First awarded 1955 Category of Primetime Emmy Award | Official website emmys.com Instituted 1955 | |
Awarded for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences People also search for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Winners & Nominees D B WeissGame of Thrones, D B Weiss, Winner, David BenioffGame of Thrones, David Benioff, Winner, Joel FieldsThe Americans, Joel Fields, Nominee, Julian FellowesDownton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, Nominee, Sarah Gertrude ShapiroUnreal, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Nominee, Sam EsmailMr Robot, Sam Esmail, Nominee, Marti NoxonUnreal, Marti Noxon, Nominee, Joe WeisbergThe Americans, Joe Weisberg, Nominee, Robert KingThe Good Wife, Robert King, Nominee, Michelle KingThe Good Wife, Michelle King, Nominee, D B WeissGame of Thrones, D B Weiss, Winner, David BenioffGame of Thrones, David Benioff, Winner, Matthew WeinerMad Men, Matthew Weiner, Nominee, Joshua BrandThe Americans, Joshua Brand, Nominee, Semi ChellasMad Men, Semi Chellas, Nominee, Gordon SmithBetter Call Saul, Gordon Smith, Nominee, Moira Walley-BeckettBreaking Bad, Moira Walley-Beckett, Winner, Beau WillimonHouse of Cards, Beau Willimon, Nominee, D B WeissGame of Thrones, D B Weiss, Nominee, David BenioffGame of Thrones, David Benioff, Nominee, Vince GilliganBreaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, Nominee, Nic PizzolattoTrue Detective, Nic Pizzolatto, Nominee, Henry BromellHomeland, Henry Bromell, Winner, George MastrasBreaking Bad, George Mastras, Nominee, Thomas SchnauzBreaking Bad, Thomas Schnauz, Nominee, Julian FellowesDownton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, Nominee, D B WeissGame of Thrones, D B Weiss, Nominee, David BenioffGame of Thrones, David Benioff, Nominee, Gideon RaffHomeland, Gideon Raff, Winner, Howard GordonHomeland, Howard Gordon, Winner, Alex GansaHomeland, Alex Gansa, Winner, Maria JacquemettonMad Men, Maria Jacquemetton, Nominee, Matthew WeinerMad Men, Matthew Weiner, Nominee, Andre JacquemettonMad Men, Andre Jacquemetton, Nominee, Julian FellowesDownton Abbey, Julian Fellowes, Nominee, Semi ChellasMad Men, Semi Chellas, Nominee | ||
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It was first awarded at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, held in 1955 and it is given in honor of a writer or writers who produced an outstanding story or screenplay for an episode of a television drama series during the primetime network season. Undergoing several name changes, the award received its current title at the 48th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1996.
Since its inception, the award has been presented to 74 writers. Writing team David Benioff and D. B. Weiss are the current recipients of the award for their work for the Game of Thrones episode "Battle of the Bastards". Rod Serling holds the record for most wins for this category at six. The Sopranos also hold the record for most wins and nominations for this category at six and 21, respectively.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.