Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series is presented to the best directing of a television comedy series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First award	1959
Currently held by	Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Studio (2025)
Website	emmys.com

Winners and nominations

1950s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
Best Direction
1955	Studio One	"Twelve Angry Men"	Franklin Schaffner	CBS
	Four Star Playhouse	"The Answer"	Roy Kellino	CBS
	The Loretta Young Show	"The Clara Schumann Story"	Robert Florey	NBC
	The United States Steel Hour	"The Interview"	Alex Segal	ABC
	Waterfront	"Christmas in San Pedro"	Ted Post	Syndicated
	Your Hit Parade		Clark Jones	NBC
Best Director - Film Series
1956	The Phil Silvers Show		Nat Hiken	CBS
	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	"The Case of Mr. Pelham"	Alfred Hitchcock	CBS
	The Bob Cummings Show	"Return of the Wolf"	Rod Amateau
	Dragnet		Jack Webb	NBC
	Make Room for Daddy		Sheldon Leonard	ABC
	You Are There	"Grant & Lee at Appomattox"	Bernard Girard	CBS
1957	Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less
	The Danny Thomas Show	"Danny's Comeback"	Sheldon Leonard	ABC
	Camera Three	"As I Lay Dying"	Clay Yurdin	CBS
	General Electric Theater	"The Road That Led Afar"	Herschel Daugherty
	Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers	"The Traitor"	George Archainbaud	NBC
	You Are There	"First Moscow Purge Trial"	William D. Russell	CBS
	Best Direction - One Hour or More
	Playhouse 90	"Requiem for a Heavyweight"	Ralph Nelson	CBS
	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	"October 5, 1956"	Bob Banner	NBC
	Kraft Television Theatre	"A Night to Remember"	George Roy Hill
	NBC Opera Theatre	"La Boheme"	Kirk Browning
	Playhouse 90	"Forbidden Area"	John Frankenheimer	CBS
	The 20th Century Fox Hour	"Child of the Regiment"	Lewis Allen	CBS
1958	Best Direction - Half-Hour or Less
	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	"The Glass Eye"	Robert Stevens	CBS
	The Danny Thomas Show		Sheldon Leonard	ABC & CBS
	Father Knows Best		Peter Tewksbury	NBC
	The Patrice Munsel Show		Clark Jones	ABC
	Your Hit Parade		Bill Hobin	NBC
	Best Direction - One Hour or More
	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show		Bob Banner	NBC
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"The Green Pastures"	George Schaefer	NBC
	Playhouse 90	"The Comedian"	John Frankenheimer	CBS
		"The Helen Morgan Story"	George Roy Hill
		"The Miracle Worker"	Arthur Penn
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series
1959	Father Knows Best	"Medal for Margaret"	Peter Tewksbury	CBS
	The Danny Thomas Show	"Pardon My Accent"	Sheldon Leonard	CBS
	The Jack Benny Program	"Gary Cooper"	Seymour Berns
	Mr. Adams and Eve	"The Interview"	Richard Kinon
	The Real McCoys	"Kate's Career"	Hy Averback	ABC

1960s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
1960	The Jack Benny Program		Ralph Levy and Bud Yorkin	CBS
	The Danny Thomas Show		Sheldon Leonard	CBS
	The Red Skelton Show		Seymour Berns
1961	The Danny Thomas Show		Sheldon Leonard	CBS
	The Bob Hope Buick Show		Dick McDonough and Jack Shea	NBC
	My Three Sons		Peter Tewksbury	ABC
1962	Car 54, Where Are You?		Nat Hiken	NBC
	The Dick Van Dyke Show		John Rich	CBS
	The Garry Moore Show		Dave Geisel
	Henry Fonda and the Family		Bud Yorkin
	The Red Skelton Show		Seymour Berns
1963	The Dick Van Dyke Show		John Rich	CBS
	The Beverly Hillbillies		Richard Whorf	CBS
	The Garry Moore Show		Dave Geisel
	The Jack Benny Program		Frederick De Cordova
	The Red Skelton Show		Seymour Berns
1964	The Dick Van Dyke Show		Jerry Paris	CBS
	The Beverly Hillbillies		Richard Whorf	CBS
	The Farmer's Daughter		Paul Nickell, William D. Russell and Don Taylor	ABC
	McHale's Navy		Sidney Lanfield
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors
1965	The Defenders	"The 700 Year Old Gang"	Paul Bogart	CBS
	Hallmark Hall of Fame	"The Magnificent Yankee"	George Schaefer	NBC
	My Name Is Barbra		Dwight Hemion	CBS
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
1966	Bewitched		William Asher	ABC
	The Dick Van Dyke Show		Jerry Paris	CBS
	Get Smart	"Diplomat's Daughter"	Paul Bogart	NBC
1967	The Monkees	"Royal Flush"	James Frawley	NBC
	Bewitched		William Asher	ABC
	Family Affair		William D. Russell	CBS
	I Spy	"One of Our Bombs Is Missing"	Earl Bellamy	NBC
	The Lucy Show		Maury Thompson	CBS
1968	Get Smart	"Maxwell Smart, Private Eye"	Bruce Bilson	NBC
	That Girl	"That Girl"	Danny Arnold	ABC
	The Monkees	"The Devil and Peter Tork"	James Frawley	NBC
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
1969 [note 1]	The Dean Martin Show	"October 17, 1968"	Greg Garrison	NBC
	The Bill Cosby Special		Bill Hobin	NBC
	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	"February 3, 1969"	Gordon Wiles

1970s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety, Comedy or Music
1970 [note 1]	Kraft Music Hall	"The Sound of Burt Bacharach"	Dwight Hemion	NBC
	The Second Bill Cosby Special		Seymour Berns	NBC
	Young People's Concerts	"Berlioz Takes a Trip"	Roger Englander	CBS
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
1971	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists"	Jay Sandrich	CBS
	All in the Family	"Gloria's Pregnancy"	John Rich	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Support Your Local Mother"	Alan Rafkin
1972	All in the Family	"Sammy's Visit"	John Rich	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary"	Jay Sandrich	CBS
		"Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda"	Peter Baldwin
1973	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"It's Whether You Win or Lose"	Jay Sandrich	CBS
	All in the Family	"The Bunkers and the Swingers"	John Rich and Bob LaHendro	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Pilot"	Gene Reynolds
Best Directing in Comedy
1974	M*A*S*H	"Carry On, Hawkeye"	Jackie Cooper	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Lou's First Date"	Jay Sandrich	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Deal Me Out"	Gene Reynolds
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
1975	M*A*S*H	"O.R."	Gene Reynolds	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Alcoholics Unanimous"	Hy Averback	CBS
		"Bulletin Board"	Alan Alda
1976	M*A*S*H	"Welcome to Korea"	Gene Reynolds	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"The Kids"	Alan Alda	CBS
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"Chuckles Bites the Dust"	Joan Darling
	Maude	"The Analyst"	Hal Cooper
1977	M*A*S*H	"Dear Sigmund"	Alan Alda	CBS
	All in the Family	"The Draft Dodger"	Paul Bogart	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Lt. Radar O'Reilly"	Alan Rafkin
		"The Nurses"	Joan Darling
	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	"The Last Show"	Jay Sandrich
1978	All in the Family	"Edith's 50th Birthday"	Paul Bogart	CBS
	Happy Days	"Richie Almost Dies"	Jerry Paris	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Comrades in Arms"	Alan Alda and Burt Metcalfe	CBS
	Maude	"Vivian's Decision"	Hal Cooper
	Soap	"Episode 24"	Jay Sandrich	ABC
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
1979	Barney Miller	"The Harris Incident"	Noam Pitlik	ABC
	All in the Family	"California, Here We Are, Part 2"	Paul Bogart	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Dear Sis"	Alan Alda
		"Point of View"	Charles S. Dubin
	Soap	"Episode 27"	Jay Sandrich	ABC

1980s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
1980	Taxi	"Louie and the Nice Girl"	James Burrows	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Bottle Fatigue"	Burt Metcalfe	CBS
		"Dreams"	Alan Alda
		"Period of Adjustment"	Charles S. Dubin
		"Stars and Stripes"	Harry Morgan
1981	Taxi	"Elaine's Strange Triangle"	James Burrows	ABC
	Archie Bunker's Place	"Tough Love"	Linda Day	CBS
	Barney Miller	"Liquidation"	Noam Pitlik	ABC
	Happy Days	"Hello Mrs. Arcola"	Jerry Paris
	M*A*S*H	"The Life You Save"	Alan Alda	CBS
		"No Laughing Matter"	Burt Metcalfe
	WKRP in Cincinnati	"Venus Flytrap Explains The Atom"	Rod Daniel
1982	One Day at a Time	"Barbara's Crisis"	Alan Rafkin	CBS
	M*A*S*H	"Picture This"	Burt Metcalfe	CBS
		"Pressure Points"	Charles S. Dubin
		"Sons and Bowlers"	Hy Averback
		"Where There's a Will, There's a War"	Alan Alda
	Taxi	"Jim the Psychic"	James Burrows	ABC
1983	Cheers	"Showdown, Part 2"	James Burrows	NBC
	Buffalo Bill	"Pilot"	Tom Patchett	NBC
		"Woody Quits"	Jim Drake
	The Love Boat	"The Dog Show"	Bob Sweeney	ABC
	M*A*S*H	"Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"	Alan Alda	CBS
		"The Joker Is Wild"	Burt Metcalfe
1984	Kate & Allie	"The Very Loud Family"	Bill Persky	CBS
	AfterMASH	"Fall Out"	Larry Gelbart	CBS
	Buffalo Bill	"Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2"	Ellen Falcon	NBC
	Cheers	"Old Flames"	James Burrows
1985	The Cosby Show	"The Younger Woman"	Jay Sandrich	NBC
	Alice	"Tommy's Lost Weekend"	Marc Daniels	CBS
	Cheers	"Cheerio, Cheers"	James Burrows	NBC
	Kate & Allie	"Landlady"	Bill Persky	CBS
	Moonlighting	"Pilot"	Robert Butler	ABC
1986	The Cosby Show	"Denise's Friend"	Jay Sandrich	NBC
	Cheers	"The Triangle"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Golden Girls	"A Little Romance"	Terry Hughes
		"The Heart Attack"	Jim Drake
	Kate & Allie	"Chip's Friend"	Bill Persky	CBS
1987	The Golden Girls	"Isn't it Romantic?"	Terry Hughes	NBC
	Cheers	"Chambers vs. Malone"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Cosby Show	"I Know that You Know"	Jay Sandrich
	Designing Women	"The Beauty Contest"	Jack Shea	CBS
	Family Ties	"A, My Name is Alex"	Will Mackenzie	NBC
1988	Hooperman	"Pilot"	Gregory Hoblit	ABC
	Cheers	"Backseat Becky, Up Front"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	"Here Comes that Cold Wind off the River"	Jay Tarses
	It's Garry Shandling's Show	"No Baby, No Show"	Alan Rafkin	Showtime
	The Golden Girls	"Old Friends"	Terry Hughes	NBC
1989	The Wonder Years	"Our Miss White"	Peter Baldwin	ABC
	Cheers	"The Visiting Leecher"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Golden Girls	"Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?"	Terry Hughes
	Murphy Brown	"Pilot"	Barnet Kellman	CBS
	The Wonder Years	"Birthday Boy"	Steve Miner	ABC
		"How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation"	Michael Dinner

1990s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
1990	The Wonder Years	"Good-bye"	Michael Dinner	ABC
	Cheers	"The Improbable Dream, Part 1"	James Burrows	NBC
	Designing Women	"They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?"	Harry Thomason	CBS
	The Famous Teddy Z	"Pilot"	Hugh Wilson
	The Golden Girls	"Triple Play"	Terry Hughes	NBC
	Murphy Brown	"Brown Like Me"	Barnet Kellman	CBS
1991	Cheers	"Woody Interruptus"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	"Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night"	Jay Tarses	Lifetime
	Murphy Brown	"On Another Plane"	Barnet Kellman	CBS
	Seinfeld	"The Pony Remark"	Tom Cherones	NBC
	The Wonder Years	"The Ties That Bind"	Peter Baldwin	ABC
1992	Murphy Brown	"Birth 101"	Barnet Kellman	CBS
	Brooklyn Bridge	"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"	Sam Weisman	CBS
	Cheers	"An Old Fashioned Wedding"	James Burrows	NBC
	Murphy Brown	"Send in the Clowns"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	CBS
	Seinfeld	"The Tape"	David Steinberg	NBC
1993	Dream On	"For Peter's Sake"	Betty Thomas	HBO
	Cheers	"One for the Road"	James Burrows	NBC
	Dream On	"And Bimbo Was His Name-O"	Eric Laneuville	HBO
	Murphy Brown	"You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato"	Peter Bonerz	CBS
	Seinfeld	"The Contest"	Tom Cherones	NBC
1994	Frasier	"The Good Son"	James Burrows	NBC
	The John Larroquette Show	"Pilot"	John Whitesell	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Life Behind Larry"	Todd Holland	HBO
	Mad About You	"Love Letters"	Tom Moore	NBC
		"Paul is Dead"	Lee Shallat-Chemel
	Seinfeld	"The Mango"	Tom Cherones
1995	Frasier	"The Matchmaker"	David Lee	NBC
	Friends	"The One with the Blackout"	James Burrows	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Hank's Night in the Sun"	Todd Holland	HBO
	The Nanny	"Canasta Master"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	CBS
	Seinfeld	"The Jimmy"	Andy Ackerman	NBC
1996	Friends	"The One After the Superbowl"	Michael Lembeck	NBC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Arthur After Hours"	Todd Holland	HBO
		"I Was a Teenage Lesbian"	Michael Lehmann
	Seinfeld	"The Soup Nazi"	Andy Ackerman	NBC
	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Brains and Eggs"	James Burrows
1997	Frasier	"To Kill a Talking Bird"	David Lee	NBC
	Ellen	"The Puppy Episode"	Gil Junger	ABC
	The Larry Sanders Show	"Everybody Loves Larry"	Todd Holland	HBO
		"Ellen, or Isn't She?"	Alan Myerson
	Seinfeld	"The Pothole"	Andy Ackerman	NBC
1998	The Larry Sanders Show	"Flip"	Todd Holland	HBO
	Ally McBeal	"Cro-Magnon"	Allan Arkush	Fox
		"Pilot"	James Frawley
	Dharma & Greg	"Pilot"	James Burrows	ABC
	3rd Rock from the Sun	"Dick and the Other Guy"	Terry Hughes	NBC
1999	Sports Night	"Pilot"	Thomas Schlamme	ABC
	Ally McBeal	"Those Lips, That Hand"	Arlene Sanford	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"Robert's Date"	Will Mackenzie	CBS
	Friends	"The One Where Everybody Finds Out"	Michael Lembeck	NBC
	Will & Grace	"Pilot"	James Burrows

2000s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2000	Malcolm in the Middle	"Pilot"	Todd Holland	Fox
	Ally McBeal	"Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost"	Bill D'Elia	Fox
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Christmas Picture"	Will Mackenzie	CBS
	Friends	"The One That Could Have Been"	Michael Lembeck	NBC
	Sports Night	"Quo Vadimus"	Thomas Schlamme	ABC
	Will & Grace	"Homo for the Holidays"	James Burrows	NBC
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	"Bowling"	Todd Holland	Fox
	Ed	"Pilot"	James Frawley	NBC
	Malcolm in the Middle	"Flashback"	Jeffrey Melman	Fox
	Sex and the City	"Easy Come, Easy Go"	Charles McDougall	HBO
	Will & Grace	"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"	James Burrows	NBC
2002	Sex and the City	"The Real Me"	Michael Patrick King	HBO
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"The Doll"	Robert B. Weide	HBO
	Malcolm in the Middle	"Christmas"	Jeffrey Melman	Fox
	Scrubs	"My Old Lady"	Marc Buckland	NBC
	Will & Grace	"A Chorus Lie"	James Burrows
2003	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Krazee-Eyez Killa"	Robert B. Weide	HBO
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Mary, Joseph, and Larry"	David Steinberg	HBO
		"The Nanny from Hell"	Larry Charles
		"The Special Section"	Bryan Gordon
	Sex and the City	"I Love a Charade"	Michael Engler
	Will & Grace	"24"	James Burrows	NBC
2004	Arrested Development	"Pilot"	Anthony and Joe Russo	Fox
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"The 5 Wood"	Bryan Gordon	HBO
		"The Car Pool Lane"	Robert B. Weide
		"The Survivor"	Larry Charles
	Sex and the City	"An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"	Tim Van Patten
2005	Desperate Housewives	"Pilot"	Charles McDougall	ABC
	Entourage	"Pilot"	David Frankel	HBO
	Everybody Loves Raymond	"The Finale"	Gary Halvorson	CBS
	Monk	"Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"	Randall Zisk	USA
	Will & Grace	"It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"	James Burrows	NBC
2006	My Name Is Earl	"Pilot"	Marc Buckland	NBC
	The Comeback	"Valerie Does Another Classic Leno"	Michael Patrick King	HBO
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"The Christ Nail"	Robert B. Weide
	Entourage	"Oh, Mandy"	Daniel Attias
		"Sundance Kids"	Julian Farino
	Weeds	"Good Shit Lollipop"	Craig Zisk	Showtime
2007	Ugly Betty	"Pilot"	Richard Shepard	ABC
	Entourage	"One Day in the Valley"	Julian Farino	HBO
	Extras	"Orlando Bloom"	Stephen Merchant & Ricky Gervais
	The Office	"Gay Witch Hunt"	Ken Kwapis	NBC
	Scrubs	"My Musical"	Will Mackenzie
	30 Rock	"The Break-Up"	Scott Ellis
2008	Pushing Daisies	"Pie-lette"	Barry Sonnenfeld	ABC
	Entourage	"No Cannes Do"	Daniel Attias	HBO
	Flight of the Conchords	"Sally Returns"	James Bobin
	The Office	"Goodbye, Toby"	Paul Feig	NBC
		"Money"	Paul Lieberstein
	30 Rock	"Rosemary's Baby"	Michael Engler
2009	The Office	"Stress Relief"	Jeffrey Blitz	NBC
	Entourage	"Tree Trippers"	Julian Farino	HBO
	Flight of the Conchords	"The Tough Brets"	James Bobin
	30 Rock	"Apollo, Apollo"	Millicent Shelton	NBC
		"Generalissimo"	Todd Holland
		"Reunion"	Beth McCarthy-Miller

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2010 [1]	Glee	"Pilot"	Ryan Murphy	Fox
	Glee	"Wheels"	Paris Barclay	Fox
	Modern Family	"Pilot"	Jason Winer	ABC
	Nurse Jackie	"Pilot"	Allen Coulter	Showtime
	30 Rock	"I Do Do"	Don Scardino	NBC
2011 [2]	Modern Family	"Halloween"	Michael Spiller	ABC
	How I Met Your Mother	"Subway Wars"	Pamela Fryman	CBS
	Modern Family	"See You Next Fall"	Steven Levitan	ABC
		"Slow Down Your Neighbors"	Gail Mancuso
	30 Rock	"Live Show"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	NBC
2012 [3]	Modern Family	"Baby on Board"	Steven Levitan	ABC
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	"Palestinian Chicken"	Robert B. Weide	HBO
	Girls	"She Did"	Lena Dunham
	Louie	"Duckling"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Modern Family	"Virgin Territory"	Jason Winer	ABC
	New Girl	"Pilot"	Jake Kasdan	Fox
2013 [4]	Modern Family	"Arrested"	Gail Mancuso	ABC
	Girls	"On All Fours"	Lena Dunham	HBO
	Glee	"Diva"	Paris Barclay	Fox
	Louie	"New Year's Eve"	Louis C.K.	FX
	30 Rock	"Hogcock!" & "Last Lunch"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	NBC
2014 [5]	Modern Family	"Las Vegas"	Gail Mancuso	ABC
	Episodes	"Episode 309"	Iain B. MacDonald	Showtime
	Glee	"100"	Paris Barclay	Fox
	Louie	"Elevator, Part 6"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Orange Is the New Black	"Lesbian Request Denied"	Jodie Foster	Netflix
	Silicon Valley	"Minimum Viable Product"	Mike Judge	HBO
2015 [6]	Transparent	"Best New Girl"	Joey Soloway	Amazon
	The Last Man on Earth	"Alive in Tucson"	Phil Lord and Christopher Miller	Fox
	Louie	"Sleepover"	Louis C.K.	FX
	Silicon Valley	"Sand Hill Shuffle"	Mike Judge	HBO
	Veep	"Testimony"	Armando Iannucci
2016 [7]
	Transparent	"Man on the Land"	Joey Soloway	Amazon
	Master of None	"Parents"	Aziz Ansari	Netflix
	Silicon Valley	"Daily Active Users"	Alec Berg	HBO
		"Founder Friendly"	Mike Judge
	Veep	"Kissing Your Sister"	David Mandel
		"Morning After"	Chris Addison
		"Mother"	Dale Stern
2017 [8]
	Atlanta	"B.A.N."	Donald Glover	FX
	Silicon Valley	"Intellectual Property"	Jamie Babbit	HBO
		"Server Error"	Mike Judge
	Veep	"Blurb"	Morgan Sackett
		"Groundbreaking"	David Mandel
		"Justice"	Dale Stern
2018 [9]
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"Pilot"	Amy Sherman-Palladino	Amazon
	Atlanta	"FUBU"	Donald Glover	FX
		"Teddy Perkins"	Hiro Murai
	Barry	"Chapter One: Make Your Mark"	Bill Hader	HBO
	The Big Bang Theory	"The Bow Tie Asymmetry"	Mark Cendrowski	CBS
	GLOW	"Pilot"	Jesse Peretz	Netflix
	Silicon Valley	"Initial Coin Offering"	Mike Judge	HBO
2019 [10]
	Fleabag	"Episode 201"	Harry Bradbeer	Amazon
	Barry	"The Audition"	Alec Berg	HBO
		"ronny/lily"	Bill Hader
	The Big Bang Theory	"The Stockholm Syndrome"	Mark Cendrowski	CBS
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"All Alone"	Amy Sherman-Palladino	Amazon
		"We're Going to the Catskills!"	Daniel Palladino

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Nominee(s)	Network
2020 [11]
	Schitt's Creek	"Happy Ending"	Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy	Pop TV
	The Great	"The Great"	Matt Shakman	Hulu
	Ramy	"Miakhalifa.mov"	Ramy Youssef
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"It's Comedy or Cabbage"	Amy Sherman-Palladino	Prime Video
		"Marvelous Radio"	Daniel Palladino
	Modern Family	"Finale, Part 2"	Gail Mancuso	ABC
	Will & Grace	"We Love Lucy"	James Burrows	NBC
2021 [12]
	Hacks	"There Is No Line"	Lucia Aniello	HBO Max
	B Positive	"Pilot"	James Burrows	CBS
	Mom	"Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak"	James Widdoes
	The Flight Attendant	"In Case of Emergency"	Susanna Fogel	HBO Max
	Ted Lasso	"Biscuits"	Zach Braff	Apple TV+
		"The Hope That Kills You"	MJ Delaney
		"Make Rebecca Great Again"	Declan Lowney
2022 [13]
	Ted Lasso	"No Weddings and a Funeral"	MJ Delaney	Apple TV+
	Atlanta	"New Jazz"	Hiro Murai	FX
	Barry	"710N"	Bill Hader	HBO
	Hacks	"There Will Be Blood"	Lucia Aniello	HBO Max
	The Ms. Pat Show	"Baby Daddy Groundhog Day"	Mary Lou Belli	BET+
	Only Murders in the Building	"The Boy from 6B"	Cherien Dabis	Hulu
		"True Crime"	Jamie Babbit
2023 [14]
	The Bear	"Review"	Christopher Storer	FX
	Barry	"wow"	Bill Hader	HBO
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	"Four Minutes"	Amy Sherman-Palladino	Prime Video
	The Ms. Pat Show	"Don't Touch My Hair"	Mary Lou Belli	BET+
	Ted Lasso	"So Long, Farewell"	Declan Lowney	Apple TV+
	Wednesday	"Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe"	Tim Burton	Netflix
2024 [15]
	The Bear	"Fishes"	Christopher Storer	FX
	Abbott Elementary	"Party"	Randall Einhorn	ABC
	The Bear	"Honeydew"	Ramy Youssef	FX
	The Gentlemen	"Refined Aggression"	Guy Ritchie	Netflix
	Hacks	"Bulletproof"	Lucia Aniello	Max
	The Ms. Pat Show	"I'm the Pappy"	Mary Lou Belli	BET+
2025 [16]
	The Studio	"The Oner"	Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg	Apple TV+
	The Bear	"Napkins"	Ayo Edebiri	FX
	Hacks	"A Slippery Slope"	Lucia Aniello	HBO Max
	Mid-Century Modern	"Here's to You, Mrs. Schneiderman"	James Burrows	Hulu
The Rehearsal	"Pilot's Code"	Nathan Fielder	HBO

Total awards by network

• CBS – 15
• ABC – 14
• NBC – 14
• Amazon – 4
• Fox – 4
• HBO – 4
• FX – 3
• Apple TV+ - 1
• HBO Max — 1
• Pop TV – 1

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards M*A*S*H (consecutive) Modern Family (consecutive) 3 awards Frasier (2 consecutive)

2 awards All in the Family The Bear (consecutive) Cheers The Cosby Show (consecutive) The Dick Van Dyke Show (consecutive) Malcolm in the Middle (consecutive) The Mary Tyler Moore Show Taxi (consecutive) Transparent (consecutive) The Wonder Years (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

26 nominations M*A*S*H 11 nominations Cheers 10 nominations Curb Your Enthusiasm 9 nominations Modern Family 8 nominations The Mary Tyler Moore Show 30 Rock 7 nominations The Larry Sanders Show Seinfeld Silicon Valley Veep Will & Grace 6 nominations All in the Family Entourage The Golden Girls The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Murphy Brown

5 nominations Barry Ted Lasso The Wonder Years 4 nominations Ally McBeal Atlanta The Bear The Dick Van Dyke Show Friends Glee Hacks Louie Malcolm in the Middle The Office Sex and the City 3 nominations Buffalo Bill The Cosby Show The Danny Thomas Show Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Kate & Allie The Ms. Pat Show The Red Skelton Show Taxi

2 nominations Barney Miller The Beverly Hillbillies Bewitched The Big Bang Theory The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Designing Women Dream On Flight of the Conchords The Garry Moore Show Get Smart Girls Happy Days The Jack Benny Show Mad About You Maude The Monkees Only Murders in the Building Scrubs Soap Sports Night 3rd Rock from the Sun Transparent

Individuals with multiple awards

5 awards James Burrows (2 consecutive) 4 awards Jay Sandrich (2 consecutive) 3 awards Todd Holland (2 consecutive)

2 awards David Lee Gail Mancuso (consecutive) Gene Reynolds (consecutive) John Rich Joey Soloway (consecutive) Christopher Storer (consecutive)

Individuals with multiple nominations

27 nominations James Burrows 10 nominations Jay Sandrich 9 nominations Alan Alda 8 nominations Todd Holland 6 nominations Terry Hughes 5 nominations Seymour Berns Mike Judge Burt Metcalfe John Rich Robert B. Weide 4 nominations Lucia Aniello Paul Bogart Louis C.K. James Frawley Bill Hader Barnet Kellman Will Mackenzie Gail Mancuso Jerry Paris Gene Reynolds Amy Sherman-Palladino

3 nominations Andy Ackerman Hy Averback Peter Baldwin Paris Barclay Mary Lou Belli Tom Cherones Charles S. Dubin Julian Farino Michael Lembeck Sheldon Leonard Beth McCarthy-Miller Bill Persky Lee Shallat-Chemel

2 nominations William Asher Daniel Attias Jamie Babbit Alec Berg James Bobin Marc Buckland Mark Cendrowski Larry Charles Hal Cooper Joan Darling MJ Delaney Michael Dinner Jim Drake Lena Dunham Michael Engler Dave Geisel Donald Glover Bryan Gordon Michael Patrick King

David Lee Steven Levitan Declan Lowney David Mandel Charles McDougall Hiro Murai Daniel Palladino Noam Pitlik Jeffrey Melman William D. Russell Thomas Schlamme Jack Shea Joey Soloway David Steinberg Dale Stern Christopher Storer Jay Tarses Peter Tewksbury Richard Whorf Jason Winer Bud Yorkin Ramy Youssef

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

Notes

1. In 1969 and 1970, the nominees for the comedy directing award were variety programs.