Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography explained

The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography is given by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in the US for single-camera work in daytime television.^[1] The Daytime Emmy Awards are among the more prominent categories of Emmy Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners in bold

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming

1970s

1976

• A Determining Force (NBC)

1978

• Continuing Creation (NBC)

1979

• This Other Eden (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

1970s

1978

• NBC Special Treat ("Five Finger Discount") (NBC)

1979

• The Big Blue Marble (SYN)
• The Big Blue Marble (SYN)
• NBC Special Treat ("Rodeo Red and the Runaway") (NBC)

1980s

1980

• ABC Afterschool Special ("A Movie Star's Daughter") (ABC)
• ABC Weekend Special ("The Gold Bug") (ABC)
• CBS Library ("Once Upon a Midnight Dreary") (CBS)
• Sesame Street (PBS)
  • 3-2-1 Contact ("Mountain Climbing" and "Hot/Cold") (PBS)

Special Classification - Individual Achievement

1980s

1980

• The Big Blue Marble ("Witch's Sister: Chapter 2") (SYN)

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming - Cinematographer

1980s

1981

• Work and Worship: The Legacy of St. Benedict (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts - Cinematography

1980s

1982

• The Body Human (The Loving Process: Men) (CBS)

1983

• New Wilderness (SYN)

Outstanding Cinematography in Children's Programming

1980s

1981

• The Big Blue Marble (SYN)
• The Big Blue Marble ("New Jersey/Egypt") (SYN)
• The Body Human ("Facts for Boys") (CBS)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Stoned") (ABC)
  • Mandy's Grandmother (SYN)

1982

• The Big Blue Marble ("Horsemen of Inner Mongolia") (SYN)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now") (ABC)
  • The Body Human ("Becoming a Woman") (CBS)

1983

• CBS Afternoon Playhouse ("The Shooting") (CBS)
  • CBS Library ("Robbers, Rooftops and Witches") (CBS)

1984

• ABC Afterschool Special ("Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy") (ABC)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("The Hand Me Down Kid") (ABC)
  • ABC Weekend Special ("Cougar") (ABC)

Outstanding Cinematography

1980s

1985

• ABC Afterschool Special ("Out of Step") (ABC)
  • Kidsworld (ABC)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia") (ABC)

1986

• CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The War Between The Classes") (CBS)
  • 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Are You My Mother?") (ABC)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Don't Touch") (ABC)
  • ABC Weekend Special ("Pippi Longstocking") (ABC)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Have You Tried Talking to Patty?") (CBS)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Babies Having Babies") (CBS)

1987

• 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Teen Father") (ABC)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("God, the Universe & Hot Fudge Sundaes") (CBS)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

1988

• ABC Afterschool Special ("Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story") (ABC)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("The Day My Kid Went Punk") (ABC)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Never Say Goodbye") (CBS)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

1989

• 3-2-1 Contact (PBS)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse ("To Tell The Tooth") (CBS)

1990s

1990

• ABC Afterschool Special ("Torn Between Two Fathers") (ABC)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)
  • China at the Crossroads (ABC)

1991

• CBS Schoolbreak Special ("But He Loves Me") (CBS)
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse (CBS)

1992

• Scenic Wonders of America (Disney)
  • Square One TV (PBS)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("It's Only Rock & Roll") (ABC)

Outstanding Single Camera Photography

1990s

1993

• Great Wonders of the World ("Wonders of Nature") (Disney)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth") (CBS)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • ABC Afterschool Special ("Shades of a Single Protein") (ABC)
  • This Old House (PBS

1994

• Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • ABC Weekend Special ("CityKids") (ABC)
  • Great Wonders of the World (Disney)
  • This Old House (PBS)
  • The Victory Garden (PBS)

1995

• ABC Weekend Special ("Crash the Curiousaurus") (ABC)
  • Beakman's World (CBS)
  • Martha Stewart Living (SYN)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (FOC)
  • This Old House (PBS)

1996

• CBS Schoolbreak Special ("My Indian Summer") (CBS)
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Crosstown") (CBS)
  • Home Again with Bob Vila (SYN)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)

1997

• Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • Beakman's World (CBS)
  • Bill Nye the Science Guy (PBS)
  • Home Again with Bob Vila (SYN)
  • This Old House (PBS)

1998

• Yan Can Cook (PBS)
  • Beakman's World (CBS)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • The Sports Illustrated for Kids Show (CBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)

1999

• The Inventors' Specials ("Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants") (HBO)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)
  • Secrets of the Animal Kingdom (PBS)

2000s

2000

• The Phantom Eye (AMC)
  • Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
  • B. Smith with Style (SYN)
  • Outward Bound (Discovery Kids)
  • This Old House (PBS)

2001

• Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • Better Homes and Gardens (SYN)
  • Natureworks (PBS)
  • Pets: Part of the Family (PBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)

2002

• Religion & Ethics Newsweekly ("The Face: Jesus in Art") (PBS)
  • Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
  • The Book of Pooh (Disney)
  • Martha Stewart Living (SYN)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)

2003

• Our America (Showtime)
  • Ask This Old House (PBS)
  • Martha Stewart Living (SYN)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)

2004

• Martha Stewart Living (SYN)
  • Ask This Old House (PBS)
  • Great Hotels (Travel)
  • Full Frontal Fashion (WE)
  • The Victory Garden (PBS)

2005

• Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • Great Hotels (Travel)
  • Inside This Old House (A&E)
  • This Old House (PBS)
  • Travel Gear (Travel)

2006

• The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Everyday Italian (Food)
  • Inside This Old House (A&E)
  • This Old House (PBS)

2007

• The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Everyday Italian (Food)
  • Reading Rainbow (PBS)
  • This Old House (PBS)

2008

• DragonflyTV (PBS)
  • Chefs A' Field (PBS)
  • Design Squad (PBS)
  • Dinosapien (Discovery Kids)
  • Food Trip with Todd English (PBS)

2009

• Equitrekking (PBS)
  • DragonflyTV (PBS)
  • Flip This House (A&E)
  • Johnny and the Sprites (Disney)
  • This Old House (PBS)

2010s

2010

• The Electric Company (PBS)
  • Rick Steves' Iran (PBS)
  • Biz Kid$ (PBS)

2011

• Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (PBS)
  • Biz Kid$ (PBS)
  • The Electric Company (PBS)
  • Samantha Brown's Asia ("Bali") (Travel)

2012

• Equitrekking (PBS)
  • The Electric Company (PBS)
  • Giada at Home (Food)
  • (Hub)
  • Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (PBS)

2013

• Born to Explore with Richard Wiese (SYN)
• Equitrekking (PBS)
  • Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (PBS)
  • (Hub)
  • Travel Thru History (MeTV)

2014

• Giada in Paradise (Cooking)
  • Jonathan Bird's Blue World (Blueworldtv.com)
  • Made in Israel (ABC Family)
  • The Mind of a Chef (PBS)

2015

• The Mind of a Chef (PBS)
  • A Chef's Life (PBS)
  • Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (Amazon)

Outstanding Cinematography

2010s

2016

• The Mind of a Chef (PBS)
  • A Chef's Life (PBS)
  • Annedroids (Amazon)
  • Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (PBS)
  • (Netflix)

2017

• SuperSoul Shorts ("Maggie the Cow") (OWN)
  • Family Ingredients (PBS)
  • Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope (PBS)
  • Rock the Park (SYN)
  • Supernatural Encounters (Daystar)

2018

• Scars of Nanking (A&E)
  • An American Girl Story ("Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance") (Amazon)
  • Buddy Thunderstruck (Netflix)
  • Family Ingredients (PBS)
  • Free Rein (Netflix)
  • Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin (SYN)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daytime Emmys. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 2 April 2016. 31 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831160200/http://emmyonline.com/daytime. dead.