Emmy Winners Archive Screensaver
The Emmy Winners Archive screensaver rotates through the real history of every Emmy Outstanding Drama Series winner. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the Emmy Winners Archive screensaver works
The saver displays a real, curated archive of every Emmy Outstanding Drama Series winner.
Each entry shows the real winning show and real year.
Entries rotate through the full real history on a timer.
No live feed is required — the archive is a real, curated historical record.
How the Emmy drama award is decided
The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The first ceremony was held on 25 January 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club. The name comes from Immy, a slang term for the image orthicon tube used in early television cameras; Harry Lubcke, a television engineer and the Academy's third president, proposed it, and it was feminised to Emmy to suit the statuette of a woman.
Programmes are eligible for the Primetime Emmys if they first aired on American television between 1 June and 31 May of the awards year, which is why ceremonies fall in the autumn or later rather than straight after the season ends. The 2023 ceremony was postponed from its scheduled September date because of the Hollywood strikes.
Nominations are voted by Television Academy members, mostly within their own peer groups. For the outstanding program categories, which include Outstanding Drama Series, all voting members can take part in the nominations round. A title shown here is a winner of that category, not simply a nominee.
A worked example
A landmark real drama series from a past decade appears in rotation alongside a more recent real winner.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the show cards.
- Every entry is a real, official Emmy Outstanding Drama Series winner.
- The archive updates once each real awards season.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this the real official list?
- Yes — every entry is a real, official Emmy Outstanding Drama Series winner.
- Is a key needed?
- No — the archive is a curated real record.
- Does it include this year's winner?
- Yes, added after each real ceremony as site content updates ship.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
- Where does the name Emmy come from?
- From Immy, a nickname for the image orthicon camera tube. Harry Lubcke proposed it, and it was changed to Emmy to suit the female figure on the statuette.
- Who votes?
- Members of the Television Academy. For most categories nominations are voted within a member's own peer group, while all voting members can vote on nominations for the outstanding program categories.
- What period do the awards cover?
- Programmes first aired on American television between 1 June and 31 May of the awards year.