Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)

The Primetime Emmy Award for Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Primetime Emmy Award for Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
Awarded forOutstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held byWednesday (2023)
Websiteemmys.com

In 2014, the category was created alongside Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More). From 2014 to 2017, contemporary and fantasy programs competed together. Fantasy programs compete alongside period programs since 2018.[1]

Winners and nominations edit

2010s edit

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2010
(62nd)
Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie[2]
The Pacific Anthony Pratt, Dominic Hyman, Richard Hobbs, Scott Bird, Jim Millett, Rolland Pike, Lisa Thompson HBO
Georgia O'Keeffe Stephen Altman, John Bucklin, Helen Britten Lifetime
Return to Cranford Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Trisha Edwards PBS
Temple Grandin Richard Hoover, Meghan C. Rogers, Gabriella Villarreal HBO
You Don't Know Jack Mark Ricker, Amy Fritz, Rena DeAngelo
Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series[3]
The Tudors "Sixth and the Final Wife" Tom Conroy, Colman Corish, Crispian Sallis Showtime
Glee "Pilot" Mark Hutman, Christopher Brown, Barbara Munch Fox
Heroes "Brave New World" Ruth Ammon, Sandy Getzler, Ron Franco NBC
Lost "Ab Aeterno" Zack Grobler, Matthew C. Jacobs, Carol Bayne Kelley ABC
Modern Family "Moon Landing," "Fears" Richard Berg, Amber Haley
True Blood "Never Let Me Go," "I Will Rise Up," "Frenzy" Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz HBO
2011
(63rd)
Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie[4]
Mildred Pierce Mark Friedberg, Peter Rogness, Ellen Christiansen HBO
Downton Abbey Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Gina Cromwell PBS
The Kennedys Rocco Matteo, Mun Ying Kwun, Enrico Campana Reelz
Upstairs Downstairs Eve Stewart, David Hindle, Julia Castle PBS
Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series[5]
Boardwalk Empire "Boardwalk Empire" Bob Shaw, Doug Huszti, Debra Schutt HBO
The Borgias "Lucrezia's Wedding" François Séguin, Jonathan McKinstry, Judit Varga Showtime
Mad Men "Public Relations" Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul AMC
Modern Family "Halloween" Richard Berg, Amber Haley ABC
True Blood "Beautifully Broken" Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Laura Richarz HBO
2012
(64th)
Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie[6]
Great Expectations David Roger, Paul Ghirardani, Jo Kornstein PBS
American Horror Story "Open House" Mark Worthington, Edward L. Rubin, Ellen Brill FX
"Pilot" Beth A. Rubino, Charles M. Lagola, Ellen Brill
Hatfields & McCoys Derek R. Hill, Serban Porupca, John B. Vertrees, Sally Black History
Hemingway & Gellhorn Geoffrey Kirkland, Nanci Noblett, Jim Erickson HBO
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia Arwel Jones, Dafydd Shurmer, Joelle Rumbelow PBS
Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series[7]
Boardwalk Empire "Peg of Old," "Battles of the Century," "To the Lost" Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman HBO
Game of Thrones "Garden of Bones," "The Ghost of Harrenhal," "A Man Without Honor" Gemma Jackson, Frank Walsh, Tina Jones
Downton Abbey "Episode 4" Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Judy Farr PBS
Justified "Cut Ties" David Blass, Oana Bogdan Miller, Shauna Aronson FX
Mad Men "At the Codfish Ball" Dan Bishop, Christopher Brown, Claudette Didul AMC
2013
(65th)
Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie[8]
Behind the Candelabra Howard Cummings, Patrick M. Sullivan Jr., Barbara Munch HBO
American Horror Story: Asylum "I Am Anne Frank, Part 2" Mark Worthington, Andrew Murdock, Ellen Brill FX
"Welcome to Briarcliff" Mark Worthington, Edward L. Rubin, Ellen Brill
Phil Spector Patrizia von Brandenstein, Fredda Slavin, Diane Lederman HBO
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden Guy Barnes, Rosario Provenza, Wendy Ozols-Barnes Nat Geo
Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series[9]
Boardwalk Empire "Sunday Best," "Two Imposters," "Margate Sands" Bill Groom, Adam Scher, Carol Silverman HBO
The Borgias "Siblings" Jonathan McKinstry, Adam O'Neill, Judit Varga Showtime
Downton Abbey "Episode 7" Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Gina Cromwell PBS
Game of Thrones "Valar Dohaeris," "Kissed by Fire" Gemma Jackson, Andy Thomson, Rob Cameron HBO
True Blood "Whatever I Am, You Made Me," "Let's Boot and Rally," "Sunset" Suzuki Ingerslev, Catherine Smith, Ron Franco
2014
(66th)
[10]
Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)
Game of Thrones "The Laws of Gods and Men," "The Mountain and the Viper" Deborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, Rob Cameron HBO
House of Cards "Chapter 18," "Chapter 24" Steve Arnold, Halina Gebarowicz, Tiffany Zappulla Netflix
Justified "A Murder of Crowes," "Wrong Roads," "The Toll" Dave Blass, Oana Bogdan, Shauna Aronson FX
True Blood "At Last," "Fuck the Pain Away," "In the Evening" Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith, Ron V. Franco HBO
True Detective "Seeing Things," "The Locked Room," "Form and Void" Alex DiGerlando, Mara LePere-Schloop, Tim Beach, Cynthia Slagter
2015
(67th)
[11]
Game of Thrones "High Sparrow," "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken," "Hardhome" Deborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, Rob Cameron HBO
Constantine "The Darkness Beneath," "Feast of Friends," "The Saint of Last Resorts, Part 1" Dave Blass, Hugo Santiago, Drew Monahan, Natali Pope NBC
Gotham "Pilot" Doug Kraner, Laura Ballinger Gardner, Regina Graves Fox
House of Cards "Chapter 29," "Chapter 36" Steve Arnold, Halina Gebarowicz, Tiffany Zappulla Netflix
True Blood "Jesus Gonna Be Here," "I Found You," "Fire in the Hole" Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith, Ron V. Franco HBO
2016
(68th)
[12]
Game of Thrones "Blood of My Blood," "The Broken Man," "No One" Deborah Riley, Paul Ghirardani, Rob Cameron HBO
American Horror Story: Hotel Mark Worthington, Denise Hudson, Ellen Brill FX
House of Cards "Chapter 41," "Chapter 47," "Chapter 48" Steve Arnold, Halina Gebarowicz, Tiffany Zappulla Netflix
The Man in the High Castle "The New World" Drew Boughton, Linda King, Brenda Meyers-Ballard Amazon
Penny Dreadful "Fresh Hell," "Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places," "And Hell Itself My Only Foe" Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddell, Philip Murphy Showtime
2017
(69th)
[13]
The Handmaid's Tale "Offred" Julie Berghoff, Evan Webber, Sophie Neudorfer Hulu
Penny Dreadful "Perpetual Night," "The Blessed Dark" Jonathan McKinstry, Jo Riddell, Philip Murphy Showtime
Westworld "The Bicameral Mind" Zack Grobler, Steve Christensen, Julie Ochipinti HBO
"The Original" Nathan Crowley, Steve Christensen, Julie Ochipinti
The Young Pope Ludovica Ferrario, Alexandro Maria Santucci, Laura Casalini
2018
(70th)
[14]
Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
The Handmaid's Tale "June" Mark White, Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Caroline Gee Hulu
American Horror Story: Cult Jeff Mossa, Rachel Robb Kondrath, Claire Kaufman FX
The Handmaid's Tale "Seeds," "First Blood," "After" Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Rob Hepburn Hulu
Ozark "My Dripping Sleep" Derek R. Hill, John Richardson, Chuck Potter Netflix
Twin Peaks Ruth De Jong, Cara Brower, Florencia Martin Showtime
2019
(71st)
[15]
The Handmaid's Tale "Holly" Mark White, Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Robert Hepburn Hulu
Escape at Dannemora Mark Ricker, James Truesdale, Cherish M. Hale Showtime
Killing Eve "The Hungry Caterpillar" Laurence Dorman, Beckie Harvey, Linda Wilson BBC America
Ozark "Outer Darkness," "The Gold Coast" Derek R. Hill, John Richardson, Kim Leoleis Netflix
The Umbrella Academy "We Only See Each Other at Weddings and Funerals" Mark Worthington, Mark Steele, Jim Lambie

2020s edit

Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network
2020
(72nd)
[16]
The Handmaid's Tale "Household" Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Robert Hepburn Hulu
Big Little Lies "What Have They Done?", "The Bad Mother", "I Want to Know" John Paino, Austin Gorg, Amy Wells HBO
Killing Eve "Are You from Pinner?" Laurence Dorman, Beckie Harvey, Casey Williams BBC America
The Morning Show "In the Dark Night of the Soul It's Always 3:30 in the Morning" John Paino, James F. Truesdale, Amy Wells Apple TV+
Ozark "Wartime" David Bomba, Sean Ryan Jennings, Kim Leoleis Netflix
Succession "This Is Not for Tears" Stephen H. Carter, Carmen Cardenas, George DeTitta, Ana Buljan HBO
2021
(73rd)
[17]
Mare of Easttown Keith P. Cunningham, James F. Truesdale, Gina Cranham, Edward McLoughlin, Sarah McMillan HBO
The Flight Attendant "After Dark" Sara K White, Christine Foley, Jessica Petruccelli HBO Max
The Handmaid's Tale "Chicago" Elisabeth Williams, Martha Sparrow, Larry Spittle, Rob Hepburn Hulu
The Undoing Lester Cohen, Doug Huszti, Keri Lederman HBO
Yellowstone "Going Back to Cali" Cary White, Yvonne Boudreaux, Carla Curry Paramount
2022
(74th)
[18]
Squid Game "Gganbu" Chae Kyoung-sun, Gim En-jee, Kim Jeong-gon Netflix
The Flight Attendant "Seeing Double" Nina Ruscio, Josh Lusby, Mari Lappalainen, Matt Callahan HBO Max
Ozark "The Beginning of the End", "Let the Great World Spin", "Sanctified" David Bomba, Sean Ryan Jennings, Kim Leoleis Netflix
Severance "Good News About Hell" Jeremy Hindle, Nick Francone, Angelica Borrero-Fortier, Andrew Baseman Apple TV+
Succession "Too Much Birthday" Stephen H. Carter, Marci Mudd, George DeTitta Jr. HBO
The White Lotus Laura Fox, Charles Varga, Jennifer Lukehart
2023
(75th)
[19]
Wednesday "Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe" Mark Scruton, Adrian Curelea, Robert Hepburn Netflix
The Last of Us "Infected" John Paino, Don Macaulay, Paul Healy HBO
Poker Face "The Orpheus Syndrome" Judy Rhee, Martha Sparrow, Cathy Marshall Peacock
Succession "America Decides" Stephen H. Carter, Molly Mikula, George DeTitta Jr. HBO
Ted Lasso "Sunflowers" Paul Cripps, Iain White, Kate Goodman Apple TV+
The White Lotus "Ciao" Cristina Onori, Gianpaolo Rifino, Letizia Santucci HBO

Programs with multiple wins edit

Programs with multiple nominations edit

Totals combined with Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series.

Notes edit

References edit

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