Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Music_Direction

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction
Awarded for	Outstanding Music Direction
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Joni Mitchell (2023)
Website	emmys.com

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction

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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year.

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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.

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As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.

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As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.

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Celebrating America — An Inauguration Night Special was simulcast on multiple television stations simultaneously. The Emmys listed no individual network with this nomination.

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Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1970 ^[1]
	Kraft Music Hall	"The Sound of Burt Bacharach"	Peter Matz	NBC
	The Merv Griffin Show	"Chuck Connors, Joey Heatherton, Buddy Greco and Jack E. Leonard"	Mort Lindsey	CBS
	This Is Tom Jones	"Mary Hopkins, Shelley Berman and José Feliciano"	Johnnie Spence	ABC
1971 ^[2]
	Swing Out, Sweet Land		Dominic Frontiere	NBC
	Hamlet		John Addison	NBC
	The Merv Griffin Show	"Big Band Salute"	Mort Lindsey	CBS
1972 ^[3]
	Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	The Golddiggers Chevrolet Show	"Fess Parker"	Van Alexander	Syndicated
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	"Jean Stapleton and Mike Connors"	James E. Dale	CBS
1973 ^[4]
	The Carol Burnett Show	"Anthony Newley and Bernadette Peters"	Peter Matz	CBS
	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde		Irwin Kostal	NBC
	The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters	"Debbie Reynolds"	Van Alexander	Syndicated
1974 ^[5]
	Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments		Jack Parnell, Mitzie Welch and Ken Welch	CBS
	The Carol Burnett Show	"The Australia Show"	Peter Matz	CBS
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	"The Sonny and Cher Years"	Marty Paich	CBS
1976 ^[6]
	Evening at Symphony	"Central Park in the Dark/A Hero's Life"	Seiji Ozawa	PBS
	Gypsy in My Soul		Cy Coleman and Donn Trenner	CBS
1977 ^[7]
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music		Ian Fraser	CBS
	Bronk	"The Vigilante"	Jacques Urbont	CBS
	The New York Philharmonic: Rafael Kubelik (Live from Lincoln Center)		Rafael Kubelík	PBS
	Previn and the Pittsburgh	"Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy"	André Previn	PBS
	Sills and Burnett at the Met		Peter Matz	CBS
1978 ^[8]
	The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots		Ian Fraser	ABC
	The New York Philharmonic with Zubin Mehta and Shirley Verrett (Live from Lincoln Center)		Zubin Mehta	PBS
	Previn and the Pittsburgh	"The Music That Made the Movies"	André Previn	PBS
	The Second Barry Manilow Special		Jimmie Haskell	ABC

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1980 ^[9]
	Baryshnikov on Broadway		Ian Fraser	ABC
	Barry Manilow: One Voice		Artie Butler	ABC
	The Big Show	"Steve Lawrence and Don Rickles"	Nick Perito, Joe Lipman, Angela Morley and Peter Myers	NBC
1981	Outstanding Music Direction^[10]
	Linda in Wonderland		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Billy Byers and Bob Florence	CBS
	The Magic of David Copperfield III		Sid Feller, Norman Mamey and George Wyle	CBS
	Omnibus	"Aretha Franklin, Princess Grace of Monaco and John Ritter"	Alf Clausen, Jack Elliott and William Goldstein	ABC
	Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land		Nick Perito	ABC
	Stand by Your Man		Carl Brandt, Deane Hagen and Earle Hagen	CBS
	Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class^[11]^{[note 1]}
	The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration		Alan Barker, Zubin Mehta, Nick Perito and Michael Tilson Thomas	CBS
1982 ^[12]
	Night of 100 Stars		Bill Elton, Elliot Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, Tommy Newsom, Jonathan Tunick and Torrie Zito	ABC
	Ain't Misbehavin'		Luther Henderson	NBC
	The American Movie Awards		Allyn Ferguson	NBC
	Shirley MacLaine... Illusions		Peter Matz	CBS
	Walt Disney: One Man's Dream		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman and Billy Byers	CBS
1983 ^[13]
	Eubie Blake: A Century of Music (Kennedy Center Tonight)		Dick Hyman	PBS
	Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman and Billy Byers	CBS
	Ellington: The Music Live (Great Performances)		Mercer Ellington	PBS
	Perry Como's Christmas in Paris		Jon Charles and Nick Perito	ABC
	Sheena Easton... Act One		Peter Matz	NBC
1984 ^[14]
	The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Billy Byers, J. Hill and Lenny Stack	CBS
	Marilyn Horne's Great American Songbook (Live from Lincoln Center)		William D. Brohn, Paul Chihara, Jack Gale, Glenn Osser, Leonard Slatkin and Jonathan Tunick	PBS
	The Magic of David Copperfield VI		Mauro Bruno and George Wyle	CBS
	Perry Como's Christmas in New York		Nick Perito	ABC
	The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team		Ray Charles and Jon Charles	NBC
1985 ^[15]
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser, Billy Byers and Angela Morley	NBC
	Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration		Tony Fox, J. Hill, John Rodby and Lenny Stack	NBC
	Night of 100 Stars II		Bill Elton, Lawrence James, Elliot Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, Tommy Newsom, Glen Roven and Torrie Zito	ABC
	Perry Como's Christmas in England		Nick Perito	ABC
1986 ^[16]
	The 1986 Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence, James Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, Tommy Newsom, Glen Roven, Larry Schwartz and Torrie Zito	CBS
	Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, J. Hill and Lenny Stack	NBC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Bob Alberti, Jon Charles, Allyn Ferguson, Peter Matz and Nick Perito	CBS
	Kraft Salutes George Burns' 90th Birthday		Peter Matz	CBS
1987 ^[17]
	Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (Great Performances)		Buster Davis, Don Pippin and Eric Stern	PBS
	A Carol Burnett Special... Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin		Peter Matz	ABC
	Liberty Weekend: Opening Ceremonies		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Ralph Burns, Alexander Courage, J. Hill and Angela Morley
	The Perry Como Christmas Special		Nick Perito
	The 1987 Tony Awards		Larry Grossman, Wally Harper, Elliot Lawrence, James Lawrence, Lanny Meyers and Torrie Zito	CBS
1988 ^[18]
	Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Alexander Courage and Angela Morley	ABC
	Celebrating Gershwin (Great Performances)		Michael Tilson Thomas	PBS
	Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration		Larry Grossman, Mark Hummel, Elliot Lawrence, James Lawrence, Peter Matz, Lanny Meyers, Tommy Newsom, Larry Schwartz, Don Sebesky and Torrie Zito	CBS
	Moonlighting	"Cool Hand Dave, Part 2"	Alf Clausen, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, Hummie Mann and Don Nemitz	ABC
1989	Outstanding Music Direction^[19]
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman and J. Hill	NBC
	Late Night with David Letterman	"7th Anniversary Special"	Paul Shaffer, Bruce Kapler	NBC
	Michelob Presents Saturday Night		Marcus Miller	Syndicated
	Moonlighting	"A Womb with a View"	Alf Clausen, Brad Dechter, George Gaffney, Hummie Mann and D'Vaughn Pershing	ABC
	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	"Kenny Rogers, Maureen McGovern and Geoffrey Lewis"	Jack Elliott	CBS
	Outstanding Music for Special Events^[20]^{[note 2]}
	The 11th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts		Bob Alberti, Jon Charles, Ray Charles, Mark Hummel, Dick Lieb and Nick Perito	CBS

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
1990 ^[21]
	Julie Andrews in Concert (Great Performances)		Ian Fraser, Billy Byers, Chris Boardman, Bob Florence, J. Hill and Angela Morley	PBS
	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti, Jack Eskew, Julie Giroux, Ashley Irwin, William Kidd, Morton Stevens, Peter Matz and Billy Byers	ABC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Nick Perito, Ray Charles and Jon Charles	CBS
	Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration		Glen Roven, David Michael Frank, Bruce Miller, Joe Curiale and Lawrence Schwartz	ABC
	The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music		Elliot Lawrence, Jack Cornter, Marvin Laird, Jamie Lawrence, Peter Matz, Lanny Meyers, James 'Buddy' Skipper and Torrie Zito	CBS
1991 ^[22]
	The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards		Ian Fraser, Billy Byers, Chris Boardman and J. Hill	Disney
	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti, Jack Eskew, Julie Giroux, Ashley Irwin, Dennis McCarthy and Marc Shaiman	ABC
	The Josephine Baker Story		Ralph Burns	HBO
	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson		Larry Grossman, Paul McKibbons, Torrie Zito and Jamie Lawrence	CBS
	The 1990 Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence, Lanny Meyers, Torrie Zito and Jamie Lawrence	CBS
1992 ^[23]
	The 64th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti, Jack Eskew, Julie Giroux, Ashley Irwin and Hummie Mann	ABC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Billy Byers and J. Hill	NBC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Nick Perito and Ray Charles	CBS
	Late Night with David Letterman	"10th Anniversary Special"	Paul Shaffer and Bruce Kapler	NBC
1993 ^[24]
	The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala		Ian Fraser	CBS
	The 65th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Nick Perito	CBS
	Sinatra	"Part 1"	Artie Butler	CBS
	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	"Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues"	Joel McNeely	ABC
1994 ^[25]
	Gypsy		Michael Rafter	CBS
	The 66th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Bowl (Great Performances)		Donald Pippin	PBS
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards		Ian Fraser	Disney
1995 ^[26]
	Barbra Streisand: The Concert		Marvin Hamlisch	HBO
	The 67th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	The 38th Pablo Casals Festival		Krzysztof Penderecki	A&E
	The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards		Ian Fraser	Disney
1996 ^[27]
	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way		Glen Roven	ABC
	Bye Bye Birdie		Irwin Fisch	ABC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	NBC
	The 39th Pablo Casals Festival		Krzysztof Penderecki	A&E
	Peter and the Wolf		George Daugherty	ABC
1997 ^[28]
	Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies		Mark Watters	NBC
	The 69th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas		Bobby Lyle	HBO
	The 53rd Presidential Inaugural Gala: An American Journey		Ian Fraser	CBS
	The Simpsons	"Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"	Alf Clausen	Fox
1998 ^[29]
	The 70th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Michael Crawford in Concert		Ian Fraser	PBS
	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella		Paul Bogaev	ABC
	The Simpsons	"All Singing, All Dancing"	Alf Clausen	Fox
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	"His Way"	Jay Chattaway	Syndicated
1999 ^[30]
	The Rat Pack		Mark Adler	HBO
	The 71st Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story		Steve Tyrell	ABC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	Janet: The Velvet Rope		Rex Salas	HBO
	The Temptations	"Part 1"	Daniel Carlin	NBC

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2000 ^[31]
	Annie		Paul Bogaev	ABC
	E-Trade Super Bowl XXXIV Halftime Show		Dan Stamper	ABC
	Heroes for the Planet Featuring Special Guest Charlotte Church		Michael Andreas	A&E
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	The Little Richard Story		David Sibley	NBC
2001 ^[32]
	Barbra Streisand: Timeless		Marvin Hamlisch	Fox
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (Great Performances)		Paul Gemignani	PBS
	Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific		Paul Bogaev	ABC
2002 ^[33]
	Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games		Mark Watters	NBC
	The 74th Annual Academy Awards		John Williams	ABC
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	"Once More, with Feeling"	Christophe Beck and Jesse Tobias	UPN
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	Ultimate Manilow!		Steve Welch	CBS
2003 ^[34]
	The 75th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Cher: The Farewell Tour		Paul Mirkovich	NBC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	Meredith Willson's The Music Man		Michael Kosarin	ABC
2004 ^[35]
	Harry Connick Jr.: "Only You" in Concert (Great Performances)		Harry Connick Jr.	PBS
	The 76th Annual Academy Awards		Marc Shaiman and Harold Wheeler	ABC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
2005 ^[36]
	A Christmas Carol		Michael Kosarin	NBC
	Broadway: The American Musical	"Oh, What a Beautiful Morning"	Matthias Gohl	PBS
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	Genius: A Night for Ray Charles		Rickey Minor	CBS
	The Little Prince (Great Performances)		Rachel Portman	PBS
2006 ^[37]
	South Pacific in Concert from Carnegie Hall (Great Performances)		Paul Gemignani	PBS
	78th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky (Great Performances)		David Foster	PBS
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Elliot Lawrence and Rob Mathes	CBS
	The 59th Annual Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
2007 ^[38]
	The 79th Annual Academy Awards		William Ross	ABC
	Dancing with the Stars	"310"	Harold Wheeler	ABC
	Scrubs	"My Musical"	Jan Stevens	NBC
	The 60th Annual Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
2008 ^[39]
	Movies Rock		Steve Jordan and Mark Watters	CBS
	The 80th Annual Academy Awards		Bill Conti	ABC
	Barry Manilow: Songs from the Seventies		Ron Walters Jr.	PBS
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	The 50th Annual Grammy Awards		Rickey Minor	CBS
2009 ^[40]
	Streisand: The Concert		William Ross	NBC
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	Dancing with the Stars	"710A"	Harold Wheeler	ABC
	The 51st Annual Grammy Awards		Rickey Minor	CBS
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS

Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2010 ^[41]
	Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony		Dave Pierce	NBC
	The 82nd Annual Academy Awards		Marc Shaiman	ABC
	Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Great Performances)		David Foster	PBS
	Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart		David Downes
	Fiesta Latina: In Performance at the White House		Sheila E.
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS
2011 ^[42]
	Harry Connick Jr.: In Concert on Broadway (Great Performances)		Harry Connick Jr.	PBS
	The 83rd Annual Academy Awards		William Ross	ABC
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan		Rickey Minor	NBC
	Hitman Returns: David Foster and Friends (Great Performances)		David Foster	PBS
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS
	2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony		Paul Shaffer	Fuse
2012 ^[43]
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	Country Music: In Performance at the White House		Steven A. Gibson	PBS
	Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy		Bill Elliott	PBS
	Seth MacFarlane: Swingin' in Concert		Joel McNeely	Epix
	The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater (Great Performances)		Michael Tilson Thomas	PBS
2013 ^[44]
	The 66th Annual Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence	CBS
	Christmas in Washington		Ian Fraser	TNT
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS
	The Oscars		William Ross	ABC
	Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (Live from Lincoln Center)		Rob Fisher	PBS
2014 ^[45]
	The Beatles: The Night That Changed America		Don Was	CBS
	Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn (Great Performances)		William Ross	PBS
	The Oscars		William Ross	ABC
	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Jimmy Fallon"	Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann	NBC
	The Sound of Music Live!		David Chase	NBC
	The 67th Annual Tony Awards		Elliot Lawrence and Jamie Lawrence	CBS
2015 ^[46]
	Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life — An All-Star Grammy Salute		Greg Phillinganes	CBS
	Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas		Matthew Sklar and Christopher Guardino	NBC
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rob Berman and Rob Mathes	CBS
	The Oscars		Stephen Oremus	ABC
	Peter Pan Live!		David Chase	NBC
	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Live from Lincoln Center)		Alan Gilbert	PBS
2016 ^[47]
	Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton (Live from Lincoln Center)		Danny Elfman	PBS
	Jazz at the White House		John Beasley	ABC
	Sinatra: Voice for a Century (Live from Lincoln Center)		Alan Gilbert	PBS
	Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House		Rickey Minor and Christian McBride	PBS
	A Very Murray Christmas		Paul Shaffer	Netflix
2017 ^[48]
	Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America		Rickey Minor	ABC
	American Epic	"The American Epic Sessions"	Bernard MacMahon, Duke Erikson, Jack White and T Bone Burnett	PBS
	Joshua Bell: Seasons of Cuba (Live from Lincoln Center)		David Lai	PBS
	Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees		Rickey Minor	CBS
	Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Starring Lady Gaga		Michael Bearden	Fox
	Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come		Tom Scott	NBC
2018 ^[49]
	Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song		Gregg Field	PBS
	Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo		Bruno Mars	CBS
	Elton John: I'm Still Standing –- A Grammy Salute		Davey Johnstone	CBS
	The Oscars		Harold Wheeler	ABC
	Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake		Adam Wayne Blackstone	NBC
2019 ^[50]
	Fosse/Verdon	"Life Is a Cabaret"	Alex Lacamoire	FX
	Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul		Rickey Minor	CBS
	Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé		Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Derek Dixie	Netflix
	The Oscars		Rickey Minor	ABC
	Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones	"Part 1"	Greg Phillinganes	BET
	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Adam Sandler"	Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann	NBC

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction

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Year	Program	Episode	Nominees	Network
2020 ^[51]
	The Kennedy Center Honors		Rickey Minor	CBS
	Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince		Sheila E., Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	CBS
	The Oscars		Rickey Minor	ABC
	Saturday Night Live	"SNL at Home #1"	Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann	NBC
	Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Starring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira		Adam Wayne Blackstone	Fox
2021 ^[52]
	Bo Burnham: Inside		Bo Burnham	Netflix
	Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry		Aron Forbes	Apple TV+
	Celebrating America — An Inauguration Night Special		Rickey Minor	^{[note 3]}
	David Byrne's American Utopia		Karl Mansfield	HBO
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	"Zoey's Extraordinary Goodbye"	Harvey Mason Jr.	NBC
2022 ^[53]
	The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent		Adam Blackstone	NBC
	43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors		Rickey Minor	CBS
	44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors		Rickey Minor
	One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga		Michael Bearden and Lee Musiker
	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Jake Gyllenhaal"	Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann	NBC
2023 ^[54]
	Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Joni Mitchell		Greg Phillinganes	PBS
	The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna		Adam Blackstone and Omar Edwards	Fox
	The Oscars		Rickey Minor	ABC
	2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony		Adam Blackstone	HBO
	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Austin Butler"	Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis and Eli Brueggemann	NBC