Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series.
History
The category was initiated in 2016 alongside Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. The awards replaced the now-retired category for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. These awards are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but at the Creative Arts Emmy Award show.Winners and nominations
2010s
Outstanding Special Class — Short-Format Nonfiction Programs| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2011 | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, Helga Pollock and Robert Angelo, producers | jaylenos garage.com |
| 2011 | Writer's Draft | Brian Katkin, executive producer; Raphael Kryszek, producer | Fox Movie Channel |
| 2012 | - | - | - |
| 2012 | DGA: Moments in Time | Michael Stevens, producer | dga.org |
| 2012 | Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen | David Serwatka, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Lisa Hsia and Aimee Viles, produced by | BravoTV.com |
| 2012 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, executive producer; Helga Pollock and Robert Angelo, producers | jaylenos garage.com |
| 2012 | Thank a Vet | Kathleen Williams, executive producer; Jaimie DeFina, senior producer; Andrea Allen, Glenn Schubert and Eric Berger, producers | History |
| 2012 | 30 Rock: Ask Tina | Tina Fey, Eric Gurian, Nick Bernardone, Clint Koltveit and William Sell, producers | NBC.com |
| 2013 | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Remembering 9/11 | Kathleen Williams, executive producer; Sean Kennedy, producer | History.com |
| 2013 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Jerry Seinfeld, producer | Crackle.com |
| 2013 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, Helga Pollock, Robert Angelo, Kico Velarde, Robert Hayes and David Swift, producers | jaylenos garage.com |
| 2013 | The Office: The Farewells | John Krasinski, Carole Angelo and Daniel Stessen, producers | NBC.com |
| 2013 | 30 Rock: The Final Season | Tina Fey, Eric Gurian, Nick Bernardone, Clint Koltveit, William Sell and Carole Angelo, producers | NBC.com |
| 2013 | Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen | David Serwatka, Ashley Kaplan, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Lisa Hsia and Aimee Viles, produced by | BravoTV.com |
| 2014 | - | - | - |
| 2014 | 30 for 30 Shorts | Connor Schell, John Dahl, Bill Simmons and Maura Mandt, executive producers; Dan Silver and Tate Donovan, producers | ESPN |
| 2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Jerry Seinfeld, executive producer | Crackle.com |
| 2014 | ' | Allan Butler, executive producer; Christina Ricchiuti, producer | Nat Geo |
| 2014 | I Was There: Boston Marathon Bombings | Kathleen Williams and Sean Kennedy, executive producers; Jaimie DeFina, senior producer | History.com |
| 2014 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Robert Hayes, David Swift and Walker Dalton, producers | NBC.com |
| 2014 | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Wren Arthur, Justin Wilkes, Joe Killian and Jon Doran, executive producers | AOL |
| 2015 | - | - | - |
| 2015 | A Tribute to Mel Brooks | Brian Katkin, Chuck Saftler, Adam Lewinson, Maureen Timpa and Raphael Kryszek, executive producers; Tava Smiley, host | FX |
| 2015 | ' | Ryan Murphy, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Sue Keeton, Jason Miller and Ned Martel, producers | FX |
| 2015 | Parks and Recreation: Behind the Final Season | Morgan Sackett, Dean Holland, Tom Ragazzo, Michael Maccarone and Greg Levine, producers | NBC.com |
| 2015 | 30 for 30 Shorts | Connor Schell, John Dahl and Bill Simmons, executive producers; Dan Silver, senior producer; Sean Stuart, produced by | ESPN |
| 2015 | This Is Me | Jill Soloway, Andrea Sperling and Rebecca Odes, executive producers; Xan Aranda, co-executive producer/produced by; Rhys Ernst and Zackary Drucker, supervising producers | EW.com |
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
| 2016 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | ' | Ryan Murphy, Ned Martel, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Sue Keeton and Kenna McCabe, producers | FX |
| 2016 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Trideev Dasgupta, Walker Dalton and David Swift, producers | NBC.com |
| 2016 | National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts | Kimberly A. Austin and Rachel Klein, executive producers; Bradley Glenn, producer | arts.gov |
| 2016 | Roots: A New Vision | Krista Liney, executive producer; Mariel Synan, producer | History |
| 2016 | A Year in Space | Mike Beck, Jeffrey Kluger, Ian Orefice and Kira Pollack, executive producers; Jonathan D. Woods, producer | time.com |
| 2017 | - | - | - |
| 2017 | Viceland at the Women’s March | Meghan Kirsch, executive producer; Nacho Gil, co-executive producer; Hannah Gregg, supervising producer; Michele Beno, producer | Viceland |
| 2017 | Creating Saturday Night Live | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez and Chris Voss, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; Erik Kenward and Erin Doyle, producers | NBC |
| 2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan: Inside Look | Ryan Murphy, Tanase Popa, Stephanie Gibbons, Kenna McCabe, Sally Daws and Maureen Timpa, producers | FX.com |
| 2017 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, executive producer; Kico Velarde, supervising producer; Helga Pollock, Trideev Dasgupta, Walker Dalton and David Swift, producers | NBC.com |
| 2017 | National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts | Kimberly A. Austin and Rachel Klein, executive producers; Jeffrey Elmont and Bradley Glenn, producers | arts.gov |
| 2018 | - | - | - |
| 2018 | ' | Nathan Thornburgh, executive producer; Kate Kunath, executive producer; Joey Zadwarny, producer | CNN.com |
| 2018 | The Americans: The Final Season | Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe, Maureen Timpa, Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, executive producers | FX |
| 2018 | Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe, Maureen Timpa, Ryan Murphy and Tanase Popa, executive producers | FX | |
| 2018 | Jay Leno's Garage | Jay Leno, executive producer; Helga Pollock, Craig Velarde, David Swift, Walker Dalton and Steve Reich, producers | NBC.com |
| 2018 | Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen | Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz and Doneen Arquines, executive producers; Hunter Braun, co-executive producer | BravoTV.com |
| 2019 | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Creating Saturday Night Live | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Oz Rodriguez, Chris Voss and Matt Yonks, co-executive producers; Michael Scogin, supervising producer; Erin Doyle, producer | NBC |
| 2019 | Fosse/Verdon | Pastor Alvaro, Stephanie Gibbons, Sally Daws, Kenna McCabe and Maureen Timpa, executive producers; Iaian Smallwood, producer | FX |
| 2019 | Pose: Identity, Family, Community | Ryan Murphy, Tanase Popa, Stephanie Gibbons, Kenna McCabe, Sally Daws and Maureen Timpa, executive producers | FX |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Out of the Closet | Tyler Hissey, Ray Hunt and Brittany Travis, executive producers; Joseph Gerbino, senior producer; Robert Diminico, producer | VH1 |
| 2019 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Portrait of a Queen | Tyler Hissey, Ray Hunt and Brittany Travis, executive producers; Joseph Gerbino, senior producer | VH1 |
2020s
Programs with multiple nominations
;7 nominations- Jay Leno's Garage
- Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
- Creating Saturday Night Live
- National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts
- Pose: Identity, Family, Community
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Out of the Closet
- 30 for 30 Shorts