| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Special Visual Effects |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | The Last of Us (2023) |
| Website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Five Days at Memorial (2023) |
| Website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a series, miniseries, film, or special. Since the award ceremony of 1998, the category has been divided into Special Visual Effects for a Series and Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special. In 1991, the Television Academy nominated four programs, but did not determine a winner.
Before becoming well-known directors, Neill Blomkamp, Gareth Edwards, and Robert Stromberg were nominees for the award.