Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
Not to be confused with the Daytime Emmy Award with the same name.
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by | Game of Thrones (2015) |
| Official website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series,[1] since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies,[2] and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show from 1951 to 1954, then Best Dramatic Series in 1955 and 1956. In 1957 no specific award for drama was given, but in 1958 its name was changed again and this time it was two separate categories Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters with a winner selected from each category. The name was changed again in 1959 to Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour. In 1960 the name was changed yet again to Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama, this name was kept from 1960 to 1964. In 1966 it had its sixth name change to Outstanding Dramatic Series or Outstanding Series-Drama this was used from 1966 until recently, when it became Outstanding Drama Series.
Since 2000, every single winner has been a serial drama: The West Wing (2000—2003), The Sopranos (2004, 2007), Lost (2005), 24 (2006), Mad Men (2008—2011), Homeland (2012), Breaking Bad (2013, 2014), and Game of Thrones (2015).
Since the advent of Hill Street Blues in 1981, every winner has had some serialized arcs with the exception of Law & Order.
Winners and nominees
The following tables, divided by decade, display the winners and nominees of the "Drama Series" award, according to the Primetime Emmy Awards database.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (52nd) | |||
| The West Wing (Season 1) |
Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, executive producers; Kristin Harms, Llewellyn Wells, producers | NBC | |
| ER (Season 6) |
John Wells, Michael Crichton, and Lydia Woodward, executive producers; Neal Baer and Jack Orman, co-executive producers; R. Scott Gemmill, supervising producer; Penny Adams, Patrick Harbinson, Jonathan Kaplan, Wendy Spence Rosato, and Richard Thorpe, producers | NBC | |
| Law & Order (Season 10) |
Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer, and Ed Sherin, executive producers; Jeffrey Hayes and Kathy McCormick, co-executive producers; Billy Fox and Richard Sweren, supervising producers; William N. Fordes, Lynn Mamet, Barry Schindel, and Lewis H. Gould, producers | NBC | |
| The Practice (Season 4) |
David E. Kelley, executive producer; Bob Breech, co-executive producer; Jeffrey Kramer, Christina Musrey, Gary M. Strangis, and Pamela Wisne, producers | ABC | |
| The Sopranos (Season 2) |
David Chase, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, and Brad Grey, executive producers; Frank Renzulli, co-executive producer; Martin Bruestle, Allen Coulter, Todd A. Kessler, Ilene S. Landress, and Terence Winter, producers | HBO | |
| 2001 (53rd) | |||
| The West Wing (Season 2) |
Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, executive producers; Kevin Falls, co-executive producer; Kristin Harms, Michael Hissrich, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr., and Llewellyn Wells, producers | NBC | |
| ER (Season 7) |
John Wells, Neal Baer, Michael Crichton, and Jack Orman, executive producers; Meredith Stiehm, co-executive producer; R. Scott Gemmill and Dee Johnson, supervising producer; Jonathan Kaplan, Christopher Misiano, Wendy Spence Rosato, Joe Sachs, and Richard Thorpe, producers | NBC | |
| Law & Order (Season 11) |
Dick Wolf, William Finkelstein, Jeffrey Hayes, Arthur Penn, and Barry Schindel and executive producers; Arthur Forney, Kathy McCormick, and Richard Sweren, co-executive producers; William Fordes and Lynn Mamet, supervising producers; Lewis Gould, Kati Johnston, and Gary Karr, producers | NBC | |
| The Practice (Season 5) |
David E. Kelley and Robert Breech, executive producer; Joseph Berger-Davis, Christina Musrey, supervising producer; Todd Kessler, Gary Strangis, and Pamela Wisne, producers | ABC | |
| The Sopranos (Season 3) |
David Chase, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, and Brad Grey, executive producers; Ilene Landress, co-executive producer; Terence Winter, supervising producer; Henry Bronchtein, Martin Bruestle, and Todd Kessler, producers | HBO | |
| 2002 (54th) | |||
| The West Wing (Season 3) |
Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, executive producers; Kevin Falls, co-executive producer; Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano, supervising producers; Kristin Harms, Michael Hissrich, and Llewellyn Wells, producers | NBC | |
| 24 (Season 1) |
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Brian Grazer, and Tony Krantz, executive producers; Howard Gordon and Stephen Hopkins, co-executive producers; Cyrus Yavneh, producer | Fox | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 2) |
Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony Zuiker, Ann Donahue, and Carol Mendelsohn, executive producers; Jonathan Littman and Sam Strangis, co-executive producers; Danny Cannon, Cindy Chvatal, and William Petersen, supervising producers | CBS | |
| Law & Order (Season 12) |
Dick Wolf, Jeffrey Hayes, Peter Jankowski, and Barry Schindel executive producers; Arthur Forney, Lewis H. Gould, Eric Overmyer, and Richard Sweren, co-executive producers; William N. Fordes and Lynn Mamet, supervising producers; Wendy Battles, Gary Karr, Roz Weinman, and Kati Johnston, producers | NBC | |
| Six Feet Under (Seasons 1-2) |
Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, and Alan Poul, executive producers; Bruce Eric Kaplan and Christian Williams, co-executive producers; Laurence Andries, Scott Buck, Rick Cleveland, supervising producers; Jill Soloway and Christian Taylor, producers | HBO | |
| 2003 (55th) | |||
| The West Wing (Season 4) |
Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, and John Wells, executive producers; Kevin Falls, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, and Llewellyn Wells, co-executive producers; Paul Redford, supervising producer; Neal Ahern, Jr. and Kristin Harms, producers | NBC | |
| 24 (Season 2) |
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, and Tony Krantz, executive producers; Jon Cassar, Michael Loceff, Norman Powell, Kiefer Sutherland, producers | Fox | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 3) |
Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony Zuiker, Danny Cannon, Ann Donahue, and Carol Mendelsohn, executive producers; Cindy Chvatal, Jonathan Littman, William Petersen, and Naren Shankar, co-executive producers; Andrew Lipsitz, supervising producer; Josh Berman, Ken Fink, Richard Lewis, and Louis Milito, producers | CBS | |
| Six Feet Under (Season 3) |
Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, and Alan Poul, executive producers; Bruce Eric Kaplan, co-executive producer; Scott Buck, Rick Cleveland, and Jill Soloway, supervising producers; Robert Del Valle and Lori Jo Nemhauser, and Kate Robin, producers | HBO | |
| The Sopranos (Season 4) |
David Chase, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, Brad Grey, and Ilene S. Landress, executive producers; Terence Winter, co-executive producer; Henry J. Bronchtein and Martin Bruestle, producers | HBO | |
| 2004 (56th) | |||
| The Sopranos (Season 5) |
David Chase, Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green, Brad Grey, Ilene S. Landress, and Terence Winter, executive producers; Henry J. Bronchtein, co-executive producer; Matthew Weiner, supervising producer; Martin Bruestle, producer | HBO | |
| 24 (Season 3) |
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, and Tony Krantz, executive producers; Evan Katz and Kiefer Sutherland, co-executive producers; Michael Loceff, supervising producer; Jon Cassar, Tim Iacofano, and Stephen Kronish, producers | Fox | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 4) |
Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony E. Zuiker, Danny Cannon, Cindy Chvatal, Ann Donahue, Jonathan Littman, Carol Mendelsohn, and William Petersen, executive producers; Andrew Lipsitz and Naren Shankar, co-executive producers; Josh Berman, supervising producer; Elizabeth Devine, Ken Fink, Bruce Golin, Richard Lewis, and Louis Milito, producers | CBS | |
| Joan of Arcadia (Season 1) |
Barbara Hall and James Hayman, executive producers; Randy Anderson and Peter Schindler, co-executive producer; Tom Garrigus, producer | CBS | |
| The West Wing (Season 5) |
John Wells, executive producer; Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, and Llewellyn Wells, co-executive producers; Carol Flint, Alexa Junge, Peter Noah, Paul Redford, and John Sacret Young, supervising producers; Eli Attie, Kristin Harms, and Andrew Stearn, producers | NBC | |
| 2005 (57th) | |||
| Lost (Season 1) |
J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, and Damon Lindelof, executive producers; Jesse Alexander and David Fury, co-executive producers; Javier Grillo-Marxuach, supervising producer; Sarah Caplan, Leonard Dick, and Jean Higgins, producers | ABC | |
| 24 (Season 4) |
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, and Evan Katz, executive producers; Jon Cassar, Stephen Kronish, Peter M. Lenkov, Michael Loceff, and Kiefer Sutherland, co-executive producers; Tim Iacofano, producer | Fox | |
| Deadwood (Season 2) |
David Milch and Gregg Fienberg, executive producers; Scott Stephens and Jody Worth, supervising producers; Ed Bianchi, Ted Mann, and Elizabeth Sarnoff, producers | HBO | |
| Six Feet Under (Season 4) |
Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, Bruce Eric Kaplan, and Alan Poul, executive producers; Scott Buck and Rick Cleveland, co-executive producers; Jill Soloway, supervising producer; Robert Del Valle and Lori Jo Nemhauser, and Kate Robin, producers | HBO | |
| The West Wing (Season 6) |
John Wells, Alex Graves, and Christopher Misiano, executive producer; Carol Flint, Peter Noah, and John Sacret Young, supervising producers; Eli Attie, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, and Michael Hissrich, producers | NBC | |
| 2006 (58th) | |||
| 24 (Season 5) |
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, and Evan Katz, executive producers; Jon Cassar, Manny Coto, David Fury, Michael Klick, Stephen Kronish, Michael Loceff, and Kiefer Sutherland, co-executive producers; Brad Turner, producer | Fox | |
| Grey's Anatomy (Season 2) |
Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, and Jim Parriott, executive producers; Peter Horton, Krista Vernoff, and Mark Wilding, co-executive producers; Kip Koenig, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, and Harry Werksman, supervising producers; Tony Phelan, Joan Rater, and Rob Corn, producers | ABC | |
| House (Season 2) |
David Shore, Bryan Singer, Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, executive producers; Doris Egan, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Thomas L. Moran, and David Semel, co-executive producers; Matt Witten, supervising producer; Lawrence Kaplow and Gerrit van der Meer, producers | Fox | |
| The Sopranos (Season 6) [A] |
David Chase, Brad Grey, Ilene S. Landress, and Terence Winter, executive producers; Henry J. Bronchtein and Matthew Weiner, co-executive producers; Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, supervising producer; Martin Bruestle and Gianna Maria Smart, producers | HBO | |
| The West Wing (Season 7) |
John Wells, Alex Graves, Christopher Misiano, Peter Noah, and Lawrence O'Donnell Jr.. executive producer; Eli Attie, supervising producers; Debora Cahn, Kristin Harms, Andrew Stearn, Patrick Ward, and Michael Hissrich, producers | NBC | |
| 2007 (59th) | |||
| The Sopranos (Season 6) [A] |
David Chase, Brad Grey, Ilene S. Landress, Terence Winter, and Matthew Weiner, executive producers; Henry J. Bronchtein, co-executive producer; Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, supervising producers; Martin Bruestle and Gianna Maria Smart, producers | HBO | |
| Boston Legal (Season 3) |
David E. Kelley, Bill D'Elia, and Janet Leahy, executive producers; Mike Listo, co-executive producer; Steve Robin, supervising producer; Janet Knutsen McCann, producer | ABC | |
| Grey's Anatomy (Season 3) |
Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Peter Horton, and Krista Vernoff, executive producers; Mark Wilding, Allan Heinberg and Tony Phelan, co-executive producers; Joan Rater, Debora Cahn, and Kip Koenig, supervising producers; Linda Klein, and Rob Corn, producers | ABC | |
| Heroes (Season 1) |
Tim Kring, Dennis Hammer, and Allan Arkush, executive producers; Greg Beeman, Jesse Alexander, Jeph Loeb, Michael Green, Bryan Fuller, and Natalie Chaidez, co-executive producers; Adam Armus and Kay Foster, supervising producers; Jim Chory, producer | NBC | |
| House (Season 3) |
David Shore, Katie Jacobs, Paul Attanasio, Bryan Singer, Daniel Sackheim, executive producers; Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Thomas L. Moran, Doris Egan, co-executive producers; Peter Blake and Leonard Dick, supervising producers; Lawrence Kaplow and Gerrit van der Meer, producers | Fox | |
| 2008 (60th) | |||
| Mad Men (Season 1) |
Matthew Weiner, executive producer; Tom Palmer, co-executive producer; Scott Hornbacher, Lisa Albert, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, producers | AMC | |
| Boston Legal (Season 4) |
David E. Kelley and Bill D'Elia, executive producers; Mike Listo and Lawrence Broch, co-executive producers; Steve Robin, supervising producer; Janet Knutsen, producer | ABC | |
| Damages (Season 1) |
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, and Mark A. Baker, executive producers | FX | |
| Dexter (Season 2) |
John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Clyde Phillips, Daniel Cerone, executive producers; Melissa Rosenberg, Scott Buck, co-executive producers; Robert Lloyd Lewis, producer | Showtime | |
| House (Season 4) |
David Shore, Bryan Singer, Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, and Thomas L. Moran, executive producers; Gerrit van der Meer, Peter Blake, Eli Attie, Doris Egan, and Deran Sarafian, co-executive producers; Leonard Dick, supervising producer; Marcy Kaplan, producer | FOX | |
| Lost (Season 4) |
J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Bryan Burk, and Jack Bender, executive producers; Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Drew Goddard, Stephen Williams, and Jean Higgins, co-executive producers; Elizabeth Sarnoff, supervising producer; Pat Churchill and Ra'uf Glasgow, producers | ABC | |
| 2009 (61st) | |||
| Mad Men (Season 2) |
Matthew Weiner, executive producer; Scott Hornbacher, co-executive producer; Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, and Lisa Albert, supervising producer | AMC | |
| Big Love (Season 3) |
Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and David Knoller, executive producers; Bernadette Caulfield, co-executive producer; Steve Turner, producer | HBO | |
| Breaking Bad (Season 2) |
Vince Gilligan and Mark Johnson, executive producers; Melissa Bernstein, Stewart A Lyons, and Karen Moore, producers | AMC | |
| Damages (Season 2) |
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman, executive producers; Aaron Zelman, co-executive producer; Mark Baker, producer | FX | |
| Dexter (Season 3) |
John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Clyde Phillips, and Charles H. Eglee, executive producers; Melissa Rosenberg and Scott Buck, co-executive producer; Tim Schlattmann, and Robert Lloyd Lewis, producers | Showtime | |
| House (Season 5) |
David Shore, Bryan Singer, Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Thomas L. Moran, and Hugh Laurie, executive producers; Gerrit van der Meer, Peter Blake, Eli Attie, Doris Egan, Deran Sarafian, Leonard Dick, and Lawrence Kaplow, co-executive producers; Liz Friedman, supervising producer; David Foster, David Hoselton, and Marcy G. Kaplan, producer | Fox | |
| Lost (Season 5) |
J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, and Damon Lindelof, executive producers; Jean Higgins, Elizabeth Sarnoff, and Stephen Williams, co-executive producers; Paul Zbyszewski, supervising producer; Pat Churchill, Ra'uf Glasgow, and Brian K. Vaughan, producers | ABC |
2010s
- Notes
- A : The sixth season of The Sopranos was split into two parts. They are both considered season 6.
- B : The fifth season of Breaking Bad was split into two parts. They are both considered season 5.
- C : The seventh season of Mad Men was split into two parts. They are both considered season 7.
Total awards by network
- NBC – 21
- CBS – 18
- ABC – 9
- AMC – 6
- PBS – 4
- HBO – 3
- FOX – 1
- NET – 1
- KECA-TV – 1
- Showtime – 1
Multiple awards
- 4 awards
- Hill Street Blues
- L.A. Law
- The West Wing
- Mad Men
- 3 awards
- The Defenders
- Playhouse 90
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- 2 awards
- Breaking Bad
- Cagney and Lacey
- Lou Grant
- Mission: Impossible
- Picket Fences
- The Practice
- The Sopranos
- United States Steel Hour
Consecutive awards
- 4 awards
- Hill Street Blues (1981–1984)
- The West Wing (2000–2003)
- Mad Men (2008–2011)
- 3 awards
- Playhouse 90 (1958–1960)
- The Defenders (1962–1964)
- L.A. Law (1989–1991)
- 2 awards
- United States Steel Hour (1954–1955)
- Mission: Impossible (1967–1968)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1974–1975)
- Lou Grant (1979–1980)
- Cagney & Lacey (1985–1986)
- Picket Fences (1993–1994)
- The Practice (1998–1999)
- Breaking Bad (2013–2014)
Multiple nominations
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See also
- Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
References
- ↑ "59th Primetime Emmys Winners Revealed". Emmys.org. 2007-09-16. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ↑ "Sopranos wins top prize at Emmys". BBC News. 2007-09-17. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ↑ In 1958 two separate drama series categories existed, Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters and Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and an award was given in each category. Gunsmoke won Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters, while Playhouse 90 won Best Dramatic Anthology Series.
- ↑ In 1959 two separate drama series categories existed, Best Dramatic Series-Less Than One Hour and Best Dramatic Series-One Hour or Longer, and an award was given in each category. Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre won Best Dramatic Series-Less Than One Hour, while Playhouse 90 won Best Dramatic Series-One Hour or Longer.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Shown as part of Masterpiece Theatre.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Shown as part of the NBC Mystery Movie series.
- ↑ "PBS' 'Rumpole' Back in Emmy Race--as a Drama". Los Angeles Times. 1988-08-20.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Howard (1988-08-28). "A TV Critic Marks His Emmy Ballot". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Voland, John (1988-08-10). "First Off . .". Los Angeles Times.
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