Drama Series
In 2013, House of Cards became the first television series from a streaming service to be nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2014, the Political drama received its second nomination. A year later, Orange Is the New Black was nominated for its first season and House of Cards for its third season. House of Cards was nominated for the fourth consecutive time in 2016. During the ceremony of 2017, three series received nominations in the category: House of Cards, The Crown, and Stranger Things. Both, The Crown and Stranger Things repeated nominations in 2018. In 2019, Bodyguard, and Ozark received nominations. During 2020, Ozark, Stranger Things and The Crown received nominations for its third season. In 2020, Bridgerton made its debut in the category and The Crown was nominated for its fourth season. In 2023, The Crown was nominated for its fifth season. In 2024, The Crown was nominated for its sixth and final season.
Lead Actor/Actress
In 2013, Kevin Spacey was nominated for his role as Frank Underwood in House of Cards. The following year, the actor received a nomination for the second season of the series. In 2015, Kyle Chandler was nominated in the category alongside Kevin Spacey; both actors repeated nominations in 2016. Kevin Spacey was nominated for the fifth season of House of Cards, in 2017. Jason Bateman was nominated three consecutive times, from 2018 to 2020. He was the only lead nominated in the category during that period. In 2021, Regé-Jean Page and Josh O'Connor, received their first Emmy nomination. Bateman returned to the category in 2022 alongside Lee Jung-jae, who received his first nomination. In 2024, Dominic West received his first nomination for his role as Charles III in the final season of The Crown.
Robin Wright was the only lead nominated, from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, Wright received her fifth nomination and Claire Foy received her first. In 2018, Foy won for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. She became the first actress from a series produced by Netflix to win. During the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Laura Linney was nominated for the second season of Ozark and received additional nominations in 2020 and 2022. Robin Wright received a nomination for the last season of House of Cards. In 2020, Laura Linney and Olivia Colman were nominated. During 2021, Emma Corrin was nominated for her role as Princess Diana and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, in The Crown. In 2023, Keri Russell was nominated for her role as a US ambassador to the UK in The Diplomat. In 2024, Imelda Staunton was nominated for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown.
- Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Supporting Actor/Actress
Michael Kelly and Ben Mendelsohn were nominated in the category in 2015. In 2016, both Kelly and Mendelsohn received nominations, with Mendelsohn winning the award. In 2017, John Lithgow won for his role as Winston Churchill in The Crown. Michael Kelly and David Harbour were nominated. During the 2018 ceremony, Matt Smith received his first Emmy nomination for the second season of The Crown. In addition, David Harbor was nominated for the second season of Stranger Things. In 2019, Michael Kelly was nominated for the final season of House of Cards. For his role in The Crown, Tobias Menzies, won the award in 2021. Both Park Hae-soo and O Yeong-su received their first nominations in 2022 for Squid Game. In 2024, Jonathan Pryce received a nomination for his role as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the final season of The Crown.
Uzo Aduba won her second Emmy for Orange Is the New Black in 2015. Aduba and Millie Bobby Brown received nominations during the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2018, Vanessa Kiby and Millie Bobby Brown were nominated. Julia Garner won two consecutive years, 2019 and 2020, for her role as Ruth Langmore in Ozark and won a third time in 2022 for the show's final season. In 2020, Helena Bonham Carter was nominated for her role as Princess Margaret
Guest Actor/Actress
Reg E. Cathey was nominated in 2014 and won in 2015. Pablo Schreiber received a nomination for portraying George "Pornstache" Mendez in Orange Is the New Black. During the 2016 ceremony, Mahershala Ali, Paul Sparks, and Reg E. Cathey were nominated for House of Cards. Ben Mendelsohn received a nomination for the last season of Bloodline. In 2018, Cameron Britton was nominated for Mindhunter and Matthew Goode for The Crown. Andrew Scott was nominated, in 2020, for Black Mirror. During the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Charles Dance received a nomination for his role as Lord Mountbatten in The Crown.
In 2014, Kate Mara received a nomination for her role in House of Cards. The following year, Rachel Brosnahan was nominated for the third season of the series. In 2016, Ellen Burstyn and Molly Parker received nominations for the fourth season of House of Cards. At the 2017 ceremony, the streaming service scored two nominations, with Shannon Purser for Stranger Things
Directing and Writing
In 2013, David Fincher won for his work in House of Cards. The Duffer Brothers received two nominations for the first and second seasons of Stranger Things. The Crown has received six nominations, winning twice. Ozark was nominated six times, with Jason Bateman winning in 2019. Both, Bridgerton and Squid Game, were nominated for its debut seasons. Directors of Netflix's programs received eighteen nominations, winning four times. In 2024, The Crown received a seventh nomination for this category.
Writers of Netflix's programs received their first writing nomination in 2013, with House of Cards. In 2017, The Crown and Stranger Things scored nominations for its debut season. Both shows received nominations for its second season. Jed Mercurio was nominated for his work in Bodyguard. In 2020, Ozark received three nominations for episodes "All In", "Boss Fight", and "Fire Pink". Peter Morgan was nominated for seasons three and four of The Crown, winning the latter. In 2022, Hwang Dong-hyuk was nominated for writing episode "One Lucky Day" from the first season of Squid Game. In 2024, Peter Morgan received a nomination for The Crown, bringing his total nominations in this category to five.
Cinematography
House of Cards won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) in 2013. The series was also nominated for seasons two, three, and four. In 2017, The Crown, Sense8 and Stranger Things were each nominated for the award. In 2018, Adriano Goldman, from The Crown, won for his work on the episode "Beryl"; Goldman was also nominated in 2017 and 2020. Meanwhile, Ben Kutchins was nominated twice for Ozark in 2018 and 2020.
Picture Editing
House of Cards received nominations for seasons one and two. In 2016, Leo Trombetta was nominated for his work in Narcos. Dean Zimmerman won in 2017 for Stranger Things. Meanwhile, Kevin D. Ross was nominated for two consecutive years for episodes "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" and "Chapter Nine: The Gate". Ozark received three nominations. In 2021, The Crown scored two nominations.
