# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series is a retired award that was handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. In 2014, the category was restructured into Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More), Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More).

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1956 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Film Series |||||
| 1956 | You Are There | You Are There | William Ferrari | CBS |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Four Star Playhouse | Duncan Cramer | CBS |
| 1956 | Medic | Medic | Ernst Fegté | NBC |
| 1956 | Robin Hood | Robin Hood | Peter Proud | CBS |
| 1956 | Schlitz Playhouse | Schlitz Playhouse | Serge Krizman | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Series |||||
| 1956 | Playwrights '56 and Producers' Showcase | Playwrights '56 and Producers' Showcase | Otis Riggs | NBC |
| 1956 | Alice in Wonderland and The Good Fairy (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Alice in Wonderland and The Good Fairy (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1956 | Climax! | Climax! | James Dowell Vance | CBS |
| 1956 | Lux Video Theatre | Lux Video Theatre | William Craig Smith | NBC |
| 1956 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1956 | The United States Steel Hour | The United States Steel Hour | Carl Kent | CBS |
| 1957 |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Half Hour or Less) |||||
| 1957 | Your Hit Parade | Your Hit Parade | Paul Barnes | NBC |
| 1957 | Adventure | Adventure | Grover Cole | CBS |
| 1957 | The Dinah Shore Show | The Dinah Shore Show | Franklin Swig | NBC |
| 1957 | Frontiers of Faith | Frontiers of Faith | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1957 | G.E. Theatre | G.E. Theatre | John J. Lloyd, John Robert Lloyd, John Meehan, Martin Obzina, George Patrick | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction (One Hour or More) |||||
| 1957 | Requiem for a Heavyweight (Playhouse 90) | Requiem for a Heavyweight (Playhouse 90) | Albert Heschong | CBS |
| 1957 | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1957 | Kraft Television Theatre | Kraft Television Theatre | Duane McKinney | NBC |
| 1957 | Omnibus | Omnibus | Henry May | CBS |
| 1957 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | Twelfth Night (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Twelfth Night (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | NBC |
| 1958 | Climax! | Climax! | Beulah Frankel | CBS |
| 1958 | The George Gobel Show | The George Gobel Show | Robert Kelly | NBC |
| 1958 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1958 | Wagon Train | Wagon Train | Howard E. Johnson | NBC |
| 1959 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Television Program |||||
| 1959 | An Evening with Fred Astaire | An Evening with Fred Astaire | Edward Stephenson | NBC |
| 1959 | The Count of Monte Cristo (DuPont Show of the Month) | The Count of Monte Cristo (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Wade | CBS |
| 1959 | Hamlet (DuPont Show of the Month) | Hamlet (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Markell | CBS |
| 1959 | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1959 | Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1959 | Old Man (Playhouse 90) | Old Man (Playhouse 90) | Walter Scott Herndon | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Television Film |||||
| 1959 | Bernadette (Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse) | Bernadette (Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse) | Claudio Guzmán | CBS |
| 1959 | The Californians | "The Man from Paris" | Albert M. Pyke | NBC |
| 1959 | Corporal Hardy (Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre) | Corporal Hardy (Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre) | John T. McCormack | CBS |
| 1959 | Most Honorable Day (The Loretta Young Show) | Most Honorable Day (The Loretta Young Show) | Frank Sylos | NBC |
| 1959 | The Texan | "The Dutches of Denver" | Ralph Berger, Charles F. Pyke | CBS |

### 1960s

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1960 |
| 1960 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Ralph Berger, Frank Smith | CBS |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | John J. Lloyd | CBS |
| 1960 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Charles Lisanby | CBS |
| 1961 |
| 1961 | Checkmate | Checkmate | John J. Lloyd | CBS |
| 1961 | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Gary Smith | NBC |
| 1961 | 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Jac Venza | CBS |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Gary Smith | NBC |
| 1962 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Charles Lisanby | CBS |
| 1962 | The Power and the Glory | The Power and the Glory | Burr Smidt | CBS |
| 1962 | The Twilight Zone | The Twilight Zone | Philip Barber | CBS |
| 1962 | Theatre '62 | Theatre '62 | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1963 |
| 1963 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Carroll Clark, Marvin Aubrey Davis | NBC |
| 1963 | Bonanza | Bonanza | A. Earl Hedrick, Hal Pereira | NBC |
| 1963 | The Defenders | The Defenders | Willard Levitas | CBS |
| 1963 | The DuPont Show of the Week | The DuPont Show of the Week | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | The Eleventh Hour | George Davis, Merrill Pye | NBC |
| 1963 | Pygmalion (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Pygmalion (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1964 |
| 1964 | The Fantasticks (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Fantasticks (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1964 | The Danny Kaye Show | The Danny Kaye Show | Edward Stephenson | CBS |
| 1964 | The Judy Garland Show | The Judy Garland Show | Robert Kelly, Gary Smith | CBS |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | The Outer Limits | Jack Poplin | ABC |
| 1965 |
| 1965 | The Holy Terror (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Holy Terror (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra | My Name Is Barbra | Bill Harp, Tom John | CBS |
| 1965 | A Carol for Another Christmas (Xerox Specials) | A Carol for Another Christmas (Xerox Specials) | Gene Callahan, Jack Wright | NBC |
| 1965 | The Magnificent Yankee (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Magnificent Yankee (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | The Hollywood Palace | The Hollywood Palace | James Trittipo | ABC |
| 1966 | The Andy Williams Show | The Andy Williams Show | Edward Stephenson | NBC |
| 1966 | Color Me Barbra | Color Me Barbra | Tom John | CBS |
| 1966 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | George Davis, Merrill Pye, James W. Sullivan | NBC |
| 1966 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | William J. Creber | ABC |
| 1966 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | "Further Adventures of Gallegher" | Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke | NBC |
| 1967 |
| 1967 | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Earl Carlson, Tom John | CBS |
| 1968 |
| 1968 | The Fred Astaire Show | The Fred Astaire Show | James Trittipo | CBS |
| 1968 | Kismet (Armstrong Center Theater) | Kismet (Armstrong Center Theater) | George Gaines, Jan Scott | ABC |
| 1968 | Elizabeth the Queen (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Elizabeth the Queen (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1968 | Mission: Impossible | "Echo of Yesterday" | Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1968 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "Episode 210" | Lucien Hafley, Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1969 |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible | "The Bunker" | Lucien Hafley, Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1969 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Ken Johnson | NBC |
| 1969 | Star Trek | "All Our Yesterdays" | John M. Dwyer, Matt Jefferies | NBC |

### 1970s

Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Program or Series
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | Shadow Game (CBS Playhouse) | Shadow Game (CBS Playhouse) | Earl Carlson, Jan Scott | CBS |
| 1970 | The File on Devlin (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The File on Devlin (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | James Trittipo | NBC |
| 1970 | Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo XI | Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo XI | Wesley Laws, Hugh Gray Raisky | CBS |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1971 |
| 1971 | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Peter Roden | NBC |
| 1971 | Mannix | "The Mouse That Died" | Fred R. Price, Jan M. Van Tamelen | CBS |
| 1971 | Montserrat | Montserrat | Jan Scott | PBS |
| 1971 | The Price (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Price (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | John Clements | NBC |
| 1971 | Vanished | Vanished | John J. Lloyd, Ruby R. Levitt | NBC |
| 1972 |
| 1972 | The Scarecrow | The Scarecrow | Jan Scott | PBS |
| 1972 | Look Homeward, Angel (CBS Playhouse) | Look Homeward, Angel (CBS Playhouse) | Ben Edwards | CBS |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1972 | The Snow Goose (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Snow Goose (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Stanley Morris | NBC |
| 1973 |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing | Much Ado About Nothing | Tom John | CBS |
| 1973 | Another Part of the Forest | Another Part of the Forest | Jan Scott | CBS |
| 1973 | Mannix | Mannix | Fred R. Price, Jan M. Van Tamelen | CBS |
| 1973 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1973 | Night of Terror | Night of Terror | William Campbell | ABC |
| 1973 | The Red Pony | The Red Pony | Robert F. Boyle, James Hulsey, John Kurl | NBC |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | The Lie | The Lie | Jan Scott, Charles Kreiner | CBS |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Michael D. Haller | ABC |
| 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | The Execution of Private Slovik | Walter H. Tyler, Richard Friedman | NBC |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1975 |
| 1975 | Benjamin Franklin | "The Ambassador" | Charles Lisanby, Robert Checchi | CBS |
| 1975 | Columbo | "Playback" | Michael Baugh, Jerry Adams | NBC |
| 1975 | QB VII | "Parts 1 & 2" | Ross Bellah, Maurice Fowler, Audrey A. Blasdel, Terry Parr | ABC |
| 1976 |
| 1976 | Beacon Hill | "Pilot" | Tom H. John, John A. Wendell, Wesley Laws | CBS |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | "John Adams, Minister to Great Britain" | Ed Wittstein | PBS |
| 1976 | Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | "Recovery" | Mike Hall, Frederick Pusey | PBS |
| 1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man | "Part 7" | Ed Wittstein | ABC |
| 1977 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series |||||
| 1977 | Fish | "The Really Longest Day" | Thomas Azzari | ABC |
| 1977 | All in the Family | "The Unemployment Story, Part 2" | Don Roberts | CBS |
| 1977 | Maude | "Walter's Crisis" | Chuck Murawski | CBS |
| 1977 | Mr. T and Tina | "The Americanization of Michi" | Roy Christopher, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |
| 1977 | Sirota's Court | "The Happy Hooker" | Seymour Klate, Mary Ann Biddle | NBC |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series |||||
| 1977 | The Pallisers | "Pilot" | Tim Harvey | PBS |
| 1977 | The Adams Chronicles | "John Quincy Adams, Congressman" | Ed Wittstein | PBS |
| 1977 | Captains and the Kings | "Chapter 2" | John W. Corso, Jerry Adams | NBC |
| 1977 | Roots | "Part 2" | Jan Scott, Charles C. Bennett | ABC |
| 1977 | Roots | "Part 6" | Joseph R. Jennings, Solomon Brewer | ABC |
| 1978 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series |||||
| 1978 | Soap | "Pilot" | Edward Stephenson, Robert Checchi | ABC |
| 1978 | A.E.S. Hudson Street | "In the Black" | Thomas Azzari | ABC |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | — | Paul Sylos, Eugene Harris, Bob Signorelli, John McCarthy Jr. | ABC |
| 1978 | Maude | "The Wake" | Chuck Murawski | CBS |
| 1978 | Welcome Back, Kotter | "Barbarino in Love, Part 1" | Roy Christopher, James Shanahan | ABC |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series |||||
| 1978 | I, Claudius | "Part 1" | Tim Harvey | PBS |
| 1978 | Anna Karenina | "Part 1" | Derek Dodd | PBS |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Holocaust | Wilfred Shingleton, Theodor Harisch, Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Maxi Hareiter | NBC |
| 1978 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors | "Part 3" | Jack De Shields, James F. Claytor Sr., Barbara Krieger | ABC |
| 1979 |
| 1979 | Little Women | "Part 1" | Howard E. Johnson, Richard C. Goddard | NBC |
| 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | "Saga of a Star World" | John E. Chilberg II, Mickey S. Michaels, Lowell Chambers | ABC |
| 1979 | The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | "Gene Kelly" | René Lagler, Carl Carlson | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1980 |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | "The Old Sister" | James D. Bissell, Bill Webb | CBS |
| 1980 | Beyond Westworld | "Pilot" | Michael Baugh, Edward J. McDonald | CBS |
| 1980 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | "Ardala Returns" | Hub Braden, Fred Luff III, Frank Lombardo | NBC |
| 1980 | Hart to Hart | "Man with Jade Eyes" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC |
| 1980 | Skag | "Pilot" | David Marshall, William Craig Smith, Leonard A. Mazzola | NBC |
| 1981 |
| 1981 | The Gangster Chronicles | "Chapter 11" | Howard E. Johnson, John M. Dwyer, Robert George Freer | NBC |
| 1981 | Dynasty | "Oil" | John E. Chilberg II, Paul Sylos, Franklin Swig, Brock Broughton | ABC |
| 1981 | Good Time Harry | "Wally Smith" | Thomas Azzari, James Ira Colburn | NBC |
| 1981 | Hart to Hart | "Blue Chip Murders" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, Joseph A. Armetta | NBC |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | Fame | "Tomorrow's Farewell" | Ira Diamond, Joseph J. Stone | NBC |
| 1982 | Bret Maverick | "The Yellow Rose" | Scott Ritenour, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | "The Hart of the Matter" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC |
| 1982 | Hill Street Blues | "Personal Foul" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, James Cane | NBC |
| 1983 |
| 1983 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | "Pilot" | John W. Corso, Frank Grieco Jr., Robert George Freer | ABC |
| 1983 | Casablanca | "Jenny" | E. Preston Ames, Bill Harp | NBC |
| 1983 | Cheers | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | Richard Sylbert, George Gaines | NBC |
| 1983 | Dynasty | "Fathers and Sons" | Tom Trimble, Paul Sylos, Brock Broughton | ABC |
| 1983 | Fame | "Not in Kansas Anymore" | Ira Diamond, Joseph J. Stone | NBC |
| 1983 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | "The Rescue" | Hub Braden, Donald J. Remacle | CBS |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | "Pilot" | James Hulsey, Jacqueline Webber, Ernie Bishop, Michele Guiol | NBC |
| 1984 |
| 1984 | The Duck Factory | "Pilot" | James Hulsey, Bruce Kay | NBC |
| 1984 | Dynasty | "The Voice, Part 2" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC |
| 1984 | Fame | "Catch a Falling Star" | Ira Diamond, Leonard A. Mazzola | Syndicated |
| 1984 | St. Elsewhere | "After Dark" | Jacqueline Webber, Patricia S. Bruner | NBC |
| 1985 |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | "No Exit" | Jeffrey Howard, Robert Lacey Jr. | NBC |
| 1985 | Dynasty | "Royal Wedding" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | "Broadway Malady" | Hub Braden, Frank Lombardo | CBS |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | "Capitol Offense" | Leslie Parsons, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | "Time Heals" | Jacqueline Webber, Norman Rockett | NBC |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | "Pilot" | Edward Stephenson | NBC |
| 1986 | Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | "Sing a Song of Murder" | Leslie Parsons, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1986 | Murder, She Wrote | "Widow, Weep for Me" | Hub Braden, Wally White | CBS |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | "Pilot" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, Richard D. Kent | NBC |
| 1987 | Max Headroom | "Blipverts" | Richard B. Lewis, Bernard P. Cutler, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | ABC |
| 1987 | Dynasty | "A Love Remembered, Part 2" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC |
| 1987 | Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | "No Accounting for Murder" | Leslie Parsons, Peter Samish, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | John B. Mansbridge, Charles Korian | CBS |
| 1988 | Frank's Place | "Cool and the Gang, Part 2" | Jacqueline Webber, Daniel Loren May | CBS |
| 1988 | Moonlighting | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1989 |
| 1989 | Moonlighting | "A Womb with a View" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1989 | Murder, She Wrote | "Snow White, Blood Red" | Leslie Parsons, Peter Samish, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | "Mama Said" | Roy Christopher, Steve Rostine | CBS |
| 1989 | Roseanne | "Lover's Lanes" | Garvin Eddy | ABC |
| 1989 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Elementary, Dear Data" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated |
| 1989 | Thirtysomething | "Michael Writes a Story" | Brandy Alexander, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Sins of the Father" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated |
| 1990 | Murder, She Wrote | "Night of the Tarantula" | Hub Braden, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | "So Help Me God" | Cameron Birnie, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC |
| 1990 | Thirtysomething | "Michael's Campaign" | Brandy Alexander, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | "Pilot" | Patricia Norris, Leslie Morales | ABC |
| 1991 |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs | "The Mating Dance" | John C. Mula, Brian Savegar, Kevin Pfeiffer | ABC |
| 1991 | Murder, She Wrote | "Murder Plain and Simple" | Hub Braden, Robert Wingo | CBS |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown | "Retreat" | Roy Christopher, Steve Rostine | CBS |
| 1991 | Quantum Leap | "The Boogieman" | Cameron Birnie, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | Northern Exposure | "Cicely" | Woody Crocker, Kenneth Berg, Gene Serdena | CBS |
| 1992 | Murder, She Wrote | "Murder on Madison Avenue" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Fred S. Winston | CBS |
| 1992 | Quantum Leap | "Song for the Soul" | Cameron Birnie, Ellen Dambros-Williams, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Unification, Part 2" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated |
| 1993 |
| 1993 | Homefront | "The Traveling Lemo All-Stars" | Dean Edward Mitzner, Tom Pedigo | ABC |
| 1993 | Northern Exposure | "Revelations" | Woody Crocker, Kenneth Berg, Lori Melendy, Robert Stover | CBS |
| 1993 | Quantum Leap | "Blood Moon" | Cameron Birnie, Ellen Dambros-Williams, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Emissary" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Mickey S. Michaels | Syndicated |
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Vienna, 1908" | Gavin Bocquet, Keith Pain, Maggie Gray | ABC |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | "Serge the Concierge" | Paul Eads, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |
| 1994 | Frasier | "A Midwinter Night's Dream" | Roy Christopher, Sharon Viljoen, Ron Olsen | NBC |
| 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Thine Own Self" | Richard D. James, Andrew Neskoromny, Jim Mees | Syndicated |
| 1994 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Paris, 1919" | Gavin Bocquet, Ricky Eyres | ABC |
| 1995 |
| 1995 | Cybill | "Virgin, Mother, Crone" | Garvin Eddy, Rochelle Moser | CBS |
| 1995 | Frasier | "The Innkeepers" | Roy Christopher, Ron Olsen | NBC |
| 1995 | Friends | "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" | John Shaffner, Greg J. Grande | NBC |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | "Death 'N' Denial" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Bill Gregory, Lee Poll | CBS |
| 1995 | NYPD Blue | "Dirty Socks" | Paul Eads, Richard C. Hankins, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Murder One | "Chapter One" | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC |
| 1996 | Cybill | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Garvin Eddy, Rochelle Moser | CBS |
| 1996 | Murder, She Wrote | "Nan's Ghost" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Lee Poll, Bill Gregory | CBS |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | "Hollie and the Blowfish" | Richard C. Hankins, Alan E. Muraoka, David Smith | ABC |
| 1996 | The X-Files | "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" | Graeme Murray, Shirley Inget | Fox |
| 1997 |
| 1997 | The X-Files | "Memento Mori" | Graeme Murray, Gary Pembroke Allen, Shirley Inget | Fox |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | "New York and Queens" | John Shaffner, Joe Stewart, Edward J. McDonald | ABC |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | "A Wrenching Experience" | Richard C. Hankins, David Smith | ABC |
| 1997 | 7th Heaven | "The Color of God" | Patricia Van Ryker, Mary Ann Good | The WB |
| 1997 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Trials and Tribble-ations" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | The X-Files | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Graeme Murray, Greg Loewen, Shirley Inget | Fox |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | "Boy to the World" | Peter Politanoff, Diane O'Connell | Fox |
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher" | John Shaffner, Anne H. Ahrens | ABC |
| 1998 | Nothing Sacred | "Hodie Christus Natus Est" | Michael Baugh, Cate Bangs, William Vail | ABC |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Far Beyond the Stars" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated |
| 1999 |
| 1999 | Buddy Faro | "Pilot" | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, Ellen Totleben | CBS |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | "Making Spirits Bright" | Peter Politanoff, Diane O'Connell | Fox |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | "The Sopranos" | Edward Pisoni, Diann Duthie, Jessica Lanier | HBO |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Prodigal Daughter" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated |
| 1999 | The X-Files | "One Son" | Corey Kaplan, Lauren E. Polizzi, Sandy Getzler, Timothy Stepeck | Fox |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | The West Wing | "Pilot" | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, Ellen Totleben | NBC |
| 2000 | Judging Amy | "Spoil the Child" | Michael L. Mayer, Kathy Curtis-Cahill | CBS |
| 2000 | Sex and the City | "They Shoot People, Don't They?" | Jeremy Conway, Ed Check, Karin Wiesel | HBO |
| 2000 | The Sopranos | "House Arrest" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | HBO |
| 2001 |
| 2001 | Boston Public | "Chapter One" | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman, Jan Pascale | Fox |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Friends and Lovers" | Cherie Baker, Brenda Meyers-Ballard | CBS |
| 2001 | Sex and the City | "Where There's Smoke" | Jeremy Conway, Ed Check, Karin Wiesel | HBO |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | "Amour Fou" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | HBO |
| 2001 | The West Wing | "Noël" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | Alias | "Truth Be Told" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | "Back to the Garden" | Daniel Ross, Suzuki Ingerslev, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO |
| 2002 | Six Feet Under | "Pilot" | Marcia Hinds, Thomas T. Taylor, Susan Mina Eschelbach | HBO |
| 2002 | 24 | "12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m." | Carlos Barbosa, Tim Beach, Ellen Brill | Fox |
| 2002 | The West Wing | "Manchester, Part 2" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC |
| 2003 |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | "Birthday Boy" | Aaron Osborne, Jeannie Gunn | CBS |
| 2003 | Alias | "Phase One" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number" | Jeremy Conway, Fredda Slavin, Stephen H. Carter, Karin Wiesel | HBO |
| 2003 | Six Feet Under | "The Opening" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Phil Dagort, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO |
| 2003 | The West Wing | "20 Hours in America" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Carnivàle | "Milfay" | Bernt Amadeus Capra, Jeremy Cassells, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, Gary Kosko, Sara Andrews | HBO |
| 2004 | Alias | "Taken" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC |
| 2004 | Deadwood | "Deep Water," "The Trial of Jack McCall," "Bullock Returns to the Camp" | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, John F. Brown | HBO |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | "In Camelot," "Cold Cuts," "The Test Dream" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | HBO |
| 2004 | The West Wing | "Gaza" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | Deadwood | "Requiem for a Gleet," "Complications," "Childish Things" | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts, Ernie Bishop | HBO |
| 2005 | Carnivàle | "Old Cherry Blossom Road," "Damascus, NE," "Outside New Canaan" | Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, David Morong, Joyce Anne Gilstrap | HBO |
| 2005 | Cold Case | "Factory Girls" | Corey Kaplan, Sandy Getzler, Timothy Stepeck | CBS |
| 2005 | Desperate Housewives | "Suspicious Minds" | Thomas A. Walsh, Erik Carlson, Erica Rogalla | ABC |
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | "Grinding the Corn," "Bomb Shelter," "Untitled" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Kristan Andrews, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | Rome | "Caesarion," "Triumph," "Kalends of February" | Joseph Bennett, Domenico Sica, Christina Onori | HBO |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives | "There's Something About a War" | Thomas A. Walsh, Erik Carlson, Erica Rogalla | ABC |
| 2006 | House | "Autopsy," "Distractions," "Skin Deep" | Derek R. Hill, Danielle Berman | Fox |
| 2006 | Nip/Tuck | "Ben White" | Liz Kay, Ellen Brill | FX |
| 2006 | Six Feet Under | "Hold My Hand," "Singing for Our Lives," "Everyone's Waiting" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Kristan Andrews, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO |
| 2007 |
| 2007 | Rome | "Heroes of the Republic," "Philippi," "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)" | Joseph Bennett, Anthony Pratt, Carlo Serafin, Christina Onori | HBO |
| 2007 | Deadwood | "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood," "True Colors," "Amateur Night" | Maria Caso, David Potts, Ernie Bishop | HBO |
| 2007 | Heroes | "Genesis" | Curtis A. Schnell, Daniel J. Vivanco, Crista Schneider | NBC |
| 2007 | Shark | "Teacher's Pet" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Rusty Lipscomb | CBS |
| 2007 | The Tudors | "In Cold Blood" | Tom Conroy, Alan Gilmore, Eliza Solesbury | Showtime |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | "The Box and the Bunny" | Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, Archie D'Amico | ABC |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | Mad Men | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Bob Shaw, Henry Dunn, Rena DeAngelo | AMC |
| 2008 | Dexter | "That Night, a Forest Grew" | Anthony Cowley, Linda Spheeris | Showtime |
| 2008 | Heroes | "Out of Time" | Ruth Ammon, Matthew C. Jacobs, Ron Franco | NBC |
| 2008 | Mad Men | "Shoot" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Amy Wells | AMC |
| 2008 | Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | Michael Wylie, William J. Durrell Jr., Halina Siwolop | ABC |
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" | Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, Archie D'Amico | ABC |
| 2009 |
| 2009 | Pushing Daisies | "Dim Sum Lose Some" | Michael Wylie, Kenneth J. Creber, Halina Siwolop | ABC |
| 2009 | Bones | "The Hero in the Hold" | Michael L. Mayer, Greg Richman, Kimberly Wannop | Fox |
| 2009 | Heroes | "Cold Snap" | Ruth Ammon, Sandy Getzler, Ron Franco | NBC |
| 2009 | Mad Men | "The Jet Set" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Amy Wells | AMC |
| 2009 | True Blood | "Burning House of Love," "Cold Ground," "Sparks Fly Out" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO |
| 2009 | The Tudors | "The Northern Uprising," "Dissension and Punishment" | Tom Conroy, Colman Corish, Crispian Sallis | Showtime |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | The Tudors | "Sixth and the Final Wife" | Tom Conroy, Colman Corish, Crispian Sallis | Showtime |
| 2010 | Glee | "Pilot" | Mark Hutman, Christopher Brown, Barbara Munch | Fox |
| 2010 | Heroes | "Brave New World" | Ruth Ammon, Sandy Getzler, Ron Franco | NBC |
| 2010 | Lost | "Ab Aeterno" | Zack Grobler, Matthew C. Jacobs, Carol Bayne Kelley | ABC |
| 2010 | Modern Family | "Moon Landing," "Fears" | Richard Berg, Amber Haley | ABC |
| 2010 | True Blood | "Never Let Me Go," "I Will Rise Up," "Frenzy" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | "Boardwalk Empire" | Bob Shaw, Doug Huszti, Debra Schutt | HBO |
| 2011 | The Borgias | "Lucrezia's Wedding" | François Séguin, Jonathan McKinstry, Judit Varga | Showtime |
| 2011 | Mad Men | "Public Relations" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul | AMC |
| 2011 | Modern Family | "Halloween" | Richard Berg, Amber Haley | ABC |
| 2011 | True Blood | "Beautifully Broken" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Boardwalk Empire | "Peg of Old," "Battles of the Century," "To the Lost" | Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman | HBO |
| 2012 | Game of Thrones | "Garden of Bones," "The Ghost of Harrenhal," "A Man Without Honor" | Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh, Tina Jones | HBO |
| 2012 | Downton Abbey | "Episode 4" | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Judy Farr | PBS |
| 2012 | Justified | "Cut Ties" | David Blass, Oana Bogdan Miller, Shauna Aronson | FX |
| 2012 | Mad Men | "At the Codfish Ball" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul | AMC |
| 2013 |
| 2013 | Boardwalk Empire | "Sunday Best," "Two Imposters," "Margate Sands" | Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman | HBO |
| 2013 | The Borgias | "Siblings" | Jonathan McKinstry, Adam O'Neill, Judit Varga | Showtime |
| 2013 | Downton Abbey | "Episode 7" | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Gina Cromwell | PBS |
| 2013 | Game of Thrones | "Valar Dohaeris," "Kissed by Fire" | Gemma Jackson, Andy Thomson, Rob Cameron | HBO |
| 2013 | True Blood | "Whatever I Am, You Made Me," "Let's Boot and Rally," "Sunset" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Ron Franco | HBO |

## Programs with multiple awards

Totals are combined with Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program and Production Design for a Narrative Period Program.

## Programs with multiple nominations

Totals are combined with Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program and Production Design for a Narrative Period Program.