Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year.
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Music Direction |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by | The Oscars (2024) |
| Website | emmys |
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place.
Winners and nominations
indicates the winner
1970s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 [1] | ||||
| Kraft Music Hall | "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" | Peter Matz | NBC | |
| The Merv Griffin Show | "Chuck Connors, Joey Heatherton, Buddy Greco and Jack E. Leonard" | Mort Lindsey | CBS | |
| This Is Tom Jones | "Mary Hopkins, Shelley Berman and José Feliciano" | Johnnie Spence | ABC | |
| 1971 [2] | ||||
| Swing Out, Sweet Land | Dominic Frontiere | NBC | ||
| Hamlet | John Addison | NBC | ||
| The Merv Griffin Show | "Big Band Salute" | Mort Lindsey | CBS | |
| 1972 [3] | ||||
| Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | Elliot Lawrence | CBS | ||
| The Golddiggers Chevrolet Show | "Fess Parker" | Van Alexander | Syndicated | |
| The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | "Jean Stapleton and Mike Connors" | James E. Dale | CBS | |
| 1973 [4] | ||||
| The Carol Burnett Show | "Anthony Newley and Bernadette Peters" | Peter Matz | CBS | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Irwin Kostal | NBC | ||
| The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | "Debbie Reynolds" | Van Alexander | Syndicated | |
| 1974 [5] | ||||
| Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments | Jack Parnell, Mitzie Welch and Ken Welch | CBS | ||
| The Carol Burnett Show | "The Australia Show" | Peter Matz | CBS | |
| The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | "The Sonny and Cher Years" | Marty Paich | ||
| 1976 [6] | ||||
| Evening at Symphony | "Central Park in the Dark/A Hero's Life" | Seiji Ozawa | PBS | |
| Gypsy in My Soul | Cy Coleman and Donn Trenner | CBS | ||
| 1977 [7] | ||||
| America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music | Ian Fraser | CBS | ||
| Bronk | "The Vigilante" | Jacques Urbont | CBS | |
| The New York Philharmonic: Rafael Kubelik (Live from Lincoln Center) | Rafael Kubelík | PBS | ||
| Previn and the Pittsburgh | "Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy" | André Previn | ||
| Sills and Burnett at the Met | Peter Matz | CBS | ||
| 1978 [8] | ||||
| The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots | Ian Fraser | ABC | ||
| The New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta and Shirley Verrett (Live from Lincoln Center) | Zubin Mehta | PBS | ||
| Previn and the Pittsburgh | "The Music That Made the Movies" | André Previn | ||
| The Second Barry Manilow Special | Jimmie Haskell | ABC | ||
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Notes
- As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
- As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
- Celebrating America — An Inauguration Night Special was simulcast on multiple television stations simultaneously. The Emmys listed no individual network with this nomination.
References
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