Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (Half-Hour) is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It was created in 2000, alongside the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. In 2023, it was combined with Single-Camera Series to form Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour). In 2024, it was reverted back.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Awarded for	Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	2000
Currently held by	How I Met Your Father (2022)
Website	emmys.com

Winners and nominations

2000s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2000	Spin City	"Goodbye"	Richard Quinlan	ABC
	Sports Night	"Cut Man"	Peter Smokler	ABC
	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Dick and Harry Fall Down a Hole"	Ronald W. Browne	NBC
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Robert's Rodeo"	Mike Berlin	CBS
	Will & Grace	"Acting Out"	Tony Askins	NBC
2001	Will & Grace	"Sons and Lovers"	Tony Askins	NBC
	100 Centre Street	"Things Change"	Ron Fortunato	A&E
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Italy"	Mike Berlin	CBS
	Frasier	"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon"	Ken Lamkin	NBC
	Spin City	"Hello, Charlie"	Mikel Neiers	ABC
2002	Will & Grace	"A Chorus Lie"	Tony Askins	NBC
	American Family	"The Forgotten War"	Brian J. Reynolds	PBS
	Frasier	"Deathtrap"	Ken Lamkin	NBC
	Friends	"The One with the Rumor"	Nick McLean
2003	Will & Grace	"Sex, Losers, & Videotape"	Tony Askins	NBC
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Just a Formality"	Mike Berlin	CBS
	Frasier	"Rooms with a View"	Ken Lamkin	NBC
	Friends	"The One in Barbados"	Nick McLean
	Girlfriends	"Where Everyone Knows My Name"	Donald A. Morgan	UPN
	My Big Fat Greek Life	"The Big Night"	Gil Hubbs	CBS
2004	8 Simple Rules	"Goodbye"	Bruce L. Finn	ABC
	Friends	"The One with Phoebe's Wedding"	Nick McLean	NBC
	George Lopez	"Bringing Home the Bacon"	Peter Smokler	ABC
	Two and a Half Men	"Camel Filters and Pheromones"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	Will & Grace	"Ice Cream Balls"	Tony Askins	NBC
2005	Will & Grace	"Friends with Benefits"	Tony Askins	NBC
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Pat's Secret"	Mike Berlin	CBS
	Hope & Faith	"Carmen Get It"	Richard Quinlan	ABC
	Reba	"Flowers for Van"	Bryan Hays	The WB
	Two and a Half Men	"Back Off, Mary Poppins"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
2006	How I Met Your Mother	"The Limo"	Chris La Fountaine	CBS
	According to Jim	"Mr. Right"	George Mooradian	ABC
	The New Adventures of Old Christine	"Open Water"	Gregg Heschong	CBS
	Reba	"The Goodbye Guy"	Bryan Hays	The WB
	Two and a Half Men	"Carpet Burns and a Bite Mark"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
2007	Two and a Half Men	"Release the Dogs"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	According to Jim	"Hoosier Daddy"	George Mooradian	ABC
	Rules of Engagement	"Jeff's Wooby"	Wayne Kennan	CBS

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2011	Two and a Half Men	"Hookers, Hookers, Hookers"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	How I Met Your Mother	"Hopeless"	Chris La Fountaine	CBS
	Pair of Kings	"Return of the Kings"	John Simmons	Disney
	Retired at 35	"Rocket Man"	Donald A. Morgan	TV Land
	Rules of Engagement	"Uh Oh, It's Magic"	Wayne Kennan	CBS
	Wizards of Waverly Place	"Dancing with Angels"	Rick F. Gunter	Disney
2012	Two and a Half Men	"Sips, Sonnets, and Sodomy"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	How I Met Your Mother	"46 Minutes"	Chris La Fountaine	CBS
	Mike & Molly	"Victoria Can't Drive"	Gary Baum
	Pair of Kings	"The Evil King, Part 2"	John Simmons	Disney
	2 Broke Girls	"Pilot"	Gary Baum	CBS
2013	How I Met Your Mother	"The Final Page, Part 2"	Chris La Fountaine	CBS
	The Exes	"Pirates of the Care of Eden"	George Mooradian	TV Land
	Mike & Molly	"Molly's Birthday"	Gary Baum	CBS
	Two and a Half Men	"Grab a Feather and Get in Line"	Steven V. Silver
	2 Broke Girls	"And the Psychic Shakedown"	Chris La Fountaine
2014	How I Met Your Mother	"Daisy"	Christian La Fountaine	CBS
	The Exes	"When Haskell Met Sammy"	George Mooradian	TV Land
	Last Man Standing	"Eve's Boyfriend"	Donald A. Morgan	ABC
	Mike & Molly	"Weekend at Peggy's"	Gary Baum	CBS
	2 Broke Girls	"And the Near Death Experience"	Christian La Fountaine
2015	Mike & Molly	"Checkpoint Joyce"	Gary Baum	CBS
	The Big Bang Theory	"The Expedition Approximation"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	The Millers	"Con-Troversy"	Gary Baum
	2 Broke Girls	"And the Old Bike Yarn"	Christian La Fountaine
2016 [1]	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	"Go Hollywood"	John Simmons	Nickelodeon
	The Big Bang Theory	"The Convergence Convergence"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	Mom	"Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side"
	The Soul Man	"White Trash"	George Mooradian	TV Land
2017 [2]
	The Ranch	"Easy Come, Easy Go"	Donald A. Morgan	Netflix
	K.C. Undercover	"The Legend of Bad, Bad Cleo Brown"	Joseph Wilmond Calloway	Disney
	Superior Donuts	"Crime Time"	Gary Baum	CBS
	2 Broke Girls	"And the Planes, Fingers and Automobiles"	Christian La Fountaine
2018 [3]
	Will & Grace	"A Gay Olde Christmas"	Gary Baum	NBC
	The Ranch	"Do What You Gotta Do"	Donald A. Morgan	Netflix
	Superior Donuts	"Grades of Wrath"	Patti Lee	CBS
2019 [4]
	The Ranch	"Reckless"	Donald A. Morgan	Netflix
	Rel	"Halloween"	George Mooradian	Fox
	Will & Grace	"Family, Trip"	Gary Baum	NBC

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2020 [5]
	The Ranch	"It Ain't My Fault"	Donald A. Morgan	Netflix
	Bob Hearts Abishola	"Ice Cream for Breakfast"	Patti Lee	CBS
	Family Reunion	"Remember Black Elvis?"	John Simmons	Netflix
	Will & Grace	"Accidentally on Porpoise"	Gary Baum	NBC
2021 [6]
	Country Comfort	"Crazy"	George Mooradian	Netflix
	Call Me Kat	"Plus One"	Patti Lee	Fox
	The Conners	"A Stomach Ache, a Heart Break and a Grave Mistake"	Donald A. Morgan	ABC
	Last Man Standing	"Time Flies"		Fox
	The Upshaws	"Big Plans"		Netflix
2022
	How I Met Your Father	"Pilot"	Gary Baum	Hulu
	B Positive	"Dagobah, A Room and a Chimney Sweep"	Steven V. Silver	CBS
	The Conners	"The Wedding of Dan and Louise"	Donald A. Morgan	ABC
2024
	How I Met Your Father	"Okay Fine, It's a Hurricane"	Gary Baum	Hulu
	Bob Hearts Abishola	"These Giants Are Flexible"	Patti Lee	CBS
	The Conners	"Fire and Vice"	Donald A. Morgan	ABC
	Frasier	"Reindeer Games"	Gary Baum	Paramount+
	Night Court	"A Night Court Before Christmas"	Wayne Kennan	NBC
	The Upshaws	"Forbidden Fruit"	Chuck Ozeas	Netflix

Programs with multiple awards

5 wins Will & Grace

3 wins How I Met Your Mother The Ranch Two and a Half Men

2 wins How I Met Your Father

Cinematographers with multiple awards

4 wins Tony Askins Gary Baum

3 wins Chris La Fountaine Donald A. Morgan Steven V. Silver

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour).

9 nominations Will & Grace 8 nominations Two and a Half Men 5 nominations How I Met Your Mother 2 Broke Girls

4 nominations According to Jim Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Mike & Molly The Ranch 3 nominations The Conners Friends

2 nominations The Big Bang Theory Bob Hearts Abishola The Exes How I Met Your Father Last Man Standing Pair of Kings Reba Rules of Engagement Spin City Superior Donuts The Upshaws

Cinematographers with multiple nominations

12 nominations Gary Baum 11 nominations Donald A. Morgan Steven V. Silver 9 nominations Chris La Fountaine George Mooradian

6 nominations Tony Askins 4 nominations Mike Berlin John Simmons 3 nominations Ken Lamkin Patti Lee Nick McLean

2 nominations Bryan Hays Wayne Kennan Richard Quinlan Peter Smokler