Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by |
David Nutter, Game of Thrones (2015) |
| Official website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is presented to the best directing of a television drama series, usually for a particular episode.[fn 1]
Winners and nominations
1950s
1960s
1970s
| Year | Show | Episode | Director(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–70 | CBS Playhouse | "Shadow Game" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | "A Storm in Summer" | Buzz Kulik | NBC | |
| My Sweet Charlie | Lamont Johnson | |||
| 1970–71 | The Bold Ones: The Senator | "The Day the Lion Died" | Daryl Duke | NBC |
| The Bold Ones: The Senator | "A Single Blow of a Sword" | John Badham | NBC | |
| Hawaii Five-O | "Over Fifty? Steal!" | Bob Sweeney | CBS | |
| 1971–72 | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" | Alexander Singer | NBC |
| Columbo | "Short Fuse" | Edward M. Abroms | NBC | |
| The Man and the City | "Hands of Love" | Daniel Petrie | ABC | |
| 1972–73 | Kung Fu | "An Eye for an Eye" | Jerry Thorpe | ABC |
| Columbo | "The Most Dangerous Match" | Edward M. Abroms | NBC | |
| The Waltons | "The Love Story" | Lee Philips | CBS | |
| 1973–74 | The Blue Knight | "Part III" | Robert Butler | NBC |
| The Waltons | "The Journey" | Harry Harris | CBS | |
| "The Thanksgiving Story" | Philip Leacock | |||
| 1974–75 | Upstairs, Downstairs | "A Sudden Storm" | Bill Bain | PBS |
| Benjamin Franklin | "The Ambassador" | Glenn Jordan | CBS | |
| Kojak | "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" | David Friedkin | ||
| "I Want to Report a Dream..." | Telly Savalas | |||
| The Streets of San Francisco | "The Mask of Death" | Harry Falk | ABC | |
| 1975–76 | Rich Man, Poor Man | "Part I: Chapters 1 & 2" | David Greene | ABC |
| Beacon Hill | "Pilot" | Fielder Cook | CBS | |
| Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | "Part IV" | James Cellan Jones | PBS | |
| Lincoln | "Crossing Fox River" | George Schaefer | NBC | |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | "Part VI: Chapter 8" | Boris Sagal | ABC | |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | "Women Shall Not Weep" | Christopher Hodson | PBS | |
| 1976–77 | Roots | "Part I" | David Greene | ABC |
| The Adams Chronicles | "John Quincy Adams: President" | Fred Coe | PBS | |
| Roots | "Part II" | John Erman | ABC | |
| "Part III" | Marvin J. Chomsky | |||
| "Part VI" | Gilbert Moses | |||
| 1977–78 | Holocaust | Marvin J. Chomsky | NBC | |
| The Dain Curse | E.W. Swackhamer | CBS | ||
| I, Claudius | Herbert Wise | PBS | ||
| King | Abby Mann | NBC | ||
| Washington: Behind Closed Doors | Gary Nelson | ABC | ||
| 1978–79 | The White Shadow | "Pilot" | Jackie Cooper | CBS |
| Lou Grant | "Murder" | Mel Damski | CBS | |
| "Prisoner" | Gene Reynolds | |||
| "Schools" | Burt Brinckerhoff | |||
1980s
| Year | Show | Episode | Director(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–80 | Lou Grant | "Cop" | Roger Young | CBS |
| Lou Grant | "Andrew" (Part II) | Peter Levin | CBS | |
| "Influence" | Gene Reynolds | |||
| "Hollywood" | Burt Brinckerhoff | |||
| Skag | "Pilot" | Frank Perry | NBC | |
| 1980–81 | Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | Robert Butler | NBC |
| American Dream | "Pilot" | Mel Damski | ABC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Jungle Madness" | Corey Allen | NBC | |
| "Up in Arms" | Georg Stanford Brown | |||
| Lou Grant | "Pack" | Burt Brinckerhoff | CBS | |
| "Strike" | Gene Reynolds | |||
| 1981–82 | Fame | "To Soar and Never Falter" | Harry Harris | NBC |
| Fame | "Musical Bridge" | Robert Scheerer | NBC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "The Second Oldest Profession" | Robert Butler | ||
| "The World According to Freedom" | Jeff Bleckner | |||
| Lou Grant | "Hometown" | Gene Reynolds | CBS | |
| 1982–83 | Hill Street Blues | "Life in the Minors" | Jeff Bleckner | NBC |
| Fame | "And the Winner Is" | Marc Daniels | NBC | |
| "Feelings" | Robert Scheerer | |||
| The Mississippi | "Old Hatred Die Hard" | Leo Penn | CBS | |
| 1983–84 | Hill Street Blues | "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" | Corey Allen | NBC |
| Fame | "Sheer Will" | Robert Scheerer | NBC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Doris in Wonderland" | Arthur Allan Seidelman | ||
| "Midway to What?" | Thomas Carter | |||
| 1984–85 | Cagney & Lacey | "Heat" | Karen Arthur | CBS |
| Hill Street Blues | "El Capitan" | Georg Stanford Brown | NBC | |
| "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" | Thomas Carter | |||
| Miami Vice | "Cool Runnin'" | Lee H. Katzin | ||
| "Smuggler's Blues" | Paul Michael Glaser | |||
| 1985–86 | Cagney & Lacey | "Parting Shots" | Georg Stanford Brown | CBS |
| Amazing Stories | "The Mission" | Steven Spielberg | NBC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Two Easy Pieces" | Gabrielle Beaumont | ||
| Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | Peter Werner | ABC | |
| "My Fair David" | Will Mackenzie | |||
| 1986–87 | L.A. Law | "Pilot" | Gregory Hoblit | NBC |
| Cagney & Lacey | "Turn, Turn, Turn" (Part II) | Sharron Miller | CBS | |
| L.A. Law | "The Venus Butterfly" | Donald Petrie | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | Will Mackenzie | ABC | |
| "I Am Curious... Maddie" | Allan Arkush | |||
| 1987–88 | St. Elsewhere | "Weigh In, Way Out" | Mark Tinker | NBC |
| China Beach | "Pilot" | Rod Holcomb | ABC | |
| L.A. Law | "Beauty and Obese" | Sam Weisman | NBC | |
| "Full Martial Jacket" | Win Phelps | |||
| "Handroll Express" | Kim Friedman | |||
| "The Wizard of Odds | Gregory Hoblit | |||
| 1988–89 | Tanner '88 | "The Boiler Room" | Robert Altman | HBO |
| L.A. Law | "I'm in the Nude for Love" | Eric Laneuville | NBC | |
| "To Live and Diet in L.A." | John Pasquin | |||
| Midnight Caller | "Conversations with the Assassin" | Thomas Carter | ||
| thirtysomething | "We'll Meet Again" | Scott Winant | ABC | |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Total awards by network
- NBC – 21
- CBS – 17
- ABC – 11
- HBO – 7
- Fox – 2
- PBS – 1
- Netflix – 1
- Showtime – 1
Programs with multiple awards
- 4 awards
- NYPD Blue (ABC)
- 3 awards
- CBS Playhouse (CBS)
- The Defenders (CBS)
- Hill Street Blues (NBC)
- The West Wing (NBC)
- 2 awards
- Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
- Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
- Equal Justice (ABC)
- ER (NBC)
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
Programs with multiple nominations
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