Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1955 and it is given in honor of a writer or writers who produced an outstanding story or screenplay for an episode of a television drama series during the primetime network season. Undergoing several name changes, the award received its current title at the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1996.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Drama Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded1955
Currently held byJesse Armstrong,
Succession (2020)
Websiteemmys.com

Since its inception, the award has been presented to 75 writers. Jesse Armstrong is the current recipient of the award for his work on the episode of HBO's Succession titled "Nobody Is Ever Missing". Rod Serling holds the record for most wins for this category at six. The Sopranos also hold the record for most wins and nominations for this category at six and 21, respectively.

Winners and nominations

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Table key
Indicates the winner

1950s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1955
(7th)
Best Written Dramatic Material[1]
Studio One "Twelve Angry Men" Reginald Rose CBS
Climax!"An Error in Chemistry"David Dortort CBS
Four Star Playhouse"The Answer"Leonard Freeman
Medic"White is the Color"James Moser NBC
The Philco Television PlayhousePaddy Chayefsky
1956
(8th)
Best Original Teleplay Writing[2]
Kraft Television Theatre"Patterns"Rod SerlingNBC
Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse "A Catered Affair"Paddy Chayefsky NBC
"Thunder Over Washington"David Davidson
The Philco Television Playhouse"A Man Is Ten Feet Tall"Robert Alan Aurthur
The United States Steel Hour"Fearful Decision"Cyril Hume and Richard MaibaumCBS
Best Television Adaptation[3]
Ford Star Jubilee"The Cain Mutiny Court-Martial"Paul Gregory and Franklin SchaffnerCBS
The 20th Century Fox Hour "Miracle on 34th Street"John Monks CBS
"The Ox-Bow Incident"David Dortort
Climax!"The Champion"Rod Serling
Producers' Showcase"Our Town"David ShawNBC
1957
(9th)
Best Teleplay Writing – Half Hour or Less[4]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Fog Closing In"James P. CavanaughCBS
Frontier"Patrol"Morton Fine and David FriedkinNBC
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"The Buntime"Dan UllmanABC
The Loretta Young Show"The Pearl"Richard MorrisNBC
Telephone Time"Man With the Beard"John NesbittABC
Best Teleplay Writing – One Hour or More[5]
Playhouse 90"Requiem for a Heavyweight"Rod SerlingCBS
Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse "Joey"Louis Peterson NBC
"Tragedy in a Temporary Town"Reginald Rose
Kraft Television Theatre"A Night to Remember"George Roy Hill and John Whedon
Playhouse 90"Sizeman and Son"Elick MollCBS
1958
(10th)
Best Teleplay Writing – Half Hour or Less[6]
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars"The Lonely Wizard"Paul MonashCBS
Father Knows Best"Margaret Hires a Gardener"Roswell Rogers NBC
Frontiers of Faith"A Chassidic Tale"Morton Wishengrad
Gunsmoke"Born to Hang"John Meston CBS
Leave It to Beaver"Beaver Gets Spelled"Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher
Best Teleplay Writing – One Hour or More[7]
Playhouse 90"The Comedian"Rod SerlingCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Green Pastures"Marc Connelly NBC
Omnibus"The Life of Samuel Johnson"James Lee
Playhouse 90"Miracle Worker"William Gibson CBS
Studio One"No Deadly Medicine"Arthur Hailey
1959
(11th)
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series Less Than One Hour[8]
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre"Eddie"Alfred Brenner and Ken HughesNBC
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre"The Loudmouth"Christopher KnopfNBC
Alfred Hitchcock Presents"Lamb to the Slaughter"Roald Dahl CBS
General Electric Theater"One is a Wanderer"Samuel A. Taylor
Peter Gunn"The Kill"Blake EdwardsNBC
Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program One Hour or Longer[9]
Hallmark Hall of Fame"Little Moon of Alban"James CostiganNBC
Playhouse 90"Child of Our Time"Irving G. Neiman CBS
"Days of Wine and Roses"JP Miller
"The Old Man"Horton Foote
"A Town has Turned to Dust"Rod Serling

1960s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1960
(12th)
[10]
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
The Twilight Zone Rod Serling CBS
Ford Startime"The Turn of the Screw"James CostiganNBC
Playhouse 90"Project Immortality"Loring MandelCBS
1961
(16th)
[11]
The Twilight Zone Rod Serling CBS
DuPont Show of the Month"The Lincoln Murder Case"Dale WassermanCBS
NBC Sunday Showcase"The Sacco-Vanzetti Story"Reginald RoseNBC
1962
(14th)
[12]
The Defenders Reginald Rose CBS
Alcoa Premiere"People Need People"Henry F. Greenberg ABC
Ben Casey"I Remember a Lemon Tree"Jack Laird and Marcus W. Demian
The Dick Powell Show"The Price of Tomatoes"Richard Alan SimmonsNBC
The Twilight ZoneRod SerlingCBS
1963
(15th)
[13]
The Defenders "The Madman" Robert Thom and Reginald Rose CBS
Ben Casey"A Cardinal Act of Mercy"Norman KatkovABC
The DuPont Show of the Week"Big Deal in Laredo"Sidney Carroll NBC
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Invincible Mr. Disraeli"James Lee
Alcoa Premiere"The Voice of Charlie Pont"Halsted WellesABC
1964
(16th)
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Original[14]
The Defenders"Blacklist"Ernest KinoyCBS
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"Something About Lee Wiley"David RayfielNBC
Breaking Point"And James was a very Small Snail"Allan SloaneABC
Dr. Kildare"What's God to Julius?"Adrian SpiesNBC
East Side/West Side"Who Do You Kill?"Arnold PerlCBS
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama – Adaptation[15]
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"It's Mental Work"Rod SerlingNBC
Alfred Hitchcock Presents"The Jar"James BridgesCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Patriots"Robert Hartung NBC
The Richard Boone Show"The Hooligan"Walter Newman
1965
(17th)
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Writers[16]
The Defenders "The 700 Year Old Gang" David Karp CBS
Danny Thomas Special"The Wonderful World of Burlesque"Arnie Rosen and Coleman JacobyNBC
The Dick Van Dyke Show"Never Bathe on Sunday"Carl ReinerCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"The Magnificent Yankee"Robert Hartung NBC
That Was the Week That WasWilliam Boardman, Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett, David Frost, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley, Thomas Meehan, Herbert Sargent, Larry Siegel, Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson, Calvin Trillin, and Saul Turteltaub
1966
(18th)
[17]
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Eagle in a Cage" Millard Lampell NBC
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"The Game"S. Lee Pogostin NBC
I Spy"A Cup of Kindness"Morton Fine and David Friedkin
1967
(19th)
[18]
Mission: Impossible "Pilot" Bruce Geller CBS
CBS Playhouse"The Final War of Olly Winter"Ronald RibmanCBS
I Spy"The Warlord"Robert CulpNBC
1968
(20th)
[19]
CBS Playhouse "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" Loring Mandel CBS
CBS Playhouse"Dear Friends"Reginald RoseCBS
Ironside"Ironside: World Premiere Motion Picture"Don MankiewiczNBC
Mission: Impossible"The Seal"Allan Balter and William Read WoodfieldCBS
1969
(21st)
[20]
CBS Playhouse "The People Next Door" JP Miller CBS
CBS Playhouse"The Experiment"Ellen M. ViolettCBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame"Teacher, Teacher"Allan SloaneNBC

1970s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1970
(22nd)
[21]
My Sweet Charlie (NBC World Premiere Movie) Richard Levinson and William Link CBS
Marcus Welby, M.D. (ABC Movie of the Week)Don MankiewiczABC
Sadbird (CBS Playhouse)George BellakCBS
1971
(23rd)
[22]
The Bold Ones: The Senator "To Taste of Death but Once" Joel Oliansky NBC
The Bold Ones: The Senator"A Continual Roar of Musketry"David W. Rintels NBC
The Psychiatrist"In Death's Other Kingdom"Jerrold Freedman
1972
(24th)
[23]
Columbo "Death Lends a Hand" Richard Levinson and William Link NBC
Columbo "Murder by the Book"Steven Bochco NBC
"Suitable for Framing"Jackson Gillis
1973
(25th)
[24]
The Waltons "The Scholar" John McGreevey CBS
Columbo"Etude in Black"Steven Bochco, William Link, and Richard LevinsonNBC
The Waltons"The Love Story"Earl Hamner Jr.CBS
1974
(26th)
[25]
The Waltons "The Thanksgiving Story" Joanna Lee CBS
Kojak"Death is Not a Passing Grade"Gene R. Kearney CBS
The Waltons"The Easter Story"John McGreevey
1975
(27th)
[26]
Benjamin Franklin "The Ambassador" Howard Fast CBS
Benjamin Franklin"The Whirlwind"Loring MandelCBS
Police Story"Robbery: 48 Hours"Robert L. CollinsNBC
Upstairs, Downstairs "The Bolter"John Hawkesworth PBS
"Miss Forrest"Alfred Shaughnessy
1976
(28th)
[27]
The Adams Chronicles "John Adams and Lawyer" Sherman Yellen PBS
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (Great Performances)Julian MitchellPBS
The Law"Complaint Amended"Larry Gelbart and Simon MuntnerNBC
Rich Man, Poor Man"Part I"Dean RiesnerABC
Upstairs, Downstairs"Another Year"Alfred ShaughnessyPBS
1977
(29th)
[28]
Roots "Part II" William Blinn and Ernest Kinoy ABC
The Adams Chronicles "Charles Francis Adams: Minister to Great Britain"Roger O. Hirson PBS
"John Quincy Adams: President"Tad Mosel
Roots "Part V"James Lee ABC
"Part VIII"M. Charles Cohen
1978
(30th)
[29]
Holocaust Gerald Green NBC
The Dain CurseRobert W. LenskiCBS
KingAbby MannNBC
Meeting of MindsSteve Allen PBS
The Norman ConquestsAlan Ayckbourn
1979
(31st)
[30]
Lou Grant "Dying" Michele Gallery CBS
Lou Grant "Marathon"Gene Reynolds CBS
"Vet"Leon Tokatyan
The Paper Chase"The Late Mr. Hart"James Bridges

1980s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1980
(32nd)
[31]
Lou Grant "Cop" Seth Freeman CBS
Lou Grant "Brushfire"Allan Burns and Gene Reynolds CBS
"Lou"Michele Gallery
Skag "Pilot" Abby MannNBC
Tenspeed and Brown ShoeStephen J. CannellABC
1981
(33rd)
[32]
Hill Street Blues "Hill Street Station" Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll NBC
American Dream"Pilot"Ronald M. Cohen, Barbara Corday, and Ken HechtABC
Hill Street Blues"Jungle Madness"Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll, and Anthony YerkovichNBC
Lou Grant "Rape"Seth Freeman CBS
"Strike"April Smith
1982
(34th)
[33]
Hill Street Blues "Freedom's Last Stand" Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll, Jeff Lewis, Michael I. Wagner, and Anthony Yerkovich NBC
Hill Street Blues "Personal Foul"Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis, Michael I. Wagner, and Anthony Yerkovich NBC
"The Second Oldest Profession"Steven Bochco, Robert Crais, Michael Kozoll, and Anthony Yerkovich
"The World According to Freedom"Michael I. Wagner
Lou Grant"Blacklist"Seth FreemanCBS
1983
(35th)
[34]
Hill Street Blues "Trial by Fury" David Milch NBC
Hill Street Blues"Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back"Steven Bochco, Karen Hall, Jeff Lewis, David Milch, and Anthony Yerkovich NBC
"A Hair of the Dog"Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis, and Anthony Yerkovich
"No Body's Perfect"Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis, David Milch, Michael I. Wagner, and Anthony Yerkovich
"Officer of the Year"Karen Hall
1984
(36th)
[35]
St. Elsewhere "The Women" Tom Fontana, John Masius, and John Ford Noonan NBC
Hill Street Blues "Doris in Wonderland"Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis, David Milch, and Peter Silverman NBC
"Grace Under Pressure"Steven Bochco, Mark Frost, Karen Hall, Jeff Lewis, David Milch, and Michael I. Wagner
St. Elsewhere "All About Eve"Tom Fontana and John Masius
"Newhart"Tom Fontana, John Masius, Emilie R. Small, and Garn Stephens
"Qui Transulit Sustinet"Tom Fontana, John Masius, John Tinker, and Mark Tinker
1985
(37th)
[36]
Cagney & Lacey "Who Said It's Fair, Part 2" Patricia Green CBS
Cagney & Lacey"Child Witness"Deborah ArakelianCBS
Hill Street Blues"The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall"Jacob Epstein and Michael I. Wagner NBC
Miami Vice"Pilot"Anthony Yerkovich
St. Elsewhere "Murder, She Rote"Steve Bello, Tom Fontana, and John Masius
"Sweet Dreams"Tom Fontana and John Masius
1986
(38th)
[37]
St. Elsewhere "Time Heals" Tom Fontana, John Masius, and John Tinker NBC
Hill Street Blues"What Are Friends For?"Dick WolfNBC
Moonlighting "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"Debra Frank and Carl Sautter ABC
"Twas the Episode Before Christmas"Glenn Gordon Caron
St. Elsewhere"Haunted"Charles H. Eglee, Tom Fontana, Channing Gibson, John Masius, and John TinkerNBC
1987
(39th)
[38]
L.A. Law "The Venus Butterfly" Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher NBC
Cagney & Lacey"Turn, Turn, Turn, Part 1"Georgia JeffriesCBS
Hill Street Blues"It Ain't Over Till It's Over"Jeff Lewis, David Milch, and John Romano NBC
L.A. Law"Sidney the Dead-Nosed Reindeer"William M. Finkelstein
Moonlighting "I Am Curious... Maddie"Glenn Gordon Caron, Roger Director, Charles H. Eglee, Karen Hall, Ron Osborn, and Jeff Reno ABC
"Atomic Shakespeare"Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno
St. Elsewhere"Afterlife"Tom Fontana, John Masius, and John TinkerNBC
1988
(40th)
[39]
thirtysomething "Business as Usual" Paul Haggis and Marshall Herskovitz ABC
Beauty and the Beast "Pilot"Ron KoslowCBS
China BeachJohn Sacret YoungABC
L.A. Law"Beauty and Obese"Terry Louise Fisher and David E. Kelley NBC
"Full Martial Jacket"Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher, and David E. Kelley
St. Elsewhere"The Last One"Tom Fontana, Channing Gibson, Bruce Paltrow, John Tinker, and Mark Tinker
1989
(41st)
[40]
thirtysomething "First Day/Last Day" Joseph Dougherty ABC
L.A. Law"His Suit Is Hirsute"Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, William M. Finkelstein, and Michele Gallery NBC
"I'm in the Nude for Love"David E. Kelley
"Urine Trouble Now"William M. Finkelstein, Michele Gallery, David E. Kelley, and Judith Parker
thirtysomething"The Mike Van Dyke Show"Marshall Herskovitz and Edward ZwickABC

1990s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1990
(42nd)
[41]		 L.A. Law "Blood, Sweat & Fears" David E. Kelley NBC
L.A. Law"Bang... Zoom... Zap"William M. Finkelstein and David E. KelleyNBC
thirtysomething"The Go Between"Joseph Dougherty ABC
Twin Peaks"Pilot"Mark Frost and David Lynch
"Episode 3"Harley Peyton
1991
(43rd)
[42]		 L.A. Law "On the Toad Again" David E. Kelley NBC
L.A. Law"Lie Harder"Judith Feldman and Sarah Woodside Gallagher NBC
"Mutinies on the Banzai"Alan Brennert, Patricia Green and David E. Kelley
Northern Exposure"Pilot"Joshua Brand and John FalseyCBS
thirtysomething"Second Look"Ann Lewis HamiltonABC
1992
(44th)
[43]		 Northern Exposure "Seoul Mates" Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider CBS
China Beach"Hello-Goodbye"Story by : John Sacret Young, John Wells, Lydia Woodward and Carol Flint
Teleplay by : John Wells		ABC
I'll Fly Away"Master Magician"David ChaseNBC
Northern Exposure"Burning Down the House"Robin Green CBS
"Democracy in America"Jeff Melvoin
1993
(45th)
[44]		 Homicide: Life on the Street "Three Men and Adena" Tom Fontana NBC
Homefront"The Lacemakers"Bernard LechowickABC
Law & Order"Manhood"Story by : Walon Green and Robert Nathan
Teleplay by : Robert Nathan		NBC
Northern Exposure"Kaddish for Uncle Manny"Jeff Melvoin CBS
"Midnight Sun"Geoffrey Neigher
1994
(46th)
[45]		 NYPD Blue "Steroid Roy" Ann Biderman ABC
NYPD Blue"NYPD Lou"Ted Mann ABC
"Personal Foul"Story by : David Milch
Teleplay by : Burton Armus
"Pilot"Story by : David Milch and Steven Bochco
Teleplay by : David Milch
"Tempest in a C-Cup"Gardner Stern
1995
(47th)
[46]		 ER "Love's Labor Lost" Lance A. Gentile NBC
ER "24 Hours"Michael CrichtonNBC
My So-Called Life "Pilot"Winnie Holzman ABC
NYPD Blue"Simone Says"Story by : Steven Bochco, David Milch and Walon Green
Teleplay by : David Milch and Walon Green
The X-Files"Duane Barry"Chris CarterFox
1996
(48th)
[47]		 The X-Files "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" Darin Morgan Fox
ER"The Healers"John Wells NBC
"Hell and High Water"Neal Baer
Murder One"Chapter One"Story by : Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee and Channing Gibson
Teleplay by : Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, Steven Bochco and David Milch		 ABC
NYPD Blue"The Backboard Jungle"Story by : William L. Morris
Teleplay by : David Mills
1997
(49th)
[48]		 NYPD Blue "Where's Swaldo?" Stephen Gaghan, Michael R. Perry and David Milch ABC
ER"Faith"John Wells NBC
"Whose Appy Now?"Neal Baer
NYPD Blue"Taillight's Last Gleaming"David MillsABC
The X-Files"Memento Mori"Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank SpotnitzFox
1998
(50th)
[49]		 NYPD Blue "Lost Israel, Part 2" Story by : David Milch and Bill Clark
Teleplay by : David Milch and Nicholas Wootton		 ABC
Homicide: Life on the Street"Subway"James YoshimuraNBC
NYPD Blue"Lost Israel, Part 1"Story by : Ted Mann, Bill Clark and Meredith Stiehm
Teleplay by : David Milch and Ted Mann		 ABC
The Practice"Betrayal"David E. Kelley
The X-Files"The Post-Modern Prometheus"Chris CarterFox
1999
(51st)
[50]		 The Sopranos "College" James Manos Jr. and David Chase HBO
NYPD Blue"Hearts and Souls"Story by : Steven Bochco, David Milch and Bill Clark
Teleplay by : Nicholas Wootton		ABC
The Sopranos"Isabella"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess HBO
"Nobody Knows Anything"Frank Renzulli
"The Sopranos"David Chase

2000s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2000
(52nd)
[51]		 The West Wing "In Excelsis Deo" Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland NBC
Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Hush"Joss WhedonThe WB
The Sopranos "Funhouse"David Chase and Todd A. Kessler HBO
"The Knight in White Satin Armor"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Pilot"Aaron SorkinNBC
2001
(53rd)
[52]		 The Sopranos "Employee of the Month" Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess HBO
The Sopranos "Amour Fou"Story by : David Chase
Teleplay by : Frank Renzulli		 HBO
"Pine Barrens"Story by : Tim Van Patten and Terence Winter
Teleplay by : Terence Winter
"Second Opinion"Lawrence Konner
The West Wing"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"Aaron SorkinNBC
2002
(54th)
[53]		 24 "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow Fox
Alias"Truth Be Told"J. J. AbramsABC
ER"On the Beach"John WellsNBC
The Shield"Pilot"Shawn RyanFX
The West Wing"Posse Comitatus"Aaron SorkinNBC
2003
(55th)[54]		 The Sopranos "Whitecaps" Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess and David Chase HBO
Six Feet Under"Twilight"Craig Wright HBO
The Sopranos "Eloise"Terence Winter
"Whoever Did This"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
The West Wing"Twenty Five"Aaron SorkinNBC
2004
(56th)
[55]		 The Sopranos "Long Term Parking" Terence Winter HBO
Deadwood"Deadwood"David Milch HBO
The Sopranos "Irregular Around the Margins"Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess
"Unidentified Black Males"Matthew Weiner and Terence Winter
"Where's Johnny?"Michael Caleo
2005
(57th)
[56]		 House "Three Stories" David Shore Fox
Lost "Pilot"Story by : Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof
Teleplay by : J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof		 ABC
"Walkabout"David Fury
Rescue Me"Guts"Denis Leary and Peter TolanFX
The Wire"Middle Ground"Story by : David Simon and George Pelecanos
Teleplay by : George Pelecanos		HBO
2006
(58th)
[57]		 The Sopranos "Members Only" Terence Winter HBO
Grey's Anatomy "Into You Like a Train"Krista Vernoff ABC
"It's the End of the World" / "As We Know It"Shonda Rhimes
Lost"The 23rd Psalm"Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof
Six Feet Under"Everyone's Waiting"Alan BallHBO
2007
(59th)
[58]		 The Sopranos "Made in America" David Chase HBO
Battlestar Galactica"Occupation" / "Precipice"Ronald D. MooreSci Fi
Lost"Through the Looking Glass"Carlton Cuse and Damon LindelofABC
The Sopranos "Kennedy and Heidi"Matthew Weiner and David Chase HBO
"The Second Coming"Terence Winter
2008
(60th)
[59]		 Mad Men "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Matthew Weiner AMC
Battlestar Galactica"Six of One"Michael AngeliSci Fi
Damages"Get Me a Lawyer"Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel ZelmanFX
Mad Men"The Wheel"Matthew Weiner and Robin VeithAMC
The Wire"–30–"Story by : David Simon and Ed Burns
Teleplay by : David Simon		HBO
2009
(61st)
[60]		 Mad Men "Meditations in an Emergency" Matthew Weiner and Kater Gordon AMC
Lost"The Incident"Carlton Cuse and Damon LindelofABC
Mad Men "The Jet Set"Matthew Weiner AMC
"A Night to Remember"Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner
"Six Month Leave"Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton and Matthew Weiner

2010s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2010
(62nd)
[61]		 Mad Men "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy AMC
Friday Night Lights"The Son"Rolin JonesDirecTV
The Good Wife"Pilot"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
Lost"The End"Damon Lindelof and Carlton CuseABC
Mad Men"Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"Robin Veith and Matthew WeinerAMC
2011
(63rd)
[62]		 Friday Night Lights "Always" Jason Katims DirecTV
Game of Thrones"Baelor"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Killing"Pilot"Veena Sud AMC
Mad Men "Blowing Smoke"Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton
"The Suitcase"Matthew Weiner
2012
(64th)
[63]		 Homeland "Pilot" Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon and Gideon Raff Showtime
Downton Abbey"Episode Seven"Julian FellowesPBS
Mad Men "Commissions and Fees"Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton AMC
"Far Away Places" Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
"The Other Woman"
2013
(65th)
[64]		 Homeland "Q&A" Henry Bromell Showtime
Breaking Bad "Dead Freight"George Mastras AMC
"Say My Name"Thomas Schnauz
Downton Abbey"Episode Four"Julian FellowesPBS
Game of Thrones"The Rains of Castamere"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
2014
(66th)
[65]		 Breaking Bad "Ozymandias" Moira Walley-Beckett AMC
Breaking Bad"Felina"Vince GilliganAMC
Game of Thrones"The Children"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
House of Cards"Chapter 14"Beau WillimonNetflix
True Detective"The Secret Fate of All Life"Nic PizzolattoHBO
2015
(67th)
[66]		 Game of Thrones "Mother's Mercy" David Benioff and D. B. Weiss HBO
The Americans"Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?"Joshua BrandFX
Better Call Saul"Five-O"Gordon Smith AMC
Mad Men "Lost Horizon"Semi Chellas and Matthew Weiner
"Person to Person"Matthew Weiner
2016
(68th)
[67]		 Game of Thrones "Battle of the Bastards" David Benioff and D. B. Weiss HBO
The Americans"Persona Non Grata"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
Downton Abbey"Episode Eight"Julian FellowesPBS
The Good Wife"End"Robert King and Michelle KingCBS
Mr. Robot"eps1.0 hellofriend.mov"Sam EsmailUSA
UnREAL"Return"Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude ShapiroLifetime
2017
(69th)
[68]		 The Handmaid's Tale "Offred" Bruce Miller Hulu
The Americans"The Soviet Division"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
Better Call Saul"Chicanery"Gordon SmithAMC
The Crown"Assassins"Peter MorganNetflix
Stranger Things"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers"The Duffer Brothers
Westworld"The Bicameral Mind"Lisa Joy and Jonathan NolanHBO
2018
(70th)
[69]		 The Americans"START"Joel Fields and Joe WeisbergFX
The Crown"Mystery Man"Peter MorganNetflix
Game of Thrones"The Dragon and the Wolf"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Handmaid's Tale"June"Bruce MillerHulu
Killing Eve"Nice Face"Phoebe Waller-BridgeBBC America
Stranger Things"Chapter Nine: The Gate"The Duffer BrothersNetflix
2019
(71st)
[70]
Succession"Nobody Is Ever Missing"Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Better Call Saul"Winner"Peter Gould and Thomas SchnauzAMC
Bodyguard"Episode 1"Jed MercurioNetflix
Game of Thrones"The Iron Throne"David Benioff and D. B. WeissHBO
The Handmaid's Tale"Holly"Bruce Miller and Kira SnyderHulu
Killing Eve"Nice and Neat"Emerald FennellBBC America

2020s
Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2020
(72nd)
[71]
Succession"This Is Not for Tears"Jesse ArmstrongHBO
Better Call Saul"Bad Choice Road"Thomas SchnauzAMC
"Bagman"Gordon Smith
The Crown"Aberfan"Peter MorganNetflix
Ozark"All In"Chris Mundy
"Boss Fight"John Shiban
"Fire Pink"Miki Johnson

Total awards by network

Individuals with multiple awards

Individuals with multiple nominations

Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations

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