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).
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | |||||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Film Series[1] | |||||
| You Are There | William Ferrari | CBS | |||
| Four Star Playhouse | Duncan Cramer | CBS | |||
| Medic | Ernst Fegté | NBC | |||
| Robin Hood | Peter Proud | CBS | |||
| Schlitz Playhouse | Serge Krizman | ||||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Series[2] | |||||
| Playwrights '56 and Producers' Showcase | Otis Riggs | NBC | |||
| Alice in Wonderland and The Good Fairy (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC | |||
| Climax! | James Dowell Vance | CBS | |||
| Lux Video Theatre | William Craig Smith | NBC | |||
| The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | ||||
| The United States Steel Hour | Carl Kent | CBS | |||
| 1957 | |||||
| Outstanding Art Direction (Half Hour or Less)[3] | |||||
| Your Hit Parade | Paul Barnes | NBC | |||
| Adventure | Grover Cole | CBS | |||
| The Dinah Shore Show | Franklin Swig | NBC | |||
| Frontiers of Faith | Warren Clymer | ||||
| G.E. Theatre | John J. Lloyd, John Robert Lloyd, John Meehan, Martin Obzina, George Patrick | CBS | |||
| Outstanding Art Direction (One Hour or More)[4] | |||||
| Requiem for a Heavyweight (Playhouse 90) | Albert Heschong | CBS | |||
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Jan Scott | NBC | |||
| Kraft Television Theatre | Duane McKinney | ||||
| Omnibus | Henry May | CBS | |||
| The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC | |||
| 1958 [5] | |||||
| Twelfth Night (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | NBC | |||
| Climax! | Beulah Frankel | CBS | |||
| The George Gobel Show | Robert Kelly | NBC | |||
| The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | ||||
| Wagon Train | Howard E. Johnson | ||||
| 1959 | |||||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Television Program[6] | |||||
| An Evening with Fred Astaire | Edward Stephenson | NBC | |||
| The Count of Monte Cristo (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Wade | CBS | |||
| Hamlet (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Markell | ||||
| Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC | |||
| Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | ||||
| Old Man (Playhouse 90) | Walter Scott Herndon | CBS | |||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Television Film[7] | |||||
| Bernadette (Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse) | Claudio Guzmán | CBS | |||
| The Californians | "The Man from Paris" | Albert M. Pyke | NBC | ||
| Corporal Hardy (Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre) | John T. McCormack | CBS | |||
| Most Honorable Day (The Loretta Young Show) | Frank Sylos | NBC | |||
| The Texan | "The Dutches of Denver" | Ralph Berger, Charles F. Pyke | CBS | ||
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design
Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Program or Series
Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 [22] | |||||
| Benjamin Franklin | "The Ambassador" | Charles Lisanby, Robert Checchi | CBS | ||
| Columbo | "Playback" | Michael Baugh, Jerry Adams | NBC | ||
| QB VII | "Parts 1 & 2" | Ross Bellah, Maurice Fowler, Audrey A. Blasdel, Terry Parr | ABC | ||
| 1976 [23] | |||||
| Beacon Hill | "Pilot" | Tom H. John, John A. Wendell, Wesley Laws | CBS | ||
| The Adams Chronicles | "John Adams, Minister to Great Britain" | Ed Wittstein | PBS | ||
| Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill | "Recovery" | Mike Hall, Frederick Pusey | |||
| Rich Man, Poor Man | "Part 7" | Ed Wittstein | ABC | ||
| 1977 | |||||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series[24] | |||||
| Fish | "The Really Longest Day" | Thomas Azzari | ABC | ||
| All in the Family | "The Unemployment Story, Part 2" | Don Roberts | CBS | ||
| Maude | "Walter's Crisis" | Chuck Murawski | |||
| Mr. T and Tina | "The Americanization of Michi" | Roy Christopher, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | ||
| Sirota's Court | "The Happy Hooker" | Seymour Klate, Mary Ann Biddle | NBC | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series[25] | |||||
| The Pallisers | "Pilot" | Tim Harvey | PBS | ||
| The Adams Chronicles | "John Quincy Adams, Congressman" | Ed Wittstein | PBS | ||
| Captains and the Kings | "Chapter 2" | John W. Corso, Jerry Adams | NBC | ||
| Roots | "Part 2" | Jan Scott, Charles C. Bennett | ABC | ||
| "Part 6" | Joseph R. Jennings, Solomon Brewer | ||||
| 1978 | |||||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series[26] | |||||
| Soap | "Pilot" | Edward Stephenson, Robert Checchi | ABC | ||
| A.E.S. Hudson Street | "In the Black" | Thomas Azzari | ABC | ||
| The Love Boat | — | Paul Sylos, Eugene Harris, Bob Signorelli, John McCarthy Jr. | |||
| Maude | "The Wake" | Chuck Murawski | CBS | ||
| Welcome Back, Kotter | "Barbarino in Love, Part 1" | Roy Christopher, James Shanahan | ABC | ||
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Drama Series[27] | |||||
| I, Claudius | "Part 1" | Tim Harvey | PBS | ||
| Anna Karenina | "Part 1" | Derek Dodd | PBS | ||
| Holocaust | Wilfred Shingleton, Theodor Harisch, Hans Jürgen Kiebach, Maxi Hareiter | NBC | |||
| "Part 3" | Jack De Shields, James F. Claytor Sr., Barbara Krieger | ABC | |||
| 1979 [28] | |||||
| Little Women | "Part 1" | Howard E. Johnson, Richard C. Goddard | NBC | ||
| Battlestar Galactica | "Saga of a Star World" | John E. Chilberg II, Mickey S. Michaels, Lowell Chambers | ABC | ||
| The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | "Gene Kelly" | René Lagler, Carl Carlson | CBS | ||
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 [29] | ||||
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | "The Old Sister" | James D. Bissell, Bill Webb | CBS | |
| Beyond Westworld | "Pilot" | Michael Baugh, Edward J. McDonald | CBS | |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | "Ardala Returns" | Hub Braden, Fred Luff III, Frank Lombardo | NBC | |
| Hart to Hart | "Man with Jade Eyes" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC | |
| Skag | "Pilot" | David Marshall, William Craig Smith, Leonard A. Mazzola | NBC | |
| 1981 [30] | ||||
| The Gangster Chronicles | "Chapter 11" | NBC | ||
| Dynasty | "Oil" | John E. Chilberg II, Paul Sylos, Franklin Swig, Brock Broughton | ABC | |
| Good Time Harry | "Wally Smith" | Thomas Azzari, James Ira Colburn | NBC | |
| Hart to Hart | "Blue Chip Murders" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, Joseph A. Armetta | NBC | |
| 1982 [31] | ||||
| Fame | "Tomorrow's Farewell" | Ira Diamond, Joseph J. Stone | NBC | |
| Bret Maverick | "The Yellow Rose" | Scott Ritenour, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC | |
| Hart to Hart | "The Hart of the Matter" | James J. Agazzi, Paul Sylos, Bob Signorelli | ABC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Personal Foul" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, James Cane | NBC | |
| 1983 [32] | ||||
| Tales of the Gold Monkey | "Pilot" | John W. Corso, Frank Grieco Jr., Robert George Freer | ABC | |
| Casablanca | "Jenny" | E. Preston Ames, Bill Harp | NBC | |
| Cheers | "Give Me a Ring Sometime" | Richard Sylbert, George Gaines | ||
| Dynasty | "Fathers and Sons" | Tom Trimble, Paul Sylos, Brock Broughton | ABC | |
| Fame | "Not in Kansas Anymore" | Ira Diamond, Joseph J. Stone | NBC | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | "The Rescue" | Hub Braden, Donald J. Remacle | CBS | |
| St. Elsewhere | "Pilot" | James Hulsey, Jacqueline Webber, Ernie Bishop, Michele Guiol | NBC | |
| 1984 [33] | ||||
| The Duck Factory | "Pilot" | James Hulsey, Bruce Kay | NBC | |
| Dynasty | "The Voice, Part 2" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC | |
| Fame | "Catch a Falling Star" | Ira Diamond, Leonard A. Mazzola | Syndicated | |
| St. Elsewhere | "After Dark" | Jacqueline Webber, Patricia S. Bruner | NBC | |
| 1985 [34] | ||||
| Miami Vice | "No Exit" | Jeffrey Howard, Robert Lacey Jr. | NBC | |
| Dynasty | "Royal Wedding" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Broadway Malady" | Hub Braden, Frank Lombardo | CBS | |
| "Capitol Offense" | Leslie Parsons, Robert Wingo | |||
| 1986 [35] | ||||
| St. Elsewhere | "Time Heals" | NBC | ||
| The Golden Girls | "Pilot" | Edward Stephenson | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Sing a Song of Murder" | Leslie Parsons, Robert Wingo | CBS | |
| "Widow, Weep for Me" | Hub Braden, Wally White | |||
| 1987 [36] | ||||
| L.A. Law | "Pilot" | Jeffrey L. Goldstein, Richard D. Kent | NBC | |
| Max Headroom | "Blipverts" | Richard B. Lewis, Bernard P. Cutler, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | ABC | |
| Dynasty | "A Love Remembered, Part 2" | Tom Trimble, Brock Broughton | ABC | |
| Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ||
| Murder, She Wrote | "No Accounting for Murder" | Leslie Parsons, Peter Samish, Robert Wingo | CBS | |
| 1988 [37] | ||||
| Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | John B. Mansbridge, Charles Korian | CBS | |
| Frank's Place | "Cool and the Gang, Part 2" | Jacqueline Webber, Daniel Loren May | CBS | |
| Moonlighting | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC | |
| 1989 [38] | ||||
| Moonlighting | "A Womb with a View" | James J. Agazzi, Bill Harp | ABC | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Snow White, Blood Red" | Leslie Parsons, Peter Samish, Robert Wingo | CBS | |
| Murphy Brown | "Mama Said" | Roy Christopher, Steve Rostine | ||
| Roseanne | "Lover's Lanes" | Garvin Eddy | ABC | |
| "Elementary, Dear Data" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated | ||
| Thirtysomething | "Michael Writes a Story" | Brandy Alexander, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | |
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 [39] | ||||
| "Sins of the Father" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated | ||
| Murder, She Wrote | "Night of the Tarantula" | Hub Braden, Robert Wingo | CBS | |
| Quantum Leap | "So Help Me God" | Cameron Birnie, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC | |
| Thirtysomething | "Michael's Campaign" | Brandy Alexander, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | |
| Twin Peaks | "Pilot" | Patricia Norris, Leslie Morales | ||
| 1991 [40] | ||||
| Dinosaurs | "The Mating Dance" | John C. Mula, Brian Savegar, Kevin Pfeiffer | ABC | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Murder Plain and Simple" | Hub Braden, Robert Wingo | CBS | |
| Murphy Brown | "Retreat" | Roy Christopher, Steve Rostine | ||
| Quantum Leap | "The Boogieman" | Cameron Birnie, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC | |
| "The Best of Both Worlds, Part 2" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated | ||
| 1992 [41] | ||||
| Northern Exposure | "Cicely" | Woody Crocker, Kenneth Berg, Gene Serdena | CBS | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Murder on Madison Avenue" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Fred S. Winston | CBS | |
| Quantum Leap | "Song for the Soul" | Cameron Birnie, Ellen Dambros-Williams, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC | |
| "Unification, Part 2" | Richard D. James, Jim Mees | Syndicated | ||
| 1993 [42] | ||||
| Homefront | "The Traveling Lemo All-Stars" | Dean Edward Mitzner, Tom Pedigo | ABC | |
| Northern Exposure | "Revelations" | Woody Crocker, Kenneth Berg, Lori Melendy, Robert Stover | CBS | |
| Quantum Leap | "Blood Moon" | Cameron Birnie, Ellen Dambros-Williams, Robert L. Zilliox | NBC | |
| "Emissary" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Mickey S. Michaels | Syndicated | ||
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Vienna, 1908" | Gavin Bocquet, Keith Pain, Maggie Gray | ABC | |
| 1994 [43] | ||||
| NYPD Blue | "Serge the Concierge" | Paul Eads, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | |
| Frasier | "A Midwinter Night's Dream" | Roy Christopher, Sharon Viljoen, Ron Olsen | NBC | |
| "Thine Own Self" | Richard D. James, Andrew Neskoromny, Jim Mees | Syndicated | ||
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Paris, 1919" | Gavin Bocquet, Ricky Eyres | ABC | |
| 1995 [44] | ||||
| Cybill | "Virgin, Mother, Crone" | Garvin Eddy, Rochelle Moser | CBS | |
| Frasier | "The Innkeepers" | Roy Christopher, Ron Olsen | NBC | |
| Friends | "The One Where Rachel Finds Out" | John Shaffner, Greg J. Grande | ||
| Murder, She Wrote | "Death 'N' Denial" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Bill Gregory, Lee Poll | CBS | |
| NYPD Blue | "Dirty Socks" | Paul Eads, Richard C. Hankins, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | |
| 1996 [45] | ||||
| Murder One | "Chapter One" | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman, Mary Ann Biddle | ABC | |
| Cybill | "Wedding Bell Blues" | Garvin Eddy, Rochelle Moser | CBS | |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Nan's Ghost" | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Lee Poll, Bill Gregory | ||
| NYPD Blue | "Hollie and the Blowfish" | Richard C. Hankins, Alan E. Muraoka, David Smith | ABC | |
| The X-Files | "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" | Graeme Murray, Shirley Inget | Fox | |
| 1997 [46] | ||||
| The X-Files | "Memento Mori" | Graeme Murray, Gary Pembroke Allen, Shirley Inget | Fox | |
| The Drew Carey Show | "New York and Queens" | John Shaffner, Joe Stewart, Edward J. McDonald | ABC | |
| NYPD Blue | "A Wrenching Experience" | Richard C. Hankins, David Smith | ||
| 7th Heaven | "The Color of God" | Patricia Van Ryker, Mary Ann Good | The WB | |
| "Trials and Tribble-ations" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated | ||
| 1998 [47] | ||||
| The X-Files | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Graeme Murray, Greg Loewen, Shirley Inget | Fox | |
| Ally McBeal | "Boy to the World" | Peter Politanoff, Diane O'Connell | Fox | |
| Dharma & Greg | "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher" | John Shaffner, Anne H. Ahrens | ABC | |
| Nothing Sacred | "Hodie Christus Natus Est" | Michael Baugh, Cate Bangs, William Vail | ||
| "Far Beyond the Stars" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated | ||
| 1999 [48] | ||||
| Buddy Faro | "Pilot" | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, Ellen Totleben | CBS | |
| Ally McBeal | "Making Spirits Bright" | Peter Politanoff, Diane O'Connell | Fox | |
| The Sopranos | "The Sopranos" | Edward Pisoni, Diann Duthie, Jessica Lanier | HBO | |
| "Prodigal Daughter" | Herman F. Zimmerman, Randall McIlvain, Laura Richarz | Syndicated | ||
| The X-Files | "One Son" | Corey Kaplan, Lauren E. Polizzi, Sandy Getzler, Timothy Stepeck | Fox | |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 [49] | ||||
| The West Wing | "Pilot" | Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning, Ellen Totleben | NBC | |
| Judging Amy | "Spoil the Child" | Michael L. Mayer, Kathy Curtis-Cahill | CBS | |
| Sex and the City | "They Shoot People, Don't They?" | Jeremy Conway, Ed Check, Karin Wiesel | HBO | |
| The Sopranos | "House Arrest" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | ||
| 2001 [50] | ||||
| Boston Public | "Chapter One" | Paul Eads, Mindy Roffman, Jan Pascale | Fox | |
| "Friends and Lovers" | Cherie Baker, Brenda Meyers-Ballard | CBS | ||
| Sex and the City | "Where There's Smoke" | Jeremy Conway, Ed Check, Karin Wiesel | HBO | |
| The Sopranos | "Amour Fou" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | ||
| The West Wing | "Noël" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC | |
| 2002 [51] | ||||
| Alias | "Truth Be Told" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC | |
| Six Feet Under | "Back to the Garden" | Daniel Ross, Suzuki Ingerslev, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO | |
| "Pilot" | Marcia Hinds, Thomas T. Taylor, Susan Mina Eschelbach | |||
| 24 | "" | Carlos Barbosa, Tim Beach, Ellen Brill | Fox | |
| The West Wing | "Manchester, Part 2" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC | |
| 2003 [52] | ||||
| Without a Trace | "Birthday Boy" | Aaron Osborne, Jeannie Gunn | CBS | |
| Alias | "Phase One" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC | |
| Sex and the City | "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number" | Jeremy Conway, Fredda Slavin, Stephen H. Carter, Karin Wiesel | HBO | |
| Six Feet Under | "The Opening" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Phil Dagort, Rusty Lipscomb | ||
| The West Wing | "20 Hours in America" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC | |
| 2004 [53] | ||||
| Carnivàle | "Milfay" | Bernt Amadeus Capra, Jeremy Cassells, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer, Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, Gary Kosko, Sara Andrews | HBO | |
| Alias | "Taken" | Scott Chambliss, Cece Destefano, Karen Manthey | ABC | |
| Deadwood | "Deep Water," "The Trial of Jack McCall," "Bullock Returns to the Camp" | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, John F. Brown | HBO | |
| The Sopranos | "In Camelot," "Cold Cuts," "The Test Dream" | Bob Shaw, Scott P. Murphy, Janet Shaw | ||
| The West Wing | "Gaza" | Kenneth Hardy, Ellen Totleben | NBC | |
| 2005 [54] | ||||
| Deadwood | "Requiem for a Gleet," "Complications," "Childish Things" | Maria Caso, James J. Murakami, David Potts, Ernie Bishop | HBO | |
| Carnivàle | "Old Cherry Blossom Road," "Damascus, NE," "Outside New Canaan" | Dan Bishop, Roger L. King, David Morong, Joyce Anne Gilstrap | HBO | |
| Cold Case | "Factory Girls" | Corey Kaplan, Sandy Getzler, Timothy Stepeck | CBS | |
| Desperate Housewives | "Suspicious Minds" | Thomas A. Walsh, Erik Carlson, Erica Rogalla | ABC | |
| Six Feet Under | "Grinding the Corn," "Bomb Shelter," "Untitled" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Kristan Andrews, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO | |
| 2006 [55] | ||||
| Rome | "Caesarion," "Triumph," "Kalends of February" | Joseph Bennett, Domenico Sica, Christina Onori | HBO | |
| Desperate Housewives | "There's Something About a War" | Thomas A. Walsh, Erik Carlson, Erica Rogalla | ABC | |
| House | "Autopsy," "Distractions," "Skin Deep" | Derek R. Hill, Danielle Berman | Fox | |
| Nip/Tuck | "Ben White" | Liz Kay, Ellen Brill | FX | |
| Six Feet Under | "Hold My Hand," "Singing for Our Lives," "Everyone's Waiting" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Kristan Andrews, Rusty Lipscomb | HBO | |
| 2007 [56] | ||||
| 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 | |
| Deadwood | "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood," "True Colors," "Amateur Night" | Maria Caso, David Potts, Ernie Bishop | HBO | |
| Heroes | "Genesis" | Curtis A. Schnell, Daniel J. Vivanco, Crista Schneider | NBC | |
| Shark | "Teacher's Pet" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Rusty Lipscomb | CBS | |
| The Tudors | "In Cold Blood" | Tom Conroy, Alan Gilmore, Eliza Solesbury | Showtime | |
| Ugly Betty | "The Box and the Bunny" | Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, Archie D'Amico | ABC | |
| 2008 [57] | ||||
| Mad Men | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | Bob Shaw, Henry Dunn, Rena DeAngelo | AMC | |
| Dexter | "That Night, a Forest Grew" | Anthony Cowley, Linda Spheeris | Showtime | |
| Heroes | "Out of Time" | Ruth Ammon, Matthew C. Jacobs, Ron Franco | NBC | |
| Mad Men | "Shoot" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Amy Wells | AMC | |
| Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | Michael Wylie, William J. Durrell Jr., Halina Siwolop | ABC | |
| Ugly Betty | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" | Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, Archie D'Amico | ||
| 2009 [58] | ||||
| Pushing Daisies | "Dim Sum Lose Some" | Michael Wylie, Kenneth J. Creber, Halina Siwolop | ABC | |
| Bones | "The Hero in the Hold" | Michael L. Mayer, Greg Richman, Kimberly Wannop | Fox | |
| Heroes | "Cold Snap" | Ruth Ammon, Sandy Getzler, Ron Franco | NBC | |
| Mad Men | "The Jet Set" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Amy Wells | AMC | |
| True Blood | "Burning House of Love," "Cold Ground," "Sparks Fly Out" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO | |
| The Tudors | "The Northern Uprising," "Dissension and Punishment" | Tom Conroy, Colman Corish, Crispian Sallis | Showtime | |
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 [59] | ||||
| The Tudors | "Sixth and the Final Wife" | Tom Conroy, Colman Corish, Crispian Sallis | Showtime | |
| Glee | "Pilot" | Mark Hutman, Christopher Brown, Barbara Munch | Fox | |
| Heroes | "Brave New World" | Ruth Ammon, Sandy Getzler, Ron Franco | NBC | |
| Lost | "Ab Aeterno" | Zack Grobler, Matthew C. Jacobs, Carol Bayne Kelley | ABC | |
| Modern Family | "Moon Landing," "Fears" | Richard Berg, Amber Haley | ||
| True Blood | "Never Let Me Go," "I Will Rise Up," "Frenzy" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO | |
| 2011 [60] | ||||
| Boardwalk Empire | "Boardwalk Empire" | Bob Shaw, Doug Huszti, Debra Schutt | HBO | |
| The Borgias | "Lucrezia's Wedding" | François Séguin, Jonathan McKinstry, Judit Varga | Showtime | |
| Mad Men | "Public Relations" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul | AMC | |
| Modern Family | "Halloween" | Richard Berg, Amber Haley | ABC | |
| True Blood | "Beautifully Broken" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz | HBO | |
| 2012 [61] | ||||
| Boardwalk Empire | "Peg of Old," "Battles of the Century," "To the Lost" | Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman | HBO | |
| Game of Thrones | "Garden of Bones," "The Ghost of Harrenhal," "A Man Without Honor" | Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh, Tina Jones | ||
| Downton Abbey | "Episode 4" | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Judy Farr | PBS | |
| Justified | "Cut Ties" | David Blass, Oana Bogdan Miller, Shauna Aronson | FX | |
| Mad Men | "At the Codfish Ball" | Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul | AMC | |
| 2013 [62] | ||||
| Boardwalk Empire | "Sunday Best," "Two Imposters," "Margate Sands" | Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman | HBO | |
| The Borgias | "Siblings" | Jonathan McKinstry, Adam O'Neill, Judit Varga | Showtime | |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode 7" | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Gina Cromwell | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "Valar Dohaeris," "Kissed by Fire" | Gemma Jackson, Andy Thomson, Rob Cameron | HBO | |
| True Blood | "Whatever I Am, You Made Me," "Let's Boot and Rally," "Sunset" | Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Ron Franco | ||
Totals are combined with Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program and Production Design for a Narrative Period Program.
Totals are combined with Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program and Production Design for a Narrative Period Program.