List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Netflix

In 2013, House of Cards was the first Netflix's original series to be nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. From 2013 to 2017, the series scored five consecutive nominations and is currently Netflix's most nominated series, with 56 nominations and 7 wins overall.[9] In 2015, after switching from comedy to drama, Orange Is the New Black was nominated in 2016. Both The Crown and Stranger Things were nominated for their first two seasons in 2017 and 2018. After a one year hiatus, both series released their third seasons in 2019, qualifying for the 2020 ballot; they were both successful. Ozark was nominated for its second and third seasons in 2019 and 2020, respectively. In 2019, after Netflix acquired the rights to distribute, the British series Bodyguard, eligible for a nomination, was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series.

House of Cards is Netflix's most nominated original series with 56 nominations overall.

Ater being nominated in the comedy category for its first season, Orange Is the New Black switched to drama and scored a nomination for its second season.

In 2014, Orange Is the New Black became the first Netflix series to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series while Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was nominated four consecutive times for its first four seasons. Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang's Master of None was nominated in 2016 and 2017 for its first and second season. After being nominated for its first season, GLOW missed the nomination for its second season. In 2019, Russian Doll was the only original Netflix series to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Master of None received two consecutive nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2016 and 2017.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt received 18 nominations overall, failing to win any.

In 2018, Netflix scored a nomination for Outstanding Limited Series with Godless. The following year, When They See Us was nominated, receiving 16 nominations; the series is produced by Robert De Niro, Ava DuVernay, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Jeff Skoll, Berry Welsh, and Oprah Winfrey.

Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey co-produced the series When They See Us.

In 2019, It's Bruno!, produced by Amanda Bowers, Molly Conners, Vincent Morano and Solvan "Slick" Naim, was nominated. Special was also nominated that year; the series is produced by Anna Dokoza, Eric Norsoph, Ryan O'Connell, Jim Parsons, and Todd Spiewak.

A Very Murray Christmas was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie in 2016. In 2017, Black Mirror won by submitting "San Junipero" as a movie. A year later, the series won again by using the same strategy with the episode "USS Callister". In 2019, the movie Black Mirror: Bandersnatch won the same award, achieving a third consecutive win for Netflix in that category.[27]

Black Mirror has won Outstanding Television Movie for three consecutive years.

In 2014, The Square was the first Netflix documentary to be nominated for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. In 2015, Virunga scored a nomination while What Happened, Miss Simone? was the first documentary film to win in 2016. In 2017, Amanda Knox was nominated; 13th won the award. In 2018, Icarus and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond were nominated. The following year, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened was nominated. The most recent documentary films to be nominated for the award are Becoming and The Great Hack.

Out of the last five years, Netflix has won three times for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series; Making a Murderer (2016), Wild Wild Country (2018), and Our Planet (2019). Chef's Table was nominated for seasons two, three, and five while The Keepers and Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness were also nominated.

Dan Braun, Josh Braun, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, producers of 2018's winning documentary Wild Wild Country.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman was nominated for its first two seasons while Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee received nominations for seasons ten and eleven.

Queer Eye has won Outstanding Structured Reality Program three consecutive times (2018–2020). Tidying Up with Marie Kondo scored a nomination in 2019; the series is produced by Hend Baghdady, Bianca Barnes-Williams, Gail Berman, Heather Crowe, Joe Earley, Takumi Kawahara, Marie Kondo, Scott Mlodzinski, and Ian Samplin.

Somebody Feed Phil was nominated for its second season; the series is produced by John Bedolis, Joe Caterini, Christopher Collins, Shawn Cuddy, Philip Rosenthal, Rich Rosenthal, and Lydia Tenaglia.

In 2017, Netflix debuted in the category with the specials Louis C.K. 2017 and Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust. The following year, Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life was nominated while Dave Chappelle: Equanimity won. In 2019, the streaming service scored four nominations in the category; Hannah Gadsby: Nanette, Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, Springsteen on Broadway, and Wanda Sykes: Not Normal. In 2020, out of five nominated specials, Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones won.

Dave Chappelle won twice for his stand-up comedy specials Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (2018) and Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones (2020).

Kevin Spacey was nominated for the first five seasons of House of Cards. After sexual misconduct allegations, he was fired from the series; Robin Wright became the only lead character in the series' final season. Kyle Chandler was nominated twice for his role in Bloodline while Jason Bateman was nominated three times for Ozark.

Jason Bateman was nominated three times for his role in Ozark.

In 2013, after Netflix acquired Arrested Development, Jason Bateman was nominated for his role in the series. The following year, Ricky Gervais was nominated for Derek, another Netflix acquisition. In 2016, Aziz Ansari was the first actor from a Netflix original to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Master of None; he was nominated the following year as well. In 2019 and 2020, Michael Douglas was nominated for The Kominsky Method.

Aziz Ansari was nominated twice for his role in Master of None.

In 2015, Ricky Gervais was nominated for Derek: The Special. Three years later, Jesse Plemons was nominated for Black Mirror: "USS Callister". During the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Jharrel Jerome won for his portrayal of Korey Wise in the limited series When They See Us, making history by becoming the first Afro–Latin American to win for an acting category.[71]

Jharrel Jerome made history as the first Afro–Latin American to win an Emmy for acting in 2019.

In 2013, Robin Wright was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Claire Underwood in House of Cards; she was nominated for all six seasons of the series. Claire Foy received a nomination for the first season and won for the second season of The Crown. For the third and fourth seasons of the series, the character is portrayed by Olivia Colman, who was nominated in 2020. For her performance in Ozark, Laura Linney was nominated for seasons two and three in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

In 2017, Claire Foy won an Emmy for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.

In 2014, Taylor Schilling, lead actress of Orange Is the New Black, was nominated. However, after the series switched to drama, Schilling was ineligible to receive a second nomination in 2015. The following year, Lily Tomlin scored a nomination for Grace and Frankie; her co-lead, Jane Fonda, was nominated for her work in season three. In 2016 and 2017, Ellie Kemper was nominated for her performance in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In 2019, Natasha Lyonne received a nomination for Russian Doll. Christina Applegate received two nominations for Dead to Me in 2019 and 2020; her co-star, Linda Cardellini, received a nomination in 2020.

Lily Tomlin was nominated four consecutive times for Grace and Frankie.

In 2018, Michelle Dockery was nominated for Godless while Regina King won for her performance in Seven Seconds. The following year, Aunjanue Ellis and Niecy Nash were both nominated for When They See Us.

Regina King won an Emmy for Seven Seconds.

House of Cards' Michael Kelly was nominated four times for his supporting role in the series. Ben Mendelsohn received two nominations for his work in Bloodline, in 2015 and 2016, respectively; he won in 2016. In 2017 and 2018, David Harbour was nominated for his performance in Stranger Things for seasons one and two. John Lithgow and Matt Smith were both nominated for their portrayals in The Crown in 2017 and 2018, respectively; Lithgow won.

Ben Mendelsohn won an Emmy for Bloodline.

From 2015 to 2018, Tituss Burgess was nominated for playing Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In 2019 and 2020, Alan Arkin was nominated for his role in the first two seasons of The Kominsky Method.

From 2019 to 2020, Alan Arkin was nominated for The Kominsky Method.

In 2018, Jeff Daniels won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in Godless. The following year, Asante Blackk, John Leguizamo, and Michael K. Williams were all nominated for When They See Us.

Jeff Daniels won for his role in Godless.

In 2015, Uzo Aduba won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Orange Is the New Black; she was nominated for the same role in 2017. From 2017 to 2017, Millie Bobby Brown was nominated for her role in Stranger Things. In 2018, Vanessa Kirby received a nomination for her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the second season of The Crown. Beginning with season three, Helena Bonham Carter replaced Kirby, playing an older version of the character; Cater received a nomination in 2020. Most recently, Julia Garner won two consecutive Emmys for her performance in Ozark.

Julia Garner won two Emmys for her performance in Ozark.

In 2014, Kate Mulgrew was nominated for Orange Is the New Black. The following year, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Jane Krakowski was nominated for playing Jacqueline White. Beginning in 2018, Betty Gilpin scored three consecutive nominations for GLOW.

Betty Gilpin received three consecutive nominations for GLOW.

In 2018, Merritt Wever won in the category for her role in Godless. Meanwhile, Letitia Wright was nominated for Black Mirror: "Black Museum". In 2019, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Vera Farmiga were both nominated for When They See Us.

Merritt Wever won for her role in Godless.

In 2014, Reg E. Cathey was nominated for House of Cards. The following year, he won in the category for the same role. For season two of Orange Is the New Black, Pablo Schreiber, received the only nomination for the series in the guest actor category. House of Cards continued to dominate the guest acting field adding Mahershala Ali and Paul Sparks. After winning an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Bloodline, Ben Mendelsohn was nominated in the guest category for the final season of the series. In 2018, Cameron Britton, from Mindhunter, and Matthew Goode, from The Crown, were nominated.

Reg E. Cathey was nominated three times for House of Cards, winning once in 2015.

Netflix's only nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series was in 2015 for Jon Hamm in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

House of Cards is the Netflix original with the most nominations in the category with four; Kate Mara in 2014, Rachel Brosnahan in 2015, and Ellen Burstyn and Molly Parker in 2016. In 2017, Shannon Purser received a nomination for Stranger Things. For Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox was nominated in 2017, 2018, and 2020.

Rachel Brosnahan, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Mara, and Molly Parker were all nominated for House of Cards.

In 2014, Orange Is the New Black's Uzo Aduba won her first Emmy for playing Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren for the first season while Natasha Lyonne and Laverne Cox were also nominated for the same season; Cox became the first transgender woman to be nominated for an Emmy Award.[133] The following year, Tina Fey was nominated for her guest role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt while Angela Bassett was nominated for her performance in Master of None in 2017.

Laverne Cox became the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in 2014.

In 2019, sixth-place finisher Ryan O'Connell became the fifth nominee in the category after Jonathan Banks' nomination was revoked. It was determined that several episodes were shorter than two minutes, violating the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' rule that six episodes air during the eligibility period with a runtime of at least two minutes.[137]

In 2019, Special scored two nominations in the category with actresses Jessica Hecht and Punam Patel, for the first season of the series.

In 2013, David Fincher became the first director to win in the category for the episode "Chapter 1" of House of Cards. The following year, Carl Franklin was nominated for his work on "Chapter 14" while Stephen Daldry was nominated in 2017 and won in 2018, for The Crown. The Duffer Brothers were nominated two consecutive years, for seasons one and two of Stranger Things. In 2018, Ozark received two nominations: "The Toll" and "Tonight We Improvise". For the second season, the episode "Reparations", directed by Jason Bateman, won an Emmy.

In 2013, David Fincher won for directing the pilot episode, "Chapter 1", of House of Cards.

In 2014, Jodie Foster was nominated for directing the episode "Lesbian Request Denied" of Orange Is the New Black. Aziz Ansari scored a nomination for "Parents" from Master of None in 2016. In 2018, Jesse Peretz was nominated for the first episode, "Pilot", of GLOW.

In 2014, Jodie Foster was nominated for directing "Lesbian Request Denied" from Orange Is the New Black.

In 2018, Scott Frank was nominated for his directorial work on the limited series Godless. In 2019, Ava DuVernay was nominated for directing the four episodes of When They See Us. In 2020, Maria Schrader won for directing Unorthodox.

In 2014, Beau Willimon was nominated for writing the first episode of season two, "Chapter 14", of House of Cards. The Crown's Peter Morgan was nominated for his work on the first three seasons. The Duffer Brothers were nominated for the episodes "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" and "Chapter Nine: The Gate" of Stranger Things, in 2017 and 2018, respectively. In 2019, Jed Mercurio was nominated for Bodyguard. Ozark received three writing nominations in 2020.

Peter Morgan received three nominations for his work on The Crown.

In 2014, Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan were nominated for "I Wasn't Ready" from Orange Is the New Black. In 2016, Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang won an Emmy for writing "Parents", for the first season of Master of None. The following year, Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe won for "Thanksgiving"; Waithe became the first African-American female to ever win for that category.[161] Most recently, Russian Doll received two nominations in 2019: "Nothing in This World Is Easy" (Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler) and "A Warm Body" (Allison Silverman).

In 2017, Lena Waithe became the first African-American female to win an Emmy for writing a comedy series episode.

Black Mirror has won the award for writing two consecutive years; the first win was for "San Junipero" (by Charlie Brooker) while the second was for "USS Callister" (by William Bridges and Brooker). In 2018, Scott Frank was nominated for writing Godless, and Kevin McManus and Michael McManus were nominated for American Vandal. The following year, When They See Us was nominated for the episode "Part Four", written by Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury. In 2020, Michael Chabon, Susannah Grant and Ayelet Waldman were nominated for "Episode 1" of Unbelievable while Anna Winger received a nomination for "Part 1" of Unorthodox.

Charlie Brooker won two consecutive Emmys for writing episodes of Black Mirror.

In 2016, Making a Murderer won for Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Programming for its first season. 13th, written by Ava DuVernay and Spencer Averick, won in 2017; Amanda Knox and Bill Nye Saves the World were also nominated. The following year, Icarus scored a nomination while the series Our Planet was nominated in 2019. In 2020, Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer won; Circus of Books was also nominated.

In 2016, Patton Oswalt won for his special Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping, meanwhile John Mulaney was nominated for John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid. In 2017, Louis C.K. and Sarah Silverman were nominated for their own individual specials. In 2018, John Mulaney won for his special John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City; Patton Oswalt: Annihilation (by Patton Oswalt) and Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (by Steve Martin and Martin Short) were also nominated. In 2019 and 2020, out of five nominated Netflix specials, Hannah Gadsby and Dave Chappelle won for writing their respective specials.

Both John Mulaney and Patton Oswalt received three nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special, each winning once; Mulaney in 2018 and Oswalt in 2016.

In 2018, Steve Martin and Martin Short received a nomination for writing Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.

The Ranch won the award for seasons one, three and four, and nominated for season two. Donald A. Morgan is the cinematographer nominated for each season.

House of Cards won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) in 2013. The series was also nominated for seasons two, three, and four. In 2017, The Crown, Sense8 and Stranger Things were each nominated for the award. In 2018, Adriano Goldman, from The Crown, won for his work on the episode "Beryl"; Goldman was also nominated in 2017 and 2020. Meanwhile, Ben Kutchins was nominated twice for Ozark in 2018 and 2020.

In 2018, The End of the F***ing World and GLOW were nominated; the former received a second nomination in 2020. Russian Doll's Chris Teague won for his work on the episode "Ariadne" in 2019.

Black Mirror was nominated for the episodes "Nosedive" and "USS Callister". Godless scored a nomination in the category for "An Incident at Creede". In 2019, When They See Us was nominated for the episode "Part 1" by cinematographer Bradford Young.

• † – Indicates that two or more episodes were nominated in the category for that season.

Queer Eye was nominated for seasons one, two, and the special We're in Japan!: Japanese Holiday. Garrett Rosey was the cinematographer nominated.