# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (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
### 1960s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1966 (18th) | Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Laurence Rosenthal | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Bonanza | Bonanza | David Rose | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Gunsmoke | "Seven Hours to Dawn" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | I Spy | I Spy | Earle Hagen | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | The Making of the President, 1964 | The Making of the President, 1964 | Lalo Schifrin | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Jerry Goldsmith | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Run for Your Life | Run for Your Life | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1967 (19th) | The Andy Williams Show | The Andy Williams Show | Ticker Freeman and George Wyle | NBC |
| 1967 (19th) | CBS Playhouse | CBS Playhouse | Aaron Copland | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | I Spy | I Spy | Earle Hagen | NBC |
| 1967 (19th) | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lalo Schifrin | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Run for Your Life | Run for Your Life | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1968 (20th) | I Spy | "Laya" | Earle Hagen | NBC |
| 1968 (20th) | CBS Playhouse | "My Father and My Mother" | Bernard Green | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | Gunsmoke | "Major Glory" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | The High Chaparral | "The Champion of the Western World" | Harry Sukman | NBC |
| 1968 (20th) | Mission: Impossible | "The Seal" | Lalo Schifrin | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | Run for Your Life | "Cry Hard, Cry Fast" | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1969 (21st) | Heidi | Heidi | John Williams | NBC |
| 1969 (21st) | Hawaii Five-O | "Pilot" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| 1969 (21st) | Hemingway's Spain: A Love Affair | Hemingway's Spain: A Love Affair | Jacques Belasco | ABC |
| 1969 (21st) | Mission: Impossible | "The Heir Apparent" | Lalo Schifrin | CBS |
| 1969 (21st) | The Outcasts | "Take Your Lover In The Ring" | Hugo Montenegro | ABC |
Note: Award titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Music Composition (1966–69)

### 1970s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1970 (22nd) | Hawaii Five-O | "A Thousand Pardons – You're Dead!" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| 1970 (22nd) | The Bill Cosby Show | The Bill Cosby Show | Quincy Jones | NBC |
| 1970 (22nd) | Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Franklyn Marks | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Bonanza | "The Love Child" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Adam-12 | "Elegy for a Pig" | Frank Comstock | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Love, American Style | Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC |
| 1971 (23rd) | The Name of the Game | "LA 2017" | Billy Goldenberg and Robert Prince | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | "In Defense of Ellen McKay" | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | Columbo | "Lady in Waiting" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | Love, American Style | Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | Love, American Style | Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | Ironside | Ironside | Marty Paich | NBC |
| 1973 (25th) | Medical Center | "Cycle of Peril" | Alexander Courage | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Hawaii Five-O | "Hookman" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Hawaii Five-O | "The $100,000 Nickel" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Hawaii Five-O | "Nightmare in Blue" | Don B. Ray | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Benjamin Franklin | "The Rebel" | Billy Goldenberg | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | The Streets of San Francisco | "One Last Shot" | Patrick Williams | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Rich Man, Poor Man | | Alex North | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Bronk | "Next of Kin" | Jack Urbont | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Kojak | "A Question of Answers" | John Cacavas | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Little House on the Prairie | "Remember Me" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 1" | Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Bronk | "The Vigilante" | Jack Urbont | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Captains and the Kings | "Chapter 8" | Elmer Bernstein | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Police Story | "Monster Manor" | Dick DeBenedictis | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 8" | Gerald Fried | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | King | King | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | The Awakening Land | The Awakening Land | Fred Karlin | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Columbo | "Try and Catch Me" | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Holocaust | Holocaust | Morton Gould | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Wheels | Wheels | Morton Stevens | NBC |
| 1979 (31st) | Little House on the Prairie | "The Craftsman" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1979 (31st) | Dear Detective | Dear Detective | Dick DeBenedictis and Dean DeBenedictis | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Lou Grant | "Prisoner" | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | The Paper Chase | "A Day in the Life" | Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1980 (32nd) | Lou Grant | "Hollywood" | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Dallas | "The Lost Child" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Eischied | "Only the Pretty Girls Die, Part 2" | John Cacavas | NBC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Paris | "Decisions" | Fred Karlin | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Skag | "Pilot" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | "The Satyr" | Bruce Broughton | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Gangster Chronicles | "Chapter 1" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | Mike Post | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Little House on the Prairie | "The Lost Ones, Part 1" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Lou Grant | "Stroke" | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Little House on the Prairie | "He Was Only Twelve, Part 2" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Dallas | "The Search" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | The Incredible Hulk | "The Triangle" | Joe Harnell | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Lou Grant | "Hometown" | Patrick Williams | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | Dallas | "The Ewing Blues" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | The Devlin Connection | "Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves" | Nan Schwartz | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Fame | "Not in Kansas Anymore" | William Goldstein | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Father Murphy | "Sweet Sixteen" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Knots Landing | "Loss of Innocence" | Jerrold Immel | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Dallas | "The Letter" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Emerald Point N.A.S. | "The Homecoming" | Angela Morley | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Mr. Smith | "Mr. Smith Falls in Love" | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | St. Elsewhere | "In Sickness and in Health" | J. A. C. Redford | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Trapper John, M.D. | "Send in the Clowns" | John Parker | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Murder, She Wrote | "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" | John Addison | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Cagney & Lacey | "Organized Crime" | Nan Schwartz | CBS |
| 1985 (37th) | Dynasty | "Triangles" | Angela Morley | ABC |
| 1985 (37th) | Highway to Heaven | "Thoroughbreds" | David Rose | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Miami Vice | "Evan" | Jan Hammer | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | St. Elsewhere | "Fade to White" | J. A. C. Redford | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | "We're Off to See the Wizard" | Arthur B. Rubinstein | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) | Dynasty | "The Subpoenas" | Angela Morley | ABC |
| 1986 (38th) | Miami Vice | "Bushido" | Jan Hammer | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | Alf Clausen | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | Knots Landing | "Cement the Relationship" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | Dallas | "A Death in the Family" | Angela Morley | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Should Never Wear High Heels to the Bank" | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Jack and Mike | "Come Together" | Nan Schwartz | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | Matlock | "The Chef" | Dick DeBenedictis | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | Alf Clausen | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | "To Reign in Hell" | Don Davis | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Dallas | "Hustling" | Angela Morley | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Too Attached to Your Cat" | Patrick Williams | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Moonlighting | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | Alf Clausen | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Falcon Crest | "Dust to Dust" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Blue Skies | "The White Horse" | Angela Morley | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Columbo | "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" | Patrick Williams | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Moonlighting | "A Womb with a View" | Alf Clausen | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "The Child" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) | Beauty and the Beast | "A Time to Heal" | Don Davis | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | Matlock | "The Clown" | Bruce Babcock | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |
| 1990 (42nd) | Twin Peaks | "Traces to Nowhere" | Angelo Badalamenti | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | The Young Riders | "Kansas" | John Debney | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Father Dowling Mysteries | "The Consulting Detective Mystery" | Bruce Babcock | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Jake and the Fatman | "God Bless the Child" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | My Life and Times | "The Collapse of '98" | Don Davis | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Half a Life" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |
| 1992 (44th) | Matlock | "The Strangler" | Bruce Babcock | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | In the Heat of the Night | "Family Reunion" | Nan Schwartz | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Unification, Part 1" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |
| 1992 (44th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror II" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1993 (45th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" | Joel McNeely | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) | Murder, She Wrote | "Wind Around the Tower" | Bruce Babcock | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Quantum Leap | "Lee Harvey Oswald, Part 1" | Velton Ray Bunch | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror III" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1993 (45th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Vienna, 1908" | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Ireland, 1916" | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Christy | "Pilot" | Ron Ramin | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | SeaQuest DSV | "Whale Song" | Don Davis | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Star Trek: The Next Generation | "All Good Things..." | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |
| 1994 (46th) | The Simpsons | "Cape Feare" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1995 (47th) | SeaQuest DSV | "Daggers" | Don Davis | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Murder, She Wrote | "Murder in High C" | Bruce Babcock | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Caretaker, Part 1" | Jay Chattaway | UPN |
| 1995 (47th) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Heroes and Demons" | Dennis McCarthy | UPN |
| 1995 (47th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror V" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1996 (48th) | Picture Windows | "Language of the Heart" | Hummie Mann | Showtime |
| 1996 (48th) | Diagnosis: Murder | "Mind Over Murder" | Dick DeBenedictis | CBS |
| 1996 (48th) | SeaQuest DSV | "Brave New World" | Russ Landau | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Space: Above and Beyond | "The River of Stars" | Shirley Walker | Fox |
| 1996 (48th) | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Our Man Bashir" | Jay Chattaway | Syndicated |
| 1997 (49th) | The Cape | "Pilot" | John Debney and Louis Febre | Syndicated |
| 1997 (49th) | Early Edition | "The Choice" | W.G. Snuffy Walden | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | Orleans | "Pilot" | David Hamilton | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | The X-Files | "Paper Hearts" | Mark Snow | Fox |
| 1997 (49th) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "Destiny" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| 1998 (50th) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "Becoming, Part 1" | Christophe Beck | The WB |
| 1998 (50th) | Roar | "Pilot" | Jon Ehrlich | Fox |
| 1998 (50th) | Stargate SG-1 | "The Nox" | Joel Goldsmith | Showtime |
| 1998 (50th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror VIII" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1998 (50th) | The X-Files | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Mark Snow | Fox |
| 1999 (51st) | Invasion America | "Final Mission" | Carl Johnson | The WB |
| 1999 (51st) | Fantasy Island | "Pilot" | John Ottman | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror IX" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 1999 (51st) | The X-Files | "S.R. 819" | Mark Snow | Fox |
| 1999 (51st) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "Devi" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "Fallen Angel" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| 2000 (52nd) | Falcone | "Lealta" | Jay Gruska | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Felicity | "Help for the Lovelorn" | Danny Pelfrey and W. G. Snuffy Walden | The WB |
| 2000 (52nd) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Spirit Folk" | Jay Chattaway | UPN |
| 2000 (52nd) | The X-Files | "Theef" | Mark Snow | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Endgame" | Jay Chattaway | UPN |
| 2001 (53rd) | The Simpsons | "Simpson Safari" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Workforce, Part 1" | Dennis McCarthy | UPN |
| 2001 (53rd) | The West Wing | "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" | W. G. Snuffy Walden | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "The Rheingold" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| 2002 (54th) | The Blue Planet | "Seas of Life: Ocean World" | George Fenton | Discovery |
| 2002 (54th) | JAG | "Adrift, Part 2" | Steven Bramson | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) | 24 | "7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2002 (54th) | The X-Files | "The Truth" | Mark Snow | Fox |
| 2002 (54th) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "A Friend in Need, Part 2" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| 2003 (55th) | 24 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2003 (55th) | The Agency | "The Great Game" | Jason Derlatka and Jon Ehrlich | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Enterprise | "The Expanse" | Dennis McCarthy | UPN |
| 2003 (55th) | JAG | "Need to Know" | Steven Bramson | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Odyssey 5 | "Pilot" | Laura Karpman | Showtime |
| 2004 (56th) | Enterprise | "Similitude" | Velton Ray Bunch | UPN |
| 2004 (56th) | Dead Like Me | "Pilot" | Stewart Copeland | Showtime |
| 2004 (56th) | Line of Fire | "Eminence Front" | Larry Groupé | ABC |
| 2004 (56th) | Pandemic: Facing AIDS | "Uganda/Thailand" | Philip Glass | HBO |
| 2004 (56th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XIV" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2004 (56th) | 24 | "6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) | Lost | "Pilot" | Michael Giacchino | ABC |
| 2005 (57th) | Carnivàle | "Lincoln Highway" | Jeff Beal | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | House | "Pilot" | Christopher Hoag | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XV" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) | 24 | "2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) | 24 | "6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) | Masters of Horror | "Dreams in the Witch House" | Richard Band | Showtime |
| 2006 (58th) | Rome | "Triumph" | Jeff Beal | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) | Stargate Atlantis | "Grace Under Pressure" | Joel Goldsmith | Sci Fi |
| 2006 (58th) | Supernatural | "Pilot" | Christopher Lennertz | The WB |
| 2007 (59th) | Planet Earth | "Pole to Pole" | George Fenton | Discovery |
| 2007 (59th) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Law of Gravity" | John Keane | CBS |
| 2007 (59th) | Ghost Whisperer | "Love Never Dies" | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 2007 (59th) | Kidnapped | "Pilot" | W. G. Snuffy Walden | NBC |
| 2007 (59th) | Rome | "Philippi" | Jeff Beal | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | 24 | "6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2008 (60th) | Pushing Daisies | "Pigeon" | Jim Dooley | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Family Guy | "Lois Kills Stewie" | Ron Jones | Fox |
| 2008 (60th) | House | "Guardian Angels" | Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka | Fox |
| 2008 (60th) | Little People, Big World | "Roloff Road Trip: Grand Canyon" | Joey Newman | TLC |
| 2008 (60th) | Lost | "The Constant" | Michael Giacchino | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2009 (61st) | Legend of the Seeker | "Prophecy" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| 2009 (61st) | Castle | "Flowers from Your Grave" | Robert Duncan | ABC |
| 2009 (61st) | Ghost Whisperer | "Leap of Faith" | Mark Snow | CBS |
| 2009 (61st) | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | "Pilot" | Gabriel Yared | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | The Simpsons | "Gone Maggie Gone" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2009 (61st) | 24 | "7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) | 24 | "3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2010 (62nd) | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" | Kristopher Carter, Michael Jelenic, Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and James Tucker | Cartoon Network |
| 2010 (62nd) | FlashForward | "No More Good Days" | Ramin Djawadi | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Lost | "The End" | Michael Giacchino | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Psych | "Mr. Yin Presents" | Adam Cohen and John Robert Wood | USA |
| 2011 (63rd) | American Masters | "John Muir in the New World" | Garth Neustadter | PBS |
| 2011 (63rd) | Family Guy | "And Then There Were Fewer" | Walter Murphy | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Family Guy | "Road to the North Pole" | Ron Jones | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXI" | Alf Clausen | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | 30 Rock | "100" | Jeff Richmond | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | Downton Abbey | "Episode Six" | John Lunn | PBS |
| 2012 (64th) | The Borgias | "The Confession" | Trevor Morris | Showtime |
| 2012 (64th) | Pan Am | "Pilot" | Blake Neely | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Smash | "Publicity" | Chris P. Bacon and Marc Shaiman | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | 30 Rock | "The Tuxedo Begins" | Jeff Richmond | NBC |
| 2013 (65th) | Downton Abbey | "Episode Six" | John Lunn | PBS |
| 2013 (65th) | Arrested Development | "Flight of the Phoenix" | David Schwartz | Netflix |
| 2013 (65th) | The Borgias | "The Prince" | Trevor Morris | Showtime |
| 2013 (65th) | House of Cards | "Chapter 1" | Jeff Beal | Netflix |
| 2013 (65th) | Last Resort | "Captain" | Robert Duncan | ABC |
| 2013 (65th) | Mr Selfridge | "Episode 1" | Charlie Mole | PBS |
| 2014 (66th) | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | "Standing Up in the Milky Way" | Alan Silvestri | Fox |
| 2014 (66th) | Downton Abbey | "Episode Eight" | John Lunn | PBS |
| 2014 (66th) | Game of Thrones | "The Mountain and the Viper" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | House of Cards | "Chapter 26" | Jeff Beal | Netflix |
| 2014 (66th) | True Detective | "Form and Void" | T Bone Burnett | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | House of Cards | "Chapter 32" | Jeff Beal | Netflix |
| 2015 (67th) | Chef's Table | "Francis Mallmann" | Duncan Thum | Netflix |
| 2015 (67th) | Outlander | "Sassenach" | Bear McCreary | Starz |
| 2015 (67th) | The Paradise | "Episode 8" | Maurizio Malagnini | PBS |
| 2015 (67th) | Penny Dreadful | "Closer Than Sisters" | Abel Korzeniowski | Showtime |
| 2015 (67th) | Tyrant | "Pilot" | Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna | FX |
| 2016 (68th) | Mr. Robot | "eps1.0 hellofriend.mov" | Mac Quayle | USA |
| 2016 (68th) | Bates Motel | "Forever" | Chris Bacon | A&E |
| 2016 (68th) | Chef's Table | "Grant Achatz" | Duncan Thum | Netflix |
| 2016 (68th) | Limitless | "Pilot" | Paul Leonard-Morgan | CBS |
| 2016 (68th) | Minority Report | "Pilot" | Sean Callery | Fox |
| 2016 (68th) | Penny Dreadful | "And They Were Enemies" | Abel Korzeniowski | Showtime |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | House of Cards | "Chapter 63" | Jeff Beal | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | The Crown | "Hyde Park Corner" | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Planet Earth II | "Islands" | Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe | BBC America |
| 2017 (69th) | A Series of Unfortunate Events | "The Bad Beginning" | James Newton Howard | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Taboo | "Episode 1" | Max Richter | FX |
| 2017 (69th) | Victoria | "Doll 123" | Martin Phipps, Ruth Barrett and Natalie Holt | PBS |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Game of Thrones | "The Dragon and the Wolf" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Marvel's Jessica Jones | "AKA Playland" | Sean Callery | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Once Upon a Time | "Leaving Storybrooke" | Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor and Michael Simon | ABC |
| 2018 (70th) | SEAL Team | "Pattern of Life" | W. G. Snuffy Walden and A. Patrick Rose | CBS |
| 2018 (70th) | Star Wars Rebels | "Family Reunion and Farewell" | Kevin Kiner | Disney XD |
| 2018 (70th) | Westworld | "Akane No Mai" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Game of Thrones | "The Long Night" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Barry | "What?!" | David Wingo | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | The Handmaid's Tale | "The Word" | Adam Taylor | Hulu |
| 2019 (71st) | House of Cards | "Chapter 73" | Jeff Beal | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | This Is Us | "Songbird Road, Part 1" | Siddhartha Khosla | NBC |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 8: Redemption" | Ludwig Göransson | Disney+ |
| 2020 (72nd) | The Crown | "Aberfan" | Martin Phipps | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Euphoria | "’03 Bonnie and Clyde" | Labrinth | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Ozark | "All In" | Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Succession | "This Is Not for Tears" | Nicholas Britell | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 16: The Rescue" | Ludwig Göransson | Disney+ |
| 2021 (73rd) | Bridgerton | "Diamond of the First Water" | Kris Bowers | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Crown | "The Balmoral Test" | Martin Phipps | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Handmaid's Tale | "The Crossing" | Adam Taylor | Hulu |
| 2021 (73rd) | Lovecraft Country | "Rewind 1921" | Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | This Is Us | "Birth Mother" | Siddhartha Khosla | NBC |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | Severance | "The We We Are" | Theodore Shapiro | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | The Flight Attendant | "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival is Lovely This Time of Year" | Blake Neely | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | Loki | "Glorious Purpose" | Natalie Holt | Disney+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Only Murders in the Building | "The Boy from 6B" | Siddhartha Khosla | Hulu |
| 2022 (74th) | Schmigadoon! | "Schmigadoon!" | Christopher Willis | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Succession | "Chiantishire" | Nicholas Britell | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | The White Lotus | "In the Sandbox" | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Andor | "Rix Road" | Nicholas Britell | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | The Last of Us | "Long, Long Time" | Gustavo Santaolalla | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Succession | "Connor's Wedding" | Nicholas Britell | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Wednesday | "Woe Is the Loneliest Number" | Danny Elfman and Chris Bacon | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Only Murders in the Building | "Sitzprobe" | Siddhartha Khosla | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) | The Crown | "Sleep, Dearie Sleep" | Martin Phipps | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | "First Date" | David Fleming | Prime Video |
| 2024 (76th) | Palm Royale | "Maxine Saves a Cat" | Jeff Toyne | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Shōgun | "Servants of Two Masters" | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Silo | "Freedom Day" | Atli Örvarsson | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Slow Horses | "Strange Games" | Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum | Apple TV+ |

## Total awards by network

* CBS – 12
* ABC – 7
* NBC – 6
* Fox – 3
* PBS – 3
* Syndicated – 3
* Discovery Channel – 2
* Disney+ – 2
* HBO – 2
* Netflix – 2
* UPN – 2
* The WB – 2
* Apple TV+ – 1
* Showtime – 1
* USA – 1