Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program was an annual award given to performers in a variety/music series or specials. The award has been retired; it was last presented in 2008.

Winners and nominations

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Total awards by network

• CBS – 25
• NBC – 12
• PBS – 10
• HBO – 7
• ABC – 5
• A&E – 2
• Fox – 2
• Syndicated – 1

Performers with multiple awards

Performers with multiple nominations

Notes

1. Awarded under the "Special Classification – Individuals" category
2. Awarded under the "Special Classification – Individuals" category
3. Awarded under the "Special Classification – Individuals" category
4. Awarded under the "Special Classification – Individuals" category
5. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
6. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
7. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
8. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
9. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
10. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
11. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
12. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
13. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
14. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award.
15. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominees did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
16. As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. The nominee did not meet the benchmark and no award was given.
17. In 1995, Dennis Miller was nominated for his HBO talkshow Dennis Miller Live. His nomination was belatedly rescinded after the Academy said it discovered rules do not allow the host of a variety or music series to be nominated for the same program if the host's name is in the title. Sixth place finisher Rosie O'Donnell was named as the replacement nominee.

References

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13. "Miller's Emmy nomination disqualification". The News. Retrieved 18 July 2016.