# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. It was created as Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series, incorporating single and multi-camera programs, in 2008 alongside Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series. From 2011 to 2016, the awards were combined as Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. The categories were divided again between 2017 and 2022. In 2023, the category was renamed Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour), combined with Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series. In 2024, they split again.

## Winners and nominations
### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series |||||
| 2008 | Californication | "Pilot" | Peter Levy | Showtime |
| 2008 | According to Jim | "The Chaperone" | George Mooradian | ABC |
| 2008 | In Treatment | "Week 6: Sophie" | Frank Murphy | HBO |
| 2008 | My Name Is Earl | "Stole a Motorcycle" | Michael Goi | NBC |
| 2008 | Scrubs | "My Princess" | John Inwood | NBC |
| 2008 | 30 Rock | "Rosemary's Baby" | Vanja Cernjul | NBC |
| 2009 | Californication | "In Utero" | Michael Weaver | Showtime |
| 2009 | According to Jim | "Heaven Opposed to Hell" | George Mooradian | ABC |
| 2009 | Everybody Hates Chris | "Everybody Hates Back Talk" | Mark Doering-Powell | The CW |
| 2009 | 30 Rock | "Apollo, Apollo" | Matthew Clark | NBC |
| 2009 | Weeds | "No Man Is Pudding" | Michael Trim | Showtime |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 | Weeds | "A Modest Proposal" | Michael Trim | Showtime |
| 2010 | Gary Unmarried | "Gary Shoots Fish in a Barrel" | Gary Baum | CBS |
| 2010 | Hung | "Pilot" | Uta Briesewitz | HBO |
| 2010 | Nurse Jackie | "Apple Bong" | Vanja Cernjul | Showtime |
| 2010 | 30 Rock | "Season 4" | Matthew Clark | NBC |
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | "Crude and Uncalled For" | Steven V. Silver | CBS |
Between 2011-2016, half-hour and one-hour series were both eligible for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. No half-hour series were nominated during these years.
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) |||||
| 2017 |
| 2017 | Veep | "Qatar" | David Miller | HBO |
| 2017 | Ballers | "Game Day" | Rodney Taylor | HBO |
| 2017 | Divorce | "Pilot" | Reed Morano | HBO |
| 2017 | Mozart in the Jungle | "Now I Will Sing" | Tobias Datum | Amazon |
| 2017 | Silicon Valley | "Success Failure" | Tim Suhrstedt | HBO |
| 2017 | Transparent | "If I Were a Bell" | Jim Frohna | Amazon |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | Atlanta | "Teddy Perkins" | Christian Sprenger | FX |
| 2018 | Barry | "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth" | Paula Huidobro | HBO |
| 2018 | The End of the F***ing World | "Episode 3" | Justin Brown | Netflix |
| 2018 | GLOW | "Pilot" | Christian Sprenger | Netflix |
| 2018 | Insecure | "Hella LA" | Patrick Cady | HBO |
| 2018 | Mozart in the Jungle | "Ichi Go Ichi E" | Tobias Datum | Prime Video |
| 2019 |
| 2019 | Russian Doll | "Ariadne" | Chris Teague | Netflix |
| 2019 | Ballers | "Rough Ride" | Anthony Hardwick | HBO |
| 2019 | Fleabag | "Episode 1" | Tony Miller | Prime Video |
| 2019 | Homecoming | "Optics" | Tod Campbell | Prime Video |
| 2019 | Insecure | "High-Like" | Ava Berkofsky | HBO |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | "Manhattan Night Club" | D.J. Stipsen | FX |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" | Greig Fraser and Baz Idoine | Disney+ |
| 2020 | The End of the F***ing World | "Episode 2" | Benedict Spence | Netflix |
| 2020 | Homecoming | "Giant" | Jas Shelton | Prime Video |
| 2020 | Insecure | "Lowkey Happy" | Kira Kelly | HBO |
| 2020 | Insecure | "Lowkey Lost" | Ava Berkofsky | HBO |
| 2021 |
| 2021 | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 15: The Believer" | Matthew Jensen | Disney+ |
| 2021 | Grown-ish | "Know Yourself" | Mark Doering-Powell | Freeform |
| 2021 | Hacks | "Primm" | Adam Bricker | HBO Max |
| 2021 | Made for Love | "User One" | Nathaniel Goodman | HBO Max |
| 2021 | Servant | "2:00" | Marshall Adams | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 |
| 2022 | Atlanta | "Three Slaps" | Christian Sprenger | FX |
| 2022 | Barry | "starting now" | Carl Herse | HBO |
| 2022 | Grown-ish | "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" | Mark Doering-Powell | Freeform |
| 2022 | Hacks | "The Click" | Adam Bricker | HBO Max |
| 2022 | Insecure | "Reunited, Okay?!" | Ava Berkofsky | HBO |
| 2022 | Russian Doll | "Nowhen" | Ula Pontikos | Netflix |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) |||||
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Atlanta | "Andrew Wyeth. Alfred's World." | Christian Sprenger | FX |
| 2023 | Barry | "tricky legacies" | Carl Herse | HBO |
| 2023 | How I Met Your Father | "Daddy" | Gary Baum | Hulu |
| 2023 | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 20: The Foundling" | Dean Cundey | Disney+ |
| 2023 | Only Murders in the Building | "I Know Who Did It" | Chris Teague | Hulu |
| 2023 | Schmigadoon! | "Something Real" | Jon Joffin | Apple TV+ |
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) |||||
| 2024 |
| 2024 | The Bear | "Forks" | Andrew Wehde | FX |
| 2024 | Hacks | "Just for Laughs" | Adam Bricker | Max |
| 2024 | Physical | "Like a Rocket" | Jimmy Lindsey | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Reservation Dogs | "Deer Lady" | Mark Schwartzbard | FX |
| 2024 | Sugar | "Starry Eyed" | Richard Rutkowski | Apple TV+ |

## Programs with multiple nominations

Totals for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series are combined, as this category was merged in 2023.

## Cinematographers with multiple wins
### 3 wins

* Christian Sprenger