Most nominated, never won this award
- 01SSSpongeBob SquarePants5 noms
- 02AGAs Told by Ginger3 noms
- 03FGFamily Guy3 noms
- 04KHKing of the Hill3 noms
- 05RCRobot Chicken3 noms
- 06TGThe Powerpuff Girls2 noms
A visual history · Emmys
The winners who defined Animated (One Hour or Less).
21 ceremonies, 1989–2009. 10 different winners. The longest run belongs to The Simpsons, with 2 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- South Park in 2009.
- Who has won the most?
- The Simpsons, 10 wins (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008).
- South ParkComedy Central
- The SimpsonsFox
- South ParkComedy Central
- The SimpsonsFox
- South ParkComedy Central
- Samurai JackCartoon Network
- Years explored
- 1989–2009
- Different winners
- 10
- Category leader
- The Simpsons · 10
About this record
Outstanding Animated Program (One Hour or Less) was first awarded in 1989, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.
It was awarded for the last time in 2009.
From 2010 the Emmys awarded Outstanding Animated Program instead.
2000–2009
10 ceremonies
19892009
01 / The reigns
The Simpsons set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2000–2009 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.
01The Simpsons5 wins
02South Park3 wins
The Simpsons'00–'01×2
Futurama'02
The Simpsons'03
Samurai Jack'04
South Park'05
The Simpsons'06
South Park'07
The Simpsons'08
South Park'09
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
20th Century leads the recorded network credits with 6 wins, 2000–2009. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
20th Century6 wins01
Comedy Central3 wins02
Cartoon Network1 win03
Wins by network
- 20th Century660%
- Comedy Central330%
- Cartoon Network110%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2009.
Most losses in this category
- 01SSSpongeBob SquarePants5L · 0W
- 02TSThe Simpsons5L · 5W
- 03SPSouth Park4L · 3W
- 04AGAs Told by Ginger3L · 0W
- 05FGFamily Guy3L · 0W
- 06FUFuturama3L · 1W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2009. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | South Parkbeat 3 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2008 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2007 | South Parkbeat 4 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2006 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2005 | South Parkbeat 4 others
| Comedy Central |
| 2004 | Samurai Jackbeat 4 others
| Cartoon Network |
| 2003 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2002 | Futuramabeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2001 | The Simpsonsrepeatbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2000 | The Simpsonsbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1999 | King of the Hillunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1998 | The Simpsonsrepeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1997 | The Simpsonsunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1996 | Pinky and the Brainunverifiedbeat 4 others
| The WB |
| 1995 | The Simpsonsunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1994 | The Roman Cityunverifiedbeat 4 others
| PBS |
| 1993 | Batman: The Animated Seriesunverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1992 | Claymation Easterunverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1991 | The Simpsonsrepeatunverifiedbeat 3 others
| Fox |
| 1990 | The Simpsonsunverifiedbeat 3 others
| Fox |
| 1989 | Garfield's Babes and Bulletsunverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
