Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series was first awarded at the 63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2011 as Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program. The award was divided in 2016 to recognize Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Short Form Variety Series. Starting in 2021, the categories were combined again and renamed Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series.

Winners and nominations
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Programs with multiple awards

 * 5 wins
 * Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple Music/Apple TV+)


 * 3 wins
 * Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim)


 * 2 wins
 * Between Two Ferns (FunnyOrDie)

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 7 nominations
 * Carpool Karaoke: The Series (Apple Music/Apple TV+)


 * 5 nominations
 * Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim)


 * 4 nominations
 * Honest Trailers (YouTube)
 * The Randy Rainbow Show (YouTube)


 * 3 nominations
 * 30 Rock: The Webisodes (NBC.com)
 * Between Two Ferns (Funny Or Die)
 * The Daily Show: Correspondents Explain (thedailyshow.com)
 * Gay of Thrones (Funny Or Die)
 * Hack Into Broad City (Comedy Central)
 * Late Night with Seth Meyers: CORRECTIONS (YouTube)
 * Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (AOL)


 * 2 nominations
 * An Emmy for Megan (anemmyformegan.com)
 * Billy on the Street (Funny Or Die)
 * The Daily Show: Between the Scenes (thedailyshow.com)
 * Epic Rap Battles of History (YouTube)
 * I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)
 * Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question (Hulu)
 * Reno 911! (Quibi)
 * Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News (Paramount+)