This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Variety Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series. The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. In 2021, this award will be merged Short Form Variety Series to form the

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. These awards were not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the

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Winners and nominations

2010s

2020s

Programs with multiple awards

Totals include wins for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. ;3 awards * ''

Childrens Hospital ''Childrens Hospital'' (originally titled ''Children's Hospital'' as webisodes) is an American black comedy television series and web series that parodies the medical drama genre, created by and starring actor/comedian Rob Corddry. The series ...

'' ;2 awards * ''

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis ''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis'' is an American talk show hosted by comedian Zach Galifianakis which features celebrity guests. Episodes last several minutes, in which the interviewer (Galifianakis) and guests trade barbs and insults. ...

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. ;5 nominations * ''

'' ;3 nominations * ''

'' * '' Hack Into Broad City'' * '' The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain'' * '' 30 Rock: The Webisodes'' ;2 nominations * ''

An Emmy for Megan ''An Emmy for Megan'' is a comedy web series created, directed, written, and starring Megan Amram. It depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for a nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Co ...

Total awards by network

* AMC – 2 * Adult Swim – 1 * CBS on Snapchat – 1 * Sundance – 1

Notes

References

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