The company was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph on August 29, 1997, in Scotts Valley, California.

Due to entering into production and not only releasing original content and its reception, films and TV programs produced and distributed by Netflix were eligible for major awards.

On January 12, 2014, Robin Wright (House of Cards) won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Claire Underwood.

[5] With the accolade, Wright became the first actress to win a Golden Globe for an online-only web television series.

On July 10, 2014, nominations for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced, with programs produced or streamed by Netflix scoring a total of thirty-one.

Nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series were Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox and Natasha Lyonne.

Uzo Aduba won the Emmy, becoming the first actress from a Netflix original to win the award.

In addition, Laverne Cox made history by becoming the first transgender person ever nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Meanwhile, Orange Is the New Black debuted strong, House of Cards increased the number of nominations from nine to thirteen.

Also Orange Is the New Black won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

At the Producers Guild Awards, Orange Is the New Black won for Best Episodic Comedy and House of Cards was nominated for the second time.

For the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards the company received thirty-four nominations, with House of Cards and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt leading.

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

Tina Fey's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt debuted with seven entries, Bloodline with two and Grace and Frankie with one.

Uzo Aduba won her second consecutive Emmy, this time in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series category for the episode: "Hugs Can Be Deceiving".

Days later, Master of None made its debut winning the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Series.

Uzo Aduba and the cast of Orange Is the New Black won a Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, for a second consecutive time.

Kevin Spacey repeated as the winner of the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.

For the 88th Academy Awards, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom and What Happened, Miss Simone?

For the third season of Orange Is the New Black, Taylor Schilling won for the second time the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

For the 2016 Primetime Emmys, programs streamed by Netflix reached the third place in number of nominations with fifty-four.

Nominations led by House of Cards, Making a Murderer, What Happened, Miss Simone?

Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang, from Master of None won the Emmy for writing the episode "Parents".

Films or programs streamed or produced by Netflix received 27 Golden Globe Awards from 156 nominations.

The American Film Institute (AFI) is an organization that educates and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – The Crown – Lady Dynamite – Luke Cage – The OA – Stranger Things 1.

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