Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2011
Currently held by	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon a Time in Late Night (2022)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.

History

The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. These awards are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the Creative Arts Emmy Award show.

Winners and nominations

indicates the winner

2010s

Outstanding Special Class — Short-Format Nonfiction Programs

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2011 (63rd) ^[1]
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, Helga Pollock and Robert Angelo, producers	jaylenos garage.com
	Writer's Draft	Brian Katkin, executive producer; Raphael Kryszek, producer	Fox Movie Channel
2012 (64th) ^[2]
	DGA: Moments in Time	Michael Stevens, producer	dga.org
	Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen	David Serwatka, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Lisa Hsia and Aimee Viles, produced by	BravoTV.com
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, executive producer; Helga Pollock and Robert Angelo, producers	jaylenos garage.com
	Thank a Vet	Kathleen Williams, executive producer; Jaimie DeFina, senior producer; Andrea Allen, Glenn Schubert and Eric Berger, producers	History
	30 Rock: Ask Tina	Tina Fey, Eric Gurian, Nick Bernardone, Clint Koltveit and William Sell, producers	NBC.com
2013 (65th) ^[3]
	Remembering 9/11	Kathleen Williams, executive producer; Sean Kennedy, producer	History.com
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Jerry Seinfeld, producer	Crackle.com
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, Helga Pollock, Robert Angelo, Kico Velarde, Robert Hayes and David Swift, producers	jaylenos garage.com
	The Office: The Farewells	John Krasinski, Carole Angelo and Daniel Stessen, producers	NBC.com
	30 Rock: The Final Season	Tina Fey, Eric Gurian, Nick Bernardone, Clint Koltveit, William Sell and Carole Angelo, producers	NBC.com
	Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen	David Serwatka, Ashley Kaplan, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Lisa Hsia and Aimee Viles, produced by	BravoTV.com
2014 (66th) ^[4]
	30 for 30 Shorts	Connor Schell, John Dahl, Bill Simmons and Maura Mandt, executive producers; Dan Silver and Tate Donovan, producers	ESPN
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Jerry Seinfeld, executive producer	Crackle.com
	Cosmos: A National Geographic Deeper Dive	Allan Butler, executive producer; Christina Ricchiuti, producer	Nat Geo
	I Was There: Boston Marathon Bombings	Kathleen Williams and Sean Kennedy, executive producers; Jaimie DeFina, senior producer	History.com
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Robert Hayes, David Swift and Walker Dalton, producers	NBC.com
	Park Bench with Steve Buscemi	Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Wren Arthur, Justin Wilkes, Joe Killian and Jon Doran, executive producers	AOL
2015 (67th) ^[5]
	A Tribute to Mel Brooks	Brian Katkin, Chuck Saftler, Adam Lewinson, Maureen Timpa and Raphael Kryszek, executive producers; Tava Smiley, host	FX
	American Horror Story: Extra-Ordinary Artists	Ryan Murphy, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Sue Keeton, Jason Miller and Ned Martel, producers	FX
	Parks and Recreation: Behind the Final Season	Morgan Sackett, Dean Holland, Tom Ragazzo, Michael Maccarone and Greg Levine, producers	NBC.com
	30 for 30 Shorts	Connor Schell, John Dahl and Bill Simmons, executive producers; Dan Silver, senior producer; Sean Stuart, produced by	ESPN
	This Is Me	Jill Soloway, Andrea Sperling and Rebecca Odes, executive producers; Xan Aranda, co-executive producer/produced by; Rhys Ernst and Zackary Drucker, supervising producers	EW.com

Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2016 (68th) ^[6]
	Inside Look: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	Ryan Murphy, Ned Martel, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Sue Keeton and Kenna McCabe, producers	FX
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Trideev Dasgupta, Walker Dalton and David Swift, producers	NBC.com
	National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts	Kimberly A. Austin and Rachel Klein, executive producers; Bradley Glenn, producer	arts.gov
	Roots: A New Vision	Krista Liney, executive producer; Mariel Synan, producer	History
	A Year in Space	Mike Beck, Jeffrey Kluger, Ian Orefice and Kira Pollack, executive producers; Jonathan D. Woods, producer	time.com
2017 (69th) ^[7]
	Viceland at the Women’s March	Meghan Kirsch, executive producer; Nacho Gil, co-executive producer; Hannah Gregg, supervising producer; Michele Beno, producer	Viceland
	Creating Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez and Chris Voss, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; Erik Kenward and Erin Doyle, producers	NBC
	Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look	Ryan Murphy, Tanase Popa, Stephanie Gibbons, Kenna McCabe, Sally Daws and Maureen Timpa, producers	FX.com
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Trideev Dasgupta, Walker Dalton and David Swift, producers	NBC.com
	National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts	Kimberly A. Austin and Rachel Klein, executive producers; Jeffrey Elmont and Bradley Glenn, producers	arts.gov
2018 (70th) ^[8]
	Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown	Nathan Thornburgh, executive producer; Kate Kunath, executive producer; Joey Zadwarny, producer	CNN.com
	The Americans: The Final Season	Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe, Maureen Timpa, Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, executive producers	FX
	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: America's Obsessions	Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe, Maureen Timpa, Ryan Murphy and Tanase Popa, executive producers	FX
	Jay Leno's Garage	Jay Leno, executive producer; Helga Pollock, Craig Velarde, David Swift, Walker Dalton and Steve Reich, producers	NBC.com
	Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen	Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Doneen Arquines, executive producers; Hunter Braun, co-executive producer	BravoTV.com
2019 (71st) ^[9]
	Creating Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez, Chris Voss and Matt Yonks, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; Erin Doyle, producer	NBC
	Fosse/Verdon (Inside Look)	Pastor Alvaro, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe and Maureen Timpa, executive producers; Iaian Smallwood, producer	FX
	Pose: Identity, Family, Community (Inside Look)	Ryan Murphy, Tanase Popa, Stephanie Gibbons, Kenna McCabe, Sally Daws and Maureen Timpa, executive producers	FX
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Out of the Closet	Tyler Hissey, Ray Hunt and Brittany Travis, executive producers; Joseph Gerbino, senior producer; Robert Diminico, producer	VH1
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Portrait of a Queen	Tyler Hissey, Ray Hunt and Brittany Travis, executive producers; Joseph Gerbino, senior producer	VH1

2020s

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2020 (72nd) ^[10]
	National Geographic Presents Cosmos: Creating Possible Worlds	Erin Newsome and Sarah Lavoie, executive producers; Maricruz Merlo, supervising producer; Meghan Gleason, Matt Wizan and Tatiana Villegas, producers	Nat Geo
	Between the Scenes — The Daily Show	Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz, executive producer; Ramin Hedayati, supervising producer; Matt Negrin and Ryan Middleton, producers; Jocelyn Conn, produced by	Comedy Central
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries	Samantha Bee, executive producer; Allana Harkin, co-executive producer; Elisa Kreisinger, supervising producer; Anthony Zaccone and Caroline Dunphy, producers	TBS
	Pose: Identity, Family, Community	Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe and Maureen Timpa, executive producers; Ryan Murphy and Tanase Popa, producers	FX
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Out of the Closet	Ray Hunt and Brittany Travis, executive producers; Joseph Gerbino, senior producer; Robert Diminico and Nalissa Cuthbert, producers	VH1
2021 (73rd) ^[11]
	Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man	Emmanuel Acho, executive producer; Morolake Akinosun, producer	YouTube
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Pandemic Video Diaries: Vaxxed and Waxxed	Samantha Bee, host/executive producer; Allana Harkin, co-executive producer; Elisa Kreisinger, supervising producer; Caroline Dunphy and Anthony Zaccone, producers	TBS
	Inside Pixar	Jennifer Zaccaro, producer	Disney+
	Pose: Identity, Family, Community	Ryan Murphy, Tanase Popa, Stephanie Gibbons, Kenna McCabe, Sally Daws and Iaian Smallwood, executive producers	FX
	Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen	Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon and Doneen Arquines, executive producers; Brendan Daw, Wade Sheeler and Hillary Olsen, co-executive producers	Bravo
2022 (74th) ^[12]
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon a Time in Late Night	Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Allana Harkin, executive producer; Elisa Kreisinger, supervising producer; Caroline Dunphy and Anthony Zaccone, producers	TBS
	Between the Scenes — The Daily Show	Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz, executive producer; Ramin Hedayati and David Kibuuka, supervising producers; Folake Ayiloge, produced by; Jocelyn Conn, producer	Comedy Central
	RuPaul's Drag Race Whatcha Packin' with Michelle Visage	Ray Hunt, executive producer; Eric Dimitratos, co-executive producer; Joseph Gerbino, supervising producer; Robert Diminico, Christina D'ambrosio and Michelle Visage, producers	VH1
	Saturday Night Live Presents: Stories from the Show	Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Paul Briganti and Grace Shaker, co-executive producers; Dina Moles, supervising producer; Sean McIlraith and Matt Yonks, producers	NBC
	Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen	Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Doneen Arquines and Wade Sheeler, executive producers; Hillary Olsen and Chris King, co-executive producers	Bravo
2023 (75th) ^[13]
	House of the Dragon: Inside the Episode	Anthony Mauro, executive producer; Cristina Catanzaro and Mia Hildebrand, co-executive producers; Dan Storey and Ashley Morton, supervising producers; Sarah Khan, senior producer	HBO
	The Last of Us: Inside the Episode	Julio Cabral, Badger Denehy, Eddie Maldonado and Kathy Rocklein Sontag, executive producers; Chris Harnick, supervising producer; Lindsay Nowak, senior producer	HBO
	Saturday Night Live Presents: Behind the Sketch	Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Grace Shaker and Dina Moles, supervising producers; Dan D'Lauro, Matt Yonks and Mike Diva, producers	NBC
	Succession: Controlling the Narrative	Chris Grasso and Melora Soodalter, executive producers; Jack Quinn, producer; Zachary Krame and Michael Hagos, supervising producers; Lindsay Nowak, senior producer	HBO
	The White Lotus: Unpacking The Episode	Shanna Yehlen and Jim Weiner, executive producers; Ximena Lopez and Katla McGlynn, co-executive producers; Sophia Trilling, senior producer	HBO

Programs with multiple nominations

7 nominations

Jay Leno's Garage

5 nominations

Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen

3 nominations

Pose: Identity, Family, Community

2 nominations

References

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series

2010s

Jay Leno's Garage (2011)
DGA: Moments in Time (2012)
Remembering 9/11 (2013)
30 for 30 Shorts (2014)
A Tribute to Mel Brooks (2015)
Inside Look: The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)
Viceland at the Women’s March (2017)
Anthony Bourdain: Explore Parts Unknown (2018)
Creating Saturday Night Live (2019)

2020s

National Geographic Presents Cosmos: Creating Possible Worlds (2020)
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (2021)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents: Once Upon a Time in Late Night (2022)
Succession: Controlling the Narrative (2023)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award categories
Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited or Anthology Series Television Movie Reality Competition Program Talk Series Scripted Variety Series Animated Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Game Show Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special (Live) Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Game Show Host for a Reality or Competition Program Narrator
Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Directing for a Reality Program
Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for a Nonfiction Programming
Animation	Individual Achievement in Animation
Casting	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Casting for a Reality Program
Choreography	Choreography for Scripted Programming Choreography for Variety and Reality Programming
Cinematography	Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Cinematography for a Reality Program Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
Commercials	Commercial
Costume Design	Contemporary Costumes Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Period Costumes Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
Hairstyling	Contemporary Hairstyling Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period and/or Character Hairstyling
Lighting	Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Main Title / Motion Design	Main Title Design Motion Design
Makeup	Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Prosthetic Makeup
Music	Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Music Composition for a Series Music Direction Music Supervision Original Main Title Theme Music Original Music and Lyrics
Picture Editing	Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Production Design	Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series Production Design for a Variety Special
Sound Editing	Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Sound Mixing	Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Special Effects	Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single Episode
Stunts	Stunt Coordination Stunt Performance
Technical Direction	Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award
Retired	Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Children's Program Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Interactive Program Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) New Series Program of the Year Short Form Animated Program Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Variety Series Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance
Emmy categories Primetime Daytime International Sports Children's and Family