# An Emmy for Megan

An Emmy for Megan is a comedy web series created, directed, written, and starring Megan Amram. It depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for a nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.
The first series was nominated for two awards at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Amram. The series lost to James Corden's Next James Corden, and Amram lost to Christina Pickles.
The second series was nominated for two awards at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Patton Oswalt.
The first series aired on IFC on September 17, 2018 to counterprogram the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.

## Cast

* Megan Amram (Seasons 1–2)
* Patton Oswalt (Season 2)

### Guest appearances

* J. J. Abrams
* Rachel Axler
* Awkwafina (Season 2)
* Kate Berlant (Season 2)
* Alex Borstein (Season 2)
* D'Arcy Carden
* James Corden (Season 2)
* Ted Danson
* John Early (Season 2)
* Nathan Fielder (Season 2)
* Leslie Grossman (Season 2)
* Rian Johnson
* Jimmy Kimmel
* Andrew Law (Season 2)
* Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Season 2)
* Natasha Lyonne (Season 2)
* Ira Madison III (Seasons 1–2)
* Audra McDonald (Season 2)
* Lin-Manuel Miranda (Season 2)
* Mandy Moore (Season 2)
* Natalie Morales (Season 2)
* John Mulaney (Season 2)
* Megan Mullaly (Season 2)
* Cliff Murray (Seasons 1–2)
* Nick Offerman (Season 2)
* Kaitlin Olson (Season 2)
* Brian Polk (Seasons 1–2)
* Retta (Season 2)
* Alison Rich (Seasons 1–2)
* Seth Rogen
* RuPaul
* Shannon Woodward (Seasons 1–2)
* Alan Yang

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2018)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Rules" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: Brian Polk, Alison Rich, Shannon Woodward ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Weight" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: Cliff Murray, Brian Polk ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Diversity" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: Ira Madison III ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: Alan Yang, Ted Danson, Seth Rogen, Jimmy Kimmel, Rian Johnson, J. J. Abrams, RuPaul ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Music" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: Rachel Axler ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
| Guests: D'Arcy Carden ||||||

### Season 2 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Ira Madison III, Cliff Murray, Brian Polk, Alison Rich, Shannon Woodward, Patton Oswalt ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Kate Berlant, John Early, Patton Oswalt ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Retta, Alison Rich, Patton Oswalt ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Awkwafina, Alex Borstein, Nathan Fielder, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Natasha Lyonne, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Moore, John Mulaney, Megan Mullaly, Nick Offerman, Kaitlin Olson, Patton Oswalt ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Andrew Law, Patton Oswalt ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) |
| Guests: Leslie Grossman, Natalie Morales, James Corden, Patton Oswalt ||||||

## Awards and nominations

Award nominations for An Emmy for Megan :
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated |
| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Megan Amram | Nominated |
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated |
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Patton Oswalt | Nominated |