Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program


The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program is awarded to one program each year. In 2006, the category was called Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming – Multi-Camera Productions. Reality programs competed with documentaries prior to 2006 in a combined category for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming.
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:

Programs with multiple awards

;7 winsLife Below Zero
;5 winsDeadliest Catch
;2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.
;22 nominationsSurvivor
;20 nominationsThe Amazing Race
;13 nominationsDeadliest Catch
;11 nominationsLife Below Zero
;8 nominationsProject Runway
;7 nominationsTop Chef
;5 nominationsRuPaul's Drag Race
;4 nominationsInterventionQueer Eye
;3 nominationsBorn This Way
;2 nominationsThe ApprenticeDirty JobsThe Traitors