Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
| Primetime Emmy Award for Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by | The Bear (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera 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[1] 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
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[edit]| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) | ||||
| Veep | "Qatar" | David Miller | HBO | |
| Ballers | "Game Day" | Rodney Taylor | HBO | |
| 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 Miller | Prime 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
[edit]| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
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| 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 Bricker | HBO 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+ | |
Programs with multiple wins
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Programs with multiple nominations
[edit]Totals for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series are combined, as this category was merged in 2023.
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Cinematographers with multiple wins
[edit]- 3 wins
- Christian Sprenger
Cinematographers with multiple nominations
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Total includes The Mandalorian’s nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour).
References
[edit]- ^ "Two New Categories and Rules Modifications", Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, February 24, 2017. Retrieved on March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 19, 2024.