Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Awarded for	Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special is a category at the Primetime Emmy Awards. It is awarded annually to the singularly best varietal, musical, or comedic special of the year.

The Kennedy Center Honors has won seven awards, including five consecutive wins from 2009 to 2013. It also won twice for Outstanding Variety Series when the two categories were combined.^[1]^[2]

Award winners

1950s

1959: An Evening with Fred Astaire, NBC (Best Special Music or Variety Program – One Hour or Longer)

1960s

1960: Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic, CBS (Outstanding Music Program)
1961: No information.
1962: Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan, CBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Music)
1963: Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, CBS (Outstanding Music Program)
1964: The Bell Telephone Hour, NBC
1965: No information.
1966: Chrysler Presents the Bob Hope Christmas Special, NBC (Outstanding Variety Special)
1966: Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, NBC (Outstanding Musical Program)
1967: The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Morris Special, CBS (Outstanding Variety Special)
1967: Brigadoon, ABC (Outstanding Music Program)
1968: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, NBC (Outstanding Music or Variety Program)
1969: The Bill Cosby Special, NBC

1970s

1970: Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man, CBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Variety and popular music)
1970: Cinderella, National Ballet of Canada NET Festival, PBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Classical music)
1971: Singer Presents Burt Bacharach, CBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Popular music)
1971: Leopold Stokowski, N.E.T. Festival, PBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Classical music)
1972: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin, NBC (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Variety and popular music)
1972: Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein, CBS (Outstanding Variety or Music Program – Classical music)
1973: Singer Presents Liza with a Z, NBC (Outstanding Variety/Music Program)
1974: Lily, CBS (Outstanding Comedy – Variety or Music Special)
1975: An Evening with John Denver, ABC
1976: Gypsy in My Soul, CBS
1977: The Barry Manilow Special, ABC
1978: Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back, NBC
1979: No information.

1980s

(See Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series)

1980: No information.
1981: No information.
1982: No information.
1983: No information.
1984: No information.
1985: No information.
1986: No information.
1987: No information.
1988: No information.
1988: No information.
1989: No information.

1990s

1990: Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC
1991: No information.
1992: Cirque Du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience, HBO
1993: Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, NBC
1994: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
1995: Barbra Streisand: The Concert, HBO
1996: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
1997: Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO
1998: The 51st Tony Awards, CBS
1999: The 52nd Tony Awards, CBS

2000s

2000: Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special, NBC
2001: Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion, Bravo
2002: America: A Tribute to Heroes, (simulcast in 35 different outlets)
2003: Cher: The Farewell Tour, NBC
2004: Elaine Stritch at Liberty, HBO
2005: The 58th Tony Awards, CBS
2006: The XX Olympic Winter Games: Opening Ceremony, NBC
2007: Tony Bennett: An American Classic, NBC
2008: Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project, HBO
2009: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS

2010s

2010: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
2011: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
2012: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
2013: The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
2014: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks, TNT
2015: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, NBC

References

↑ "The Kennedy Center Honors — Emmys". emmys.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
↑ "Outstanding Variety Special — Emmys". emmys.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

1959–1975	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1959) Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic (1960) Not awarded (1961) Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Japan (1962) Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1963) The Bell Telephone Hour (1964) Not awarded (1965) Chrysler Presents the Bob Hope Christmas Special / Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1966) The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Morris Special (1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) The Bill Cosby Special (1969) Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man / Cinderella, National Ballet of Canada (1970) Singer Presents Burt Bacharach / Leopold Stokowski, N.E.T. Festival (1971) Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin / Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein (1972) Singer Presents Liza with a Z (1973) Lily (1974) An Evening with John Denver (1975)

1976–2000	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) The Barry Manilow Special (1977) Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back (1978) Not awarded (1979) Not awarded (1980) Not awarded (1981) Not awarded (1982) Not awarded (1983) Not awarded (1984) Not awarded (1985) Not awarded (1986) Not awarded (1987) Not awarded (1988) Not awarded (1989) Sammy Davis, Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) Not awarded (1991) Cirque Du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience (1992) Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) Kennedy Center Honors (1994) Barbra Streisand: The Concert (1995) Kennedy Center Honors (1996) Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1997) 52nd Tony Awards (1998) 53rd Tony Awards (1999) Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special (2000)

2001–present	Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion (2001) America: A Tribute to Heroes (2002) Cher: The Farewell Tour (2003) Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2004) 58th Tony Awards (2005) The XX Olympic Winter Games: Opening Ceremony (2006) Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2007) Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2008) Kennedy Center Honors (2009) Kennedy Center Honors (2010) Kennedy Center Honors (2011) Kennedy Center Honors (2012) Kennedy Center Honors (2013) AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks (2014) Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (2015)

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Miniseries Television Movie Reality-Competition Program Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Animated Program Short-Format Animation Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Variety Special Children's Program

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 Character Voice-Over Performance Narrator

Directing + Writing	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 Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Variety Series

Creative Arts	Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera) Art Direction for a Contemporary Program (Half-Hour or less) Art Direction for a Period Series, Miniseries, or Movie (Single-Camera) Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Music and Lyrics Music Composition for a Series Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Sound Editing for a Series Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Special and Visual Effects Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role

Retired	Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Animated Program (One Hour or More) Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Program of the Year Reality Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance

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