List of Primetime Emmy Award records

Most wins for an individual

• Sheila Nevins – 31^[3]

Most wins for an individual in a single year

• Moira Demos – 4 (2016)^[4][5]
• Amy Sherman-Palladino – 4 (2018)^[6]
• Dan Levy – 4 (2020)^[7]
• Seth Rogen – 4 (2025)^[8]

Most wins for a person of color

• RuPaul Charles – 14^[9]

Most wins for directing and writing

• Jon Stewart – 22^[10]

Most wins for producing

• Sheila Nevins – 31^[3]

Most wins for acting or performers

• Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus – 8^[11][12][13]

Most wins for acting or a performer for the same role in the same program/series

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer for Veep – 6 (2012–2017)^[12][13]

Most wins for voice-over performances

• Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta, Seth MacFarlane and Maya Rudolph – 4

Most wins for voice-over performances for the same role in the same program/series

• Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson for The Simpsons – 4^[14]
• Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Griffin for Family Guy – 4
• Maya Rudolph as Connie the Hormone Monstress for Big Mouth – 4

Most wins for Outstanding Animated Program

• Matt Groening for The Simpsons and Futurama – 14 (1990–1991, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2023)^[14]

Most wins for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

• Harvey Korman – 4 (1969, 1971–1972, 1974)^[15]

Most wins for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program

• RuPaul Charles for RuPaul's Drag Race – 8 (2016–2023)^[16]

Most wins for a television program/series

• Saturday Night Live – 95^[17]

Most wins for an online-streaming original program/series

• The Crown – 24^[18]

Most wins for a television program/series for its first season

• Shōgun – 18 (2024)^[19]

Most wins for a television program/series for its final season

• Game of Thrones – 12 (2019)^[20]

Most wins for a television program/series in a single year

• Shōgun – 18 (2024)^[19]

Most wins for a single episode

• "Boardwalk Empire" (Boardwalk Empire) – 6 (2011)^[21][22]
• "Battle of the Bastards" (Game of Thrones) – 6 (2016)^[20][22]

Most wins for a network

• NBC – 1,000 ^[23]

Most wins for a network in a single year

• CBS – 44 (1974)^[24][25]
• Netflix – 44 (2021)^[26]

Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series

• Frasier and The Simpsons – 37^[27][14]

Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series for its first season

• The Studio – 13 (2025)

Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series for its final season

• Schitt's Creek – 9 (2020)^[28]

Most wins for a comedy-genre television program/series in single year

• The Studio – 13 (2025)

Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series

• Game of Thrones – 59^[20][29][30]

Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series for its first season

• Shōgun – 18 (2024)^[19]

Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series for its final season

• Game of Thrones – 12 (2019)^[20]

Most wins for a drama-genre television program/series in a single year

• Shōgun – 18 (2024)^[19]

Most wins for a limited program/series

• John Adams – 13^[31]

Most wins for a television film

• Behind the Candelabra and Eleanor and Franklin – 11^[32][33]

Most wins for an animated television program/series

• The Simpsons – 35^[14]

Most wins for an animated television program/series in a single year

• The Simpsons – 6 (1992)^[14]
• Love, Death & Robots – 6 (2021)^[34]

Most wins for a variety special

• The Kennedy Center Honors – 16^[35]

Most wins for a variety program/series

• Saturday Night Live – 95^[17]

Most wins for a reality-competition program/series

• RuPaul's Drag Race – 24^[36]

Most wins for Outstanding Comedy Series

• Frasier – 5 (1994–1998)^[27]
• Modern Family – 5 (2010–2014)^[37]

Most wins for Outstanding Drama Series

• Hill Street Blues – 4 (1981–1984)^[38]
• L.A. Law – 4 (1987, 1989–1991)^[39]
• The West Wing – 4 (2000–2003)^[40]
• Mad Men – 4 (2008–2011)^[41]
• Game of Thrones – 4 (2015–2016, 2018–2019)^[20]

Most wins for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• Prime Suspect – 3 (1993–1994, 1997)

Most wins for Outstanding Television Movie

• Black Mirror – 3 (2017–2019)

Most wins for Outstanding Animated Program

• The Simpsons – 12 (1990–1991, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2019, 2023)^[14]

Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

• The Kennedy Center Honors – 7 (1994, 1996, 2009–2013)^[35]

Most wins for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – 11 (2003–2012, 2015)^[42]

Most wins for acting in a comedy-genre television program/series

• The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Simpsons – 16^[43][14]

Most wins for acting in a comedy-genre television program/series in a single year

• The Simpsons (1992) – 6^[14]

Most wins for acting in a drama-genre television program/series

• Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, and The West Wing – 9^[44][45][40]

Most wins for acting in a drama-genre television program/series in a single year

• The Crown – 5 (2021)

Most wins for acting in a limited program/series

• American Crime Story, American Horror Story and Angels in America – 4^[46]

Most wins for acting in a limited program/series in a single year

• Angels in America – 4 (2003)^[46]

Most wins for acting in a television film

• The Glass Menagerie – 4^[47]

Most wins for acting in an animated television program/series

• The Simpsons – 16^[14]

Most wins for acting in an animated television program/series in a single year

• The Simpsons – 6 (1992)^[14]

Most nominations for a network in a single year

• Netflix – 160 (2020)^[48]

Most nominations for a Television Program

• Saturday Night Live – 306^[49]

Most nominations for a Comedy Series

• Cheers – 117^[50]

Most nominations for a Drama Series

• Game of Thrones – 161^[20]

Most nominations for a Limited Series

• Roots – 37^[51]

Most nominations for a Television Movie

• Grey Gardens – 17^[52]
• Eleanor and Franklin – 17^[33]
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – 17^[53]
• Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years – 17^[54]

Most nominations for an Animated Program

• The Simpsons – 97^[14]

Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program

• Dancing with the Stars – 113^[55]

Most nominations for a Variety Series

• Saturday Night Live – 306^[49]

Most nominations for a Variety Special

• The Kennedy Center Honors – 59^[35]

Most nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program

• Tom Bergeron – 9^[56]
• Heidi Klum – 9^[57]
• RuPaul Charles - 9

Most nominations for a Comedy Series for its final season

• Schitt's Creek – 15 (2020)^[58]

Most nominations for a Comedy Series for its first season

• The Studio – 23 (2025)^[59]

Most nominations for a Drama Series for its final season

• Game of Thrones – 32 (2019)^[20][60]

Most nominations for a Drama Series for its first season

• NYPD Blue – 27 (1994)^[61]

Most nominations for an individual in a single year

• Louis C.K. – 9 (2013)^[62][63]

Most nominations for an individual

• Lorne Michaels – 107^[64]

Most nominations for an individual (actress)

• Cloris Leachman – 22^[65]

Most nominations for an individual without a win

• Angela Lansbury – 18^[66]

Most nominations for an streaming original program

• The Crown – 87^[67]

Most nominations for Outstanding Drama Series

• Law & Order – 11^[68]

Most nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series

• Cheers – 11^[50]
• M*A*S*H – 11^[69]

Most nominations for Outstanding Animated Program

• The Simpsons – 30^[14]

Most nominations for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program

• Robot Chicken – 12

Most nominations for Outstanding Competition Program

• The Amazing Race – 17^[70]

Most nominations for Outstanding Variety Series

• Saturday Night Live – 19^[71]

Most nominations for Outstanding Variety Special

• The Kennedy Center Honors – 11^[35]

Most nominations for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

• Billy Crystal – 12^[72]

Most nominations for a Variety Series in a single year

• Saturday Night Live – 22 (2017)^[71]

Most nominations for a Reality-Competition Program in a single year

• American Idol (2011), Dancing with the Stars (2009), RuPaul's Drag Race (2018, 2020), and The Voice (2014) – 10^{[73][36][74][75]}

Most nominations for a series without a win in a single year

• The Handmaid's Tale – 21 (2021)^[76][77]

Most nominations for an Outstanding Animated Program (both main and short-form) without a win

• Steven Universe – 6 (2015–2020)

Most nominations for an Animated Program in a single year

• The Simpsons – 9 (1990, 2009)^[14]

Most nominations for acting in a series in a single year

• Succession – 14 (2022)^[78]

Most nominations for a Comedy Series in a single year

• The Bear – 23 (2024)^[79]
• The Studio – 23 (2025)^[80]

Most nominations for a Drama Series in a single year

• Game of Thrones – 32 (2019)^[20][60]

Most nominations for acting in a Television Movie

• And the Band Played On, The Glass Menagerie, and The Normal Heart – 6^[81][47][82]

Most nominations for acting in a Variety Special

• Hamilton – 7^[83]

Most nominations for acting in a Limited Series

• Roots – 13^[51]

Most nominations for a Television Program without a win

• Better Call Saul – 53^[84]

First non-US television series to win a Primetime Emmy for each divisions

• Fleabag (U.K.) – Outstanding Comedy Series (2019)
• Elizabeth R (U.K.) – Outstanding Drama Series (1972)
• Tom Brown's Schooldays (U.K.) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973)

First Canadian television series to win a Primetime Emmy

• Schitt's Creek – Outstanding Comedy Series (2020)^[85]

First non-English language television series to win a Primetime Emmy

• Shōgun (Japanese) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024)^[86]

First video game-based television series to be win a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories

• Arcane (Based on League of Legends by Riot Games) – Outstanding Animated Program (2022)

First and only television series to be adapted from a work of the same name to win Primetime Emmys

• Shōgun (NBC) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1981) and Shōgun (FX) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024); both series are based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell

First Asians-born to win a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing

• Jess Española (Philippines) – Outstanding Animated Program (2008)^[87]
• Gideon Raff (Israel) – Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (2011)
• Hwang Dong-hyuk (South Korea) – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2022)^[88]
• Hiro Murai (Japan) – Outstanding Comedy Series (2023/2024)

First East Asian-born people to win Outstanding Drama Series

• Eriko Miyagawa and Hiroyuki Sanada (Japan) – Shōgun (2024)

First Asian-born actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Lee Jung-jae (South Korea) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2022)^[89]

First Asian-born actress to win a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Anna Sawai (Japan) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2024)^[90]

First Asian-diaspora actor to win a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Riz Ahmed (U.K.-Pakistan) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (2017)

First Asian-diaspora actress to win a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Archie Panjabi (U.K.-India) – Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2010)

First actors/actresses to win Primetime Emmys for non-English speaking roles

• Lee Jung-jae (Korean) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2022)
• Anna Sawai (Japanese) – Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2024)

First performer of Generation Z to win in a major acting category

• Owen Cooper (age 15–16) for Adolescence (Netflix) – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (2025)

First non-US television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories

• The Avengers (U.K.) – Outstanding Drama Series (1967)
• Tom Brown's Schooldays and The Last of the Mohicans (both U.K.), and The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (Italy/Spain/France) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973)

First animated television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories

• The Flintstones – Outstanding Comedy Series (1961)

First non-English language television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories

• Squid Game (Korean) – Outstanding Drama Series (2022)
• The Life of Leonardo da Vinci (Italian) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1973)

First video game-based television series to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for the major program/series categories

• The Last of Us (Based on a video game of the same name by Naughty Dog) – Outstanding Drama Series (2023/2024)
• Carmen Sandiego (Based on a video game of the same name by Broderbund) – Outstanding Children's Program (2019)
• Arcane (Based on League of Legends by Riot Games) – Outstanding Animated Program (2022)

First television series to be adapted from a work of the same name to be nominated Primetime Emmys for the major program/series categories

• Shōgun (NBC) – Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (1981) and Shōgun (FX) – Outstanding Drama Series (2024); both series are based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell

First Asians-born to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing

• Jess Española (Philippines) – Outstanding Animated Program (2008)^[91]

First Asians-born to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Toshiro Mifune (Japan) - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981)
• Yoko Shimada (Japan) - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981)
• Yūki Meguro (Japan) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1981)

First Italian to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for acting

• Philippe Leroy – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1973)

First actors/actresses to be nominated Primetime Emmys for non-English speaking roles

• Philippe Leroy – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (1973)

First non-binary person to be nominated a Primetime Emmy for producing, directing, or writing

• Rebecca Sugar – Outstanding Short Form Animated Program (2011)

First centenarian to be nominated a Primetime Emmy

• Norman Lear for Live in Front of a Studio Audience (ABC) – Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (2022)