Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky, Hacks (2021) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It recognizes writing excellence in regular comedic series, most of which can generally be described as situation comedies.[note 1] It was first presented in 1955 as Outstanding Written Comedy Material.
Winners and nominations[]
1950s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Written Comedy Material | ||||
| The George Gobel Show | James B. Allardice, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter and Harry Winkler | NBC | ||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll Jr. | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin and John Tackaberry | |||
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Jackie Gleason and staff writers | |||
| Make Room for Daddy | Danny Thomas and staff writers | ABC | ||
| Mister Peepers | Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Arnold M. Auerbach, Barry Blitzer, Vincent Bogert, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen, Terry Ryan and Tony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Mel Brooks, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The George Gobel Show | Everett Greenbaum, Hal Kanter, Howard Leeds and Harry Winkler | |||
| I Love Lucy | Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll Jr., Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | CBS | ||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | |||
| Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, Leonard B. Stern and Tony Webster | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | Louis M. Heyward, Ernie Kovacs, Rex Lardner and Mike Marmer | |||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Perry Como Show | Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, George Foster and Mort Green | NBC | ||
| Best Comedy Writing | ||||
| The Phil Silvers Show | Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney Zelinka | CBS | ||
| Caesar's Hour | Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon and Michael Stewart and Mel Tolkin | NBC | ||
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | "No Dialogue Show" | Ernie Kovacs | ||
| Father Knows Best | Roswell Rogers and Paul West | |||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series | ||||
| The Jack Benny Program | "Ernie Kovacs" | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | |
| The Bob Cummings Show | "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force" | Paul Henning and Dick Wesson | NBC | |
| Father Knows Best | "Medal for Margaret" | Roswell Rogers | CBS | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko's Vampire" | Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | ||
| The Real McCoys | "Once There Was a Traveling Saleswoman" | Bill Manhoff | ABC | |
1960s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Ballad of Louie the Louse | Nat Hiken | CBS | ||
| Father Knows Best | Dorothy Cooper and Roswell Rogers | |||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz and Red Skelton | CBS | ||
| Hennesey | Richard Baer | CBS | ||
| The Danny Thomas Show | Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart | |||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Bob Newhart Show | Ernest Chambers, Dean Hargrove, Don Hinkley, Robert Kaufman, Roland Kibbee, Norm Liebman, Bob Newhart, Milt Rosen, Charles Sherman, Larry Siegel and Howard Snyder | NBC | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken, Terry Ryan and Tony Webster | |||
| Chun King Chow Mein Hour | Stan Freberg | ABC | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin Ragaway, Al Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Ed Simmons and Red Skelton | CBS | ||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner | CBS | ||
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Paul Henning | CBS | ||
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Nat Hiken | NBC | ||
| The Jack Benny Program | George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon and Sam Perrin | CBS | ||
| The Red Skelton Show | Mort Greene, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman, Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin A. Ragaway, Larry Rhine, Ed Simmons, Red Skelton and Hugh Wedlock | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Carl Reiner, Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | ||
| The Danny Kaye Show | Herbert Baker, Gary Belkin, Ernest Chambers, Larry Gelbart, Saul Ilson, Sheldon Keller, Paul Mazursky, Mel Tolkin and Larry Tucker | CBS | ||
| The Farmer's Daughter | Steven Gethers, Jerry Davis, Lee Loeb and John McGreevey | ABC | ||
| That Was the Week That Was | Robert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Thomas Meehan, David Panich, Ed Sherman, Saul Turteltaub and Tony Webster | NBC | ||
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment – Writers | ||||
[note 2] |
The Defenders | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | David Karp | CBS |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | The Wonderful World of Burlesque | Coleman Jacoby and Arnie Rosen | NBC | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Never Bathe on Saturday" | Carl Reiner | CBS | |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | "The Magnificent Yankee" | Robert Hartung | NBC | |
| That Was the Week That Was | William Boardman, Dee Caruso, Robert Emmett, David Frost, Gerald Gardner, Buck Henry, Joseph Hurley, Thomas Meehan, Herbert Sargent, Larry Siegel, Gloria Steinem, Jim Stevenson, Calvin Trillin and Saul Turteltaub | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "The Ugliest Dog in the World" | Bill Persky and Sam Denoff | CBS | |
| Get Smart | "Mr. Big" | Mel Brooks and Buck Henry | NBC | |
| Get Smart | "Ship of Spies" | Buck Henry and Leonard B. Stern | NBC | |
| Family Affair | "Buffy" | Edmund Hartmann | CBS | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "The Lady in the Bottle" | Sidney Sheldon | NBC | |
| He & She | "The Coming-Out Party" | Chris Hayward and Allan Burns | CBS | |
| He & She | "The Old Man and the She" | Leonard Stern and Arne Sultan | CBS | |
| The Lucy Show | "Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account" | Milt Josefsberg and Ray Singer | ||
| That Girl | "The Mailman Cometh" | Danny Arnold and Ruth Brooks Flippen | ABC | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
[note 1] |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "February 16, 1969" | Allan Blye, Bob Einstein, Carl Gottlieb, Cy Howard, Steve Martin, Lorenzo Music, Murray Roman, Cecil Tuck, Paul Wayne and Mason Williams | CBS |
| The Carol Burnett Show | "November 11, 1968" | Bill Angelos, Stan Burns, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, Don Hinkley, Buz Kohan, Mike Marmer, Gail Parent, Arnie Rosen and Kenny Solms | CBS | |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "February 3, 1969" | Chris Bearde, Jim Carlson, David M. Cox, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jack Mendelsohn, Lorne Michaels, James Mulligan, Hart Pomerantz, David Panich and Hugh Wedlock Jr. | NBC | |
1970s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | ||||
[note 1] |
Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man | Thomas Meehan, Peter Bellwood, Herb Sargent, Judith Viorst and Gary Belkin | CBS | |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | "November 3, 1969" | Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport and Stephen Spears | NBC | |
| "December 20, 1969" | Jim Abell, Jim Carlson, John Carsey, Jack Douglas, Chet Dowling, Gene Farmer, Coslough Johnson, Jeremy Lloyd, Marc London, Allan Manings, Jim Mulligan, David Panich, John Rappaport, Stephen Spears and Barry Took | |||
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Support Your Local Mother" | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Meet the Bunkers" | Norman Lear | CBS | |
| "Oh My Aching Back" | Stanley Ralph Ross | |||
| Here's Lucy | "Lucy Meets the Burtons" | Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Pugh | ||
| All in the Family | "Edith's Problem" | Story by : Burt Styler and Steve Zacharias Teleplay by : Burt Styler |
CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Mike's Problem" | Story by : Alan J. Levitt Teleplay by : Alan J. Levitt and Phil Mishkin |
CBS | |
| "The Saga of Cousin Oscar" | Story by : Burt Styler Teleplay by : Burt Styler and Norman Lear | |||
| All in the Family | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | Story by : Norman Lear Teleplay by : Michael Ross, Bernie West and Lee Kalcheim |
CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Pilot" | Larry Gelbart | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Good-Time News" | Allan Burns and James L. Brooks | ||
| Best Writing in Comedy | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Lou and Edie Story" | Treva Silverman | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Mary Kay Place | CBS | |
| "The Trial of Henry Blake" | McLean Stevenson | |||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | ||||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Lou and That Woman" | David Lloyd | CBS | |
| Rhoda | "Rhoda's Wedding" | James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, David Davis, Lorenzo Music, Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore and David Lloyd | ||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | David Lloyd | CBS | |
| Barney Miller | "The Hero" | Danny Arnold and Chris Hayward | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Hawkeye" | Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner | CBS | |
| "The More I See You" | Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds | |||
| Maude | "The Analyst" | Jay Folb | ||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "The Last Show" | James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, Allan Burns, David Lloyd, Ed. Weinberger and Bob Ellison | CBS | |
| Barney Miller | "Quarantine, Part 2" | Tony Sheehan and Danny Arnold | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Dear Sigmund" | Alan Alda | CBS | |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | "Mary Midwife" | David Lloyd | ||
| "Ted's Change of Heart" | Earl Pomerantz | |||
| All in the Family | "Cousin Liz" | Story by : Barry Harman and Harve Brosten Teleplay by : Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf |
CBS | |
| All in the Family | "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2" | Story by : Erik Tarloff Teleplay by : Erik Tarloff, Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine |
CBS | |
| "Edith's 50th Birthday" | Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | |||
| M*A*S*H | "Fallen Idol" | Alan Alda | ||
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series | ||||
[note 1] |
M*A*S*H | "Inga" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| All in the Family | "California, Here We Are, Part 2" | Milt Josefsberg, Phil Sharp, Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf | CBS | |
| M*A*S*H | "Point of View" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | ||
| Saturday Night Live | "Host: Richard Benjamin" | Dan Aykroyd, Anne Beatts, Tom Davis, James Downey, Brian Doyle-Murray, Al Franken, Brian McConnachie, Lorne Michaels, Don Novello, Herbert Sargent, Tom Schiller, Rosie Shuster, Walter Williams and Alan Zweibel | NBC | |
| Taxi | "Blind Date" | Michael J. Leeson | ABC | |
1980s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Miller | "The Photographer" | R.J. Colleary | ABC | |
| The Associates | "The Censors" | Stan Daniels and Ed. Weinberger | ABC | |
| "The First Day" | Story by : Michael J. Leeson Teleplay by : Charlie Hauck | |||
| M*A*S*H | "Goodbye Radar, Part 2" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | CBS | |
| Taxi | "Honor Thy Father" | Glen and Les Charles | ABC | |
| Taxi | "Tony's Sister and Jim" | Michael J. Leeson | ABC | |
| The Greatest American Hero | "Pilot" | Stephen J. Cannell | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Story by : Burt Metcalfe, Thad Mumford and Dan Wilcox Teleplay by : Mike Farrell, John Rappaport and Dennis Koenig |
CBS | |
| Taxi | "Going Home" | Glen and Les Charles | ABC | |
| "Elaine's Strange Triangle" | David Lloyd | |||
| Taxi | "Elegant Iggy" | Ken Estin | ABC | |
| Barney Miller | "Landmark, Part 3" | Frank Dungan, Jeff Stein and Tony Sheehan | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Follies of the Living, Concerns of the Dead" | Alan Alda | CBS | |
| Police Squad! | "A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)" | Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker | ABC | |
| Taxi | "Jim the Psychic" | Story by : Holly Holmberg Brooks Teleplay by : Barry Kemp | ||
| Cheers | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | Glen and Les Charles | NBC | |
| Buffalo Bill | "Pilot" | Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses | NBC | |
| Cheers | "The Boys in the Bar" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | ||
| "Diane's Perfect Date" | David Lloyd | |||
| Taxi | "Jim's Inheritance" | Ken Estin | ||
| Cheers | "Old Flames" | David Angell | NBC | |
| Buffalo Bill | "Wilkinson's Sword" | Tom Patchett | NBC | |
| "Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2" | Jay Tarses | |||
| Cheers | "Power Play" | Glen and Les Charles | ||
| "Homicidal Ham" | David Lloyd | |||
| The Cosby Show | "Pilot" | Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson | NBC | |
| Cheers | "I Call Your Name" | Peter Casey and David Lee | NBC | |
| "Rebound, Part 2" | Glen and Les Charles | |||
| "Sam Turns the Other Cheek" | David Lloyd | |||
| The Cosby Show | "Goodbye Mr. Fish" | Earl Pomerantz | ||
| The Golden Girls | "A Little Romance" | Mort Nathan and Barry Fanaro | NBC | |
| Cheers | "2 Good 2 Be 4 Real" | Peter Casey and David Lee | NBC | |
| The Cosby Show | "Denise's Friend" | John Markus | ||
| "Theo's Holiday" | John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams | |||
| Family Ties | "The Real Thing, Part 2" | Michael J. Weithorn | ||
| The Golden Girls | "Pilot" | Susan Harris | ||
| Family Ties | "A, My Name is Alex" | Gary David Goldberg and Alan Uger | NBC | |
| Cheers | "Abnormal Psychology" | Janet Leahy | NBC | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles" | Jay Tarses | ||
| The Golden Girls | "Isn't it Romantic?" | Jeffrey Duteil | ||
| Newhart | "Co-Hostess Twinkie" | David Mirkin | CBS | |
| Frank's Place | "The Bridge" | Hugh Wilson | CBS | |
| Cheers | "Home is the Sailor" | Glen and Les Charles | NBC | |
| Designing Women | "Killing All the Right People" | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | CBS | |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show | "It's Garry and Angelica's Show, Part 2" | Sam Simon, Tom Gammill and Max Pross | Showtime | |
| "No Baby, No Show" | Alan Zweibel and Garry Shandling | |||
| The Wonder Years | "Pilot" | Neal Marlens and Carol L. Black | ABC | |
| Murphy Brown | "Respect" | Diane English | CBS | |
| The Wonder Years | "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" | Matthew Carlson | ABC | |
| "Coda" | Todd W. Langen | |||
| "Loosiers" | David M. Stern | |||
| "Our Miss White" | Michael J. Weithorn |
1990s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder Years | "Good-bye" | Bob Brush | ABC | |
| Cheers | "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | NBC | |
| The Famous Teddy Z | "Pilot" | Hugh Wilson | CBS | |
| Murphy Brown | "Brown Like Me" | Diane English | ||
| Newhart | "The Last Newhart" | Mark Egan, Mark Solomon and Bob Bendetson | ||
| Murphy Brown | "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way" | Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman | CBS | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night" | Jay Tarses | Lifetime | |
| Murphy Brown | "On Another Plane" | Diane English | CBS | |
| Seinfeld | "The Deal" | Larry David | NBC | |
| "The Pony Remark" | Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Fix-Up" | Elaine Pope and Larry Charles | NBC | |
| Murphy Brown | "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" | Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman | CBS | |
| "Uh-Oh, Part 2" | Story by : Diane English and Korby Siamis Teleplay by : Diane English | |||
| Roseanne | "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" | Amy Sherman and Jennifer Heath | ABC | |
| Seinfeld | "The Parking Garage" | Larry David | NBC | |
| "The Tape" | Larry David, Bob Shaw and Don McEnery | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Contest" | Larry David | NBC | |
| Dream On | "For Peter's Sake" | David Crane and Marta Kauffman | HBO | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "The Hey Now Episode" | Garry Shandling and Dennis Klein | ||
| "The Spider Episode" | Garry Shandling, Rosie Shuster, Paul Simms and Peter Tolan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Outing" | Larry Charles | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Good Son" | David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back" | Ken Levine and David Isaacs | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Larry's Agent" | Story by : Victor Levin Teleplay by : Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, Maya Forbes and Drake Sather |
HBO | |
| Seinfeld | "The Mango" | Story by : Lawrence H. Levy Teleplay by : Lawrence H. Levy and Larry David |
NBC | |
| "The Puffy Shirt" | Larry David | |||
| Frasier | "An Affair to Forget" | Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano | NBC | |
| Frasier | "The Matchmaker" | Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One Where Underdog Gets Away" | Jeff Greenstein and Jeff Strauss | ||
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Hank's Night in the Sun" | Peter Tolan | HBO | |
| "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show" | Garry Shandling and Peter Tolan | |||
| Frasier | "Moon Dance" | Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris and Vic Rauseo | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Arthur After Hours" | Peter Tolan | HBO | |
| "Hank's Sex Tape" | Jon Vitti | |||
| "Roseanne's Return" | Story by : Garry Shandling Teleplay by : Maya Forbes and Steven Levitan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Soup Nazi" | Spike Feresten | NBC | |
| Ellen | "The Puppy Episode" | Story by : Ellen DeGeneres Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark |
ABC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Ellen, or Isn't She?" | Story by : Garry Shandling, Judd Apatow and John Markus Teleplay by : Judd Apatow and John Markus |
HBO | |
| "Everybody Loves Larry" | Jon Vitti | |||
| "My Name is Asher Kingsley" | Peter Tolan | |||
| Seinfeld | "The Yada Yada" | Peter Mehlman and Jill Franklyn | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Flip" | Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling | HBO | |
| Ally McBeal | "Theme of Life" | David E. Kelley | Fox | |
| Ellen | "Emma" | Lawrence Broch | ABC | |
| Frasier | "The Ski Lodge" | Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | "Putting the ‘Gay’ Back in Litigation" | Richard Day, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck | HBO | |
| Frasier | "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | Jay Kogen | NBC | |
| Ally McBeal | "Sideshow" | David E. Kelley | Fox | |
| Friends | "The One Where Everybody Finds Out" | Alexa Junge | NBC | |
| Just Shoot Me! | "Slow Donnie" | Steven Levitan | ||
| Sports Night | "The Apology" | Aaron Sorkin | ABC |
2000s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm in the Middle | "Pilot" | Linwood Boomer | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Bad Moon Rising" | Ray Romano and Philip Rosenthal | CBS | |
| Frasier | "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" | Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| Freaks and Geeks | "Pilot" | Paul Feig | ||
| Sex and the City | "Evolution" | Cindy Chupack | HBO | |
| "Ex and the City" | Michael Patrick King | |||
| Malcolm in the Middle | "Bowling" | Alex Reid | Fox | |
| Ed | "Pilot" | Jon Beckerman and Rob Burnett | NBC | |
| Freaks and Geeks | "Discos and Dragons" | Paul Feig | ||
| Sex and the City | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | Jeff Greenstein | NBC | |
| The Bernie Mac Show | "Pilot" | Larry Wilmore | Fox | |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe | "Pilot" | Victor Fresco | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Angry Family" | Philip Rosenthal | CBS | |
| "Marie's Sculpture" | Jennifer Crittenden | |||
| Sex and the City | "My Motherboard, My Self" | Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky | HBO | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Baggage" | Tucker Cawley | CBS | |
| The Bernie Mac Show | "Goodbye Dolly" | Steve Tompkins | Fox | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "Counseling" | Mike Royce | CBS | |
| Lucky | "Pilot" | Robb Cullen and Mark | FX | |
| Sex and the City | "I Love a Charade" | Cindy Chupack and Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| Arrested Development | "Pilot" | Mitchell Hurwitz | Fox | |
| Frasier | "Goodnight, Seattle" | Christopher Lloyd and Joe Keenan | NBC | |
| Scrubs | "My Screw Up" | Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan | ||
| Sex and the City | "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" | Michael Patrick King | HBO | |
| "The Ick Factor" | Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky | |||
| Arrested Development | "Righteous Brothers" | Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Vallely | Fox | |
| Arrested Development | "Sad Sack" | Barbie Adler | Fox | |
| "Sword of Destiny" | Brad Copeland | |||
| Desperate Housewives | "Pilot" | Marc Cherry | ABC | |
| Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Finale" | Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano and Leslie Caveny | CBS | |
| My Name Is Earl | "Pilot" | Greg Garcia | NBC | |
| Arrested Development | "Development Arrested" | Story by : Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz Teleplay by : Chuck Tatham and Jim Vallely |
Fox | |
| Entourage | "Exodus" | Doug Ellin | HBO | |
| Extras | "Kate Winslet" | Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant | ||
| The Office | "Christmas Party" | Michael Schur | NBC | |
| The Office | "Gay Witch Hunt" | Greg Daniels | NBC | |
| Extras | "Daniel Radcliffe" | Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant | HBO | |
| The Office | "The Negotiation" | Michael Schur | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Jack-Tor" | Robert Carlock | ||
| "Tracy Does Conan" | Tina Fey | |||
| 30 Rock | "Cooter" | Tina Fey | NBC | |
| Flight of the Conchords | "Yoko" | James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie | HBO | |
| The Office | "Dinner Party" | Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg | NBC | |
| Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | Bryan Fuller | ABC | |
| 30 Rock | "Rosemary's Baby" | Jack Burditt | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Reunion" | Matt Hubbard | NBC | |
| Flight of the Conchords | "Prime Minister" | James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie | HBO | |
| 30 Rock | "Apollo, Apollo" | Robert Carlock | NBC | |
| "Kidney Now!" | Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock | |||
| "Mamma Mia" | Ron Weiner |
2010s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
[1] |
Modern Family | "Pilot" | Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd | ABC |
| Glee | "Pilot" | Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan | Fox | |
| The Office | "Niagara" | Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Anna Howard Shaw Day" | Matt Hubbard | ||
| "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter" | Kay Cannon and Tina Fey | |||
[2] |
Modern Family | "Caught in the Act" | Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman | ABC |
| Episodes | "Episode 107" | David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik | Showtime | |
| Louie | "Poker/Divorce" | Louis C.K. | FX | |
| The Office | "Goodbye, Michael" | Greg Daniels | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Reaganing" | Matt Hubbard | ||
[3] |
Louie | "Pregnant" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| Community | "Remedial Chaos Theory" | Chris McKenna | NBC | |
| Girls | "Pilot" | Lena Dunham | HBO | |
| Parks and Recreation | "The Debate" | Amy Poehler | NBC | |
| "Win, Lose, or Draw" | Michael Schur | |||
[4] |
30 Rock | "Last Lunch" | Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield | NBC |
| Episodes | "Episode 209" | David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik | Showtime | |
| Louie | "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1" | Story by : Pamela Adlon and Louis C.K. Teleplay by : Louis C.K. |
FX | |
| The Office | "Finale" | Greg Daniels | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "Hogcock!" | Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock | ||
[5] |
Louie | "So Did the Fat Lady" | Louis C.K. | FX |
| Episodes | "Episode 305" | David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik | Showtime | |
| Orange Is the New Black | "I Wasn't Ready" | Liz Friedman and Jenji Kohan | Netflix | |
| Silicon Valley | "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" | Alec Berg | HBO | |
| Veep | "Special Relationship" | Story by : Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche Teleplay by : Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche | ||
[6] |
Veep | "Election Night" | Story by : Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche Teleplay by : Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche |
HBO |
| Episodes | "Episode 409" | David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik | Showtime | |
| The Last Man on Earth | "Alive in Tucson" | Will Forte | Fox | |
| Louie | "Bobby's House" | Louis C.K. | FX | |
| Silicon Valley | "Two Days of the Condor" | Alec Berg | HBO | |
| Transparent | "Pilot" | Jill Soloway | Amazon | |
[7] |
Master of None | "Parents" | Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang | Netflix |
| Catastrophe | "Episode 1" | Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan | Amazon | |
| Silicon Valley | "Founder Friendly" | Dan O'Keefe | HBO | |
| "The Uptick" | Alec Berg | |||
| Veep | "Morning After" | David Mandel | ||
| "Mother" | Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck | |||
[8] |
Master of None | "Thanksgiving" | Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe | Netflix |
| Atlanta | "B.A.N." | Donald Glover | FX | |
| "Streets on Lock" | Stephen Glover | |||
| Silicon Valley | "Success Failure" | Alec Berg | HBO | |
| Veep | "Georgia" | Billy Kimball | ||
| "Groundbreaking" | David Mandel | |||
[9] |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Pilot" | Amy Sherman-Palladino | Amazon |
| Atlanta | "Alligator Man" | Donald Glover | FX | |
| "Barbershop" | Stefani Robinson | |||
| Barry | "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" | Alec Berg and Bill Hader | HBO | |
| "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast and Keep Going" | Elizabeth Sarnoff | |||
| Silicon Valley | "Fifty-One Percent" | Alec Berg | ||
[10] | ||||
| Fleabag | "Episode 201" | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Amazon | |
| Barry | "ronny/lily" | Alec Berg and Bill Hader | HBO | |
| The Good Place | "Janet(s)" | Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan | NBC | |
| PEN15 | "Anna Ishii-Peters" | Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour | Hulu | |
| Russian Doll | "Nothing in This World Is Easy" | Story by : Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler Teleplay by : Leslye Headland |
Netflix | |
| "A Warm Body" | Allison Silverman | |||
| Veep | "Veep" | David Mandel | HBO |
2020s[]
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
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[11] | ||||
| Schitt's Creek | "Happy Ending" | Daniel Levy | Pop TV | |
| The Good Place | "Whenever You're Ready" | Michael Schur | NBC | |
| The Great | "The Great" | Tony McNamara | Hulu | |
| Schitt's Creek | "The Presidential Suite" | David West Read | Pop TV | |
| What We Do in the Shadows | "Collaboration" | Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil | FX | |
| "Ghosts" | Paul Simms | |||
| "On the Run" | Stefani Robinson | |||
[12] | ||||
| Hacks | "There Is No Line" | Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs & Jen Statsky | HBO Max | |
| The Flight Attendant | "In Case of Emergency" | Steve Yockey | HBO Max | |
| Girls5eva | "Pilot" | Meredith Scardino | Peacock | |
| PEN15 | "Play" | Maya Erskine | Hulu | |
| Ted Lasso | "Make Rebecca Great Again" | Story by : Brendan Hunt & Joe Kelly Teleplay by : Jason Sudeikis |
Apple TV+ | |
| "Pilot" | Story by : Jason Sudeikis & Bill Lawrence and Brendan Hunt & Joe Kelly Teleplay by : Jason Sudeikis & Bill Lawrence |
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See also[]
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Notes[]
- ^ a b c d Though this category is the dominant one in which sitcom writing has been recognized, there were a few years in which sitcom series writers competed directly with writers of variety and music programs.
- ^ The 17th Primetime Emmy Awards did not have genre-specific categories.
References[]
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 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 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
Categories:
- Primetime Emmy Awards
- Screenwriting awards for television