An Emmy for Megan is a comedy web series created, directed, written, and starring Megan Amram. It depicts Amram's quest to win an Emmy by meeting the minimum standards to qualify for a nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series category.
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Megan Amram |
| Written by | Megan Amram |
| Directed by | Megan Amram |
| Starring | Megan Amram Patton Oswalt |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Megan Amram Dave Kneebone Janel Kranking |
| Producer | Joseph Carnegie |
| Production location | United States |
| Cinematography | Barry Elmore |
| Editor | Drew Kordik |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production company | Abso Lutely Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | anemmyformegan.com |
| Release | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) |
The first series was nominated for two awards at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Amram.[1] The series lost to James Corden's Next James Corden, and Amram lost to Christina Pickles.[2]
The second series was nominated for two awards at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories of Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and the Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for Patton Oswalt.[3]
The first series aired on IFC on September 17, 2018 to counterprogram the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Rules" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
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Guests: Brian Polk, Alison Rich, Shannon Woodward
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| 2 | 2 | "Weight" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
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Guests: Cliff Murray, Brian Polk
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| 3 | 3 | "Diversity" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
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Guests: Ira Madison III
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| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Music" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
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Guests: Rachel Axler
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| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) | |
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Guests: D'Arcy Carden
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| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 7 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
| 8 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
| 9 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
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Guests: Retta, Alison Rich, Patton Oswalt
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| 10 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
| 11 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
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Guests: Andrew Law, Patton Oswalt
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| 12 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Megan Amram | Megan Amram | May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2018 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[5] | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[6] | Megan Amram | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[7] | An Emmy for Megan | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series[8] | Patton Oswalt | Nominated |
