GuideBallotsDataToolsBlog

Every Emmys Outstanding Animated Program winner

16 ceremonies, 2010–2025. 12 different winners.

Outstanding Animated Program was first awarded in 2010, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 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).

Arcane ×2Bob's Burgers ×2Rick and Morty ×2The Simpsons ×2
One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by network; scroll sideways for the full run.
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
Wins by network
  1. 20th Century425%
  2. Adult Swim319%
  3. Netflix319%
  4. Comedy Central213%
  5. ABC16%
  6. Cartoon Network16%
  7. Other213%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2010–2025.

Most nominated, never won

  • Big Mouth3 noms
  • BoJack Horseman2 noms

Most losses

  • The Simpsons13L · 2W
  • Bob's Burgers12L · 2W
  • South Park8L · 1W
  • Archer3L · 1W
  • Big Mouth3L · 0W
  • BoJack Horseman2L · 0W

The full list

YearWinnerNetwork
2025Arcane
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Common Side Effects
  • Love, Death & Robots
  • The Simpsons
Netflix
2024Blue Eye Samurai
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Scavengers Reign
  • The Simpsons
  • X-Men '97
Netflix
2023The Simpsons
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Entergalactic
  • Primal
  • Rick and Morty
Fox
2022Arcane
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Rick and Morty
  • The Simpsons
  • What If...?
Netflix
2021Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal
beat 4 others
  • Big Mouth
  • Bob's Burgers
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
Adult Swim
2020Rick and Morty
beat 4 others
  • Big Mouth
  • Bob's Burgers
  • BoJack Horseman
  • The Simpsons
Adult Swim
2019The Simpsons
beat 4 others
  • Adventure Time
  • Big Mouth
  • Bob's Burgers
  • BoJack Horseman
Fox
2018Rick and Morty
beat 4 others
  • Big Hero 6: The Series
  • Bob's Burgers
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
Adult Swim
2017Bob's Burgers
beat 4 others
  • Archer
  • The Simpsons
  • Sofia the First
  • South Park
Fox
2016Archer
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
FX
2015Over the Garden Wall
beat 4 others
  • Archer
  • Bob's Burgers
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
Cartoon Network
2014Bob's Burgers
beat 4 others
  • Archer
  • Futurama
  • South Park
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Fox
2013South Park
beat 4 others
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
  • Regular Show
  • The Simpsons
Comedy Central
2012The Penguins of Madagascar
beat 4 others
  • American Dad!
  • Bob's Burgers
  • Futurama
  • The Simpsons
Nickelodeon
2011Futurama
beat 4 others
  • The Cleveland Show
  • Robot Chicken
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
Comedy Central
2010Prep & Landing
beat 4 others
  • Alien Earths
  • The Ricky Gervais Show
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park
ABC

More Emmys categories

Lead Actor (Comedy)Lead Actress (Comedy)Made for TV MovieTV MovieSupp. Actor (Limited)Supp. Actress (Limited)Directing (Limited)Writing (Limited)Variety SpecialVariety Special (Pre-Recorded)Variety Special (Live)Animated (One Hour or Less)Animated (Over One Hour)Documentary SeriesSupp. Actor (Drama)Supp. Actress (Drama)All 34 categories

Call next year’s winner before your friends do

You’ve seen the whole history. Now put a pick on the record and run a live pool when the Emmys come back around.

Start a free party