Netflix is an American over-the-top content platform and production company.
In 2013, Netflix became the first streaming platform whose TV production won a Primetime Emmy Award with House of Cards becoming the first online-only streaming television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. House of Cards scored nine nominations overall, including Outstanding Drama Series. Meanwhile, its first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations, becoming the first webisode (online-only episode) of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Laray Mayfield and Julie Schubert won Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series while Eigil Bryld won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour); meanwhile, David Fincher won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Both Bryld and Fincher won for the episode "Chapter 1", making it the first Emmy-winning webisode; Jeff Beal was also nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for the same episode. The series was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series four more times, receiving nominations for its first five seasons; however, it wasn't nominated for its sixth and final season.
In 2014, Orange Is the New Blacks first season was submitted and nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series while the second season received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series, becoming the first series to be nominated for both categories. The first season also earned nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, for the episodes "I Wasn't Ready" and "Lesbian Request Denied", respectively.
In 2020, programs produced by Netflix set an all-time record by receiving 160 nominations, the most nominations produced by a single network in a single year. In total, programs produced by the streaming service received over 600 nominations and won 112; 3 wins of 14 nominations in 2013, 7 wins of 31 nominations in 2014, 2 wins of 34 nominations in 2015, 9 wins of 54 nominations in 2016, 20 wins of 91 nominations in 2017, 23 wins of 112 nominations in 2018, 27 wins of 118 nominations in 2019, and 21 wins of 160 nominations in 2020.
Drama
Drama Series
In 2013, House of Cards became the first television series from a streaming service to be nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2014, the Political drama received its second nomination. A year later, Orange Is the New Black was nominated for its first season and House of Cards for its third season. House of Cards was nominated for the fourth consecutive time in 2016. During the ceremony of 2017, three series received nominations in the category: House of Cards, The Crown, and Stranger Things. Both, The Crown and Stranger Things repeated nominations in 2018. In 2019, Bodyguard, and Ozark received nominations. During 2020, Ozark, Stranger Things and The Crown received nominations for its third season. In 2020, Bridgerton made its debut in the category and The Crown was nominated for its fourth season.
Lead Actor/Actress
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
In 2013, Kevin Spacey was nominated for his role as Frank Underwood in House of Cards. The following year, the actor received a nomination for the second season of the series. In 2015, Kyle Chandler was nominated in the category alongside Kevin Spacey; both actors repeated nominations in 2016. Kevin Spacey was nominated for the fifth season of House of Cards, in 2017. Jason Bateman was nominated three consecutive times, from 2018 to 2020. He was the only lead nominated in the category during that period. In 2021, Regé-Jean Page and Josh O'Connor, received their first Emmy nomination. Bateman returned to the category in 2022 alongside Lee Jung-jae, who received his first nomination.
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Robin Wright was the only lead nominated, from 2013 to 2016. In 2017, Wright received her fifth nomination and Claire Foy received her first. In 2018, Foy won for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown. She became the first actress from a series produced by Netflix to win. During the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Laura Linney was nominated for the second season of Ozark and received additional nominations in 2020 and 2022. Robin Wright received a nomination for the last season of House of Cards. In 2020, Laura Linney and Olivia Colman were nominated. During 2021, Emma Corrin was nominated for her role as Princess Diana and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, in The Crown.