The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Variety Special is awarded to one television special each year. After being grouped together, the category was initiated alongside Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series in 2009. From the 1980s to 2000s, specials competed alongside series for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
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
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special
1970s
1980s
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
2000s
2010s
2020s
Notes
References
External links
- Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website
