This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Title Design presented for the best main title sequence in television programming. Prior to 1997, the award was presented for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences or Outstanding Graphic Design and Title Sequences. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the award was presented with the "possibility of one, more than one, or no award given," resulting in years where there were nominees without any winner or multiple winners.
Winners and nominations 1970s Year Program Designers Network 1976(28th) Addie and the King of Hearts Norman Sunshine, graphic designer CBS The Adams Chronicles Girish Bhargava and Bill Mandel, graphic designers PBS Eleanor and Franklin Anthony Goldschmidt, graphic designerABC The New Original Wonder Woman Phil Norman, graphic designer Saturday Night Live Edie Baskin and Bob Pook, graphic designers NBC 1977(29th) The Bell Telephone Jubilee Eytan Keller and Stu Bernstein, graphic designers NBC Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Phil Norman, graphic designer NBC Previn and the Pittsburgh Martine Sheon and David Summers, graphic designersPBS Visions: The Gardener's Son Gene Piotrowsky, graphic designer 1978(30th) NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look Bill Davis, graphic designer NBC 50th Annual Awards of the Academy of Motion Pictures Eytan Keller and Stu Bernstein, graphic designersABC Washington: Behind Closed Doors Phill Norman, graphic designer Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women Maury Nemoy, Robert Branham and John DeCuir, graphic designers NBC 1979(31st) Cinderella at the Palace Stu Bernstein and Eytan Keller, graphic designers CBS Vega$ Phill Norman, graphic designer ABC
1980s Year Program Designers Network 1980(32nd) The French Atlantic Affair Phill Norman, graphic designer ABC Salem's Lot Gene Kraft, graphic designer CBS 1981(33rd) Shōgun Phill Norman, graphic designer NBC Freebie and the Bean Gene Kraft, graphic designer CBS 1982(34th) Outstanding Individual Achievement - Graphic Design and Title SequencesAs a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given. Brideshead Revisited Valerie Pye, graphic designer PBS Fame Michael Levine and Michael A. Hoey, graphic designersNBC Late Night with David Letterman Bob Pook, William Shortridge Jr. and Arlen Schumer, graphic designers Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Special AchievementAs a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given. Inside the Third Reich Tim Donahue and William Mesa, graphic artists ABC SCTV Network 90 Alex Tkach, Michael C. Gross and Wayne Schneider, graphic artists Syndicated Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational ProgrammingAs a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given. Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter Bruce Bryant and James Castle, graphic artists ABC Omni: The New Frontier Richard L. Froman and Ron Hays, graphic artists Syndicated 1983(35th) Cheers James Castle and Bruce Bryant, graphic designers NBC Entertainment Tonight John Ridgway, Pam Bloch and Harry Marks, graphic designersSyndicated The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby R.O. Blechman, Seymour Chwast and Andy Ewan, graphic designers Square Pegs Edie Baskin and Jeff Carpenter, graphic designersCBS The Scarlet and the Black Phill Norman, graphic designer 1984(36th) The Duck Factory Ted Woolery and Gerry Woolery, graphic designers NBC The 56th Annual Academy Awards Bruce Bryant and James Castle, graphic designers ABC 1985(37th) Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime John Tribe, graphic designer PBS Friday Night Videos Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, title designers; Dick Ebersol, executive producerNBC Saturday Night Live Alex Weil and Charles Levi, title sequence creators 1986(38th) Stingray Betty Green, graphic designer NBC 1987(39th) The Bronx Zoo Wayne Fitzgerald and David Oliver Pfeil, graphic designers NBC A Carol Burnett Special: Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin Sandy Dvore, graphic designer ABC 1988(40th) Strong Poison: A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (Mystery!) Liz Friedman, graphic designer PBS Friday the 13th: The Series Paul Boyington, graphic designer Syndicated Moyers: God and Politics Chris Kogler and David Chomowicz, graphic designers PBS The Slap Maxwell Story James Castle, Bruce Bryant, Carol Johnsen and Vic Lowrey, graphic designers ABC 1989(41st) Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse Prudence Fenton, animation producer/director; Joel Fletcher, animator CBS Just Say Julie John Payson, designer MTV Later with Bob Costas John Semerad, Chris Harvey and Alex Weil, designers NBC Now Hear This: MTV's Guide to New Music Martin Brierley and Steven Lowe, designers/creators MTV The Tracey Ullman Show Jeff Boortz, designer/animator; Ed Sullivan, designer/producer; Billy Pittard, production designer Fox
1990s Year Program Designers Network 1990(42nd) Alive from Off Center Jim Blashfield, designer; Robert Hoffmann, graphic designer PBS Downtown Julie Brown Harry Dorrington, director MTV 1991(43rd) ABC World of Discovery Steve Martino and Jeff Doud, designers/directors; Jon Townley, creative director; Thomas Barham, designer ABC American Dreamer Ed Sullivan, graphics/titles; Ron Crabb and Jeff Boortz, designers NBC Shannon's Deal Ed Sullivan, design director; Jeff Boortz, designer; Scott Milne, harry artist CBS Sunday Best Billy Pittard, design director; Jeff Boortz, designer/harry artist CBS 1992(44th) Liquid Television Ken Pearce, designer/animator; Mark Malmberg, Creative Director/designer MTV Brooklyn Bridge Ed Sullivan, designer/art director/creative director; Suzanne Kiley, designer/producer/illustrator CBS In Living Color Martin Ansolabehere, title designer Fox The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 James House, title designer CBS 1993(45th) Dudley Billy Pittard, senior title designer; Frances Schifrin, principal title designer; Jennifer Grey Berkowitz, title designer/animator; Dale Everett, title designer/producer CBS Homicide: Life on the Street Mark Pellington, title designer NBC MTV Video Music Awards Michael D. Smith, designer; Dave Spafford, animator MTV Rave Ed Sullivan, senior title designer; Jeff Boortz, principal title designer A&E Sisters Billy Pittard, senior title designer; Judy Korin, principal title designer NBC 1994(46th) The X-Files James Castle, Bruce Bryant and Carol Johnsen, title designers Fox Birdland Billy Pittard, senior title designer; Suzanne Kiley, principal title designer ABC Late Show with David Letterman Hal Gurnee, creative designer; D. Wallace Colvard, computer designer; Roger White, graphic designer CBS Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review Joel Gallen, producer; Pam Thomas, director Fox South of Sunset Ed Sullivan, senior title designer; Jeff Boortz, principal title designer CBS TekWar Stephen Roloff, title sequence designer; Bret Culp, animator Syndicated 1995(47th) ER Billy Pittard, senior title designer; Suzanne Kiley, principal title designer NBC Cinemax Movie Open Orest Woronewych, director of design; Adam Chin, animator; Tom Gericke, designer; Cliff Iwai, co-designer Cinemax Future Quest Michael Kory, Rick Simone and Jeff Wunderlich, title designers PBS The Museum of Television & Radio Presents: Science Fiction, A Journey Into the Unknown Judy Korin, Michael Kory and Jeff Wunderlich, title designers Fox The Promised Land Jacob Lawrence, animation; Alyson Hamilton and Guy Thomson, title designers; Anthony Geffen, title animation Discovery Star Trek: Voyager Dan Curry, title designer; John Grower, effects and animation supervisor; Erik Tiemens, storyboard/design; Eric Guaglione, animation supervisor UPN 1996(48th) Caroline in the City Bruce Bryant, James Castle, Mark Dennison and Carol Johnsen, title designers NBC Central Park West Paul Newman and Billy Pittard, title designers CBS Discovery Journal Suzanne Kiley and Billy Pittard, title designers Discovery 1997(49th) Dark Skies Mike Jones, title designer NBC The Burning Zone Kasumi Mihori and Billy Pittard, title designers UPN Gun Earl Jenshus and Billy Pittard, title designers; Jennifer Grey Berkowitz, creative director ABC The Learning Channel's Great Books Yvonne Gensurowsky and Billy Pittard, title designers TLC The Magical World of Disney Clark, Kasumi Mihori and Billy Pittard, title designers Disney 1998(50th) The Wonderful World of Disney Kasumi Mihori, Billy Pittard and Ed Sullivan, title designers ABC The Hunger Nicholas Livesey, title designer Showtime Politically Incorrect Nancy Giandomenico, Nancy Laurence, Kelly Moseley and Mark Woods, graphics designers ABC Popular Science Mark Dwyer and Greg Pecknold, title designer TLC Union Square Bruce Bryant, Mark Dennison and Carol Johnsen, title designers NBC 1999(51st) Dilbert Yarrow Cheney and Carrie Cheney, title designers UPN Alice in Wonderland Chris Allies, title designer NBC First Wave Halbo van der Klaauw, title designer Sci-Fi Private Screenings Shannon Davis Forsyth and Jin Lim, title designers TCM
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