This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series. It was created in 2000 alongside the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series. They replaced the Outstanding Cinematography for a Series award.
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| Year | Series | Episode | Network | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The West Wing | "Pilot" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "Hush" | The WB | Michael Gershman | |
| JAG | "Boomerang, Part 2" | CBS | Hugo Cortina | |
| Law & Order | "Entitled, Part 2" | NBC | Constantine Makris | |
| The Sopranos | "D-Girl" | HBO | Phil Abraham | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | "Noël" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Ally McBeal | "Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade" | Fox | Billy Dickson | |
| JAG | "Adrift, Part 1" | CBS | Hugo Cortina | |
| Law & Order | "Endurance" | NBC | John Beymer | |
| The Practice | "The Deal" | ABC | Dennis Smith | |
| The X-Files | "This Is Not Happening" | Fox | Bill Roe | |
| 2002 | Alias | "Truth Be Told" | ABC | Michael Bonvillain |
| Ally McBeal | "Reality Bites" | Fox | Billy Dickson | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Identity Crisis" | CBS | Jonathan West | |
| Six Feet Under | "Driving Mr. Mossback" | HBO | Alan Caso | |
| The West Wing | "Bartlet for America" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | "Simple Man" | CBS | Michael D. O'Shea |
| Alias | "Double Agent" | ABC | Michael Bonvillain | |
| Six Feet Under | "Nobody Sleeps" | HBO | Alan Caso | |
| The West Wing | "Holy Night" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth | |
| 2004 | Carnivàle | "Pick a Number" | HBO | Jeff Jur |
| Alias | "Conscious" | ABC | Donald E. Thorin, Jr. | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "XX" | CBS | Frank Byers | |
| The Sopranos | "Irregular Around the Margins" | HBO | Phil Abraham | |
| The West Wing | "7A WF 83429" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth | |
| 2005 | Deadwood | "Complications" | HBO | James Glennon |
| 24 | "Day 4: 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM" | Fox | Rodney Charters | |
| Carnivàle | "The Road to Damascus" | HBO | Jim Denault | |
| Carnivàle | "Lincoln Highway" | HBO | Jeff Jur | |
| Six Feet Under | "Untitled" | HBO | Lowell Peterson | |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Gum Drops" | CBS | Michael Slovis |
| 24 | "Day 5: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM" | Fox | Rodney Charters | |
| Everybody Hates Chris | "Everybody Hates Funerals" | UPN | Mark Doering-Powell | |
| Lost | "Man of Science, Man of Faith" | ABC | Michael Bonvillain | |
| The Sopranos | "The Ride" | HBO | Phil Abraham | |
| 2007 | Rome | "Passover" | HBO | Alik Sakharov |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Built to Kill, Part 1" | CBS | Michael Slovis | |
| Deadwood | "The Catbird Seat" | HBO | Joseph Gallagher | |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | "Pilot" | NBC | Thomas Del Ruth | |
| The Sopranos | "Soprano Home Movies" | HBO | Phil Abraham |
| Year | Series | Episode | Network | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Boardwalk Empire | "Home" | HBO | Jonathan Freeman |
| Boardwalk Empire | "Pilot" | HBO | Stuart Dryburgh | |
| "A Return to Normalcy" | Kramer Morgenthau | |||
| The Good Wife | "Double Jeopardy" | CBS | Fred Murphy | |
| The Borgias | "The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin" | Showtime | Paul Sarossy |