This is a list of winners and nominees of the
Primetime Emmy Award
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for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. The category was initiated in 2016 alongside
Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama 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 was merged with Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series to form the
. These awards were not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the
Creative Arts Emmy Award
The Creative Arts Emmys are a class of Emmy Awards presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. They are commonly awarded to behind-the-scenes personnel such as production designers, set ...
show.
Winners and nominations
2010s
2020s
Programs with multiple awards
;3 awards
* ''
Carpool Karaoke: The Series''
Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominations for
Outstanding Special Class — Short-Format Nonfiction Programs.
;4 nominations
* ''
Honest Trailers
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;3 nominations
* ''
Carpool Karaoke: The Series''
* ''Gay of Thrones''
;2 nominations
* ''
The Daily Show — Between the Scenes''
* ''
Epic Rap Battles of History
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* ''
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
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* ''The Randy Rainbow Show''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Primetime Emmy Award For Short Form Variety Series
Short Form Variety Series
Awards disestablished in 2020
Awards established in 2016