# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score).
Starting in 2019, the category recognizes scripted programs. Unscripted programs compete for Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score).

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Program | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1955 | Dragnet | Walter Schumann | NBC |
| 1955 | Amahl and the Night Visitors | Gian-Carlo Menotti | NBC |
| 1955 | A Christmas Carol | Bernard Herrmann | CBS |
| 1955 | Light's Diamond Jubilee | Victor Young | |
| 1955 | Medic | Victor Young | NBC |
| 1956 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1957 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1958 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1959 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
Note: The award presented in 1955 was for "Best Original Music Composed for TV"

### 1960s

| Year | Program | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1960 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1961 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1962 | Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years | Richard Rodgers | ABC |
| 1962 | The Price of Tomatoes | Leith Stevens | NBC |
| 1962 | Project XX | Robert Russell Bennett | NBC |
| 1962 | Second Chance | John Williams | ABC |
| 1962 | Vincent Van Gogh: A Self-Portrait | Jacques Belasco | NBC |
| 1963 | Project XX | Robert Russell Bennett | NBC |
| 1963 | The Dick Powell Show | Joseph Mullendore | NBC |
| 1963 | Flashing Spikes | John Williams | ABC |
| 1963 | Labyrinth | Gian-Carlo Menotti | NBC |
| 1964 |
| 1964 | The Making of the President 1960 | Elmer Bernstein | ABC |
| 1964 | East Side/West Side | Kenyon Hopkins | CBS |
| 1964 | Elizabeth Taylor in London | John Barry | CBS |
| 1964 | Greece: The Golden Age | George Kleinsinger | NBC |
| 1964 | The Kremlin | Georges Auric | NBC |
| 1964 | Saga of a Western Man | Ulpio Minucci, Joe Moon and Rayburn Wright | ABC |
| 1965 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1966 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1967 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1968 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
| 1969 | No Award Given | No Award Given | No Award Given |
Note: Award titled Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed for Television 1962–64

### 1970s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1970 (22nd) |
| 1970 (22nd) | The Challengers | The Challengers | Pete Rugolo | CBS |
| 1970 (22nd) | Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls | Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls | Van Alexander | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) |
| 1971 (23rd) | The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau | "The Tragedy of the Red Salmon" | Walter Scharf | ABC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Do You Take This Stranger? | Do You Take This Stranger? | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Hamlet | Hamlet | John Addison | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) |
| 1972 (24th) | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | John Williams | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | Brian's Song | Brian's Song | Michel Legrand | ABC |
| 1972 (24th) | The Snow Goose | The Snow Goose | Carl Davis | NBC |
| 1973 (25th) |
| 1973 (25th) | The Red Pony | The Red Pony | Jerry Goldsmith | NBC |
| 1973 (25th) | A Brand New Life | A Brand New Life | Billy Goldenberg | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | Liza with a Z | Liza with a Z | John Kander and Fred Ebb | NBC |
| 1974 (26th) |
| 1974 (26th) | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Fred Karlin | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | The Migrants | The Migrants | Billy Goldenberg | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) |
| 1975 (27th) | QB VII | "Part 1 & 2" | Jerry Goldsmith | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Billy Goldenberg | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) |
| 1976 (28th) | Babe | Babe | Jerry Goldsmith | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Dark Victory | Dark Victory | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) | Gypsy in My Soul | Gypsy in My Soul | Cy Coleman | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | The Supercops | The Supercops | Jack Urbont | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) |
| 1977 (29th) | Sybil | Sybil | Leonard Rosenman and Alan and Marilyn Bergman | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | John Barry | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Helter Skelter | Helter Skelter | Billy Goldenberg | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Minstrel Man | Minstrel Man | Fred Karlin | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Raid on Entebbe | Raid on Entebbe | David Shire | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) |
| 1978 (30th) | See How She Runs | See How She Runs | Jimmie Haskell | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Actor | Actor | Billy Goldenberg | PBS |
| 1978 (30th) | The Defection of Simas Kudirka | The Defection of Simas Kudirka | David Shire | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Dick DeBenedictis | NBC |
| 1979 (31st) |
| 1979 (31st) | Friendly Fire | Friendly Fire | Leonard Rosenman | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | First, You Cry | First, You Cry | Peter Matz | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | The Hal Linden Special | The Hal Linden Special | Ken Welch and Mitzie Welch | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | The Word | The Word | Alex North | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1980 (32nd) |
| 1980 (32nd) | High Midnight | High Midnight | Jerry Fielding (posthumously) | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Last Convertible | "Part 1" | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Harry Sukman | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Silent Lovers | The Silent Lovers | Gerald Fried | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) |
| 1981 (33rd) | Masada | "Part 2" | Jerry Goldsmith | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Father Damien: The Leper Priest | Father Damien: The Leper Priest | Peter Matz | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Homeward Bound | Homeward Bound | Fred Karlin | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Masada | "Part 4" | Morton Stevens | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances) | The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances) | Paul Chihara | PBS |
| 1982 (34th) |
| 1982 (34th) | The Princess and the Cabbie | The Princess and the Cabbie | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Billy Goldenberg | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Killjoy | Killjoy | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | The Letter | The Letter | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | A Woman Called Golda | A Woman Called Golda | Michel Legrand | Syndicated |
| 1983 (35th) |
| 1983 (35th) | Rage of Angels | Rage of Angels | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | The Blue and the Gray | "Part 2" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | Drop-Out Father | Drop-Out Father | Peter Matz | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | The Thorn Birds | "Part 1" | Henry Mancini | ABC |
| 1983 (35th) | V | V | Joe Harnell | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Who Will Love My Children? | Who Will Love My Children? | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) |
| 1984 (36th) | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | "Part 1" | Bruce Broughton | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Concealed Enemies | "Investigation" | Jonathan Tunick | PBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Master of the Game | "Part 1" | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | The Mystic Warrior | "Part 1" | Gerald Fried | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) | Something About Amelia | Something About Amelia | Mark Snow | ABC |
| 1985 (37th) |
| 1985 (37th) | Camille | Camille | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Do You Remember Love | Do You Remember Love | David Shire | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Murder with Mirrors | Murder with Mirrors | Richard Rodney Bennett | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Seduced | Seduced | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) |
| 1986 (38th) | Peter the Great | "Part 1" | Laurence Rosenthal | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Alex North | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) | An Early Frost | An Early Frost | John Kander | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | A Letter to Three Wives | A Letter to Three Wives | Johnny Mandel | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | North and South | "Part 1" | Bill Conti | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | "Part 1" | Laurence Rosenthal | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | The Last Days of Patton | The Last Days of Patton | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | LBJ: The Early Years | LBJ: The Early Years | Johnny Mandel | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | "Part 2" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Under the Influence | Under the Influence | Nan Schwartz | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | The Bourne Identity | "Part 1" | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | April Morning | April Morning | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Foxfire | Foxfire | Johnny Mandel | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | "Part 3" | Gerald Fried | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace | Dick DeBenedictis | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Lonesome Dove | "The Return" | Basil Poledouris | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Bridge to Silence | Bridge to Silence | Fred Karlin | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | Chris Boardman | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Pancho Barnes | Pancho Barnes | Allyn Ferguson | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | War and Remembrance | "Part 11" | Bob Cobert | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Shell Seekers | The Shell Seekers | James Di Pasquale | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Do You Know the Muffin Man? | Do You Know the Muffin Man? | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | "Part 3" | David Shire | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Last Flight Out | Last Flight Out | Christopher Young | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Old Man and the Sea | The Old Man and the Sea | Bruce Broughton | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | People Like Us | "Part 2" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Phantom of the Opera | "Part 2" | John Addison | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | It | "Part 1" | Richard Bellis | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Decoration Day | Decoration Day | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Johnny Ryan | Johnny Ryan | Chris Boardman | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | The Killing Mind | The Killing Mind | James Di Pasquale | Lifetime |
| 1991 (43rd) | Lies Before Kisses | Lies Before Kisses | Don Davis | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) |
| 1992 (44th) | O Pioneers! | O Pioneers! | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Doublecrossed | Doublecrossed | Richard Bellis | HBO |
| 1992 (44th) | Fire in the Dark | Fire in the Dark | Arthur Kempel | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | A Little Piece of Heaven | A Little Piece of Heaven | Don Davis | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Survive the Savage Sea | Survive the Savage Sea | Fred Karlin | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Danielle Steele's Jewels | "Part 1" | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | An American Story | An American Story | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Call of the Wild | Call of the Wild | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Mortal Sins | Mortal Sins | Joseph Conlan | USA |
| 1993 (45th) | The Sea Wolf | The Sea Wolf | Charles Bernstein | TNT |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | Lush Life | Lush Life | Lennie Niehaus | Showtime |
| 1994 (46th) | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Richard Bellis | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Geronimo | Geronimo | Patrick Williams | TNT |
| 1994 (46th) | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | "Part 1" | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Stephen King's The Stand | "Part 4" | W. G. Snuffy Walden | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies | Laurence Rosenthal | Family |
| 1995 (47th) | Buffalo Girls | "Part 1" | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Children of the Dust | "Part 1" | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Patrick Williams | TNT |
| 1995 (47th) | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials | Jay Chattaway | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | The Canterville Ghost | The Canterville Ghost | Ernest Troost | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Annie: A Royal Adventure! | Annie: A Royal Adventure! | David Michael Frank | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Larry McMurtry's Dead Man's Walk | "Part 1" | David Bell | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Christopher Young | HBO |
| 1996 (48th) | The Tuskegee Airmen | The Tuskegee Airmen | Lee Holdridge | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Travels with Father | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Travels with Father | Laurence Rosenthal | Family |
| 1997 (49th) | After Jimmy | After Jimmy | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | Calm at Sunset | Calm at Sunset | Ernest Troost | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | Quicksilver Highway | Quicksilver Highway | Mark Mothersbaugh | Fox |
| 1997 (49th) | True Women | True Women | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | Glory & Honor | Glory & Honor | Bruce Broughton | TNT |
| 1998 (50th) | Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | Mark Adler | ABC |
| 1998 (50th) | From the Earth to the Moon | "1968" | Michael Kamen | HBO |
| 1998 (50th) | House of Frankenstein | "Part 2" | Don Davis | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Merlin | "Part 1" | Trevor Jones | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | Alice in Wonderland | Alice in Wonderland | Richard Hartley | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | David and Lisa | David and Lisa | Marco Beltrami | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Mutiny | Mutiny | Lee Holdridge | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | Rear Window | Rear Window | David Shire | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You | Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You | Carl Johnson | ABC |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | RKO 281 | RKO 281 | John Altman | HBO |
| 2000 (52nd) | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Ernest Troost | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Don Quixote | Don Quixote | Richard Hartley | TNT |
| 2000 (52nd) | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble | Charles Bernstein | Showtime |
| 2000 (52nd) | Walking with Dinosaurs | Walking with Dinosaurs | Ben Bartlett | Discovery |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Arturo Sandoval | HBO |
| 2001 (53rd) | Bailey's Mistake | Bailey's Mistake | Mason Daring | ABC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Haven | Haven | Lawrence Shragge | CBS |
| 2001 (53rd) | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Martin Davich | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Papa's Angels | Papa's Angels | Velton Ray Bunch | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Shackleton | "Part 2" | Adrian Johnston | A&E |
| 2002 (54th) | Dinner with Friends | Dinner with Friends | Dave Grusin | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | Last Call | Last Call | Brian Tyler | Showtime |
| 2002 (54th) | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | "Part 2" | Rupert Gregson-Williams | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) | The Mists of Avalon | "Part 1" | Lee Holdridge | TNT |
| 2002 (54th) | We Were the Mulvaneys | We Were the Mulvaneys | Patrick Williams | Lifetime |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Eloise at the Plaza | Eloise at the Plaza | Bruce Broughton | ABC |
| 2003 (55th) | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Normand Corbeil | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | The Lost World | "Part 2" | Robert Lane | A&E |
| 2003 (55th) | Martin and Lewis | Martin and Lewis | Ernest Troost | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | John Altman | Showtime |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | Eloise at Christmastime | Eloise at Christmastime | Bruce Broughton | ABC |
| 2004 (56th) | Dance in America: Lar Lubovitch's Othello (Great Performances) | Dance in America: Lar Lubovitch's Othello (Great Performances) | Elliot Goldenthal | PBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Fallen Angel | Fallen Angel | Ernest Troost | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Helter Skelter | Helter Skelter | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | The Last King | "Part 2" | Robert Lane | A&E |
| 2004 (56th) | The Nazi Officer's Wife | The Nazi Officer's Wife | Sheldon Mirowitz | A&E |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Warm Springs | Warm Springs | Bruce Broughton | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | Miracle Run | Miracle Run | Joseph Conlan | Lifetime |
| 2005 (57th) | Pride | Pride | George Fenton | A&E |
| 2005 (57th) | Revelations | "Part 1" | Joseph Vitarelli | NBC |
| 2005 (57th) | Salem's Lot | Salem's Lot | Christopher Gordon and Lisa Gerrard | TNT |
| 2005 (57th) | Sometimes in April | Sometimes in April | Bruno Coulais | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | Into the West | Into the West | Geoff Zanelli | TNT |
| 2006 (58th) | The Dive from Clausen's Pier | The Dive from Clausen's Pier | Bruce Broughton | Lifetime |
| 2006 (58th) | Human Trafficking | "Part 1" | Normand Corbeil | Lifetime |
| 2006 (58th) | Sleeper Cell | "Al-Faitha" | Paul Haslinger | Showtime |
| 2006 (58th) | The Water Is Wide | The Water Is Wide | Jeff Beal | CBS |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | "Battleground" | Jeff Beal | TNT |
| 2007 (59th) | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Todd Boekelheide | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Broken Trail | Broken Trail | David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks | AMC |
| 2007 (59th) | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | George S. Clinton | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines | Joseph LoDuca | TNT |
| 2007 (59th) | Longford | Longford | Robert Lane | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | The Path to 9/11 | The Path to 9/11 | John Cameron | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | The Company | "Part 1" | Jeff Beal | TNT |
| 2008 (60th) | Bernard and Doris | Bernard and Doris | Alex Wurman | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | For One More Day | For One More Day | Lennie Niehaus | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | John Adams | "Independence" | Robert Lane | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Masters of Science Fiction | "Jerry Was a Man" | Laura Karpman | Showtime |
| 2008 (60th) | Sense and Sensibility | Sense and Sensibility | Martin Phipps | PBS |
| 2009 (61st) |
| 2009 (61st) | Into the Storm | Into the Storm | Howard Goodall | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Grey Gardens | Grey Gardens | Rachel Portman | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Little Dorrit | "Part 5" | John Lunn | PBS |
| 2009 (61st) | Loving Leah | Loving Leah | Jeff Beal | CBS |
| 2009 (61st) | Taking Chance | Taking Chance | Marcelo Zarvos | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | 24: Redemption | 24: Redemption | Sean Callery | Fox |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| 2010 (62nd) | Temple Grandin | Temple Grandin | Alex Wurman | HBO |
| 2010 (62nd) | Blessed Is the Match (Independent Lens) | Blessed Is the Match (Independent Lens) | Todd Boekelheide | PBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Georgia O'Keeffe | Georgia O'Keeffe | Jeff Beal | Lifetime |
| 2010 (62nd) | The Pacific | "Part 10" | Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli, and Hans Zimmer | HBO |
| 2010 (62nd) | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | Lawrence Shragge | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | You Don't Know Jack | You Don't Know Jack | Marcelo Zarvos | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | Mildred Pierce | "Part 5" | Carter Burwell | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) | Any Human Heart | "Part 2" | Dan Jones | PBS |
| 2011 (63rd) | The Pillars of the Earth | "Anarchy" | Trevor Morris | Starz |
| 2011 (63rd) | Sherlock | A Study in Pink | David Arnold and Michael Price | PBS |
| 2011 (63rd) | Thurgood | Thurgood | Rob Mathes | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Javier Navarrete | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) | Game Change | Game Change | Theodore Shapiro | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) | Hatfields & McCoys | "Part 1" | John Debney and Tony Morales | History |
| 2012 (64th) | Missing | "The Hard Drive" | Robert Duncan and Kim Planert | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Michael Giacchino | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Sherlock | A Scandal in Belgravia | David Arnold and Michael Price | PBS |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | World Without End | "Medieval Life and Death" | Mychael Danna | Reelz |
| 2013 (65th) | The Girl | The Girl | Phillip Miller | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God | Ivor Guest and Robert Logan | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Parade's End | "Part 5" | Dirk Brossé | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Restless | Restless | Lorne Balfe | Sundance |
| 2013 (65th) | Ring of Fire | Ring of Fire | Anton Sanko | Lifetime |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Sherlock | "His Last Vow" | David Arnold and Michael Price | PBS |
| 2014 (66th) | American Horror Story: Coven | "The Seven Wonders" | James S. Levine | FX |
| 2014 (66th) | Clear History | Clear History | Ludovic Bource | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | Fargo | "The Crocodile's Dilemma" | Jeff Russo | FX |
| 2014 (66th) | Herblock: The Black & the White | Herblock: The Black & the White | Rob Mathes | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | The White Queen | "The Final Battle" | John Lunn | Starz |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Bessie | Bessie | Rachel Portman | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | American Horror Story: Freak Show | "Orphans" | Mac Quayle | FX |
| 2015 (67th) | Away and Back | Away and Back | William Ross | Hallmark |
| 2015 (67th) | The Missing | "Eden" | Dominik Scherrer | Starz |
| 2015 (67th) | Sofia the First | "The Curse of Princess Ivy" | Kevin Kliesch | Disney Channel |
| 2015 (67th) | 24: Live Another Day | "11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | The Night Manager | "Part 2" | Victor Reyes | AMC |
| 2016 (68th) | All the Way | All the Way | James Newton Howard | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) | Descendants | Descendants | David Lawrence | Disney |
| 2016 (68th) | Fargo | "Loplop" | Jeff Russo | FX |
| 2016 (68th) | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise | Jeff Beal | Hallmark |
| 2016 (68th) | War & Peace | "Part 1" | Martin Phipps | Lifetime |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | Fargo | "Aporia" | Jeff Russo | FX |
| 2017 (69th) | Feud: Bette and Joan | "Pilot" | Mac Quayle | FX |
| 2017 (69th) | Five Came Back | "The Price of Victory" | Jeremy Turner | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | O.J.: Made in America | "Part 3" | Gary Lionelli | ESPN |
| 2017 (69th) | Suite Française | Suite Française | Rael Jones | Lifetime |
| 2017 (69th) | The White Helmets | The White Helmets | Patrick Jonsson | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step | March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step | Cyril Aufort | Hulu |
| 2018 (70th) | Alias Grace | "Part 1" | Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | The Commuter (Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams) | The Commuter (Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams) | Harry Gregson-Williams | Prime Video |
| 2018 (70th) | Crazy Diamond (Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams) | Crazy Diamond (Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams) | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | Prime Video |
| 2018 (70th) | Godless | "Homecoming" | Carlos Rafael Rivera | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | USS Callister (Black Mirror) | USS Callister (Black Mirror) | Daniel Pemberton | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Chernobyl | "Please Remain Calm" | Hildur Guðnadóttir | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Escape at Dannemora | "Episode 5" | Edward Shearmur | Showtime |
| 2019 (71st) | Good Omens | "In the Beginning" | David Arnold | Prime Video |
| 2019 (71st) | True Detective | "The Final Country" | T Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | When They See Us | "Part 2" | Kris Bowers | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Watchmen | "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Hollywood | "Hooray for Hollywood, Part 2" | Nathan Barr | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Little Fires Everywhere | "The Spider Web" | Mark Isham and Isabella Summers | Hulu |
| 2020 (72nd) | Mrs. America | "Reagan" | Kris Bowers | FX |
| 2020 (72nd) | Unorthodox | "Part 1" | Antonio Gambale | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Queen's Gambit | "End Game" | Carlos Rafael Rivera | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Fargo | "East/West" | Jeff Russo | FX |
| 2021 (73rd) | Oslo | Oslo | Jeff Russo and Zoë Keating | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Underground Railroad | "Chapter 2: South Carolina" | Nicholas Britell | Prime Video |
| 2021 (73rd) | WandaVision | "Previously On" | Christophe Beck | Disney+ |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | The White Lotus | "Mysterious Monkeys" | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | 1883 | "1883" | Brian Tyler and Breton Vivian | Paramount+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Moon Knight | "Asylum" | Hesham Nazih | Disney+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Station Eleven | "Unbroken Circle" | Dan Romer | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | A Very British Scandal | "Episode 1" | Nathan Barr | Prime Video |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson | Roku |
| 2023 (75th) | Hocus Pocus 2 | Hocus Pocus 2 | John Debney | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Ms. Marvel | "Time and Again" | Laura Karpman | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Prey | Prey | Sarah Schachner | Hulu |
| 2023 (75th) | A Small Light | "What Can Be Saved" | Ariel Marx | Nat Geo |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Lessons in Chemistry | "Book of Calvin" | Carlos Rafael Rivera | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | All the Light We Cannot See | "Episode 4" | James Newton Howard | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Fargo | "Blanket" | Jeff Russo | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | "Part I" | Chanda Dancy | Paramount+ |
| 2024 (76th) | The Tattooist of Auschwitz | "Episode 1" | Kara Talve and Hans Zimmer | Peacock |