The Simpson family with an Emmy Award.
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program is an award given out annually during the Primetime Emmy Awards Creative Arts telecast. The Simpsons has been very successful in the category, winning ten times, and receiving ten other nominations. 1993 (Season 4) and 1994 (Season 5) were the only years the show did not receive a nomination. However, this was because the producers instead chose to submit the show in the normal Comedy Series category (Emmy rules specify that a show can not be submitted in both categories). After failing to be nominated, the producers went back to submitting in this category.
Summary[]
| Year | Result | Nominated Episode | Winning Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Won | Life on the Fast Lane | |
| 1990 | Nominated | Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire 1 | The Simpsons |
| 1991 | Won | Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment | |
| 1992 | Nominated | Radio Bart | Claymation Easter |
| 1993 | Not Nominated | See Note Below | Batman: The Animated Series |
| 1994 | Not Nominated | See Note Below | The Roman City |
| 1995 | Won | Lisa's Wedding | |
| 1996 | Nominated | Treehouse of Horror VI | Pinky and the Brain |
| 1997 | Won | Homer's Phobia | |
| 1998 | Won | Trash of the Titans | |
| 1999 | Nominated | Viva Ned Flanders | King of the Hill |
| 2000 | Won | Behind the Laughter | |
| 2001 | Won | HOMЯ | |
| 2002 | Nominated | She of Little Faith | Futurama |
| 2003 | Won | Three Gays of the Condo | |
| 2004 | Nominated | The Way We Weren't | Samurai Jack |
| 2005 | Nominated | Future-Drama | South Park |
| 2006 | Won | The Seemingly Never-Ending Story | |
| 2007 | Nominated | The Haw-Hawed Couple | South Park |
| 2008 | Won | Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind | |
| 2009 | Nominated | Gone Maggie Gone | South Park |
| 2010 | Nominated | Once Upon a Time in Springfield | Prep & Landing |
1: For the 1990 Emmy Awards, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire was nominated as a separate cartoon because officially it is considered a TV special and not a part of the series. For this list, it is not a part of the overall count of Simpsons emmy nominations.
2: According to DVD commentary, no episodes were nominated in this category in 1993 and 1994 because the producers had instead submitted episodes into the Outstanding Comedy Series category. However, The Simpsons was not nominated in that category, so in 1995 the producers gave up and went back to submitting episodes in the Animation category.
Winners by year[]
1990 (season 1)[]
- Episode: Life on the Fast Lane
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- Richard Sakai (co-producer)
- Al Jean (co-producer)
- Mike Reiss (co-producer)
- Larina Adamson (co-producer)
- Margot Pipkin (animation producer)
- Gábor Csupó (supervising animation director)
- David Silverman (director)
- John Swartzwelder (writer)
1991 (season 2)[]
- Episode: Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- Al Jean (supervising producer)
- Mike Reiss (supervising producer)
- Jay Kogen (producer)
- Wallace Wolodarsky (producer)
- Richard Sakai (producer)
- Larina Adamson (producer)
- George Meyer (co-producer)
- Gábor Csupó (executive animation producer)
- Sherry Gunther (animation producer)
- Steve Pepoon (writer)
- Rich Moore (director)
1995 (season 6)[]
- Episode: Lisa's Wedding
- David Mirkin (executive producer)
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- Jace Richdale (producer)
- George Meyer (producer)
- J. Michael Mendel (producer)
- Greg Daniels (producer/writer)
- Bill Oakley (producer)
- David Sacks (producer)
- Josh Weinstein (producer)
- Jonathan Collier (producer)
- Richard Raynis (producer)
- Richard Sakai (producer)
- Mike Scully (producer)
- David Silverman (producer)
- Al Jean (consulting producer)
- Mike Reiss (consulting producer)
- Phil Roman (animation executive producer)
- Bill Schultz (animation producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation producer)
- Jim Reardon (director)
1997 (season 8)[]
- Episode: Homer's Phobia
- Bill Oakley (executive producer)
- Josh Weinstein (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- Mike Scully (executive producer)
- George Meyer (executive producer)
- Steve Tompkins (executive producer)
- Phil Roman (animation executive producer)
- Jonathan Collier (producer)
- Ken Keeler (producer)
- David X. Cohen (producer)
- Richard Appel (producer)
- J. Michael Mendel (producer)
- Richard Raynis (producer)
- David Silverman (producer)
- Richard Sakai (producer)
- Denise Sirkot (producer)
- Colin A.B.V. Lewis (producer)
- David Mirkin (producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (producer)
- Dan McGrath (producer)
- Bill Schultz (animation producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation producer)
- Mike B. Anderson (director)
- Ron Hauge (writer)
1998 (season 9)[]
- Episode: Trash of the Titans
- Mike Scully (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- George Meyer (co-executive producer)
- David X. Cohen (co-executive producer)
- Richard Appel (co-executive producer)
- Dan Greaney
- Ron Hauge
- Donick Cary
- Colin A.B.V. Lewis
- Bonita Pietila
- J. Michael Mendel
- Richard Raynis
- Richard Sakai
- Denise Sirkot
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (consulting producer/writer)
- David Mirkin (consulting producer)
- Jace Richdale (consulting producer)
- Bill Oakley (consulting producer)
- Josh Weinstein (consulting producer)
- Phil Roman (animation executive producer)
- Lolee Aries (animation producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation producer)
- Brian Scully (co-producer)
- Julie Thacker (co-producer)
- Jim Reardon (director)
2000 (season 11)[]
- Episode: Behind the Laughter
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Al Jean (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- George Meyer (executive producer/writer)
- Mike Scully (executive producer/writer)
- Dan Greaney (co-executive producer)
- Frank Mula (co-executive producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (co-executive producer)
- Rob LaZebnik (co-executive producer)
- Ron Hauge (co-executive producer)
- Julie Thacker (supervising producer)
- Larina Adamson (supervising producer)
- Bonita Pietila
- Carolyn Omine
- Denise Sirkot
- Don Payne
- Richard Raynis
- Richard Sakai
- Tom Martin
- John Frink
- Larry Doyle
- Matt Selman (producer/writer/staff writer)
- David Pritchard (animation executive producer)
- Lolee Aries (animation executive producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation producer)
- Tim Long (writer/executive story editor)
- Jim Reardon (supervising director)
- Mark Kirkland (director)
2001 (season 12)[]
- Episode: HOMЯ
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Mike Scully (executive producer)
- Al Jean (executive producer/writer)
- George Meyer (executive producer)
- Sam Simon (executive producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (co-executive producer)
- Ron Hauge (co-executive producer)
- Dan Greaney (co-executive producer)
- Frank Mula (co-executive producer)
- Rob LaZebnik (co-executive producer)
- Julie Thacker (supervising producer)
- Larina Adamson (supervising producer)
- Larry Doyle (producer)
- Tom Martin (producer)
- Carolyn Omine (producer)
- John Frink (producer)
- Don Payne (producer)
- Matt Selman (producer)
- Tim Long (producer)
- Mike Reiss (producer)
- Tom Gammill (producer)
- Max Pross (producer)
- David Mirkin (producer)
- Richard Raynis (produced by)
- Bonita Pietila (produced by)
- Denise Sirkot (produced by)
- Richard Sakai (produced by)
- Jim Reardon (supervising director)
- Mike B. Anderson (director)
- John W. Hyde (animation executive producer)
- Jon F. Vein (animation executive producer)
- John Bush (animation executive producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation producer)
- Laurie Biernacki (animation producer)
2003 (season 14)[]
- Episode: Three Gays of the Condo
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Al Jean (executive producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (co-executive producer/writer)
- Matt Selman (co-executive producer/writer/staff writer)
- Dan Greaney (co-executive producer)
- Carolyn Omine (co-executive producer)
- Tim Long (co-executive producer)
- John Frink (co-executive producer)
- Don Payne (co-executive producer)
- Kevin Curran (co-executive producer)
- Dana Gould (co-executive producer)
- Larina Adamson (supervising producer)
- Michael Wolf (animation executive producer)
- Laurie Biernacki (animation producer)
- Rick Polizzi (animation producer)
- Matt Warburton (writer)
- Mark Kirkland (director)
- Jim Reardon (supervising director)
- Matthew Faughnan (assistant director)
- Milton Gray (animation timer)
2006 (season 17)[]
- Episode: The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Al Jean (executive producer)
- Matt Selman (executive producer)
- Carolyn Omine (executive producer)
- Tim Long (executive producer)
- John Frink (co-executive producer)
- Don Payne (co-executive producer)
- Dana Gould (co-executive producer)
- Kevin Curran (co-executive producer)
- J. Stewart Burns (co-executive producer)
- Michael Price (co-executive producer)
- Bill Odenkirk (co-executive producer/writer)
- Joel H. Cohen (co-executive producer/writer/executive story editor)
- Laurie Biernacki (animation producer)
- Rick Polizzi (animation producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (written by)
- David Silverman (supervising director)
- Raymond S. Persi (director)
- Shannon O'Connor (assistant director)
- Richard J. Gasparian (animation timer)
2008 (season 19)[]
- Episode: Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
- James L. Brooks (executive producer)
- Matt Groening (executive producer)
- Al Jean (executive producer)
- Ian Maxtone-Graham (executive producer)
- Matt Selman (executive producer)
- Tim Long (executive producer)
- John Frink (co-executive producer)
- Kevin Curran (co-executive producer)
- Michael Price (co-executive producer)
- Bill Odenkirk (co-executive producer)
- Marc Wilmore (co-executive producer)
- Joel H. Cohen (co-executive producer)
- Ron Hauge (co-executive producer)
- Rob LaZebnik (co-executive producer)
- Laurie Biernacki (animation producer)
- Rick Polizzi (animation producer)
- J. Stewart Burns (written by)
- Chuck Sheetz (directed by)
- Mark Kirkland (supervising director)
- Jess Espanola (assistant director)
- Patty Shinagawa (animation timer)
