Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It is awarded to the best original song or score created specifically for a television program.
The award has gone by several names:Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material Best Song or Theme Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics Outstanding Music and Lyrics
- '''Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics'''
Multiple wins
6 wins3 wins
- Alan & Marilyn Bergman
- Adam Schlesinger
- Ken Welch
- Mitzie Welch
- Katreese Barnes
- Ray Charles
- Alf Clausen
- James Di Pasquale
- Fred Ebb
- Marvin Hamlisch
- David Javerbaum
- John Kander
- Ken Keeler
- John Kimbrough
- Artie Malvin
- Randy Newman
- Justin Timberlake
Multiple nominations
15 nominations12 nominations
- Earl Brown
- Larry Grossman
- Ken Welch
- Mitzie Welch
7 nominations
6 nominations
- Eli Brueggemann
- The Lonely Island
- Adam Schlesinger
4 nominations
- Kristen Anderson-Lopez
- Billy Barnes
- Flight of the Conchords
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Butch Hartman
- Fred Karlin
- Ken Keeler
- Steve Marmel
- Guy Moon
- Walter Murphy
- Greg O'Connor
- Marc Shaiman
- Katreese Barnes
- Rachel Bloom
- Cy Coleman
- Carol Connors
- Dick DeBenedictis
- James Di Pasquale
- Jack Dolgen
- Fred Ebb
- David Javerbaum
- Labrinth
- Seth MacFarlane
- Seth Meyers
- Thomas Mizer
- Curtis Moore
- John Mulaney
- Michael Silversher
- Patty Silversher
- Dennis Spiegel
- Patrick Williams
- Jim Wise
- Scott Wittman
- Sara Bareilles
- John Bettis
- James Bobin
- Bruce Broughton
- Steve Dorff
- Bill Dyer
- Tina Fey
- Debra Fordham
- David Foster
- Taylor Goldsmith
- Arthur Hamilton
- Ron Jones
- John Kander
- Siddhartha Khosla
- John Kimbrough
- Robert Klein
- Christopher Lennertz
- Joseph LoDuca
- Artie Malvin
- Alan Menken
- Nan Schwartz Mishkin
- Mark Mueller
- Randy Newman
- Benj Pasek
- Justin Paul
- Gary Portnoy
- Dory Previn
- Jeff Richmond
- Glenn Slater
- Danny Smith
- Bob Stein
- Will Stephen
- Morton Stevens
- Kurt Sutter
- Asa Taccone
- Bob Thiele
- Kenan Thompson
- Linda Thompson
- Zendaya
Programs with multiple awards
;3 winsSaturday Night Live;2 winsThe Carol Burnett Show
- ''The Simpsons''
Programs with multiple nominations
;12 nominationsSaturday Night Live;9 nominationsThe Simpsons
;5 nominationsFamily Guy
;4 nominationsThe Fairly OddParents
;3 nominationsThe Carol Burnett ShowCrazy Ex-GirlfriendEuphoriaFlight of the ConchordsMADtvThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselSmash
;2 nominationsThe BoysCentennial Olympic Games: Opening CeremoniesCop RockFameGrowing PainsHigh School MusicalJimmy Kimmel Live!KojakPolice WomanRowan & Martin's Laugh-InScrubsThe Sonny & Cher Comedy HourSons of AnarchyTed LassoThis Is Us