Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Reality Program is awarded to one program each year. In 2006, the category was called Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming – Multi-Camera Productions. Reality programs competed with documentaries prior to 2006 in a combined category for Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera).

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
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Programs with multiple awards

 * 6 wins
 * Life Below Zero


 * 5 wins
 * Deadliest Catch


 * 2 wins
 * The Amazing Race

Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominations for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.


 * 21 nominations
 * Survivor


 * 19 nominations
 * The Amazing Race


 * 13 nominations
 * Deadliest Catch


 * 10 nominations
 * Life Below Zero


 * 8 nominations
 * Project Runway


 * 7 nominations
 * Top Chef


 * 5 nominations
 * RuPaul's Drag Race


 * 4 nominations
 * Intervention
 * Queer Eye


 * 3 nominations
 * Born This Way


 * 2 nominations
 * The Apprentice
 * Dirty Jobs
 * Welcome to Wrexham