'' Buffy '' has gathered a number of awards and nominations which include an Emmy Award nomination for the 1999 episode " Hush " , which featured an extended sequence with no character dialogue . The 2001 episode " The Body " was filmed with no musical score , only diegetic music ; it was nominated for a Nebula Award in 2002 . The 2001 musical episode " Once More , with Feeling " received plaudits , but was omitted from Emmy nomination ballots by " accident " . It since was featured on '' Channel 4 's " 100 Greatest Musicals " '' . In 2001 , Sarah Michelle Gellar received a Golden Globe-nomination for Best Actress in a TV Series-Drama for her role in the show , as well nominations for the Teen Choice Awards and the Saturn Award for Best Genre TV Actress . The series won the Drama Category for Television 's Most Memorable Moment at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards for " The Gift " beating '' The X-Files '' , '' Grey 's Anatomy '' , '' Brian 's Song '' and '' Dallas '' , although the sequence for this award was not aired
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
60th Primetime Emmy Awards
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