Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Award for short-term media

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	2016 (awarded to Park Bench with Steve Buscemi)
Last awarded	2020 (awarded to Carpool Karaoke: The Series)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series. The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. In 2021, this award was merged with Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series to form the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series. These awards were not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the Creative Arts Emmy Award show.

Winners and nominations

indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2016 (68th) ^[1]
	Park Bench with Steve Buscemi	Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Wren Arthur, Justin Wilkes, Joe Killian and Jon Doran, executive producers	AOL
	Epic Rap Battles of History	Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, executive producers	YouTube
	Gay of Thrones	Erin Gibson, executive producer; Matt Mazany and Ross Buran, producers	funnyordie.com
	Honest Trailers	Andy Signore and Barry Blumberg, executive producers; Dan Murrell and Spencer Gilbert, producers	YouTube
	Making a Scene with James Franco	Vince Jolivette, Eric Day, Jen Heftler, Jay Davis and Mark Koops, executive producers; James Franco, host/principal performer	AOL
2017 (69th) ^[2]
	The Daily Show — Between the Scenes	Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Steve Bodow, executive producers; Ramin Hedayati, supervising producer; Jocelyn Conn, produced by	thedailyshow.com
	Behind The Voice	Chad Hines, executive producer; Amanda Horning, supervising producer; Suzanne Lee, producer	YouTube
	Epic Rap Battles of History	Peter Shukoff and Lloyd Ahlquist, executive producers
	Honest Trailers	Andy Signore, executive producer; Dan Murrell, Spencer Gilbert, Michael Bolton and Christina Kline, producers
	The Star Wars Show	Mickey Capoferri, executive producer; Scott Bromley and John Harper, producers; Andi Gutierrez, host
2018 (70th) ^[3]
	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer	Apple Music
	Creating Saturday Night Live	Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez, Chris Voss and Matt Yonks, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; and Erin Doyle, producer	nbc.com
	The Daily Show — Between the Scenes	Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Steve Bodow, executive producers; Ramin Hedayati, supervising producer; Matt Negrin, producer; Jocelyn Conn, produced by	thedailyshow.com
	Gay of Thrones	Erin Gibson, Jonathan Van Ness, Kate Lilly and Matt Mazany, executive producers; Ross Buran, producer	Funny or Die
	Honest Trailers	Dan Murrell, Spencer Gilbert and Joe Starr, producers	YouTube
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Cover Room	Jimmy Fallon, executive producer; Chris Tartaro, Chad Wollett, and Julie Gurovitsch, producers; Gerard Bradford and Mike DiCenzo, produced by	nbc.com
2019 (71st) ^[4]
	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Ben Winston, James Corden and Eric Pankowski, executive producers; David Young and Sheila Rogers, supervising producers; Diana Miller, producer	Apple Music
	Billy on the Street	Billy Eichner, executive producer/host; Mike Farah, Doug Brady and Bill Parker, executive producers; Elizabeth Baquet and Ciara Pavia, producers	Funny or Die
	Gay of Thrones	Erin Gibson, Jonathan Van Ness and Mike Farah, executive producers; Matt Mazany, co-executive producer; Ross Buran, supervising producer; Whitney Hodack, produced by	Funny or Die
	Honest Trailers	Spencer Gilbert, Dan Murrell and Joe Starr, producers	YouTube
	The Randy Rainbow Show	Randy Rainbow, executive producer; Tanase Popa, John Retsios, Rich Super and Jeff Romley, producers	YouTube

2020s

Year	Program	Producers	Network
2020 (72nd) ^[5]
	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Ben Winston and James Corden, executive producers; David Young, co-executive producer; Sheila Rogers, supervising producer; Diana Miller and Blake Webster, producers	Apple TV
	Being at Home with Samantha Bee	Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jason Jones, executive producer; Allana Harkin, co-executive producer; Elisa Kreisinger, Mike Drucker and Kristen Bartlett, producers	TBS
	Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: The Movie, Sorta Uncut Interviews	Scott Aukerman, Zach Galifianakis, Mike Farah and Caitlin Daley, executive producers; Corinne Eckart, producer	Netflix
	Jimmy Kimmel's Quarantine Minilogues	Jimmy Kimmel and Jill Leiderman, executive producers; Molly McNearney, co-executive producer; Tony Romero and Seth Weidner, supervising producers; Danny Ricker, producer	ABC
	The Randy Rainbow Show	Randy Rainbow, executive producer; John Retsios, Jeff Romley and Victoria Varela, producers	YouTube

Programs with multiple awards

3 awards

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Programs with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Special Class — Short-Format Nonfiction Programs.

4 nominations

Honest Trailers

3 nominations

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Gay of Thrones

2 nominations

References

^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series

Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (2016)
The Daily Show — Between the Scenes (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2018)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2019)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2020)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award categories
Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited or Anthology Series Television Movie Reality Competition Program Talk Series Scripted Variety Series Animated Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Game Show Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special (Live) Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology 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 Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Game Show Host for a Reality or Competition Program Narrator
Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Directing for a Reality Program
Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for a Nonfiction Programming
Animation	Individual Achievement in Animation
Casting	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Casting for a Reality Program
Choreography	Choreography for Scripted Programming Choreography for Variety and Reality Programming
Cinematography	Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Cinematography for a Reality Program Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
Commercials	Commercial
Costume Design	Contemporary Costumes Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Period Costumes Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
Hairstyling	Contemporary Hairstyling Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period and/or Character Hairstyling
Lighting	Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Main Title / Motion Design	Main Title Design Motion Design
Makeup	Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period and/or Character Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Prosthetic Makeup
Music	Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Music Composition for a Series Music Direction Music Supervision Original Main Title Theme Music Original Music and Lyrics
Picture Editing	Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Production Design	Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series Production Design for a Variety Special
Sound Editing	Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Sound Mixing	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 or Anthology Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera) Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Special Effects	Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single Episode
Stunts	Stunt Coordination Stunt Performance
Technical Direction	Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special
Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award
Retired	Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Children's Program Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Interactive Program Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) New Series Program of the Year Short Form Animated Program Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Variety Series Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance
Emmy categories Primetime Daytime International Sports Children's and Family