Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is presented to the best directing of a television drama series, usually for a particular episode.[fn 1]
Winners and nominations
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Total awards by network
- NBC – 21
- CBS – 17
- ABC – 11
- HBO – 8
- Fox – 2
- PBS – 1
- Netflix – 1
- Showtime – 1
Programs with multiple awards
- 4 awards
- NYPD Blue (3 consecutive)
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- 3 awards
- CBS Playhouse (consecutive)
- The Defenders (2 consecutive)
- Hill Street Blues (2 consecutive)
- The West Wing (2 consecutive)
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- 2 awards
- Boardwalk Empire (consecutive)
- Game of Thrones (consecutive)
- Cagney & Lacey (consecutive)
- Equal Justice (consecutive)
- ER
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Programs with multiple nominations
- 13 nominations
- ER (NBC)
- The Sopranos (HBO)
- 12 nominations
- Hill Street Blues (NBC)
- L.A. Law (NBC)
- 11 nominations
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
- 10 nominations
- 9 nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- CBS Playhouse (CBS)
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- 5 nominations
- Breaking Bad (AMC)
- The Defenders (CBS)
- Fame (NBC)
- 4 nominations
- Downton Abbey (PBS)
- Homeland (Showtime)
- Lost (ABC)
- Mad Men (AMC)
- Moonlighting (ABC)
- Roots (ABC)
- 3 nominations
- 24 (Fox)
- Boston Legal (ABC)
- Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
- Chicago Hope (CBS)
- China Beach (ABC)
- General Electric Theatre (NBC)
- Law & Order (NBC)
- Six Feet Under (HBO)
- The Waltons (CBS)
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- 2 nominations
- Alcoa Premiere (ABC)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (CBS)
- Battlestar Galactica (Syfy)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC)
- The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC)
- Columbo (NBC)
- Damages (FX)
- Deadwood (HBO)
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC)
- Equal Justice (ABC)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
- House of Cards (Netflix)
- I'll Fly Away (NBC)
- The Knick (Cinemax)
- Kojak (CBS)
- Miami Vice (NBC)
- Producers' Showcase (NBC)
- Rich Man, Poor Man (PBS)
- thirtysomething (ABC)
- The United States Steel Hour (ABC)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (CBS)
- The X-Files (Fox)
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Notes
- ↑ Though this category is the dominant one in which dramatic directing has been recognized, there were a few years in which the categories were determined by running time, not genre. Until 1979, miniseries and television films competed alongside drama series.
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| Creative Arts |
- Casting for a Comedy Series
- Casting for a Drama Series
- Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
- Choreography
- Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
- Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
- Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
- Cinematography for a Reality Program
- Commercial
- Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie
- Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie
- Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming
- Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
- Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special
- Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series
- Individual Achievement in Animation
- Main Title Design
- Main Title Theme Music
- Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
- Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
- Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
- Music and Lyrics
- Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
- Music Composition for a Series
- Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program
- Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program
- Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special
- Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
- Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
- Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
- Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less)
- Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)
- Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
- Sound Editing for a Series
- Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
- Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
- Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
- Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
- Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
- Special and Visual Effects / Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role
- Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program
- Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie
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