Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Awarded forOutstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by Atlanta (2023)
Website emmys.com

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.

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Winners and nominations

2000s

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
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

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
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.

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
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

YearProgramEpisodeNomineesNetwork
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

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series are combined, as this category was merged in 2023.

Cinematographers with multiple wins

3 wins

Cinematographers with multiple nominations

Notes

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