This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the award was presented with the "possibility of one, more than one, or no award given," resulting in several years where there were nominees without a winner.[1]
Primetime Emmy Award for Original Main Title Theme Music | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
Currently held by | Wednesday (2023) |
Website | emmys |
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:
Winners and nominations edit
1980s edit
Year | Program | Nominee(s) | Network |
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1988 (40th) [2] [note 1] |
Beauty and the Beast | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
Great Performances | John Corigliano | PBS | |
The Law and Harry McGraw | Richard Markowitz | CBS | |
thirtysomething | Stewart Levin and W. G. Snuffy Walden | ABC | |
1989 (41st) [3] [note 1] |
Knightwatch | Stanley Clarke | |
Men | James Newton Howard | ||
Paradise | Jerrold Immel | CBS | |
Tattingers | Jonathan Tunick | NBC | |
Unsub | Mike Post |
1990s edit
2000s edit
2010s edit
2020s edit
Individuals with multiple wins edit
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Individuals with multiple nominations edit
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Programs with multiple wins edit
- 2 wins
Programs with multiple nominations edit
- 2 nominations
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given.
- ^ In 2010, Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones were nominated for the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. After learning the same theme music had been submitted for the show the previous year, the theme was ruled ineligible and sixth place finisher Joseph LoDuca received the nomination.
References edit
- ^ Emmy, Volume 12. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 1990. p. 47.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Emmy Music Nominations Announced". The Film Music Society. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2023.