| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by | Ben Archard, The Traitors (2025) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program is awarded to one program each year. The category was created in 2018. [1] Between 2003 and 2017, reality and documentary/nonfiction programs competed in a combined category.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [19] | ||||
| Cheer | "Daytona" | Greg Whiteley | Netflix | |
| LEGO Masters | "Mega City Block" | Rich Kim | Fox | |
| Queer Eye | "Disabled But Not Really" | Hisham Abed | Netflix | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "I'm That Bitch" | Nick Murray | VH1 | |
| Top Chef | "The Jonathan Gold Standard" | Ariel Boles | Bravo | |
| 2021 [20] | ||||
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "Gettin' Lucky" | Nick Murray | VH1 | |
| The Amazing Race | "Give Me a Beard Bump" | Bertram van Munster | CBS | |
| Queer Eye | "Preaching Out Loud" | Mark Perez | Netflix | |
| Top Chef | "Pan African Portland" | Ariel Boles | Bravo | |
| The Voice | "The Blind Auditions Premiere" | Alan Carter | NBC | |
| 2022 [21] | ||||
| Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls | "Naked" | Nneka Onuorah | Prime Video | |
| Cheer | "Daytona Pt. 2: If the Judges Disagree" | Greg Whiteley | Netflix | |
| Queer Eye | "Angel Gets Her Wings" | Aaron Krummel | ||
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "Moulin Ru: The Rusical" | Nick Murray | VH1 | |
| Top Chef | "Freedmen's Town" | Ariel Boles | Bravo | |
| 2023 [22] | ||||
| Welcome to Wrexham | "Wide World of Wales" | Bryan Rowland | FX | |
| The Amazing Race | "Patience, Is the New Me" | Bertram van Munster | CBS | |
| Queer Eye | "Speedy for Life" | Ali Moghadas | Netflix | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "Wigloose: The Rusical!" | Nick Murray | MTV | |
| Top Chef | "London Calling" | Ariel Boles | Bravo | |
| 2024 [23] | ||||
| Love on the Spectrum U.S. | "Episode 7" | Cian O'Clery | Netflix | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "Grand Finale" | Nick Murray | MTV | |
| Squid Game: The Challenge | "Red Light, Green Light" | Diccon Ramsay | Netflix | |
| The Traitors | "Betrayers, Fakes and Fraudsters" | Ben Archard | Peacock | |
| Welcome to Wrexham | "Shaun's Vacation" | Bryan Rowland | FX | |
| 2025 [24] | ||||
| The Traitors | "Let Battle Commence" | Ben Archard | Peacock | |
| The Amazing Race | "It Smells Like the Desert" | Bertram van Munster | CBS | |
| Love on the Spectrum | "Episode 7" | Cian O'Clery | Netflix | |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | "Squirrel Games" | Nick Murray | MTV | |
| Top Chef | "Foraged in Fire" | Ariel Boles | Bravo | |
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