Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for programming Less Than One Hour)

The Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) is a Creative Arts Emmy Award which is given annually to an Animated Series which is judged to have been the best. Each Series is allowed to submit One Episode and a Special.

Awards and Nominations

1970s

Outstanding Animated Program

1979

• The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown
  • You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

1980s

Outstanding Animated Program

1980

• Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
  • The Pink Panther in: Olym-Pinks
  • Carlton Your Doorman
  • She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown

1981

• Life is a Circus, Charlie Brown
  • Bugs Bunny: All American Hero
  • Faeries
  • Gnomes
  • It's Magic, Charlie Brown

1982

• The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
  • Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown
  • A Charlie Brown Celebration
  • The Smurfs Springtime Special
  • The Smurfs

1983

• Ziggy's Gift
  • Here Comes Garfield
  • Is This Goodbye, Charlie Brown?
  • What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?
  • The Smurfs Christmas Special

1984

• Garfield on the Town
  • A Disney Christmas Gift
  • It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
  • The Smurfic Games

1985

• Garfield in the Rough
  • Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown
  • Donald Duck's 50th Birthday

1986

• Garfield's Halloween Adventure
  • Garfield in Paradise

1987

• Cathy
  • Garfield Goes Hollywood

1988

• A Claymation Christmas Celebration
  • A Garfield Christmas Special
  • The Brave Little Toaster

Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)

1989

• Madeline
  • Garfield: His 9 Lives
  • Abel's Island
  • Meet the Raisins!

1990s

Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)

1990

• Madeline's Christmas
• Madeline's Rescue
• The Simpsons -- "Life on the Fast Lane"
  • Garfield's Feline Fantasies
  • Garfield's Thanksgiving
  • Why, Charlie Brown, Why?

1991

• Madeline and the Bad Hat
• Madeline and the Gypsies
• The Simpsons -- "Homer and Lisa vs. the 8th Commandment"
  • Claymation Comedy of Horrors
  • Garfield Get a Life

1992

• Madeline in London
• The Simpsons -- "Burns verkauft das Kraftwerk"
• The Simpsons -- "Radio Bart"
  • A Claymation Easter
  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1993

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Singing Dog
• The Simpsons -- "A Streetcar Named Marge"
• The Simpsons -- "Brother from the same Planet"
  • Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas
  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

1994

• Madeline -- "Madeline in New York"
• The Simpsons -- "Homer Goes to College"
• The Simpsons -- "Homer Loves Flanders"
  • The Town Santa Forgot
  • A Flintstones Family Christmas

1995

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Apple Dumpling Gang"
• The Simpsons -- "Bart's Wedding"
  • Daisy-Head Mayzie
  • Rugrats -- "A Rugrats Passover"

1996

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Bible"
• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Can Can Cliques"
• The Simpsons -- "Treehouse of Horror VI"

1997

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Three Stooges"
• The Simpsons -- "Homer's Phobia"
  • Disney's The Mighty Ducks
  • Inspector Gadget goes to Vaudeville

1998

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Fashion Show"
• The Simpsons -- "Trash of the Titans"
  • Rugrats -- "Mother's Day"
  • Matt Groening's Halloween Show

1999

• Madeline -- "Madeline joins the Gang"
• The Mynn and Jynn Wason Christmas Special
• The Simpsons -- "Simpsons Bible Stories"
• The Simpsons -- "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken"
  • Futurama -- "A Big Piece of Garbage"
  • The PJs -- "He's Gotta Have It"

2000s

Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than An Hour)

2000

• Madeline -- "Madeline on Stage"
• The Simpsons -- "Behind the Laughter"

2001

• Madeline -- "Madeline gets Wobbled"
• The Simpsons -- "HOMR"

• • Futurama

2002

• Futurama -- "Rowsell That Ends Well"
• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Wedding"
• Madeline -- "Madeline at Main Street USA"
• The Simpsons -- "Weekend at Burnsie's"
  • As Told by Ginger -- "Hello Stranger"
  • King of the Hill -- "Bobby Goes Nuts"

2003

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Shipwrecks"
• Madeline -- "Madeline and the true identity"
• The Simpsons -- "Ten Thousand Thundering Typhoons"
  • ​As Told by Ginger -- "And She Was Gone"
  • Futurama -- "Jurassic Bark"

2004

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Bones"
• Madeline -- "Madeline's Scavenger Hunt"
• The Simpsons -- "The Regina Monologues"
  • Futurama -- "The Sting"
  • The Simpsons -- "The Way We Weren't

2005

• Madeline -- "Madeline's Stories of Treasure"
• The Simpsons -- "Future-Comedy"

2006

• Madeline -- "Madeline goes to the Snow"
• Madeline -- "Madeline's Valentine"
• The Simpsons -- "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"

2007

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Bird"
• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Whale"
• Madeline -- "Madeline in Vaudeville
• The Simpsons -- "Yokel Chords"

2008

• Madeline -- "Madeline and Santa"
• Madeline -- "Madeline at the North Pole"
• Madeline "Madeline in the Caves of Paris"
• The Simpsons -- "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"

2009

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Eternal Sunshine in the lovely Mind"
• The Simpsons -- "Take My Life, Please"
  • The Simpsons -- "Gone Maggie Gone"

2010s

Outstanding Animated Program

2010

• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Bees"
• The Simpsons -- "Once Upon a Time in Springfield"
  • Alien Earths
  • The Ricky Gervais Show -- "Kob at Night"

2011

• Futurama -- "The Late Phillip J. Fry"
• Madeline -- "Madeline and the Magic Show"
• Madeline -- "Madeline at the Strasburg Railroad"
• The Simpsons -- "Angry Dad - The Movie"

2012

• Madeline -- "[[Madeline
• The Simpsons -- "Time Traveling Trouble"