The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction | |
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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 |
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.
Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
The Second Barry Manilow Special | Jimmie Haskell | ABC |