Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program is awarded to one program each year. The category was created in 2018. Between 2003 and 2017, reality and documentary/nonfiction programs competed in a combined category.

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:

Programs with multiple wins

 * 2 wins
 * RuPaul's Drag Race

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 10 nominations
 * The Amazing Race


 * 7 nominations
 * RuPaul's Drag Race


 * 6 nominations
 * Top Chef


 * 5 nominations
 * Queer Eye


 * 4 nominations
 * Project Runway


 * 3 nominations
 * Shark Tank


 * 2 nominations
 * American Idol
 * American Ninja Warrior
 * Cheer
 * Survivor
 * The Voice
 * Welcome to Wrexham

Individuals with multiple wins

 * 2 wins
 * Nick Murray

Individuals with multiple nominations

 * 10 nominations
 * Bertram van Munster


 * 7 nominations
 * Nick Murray


 * 4 nominations
 * Ariel Boles


 * 3 nominations
 * Ken Fuchs


 * 2 nominations
 * Hisham Abed
 * Alan Carter
 * Bruce Gowers
 * Patrick McManus
 * Bryan Rowland
 * Craig Spirko
 * Paul Starkman
 * Glenn Weiss
 * Greg Whiteley