The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It was created as Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series, incorporating single and multi-camera programs, in 2008 alongside Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series. From 2011 to 2016, the awards were combined as Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. The categories were divided again between 2017"Two New Categories and Rules Modifications", Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 24, 2017. Retrieved on March 30, 2017. and 2022. In 2023, the category was renamed Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour), combined with Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series. In 2024, they split again.
Winners and nominations 2000s Year Program Episode Nominees Network Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Californication "Pilot" Peter Levy Showtime According to Jim "The Chaperone" George Mooradian ABC In Treatment "Week 6: Sophie" Frank Murphy HBO My Name Is Earl "Stole a Motorcycle" Michael Goi NBC Scrubs "My Princess" John Inwood 30 Rock "Rosemary's Baby" Vanja Cernjul Californication "In Utero" Michael Weaver Showtime According to Jim "Heaven Opposed to Hell" George Mooradian ABC Everybody Hates Chris "Everybody Hates Back Talk" Mark Doering-Powell The CW 30 Rock "Apollo, Apollo" Matthew Clark NBC Weeds "No Man Is Pudding" Michael Trim Showtime
2010s Year Program Episode Nominees Network Weeds "A Modest Proposal" Michael Trim Showtime Gary Unmarried "Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel" Gary Baum CBS Hung "Pilot" Uta Briesewitz HBO Nurse Jackie "Apple Bong" Vanja Cernjul Showtime 30 Rock "Season 4" Matthew Clark NBC Two and a Half Men "Crude and Uncalled For" Steven V. Silver CBS
Between 2011-2016, half-hour and one-hour series were both eligible for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. No half-hour series were nominated during these years.
Year Program Episode Nominees Network Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) Veep "Qatar" David Miller HBO Ballers "Game Day" Rodney TaylorHBO Divorce "Pilot" Reed Morano Mozart in the Jungle "Now I Will Sing" Tobias Datum Amazon Silicon Valley "Success Failure" Tim Suhrstedt HBO Transparent "If I Were a Bell" Jim Frohna Amazon Atlanta "Teddy Perkins" Christian Sprenger FX Barry "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth" Paula Huidobro HBO The End of the F***ing World "Episode 3" Justin Brown Netflix GLOW "Pilot" Christian Sprenger Insecure "Hella LA" Patrick Cady HBO Mozart in the Jungle "Ichi Go Ichi E" Tobias Datum Prime Video Russian Doll "Ariadne" Chris Teague Netflix Ballers "Rough Ride" Anthony Hardwick HBO Fleabag "Episode 1" Tony MillerPrime Video Homecoming "Optics" Tod Campbell Insecure "High-Like" Ava Berkofsky HBO What We Do in the Shadows "Manhattan Night Club" D.J. Stipsen FX
2020s Year Program Episode Nominees Network The Mandalorian "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" Greig Fraser and Baz Idoine Disney+ The End of the F***ing World "Episode 2" Benedict Spence Netflix Homecoming "Giant" Jas Shelton Prime Video Insecure "Lowkey Happy" Kira Kelly HBO "Lowkey Lost" Ava Berkofsky The Mandalorian "Chapter 15: The Believer" Matthew Jensen Disney+ Grown-ish "Know Yourself" Mark Doering-Powell Freeform Hacks "Primm" Adam BrickerHBO Max Made for Love "User One" Nathaniel Goodman Servant "2:00" Marshall Adams Apple TV+ Atlanta "Three Slaps" Christian Sprenger FX Barry "starting now" Carl Herse HBO Grown-ish "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" Mark Doering-Powell Freeform Hacks "The Click" Adam Bricker HBO Max Insecure "Reunited, Okay?!" Ava Berkofsky HBO Russian Doll "Nowhen" Ula Pontikos Netflix Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Atlanta "Andrew Wyeth. Alfred's World." Christian Sprenger FX Barry "tricky legacies" Carl Herse HBO How I Met Your Father "Daddy" Gary Baum Hulu The Mandalorian "Chapter 20: The Foundling" Dean Cundey Disney+ Only Murders in the Building "I Know Who Did It" Chris Teague Hulu Schmigadoon! "Something Real" Jon Joffin Apple TV+ Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) The Bear "Forks" Andrew Wehde FX Hacks "Just for Laughs" Adam Bricker Max Physical "Like a Rocket" Jimmy Lindsey Apple TV+ Reservation Dogs "Deer Lady" Mark Schwartzbard FX Sugar "Starry Eyed" Richard Rutkowski Apple TV+ Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) The Studio "The Oner" Adam Newport-Berra Apple TV+ Emily in Paris "Masquerade" Seamus Tierney Netflix Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage "The 6:10 to Lubbock" Buzz Feitshans IV CBS Hacks "I Love L.A." Adam Bricker HBO Max The Righteous Gemstones "Prelude" Paul Daley HBO Widow's Bay "Our History" Christian Sprenger Apple TV The Bear "Scallop" Andrew Wehde FX Hacks "The Garden" Adam Bricker HBO Max A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms "In the Name of the Mother" Gustav Danielsson HBO The Upshaws "Indy Streets" Chuck Ozeas Netflix
Programs with multiple wins
5 wins Will & Grace
3 wins Atlanta How I Met Your Mother The Ranch Two and a Half Men
2 wins Californication The Mandalorian
Programs with multiple nominations Totals for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series are combined, as this category was merged in 2023.
9 nominations Will & Grace
8 nominations Two and a Half Men
5 nominations Hacks How I Met Your Mother Insecure 2 Broke Girls
4 nominations According to Jim Everybody Loves Raymond The Mandalorian Total includes The Mandalorian’s nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour). Mike & Molly The Ranch
3 nominations Atlanta Barry Frasier Friends 30 Rock
2 nominations Ballers The Bear The Big Bang Theory Californication The End of the F***ing World Everybody Hates Chris The Exes Grown-ish Homecoming How I Met Your Father Last Man Standing Mozart in the Jungle Pair of Kings Reba Rules of Engagement Russian Doll Spin City Superior Donuts Weeds
Cinematographers with multiple wins 4 wins Christian Sprenger
Cinematographers with multiple nominations
5 nominations Adam Bricker Christian Sprenger
4 nominations Mark Doering-Powell
3 nominations Ava Berkofsky
2 nominations Vanja Cernjul Matthew Clark Tobias Datum Michael Trim Andrew Wehde
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