Most nominated, never won this award
- 01BMBig Mouth3 noms
- 02BHBoJack Horseman2 noms
A visual history · Emmys
The winners who defined Animated Program.
16 ceremonies, 2010–2025. 12 different winners.
- Who won most recently?
- Arcane in 2025.
- Who has won the most?
- Arcane, Bob's Burgers, Rick and Morty and The Simpsons, tied on 2 wins each.
- ArcaneNetflix
- Blue Eye SamuraiNetflix
- The SimpsonsFox
- ArcaneNetflix
- Genndy Tartakovsky's PrimalAdult Swim
- Rick and MortyAdult Swim
- Years explored
- 2010–2025
- Different winners
- 12
- Category leader
- Arcane · 2
About this record
Outstanding Animated Program was first awarded in 2010, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.
Until 2009 animation was judged as two awards split by running time.
It took over from Outstanding Animated Program (One Hour or Less) and Outstanding Animated Program (More Than One Hour).
2010–2025
16 ceremonies
20102025
01 / The reigns
12 winners shaped this category.
The timeline turns the 2010–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.
01Arcane2 wins
02Bob's Burgers2 wins
03Rick and Morty2 wins- 04The Simpsons2 wins
Prep & Landing'10
Futurama'11
The Penguins of Madagascar'12
South Park'13
Bob's Burgers'14
Over the Garden Wall'15
Archer'16
Bob's Burgers'17
Rick and Morty'18
The Simpsons'19
Rick and Morty'20
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal'21
Arcane'22
The Simpsons'23
Blue Eye Samurai'24
Arcane'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
20th Century leads the recorded network credits with 4 wins, 2010–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
20th Century4 wins01
Adult Swim3 wins02
Netflix3 wins03
Comedy Central2 wins04
ABC1 win05
Cartoon Network1 win06
Wins by network
- 20th Century425%
- Adult Swim319%
- Netflix319%
- Comedy Central213%
- ABC16%
- Cartoon Network16%
- Other213%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2010–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01TSThe Simpsons13L · 2W
- 02BBBob's Burgers12L · 2W
- 03SPSouth Park8L · 1W
- 04ARArcher3L · 1W
- 05BMBig Mouth3L · 0W
- 06BHBoJack Horseman2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2010–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arcanebeat 4 others
| Netflix |
| 2024 | Blue Eye Samuraibeat 4 others
| Netflix |
| 2023 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2022 | Arcanebeat 4 others
| Netflix |
| 2021 | Genndy Tartakovsky's Primalbeat 4 others
| Adult Swim |
| 2020 | Rick and Mortybeat 4 others
| Adult Swim |
| 2019 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2018 | Rick and Mortybeat 4 others
| Adult Swim |
| 2017 | Bob's Burgersbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2016 | Archerbeat 4 others
| FX |
| 2015 | Over the Garden Wallbeat 4 others
| Cartoon Network |
| 2014 | Bob's Burgersbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2013 | South Parkbeat 4 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2012 | The Penguins of Madagascarbeat 4 others
| Nickelodeon |
| 2011 | Futuramabeat 4 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2010 | Prep & Landingbeat 4 others
| ABC |
