# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation is an annual award given to recognize the best animators of the year. There are no nominees for this category, only winners chosen by a jury.

## Winners and nominations
### 1990s

| Year | Recipient | Program | Network |
| 1991 | Teresa Drilling, Jeff Mulcasater | Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors | CBS |
| 1992 | John Ashlee Prat | Claymation Easter | CBS |
| 1993 | Natalia Demidova, Peter Kotor | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | HBO |
| 1993 | Sergei Glagolev, Demitri Norosyolov | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | HBO |
| 1996 | Natasha Dabizha | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | HBO |
| 1997 | Phil Weinstein | Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh | CBS |
| 1997 | Gary Hurst | Testament: The Bible in Animation | HBO |
| 1997 | Loraine Marshall | The Willows in Winter | Family Channel |
| 1998 | Eric Radomski | Spawn | HBO |
| 1999 | Joanna Quinn | Animated Epics: The Canterbury Tales – Leaving London | HBO |
| 1999 | Ashley Potter | Animated Epics: The Canterbury Tales – Leaving London | HBO |
| 1999 | Les Mills | Animated Epics: The Canterbury Tales – Leaving London | HBO |

### 2000s

| Year | Recipient | Program | Episode | Network |
| 2000 | Bari Kumar (color stylist) | Futurama | "A Bicyclops Built For Two" | Fox |
| 2000 | Nelson Lowry | The PJs | "How The Super Stoled Christmas" | Fox |
| 2000 | Don Shank (art director) | The Powerpuff Girls | "Twisted Sister/Cover Up" | Cartoon Network |
| 2001 | Rodney Clouden (storyboard artist) | Futurama | "Parasites Lost" | Fox |
| 2001 | Kyle Menke (storyboard artist) | Invader Zim | "The Nightmare Begins". | Nickelodeon |
| 2001 | Curt Underle (art director) | Gary & Mike | "Phish Phry" | UPN |
| 2001 | Brad Schiff (lead animator) | Gary & Mike | "Furry Duffel" | UPN |
| 2002 | Andrey Zolotukhin (production designer) | Animated Tales of the World | "John Henry, The Steel Driving Man" | HBO |
| 2002 | Maciek Albrecht (production designer) | 'Twas the Night | 'Twas the Night | | HBO |
| 2003 | Dan Krall (layout artist) | Samurai Jack | "Jack and the Spartans" | Cartoon Network |
| 2003 | Scott Wills (art director) | Samurai Jack | "Jack and the Traveling Creatures" | Cartoon Network |
| 2003 | Maciek Albrecht (animator) | Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 | Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 | HBO |
| 2004 | Seonna Hong (background stylist) | My Life as a Teenage Robot | "The Wonderful World of Wizzley" | Nickelodeon |
| 2005 | Barbara Wierzchowska (animator) | Classical Baby | Classical Baby | HBO |
| 2005 | Craig McCracken (character design) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "House of Bloos" | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Mike Moon (art director) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "House of Bloos" | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Ed Baker (storyboard artist) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "House of Bloos" | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Bryan Andrews (storyboard artist) | Samurai Jack | "The Four Seasons of Death" | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Justin Thompson (background supervisor) | Star Wars Clone Wars: Vol. 2 | (Chapters 21–25) | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Frederick Gardner (background designer) | The Powerpuff Girls | "West In Pieces" | Cartoon Network| |
| 2005 | Gordon Hammond (character designer) | The Fairly OddParents | "Shelf Life" | Nickelodeon |
| 2006 | Jarek Szyszko (animator) | Classical Baby 2 | Classical Baby 2 | HBO |
| 2006 | Bryan Arnett (character designer) | Escape from Cluster Prime | Escape from Cluster Prime | Nickelodeon |
| 2006 | Shannon Tindle (character designer) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "Go Goo Go" | Cartoon Network |
| 2006 | Sarah E. Meyer (animator) | Robot Chicken | "Easter Basket" | Cartoon Network |
| 2006 | Mike Diederich (storyboard artist) | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | | Cartoon Network |
| 2006 | Frederick Gardner (background key designer) | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | "Adventures in Babysitting" | Cartoon Network |
| 2007 | Thomas Perkins | Ben 10 | Cartoon Network |
| 2008 | Teresa Drilling (animator) | Creature Comforts | "Self Image, Winging It, Art" | CBS |
| 2008 | Ben Balistreri (character design) | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | "Mondo Coco" | Cartoon Network |
| 2009 | Shigemi Ikeda (art director) | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Spike TV |
| 2009 | Joe Binggeli (background painter) | Chowder | "Shnitzel & The Lead Farfel" | Cartoon Network |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Harvatine (character animator) | Moral Orel | "Sacrifice" | Cartoon Network |
| 2009 | Joshua A. Jennings (character animator) | Robot Chicken | "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" | Cartoon Network |
| 2009 | Chris Roszak (background painter) | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | "Sea Legs" | Cartoon Network |
| 2009 | Andy Suriano (character designer) | Underfist: Halloween Bash | Underfist: Halloween Bash | | Cartoon Network |

### 2010s

| Year | Recipient | Program | Episode | Network |
| 2010 | Andy Harkness (art director) | Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | ABC |
| 2010 | William M. George III (background key design) | Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | ABC |
| 2010 | Joe Mateo (storyboard artist) | Prep & Landing | Prep & Landing | ABC |
| 2010 | Greg Colton (storyboard artist) | Family Guy | "Road to the Multiverse" | Fox |
| 2010 | Nora Murphy-Berden (background painter) | Generator Rex | "The Day That Everything Changed" | Cartoon Network |
| 2010 | Chu-Hui Song (background painter) | Generator Rex | "The Day That Everything Changed" | Cartoon Network |
| 2010 | Chris Do (art director) | Heart of Stone | Heart of Stone | Vevo |
| 2010 | Andy Bialk (character design) | The Ricky Gervais Show | "Charity" | HBO |
| 2010 | Charles Ragins (background design) | The Simpsons | "Postcards from the Wedge" | Fox |
| 2011 | Drew Hodges (character animator) | Community: "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" | Community: "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" | NBC |
| 2011 | Jill Daniels (background painter) | Phineas and Ferb | "Wizard of Odd" | Disney Channel |
| 2011 | Brian Woods (background design) | Phineas and Ferb | "Wizard of Odd" | Disney Channel |
| 2011 | Peter Chung (character design) | Firebreather | Firebreather | Cartoon Network |
| 2011 | Sung Chang (character animator) | Firebreather | Firebreather | Cartoon Network |
| 2011 | Philip Bourassa (character design) | Young Justice | "Independence Day" | Cartoon Network |
| 2011 | Vanessa Marzaroli (production design) | Lilac Wine | Lilac Wine | DrMartens.com |
| 2012 | Jill Daniels | Phineas and Ferb | "Doof Dynasty" | Disney Channel |
| 2012 | Bill Schwab | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | ABC |
| 2012 | Chris Tsirgiotis | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | "Nightmare Sauce" | Cartoon Network |
| 2012 | Robertryan Cory | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | "Nightmare Sauce" | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 | Andy Ristaino | Adventure Time | "Puhoy" | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 | Andy Bialk | Dragons: Riders of Berk | "We Are Family (Part 2)" | Cartoon Network |
| 2013 | Joseph Holt | Mickey Mouse | "Croissant de Triomphe" | Disney Channel |
| 2013 | Jenny Gase-Baker | Mickey Mouse | "Croissant de Triomphe" | Disney Channel |
| 2013 | Alberto Mielgo | Tron: Uprising | "The Stranger" | Disney XD |
| 2013 | Paul Wee | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" | Fox |
| 2014 | Nick Jennings | Adventure Time | "Wizards Only, Fools" | Cartoon Network |
| 2014 | Jasmin Lai | The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed | The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed | | Cartoon Network |
| 2014 | Nick Edwards | Uncle Grandpa | "Afraid of the Dark" | Cartoon Network |
| 2014 | Ian Worrel | Gravity Falls | "Dreamscaperers" | Disney Channel |
| 2014 | Narina Sokolova | Mickey Mouse | "‘O Sole Minnie" | Disney Channel |
| 2014 | Valerio Ventura | Mickey Mouse | "The Adorable Couple" | Disney Channel |
| 2014 | Sean Szeles | Long Live the Royals | Long Live the Royals | CartoonNetwork.com |
| 2014 | Cameron Baity | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | Adult Swim |
| 2014 | Dmitry Malanitchev | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" | Fox |
| 2014 | Charles Ragins | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" | Fox |
| 2015 | Tom Herpich (storyboard artist) | Adventure Time | "Walnuts & Rain" | Cartoon Network |
| 2015 | Nick Cross (production design) | Over the Garden Wall | Over the Garden Wall | | Cartoon Network |
| 2015 | Alonso Ramirez Ramos (storyboard artist) | Gravity Falls | "Not What He Seems" | Disney XD |
| 2015 | Nick Cross (background painter) | Tome of the Unknown | Tome of the Unknown | CartoonNetwork.com |
| 2015 | Chris Tsirgiotis (background layout designer) | Tome of the Unknown | Tome of the Unknown | CartoonNetwork.com |
| 2015 | J.J. Villard (character design) | King Star King | "Fat Frank's Fantasy Lounge" | Adult Swim |
| 2015 | Brad Schaffer (character animation) | Robot Chicken | "Robot Chicken's Bitch Pudding Special" | Adult Swim |
| 2016 | Jason Kolowski (production designer) | Adventure Time | "Bad Jubies" | Cartoon Network |
| 2016 | Tom Herpich (storyboard artist) | Adventure Time | "Stakes Pt. 8: The Dark Cloud" | Cartoon Network |
| 2016 | Chris Tsirgiotis (background designer) | Long Live the Royals | "Punk Show" | Cartoon Network |
| 2016 | Jason Carpenter (animation production designer) | He Named Me Malala | He Named Me Malala | Nat Geo |
| 2016 | Scott DaRos (character animator) | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Bryan Andrews (storyboard) | Samurai Jack | "XCIII" | Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Scott Wills (production design) | Samurai Jack | "XCIII" | Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Craig Kellman (character design) | Samurai Jack | "XCII" | Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Lou Romano (background design) | Samurai Jack | "XCV" | Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Justin Nichols (character animation) | Wander Over Yonder | "The End of the Galaxy" | Disney XD |
| 2018 | Lindsay Small-Butera (character animation) | Adventure Time | "Ketchup" | Cartoon Network |
| 2018 | Patrick Bryson (background painter) | Steven Universe | "Jungle Moon" | Cartoon Network |
| 2018 | Stu Livingston (storyboard artist) | Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Nickelodeon |
| 2018 | Jeff Scher (production designer) | The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm | The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm | HBO |
| 2018 | Justin Martin | The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular | The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular | Disney Channel |
| 2018 | Caroline Cruikshank (character animation) | The Simpsons | "Springfield Splendor" | Fox |
| 2019 | Céline Desrumaux (production designer) | Age of Sail | Age of Sail | YouTube |
| 2019 | Bruno Mangyoku (character design) | Age of Sail | Age of Sail | YouTube |
| 2019 | Jasmin Lai (color) | Age of Sail | Age of Sail | YouTube |
| 2019 | Elaine Lee (background painter) | Carmen Sandiego | "The Chasing Paper Caper" | Netflix |
| 2019 | Alberto Mielgo (production designer) | Love, Death & Robots | "The Witness" | Netflix |
| 2019 | David Pate (character animator) | Love, Death & Robots | "The Witness" | Netflix |
| 2019 | Jun-ho Kim (background designer) | Love, Death & Robots | "Good Hunting" | Netflix |
| 2019 | Owen Sullivan (storyboard artist) | Love, Death & Robots | "Sucker of Souls" | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Recipient | Program | Episode | Network |
| 2020 | Jill Dykxhoorn (lead background artist) | Archer | "Road Trip" | FXX |
| 2020 | Dan MacKenzie (character animator) | Cosmos: Possible Worlds | "Vavilov" | Nat Geo |
| 2020 | Genndy Tartakovsky (storyboard artist) | Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | "Spear and Fang" | Adult Swim |
| 2020 | Scott Wills (art director) | Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | "Spear and Fang" | Adult Swim |
| 2020 | Stephen DeStefano (character designer) | Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | "A Cold Death" | Adult Swim |
| 2021 | David Krentz (storyboard artist) | Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal | "Plague of Madness" | Adult Swim |
| 2021 | Robert Valley (production designer) | Love, Death & Robots | "Ice" | Netflix |
| 2021 | Patricio Betteo (background artist) | Love, Death & Robots | "Ice" | Netflix |
| 2021 | Dan Gill (stop motion animator) | Love, Death & Robots | "All Through the House" | Netflix |
| 2021 | Laurent Nicolas (character designer) | Love, Death & Robots | "Automated Customer Service" | Netflix |
| 2021 | Nik Ranieri (lead character layout artist) | The Simpsons | "Wad Goals" | Fox |
| 2022 (74th) | Anne-Laure To (color script artist) | Arcane | "The Boy Savior" | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Julien Georgel (art direction) | Arcane | "Happy Progress Day!" | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Bruno Couchinho (background designer) | Arcane | "When These Walls Come Tumbling Down" | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Lexy Naut (storyboard artist) | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | "Boyd in 3D" | Prime Video |
| 2022 (74th) | Kecy Salangad (animator) | The House | The House | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Alberto Mielgo (character designer) | Love, Death & Robots | "Jibaro" | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Meybis Ruiz Cruz (lead character designer) | Entergalactic | Entergalactic | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Maya Edelman (animation director) | More Than I Want to Remember | More Than I Want to Remember | Paramount+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Nik Ranieri (character layout) | The Simpsons | "Lisa the Boy Scout" | Fox |
| 2023 (75th) | Almu Redondo (art director) | Star Wars: Visions | "Screecher's Reach" | Disney+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Alex Small-Butera (SmallBu) (animator) | Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | "The Winter King" | Max |
| 2024 (76th) | Toby Wilson (production designer) | Blue Eye Samurai | "The Great Fire of 1657" | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Ryan O'Loughlin (storyboard artist) | Blue Eye Samurai | "Hammerscale" | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Brian Kesinger (lead character designer) | Blue Eye Samurai | "Nothing Broken" | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Tara Billinger (character designer) | Clone High | "Let's Try This Again" | Max |
| 2024 (76th) | Jan Maas (lead animator) | In the Know | "Yogurt Week" | Peacock |
| 2024 (76th) | Noémie Leroux (background designer) | Scavengers Reign | "The Dream" | Max |