+ List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Netflix Category Wins Nominations Program Performance Directing Writing Casting Cinematography Costumes Hairstyling Hosting Individual Achievement in Animation Interactive Media Main Title Design Makeup Motion Design Music Picture Editing Production Design Sound Special Effects Stunt Coordination Technical Direction Totals colspan="2" width=50 colspan="2" width=50
Netflix is an American over-the-top content platform and production company.
In 2013, Netflix became the first streaming platform whose TV production won a Primetime Emmy Award with House of Cards becoming the first online-only streaming television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. House of Cards scored nine nominations overall, including Outstanding Drama Series. Meanwhile, its first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations, becoming the first webisode (online-only episode) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert won Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series while Eigil Bryld won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour); meanwhile, David Fincher won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Both Bryld and Fincher won for the episode "Chapter 1", making it the first Emmy-winning webisode; Jeff Beal was also nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for the same episode. The series was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series four more times, receiving nominations for its first five seasons; however, it wasn't nominated for its sixth and final season.
In 2014, Orange Is the New Blacks first season was submitted and nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series while the second season received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first series to be nominated for both categories. The first season also earned nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, for the episodes "I Wasn't Ready" and "Lesbian Request Denied", respectively.
In 2020, programs produced by Netflix set an all-time record by receiving 160 nominations, the most nominations produced by a single network in a single year. In total, programs produced by the streaming service received over 600 nominations and won 112; 3 wins of 14 nominations in 2013, 7 wins of 31 nominations in 2014, 2 wins of 34 nominations in 2015, 9 wins of 54 nominations in 2016, 20 wins of 91 nominations in 2017, 23 wins of 112 nominations in 2018, 27 wins of 118 nominations in 2019, and 21 wins of 160 nominations in 2020.
Drama
Drama Series In 2013, House of Cards became the first television series from a streaming service to be nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2014, the Political drama received its second nomination. A year later, Orange Is the New Black was nominated for its first season and House of Cards for its third season. House of Cards was nominated for the fourth consecutive time in 2016. During the ceremony of 2017, three series received nominations in the category: House of Cards, The Crown, and Stranger Things. Both, The Crown and Stranger Things repeated nominations in 2018. In 2019, Bodyguard, and Ozark received nominations. During 2020, Ozark, Stranger Things and The Crown received nominations for its third season. In 2020, Bridgerton made its debut in the category and The Crown was nominated for its fourth season. In 2023, The Crown was nominated for its fifth season. In 2024, The Crown was nominated for its sixth and final season.
Outstanding Drama Series Year Series Season Result 2013 House of Cards 12014 2 2015 3Orange Is the New Black2 2016House of Cards 42017 5Stranger Things1 The Crown 20182 Stranger Things 2019Bodyguard1Ozark220203Stranger Things The Crown 2021 4 Bridgerton 12022Stranger Things4OzarkSquid Game12023The Crown520246 3 Body Problem12025The Diplomat2
Lead Actor/Actress Lead Actor in a Drama Series In 2013, Kevin Spacey was nominated for his role as Frank Underwood in House of Cards. The following year, the actor received a nomination for the second season of the series. In 2015, Kyle Chandler was nominated in the category alongside Kevin Spacey; both actors repeated nominations in 2016. Kevin Spacey was nominated for the fifth season of House of Cards, in 2017. Jason Bateman was nominated three consecutive times, from 2018 to 2020. He was the only lead nominated in the category during that period. In 2021, Regé-Jean Page and Josh O'Connor, received their first Emmy nomination. Bateman returned to the category in 2022 alongside Lee Jung-jae, who received his first nomination. In 2024, Dominic West received his first nomination for his role as Charles III in the final season of The Crown.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actor Result 2013 House of Cards 1 Kevin Spacey 20142 20153 Bloodline 1Kyle Chandler 2016 2 House of Cards 4 Kevin Spacey 20175 2018 Ozark1Jason Bateman 20192 20203 2021 The Crown4 Josh O'Connor Bridgerton 1 Regé-Jean Page 2022 Squid Game Lee Jung-jae Ozark 4 Jason Bateman 2024 The Crown6 Dominic West
Lead Actress in a Drama Series Robin Wright was the only lead nominated, from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, Wright received her fifth nomination and Claire Foy received her first. In 2018, Foy won for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. She became the first actress from a series produced by Netflix to win. During the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Laura Linney was nominated for the second season of Ozark and received additional nominations in 2020 and 2022. Robin Wright received a nomination for the last season of House of Cards. In 2020, Laura Linney and Olivia Colman were nominated. During 2021, Emma Corrin was nominated for her role as Princess Diana and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, in The Crown. In 2023, Keri Russell was nominated for her role as a US ambassador to the UK in The Diplomat. In 2024, Imelda Staunton was nominated for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actress Result 2013 House of Cards1 Robin Wright 20142201532016420175The Crown 1Claire Foy 20182 2019 House of Cards6 Robin WrightOzark 2 Laura Linney20203The Crown3Olivia Colman20214 Emma Corrin 2022Ozark4Laura Linney 2023The Diplomat1Keri Russell2024The Crown6Imelda Staunton2025The Diplomat2Keri Russell
Supporting Actor/Actress
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Kelly and Ben Mendelsohn were nominated in the category in 2015. In 2016, both Kelly and Mendelsohn received nominations, with Mendelsohn winning the award. In 2017, John Lithgow won for his role as Winston Churchill in The Crown. Michael Kelly and David Harbour were nominated. During the 2018 ceremony, Matt Smith received his first Emmy nomination for the second season of The Crown. In addition, David Harbor was nominated for the second season of Stranger Things. In 2019, Michael Kelly was nominated for the final season of House of Cards. For his role in The Crown, Tobias Menzies, won the award in 2021. Both Park Hae-soo and O Yeong-su received their first nominations in 2022 for Squid Game. In 2024, Jonathan Pryce received a nomination for his role as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the final season of The Crown.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actor Result 2015 House of Cards 3 Michael Kelly Bloodline 1Ben Mendelsohn 2016 2 House of Cards 4 Michael Kelly 2017 5 The Crown 1 John Lithgow Stranger Things 1David Harbour 20182 The Crown 2 Matt Smith 2019 House of Cards 6 Michael Kelly 2021 The Crown 4 Tobias Menzies 2022 Squid Game1 O Yeong-suPark Hae-soo2024 The Crown 6 Jonathan Pryce Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Uzo Aduba won her second Emmy for Orange Is the New Black in 2015. Aduba and Millie Bobby Brown received nominations during the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2018, Vanessa Kiby and Millie Bobby Brown were nominated. Julia Garner won two consecutive years, 2019 and 2020, for her role as Ruth Langmore in Ozark and won a third time in 2022 for the show's final season. In 2020, Helena Bonham Carter was nominated for her role as Princess Margaret in the third season of The Crown and received another nomination in 2021 alongside co-stars Emerald Fennell, and eventual winner Gillian Anderson. HoYeon Jung received her first nomination in 2022 for her work on Squid Game. Elizabeth Debicki was nominated for her role as Diana, Princess of Wales in the fifth and sixth season of The Crown.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actress Result 2015 Orange Is the New Black 2 Uzo Aduba 20174 Stranger Things 1 Millie Bobby Brown 20182 The Crown 2 Vanessa Kirby 2019 Ozark 2 Julia Garner 20203 The Crown 3 Helena Bonham Carter 20214 Gillian Anderson Emerald Fennell 2022 Squid Game1 Jung Ho-yeon Ozark 4 Julia Garner 2023 The Crown 5 Elizabeth Debicki 20246 Lesley Manville
Guest Actor/Actress Guest Actor in a Drama Series Reg E. Cathey was nominated in 2014 and won in 2015. Pablo Schreiber received a nomination for portraying George "Pornstache" Mendez in Orange Is the New Black. During the 2016 ceremony, Mahershala Ali, Paul Sparks, and Reg E. Cathey were nominated for House of Cards. Ben Mendelsohn received a nomination for the last season of Bloodline. In 2018, Cameron Britton was nominated for Mindhunter and Matthew Goode for The Crown. Andrew Scott was nominated, in 2020, for Black Mirror. During the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Charles Dance received a nomination for his role as Lord Mountbatten in The Crown.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actor Result 2014House of Cards 2Reg E. Cathey 2015 3 Orange Is the New Black 2 Pablo Schreiber 2016House of Cards 4 Mahershala Ali Reg E. Cathey Paul Sparks 2017 Bloodline3 Ben Mendelsohn 2018 Mindhunter 1 Cameron Britton The Crown 2 Matthew Goode 2020 Black Mirror5 Andrew Scott 2021 The Crown 4 Charles Dance 2022 Ozark 4 Tom Pelphrey
Guest Actress in a Drama Series In 2014, Kate Mara received a nomination for her role in House of Cards. The following year, Rachel Brosnahan was nominated for the third season of the series. In 2016, Ellen Burstyn and Molly Parker received nominations for the fourth season of House of Cards. At the 2017 ceremony, the streaming service scored two nominations, with Shannon Purser for Stranger Things and Laverne Cox for Orange Is the New Black. Cox was nominated in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, Claire Foy won her second Emmy for The Crown. In addition, Sophie Okonedo was nominated for Ratched. Lee Yoo-mi won on her first nomination in 2022 for her work on Squid Game. In 2024, Claire Foy received a fourth nomination for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Year Series Season Actress Result 2014House of Cards 2 Kate Mara 20153 Rachel Brosnahan 20164 Ellen Burstyn Molly Parker 2017 Stranger Things 1 Shannon Purser Orange Is the New Black 4Laverne Cox 20196 20207 2021 The Crown 4 Claire Foy Ratched 1 Sophie Okonedo 2022 Squid Game Lee Yoo-mi 2024 The Crown 6 Claire Foy
Directing and Writing Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series In 2013, David Fincher won for his work in House of Cards. The Duffer Brothers received two nominations for the first and second seasons of Stranger Things. The Crown has received six nominations, winning twice. Ozark was nominated six times, with Jason Bateman winning in 2019. Both, Bridgerton and Squid Game, were nominated for its debut seasons. Directors of Netflix's programs received eighteen nominations, winning four times. In 2024, The Crown received a seventh nomination for this category.