young Actress | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Michael P. Clark, Mark Paterson, Will Files, Steve Neal, Craig Henighan, Carlos Remirez, Judah Getz (for "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Michael Rayle, Mark Paterson, Will Files, Hector Carlos Ramirez, Bill Higley, and Peter Persuad (for "Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Michael P. Clark, Joe Barnett, Adam Jenkins, Bill Higley, and Anthony Zeller (for "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Chris Durfy, Joe Barnett, Adam Jenkins, Judah Getz, and John Guentner (for "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub") | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
3 nominations
| Best Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial Television | Kevin D. Ross (for "Chapter Nine: The Gate") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Dean Zimmerman (for " Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers ") | Nominee |
| Best Edited One Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Kevin D. Ross (for "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub") | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a TV Series | Millie Bobby Brown | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Best TV Series | Stranger Things | Nominee |
TCA Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Excellence in Period Television | Kim Wilcox | Nominee |
| Outstanding Period Television Series | Kimberly Adams and Malgosia Turzanska | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| TV Drama of the Year | Stranger Things | Nominee |
| TV Performance of the Year — Actress | Winona Ryder | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
2 nominations
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | The Duffer Brothers (for season 1 of Stranger Things ) | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form | Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Paul Dichter, and Shawn Levy (for " Chapter Four: Dear Billy ") | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Television Pilot and First Season – Drama | Carmen Cuba, Tara Feldstein Bennett, Chase Paris, and Wittney Horton | Nominee |
British Academy Games Awards
1 nomination
| Mobile Game | BonusXP, Inc. (for Stranger Things: The Game ) | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Program | Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen | Nominee |
IFMCA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Television Series | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein | Nominee |
National Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Period Drama | Stranger Things | Nominee |
Shorty Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Show | Stranger Things | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Best TV Composer of the Year | Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein | Nominee |