{{short description|American filmmakers and television show makers}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Matt and Ross Duffer | image = Matt and Ross Duffer (crop).png | alt = Matt Duffer on the left, with Ross Duffer on the right, both seated behind a table with name cards in front of them and looking to the viewer's left, with a San Diego Comic-Con BBanner in the background | caption = Matt (left) and Ross (right) Duffer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|02|15}} | spouse = '''Ross:'''<br/>{{marriage|Leigh Janiak|2015|2024|end=separated}}<br/>'''Matt:'''<br/>{{marriage|Sarah Hindsgaul|2012}} | birth_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | education = Chapman University (BFA) | occupation = {{hlist|Writers|directors|producers}} | years_active = 2005–present | known_for = ''Stranger Things'' }} '''Matt Duffer''' and '''Ross Duffer''' (born February 15, 1984), often credited as the '''Duffer Brothers''', are both American film and television show makers. The brothers are identical twins and work on all their projects as a pair.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Taryn |last=Nobil |date=November 23, 2017 |title=Duffer Brothers on ''Stranger Things'' 2 and What Scares Them |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/features/duffer-brothers-stranger-things-1202621133/ |access-date=December 7, 2017}}</ref> They are best known as the creators, showrunners, and executive producers of the Netflix supernatural science fiction horror series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–2025), and have also written and directed the horror film ''Hidden'' (2015) and written and produced episodes of the Fox science fiction series ''Wayward Pines'' (2015–2016). The Duffer Brothers founded the production company Upside Down Pictures, which is in an overall deal with Netflix.
==Early lives== The Duffer Brothers were born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, the sons of Ann Marie Christensen (born 1951), a part-time real estate broker,<ref name="mrporter/489882">{{cite web |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Sanjiv |title=Meet The Twins Behind Stranger Things |url=https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/lifestyle/meet-the-twins-behind-istranger-thingsi-489882 |website=Mr Porter |publisher=Net-a-Porter |access-date=August 20, 2024 |date=October 25, 2017}}</ref> and Allen Pace Duffer Jr. (born 1946), a film buff and Research Triangle Institute<!-- https://www.rti.org/brochures/2002-annual-report-objectivity-responsiveness-collaboration-knowledge-innovation --><ref name="nyT/2022/st4">{{cite news |last1=Considine |first1=Austin |title='Stranger Things' Is Back, and the Duffer Brothers Made It Big |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/arts/television/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-season-4.html |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> project<!-- https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Dataset_Documentation/NSFG/Cycle5Codebook-UsersGuide.pdf --> director.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/fashion/weddings/leigh-janiak-ross-duffer.html | title=Leigh Janiak, Ross Duffer | newspaper=The New York Times | date=December 27, 2015 }}</ref>
They began making films in the third grade, using a Hi8 video camera that was a gift from their parents.<ref name="slashfilm/545742">{{cite web |last1=Sciretta |first1=Peter |title=Who Are The Duffer Brothers? Learn More About The Creators Of 'Stranger Things' |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/545742/who-are-the-duffer-brothers/ |website=SlashFilm |access-date=August 20, 2024 |date=August 3, 2016}}</ref><ref name="yumpu/59491225">{{cite news |title=The Duffer Brothers – Looking Forward, Looking Back |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/59491225/duke-school-under-the-oak-magazine-fall-2017 |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=Under the Oak Magazine |publisher=Duke School |date=Fall 2017 |language=en |quote=yumpu}}</ref> They attended the Duke School for Children<ref name="yumpu/59491225" /> a private suburban school, from grades K through 8, and then the Charles E. Jordan High School, a large Durham public school.
They were accepted at the Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, but were not willing to be educated separately.<ref name="thewrap/Db-fsr">{{cite news |last1=Pond |first1=Steve |title=Duffer Brothers on Their Journey from Film-School Rejection to 'Stranger Things' (Exclusive Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/duffer-brothers-stranger-things-film-school-rejection/ |access-date=August 20, 2024 |work=TheWrap |date=September 20, 2017}}<!-- https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/11/duffer-brothers-stranger-things-rejected-over-15-times-pre-netflix.html --></ref> They toured New York University Tisch School of the Arts Department of Cinema Studies and USC School of Cinematic Arts but were not accepted, but someone they met introduced them to someone,<ref name="thewrap/Db-fsr" /> who suggested Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts for film study and they relocated to Orange, California, where they graduated in 2007.<ref name="lindsey" /><ref>{{Cite web |first=Dawn |last=Bonker |date=August 19, 2016 |title=The wild and strange summer of The Duffer Brothers '07 and ''Stranger Things'' |publisher=Chapman University |url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/happenings/2016/08/19/the-wild-and-strange-summer-of-the-duffer-brothers-07-and-stranger-things/ |access-date=November 23, 2016}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early career=== After the brothers had written and directed several short films, they wrote a script titled ''Origin'', which gained them an agent, and their script for the post-apocalyptic horror film ''Hidden'' was acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first=Jeff |last=Sneider |date=December 1, 2011 |title=Warners buys spec from recent grads |magazine=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/warners-buys-spec-from-recent-grads-1118046893/ |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The brothers directed ''Hidden'', which was released in 2015. Next they were hired as writers and producers for the Fox television series ''Wayward Pines''.
=== Breakthrough with ''Stranger Things'' === With experience in television, they began pitching their idea for ''Stranger Things'', which Dan Cohen eventually brought to Shawn Levy. Backed by Levy's 21 Laps production company, the show was quickly picked up by Netflix.<ref name="lindsey">{{cite news |first=Craig |last=Lindsey |date=July 9, 2016 |title=Durham's Duffer Brothers land on Netflix |newspaper=The News & Observer |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article88426297.html |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>Geoff Berkshire, [https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/stranger-things-season-1-shawn-levy-interview-winona-ryder-netflix-1201820811/ "''Stranger Things'': Shawn Levy on Directing Winona Ryder, Netflix's Viral Model"], ''Variety'', July 22, 2016.</ref> The show is set in 1980s Indiana and is an homage to 1980s pop culture,<ref name="frightfind">{{cite news |url=https://frightfind.com/stranger-things-netflix-homage/ |title=Stranger Things is an Homage to the Greats |date=July 26, 2016 |work=FrightFind |access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> inspired and aesthetically informed by the works of Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, David Lynch, Stephen King, and George Lucas, among others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/07/13/how-netflixs-stranger-things-channels-steven-spielberg-john-carpenter-and-stephen-king/ |title=How Netflix's ''Stranger Things'' Channels Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter and Stephen King |last=Leeds |first=Sarene |date=July 13, 2016 |work=Speakeasy |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/18481-netflix-stranger-things-80s-pop-culture-references-spielberg |title=Every '80s Pop Culture References in ''Stranger Things'' |last=Hutchinson |first=Sean |date=July 19, 2016 |work=Inverse |access-date=July 29, 2016}}</ref> It was released on July 15, 2016, to overwhelming praise,<ref>{{Citation |title=Stranger Things |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger-things/ |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref> and began to develop a cult following online.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/11-reasons-stranger-things-best-8514946 |title=11 (geddit?) reasons why we love Netflix new TV series Stranger Things |last=Allen |first=Gavin |website=Daily Mirror |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>
On September 30, 2019, Netflix announced it had signed the Duffers for additional films and television shows over the coming years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/stranger-things-renewed-season-4-at-netflix-duffer-brothers-ink-rich-netflix-deal-1222143 |title=''Stranger Things'' Renewed for Season 4 as Creators Ink Nine-Figure Netflix Deal |first=Leslie |last=Goldberg |date=September 30, 2019 |access-date=September 30, 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
In March 2021, the duo announced they would team up with Spielberg to adapt Stephen King's and Peter Straub's ''The Talisman'' as a Netflix series. They would both be executive producers via Amblin Partners and Monkey Massacre and hired Curtis Gwinn, who worked as a writer-executive producer on ''Stranger Things'', to act as writer and showrunner of the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=March 5, 2021|title=Steven Spielberg, Duffer Bros. Team to Tackle Stephen King's 'Talisman' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/steven-spielberg-duffer-bros-team-to-tackle-stephen-kings-talisman-exclusive-4144408/|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
Following the premiere of the fourth season of ''Stranger Things'' in July 2022, the Duffers launched the production company Upside Down Pictures, named after the fictional dimension in ''Stranger Things''. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Duffer Brothers Launch Upside Down Pictures, Set 'Stranger Things' Stage Play |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/stranger-things-stage-play-spinoff-duffer-brothers-upside-down-pictures-stephen-king-amblin-1234739123/ |website=IndieWire |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=July 6, 2022}}</ref> The studio recommitted to Netflix with several new projects. Among these include a live-action series adaptation of ''Death Note'', a series adaptation of ''The Talisman'', and the ''Stranger Things'' animated spin-off ''Tales from '85''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/stranger-things-duffer-brothers-netflix-upside-down-pictures-deal-spinoff-series-stephen-daldry-stage-play-manga-death-note-the-talisman-1235058665/ |title=Duffer Brothers Launch Netflix Shingle Upside Down Pictures; 'Stranger Things' Spinoff & Stephen Daldry-Helmed Stage Play Coming Along with Manga 'Death Note' & Stephen King/Peter Straub 'The Talisman' Series |date=July 6, 2022|access-date=July 6, 2022 }}</ref> As of 2024, they were also the executive producers of ''The Boroughs'', described as a supernatural drama set in a retirement community in the New Mexico desert.<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/netflix-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-the-boroughs-duffer-brothers-1235589155/ "Netflix Orders Supernatural Drama From 'Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance' Creators, Duffer Brothers to Produce"]</ref>
===Paramount=== In August 2025, it was announced that the brothers and their company would be signing a four-year deal at Paramount, which resulted in the duo's departure from their long-time partnership at Netflix in April 2026. Their deal at Paramount will not only create new series from the studio's TV and streaming division, but also offers an opportunity for the brothers to produce and direct theatrical feature films for the studio as well, something that the duo were not able to do while signed with Netflix.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rubin|first1=Rebecca|title='Stranger Things' Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Sign Four-Year Paramount Deal, Set Netflix Exit In April 2026|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/stranger-things-creators-matt-ross-duffer-paramount-deal-set-netflix-exit-1236493079/|magazine=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|issn=0042-2738|oclc=60626328|date=August 19, 2025|access-date=August 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/duffer-brothers-paramount-deal-1236492061/|title=Duffer Brothers Close 4-Year Film, TV & Streaming Megadeal With Paramount, Set Netflix Exit|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=August 19, 2025|access-date=August 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/stranger-things-creators-matt-ross-duffer-paramount-deal-1236347953/|title=Duffer Brothers Officially Move to Paramount With Exclusive Four-Year Deal|first=Rick|last=Porter|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Eldridge Industries|issn=0018-3660|oclc=44653726|date=August 19, 2025|access-date=August 20, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal lives== Matt has two children with his fiancée, Sarah Hindsgaul;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fixen |first1=Anna |title=Step Inside 'Stranger Things' Co-Creator Matt Duffer's Magical Los Angeles Home |url=https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/house-interiors/a64039437/matt-duffers-los-angeles-house-tour/ |website=elledecor.com |date=March 5, 2025 |access-date=August 31, 2025}}</ref> Winona Ryder is the godmother.<ref name="theguardian/Lewis-Duffer">{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Tim |date=December 10, 2023 |title=The Duffer Brothers: 'The last series of Stranger Things is the biggest it's ever been' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/dec/10/the-duffer-brothers-last-series-stranger-things-theatre-first-shadow-interview |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}</ref>
Ross married ''Fear Street'' trilogy filmmaker Leigh Janiak in December 2015. The couple met in 2006 at a production company in Los Angeles, where Janiak was an assistant to the producer and Ross was an intern.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=December 27, 2015 |title=Leigh Janiak, Ross Duffer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/fashion/weddings/leigh-janiak-ross-duffer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606215641/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/fashion/weddings/leigh-janiak-ross-duffer.html |archive-date=June 6, 2021 |access-date=July 18, 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In February 2024, Janiak filed for divorce after eight years of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pettibone |first=Kat |date=February 23, 2024 |title='Stranger Things' Cocreator Ross Duffer's Wife Leigh Janiak Files for Divorce |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ross-duffers-wife-leigh-janiak-files-for-divorce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630023623/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ross-duffers-wife-leigh-janiak-files-for-divorce/ |archive-date=June 30, 2024 |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=Us Weekly}}</ref>
==Filmography== '''Film''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Directors ! Writers |- | 2015 | ''Hidden''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/19968-hidden-matt-ross-duffer-netflix-stranger-things-debut-warner-bros-alexander-skarsgard |title = Revisiting The Duffer Brothers' Lost Movie, "Hidden" |last=Hutchinson |first=Sean |website=Inverse |date=August 23, 2016 |access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref><!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evjjcnPy1-s --> | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} |}
'''Television''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Directors ! Writers ! Executive producers ! Creators ! Notes |- | 2015–2016 | ''Wayward Pines'' | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Partial|Co-Executive}} | {{No}} | Wrote 4 episodes |- | 2016–2025 | ''Stranger Things'' | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | Directed 24 episodes; wrote 20 episodes |- | 2026 | ''Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |- | 2026–present | ''Stranger Things: Tales from '85'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{Yes}} | |- | 2026 | ''The Boroughs'' | {{No}} | {{No}} | {{Yes}} | {{No}} | |- |}
==Awards== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2016 |American Film Institute Award | Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/afi-awards-tv-2016-game-of-thrones-this-is-us-stranger-things-1201867020/ |title=AFI Awards: TV Honorees Heavy On Freshmen; ''This Is Us'' Lone Network Show |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004060839/http://deadline.com/2016/12/afi-awards-tv-2016-game-of-thrones-this-is-us-stranger-things-1201867020/ |archive-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Drama Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-winners-complete-list-955065 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Shanley |first2=Patrick |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 11, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213145131/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/critics-choice-awards-2016-film-winners-complete-list-955065 |archive-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/11/16/critics-choice-awards-most-bingeworthy-nominees/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: Game of Thrones nominated for Most Bingeworthy |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214183432/http://ew.com/article/2016/11/16/critics-choice-awards-most-bingeworthy-nominees/ |archive-date=December 14, 2017}}</ref> |- | Most Bingeworthy Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |-
! rowspan="30" scope="row" | 2017 |American Film Institute Award | Top 10 TV Programs of the Year | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/afi-awards-2017-get-out-wonder-woman-handmaids-tale-1202633344/ |title=''Get Out'', ''Wonder Woman'', ''Handmaid's Tale'' Make AFI Awards Lists |first=Kristopher |last=Tapley |work=Variety |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=December 8, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208070712/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/afi-awards-2017-get-out-wonder-woman-handmaids-tale-1202633344/ |archive-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|Bram Stoker Award | rowspan="2"| Best Screenplay | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 1 The Vanishing" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/30/bram-stoker-awards-2016-winners-announced/ |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2016 Winners Announced |last=Glass |first=Joe |publisher=Bleeding Cool |date=April 30, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015144112/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/30/bram-stoker-awards-2016-winners-announced/ |archive-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref> |- | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 8" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down" | {{nom}} |- | Superior Achievement in a Screenplay | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 1 MADMAX" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter One: MADMAX" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tor.com/2018/03/05/announcing-the-2017-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |title=Announcing the 2017 Bram Stoker Awards Winners |website=Tor.com |date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410194557/https://www.tor.com/2018/03/05/announcing-the-2017-bram-stoker-award-winners/ |archive-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> |- |British Academy Television Award | Best International Programme | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/bafta-british-academy-tv-awards-nominations-1202027478/ |title=''The Crown'' Leads BAFTA Television Award Nominations |last=Mitchell |first=Robert |website=Variety |date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=April 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063120/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/bafta-british-academy-tv-awards-nominations-1202027478/ |archive-date=April 12, 2017}}</ref> |- |Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 1 The Vanishing" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="DGAA2017">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/2017-dga-tv-awards-nominees-directors-guild-nominations-1201883327/ |title=DGA TV Awards Nominations: ''Stranger Things'', ''Westworld'' & ''Atlanta'' On List; Docus Include 'OJ: Made In America' |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111235905/http://deadline.com/2017/01/2017-dga-tv-awards-nominees-directors-guild-nominations-1201883327/ |archive-date=January 11, 2017}}</ref> |- | Dorian Award | TV Drama of the Year | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/moonlight-leads-gay-lesbian-entertainment-critics-association-dorian-awards-nominations-2017-9 |title=''Moonlight'' Leads Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics' Dorian Award Nominations |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120140411/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/moonlight-leads-gay-lesbian-entertainment-critics-association-dorian-awards-nominations-2017-9 |archive-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> |- | Dragon Award | Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/3/16248888/dragon-award-dragoncon-sci-fi-fantasy-books-winners |title=Here are the winners of the 2017 Dragon Awards |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |work=The Verge |date=September 3, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075858/https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/3/16248888/dragon-award-dragoncon-sci-fi-fantasy-books-winners |archive-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> |- |Empire Award | Best TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |title=Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big |last=Nugent |first=John |work=Empire |date=March 19, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607010940/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |archive-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> |- |''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Award | Best TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2017-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/ |title=Never mind Oscar, here's the 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot! |work=Fangoria |access-date=February 14, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806233824/http://fangoria.com/new/never-mind-oscar-heres-the-2017-fangoria-chainsaw-awards-nominees-ballot/ |archive-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref> |- |Golden Globe Award | Best Television Series – Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2017-nominees-winners-list-20161212-story.html |title=''La La Land'' breaks record for most wins at the 74th Golden Globes Awards |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 12, 2016 |access-date=December 13, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213015925/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-mn-golden-globes-2017-nominees-winners-list-20161212-story.html |archive-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> |- | Hugo Award | Best Dramatic Presentation | ''Stranger Things'' for the first season | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/4/15178480/2017-hugo-award-nominations-science-fiction-fantasy-books |title=Here are the 2017 Hugo Award nominees |last=Gartenberg |first=Chaim |work=The Verge |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405192605/http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/4/15178480/2017-hugo-award-nominations-science-fiction-fantasy-books |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |MTV Movie & TV Award | Best Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-list-1202410366/ |title=2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards: Complete Winners List |last=Knapp |first=JD |work=Variety |date=May 7, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508151541/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-list-1202410366/ |archive-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> |- |National Television Award | Best Period Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/poldark/news/a818107/national-television-awards-2017-shortlist-nominees/ |title=National Television Awards reveals its 2017 nominees – check out the full rundown and vote now |last=Harp |first=Justin |work=Digital Spy |date=January 3, 2017 |access-date=January 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112050652/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/poldark/news/a818107/national-television-awards-2017-shortlist-nominees/ |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |NME Award | Best TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-full-list-vo5-nme-awards-winners-2017-1976867 |title=VO5 NME Awards 2017 – see the full winners' list |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |work=NME |date=February 15, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218132107/http://www.nme.com/news/music/heres-full-list-vo5-nme-awards-winners-2017-1976867 |archive-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref> |- |People's Choice Award | Favorite TV Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2016-full-list-captain-america-kevin-hart-1201854910/ |title=People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 — Full List |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=November 15, 2016 |access-date=November 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503235832/http://deadline.com/2016/11/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2016-full-list-captain-america-kevin-hart-1201854910/ |archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|Primetime Emmy Award |Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 1 The Vanishing" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref name="2017 Emmy">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/2017-emmy-winners-list-1202559583/ |title=Emmy Awards: Complete Winners List |work=Variety |date=September 17, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111109/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/2017-emmy-winners-list-1202559583/ |archive-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Drama Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- |Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 1 The Vanishing" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" | {{nom}} |- |Producers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2017-winners-list-full-966469 |title=PGA Awards: The Complete Winners List |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018070039/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2017-winners-list-full-966469 |archive-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref> |- |Satellite Award | Best Television Series – Genre | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2016-satellite-awards-nominees-listed-includes-moonlight-la-la-land-950935 |title=Satellite Award Nominees Revealed |first=Gregg |last=Kilday |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225183043/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2016-satellite-awards-nominees-listed-includes-moonlight-la-la-land-950935 |archive-date=December 25, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Saturn Award | Best New Media Television Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}}{{efn|Tied with ''Marvel's Luke Cage''}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: ''Rogue One'', ''Walking Dead'' Lead |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=Variety |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303124219/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards |title=Marvel, Star Wars, The Walking Dead win big at 2017 Saturn Awards |last=Siegel |first=Lucas |website=Syfy Wire |date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092306/http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-star-wars-the-walking-dead-win-big-at-2017-saturn-awards |archive-date=August 9, 2017}}</ref> |- |Shorty Award | Best TV Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/shorty-awards-2017-finalists-1202000652/ |title=Shorty Awards 2017: Finalists |last=Spangler |first=Todd |work=Variety |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303124217/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/shorty-awards-2017-finalists-1202000652/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|TCA Award |Outstanding Achievement in Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-tca-award-nominations-1014665 |title=''Handmaid's Tale'', ''This Is Us'' and ''Atlanta'' Lead 2017 TV Critic Awards Nominations |last=Stanhope |first=Kate |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 19, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090235/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-tca-award-nominations-1014665 |archive-date=February 19, 2018}}</ref> |- |Outstanding New Program | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- | Program of the Year | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Teen Choice Award |Choice Breakout Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-winners-full-list-1029104 |title=Teen Choice Awards: Complete Winners List |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814181050/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-winners-full-list-1029104 |archive-date=August 14, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Choice Fantasy/Sci-Fi Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"|Writers Guild of America Award | Television: Dramatic Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/wga-tv-nominations-stranger-things-westworld-atlanta-break-through-1201933697/ |title=Writers Guild TV Nominations: ''Stranger Things'', ''Westworld'', ''This Is Us'', ''Atlanta'' Break Through |last=Schwindt |first=Oriana |work=Variety |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206142034/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/wga-tv-nominations-stranger-things-westworld-atlanta-break-through-1201933697/ |archive-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> |- |Television: New Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- ! rowspan="15" scope="row" | 2018 |Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Drama Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-critics-choice-award-winners-full-list-1202662114/ |title=''Shape of Water'', ''Big Little Lies'', 'Handmaid's Tale' Top Critics' Choice Awards |last=Tapley |first=Kristopher |work=Variety |date=January 11, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306004242/http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-critics-choice-award-winners-full-list-1202662114/ |archive-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref> |- |Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 9" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="DGAA2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/directors-guild-of-america-awards-2018-winners-list-1201924676/ |title=DGA Awards 2018: Full Winners List, from Guillermo del Toro to Jordan Peele |last=Marotta |first=Jenna |publisher=IndieWire |date=February 4, 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204182436/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/directors-guild-of-america-awards-2018-winners-list-1201924676/ |archive-date=February 4, 2018}}</ref> |- |Empire Award | Best TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-last-jedi-thor-ragnarok-lead-empire-awards-2018-nominations/ |title=Star Wars The Last Jedi and Thor Ragnarok Lead Empire Awards 2018 Nominations |last=Travis |first=Ben |work=Empire |date=January 19, 2018 |access-date=January 19, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220223707/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-last-jedi-thor-ragnarok-lead-empire-awards-2018-nominations/ |archive-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> |- |Golden Globe Award | Best Television Series – Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/12/11/golden-globes-nominations-2018-complete-coverage/ |title=Golden Globes nominations 2018: Complete list of nominations |last1=Merry |first1=Stephanie |last2=Yahr |first2=Emily |date=December 11, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220224422/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/12/11/golden-globes-nominations-2018-complete-coverage/ |archive-date=February 20, 2018}}</ref> |- |MTV Movie & TV Award | Best Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-full-list-black-panther-stranger-things-lena-waithe-chris-pratt-tiffany-haddish-1202412928/ |title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Winners: ''Black Panther'', ''Stranger Things'' Among Top Honorees – Full List |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=June 18, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619034312/https://deadline.com/2018/06/mtv-movie-tv-awards-winners-full-list-black-panther-stranger-things-lena-waithe-chris-pratt-tiffany-haddish-1202412928/ |archive-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> |- |Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award | Favorite TV Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-winners-2018-1089562 |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Complete List of Winners |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513082453/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-winners-2018-1089562 |archive-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> |- | NME Award | Best TV Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/winners-vo5-nme-awards-2018-2241619 |title=Here are all the winners from the VO5 NME Awards 2018 |last=Daly |first=Rhian |work=NME |date=February 14, 2018 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509174638/http://www.nme.com/news/music/winners-vo5-nme-awards-2018-2241619 |archive-date=May 9, 2018}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"|Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 9" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|<ref name="2018 Emmy">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/ |title=Emmy Nominations: ''Game Of Thrones'' Tops Noms, With Netflix & HBO Leading Way – Full List |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 12, 2018 |access-date=July 12, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713001156/https://deadline.com/2018/07/2018-emmy-nominations-list-all-nominees-1202425072/ |archive-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref> |- | Outstanding Drama Series | data-sort-value="Duffer Brothers, The"| ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | data-sort-value="Stranger Things for Chapter 9" | ''Stranger Things'' for "Chapter Nine: The Gate" | {{nom}} |- |Producers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1074751 |title=PGA Awards: ''The Shape of Water'' Named Outstanding Motion Picture |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123043203/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1074751 |archive-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> |- |Satellite Award | Best Television Series – Genre | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dunkirk-the-shape-of-water-lead-satellite-award-nominations/ |title=''Dunkirk'', ''The Shape of Water'' Lead Satellite Award Nominations |last=Pond |first=Steve |work=TheWrap |date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=November 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213092546/https://www.thewrap.com/dunkirk-the-shape-of-water-lead-satellite-award-nominations/ |archive-date=December 13, 2017}}</ref> |- |Saturn Award | Best New Media Television Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |title=''Black Panther'', ''Walking Dead'' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations |last=McNary |first=Dave |work=Variety |date=March 15, 2018 |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023438/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2018-black-panther-walking-dead-1202727752/ |archive-date=March 16, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Teen Choice Award | Choice Fantasy/Sci-Fi Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/943773/teen-choice-awards-2018-avengers-infinity-war-black-panther-and-riverdale-among-top-nominees |title=Teen Choice Awards 2018: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Riverdale Among Top Nominees |last=Cohen |first=Jess |work=E! Online |date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613220922/https://www.eonline.com/news/943773/teen-choice-awards-2018-avengers-infinity-war-black-panther-and-riverdale-among-top-nominees |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Writers Guild of America Award | Television: Dramatic Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/writers-guild-award-tv-nominations-americans-handmaids-tale-glow-1202632895/ |title=Writers Guild Award TV Nominations: ''The Americans'', ''Handmaid's Tale'', ''GLOW'' Grab Multiple Mentions |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |work=Variety |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003539/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/writers-guild-award-tv-nominations-americans-handmaids-tale-glow-1202632895/ |archive-date=December 8, 2017}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="8" scope="row" | 2019 |Grammy Award | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2019-61st-annual-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list |title=2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominations List |date=December 7, 2018 |work=The Recording Academy |access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> |- |Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award | Favorite TV Drama | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-nominees-2019-1190854 |title=Kids' Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Tops Nominees; DJ Khaled to Host |last=Howard |first=Annie |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 26, 2019 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227033741/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kids-choice-awards-complete-list-nominees-2019-1190854 |archive-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"| People's Choice Awards | Bingeworthy Show of 2019 |''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1250529/item/comedy-movie-2019-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2019-1236415 |title=People's Choice Awards: 'Avengers: Endgame' Named Best Movie |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Howard |first2=Annie |date=November 10, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111054342/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2019-peoples-choice-awards-winners-list-full-1250529/item/movie-2019-peoples-choice-awards-nominations-2019-1236394 |archive-date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref> |- | Drama Show of 2019 |''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} |- | Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show of 2019 |''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} |- | Show of 2019 |''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} |- | Saturn Award | Best Streaming Horror & Thriller Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mancuso |first1=Vinnie |title='Avengers: Endgame', ''Game of Thrones'' Lead the 2019 Saturn Awards Nominations |url=https://collider.com/saturn-awards-nominations-2019/ |website=Collider |access-date=July 17, 2019 |date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> |- | Teen Choice Award | Choice Summer TV Show | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/stranger-things-tops-second-wave-of-teen-choice-nominees.html |title=''Stranger Things'' tops second wave of Teen Choice nominees |access-date=July 9, 2019 |work=ABC News Radio |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709010544/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/stranger-things-tops-second-wave-of-teen-choice-nominees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2020 | Satellite Award | Best Genre Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2019-ipa-awards/ |title=2019 Winners |publisher=International Press Academy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112214741/https://www.pressacademy.com/2019-ipa-awards/ |archive-date=January 12, 2020 |access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> |- | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | ''Stranger Things'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-emmy-nominations-live-updating-1303894 |title=Emmy Awards: Nominations List |first1=Jennifer |last1=Konerman |first2=Hilary |last2=Lewis |first3=Kimberly |last3=Nordyke |date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |}
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