Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Variety Special
Awarded for	Outstanding Writing for Variety Special
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Currently held by	Patton Oswalt, Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping (2016)
Official website	emmys.com

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Variety Special is awarded to one television special each year.

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:

Winners and nominations

2000s

Year	Program	Nominees	Network
2008–09^[1]	*Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger*	Chris Rock	HBO
	81st Academy Awards	Jon Macks (writer), Jenny Bicks (writer), Bill Condon (writer), John Hoffman (writer), Phil Alden Robinson (writer), Bruce Vilanch (writer), Dan Harmon (special material written by), Rob Schrab (special material written by), Ben Schwartz (special material written by), Joel Stein (special material written by)	ABC
	Louis C.K.: Chewed Up	Louis C.K.	Showtime
	Ricky Gervais: Out of England – The Stand-Up Special	Ricky Gervais	HBO
	You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush	Will Ferrell	HBO

2010s

Year	Program	Nominees	Network
2009–10^[2]	*63rd Tony Awards*	Dave Boone (writer), Paul Greenberg (special material written by)	CBS
	82nd Academy Awards	Jon Macks (writer), Bruce Vilanch (writer), Steve Martin (special material written by), Beth Armogida (special material written by), Dave Barry (special material written by), David Feldman (special material written by), Carol Leifer (writer), Jeffrey Richman (writer), Marc Shaiman (special material written by), Colleen Werthmann (special material written by), Scott Wittman (special material written by)	ABC
	Bill Maher... But I'm Not Wrong	Bill Maher	HBO
	The Kennedy Center Honors	George Stevens Jr., Michael Stevens, Sara Lukinson, Lewis Friedman	CBS
	Wanda Sykes: I'ma Be Me	Wanda Sykes	HBO
2010–11^[3]	*64th Tony Awards*	Dave Boone (written by), Matt Roberts (special material by), Mo Rocca (special material by)	CBS
	Colin Quinn: Long Story Short	Colin Quinn	HBO
	Louis C.K.: Hilarious	Louis C.K.	Epix
	Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education	Eric Slovin (head writer), Russ Armstrong (writer), Andy Blitz (writer), R.J. Fried (writer), Brian Huskey (writer), Anthony King (writer), Dan Mintz (writer), Jason Reich (writer), Craig Rowin (writer), Andrew Secunda (writer), Robert Smigel (writer), Anthony Jeselnik (additional material written by), Adam Moerder (additional material written by)	Comedy Central
	The Women of SNL	Paula Pell (new material written by), Seth Meyers (new material written by), Emily Spivey (new material written by), John Solomon (new material written by)	NBC
2011–12^[4]	*Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theatre*	Louis C.K.	FX
	65th Tony Awards	Dave Boone (written by) and Paul Greenberg (special material by)	CBS
	84th Academy Awards	Jon Macks (written by), Dave Boone (written by), Carol Leifer (written by), Tim Carvell (special material written by), Jeff Cesario (special material written by), Billy Crystal (special material written by), Ed Driscoll (special material written by), Billy Martin (special material written by), Ben Schwartz (special material written by), Marc Shaiman (special material written by), Eric Stangel (special material written by), Justin Stangel (special material written by), David Steinberg (special material written by), Mason Steinberg (special material written by), Colleen Werthmann (special material written by)	ABC
	Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl	Jon Macks, Steve Ridgeway, Mason Steinberg, Brad Lachman	NBC
	The Kennedy Center Honors	George Stevens Jr., Michael Stevens, Sara Lukinson, Lewis Friedman	CBS
2012–13^[5]	*Louis C.K.: Oh My God*	Louis C.K.	HBO
	66th Tony Awards	Dave Boone (written by) and Paul Greenberg (special material by)	CBS
	70th Golden Globe Awards	Barry Adelman (written by), Tina Fey (special material by), Amy Poehler (special material by), Jon Macks (special material by), Dave Boone (special material by), Alex Baze (special material by), Robert Carlock (special material by), Seth Meyers (special material by), Mike Scully (special material by)	NBC
	Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs	Eric Slovin (head writer), Doug Abeles (written by), Ethan T. Berlin (written by), Luke Cunningham (written by), R.J. Fried (written by), Dan Klein (written by), Eric Ledgin (written by), Doug Lieblich (written by), Dan Mirk (written by), Craig Rowin (written by), Robert Smigel (written by)	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (Part One)	Seth Meyers (head writer), Colin Jost (head writer), James Anderson (written by), James Downey (written by), Steve Higgins (written by), Zach Kanin (written by), Chris Kelly (written by), Joe Kelly (written by), Erik Kenward (written by), Rob Klein (written by), Lorne Michaels (written by), John Mulaney (written by), Michael Patrick O'Brien (written by), Josh Patten (written by), Sarah Schneider (written by), Pete Schultz (written by), Frank Sebastiano (written by), John Solomon (written by), Kent Sublette (written by), Alex Baze (written by)	NBC
2013–14^[6]	*Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles*	Sarah Silverman	HBO
	67th Tony Awards	Dave Boone (written by) and Paul Greenberg (special material by)	CBS
	71st Golden Globe Awards	Barry Adelman (written by), Tina Fey (special material by), Amy Poehler (special material by), Jon Macks (special material by), Dave Boone (special material by), Alex Baze (special material by), Robert Carlock (special material by), Sam Means (special material by), Seth Meyers (special material by), Michael Shoemaker (special material by)	NBC
	The Beatles: The Night That Changed America	Ken Elrich and David Wild	CBS
	Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays	Billy Crystal	HBO
2014–15^[7]	*Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store*	Louis C.K.	LouisCK.net
	72nd Golden Globe Awards	Barry Adelman (written by), Tina Fey (special material), Amy Poehler (special material), Jon Macks (special material), Dave Boone (special material), Alex Baze (special material), Robert Carlock (special material), Eric Gurian (special material), Sam Means (special material), Seth Meyers (special material), Meredith Scardino (special material), Michael Shoemaker (special material)	NBC
	Key & Peele Super Bowl Special	Brendan Hunt, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Rich Talarico	Comedy Central
	Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen	Mel Brooks	HBO
	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special	James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Tina Fey, Steve Higgins, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Jeff Richmond, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Tom Schiller, Sarah Schneider, Marc Shaiman, Michael Shoemaker, Robert Smigel, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker	NBC
2015–16^[8]
	*Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping*	Patton Oswalt	Netflix
	Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo	Amy Schumer	HBO
	John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid	John Mulaney	Netflix
	Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted	Tig Notaro	HBO
	Triumph's Election Special 2016	Robert Smigel, David Feldman, R.J. Fried, Michael Koman, Brian Reich, Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Lawrence, Craig Rowin, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andy Weinberg	Hulu

References

↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
↑ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

External links

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited Series Television Movie Variety Talk Series Variety Sketch Series Reality-Competition Program Animated Program Children's Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Informational Series or Special Short-Format Animation Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Short Form Variety Series Special Class Program Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special

Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited 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 Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Narrator

Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for Nonfiction Programming

Creative Arts	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Cinematography for a Reality Program Commercial Costumes for a Contemporary Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Period/Fantasy Series, Limited Series, or Movie Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Achievement in Animation Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) Music and Lyrics Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie, or Special Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More) Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Sound Editing for a Series Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) 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 Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Special and Visual Effects / Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series, or Movie

Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award

Retired	Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series Animated Program (One Hour or More) Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Picture Editing for Reality Programming Program of the Year Reality Program Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program Stunt Coordination Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance

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