Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)


The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series is an annual award presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. From 1971 until 2008, all single-camera series competed together in a combined category. Awards for one-hour and half-hour series were divided in 2008 and the category ran until 2010. From 2011 to 2016, the awards were again combined for all single-camera series. They were redivided in 2017.

Programs with multiple awards

;3 winsBoardwalk EmpireColumboLaw & OrderThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuantum Leap
;2 winsThe CrownCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLittle House on the PrairieNaked City

Cinematographers with multiple awards

;3 wins
;2 wins

Programs with multiple nominations

;9 nominationsGame of Thrones
;7 nominationsThe CrownLittle House on the Prairie
;6 nominationsBoardwalk EmpireBreaking BadCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
;5 nominationsBonanzaChicago HopeHighway to HeavenLaw & OrderMad MenThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuantum LeapThe West WingThe X-Files
;4 nominationsThe Handmaid's TaleHouse of CardsJAGKojakThe Mandalorian OzarkThe Sopranos
;3 nominationsAliasAmazing StoriesBeauty and the BeastColumboHawaii Five-OHomelandThe Loretta Young ShowThe Man in the High CastleSix Feet UnderThe Twilight ZoneWestworld
;2 nominationsAlly McBealAndorBabylon 5BarettaCarnivàleDeadwoodDr. Quinn, Medicine WomanEuphoriaFameFantasy IslandFour Star PlayhouseGeneral Electric TheaterThe Good WifeHave Gun – Will TravelJake and the FatmanLostMagnum, P.I.The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Marcus Welby, M.D.MaverickMiami ViceMoonlightingNaked CityNorthern ExposureThe PracticeRootsShōgunStar Trek: The Next GenerationStranger ThingsThe Tudors24Wagon TrainWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Cinematographers with multiple nominations

;13 nominations
;7 nominations
;6 nominations
;5 nominations
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
;2 nominations