Programs With Multiple Nominations
- 26 nominations
- 11 nominations
- 10 nominations
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- 8 nominations
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)
- 7 nominations
- The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
- Seinfeld (NBC)
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- 6 nominations
- All in the Family (CBS)
- Entourage (HBO)
- The Golden Girls (NBC)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- Murphy Brown (CBS)
- Will & Grace (NBC)
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Ally McBeal (Fox)
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
- Friends (NBC)
- Malcolm in the Middle (Fox)
- The Office (NBC)
- Sex and the City (HBO)
- 3 nominations
- Buffalo Bill (NBC)
- The Cosby Show (NBC)
- The Danny Thomas Show (CBS)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
- Frasier (NBC)
- Kate & Allie (CBS)
- The Red Skelton Show (NBC/CBS)
- Taxi (ABC/NBC)
- 2 nominations
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
- Barney Miller (ABC)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS)
- Bewitched (ABC)
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (NBC/Lifetime)
- Designing Women (CBS)
- Dream On (HBO)
- Flight of the Conchords (HBO)
- The Garry Moore Show (CBS)
- Get Smart (NBC)
- Glee (Fox)
- Happy Days (ABC)
- The Jack Benny Show (CBS)
- Mad About You (NBC)
- Maude (CBS)
- The Monkees (NBC)
- Scrubs (NBC/ABC)
- Soap (ABC)
- Sports Night (ABC)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
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| 1959–1975 |
- Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
- Ralph Levy / Bud Yorkin (1960)
- Sheldon Leonard (1961)
- Nat Hiken (1962)
- John Rich (1963)
- Jerry Paris (1964)
- William Asher (1966)
- James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
- Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse Lautrec Is One Of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win Or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry on, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." / David P. Powers (1975)
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| 1976–2000 |
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" / Dave Wilson for "Paul Simon" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" / Dave Powers (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" / Dave Powers (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown", Part 2 (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (Hooperman) (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
- Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
- James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
- Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
- Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
- James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
- David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
- Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
- David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
- Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
- Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
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| 2001–present |
- Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
- Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
- Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
- Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
- Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
- Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
- Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
- Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
- Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
- Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
- Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
- Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
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- Complete list
- (1950–1975)
- (1976–2000)
- (2001–2025)
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Primetime Emmy Award categories
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| Programming |
- Comedy Series
- Drama Series
- Miniseries or Movie
- Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
- Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
- Directing for a Comedy Series
- Directing for a Drama Series
- Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Writing for a Comedy Series
- Writing for a Drama Series
- Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
- Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
- Reality Program
- Reality-Competition Program
- Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)
- Short-format Animation
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| Performance |
- Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
- Voice-Over Performance
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| Creative Arts |
- Casting for a Comedy Series
- Casting for a Drama Series
- Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Choreography
- Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
- Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
- Costumes for a Series
- Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
- Main Title Design
- Main Title Theme Music
- Music Composition for a Series
- Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
- Picture Editing for a Drama Series
- Visual Effects for a Series
- Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
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| Retired |
- Actor of the Year
- Actress of the Year
- Animated Program for More Than One Hour
- Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series
- Cinematography for a One Hour Series
- Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Made for Television Movie
- Miniseries
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