How many Primetime Emmy Awards did Mad Men win? The answer is 16. The series won those Primetime Emmy Awards during its seven-season run, earning recognition for drama, writing, directing, acting, and technical craft.
Mad Men won Outstanding Drama Series four consecutive times, for its first four seasons, at the ceremonies held from 2008 through 2011. Its first win was historically significant: it made Mad Men the first basic-cable series to receive the award. The show ultimately received 116 Emmy nominations, demonstrating that its impact extended far beyond its drama-series victories.
The total can be confusing because Mad Men won many other awards as well, including five Golden Globes, seven Writers Guild of America Awards, and a Peabody Award. In 2012, it also set an Emmy-era record by receiving 17 nominations without winning any. That shutout did not reduce the show’s eventual total, which reached 16 Primetime Emmy Awards by the end of the series.