Black Mirror is a British science fiction anthology series created by Charlie Brooker. From 2011 to 2013, the first two series aired on British network Channel 4, as did the special "White Christmas" (2014); the following five series were released on the American streaming platform Netflix from 2016 to 2025. There are thirty-three episodes in the show's first seven series, and an additional interactive film Bandersnatch (2019). Inspired by The Twilight Zone, each episode of Black Mirror is standalone and explores the common theme of technology and its side-effects.
Black Mirror has received positive reception from critics and has been nominated for ninety-nine awards, winning twenty-nine of them. The most acclaimed episodes are "USS Callister", which won four Emmy Awards, and "San Junipero", which won two. Additionally, the interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won two Emmy Awards. As actors rarely appear in more than one episode, the only people to receive multiple awards for their work on the show are writer Charlie Brooker, who has won seven, and executive producer Annabel Jones, who has won four. The series has been nominated for twenty-four British Academy Television Awards, winning four, and fifteen Emmy Awards, winning nine.
Statistics Episodes Nineteen of the show's twenty-seven episodes have received awards or nominations, including those given to specific people for their work on the episode. The interactive film Black Mirror: Bandersnatch has also received awards and nominations.
+ Number of awards and nominations by episode Episode Awards Nominations "The National Anthem" 0 1 "Fifteen Million Merits" 0 1 "Be Right Back" 0 1 "White Christmas" 0 4 "Nosedive" 0 6 "Playtest" 0 4 "San Junipero" 6 10 "Men Against Fire" 0 1 "USS Callister" 7 21 "Arkangel" 0 1 "Hang the DJ" 0 4 "Metalhead" 1 2 "Black Museum" 0 3 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 5 12 "Striking Vipers" 0 3 "Smithereens" 0 2 "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" 0 1 "Joan Is Awful" 2 2 "Beyond the Sea" 0 4 "Demon 79" 4 2
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Fifteen people have received two or more nominations for their work on Black Mirror.
+ Number of awards and nominations by person Person Role Awards Nominations Charlie Brooker Executive producer; writer 7 13Annabel Jones Executive producer 4 7 Joel Collins Production designer 2 5 Kenny Clark Sound editor 2 4 Russell McLean Visual effects producer 2 4 Michael Maroussas Dialogue editor 2 3 Tim Cavagin Re-recording mixer 1 2 William Bridges Writer 1 2 Tanya Lodge Make-up designer 1 2 John Rodda Sound mixer 1 2 Louise Sutton Producer 1 2 Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn Visual effects supervisor 0 2 Seamus McGarvey Director of photography 0 2 Stephan Pehrsson Director of photography 0 2 Jesse Plemons Actor 0 2 Letitia Wright Actor 0 2
Art Directors Guild Awards The Art Directors Guild present the ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards for American film, television and other media with outstanding production design.
+ Art Directors Guild Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2017 Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series Joel Collins, James Foster and Nicholas Palmer (Episodes: "Nosedive", "Playtest", "San Junipero") 2018 Joel Collins (Episode: "USS Callister") 2020 Anne Beauchamp (Episode: "Striking Vipers") 2026 Miranda Jones (Episode: "USS Callister: Into Infinity")
BAFTA Awards The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 under the name British Film Academy to recognise excellence in the British film industry. In 1958, they merged with the Guild of Television Producers and Directors, and began to give awards to British television programmes. In 2000, television awards were split into the British Academy Television Awards, given for work in production, and the British Academy Television Craft Awards, presented for technical achievements.
BAFTA Television Awards
+ BAFTA Television Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2014 Best Single Drama Black Mirror (Episode: "Be Right Back") 2018 "Hang the DJ" Best Actor Joe Cole (Episode: "Hang the DJ") Best Supporting Actor Jimmi Simpson (Episode: "USS Callister") 2019 Best Single Drama Black Mirror: Bandersnatch 2024 Best Limited Drama "Demon 79" Best Actress Anjana Vasan (Episode: "Demon 79")
BAFTA Television Craft Awards + BAFTA Craft Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2012 Best Production Design Joel Collins and Daniel May (Episode: "Fifteen Million Merits") 2017 Best Make Up and Hair Design Tanya Lodge (Episode: "San Junipero") Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn, Framestore, Glassworks, Baseblack (Episode: "Playtest") Best Costume Design Susie Coulthard (Episode: "San Junipero") Best Photography and Lighting – Fiction Seamus McGarvey (Episode: "Nosedive") 2018 Best Sound: Fiction John Rodda, Tim Cavagin, Kenny Clark, Michael Maroussas (Episode: "USS Callister") Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction Stephan Pehrsson (Episode: "USS Callister") Best Production Design Joel Collins, Phil Sims (Episode: "USS Callister") Best Special, Visual Effects & Graphics Dneg TV, Jean-clement Soret, Russell McLean, Joel Collins (Episode: "Metalhead") Best Writer: Drama Charlie Brooker (Episode: "Hang the DJ") 2019 Best Special, Visual And Graphic Effects Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Best Editing: Fiction Tony Kearns (Episode: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) 2024 Best Costume Design Matthew Price (Episode: "Demon 79") Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction Stephan Pehrsson (Episode: "Demon 79") Best Production Design Udo Kramer (Episode: "Demon 79") Best Scripted Casting Jina Jay (Episode: "Demon 79") Best Writer: Drama Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali (Episode: "Demon 79") 2026 Best Original Music: Fiction Ariel Marx (Episode: "Hotel Reverie") Best Special, Visual and Graphic Effects James MacLachlan, Josie Henwood, Union VFX, Stargate Studios Malta, Magic Lab, Sam Chynoweth (Episode: "USS Callister: Into Infinity")
Black Reel Awards Established in 2000 and presented by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film, the Black Reel Awards are presented for African-American excellence in film and television. Initially limited to Hollywood, awards are now given to worldwide media.
+ Black Reel Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2018 Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series Charlie Brooker, Annabel Jones, Ian Hogan, Nick Pitt, Louise Sutton, Sanne Wohlenburg For the list of nominees, see For the list of winners, see Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Georgina Campbell (Episode: "Hang the DJ") Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Babs Olusanmokun (Episode: "Black Museum") Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Michaela Coel (Episode: "USS Callister") Letitia Wright (Episode: "Black Museum") 2024 Outstanding Lead Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series Zazie Beetz
Broadcast Awards The Broadcast Awards, associated with the magazine Broadcast, are a series of awards given to British television programmes.
+ Broadcast Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2013 Best Single Drama "The National Anthem" 2016 Best Single Drama "White Christmas" 2018 Best Single Drama "San Junipero"
Cinema Audio Society Awards These awards are presented by the American Cinema Audio Society for sound mixing in film and television.
+ Cinema Audio Society Awards and nominations received by Black Mirror Year Category Nominee(s) Result 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series Adrian Bell, Martin Jensen, Philip Clements, Rory de Carteret (Episode: "San Junipero") 2018 John Rodda, Tim Cavagin, Dafydd Archard, Will Miller, Nick Baldock and Sophia Hardman (Episode: "USS Callister") 2024 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures or Limited Series Richard Miller, James Ridgway, Daniel Kresco, James Hyde, Adam Mendez 2026 Stuart Piggott, James Ridgway, Sam Okell, Mike Tehrani, Adam Mendez
Emmy Awards Emmy Awards are given by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, an organisation founded in 1946, for television shows broadcast or available for download and streaming in America. The main award ceremony is the Primetime Emmy Award, whilst Creative Arts Emmy Awards are given in technical, creative and craft categories, and International Emmy Awards are presented to shows airing outside of the U.S.
Black Mirror won three consecutive awards in the Outstanding Television Movie category. In 2018, submissions were required to have a runtime of 75 minutes or more; Bandersnatch won with a nominal runtime of 90 minutes. Netflix also petitioned for "Smithereens" to be submitted in 2020, despite a 70-minute runtime. This was initially allowed, but it was later entered as Outstanding Drama Series instead. Critics for IndieWire disagreed that the series should have been eligible in the category as it is episodic; rule changes have been attributed to Black Mirrors success. In 2021, the Limited Series category expanded to include anthology series.
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