The Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects has been a category for television shows, mini-series, and TV movies since 1984. From 1984 to 1997 it was known as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects. In 1998, the category was split in two—Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special. An Emmy Award. ... Visual effects (vfx) is the term given to a sub-category of special effects in which images or film frames are created or manipulated for film and video. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

The winners and nominees are:

1980s

1984 (2-way tie): // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• 26th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
• The Day After (ABC)
  • V: The Final Battle (mini) (NBC)

1985 (3-way tie): Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... The Day After is an American TV-movie aired in 1983 on the ABC network. ... 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• A.D. (NBC) (mini)
• The Brain (PBS special)
• Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (ABC)
• The Hugga Bunch (Syndicated)

1986 (2-way tie): Look up AD in Wiktionary, the free dictionary AD or ad may stand for: ad or advertisement, see advertising ad- prefix Administrative domain Air Defence Andorra, ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code Anno Domini (In the Year of [Our] Lord). This year is A.D. 2005. ... The Brain is a very knowledgeble, intellignent and ingenious character on the TV show Arthur. In the show, the Brain is always answering questions in class. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Categories: Star Wars films | 1984 films | Movie stubs ... In the entertainment and news industries, syndication is a method of making content available to a range of outlets simultaneously. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Dinosaur! (CBS TV Movie)
• Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (ABC TV Movie)

1987: No award given Ewoks: Battle for Endor (1985), retitled Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Battle for Endor for the DVD release, is a made-for-TV movie set in the Star Wars galaxy and sequel to The Ewok Adventure. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1988: No award given 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1989: War and Remembrance (ABC miniseries) 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... War and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, that is the follow-up to The Winds of War. ...

• Friday the 13th for episode "13 O'Clock." (Syndicated)
• The Infinite Voyage for ep. "The Geometry Of Life". (PBS)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "Q-Who?." (Syndicated)
• thirtysomething - for ep. "Michael Writes A Story". (ABC)

The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... thirtysomething was a ground - breaking American evening television drama, of the type popularly labelled a soap opera when broadcast during the daytime. ...

1990s

1990: (3-way tie) // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• By Dawn's Early Light (HBO TV Movie)
• Miracle Landing (CBS TV Movie)
• The Orchestra (PBS Special)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "Deja Q." (Syndicated)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "Tin Man." (Syndicated)

1991: Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express (CBS Special) By Dawn’s Early Light is an HBO Original Movie which is set in the year 1991. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... Miracle landing is a movie based upon an actual event. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "The Best of Both Worlds, Part I." (Syndicated)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II." (Syndicated)
• Ironclads (TNT TV Movie)

1992: (3-way tie) The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ... Relaunched TNT logo, 2001 - present Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is a cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner in 1988. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "A Matter of Time." (Syndicated)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation- For ep. "Conundrum." (Syndicated)
• The Last Halloween (CBS TV Movie)

1993: (3-way tie) The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... A Conundrum is a puzzling question. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles for ep. "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920." (ABC)
• Babylon 5: The Gathering (Syndicated)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Emissary (Syndicated)

1994: Star Trek: The Next Generation for ep. "All Good Things." (Syndicated) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was a 1992-96 TV series about the childhood and youth of the character Indiana Jones. ... Spoiler warning: Babylon 5: The Gathering was the pilot movie of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Emissary was the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...

1995 (2-Way tie) 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Earth 2 (NBC TV Movie)
• Star Trek: Voyager: Caretaker (UPN)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for ep. "The Jem'Hadar."
  • Fatherland (HBO TV Movie)
  • Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies (Family Channel TV Movie)

1996: Gulliver's Travels (NBC TV Movie) An example of the Terrian race Earth 2 was a short-lived television series which aired on NBC from 1994 - 1995. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Caretaker was the first episode of the television series Star Trek: Voyager. ... The official logo for UPN. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by Viacom Inc. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Alternative meanings: Fatherland (novel). ... For the American cable TV broadcaster, see ABC Family Family Channel is a cable television network in Canada, owned by Astral Media. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Gullivers Travels (1726, amended 1735) is a work of fiction by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers tales literary sub-genre. ...

• Space: Above and Beyond for ep. "Never No More."
• Family Matters for ep. "Send In the Clone." (ABC)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for ep. "The Way of the Warrior." (Synd.)
• The Tuskegee Airmen (HBO Movie)
• Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen (Family Channel)

1997: (2-way tie) Space: Above and Beyond was a short-lived 1990s American science fiction television show, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ... Family Matters (TV series) also refers to a popular television series. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Asteroid (NBC TV Movie)
• The Odyssey for Part II. (NBC TV Movie)
  • 3rd Rock from the Sun for ep. "A Nightmare on Dick Street." (NBC)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for ep. "Trials and Tribble-ations." (Synd.)

In 1998, the category was split in two: Asteroid (1997) is a TV Movie about the American Government trying to stop an asteroid colliding with the Earth. ... The Odyssey is the second of the two great Greek epic poems ascribed to Homer, the first being the Iliad. ... 3rd Rock from the Sun was an American television situation comedy that ran from 1996 until 2001. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ...

1998: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

• Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach for ep. "The Sound of the Carceri." (PBS)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for ep. "One Little Ship." (Synd.)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Year of Hell," part II (UPN)
  • Suddenly Susan for ep. "I Love You, I Think." (NBC)
  • Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (Showtime)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Suddenly Susan was a US-American sitcom broadcast on NBC from 1996 to 2000. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... Children of the Gods is the pilot (double) episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ...

• Merlin for Part I. (NBC Movie)
  • From the Earth to the Moon for Part IV: "1968." (HBO)
  • Moby Dick (USA TV Movie)

1999: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Merlin is a 3 hour made-for-television movie released in 1998 that retells the famous legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin. ... Engraving from the 1872 Illustrated Edition. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

• Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Dark Frontier." (UPN)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine for ep. "What You Leave Behind." (Synd.)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Thirty Days." (UPN)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Timeless." (UPN)
  • Total Recall 2070 for ep. "Machine Dreams." (Showtime)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Total Recall 2070 was a TV series made in 1999. ...

• Alice in Wonderland (NBC)
  • Cleopatra for Part I. (ABC)
  • Max Q (ABC)

Cleopatra is the name of several movies about the last Egyptian queen of the same name. ...

2000s

2000: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

• The X-Files for ep. "First Person Shooter." (Fox)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Life Line." (UPN)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "The Haunting of Deck 12." (UPN)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Nemesis." (Showtime)
  • The X-Files for ep. "Rush." (Fox)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ...

• Walking with Dinosaurs (Discovery Channel)
  • 73rd Academy Awards for "Billy's Film." (ABC)
  • Aftershock: Earthquake in New York for Part I. (CBS)
  • Jason and the Argonauts for Part II. (NBC)
  • The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns for Part I. (NBC)

2001: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Walking with Dinosaurs is a 1999 six-part television series produced by the BBC and narrated by Kenneth Branagh. ... Discovery Channel is an American cable TV network, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, that has a variety of science programming, particularly documentaries and nature shows. ... 73rd Academy Awards® Sunday, March 25, 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California Host Show: Steve Martin Crew Producer: Gil Cates Duration 3 hours, 23 minutes The 73rd Academy Awards® ceremony was the last to take place at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

• Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Endgame." (UPN)
  • Star Trek: Voyager for ep. "Workforce, Part I." (UPN)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Small Victories." (Showtime)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Exodus." (Showtime)
  • Dark Angel for ep. "Pilot." (Fox)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... Dark Angel can refer to: a fallen angel Dark Angel (band) Dark Angel (comics Dark Angel (manga) Dark Angel (1996 television movie) Dark Angel (2000 television movie) Dark Angel (TV series) Dark Angel (video game) Dark Angel: The Ascent (direct-to-video horror film) The Dark Angel (1925 film) The...

• Dune for Part I (Sci-Fi Channel)
  • The Ballad of Big Al (Discovery Channel)
  • Haven (CBS)
  • Hornblower: Mutiny (A & E)
  • Race Against Time (TNT)

2002: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Frank Herberts Dune was a three-part miniseries produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment in association with Blixa Film Productktion and Hallmark Entertainment Distribution, and broadcast by the Sci Fi Channel, a cable television channel. ... There are two television channels named Sci-Fi: a British satellite television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United Kingdom) a United States television channel; see Sci Fi channel (United States) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Haven can mean: A harbor A in/suite Companies Pizza Haven, an Australian pizza chain Hoagie Haven, as in Hoagie Haven, the legendary sandwich shop in Princeton, New Jersey Haven (Holidays), a company which runs a number of holiday parks in the United Kingdom and Europe Entertainment Haven (TNG episode... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Enterprise for ep. "Broken Bow." (UPN)
  • Enterprise for ep. "Breaking the Ice." (UPN)
  • Smallville for ep. "Pilot." (WB)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Revelations." (Showtime)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Enemies." (Showtime)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Smallville is the fictional town in the United States which Superboy protects and in which most of his crime-fighting adventures take place. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ...

• Dinotopia for Part III (ABC)
  • Band of Brothers for part II "Day of Days" (HBO)
  • Band of Brothers for part IV "Replacements" (HBO)
  • Walking with Beasts (Discovery Channel)
  • Superfire (ABC)

2003: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Dinotopia is a fictitious utopian place created from the imagination of author and illustrator James Gurney. ... Poster for Band of Brothers. ... Poster for Band of Brothers. ... Walking with Beasts is a six-part television documentary about extinct cenozoic mammals and birds produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Firefly for ep. "Serenity." (FOX)
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer for ep. "Chosen." (UPN)
  • Enterprise for ep. "The Expanse." (UPN)
  • Enterprise for ep. "The Crossing." (UPN)
  • Enterprise for ep. "Dead Stop." (UPN)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Firefly is a science fiction television series, which was first aired in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. ... Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a U.S. television series based on the original script for the 1992 movie of the same name. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

• Children of Dune for Part I (Sci-Fi Channel)
  • Taken for ep. 2 ("Jacob and Jesse")(Sci-Fi Channel)
  • Building the Great Pyramid (Discovery Channel)
  • The Lost World for Part II (A & E)
  • Point of Origin (HBO)

2004: Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series Frank Herberts Children of Dune was the sequel to the Frank Herberts Dune miniseries produced by the United States Sci Fi channel. ... Alien craft in Taken Taken is a science fiction miniseries which first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002 and won an Emmy award for Outstanding Miniseries. ... The Lost World is the name of: a novel by Arthur Conan Doyle; see The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle) a 1925 film adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle book; see The Lost World (1925 film) a novel by Michael Crichton; see The Lost World (Michael Crichton) the film adaptation... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Enterprise for ep. "Countdown." (UPN)
  • Dead Like Me for ep. "Pilot." (Showtime)
  • Enterprise for ep. "The Council." (UPN)
  • Kingdom Hospital for ep. "Thy Kingdom Come." (ABC)
  • Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Lost City, part II." (Showtime)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Dead Like Me is a Showtime television comedy-drama created by Bryan Fuller about a group of grim reapers in Seattle, Washington, USA. The stories are told through the eyes of eighteen-year-old girl George Lass, who died and became a grim reaper in the pilot episode. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Stephen Kings Kingdom Hospital was a thirteen-episode miniseries based on Lars von Triers Riget, which was developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ...

• DreamKeeper for Part I (ABC)
  • 10.5 for night 1 (NBC)
  • Angels in America for Part II ("Perestroika") (HBO)
  • Battlestar Galactica for night 1. (Sci-Fi Channel)
  • The Winning Season (TNT)

2005: (Nominees) Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series 10. ... Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. ... The cast of Battlestar Galactica. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

• Battlestar Galactica for ep. "33." (Sci-Fi)
• Battlestar Galactica for ep. "The Hand of God." (Sci-Fi)
• Lost for ep. "Pilot." (ABC)
• Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Reckoning, part II." (Sci-Fi)
• Stargate SG-1 for ep. "Rising." (Sci-Fi)

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special The cast of Battlestar Galactica. ... The cast of Battlestar Galactica. ... There have been two television series entitled Lost. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ... Season 8s opening title Spoiler warning: See Stargate for a general summary of this universe, or List of Stargate SG-1 episodes for a detailed plot analysis. ...

• Legend of Earthsea (Sci-Fi)
• Dragons' World: A Fantasy Made Real (Animal Planet)
• Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars for ep. "Night Two." (Sci-Fi)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (HBO)
• Supervolcano (Discovery Channel)