Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It is awarded to the best original song or score created specifically for a television program. The award was first presented in 2000 and has since become a prestigious honor in the television industry. The nominees are judged based on their creativity, originality, and contribution to the overall quality of the program. The award recognizes the importance of music and lyrics in television, and the impact they have on the audience's emotional connection to the show.

The award has gone by several names:
 * Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material (1970–1973)
 * Best Song or Theme (1974)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material (1975–1978)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1981–1991)
 * Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics (1992–1995)
 * Outstanding Music and Lyrics (1996–2005)
 * Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (2006–present)

Multiple wins
6 wins
 * Larry Grossman
 * Buz Kohan

3 wins
 * Alan & Marilyn Bergman
 * Adam Schlesinger
 * Ken Welch
 * Mitzie Welch

2 wins
 * Katreese Barnes
 * Ray Charles
 * Alf Clausen
 * James Di Pasquale
 * Fred Ebb
 * Marvin Hamlisch
 * David Javerbaum
 * John Kander
 * Ken Keeler
 * John Kimbrough
 * Artie Malvin
 * Randy Newman
 * Justin Timberlake

Multiple nominations
15 nominations
 * Buz Kohan

12 nominations
 * Earl Brown
 * Larry Grossman
 * Ken Welch
 * Mitzie Welch

9 nominations
 * Alf Clausen

7 nominations
 * Billy Goldenberg

6 nominations
 * Eli Brueggemann
 * The Lonely Island
 * Adam Schlesinger

5 nominations
 * Alan & Marilyn Bergman
 * Ray Charles
 * Justin Timberlake

4 nominations
 * Billy Barnes
 * Flight of the Conchords
 * Marvin Hamlisch
 * Butch Hartman
 * Fred Karlin
 * Ken Keeler
 * Robert Lopez
 * Steve Marmel
 * Guy Moon
 * Walter Murphy
 * Greg O'Connor
 * Marc Shaiman

3 nominations
 * Kristen Anderson-Lopez
 * Katreese Barnes
 * Rachel Bloom
 * Cy Coleman
 * Carol Connors
 * Dick DeBenedictis
 * James Di Pasquale
 * Jack Dolgen
 * Fred Ebb
 * David Javerbaum
 * Labrinth
 * Seth MacFarlane
 * Seth Meyers
 * Thomas Mizer
 * Curtis Moore
 * John Mulaney
 * Michael Silversher
 * Patty Silversher
 * Dennis Spiegel
 * Patrick Williams
 * Jim Wise
 * Scott Wittman

2 nominations
 * Sara Bareilles
 * John Bettis
 * James Bobin
 * Bruce Broughton
 * Steve Dorff
 * Bill Dyer
 * Tina Fey
 * Debra Fordham
 * David Foster
 * Taylor Goldsmith
 * Arthur Hamilton
 * Ron Jones
 * John Kander
 * Siddhartha Khosla
 * John Kimbrough
 * Robert Klein
 * Joseph LoDuca
 * Artie Malvin
 * Alan Menken
 * Nan Schwartz Mishkin
 * Mark Mueller
 * Randy Newman
 * Benj Pasek
 * Justin Paul
 * Gary Portnoy
 * Dory Previn
 * Jeff Richmond
 * Glenn Slater
 * Danny Smith
 * Bob Stein
 * Will Stephen
 * Morton Stevens
 * Kurt Sutter
 * Asa Taccone
 * Bob Thiele
 * Kenan Thompson
 * Linda Thompson
 * Zendaya

Programs with multiple awards

 * 3 wins
 * Saturday Night Live


 * 2 wins
 * The Carol Burnett Show
 * The Simpsons

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 12 nominations
 * Saturday Night Live


 * 9 nominations
 * The Simpsons


 * 5 nominations
 * Family Guy


 * 4 nominations
 * The Fairly OddParents


 * 3 nominations
 * The Carol Burnett Show
 * Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
 * Euphoria
 * Flight of the Conchords
 * MADtv
 * The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
 * Smash


 * 2 nominations
 * Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies
 * Cop Rock
 * Fame
 * Growing Pains
 * High School Musical
 * Jimmy Kimmel Live!
 * Kojak
 * Police Woman
 * Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
 * Scrubs
 * The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
 * Sons of Anarchy
 * Ted Lasso
 * This Is Us
 * Xena: Warrior Princess