Primetime Emmy Award for Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
Currently held by | 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2023) |
Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special is awarded to one television special each year. Prior to 2011, the award was bestowed as Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming and included both series and specials.
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 | Nominees | Network |
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1979 | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class [1] [note 1] | |||
Baryshnikov at the White House | Harry Bottorf, Dave Clark, Michael Rosatti | PBS | ||
A Gift of Song: The Music for UNICEF Special | Carl J. Vitelli | NBC | ||
Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall | Bill Klages | |||
Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
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1980 | Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class [2] [note 2] | |||
A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theatre | Harry Bottorf, John Gisondi, William Knight, Dick Weiss | PBS | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events [3] [note 3] | ||||
The 34th Annual Tony Awards | Carl Vitelli | CBS | ||
1983 [4] | ||||
Sheena Easton... Act One | Bob Pohle, John Rook, Ken Wilcox | NBC | ||
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever | John Freschi | NBC | ||
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and The Muppets | George Riesenberger | ABC | ||
Solid Gold Christmas Special '82 | Bob Dickinson, C. Frank Olivas | Syndicated | ||
Special Bulletin | Carl Gibson | NBC | ||
1984 [5] | ||||
The 6th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | William M. Klages | CBS | ||
Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas | Fred "Red" McKinnon, Carl J. Vitelli | Syndicated | ||
Lynda Carter, Body and Soul | Fred "Red" McKinnon, Olin Younger | CBS | ||
Perry Como's Christmas in New York | Gregory Brunton | ABC | ||
Purlie | Alan Adelman, Randy Nordstrom | PBS | ||
1985 [6] | ||||
Dance in America: Baryshnikov by Tharp with the American Ballet Theatre ( Great Performances ) | Bill Klages, Arnie Smith | PBS | ||
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ( American Playhouse ) | Ken Dettling, Danny Franks | PBS | ||
Motown Returns to the Apollo | Bill Klages | NBC | ||
Olympic Gala | John Freschi | ABC | ||
1986 [7] | ||||
Neil Diamond... Hello Again | Kim Killingsworth, Marilyn Lowey, John Rook | CBS | ||
The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Bob Dickinson, Tom Markle, Mark Palius | ABC | ||
The 21st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards | Ted Polmanski, Olin Younger | NBC | ||
The Execution of Raymond Graham | John Botelho, Fred "Red" McKinnon, Barney Stewart | ABC | ||
Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream | Ted Polmanski, John Rook | NBC | ||
1987 [8] | ||||
Diana Ross... Red Hot Rhythm and Blues | Gregory Brunton | ABC | ||
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening | Alan Adelman | CBS | ||
Happy Birthday, Hollywood | Jeff Engel, Marc Palius | ABC | ||
Kraft Salutes the Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz | Bob Dickinson | CBS | ||
Liberty Weekend Closing Ceremonies | Bob Dickinson, Olin Younger | ABC | ||
Liberty Weekend Opening Ceremonies | Gregory Brunton, Kieran Healy, Fred "Red" McKinnon | |||
1988 | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special [9] | |||
Julie Andrews... The Sound of Christmas | John Rook | ABC | ||
Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street | Bill Klages | CBS | ||
Willie Nelson, Texas Style | Olin Younger | |||
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events [10] [note 4] | ||||
The 15th Annual American Music Awards | Marc Palius, Olin Younger | ABC | ||
1989 | Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or Special [11] | |||
The Magic of David Copperfield XI: The Explosive Encounter | Robert A. Dickinson | CBS | ||
The Jim Henson Hour | "Dog City" | John Rook | NBC | |
John Denver's Christmas in Aspen | Tom Beck, Kieran Healey | CBS | ||
A Raisin in the Sun (American Playhouse) | Ken Dettling, William M. Klages | PBS | ||
Kenny, Dolly and Willie: Something Inside So Strong | Jeff Engel | NBC | ||
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for Special Events [12] [note 5] | ||||
The 61st Annual Academy Awards | Marc Palius, John Rook | ABC | ||
Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
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1990 [13] | ||||
The 17th Annual American Music Awards | Olin Younger | ABC | ||
Time Warner Presents "The Earth Day Special" | John Rook | |||
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Marc Palius, John Rook | ABC | ||
Dance in America: American Indian Dance Theater (Great Performances) | Alan Adelman | PBS | ||
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | William Merrill | NBC | ||
1991 [14] | ||||
The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards | William M. Klages | CBS | ||
The Magic of David Copperfield XIII: Mystery on the Orient Express | Robert A. Dickinson | |||
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Jeffrey M. Engel, Marc Palius | ABC | ||
Cher... at the Mirage | Marty Callner, Jeff Johnson, Tim Phelps, Jeff Ravitz | CBS | ||
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | "Louie Bellson, Dean Dill and Cirque du Soleil" | William Merrill | NBC | |
1992 [15] | ||||
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying... Live the Dream | Robert A. Dickinson | CBS | ||
The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Jeffrey M. Engel, Marc Palius | ABC | ||
Cirque du Soleil II: A New Experience | Sylvian Brault | HBO | ||
Comic Relief V | Jeffrey M. Engel | |||
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | William Merrill | NBC | ||
1993 [16] | ||||
The 52nd Presidential Inauguration Gala | John Rook | CBS | ||
The 65th Annual Academy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson | ABC | ||
An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration | Jules Fisher, Simon Miles | HBO | ||
Michael Jackson Talks to... Oprah: 90 Primetime Minutes with the King of Pop | Gregory Brunton | ABC | ||
1994 [17] | ||||
World War II: When Lions Roared | Rod Yamane | NBC | ||
The 66th Annual Academy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson | ABC | ||
Late Show with David Letterman | Ruth Roberts | CBS | ||
The Tony Awards | William M. Klages | |||
Yanni: Live at the Acropolis | David Kaniski, Richard Ocean, Lee Rose | PBS | ||
1995 [18] | ||||
The Magic of David Copperfield XVI: Unexplained Forces | Robert A. Dickinson, John C. Morgan | CBS | ||
Barbra Streisand: The Concert | Simon Miles, Peter Morse | HBO | ||
Disney's Nancy Kerrigan Special: Dreams on Ice | William M. Klages | CBS | ||
The Kennedy Center Presents: The Concert of the Americas | Jeffrey M. Engel | PBS | ||
Tibor Rudas Presents The Three Tenors in Concert 1994 | Olin Younger | |||
The 1994 Tony Awards | William M. Klages | CBS | ||
1996 [19] | ||||
The 68th Annual Academy Awards | Greg Brunton | ABC | ||
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, John C. Morgan | CBS | ||
Muppets Tonight | "Tony Bennett" | Olin Younger | ABC | |
Neil Diamond... Under a Tennessee Moon | John Rook | |||
The 1995 Tony Awards | William M. Klages | CBS | ||
1997 [20] | ||||
Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas | Allen Branton, Peter Morse | HBO | ||
Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies | Robert Barnhart, Robert A. Dickinson, John C. Morgan | NBC | ||
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice | Bill Klages | CBS | ||
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, John C. Morgan | |||
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | "1082" | Gary Thorns | NBC | |
1998 [21] | ||||
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Robert Barnhart, Robert A. Dickinson, Matt Ford, Andy O'Reilly | ABC | ||
ER | "Ambush" | Richard Thorpe | NBC | |
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance | Robert A. Dickinson, John C. Morgan | MTV | ||
Garth: Live from Central Park | Mike Baldassari, Dave Butzler, Dave Hill, Patrick Woodroffe | HBO | ||
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher | "Ron Silver, Matthew Modine, Faye Anderson and Harlan Ellison" | Phil Callan, Jeff Engel, Tim Sheldon | ABC | |
Yanni: Tribute | Matt Firestone, Dietrich Juengling, David Kaniski, Paul Lennon, Warwick Price, Lee Rose | PBS | ||
1999 [22] | ||||
The 71st Annual Academy Awards | Robert Barnhart, Robert A. Dickinson, Matt Ford, Andy O'Reilly | ABC | ||
Janet: The Velvet Rope | Jerry Watson | HBO | ||
Opening the Lost Tombs — Live from Egypt | Greg Brunton | Fox | ||
The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant | Jeff Engel, Victor Fable | ABC | ||
The Three Tenors: Paris 1998 | Olin Younger | PBS | ||
Between 2000 and 2010, series and specials competed together for Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) .
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
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2011 [23] | The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Jon Kusner, Andy O'Reilly, Travis Hagenbuch | CBS |
83rd Annual Academy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner | ABC | |
Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden | LeRoy Bennett, Tom Beck | HBO | |
2012 [24] | The 54th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Jon Kusner, Andy O'Reilly, Travis Hagenbuch | CBS |
Andrea Bocelli: Live in Central Park (Great Performances) | Robert Barnhart, Ted Wells, Matt Firestone, Harry Sangmeister | PBS | |
84th Annual Academy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Jon Kusner, Andy O'Reilly | ABC | |
Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Starring Madonna | Al Gurdon, Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Michael Owen | NBC | |
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 | Jon Kusner, Matt Firestone, Harry Sangmeister, Nick Collier | CBS | |
2013 [25] | Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Starring Beyoncé | Al Gurdon, Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Michael Owen | CBS |
Andrea Bocelli: Love in Portofino (Great Performances) | Robert Barnhart, David Grill | PBS | |
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Jon Kusner, Harrison Lippman, Travis Hagenbuch | CBS | |
London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony | Patrick Woodroffe, Adam Bassett, Al Gurdon, Tim Routledge | NBC | |
The Oscars | Robert A. Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner | ABC | |
2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Allen Branton, Kevin Lawson, Felix Peralta | HBO | |
2014 [26] | Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony | Al Gurdon, Peter Canning, Michael Owen, Ross Williams | NBC |
The Beatles: The Night That Changed America | Matt Firestone, Ted Wells, Matthew Cotter, Mike Zinman | CBS | |
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner, Harrison Lippman, Patrick Boozer | ||
The Oscars | Robert A. Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner | ABC | |
67th Annual Tony Awards | Robert A. Dickinson, Noah A. Mitz, Harry Sangmeister, Ed McCarthy | CBS | |
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show Starring Bruno Mars | Robert Barnhart, Pete Radice, David Grill, LeRoy Bennett | Fox | |
2015 [27] | |||
Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show Starring Katy Perry | Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice, Jason Rudolph | NBC | |
Dancing with the Stars: 10th Anniversary Special | Simon Miles, Suzanne Sotelo, Matthew Cotter | ABC | |
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert Dickinson, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner, Patrick Boozer, Harrison Lippman | CBS | |
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner | ABC | |
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Phil Hymes, Geoff Amoral, Rick McGuinness | NBC | |
2016 [28] | |||
Grease: Live | Al Gurdon, Travis Hagenbuch, Madigan Stehly, Will Gossett, Ryan Tanker | Fox | |
Adele Live in New York City | Allen Branton, Patrick Woodroffe, Tom Beck, Eric Marchwinski, George Gountas | NBC | |
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, Andy O'Reilly, Jon Kusner | ABC | |
Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show | Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice, Jason Rudolph | CBS | |
The Wiz Live! | Allen Branton, Darren Langer, Kevin Lawson, Felix Peralta, Eric Marchwinski, Kirk Miller | NBC | |
2017 [29] | |||
Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady Gaga | Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice, Jason Rudolph | Fox | |
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker | CBS | |
Hairspray Live! | Allen Branton, Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson, Darren Langer, Kirk J. Miller | NBC | |
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Travis Hagenbuch, Mike Berger, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer | ABC | |
The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Ed McCarthy, Noah Mitz, Harry Sangmeister, Ted Wells | CBS | |
2018 [30] | |||
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | Al Gurdon, Travis Hagenbuch, Ben Green, Kirk J. Miller, Eric Christian | NBC | |
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker | CBS | |
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Travis Hagenbuch, Mike Berger, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ben Green | ABC | |
Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake | Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice, Jason Rudolph | NBC | |
The 71st Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Ed McCarthy, Noah Mitz, Harry Sangmeister, RJ Styles | CBS | |
2019 [31] | |||
RENT | Al Gurdon, Madigan Stehly, Ben Green, Ryan Tanker, Patrick Brazil | Fox | |
The 61st Grammy Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Michael Berger, Will Gossett, Madigan Stehly, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker | CBS | |
The Kennedy Center Honors | Robert Dickinson, Travis Hagenbuch, Michael Berger, Harry Sangmeister | ||
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Travis Hagenbuch, Michael Berger, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ben Green | ABC | |
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Ed McCarthy, Harry Sangmeister | CBS |
Year | Program | Nominees | Network |
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2020 [32] | |||
Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira | Robert Barnhart, David Grill, Pete Radice, Patrick Brazil, Jason Rudolph | Fox | |
The 62nd Grammy Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Madigan Stehly, William Gossett, Ryan Tanker, Matthew Cotter | CBS | |
The Kennedy Center Honors | Robert Dickinson, Michael Berger, William Gossett, Bryan Klunder, Harry Sangmeister, Jason Rudolph | ||
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Michael Berger, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ben Green | ABC | |
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Ed McCarthy, Harry Sangmeister | CBS | |
2021 [33] | |||
David Byrne's American Utopia | Rob Sinclair, Brian Spett | HBO | |
Friends: The Reunion | Noah Mitz, Madigan Stehly, Russell Fine, Lynn Costa, Patrick Boozer | HBO Max | |
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards | Noah Mitz, Madigan Stehly, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, William Gossett, Ryan Tanker, Matthew Cotter | CBS | |
The Oscars | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Michael Berger, Ben Green, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer | ABC | |
The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd | Al Gurdon, Ben Green, Jeff Nellis, Mark Humphrey, Eric Marchwinski, Jason Rudolph, Alen Sisul | CBS | |
2022 [34] | |||
Adele: One Night Only | Noah Mitz, Bryan Klunder, Patrick Boozer, Patrick Brazil, Matthew Cotter | CBS | |
Annie Live! | Robert Barnhart, Pete Radice, Ben Green, Madigan Stehly, Robert Styles | NBC | |
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards | Noah Mitz, Madigan Stehly, Bryan Klunder, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker, Erin Anderson, Matthew Cotter | CBS | |
One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga | Leroy Bennett, Jason Baeri | ||
The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back! | Noah Mitz, Ed McCarthy, Harry Sangmeister, Richard Beck, Jason Rudolph | ||
2023 [35] | |||
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Allen Branton, Darren Langer, Felix Peralta, Kevin Lawson, Alex Flores, Bianca Moncada, Chuck Reilly, Guy Jones | HBO | |
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl | Al Gurdon, Harry Forster, Bobby Grey, Darien Koop, James Coldicott, Chris Hill, Ed Moore | Disney+ | |
The 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Noah Mitz, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker, Madigan Stehly, Bryan Klunder, Erin Anderson, Will Gossett, Matthew Cotter, Terrance Ho, Guy Jones | CBS | |
75th Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Harry Sangmeister, Tyler Ericson, Richard Beck, Jason Rudolph, JM Hurley, Ka Lai Wong | CBS | |
The Weeknd Live at SoFi Stadium | Jason Baeri, Joe Bay, Kille Knoble, Mark Butts, Loren Barton | HBO | |
2024 [36] | |||
The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show Starring Usher | Al Gurdon, Ben Green, Harry Forster, Mark Humphrey, Eric Marchwinski, Alen Sisul | CBS | |
Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden | Steve Cohen, Mark Foffano, Justin Cheatham, Tad Inferrera, Adrian Bassett | ||
66th Grammy Awards | Noah Mitz, Andy O'Reilly, Patrick Boozer, Ryan Tanker, Madigan Stehly, Bryan Klunder, Matt Benson, Will Gossett, Erin Anderson, Terrance Ho, Guy Jones, Matt Cotter | ||
2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Allen Branton, Kevin Lawson, Felix Peralta, George Gountas, Alex Flores, Billy Steinberg, JC Castro, Bianca Moncada | ABC | |
76th Annual Tony Awards | Robert Dickinson, Noah Mitz, Ed McCarthy, Tyler Ericson, Harry Sangmeister, Richie Beck, J.M. Hurley, Ka Lai Wong, Jason Rudolph | CBS |
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