List of Primetime Emmy Award records

This list of Primetime Emmy and Creative Arts Emmy awards records are current as of 76th Primetime Emmy Awards and 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, with each ceremonies taking place on September 7–8 and 15, 2024.

Sheila Nevins (31) and Lorne Michaels (107) remain the records with the most wins and nominations, respectively, throughout their separate careers.

Largest sweep of main categories for a program/series

Similar to the Academy Awards' "Big Five", the so-called seven main categories of Primetime Emmy Awards are those for Outstanding Series, Outstanding Lead Actor, Outstanding Lead Actress, Outstanding Supporting Actor, Outstanding Supporting Actress, Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing for each three divisions of format programs: Comedy, Drama, and Limited or Anthology.

There are only three television programs to sweep all seven main categories:

• Angels in America – Limited or Anthology Series (2004)^[1]
• Schitt's Creek – Comedy (2020)^[1]
• The Crown – Drama (2021)^[2]

Aside from the sweep, there are only five television programs to win only six main categories below:

BOLD indicates the winner

Year	Division	Program	Directing	Writing	L. Actor	L. Actress	S. Actor	S. Actress
1972 (24th)	Comedy	All in the Family	John Rich	Alan J. Levitt / Philip Mishkin / Norman Lear / Burt Styler	Carroll O'Connor	Jean Stapleton	Rob Reiner	Sally Struthers
1978 (30th)			Paul Bogart	Barry Harman / Harve Brosten			Rob Reiner	Sally Struthers
1981 (33rd)	Drama	Hill Street Blues	Corey Allen / Georg Stanford Brown / Robert Butler	Steven Bochco / Michael Kozoll / Anthony Yerkovich	Daniel J. Travanti	Barbara Babcock / Veronica Hamel	Michael Conrad / Charles Haid / Bruce Weitz	Barbara Bosson / Betty Thomas
2015 (67th)	Limited or Anthology Series	Olive Kitteridge	Lisa Cholodenko	Jane Anderson	Richard Jenkins	Frances McDormand	Bill Murray	Zoe Kazan
2023 (75th)	Comedy	The Bear	Christopher Storer	Christopher Storer	Jeremy Allen White	N/A	Ebon Moss-Bachrach	Ayo Edebiri
	Drama	Succession	Mark Mylod / Andrij Parekh / Lorene Scafaria	Jesse Armstrong	Brian Cox / Kieran Culkin / Jeremy Strong	Sarah Snook	Nicholas Braun / Matthew Macfadyen / Alan Ruck / Alexander Skarsgård	J. Smith-Cameron

• All in the Family marks the only program to receive every of seven main categories and win only six twice in a row.

Overall wins for a person

Most wins for an individual Sheila Nevins – 31[3] Most wins for an individual in a single year Moira Demos – 4 (2016)[4][5] Amy Sherman-Palladino – 4 (2018)[6] Dan Levy – 4 (2020)[7] Most wins for a person of color RuPaul Charles – 14[8] Most wins for directing and writing Jon Stewart – 22[9] Most wins for producing Sheila Nevins – 31[3] Most wins for acting or performers Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus – 8[10][11][12] Most wins for acting or a performer for the same role in the same program/series Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer for Veep – 6 (2012–2017)[11][12]

Most wins for voice-over performances Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, Seth MacFarlane and Maya Rudolph – 4 Most wins for voice-over performances for the same role in the same program/series Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson for The Simpsons – 4[13] Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Griffin for Family Guy – 4 Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress for Big Mouth – 4 Most wins for Outstanding Animated Program Matt Groening for The Simpsons and Futurama – 14 (1990–1991, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2023)[13] Most wins for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Harvey Korman – 4 (1969, 1971–1972, 1974)[14] Most wins for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program RuPaul Charles for RuPaul's Drag Race – 8 (2016–2023)[15]

Overall wins for a program/series and network

Most wins for a television program/series Saturday Night Live – 95[16] Most wins for an online-streaming original program/series The Crown – 24[17] Most wins for a television program/series for its first season Shōgun – 18 (2024)[18] Most wins for a television program/series for its final season Game of Thrones – 12 (2019)[19] Most wins for a television program/series in a single year Shōgun – 18 (2024)[18] Most wins for a single episode "Boardwalk Empire" (Boardwalk Empire) – 6 (2011)[20][21] "Battle of the Bastards" (Game of Thrones) – 6 (2016)[19][21] Most wins for a network NBC – 1,000 [22] Most wins for a network in a single year CBS – 44 (1974)[23][24] Netflix – 44 (2021)[25] Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series Frasier and The Simpsons – 37[26][13] Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series for its first season The Bear – 10 (2023)[27] Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series for its final season Schitt's Creek – 9 (2020)[28] Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series in single year The Bear – 11 (2024)[29] Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series Game of Thrones – 59[19][30][31] Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series for its first season Shōgun – 18 (2024)[18] Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series for its final season Game of Thrones – 12 (2019)[19] Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series in a single year Shōgun – 18 (2024)[18] Most wins for a limited program/series John Adams – 13[32] Most wins for a television film Behind the Candelabra and Eleanor and Franklin – 11[33][34] Most wins for an animated television program/series The Simpsons – 35[13] Most wins for an animated television program/series in a single year The Simpsons – 6 (1992)[13] Love, Death & Robots – 6 (2021)[35]

Most wins for a variety special The Kennedy Center Honors – 16[36] Most wins for a variety program/series Saturday Night Live – 95[16] Most wins for a reality-competition program/series RuPaul's Drag Race – 24[37] Most wins for Outstanding Comedy Series Frasier – 5 (1994–1998)[26] Modern Family – 5 (2010–2014)[38] Most wins for Outstanding Drama Series Hill Street Blues – 4 (1981–1984)[39] L.A. Law – 4 (1987, 1989–1991)[40] The West Wing – 4 (2000–2003)[41] Mad Men – 4 (2008–2011)[42] Game of Thrones – 4 (2015–2016, 2018–2019)[19] Most wins for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Prime Suspect – 3 (1993–1994, 1997) Most wins for Outstanding Television Movie Black Mirror – 3 (2017–2019) Most wins for Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons – 12 (1990–1991, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2019, 2023)[13] Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special The Kennedy Center Honors – 7 (1994, 1996, 2009–2013)[36] Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 11 (2003–2012, 2015)[43] Most wins for acting in a comedy-genre television program/series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Simpsons – 16[44][13] Most wins for acting in a comedy-genre television program/series in a single year The Simpsons (1992) – 6[13] Most wins for acting in a drama-genre television program/series Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, and The West Wing – 9[45][46][41] Most wins for acting in a drama-genre television program/series in a single year The Crown – 5 (2021) Most wins for acting in a limited program/series American Crime Story, American Horror Story and Angels in America – 4[47] Most wins for acting in a limited program/series in a single year Angels in America – 4 (2003)[47] Most wins for acting in a television film The Glass Menagerie – 4[48] Most wins for acting in an animated television program/series The Simpsons – 16[13] Most wins for acting in an animated television program/series in a single year The Simpsons – 6 (1992)[13]

Overall nominations for a performer, program, etc.

Most nominations for a network in a single year Netflix – 160 (2020)[49] Most nominations for a Television Program Saturday Night Live – 306[50] Most nominations for a Comedy Series Cheers – 117[51] Most nominations for a Drama Series Game of Thrones – 161[19] Most nominations for a Limited Series Roots – 37[52] Most nominations for a Television Movie Grey Gardens – 17[53] Eleanor and Franklin – 17[34] Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – 17[54] Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years – 17[55] Most nominations for an Animated Program The Simpsons – 97[13] Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program Dancing with the Stars – 113[56] Most nominations for a Variety Series Saturday Night Live – 306[50] Most nominations for a Variety Special The Kennedy Center Honors – 59[36] Most nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program Tom Bergeron – 9[57] Heidi Klum – 9[58] RuPaul Charles - 9 Most nominations for a Comedy Series for its final season Schitt's Creek – 15 (2020)[59] Most nominations for a Comedy Series for its first season The Studio – 23 (2025)[60] Most nominations for a Drama Series for its final season Game of Thrones – 32 (2019)[19][61] Most nominations for a Drama Series for its first season NYPD Blue – 27 (1994)[62] Most nominations for an individual in a single year Louis C.K. – 9 (2013)[63][64] Most nominations for an individual Lorne Michaels – 107[65] Most nominations for an individual (actress) Cloris Leachman – 22[66] Most nominations for an individual without a win Angela Lansbury – 18[67]

Most nominations for an online-streaming original program The Crown – 87[68] Most nominations for Outstanding Drama Series Law & Order – 11[69] Most nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers – 11[51] M*A*S*H – 11[70] Most nominations for Outstanding Animated Program The Simpsons – 30[13] Most nominations for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program Robot Chicken – 12 Most nominations for Outstanding Competition Program The Amazing Race – 17[71] Most nominations for Outstanding Variety Series Saturday Night Live – 19[72] Most nominations for Outstanding Variety Special The Kennedy Center Honors – 11[36] Most nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Billy Crystal – 12[73] Most nominations for a Variety Series in a single year Saturday Night Live – 22 (2017)[72] Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program in a single year American Idol (2011), Dancing with the Stars (2009), RuPaul's Drag Race (2018, 2020), and The Voice (2014) – 10[74][37][75][76] Most nominations for a series without a win in a single year The Handmaid's Tale – 21 (2021)[77][78] Most nominations for an Outstanding Animated Program (both main and short-form) without a win Steven Universe – 6 (2015–2020) Most nominations for an Animated Program in a single year The Simpsons – 9 (1990, 2009)[13] Most nominations for acting in a series in a single year Succession – 14 (2022)[79] Most nominations for a Comedy Series in a single year The Bear – 23 (2024)[80] The Studio – 23 (2025)[81] Most nominations for a Drama Series in a single year Game of Thrones – 32 (2019)[19][61] Most nominations for acting in a Television Movie And the Band Played On, The Glass Menagerie, and The Normal Heart – 6[82][48][83] Most nominations for acting in a Variety Special Hamilton – 7[84] Most nominations for acting in a Limited Series Roots – 13[52] Most nominations for a Television Program without a win Better Call Saul – 53[85]

First wins for a performer, program/series, etc.

First non-US television series to win a Primetime Emmy for each divisions Fleabag (U.K.) – Outstanding Comedy Series (2019) Elizabeth R (U.K.) – Outstanding Drama Series (1972) Tom Brown's Schooldays (U.K.) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973) First Canadian television series to win a Primetime Emmy Schitt's Creek – Outstanding Comedy Series (2020)[86] First non-English language television series to win a Primetime Emmy Shōgun (Japanese) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024)[87] First video game-based television series to be win a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories Arcane (Based on League of Legends by Riot Games) – Outstanding Animated Program (2022) First and only television series to be adapted from a work of the same name to win Primetime Emmys Shōgun (NBC) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1981) and Shōgun (FX) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024); both series are based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell

First Asians-born to win a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing Jess Española (Philippines) – Outstanding Animated Program (2008)[88] Gideon Raff (Israel) – Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2011) Hwang Dong-hyuk (South Korea) – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2022)[89] Hiro Murai (Japan) – Outstanding Comedy Series (2023/2024) First East Asian-born people to win Outstanding Drama Series Eriko Miyagawa and Hiroyuki Sanada (Japan) – Shōgun (2024) First Asian-born actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting Lee Jung-jae (South Korea) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2022)[90] First Asian-born actress to win a Primetime Emmy for acting Anna Sawai (Japan) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2024)[91] First Asian-diaspora actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting Riz Ahmed (U.K.-Pakistan) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (2017) First Asian-diaspora actress to win a Primetime Emmy for acting Archie Panjabi (U.K.-India) – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010) First actors/actresses to win Primetime Emmys for non-English speaking roles Lee Jung-jae (Korean) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2022) Anna Sawai (Japanese) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2024)

First nominations for a performer, program/series, etc.

First non-US television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories The Avengers (U.K.) – Outstanding Drama Series (1967) Tom Brown's Schooldays and The Last of the Mohicans (both U.K.), and The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (Italy/Spain/France) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973) First animated television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories The Flintstones – Outstanding Comedy Series (1961) First non-English language television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories Squid Game (Korean) – Outstanding Drama Series (2022) The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (Italian) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973) First video game-based television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories The Last of Us (Based on a video game of the same name by Naughty Dog) – Outstanding Drama Series (2023/2024) Carmen Sandiego (Based on a video game of the same name by Broderbund) – Outstanding Children's Program (2019) Arcane (Based on League of Legends by Riot Games) – Outstanding Animated Program (2022) First television series to be adapted from a work of the same name to be nominated Primetime Emmys for the major program/series categories Shōgun (NBC) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1981) and Shōgun (FX) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024); both series are based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell

First Asians-born to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing Jess Española (Philippines) – Outstanding Animated Program (2008)[92] First Asians-born to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for acting Toshiro Mifune (Japan) - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981) Yoko Shimada (Japan) - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981) Yūki Meguro (Japan) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981) First Italian to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for acting Philippe Leroy – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1973) First actors/actresses to be nominated Primetime Emmys for non-English speaking roles Philippe Leroy – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1973) First non-binary person to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing Rebecca Sugar – Outstanding Short Form Animated Program (2011) First centenarian to be nominated a Primetime Emmy Norman Lear for Live in Front of a Studio Audience (ABC) – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (2022)

Age-related records for a person

Oldest winner Norman Lear (age 98) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience (ABC) – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (2020) Oldest nominee Norman Lear (age 100) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience (ABC) – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (2022) Oldest performer to be nominated in a major acting category Carol Burnett (age 91) for Palm Royale (Apple TV+) – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2024)

Youngest winner Roxana Zal (age 14) for Something About Amelia (ABC) – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special (1984) Youngest two-time winner Zendaya (age 24) for Euphoria (HBO) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (twice for 2020 and 2022) Youngest nominee Keshia Knight Pulliam (age 6) for The Cosby Show (NBC) – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1986)

See also

• List of Primetime Emmy Award winners
• List of television programs with the most Primetime Emmy Awards per ceremony