| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series |
| Presenter: | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Holder: | Beef (2023) |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series represents excellence in the category of limited series that are two or more episodes, with a total running time of at least 150 minutes.
The program must tell a complete, non-recurring story, and not have an ongoing storyline or main characters in subsequent seasons.[1]
The category began as the Outstanding Drama/Comedy – Limited Episodes in 1973.[2] [3] Prior to that year, limited series and miniseries were entered in the same category as continuing series for Outstanding Series – Drama. According to a 1972 newspaper article in the Los Angeles Times, this change might be due to the then recent entry of a number of British produced limited series that were competing with American produced continuing series in the same pre-existing category. The category was renamed Outstanding Limited Series in 1974, and later Outstanding Miniseries in 1986.
In 1991, the Outstanding Miniseries category was merged with Outstanding TV Movie, then called Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, to form Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries, and the number of nominees increased from five to six.[4] For that year, two miniseries had competed with four "made-for-television movies". The decision was reversed in 1992. In 2011, due to a low number of eligible miniseries in recent years, the categories were again merged as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, before reverting in 2014, following an influx in limited series following the critically and commercial popularity of the FX anthology series American Horror Story.[5] A year later, the name of the awards category was changed to Outstanding Limited Series, and the rules were made to distinguish that category from that of a movie by having the work have at least two episodes, and from that of a regular series by having no more than five episodes. The 2015 rule change allowed more short-seasoned cable TV programs to compete, while prior rules had forced the same programs to compete in the same category with full seasons network programs.
What has been unique about this award in recent years (and even so today) is that there is almost always at least one nominee originating from Great Britain. For example, the 2005 winner was The Lost Prince, which happened to be that year's British entry. The 2006 winner, Elizabeth I, was also a British miniseries, although it was a co-production with American television network HBO. Likewise, the 2019 winner, Chernobyl, was a co-production of British and American companies (in this case, Sky UK and HBO).
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes | |||
| 1973 (25th) [6] | |||
| Tom Brown's Schooldays | John McRae, producer | PBS | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | John McRae, producer | PBS | |
| The Life of Leonardo da Vinci | RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana | CBS | |
| Outstanding Limited Series | |||
| 1974 (26th) [7] | |||
| Columbo (Season 3) | Dean Hargrove and Roland Kibbee, executive producers; Douglas Benton, Robert F. O'Neil, and Edward K. Dodds, producers | NBC | |
| The Blue Knight | Lee Rich, executive producer; Walter Coblenz, producer | NBC | |
| McCloud (Season 4) | Glen A. Larson, executive producer; Michael Gleason, producer | ||
| 1975 (27th) [8] | |||
| Benjamin Franklin | Lewis Freedman, executive producer; George Lefferts and Glenn Jordan, producers | CBS | |
| Columbo (Season 4) | Roland Kibbee and Dean Hargrove, executive producers; Everett Chambers and Edward K. Dodds, producers | NBC | |
| McCloud (Season 5) | Glen A. Larson, executive producer; Michael Gleason and Ron Satlof, producers | ||
| 1976 (28th) [9] | |||
| Upstairs, Downstairs (Season 4) | Rex Firkin, executive producer; John Hawkesworth, producer | PBS | |
| The Adams Chronicles | Jac Venza, executive producer; Virginia Kassel, series producer; Paul Bogart, Robert Costello, James Cellan Jones, and Fred Coe, producers | PBS | |
| Stella Richman, executive producer; Andrew Brown, producer | |||
| The Law | William Sackheim, producer | NBC | |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Harve Bennett, executive producer; Jon Epstein, producer | ABC | |
| 1977 (29th) [10] | |||
| Roots | David L. Wolper, executive producer; Stan Margulies, producer | ABC | |
| The Adams Chronicles | Jac Venza, executive producer; Virginia Kassel, series producer; Robert Costello, coordinating producer; Fred Coe and James Cellan Jones, producers | PBS | |
| Captains and the Kings | Roy Huggins, executive producer; Jo Swerling Jr., producer | NBC | |
| Madame Bovary | Richard Beynon, producer | PBS | |
| The Moneychangers | Ross Hunter and Jacque Mapes, producers | NBC | |
| 1978 (30th) [11] | |||
| Holocaust | Herbert Brodkin, executive producer; Robert Berger, producer | NBC | |
| Anna Karenina | Ken Riddington, executive producer; Joan Sullivan, series producer; Donald Wilson, producer | PBS | |
| I, Claudius | Joan Sullivan, series producer; Martin Lisemore, producer | ||
| King | Edward S. Feldman, executive producer; Paul Maslansky, producer; Bill Finnegan, supervising producer | NBC | |
| Stanley Kallis, executive producer; Eric Bercovici and David W. Rintels, supervising producers; Norman S. Powell, producer | ABC | ||
| 1979 (31st) [12] | |||
| David L. Wolper, executive producer; Stan Margulies, producer | ABC | ||
| Backstairs at the White House | Ed Friendly, executive producer; Michael O'Herlihy, producer | NBC | |
| Blind Ambition | David Susskind, executive producer; George Schaefer and Renée Valente, producers | CBS | |
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Limited Series | |||
| 1980 (32nd) [13] | |||
| Edward & Mrs. Simpson | Andrew Brown, producer | Syndicated | |
| Joan Wilson, series producer; Cecil Clarke, producer | PBS | ||
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Joan Wilson, series producer; John Hawkesworth, producer | ||
| The Scarlett O'Hara War | David L. Wolper, executive producer; Stan Margulies, producer | NBC | |
| 1981 (33rd) [14] | |||
| Shōgun | James Clavell, executive producer; Eric Bercovici, producer | NBC | |
| East of Eden | Mace Neufeld, executive producer; Barney Rosenzweig, producer; Ken Wales, co-producer | ABC | |
| Masada | George Eckstein, producer | ||
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Joan Wilson, series producer; Jacqueline Davis, producer | PBS | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Jac Venza, executive producer; Jonathan Powell, producer; Samuel Paul, series producer | ||
| 1982 (34th) [15] | |||
| Marco Polo | Vincenzo Labella, producer | NBC | |
| Brideshead Revisited | Jac Venza and Robert B. Kotlowitz, executive producers; Samuel Paul, series producer; Derek Granger, producer | PBS | |
| Flickers | Joan Wilson, executive producer; Joan Brown, producer | ||
| Oppenheimer | Peter Goodchild, producer; Lindsay Law, coordinating producer | ||
| A Town Like Alice | Joan Wilson, executive producer; Henry Crawford, producer | ||
| 1983 (35th) [16] | |||
| Nicholas Nickleby | Colin Callender, producer | Syndicated | |
| Smiley's People | Jonathan Powell, producer | Syndicated | |
| The Thorn Birds | David L. Wolper and Edward Lewis, executive producers; Stan Margulies, producer | ABC | |
| To Serve Them All My Days | Ken Riddington, producer | PBS | |
| The Winds of War | Dan Curtis, producer | ABC | |
| 1984 (36th) [17] | |||
| Concealed Enemies | Lindsay Law and David Elstein, executive producers; Peter B. Cook, producer | PBS | |
| Chiefs | Martin Manulis, executive producer; Jerry London, supervising producer; John E. Quill, producer | CBS | |
| George Washington | David Gerber, executive producer; Buzz Kulik, supervising producer; Richard Fielder, producer | ||
| Nancy Astor | Philip Hinchcliffe, producer | PBS | |
| Reilly, Ace of Spies | Verity Lambert, executive producer; Chris Burt, producer | ||
| 1985 (37th) [18] | |||
| The Jewel in the Crown | Denis Forman, executive producer; Christopher Morahan, producer | PBS | |
| Ellis Island | Gabriel Katzka and Frank Konigsberg, executive producers; Jerry London, supervising producer; Nick Gillott, producer | CBS | |
| Robert Kennedy and His Times | Rick Rosenberg and Robert W. Christiansen, producers | ||
| Space | Richard Berg, executive producer; Martin Manulis, producer; Allan Marcil, co-producer; Jack Clements and Robert Birnbaum, coordinating producers | ||
| A Woman of Substance | Ian Warren and Tom Donald, executive producers; Diane Baker, producer | OPT | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 1986 (38th) [19] | |||
| Peter the Great | Lawrence Schiller, executive producer; Marvin J. Chomsky, producer; Konstantin Thoeren, line producer | NBC | |
| Dress Gray | Francis von Zerneck, executive producer; Glenn Jordan and William Beaudine Jr., producers | NBC | |
| The Long Hot Summer | Leonard Hill and John Thomas Lenox, executive producers; Ronald Gilbert, supervising producer; Dori Weiss, producer | ||
| George Walker, executive producer; Judith de Paul, producer | PBS | ||
| On Wings of Eagles | Edgar J. Scherick, executive producer; Lynn Raynor, producer | NBC | |
| 1987 (39th) [20] | |||
| A Year in the Life | Joshua Brand and John Falsey, executive producers; Stephen Cragg, producer | NBC | |
| Michael Lepiner and Kenneth Kaufman, executive producers; Graham Cottle, supervising producer; Marvin J. Chomsky, producer | NBC | ||
| Chuck McLain and William Hanley, executive producers; William Beaudine Jr., producer | |||
| Out on a Limb | Stan Margulies, producer; Colin Higgins, co-producer | ABC | |
| The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Susan G. Pollock, executive producer; John Erman, supervising producer; Preston Fischer, producer | NBC | |
| 1988 (40th) [21] | |||
| The Murder of Mary Phagan | George Stevens Jr., producer | NBC | |
| Baby M | Ilene Amy Berg, executive producer; Gordon Freedman, producer | ABC | |
| Billionaire Boys Club | Donald March, executive producer; Marvin J. Chomsky, supervising producer; Marcy Gross and Ann Weston, producers | NBC | |
| Lincoln | Sheldon Pinchuk, Bill Finnegan and Patricia Finnegan, executive producers; Robert W. Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg, producers | NBC | |
| The Bourne Identity | Frederick Muller, producer | ABC | |
| 1989 (41st) [22] | |||
| War and Remembrance | Dan Curtis, executive producer; Barbara Steele, producer | ABC | |
| I Know My First Name Is Steven | Andrew Adelson, executive producer; Kim C. Friese, producer | NBC | |
| Lonesome Dove | Suzanne de Passe and William D. Wittliff, executive producers; Robert Halmi Jr., co-executive producer; Dyson Lovell, producer; Michael Weisbarth, supervising producer | CBS | |
| A Perfect Spy | Jonathan Powell, executive producer; Colin Rogers, producer | PBS | |
| The Women of Brewster Place | Carole Isenberg and Oprah Winfrey, executive producers; Karen Hall, supervising producer; Patricia K. Meyer and Reuben Cannon, producers; Barbara Black, line producer | ABC | |
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 1990 (42nd) [23] | |||
| Michael Mann, executive producer; Richard Brams, co-executive producer; Christopher Canaan, Ann Powell, and Rose Schacht, supervising producer; Branko Lustig, producer; Mark Allan, co-producer | NBC | ||
| Blind Faith | Susan Baerwald and Dan Wigutow, executive producers; Daniel Franklin, co-producer | NBC | |
| Family of Spies | Gerald W. Abrams and Jennifer Alward, executive producers; Jonathan Bernstein, producer; William Dunne, co-producer | CBS | |
| The Kennedys of Massachusetts | Susan G. Pollock and Edgar J. Scherick, executive producers; Michael Barnathan and Gary Hoffman, co-executive producers; Lynn Raynor, producer | ABC | |
| Small Sacrifices | Suzanne De Passe and Louis Rudolph, executive producers; S. Bryan Hickox, producer | ||
| Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Miniseries | |||
| 1991 (43rd) [24] | |||
| Separate but Equal | Stan Margulies and George Stevens Jr., executive producers | ABC | |
| Decoration Day (TV movie) | Marian Rees, executive producer; Joyce Corrington, co-producer; Dick Gallegly, line producer; Anne Hopkins, producer | NBC | |
| The Josephine Baker Story (TV movie) | Robert Halmi and David Puttnam, executive producers; John Kemeny, producer | HBO | |
| Paris Trout (TV movie) | Diana Kerew, executive producer; Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky, producers | Showtime | |
| Sarah, Plain and Tall (TV movie) | Glenn Close and William Self, executive producers; Edwin Self, supervising producer; Glenn Jordan, producer | CBS | |
| Switched at Birth | Richard Heus, Lawrence Horowitz, Barry Morrow, and Michael O'Hara, executive producers; Mark Sennet, supervising producer; Ervin Zavada, producer | NBC | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 1992 (44th) [25] | |||
| A Woman Named Jackie | Lester Persky, executive producer; Tomlinson Dean, co-producer; Lorin Bennett Salob, producer | NBC | |
| The Burden of Proof | Mike Robe, executive producer; Preston Fischer, supervising producer; John Perrin Flynn, producer | ABC | |
| Cruel Doubt | Susan Baerwald, executive producer/producer; Dan Franklin, co-producer | NBC | |
| Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel | Michael Mann, executive producer; Richard Brams and Gordon Greisman, co-executive producers | ||
| In a Child's Name | Helen Verno and Dan Wigutow, executive producers; Vahan Moosekian, supervising producer | CBS | |
| 1993 (45th) [26] | |||
| Prime Suspect 2 | Sally Head, executive producer; Paul Marcus, producer | PBS | |
| Alex Haley's Queen | Bernard Sofronski and David L. Wolper, executive producers; Mark M. Wolper, producer | CBS | |
| Family Pictures | Les Alexander and Don Enright, executive producers; Joe Broido, producer; Jennifer Miller, co-producer | ABC | |
| Suzanne De Passe and Stan Margulies, executive producers; Joyce Eliason, supervising producer; Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado Jackson, producer | |||
| Sinatra | Tina Sinatra, executive producer; Richard Rosenbloom, producer | CBS | |
| 1994 (46th) [27] | |||
| Prime Suspect 3 | Sally Head, executive producer; Paul Marcus, producer | PBS | |
| Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City | Tim Bevan, Richard Kramer, Armistead Maupin, and Sigurjon Sighvatsson, executive producers; Antony Root, supervising producer; Alan Poul, producer | PBS | |
| Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky, executive producers; Joyce Eliason, supervising producer; Jack Clements, producer | CBS | |
| Stephen King's The Stand | Stephen King and Richard P. Rubinstein, executive producers; Peter McIntosh, supervising producer; Mitchell Galin, producer | ABC | |
| Ethel Winant, executive producer; Bruce Kerner, supervising producer; David W. Rintels, producer; Victoria Riskin, co-producer | NBC | ||
| 1995 (47th) [28] | |||
| Joseph | Gerald Rafshoon, executive producer; Laura Fattori, line producer; Lorenzo Minoli, producer | TNT | |
| Buffalo Girls | Suzanne de Passe, executive producer; Sandra Saxon Brice and Suzanne Coston, producer | CBS | |
| Children of the Dust | Joyce Eliason and Frank Konigsberg, executive producers; Harold Tichenor, producer | ||
| Martin Chuzzlewit | Rebecca Eaton and Michael Wearing, executive producers; Chris Parr, producer | PBS | |
| A Woman of Independent Means | Sally Field, executive producer; Preston Fischer, co-executive producer; Philip Kleinbart, supervising producer; Robert Greenwald, producer; Steve Saeta, co-producer | NBC | |
| 1996 (48th) [29] | |||
| Gulliver's Travels | Robert Halmi Sr. and Brian Henson, executive producers; Duncan Kenworthy, producer | NBC | |
| Andersonville | John Frankenheimer and Ethel Winant, executive producers; David W. Rintels, producer; Diane Smith, co-producer | TNT | |
| Hiroshima | Andrew Adelson, Michael Campus, Tetsuya Ikeda, Paul Painter, and Robin Spry, executive producers; Tracey Alexander, co-executive producer; Kazutoshi Wadakura, producer | Showtime | |
| Moses | Gerald Rafshoon, executive producer; Laura Fattori, line producer; Lorenzo Minoli, producer | TNT | |
| Pride and Prejudice | Michael Wearing, executive producer; Sue Britwistle, producer | A&E | |
| 1997 (49th) [30] | |||
| Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement | Rebecca Eaton and Gub Neal, executive producers; Lynn Horsford, producer | PBS | |
| In Cold Blood | Robert Halmi Sr., executive producer; Tom Rowe, producer | CBS | |
| The Last Don | Joyce Eliason, Frank Konigsberg, and Larry Sanitsky, executive producers; Jim Davis, producer | ||
| The Odyssey | Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Robert Halmi Sr., and Nicholas Meyer, executive producers; Dyson Lovell, producer | NBC | |
| Stephen King's The Shining | Stephen King, executive producer; Elliot Friedgen, supervising producer; Mark Carliner, producer | ABC | |
| 1998 (50th) [31] | |||
| From the Earth to the Moon | Tom Hanks, executive producer; Tony To, co-executive producer; John Melfi and Graham Yost, supervising producers; Michael Bostick, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard, producers; Erik Bork, Bruce Richmond, and Janace Tashjian, co-producers | HBO | |
| Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | Tim Bevan, Suzanne Girard, and Alan Poul, executive producers; Kevin Tierney, producer | Showtime | |
| George Wallace | Mark Carliner, executive producer; Mitch Engel and James Sbardellati, line producers; John Frankenheimer and Julian Krainin, producers; Ethel Winant, co-producer | TNT | |
| Merlin | Robert Halmi Sr., executive producer; Dyson Lovell, producer; Chris Thompson, line producer | NBC | |
| Moby Dick | Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, and Robert Halmi Sr., executive producers; Steve McGlothen, Kris Noble, and Franc Roddam, producers | USA | |
| 1999 (51st) [32] | |||
| Hornblower | Delia Fine and Vernon Lawrence, executive producers; Andrew Benson, producer | A&E | |
| Great Expectations | Rebecca Eaton and Michael Wearing, executive producers; David Snodin, producer | PBS | |
| Joan of Arc | Graham Flashner, Ed Gernon, and Peter Sussman, executive producers; Andrew Deane Brenda Friend, co-executive producers; Peter Bray, producer | CBS | |
| The ’60s | Lynda Obst, executive producer; Jim Chory, line producer | NBC | |
| The Temptations | Suzanne Coston, Suzanne de Passe, and David V. Picker, executive producers; Jay Benson, producer | ||
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 2000 (52nd) [33] | |||
| The Corner | Robert F. Colesberry, David Mills and David Simon, executive producers; Nina Kostroff Noble, producer | HBO | |
| Arabian Nights | Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr., executive producers; Howard Ellis, supervising producer; Dyson Lovell, producer | ABC | |
| Neil Meron, John Stamos and Craig Zadan, executive producers; Jeff Bleckner, co-executive producer; John Whitman, producer | |||
| Jesus | Lorenzo Minoli and Judd Parkin, executive producers; Frank Konigsberg, co-executive producer; Russell Kagan and Paolo Piria, producer | CBS | |
| P. T. Barnum | Delia Fine, David V. Picker and Kevin Tierney, executive producers; Suzanne Girard, producer | A&E | |
| 2001 (53rd) [34] | |||
| Hans Proppe, executive producer; David Kappes, produced by | ABC | ||
| Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City | Tim Bevan, Luc Chatelain, Suzanne Girard, Armistead Maupin and Alan Poul, executive producers | Showtime | |
| Horatio Hornblower (“Mutiny”) | Michele Buck and Delia Fine, executive producers; Andrew Benson, producer | A&E | |
| Ed Gernon, Neil Meron, Peter Sussman, and Craig Zadan, executive producer; Robert Allan Ackerman, Kirk Ellis, and Lorna Luft, co-executive producers; Philip Von Alvensleben, supervising producer; Robert L. Freedman and John Ryan, producers | ABC | ||
| Nuremberg | Gerald Abrams, Alec Baldwin, Jon Cornick, Suzanne Girard and Peter Sussman, executive producers; Mychele Boudrias and Ian McDougall, producers | TNT | |
| 2002 (54th) [35] | |||
| Band of Brothers | Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, executive producers; Stephen E. Ambrose, Gary Goetzman and Tony To, co-executive producers; Erik Bork and Erik Jendresen, supervising producers; Mary Richards, producer | HBO | |
| Dinotopia | Robert Halmi Jr. and Robert Halmi Sr., executive producers; Howard Ellis, supervising producer; William P. Cartlidge and Dusty Symonds, produced by | ABC | |
| The Mists of Avalon | Lisa Alexander, James Coburn and Mark M. Wolper, executive producers; Bernd Eichinger, producer; Gideon Amir, produced by | TNT | |
| Shackleton | Francesca Barra and Delia Fine, executive producers; Emilio Nunez, supervising producer; Selwyn Roberts, producer | A&E | |
| 2003 (55th) [36] | |||
| Taken | Leslie Bohem and Steven Spielberg, executive producers; Joe M. Aguilar, Steve Beers and Darryl Frank, co-executive producers; Richard Heus, produced by | Sci Fi | |
| Ed Gernon and Peter Sussman, executive producers; Christian Duguay and Diana Kerew, co-executive producers; Ian McDougall and Phillip Von Alvensleben, supervising producers; John Ryan, producer | CBS | ||
| Napoléon | Marc Vade, executive producer; Delia Fine, executive producer for A&E; David Craig, supervising producer for A&E; Gérard Depardieu and Jean-Pierre Guérin, producers | A&E | |
| 2004 (56th) [37] | |||
| Angels in America | Cary Brokaw and Mike Nichols, executive producers; Mike Haley, co-executive producer; Celia Costas, produced by | HBO | |
| American Family (Season 1) | Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, Barbara Martinez Jitner and Gregory Nava, executive producers; Eric L. Gold, co-executive producer | PBS | |
| Horatio Hornblower (“Loyalty,” “Duty”) | Michele Buck and Delia Fine, executive producers; Emilio Nunez, supervising producer; Andrew Benson, produced by | A&E | |
| Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness | Rebecca Eaton and Andy Harries, executive producers; David Boulter, producer | PBS | |
| Traffic | Colin Cotter, Ron Hutchinson and Graham King, executive producers; Stephen Hopkins, producer; Jay Benson, produced by | USA | |
| 2005 (57th) [38] | |||
| The Lost Prince | Joanna Beresford, Rebecca Eaton, Peter Fincham and David M. Thompson, executive producers; John Chapman, producer | PBS | |
| Elvis | Howard Braunstein, Robert Greenblatt, Michael Jaffe and David Janollari, executive producers; Thomas Becker, Ilene Kahn Power and Jorg Westerkamp, co-executive producers; Kimberly C. Anderson and Malcolm Petal, supervising producers; Judy Cairo-Simpson, produced by | CBS | |
| Empire Falls | Paul Newman, Marc Platt, Fred Schepisi and Scott Steindorff, executive producers; William Teitler, produced by | HBO | |
| The 4400 (Season 1) | Ira Steven Behr, René Echevarria and Maira Suro, executive producers; Scott Peters, co-executive producer; Yves Simoneau, producer; Brent Karl Clackson, produced by | USA | |
| 2006 (58th) [39] | |||
| Elizabeth I | George S. J. Faber, Suzan Harrison, Charles Pattinson and Nigel Williams, executive producers; Barney Reisz, producer | HBO | |
| Bleak House | Rebecca Eaton, executive producer; Nigel Stafford-Clark, produced by | PBS | |
| Into the West | Steven Spielberg, executive producer; Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and William Mastrosimone, co-executive producers; Kirk Ellis, supervising producer; Larry Rapaport, producer; David A. Rosemont, produced by | TNT | |
| Sleeper Cell (Season 1) | Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris, executive producers; Janet Tamaro, producer; Ann Kindberg, produced by | Showtime | |
| 2007 (59th) [40] | |||
| Broken Trail | Stanley M. Brooks, Robert Duvall and Robert Carliner, executive producers; Chad Oakes and Damian Ganczewski, producers; Walter Hill, produced by | AMC | |
| Prime Suspect: The Final Act | Rebecca Eaton and Andy Harries, executive producers; Andrew Benson, produced by | PBS | |
| The Starter Wife | Josann McGibbon, Sara Parriott, Jon Avnet, Stephanie Davis, Howard Klein and Gigi Levangie Grazer, executive producers; Jeff Hayes, co-executive producer; Marsha Oglesby, producer | USA | |
| 2008 (60th) [41] | |||
| John Adams | Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, executive producers; Kirk Ellis and Frank Doelger, co-executive producers; David Coatsworth and Steven Shareshian, produced by | HBO | |
| The Andromeda Strain | Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David W. Zucker and Tom Thayer, executive producers; Mikael Salomon, co-executive producer; Clara George, produced by | A&E | |
| Cranford | Kate Harwood and Rebecca Eaton, executive producers; Sue Birtwistle, producer | PBS | |
| Tin Man | Robert Halmi Sr., Robert Halmi Jr., Michael O'Connor, Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle, executive producers; Matthew O'Connor, producer | Sci Fi | |
| 2009 (61st) [42] | |||
| Little Dorrit | Anne Pivcevic and Rebecca Eaton, executive producers; Lisa Osborne, producer | PBS | |
| Generation Kill | David Simon, Ed Burns and George S. J. Faber, executive producers; Nina Kostroff Noble, co-executive producer; Andrea Calderwood, produced by | HBO | |
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 2010 (62nd) [43] | |||
| The Pacific | Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, executive producers; Tony To, Graham Yost, Eugene Kelly and Bruce C. McKenna, co-executive producers; Tim Van Patten, supervising producer; Cherylanne Martin, Todd London and Steven Shareshian, producers | HBO | |
| Return to Cranford | Kate Harwood, executive producer; Sue Birtwistle, producer | PBS | |
| Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | |||
| 2011 (63rd) [44] | |||
| Downton Abbey (Season 1) | Gareth Neame, Rebecca Eaton and Julian Fellowes, executive producers; Nigel Marchant, producer; Liz Trubridge, series producer | PBS | |
| Cinema Verite (TV movie) | Gavin Polone and Zanne Devine, executive producers; Karyn McCarthy, produced by | HBO | |
| The Kennedys | Jonathan Koch, Steve Michaels, Jon Cassar, Stephen Kronish, Michael Prupas, Jamie Paul Rock, Joel Surnow, David McKillop, Dirk Hoogstra, Christine Shipton and Tara Ellis, executive producers; Brian Gibson, supervising producer | Reelz | |
| Mildred Pierce | Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, John Wells, and Todd Haynes, executive producers; Ilene S. Landress, co-executive producer | HBO | |
| The Pillars of the Earth | David A. Rosemont, Jonas Bauer, Tim Halkin, Michael Prupas, David W. Zucker, Rola Bauer, Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, executive producers; John Ryan, produced by | Starz | |
| Too Big to Fail (TV movie) | Curtis Hanson, Paula Weinstein and Jeffrey Levine, executive producers; Carol Fenelon, co-executive producer; Ezra Swerdlow, produced by | HBO | |
| 2012 (64th) [45] | |||
| Game Change (TV movie) | Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Jay Roach, executive producers; Danny Strong and Steven Shareshian, co-executive producers; Amy Sayres, producer | HBO | |
| American Horror Story (Murder House) | Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Dante Di Loreto, executive producers; Bradley Buecker, co-executive producer; Alexis Martin Woodall, producer; Chip Vucelich, produced by | FX | |
| Hatfields & McCoys | Leslie Greif, Nancy Dubuc and Dirk Hoogstra, executive producers; Barry Berg, supervising producer; Vlad Paunescu, producer; Kevin Costner, Darrell Fetty and Herb Nanas, produced by | History | |
| Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie) | Peter Kaufman, Trish Hofmann, James Gandolfini, Alexandra Ryan and Barbara Turner, executive producers; Nancy Sanders and Mark Armstrong, co-executive producers | HBO | |
| Luther (Season 2) | Phillippa Giles, executive producer; Katie Swinden, producer | BBC America | |
| Sherlock A Scandal in Belgravia (TV movie) | Beryl Vertue, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Rebecca Eaton and Bethan Jones, executive producers; Sue Vertue, produced by | PBS | |
| 2013 (65th) [46] | |||
| Behind the Candelabra (TV movie) | Jerry Weintraub, executive producer; Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs and Michael Polaire, producers | HBO | |
| Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto and Tim Minear, executive producers; Jennifer Salt, James Wong, Jessica Sharzer and Bradley Buecker, co-executive producers; Alexis Martin Woodall and Chip Vucelich, producers | FX | ||
| The Bible | Mark Burnett, Roma Downey, Richard Bedser, Nancy Dubuc, Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs, executive producers | History | |
| Phil Spector (TV movie) | Barry Levinson and David Mamet, executive producers; Michael Hausman, producer | HBO | |
| Political Animals | Greg Berlanti, Sarah Caplan, Larry Marks and Laurence Mark, executive producers; Melissa Kellner Berman, co-executive producer; Michael Cedar and Speed Weed, producers | USA | |
| Top of the Lake | Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Jane Campion, executive producers; Philippa Campbell, producer | Sundance TV | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |||
| 2014 (66th) [47] | |||
| Fargo (Season 1) | Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield and Geyer Kosinski, executive producers; John Cameron, co-executive producer; Chad Oakes, Mike Frislev and Kim Todd, producers | FX | |
| Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt and Bradley Buecker, executive producers; James Wong, Jessica Sharzer, Doug Petrie and Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, co-executive producers; Alexis Martin Woodall, producer; Joseph Incaprera, produced by | FX | ||
| Bonnie & Clyde | Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, executive producers; John Rice and Joe Batteer, co-executive producers; David A. Rosemont, produced by | Lifetime | |
| Luther (Season 3) | Phillippa Giles, executive producer; Claire Bennett, producer | BBC America | |
| Treme (Season 4) | David Simon, Nina Kostroff Noble, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos and Carolyn Strauss, executive producers; Joseph Incaprera, produced by | HBO | |
| The White Queen | John Griffin, Colin Callender, George S. J. Faber, Charles Pattinson, Philippa Gregory, Eurydice Gysel, Jan Vrints and Polly Hill, executive producers; Gina Cronk, produced by | Starz | |
| Outstanding Limited Series | |||
| 2015 (67th) [48] | |||
| Olive Kitteridge | Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Jane Anderson and Frances McDormand, executive producers; Steven Shareshian, co-executive producer; David Coatsworth, producer | HBO | |
| American Crime (Season 1) | John Ridley and Michael J. McDonald, executive producers; Julie Hébert, Stacy A. Littlejohn and Diana Son, co-executive producers; Keith Huff, supervising producer; Lori-Etta Taub, produced by | ABC | |
| Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto, Tim Minear, Jennifer Salt, James Wong and Bradley Buecker, executive producers; Jessica Sharzer, co-executive producer; Alexis Martin Woodall, producer; Robert M. Williams Jr., produced by | FX | ||
| The Honourable Woman | Greg Brenman, executive producer; Abi Bach, producer; Hugo Blick, produced by | Sundance TV | |
| Wolf Hall | Colin Callender, John Yorke, Polly Hill and Rebecca Eaton, executive producers; Mark Pybus, producer | PBS | |
| 2016 (68th) [49] | |||
| Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, executive producers; D. V. DeVincentis and Anthony Hemingway, co-executive producers; Alexis Martin Woodall and John Travolta, producers; Chip Vucelich, produced by | FX | ||
| American Crime (Season 2) | John Ridley and Michael J. McDonald, executive producers; Julie Hébert, Stacy A. Littlejohn and Diana Son, co-executive producers; Keith Huff, supervising producer; Lori-Etta Taub, produced by | ABC | |
| Fargo (Season 2) | Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, John Cameron, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, executive producers; Kim Todd, Chad Oakes, and Michael Frislev, producers | FX | |
| The Night Manager (Season 1) | Stephen Garrett, Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Susanne Bier, David Farr, John le Carré, Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Alexei Boltho and William D. Johnson, executive producers; Rob Bullock, producer | AMC | |
| Roots | Barry Jossen, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Will Packer, Marc Toberoff and Mark M. Wolper, executive producers; LeVar Burton and Korin D. Huggins, co-executive producers; Ann Kindberg, producer; Alissa M. Kantrow, produced by | History | |
| 2017 (69th) [50] | |||
| Big Little Lies (Season 1) | David E. Kelley, Jean-Marc Vallée, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Gregg Fienberg and Nathan Ross, executive producers; Barbara A. Hall, produced by | HBO | |
| Fargo (Season 3) | Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, John Cameron, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, executive producers; Bob DeLaurentis, Matt Wolpert, Ben Nedivi and Steve Blackman, co-executive producers; Monica Beletsky and Kim Todd, supervising producers; Leslie Cowan, Chad Oakes, Mike Frislev and Regis Kimble, producers | FX | |
| Feud Bette and Joan | Ryan Murphy, Dede Gardner, Tim Minear and Alexis Martin Woodall, executive producers; Chip Vucelich, co-executive producer; John J. Gray, supervising producer; Jaffe Cohen, Renee Tab, Michael Zam, Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon, producers | ||
| Genius (Einstein) | Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Sam Sokolow and Kenneth Biller, executive producers; Noah Pink, co-executive producer; Robert M. Williams Jr., produced by | Nat Geo | |
| The Night Of | Steven Zaillian, Richard Price and Jane Tranter, executive producers; Garrett Basch, co-executive producer; Scott Ferguson, produced by | HBO | |
| 2018 (70th) [51] | |||
| Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Tom Rob Smith, Daniel Minahan, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, executive producers; Chip Vucelich, co-executive producer / produced by; Eric Kovtun, Lou Eyrich and Eryn Krueger Mekash, producers | FX | ||
| The Alienist | Hossein Amini, E. Max Frye, Rosalie Swedlin, Steve Golin, Chris Symes, Jakob Verbruggen, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Eric Roth, executive producers; Jamie Payne, Marshall Persinger, Ben Rosenblatt, and Seth Fisher, co-executive producers | TNT | |
| Genius Picasso | Kenneth Biller, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Francie Calfo, Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane and Sam Sokolow, executive producers; Raf Green, Wendy Riss Gatsiounis and Noah Pink, co-executive producers; Matthew Newman, supervising producer; Kelly M. Manners, produced by | Nat Geo | |
| Godless | Casey Silver, Steven Soderbergh and Scott Frank, executive producers; Jessica Levin, producer; Michael Malone, produced by | Netflix | |
| Patrick Melrose | Rachael Horovitz, Michael Jackson, Adam Ackland, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helen Flint, executive producers; Stephen Smallwood, producer | Showtime | |
| 2019 (71st) [52] | |||
| Chernobyl | Craig Mazin, Carolyn Strauss and Jane Featherstone, executive producers; Johan Renck and Chris Fry, co-executive producers; Sanne Wohlenberg, producer | HBO | |
| Escape at Dannemora | Ben Stiller, Michael Tolkin, Brett Johnson, Michael De Luca, Bryan Zuriff, Nicholas Weinstock and William Carraro, executive producers; Adam Brightman and Lisa M. Rowe, producers | Showtime | |
| Fosse/Verdon | Steven Levenson, Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Fields, George Stelzner, Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, executive producers; Nicole Fosse, Charlotte Stoudt and Tracey Scott Wilson, co-executive producers; Kate Sullivan and Brad Carpenter, producers; Erica Kay, produced by | FX | |
| Sharp Objects | Marti Noxon, Jason Blum, Gillian Flynn, Amy Adams, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg, Jessica Rhoades, Charles Layton, Marci Wiseman and Jeremy Gold, executive producers; Vince Calandra, co-executive producer; David Auge, produced by | HBO | |
| When They See Us | Ava DuVernay, Jeff Skoll, Jonathan King, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Berry Welsh and Oprah Winfrey, executive producers | Netflix | |
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
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| 2020 (72nd) [53] | |||
| Watchmen | Damon Lindelof, Tom Spezialy, Nicole Kassell, Stephen Williams and Joseph E. Iberti, executive producers; Ron Schmidt and Carly Wray, co-executive producers; Lila Byock, Nick Cuse and Christal Henry, supervising producers; Karen Wacker and John Blair, producers | HBO | |
| Little Fires Everywhere | Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Liz Tigelaar and Lynn Shelton, executive producers; Merri Howard, Nancy Won, Attica Locke, Raamla Mohamed and Amy Talkington, co-executive producers; Harris Danow, Rosa Handelman, Shannon Houston and Celeste Ng, producers | Hulu | |
| Mrs. America | Dahvi Waller, Stacey Sher, Coco Francini, Cate Blanchett, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, executive producers; Micah Schraft and James Skotchdopole, co-executive producers; Tanya Barfield and Boo Killebrew, producers | FX | |
| Unbelievable | Susannah Grant, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Lisa Cholodenko, Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon, Katie Couric, Richard Tofel, Neil Barsky, Robyn Semien and Marie, executive producers; Jennifer Schuur and Becky Mode, co-executive producers; T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong, Kate DiMento and Chris Leanza, producers; John Vohlers, produced by | Netflix | |
| Unorthodox | Anna Winger and Henning Kamm, executive producers; Alexa Karolinski, producer | ||
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | |||
| 2021 (73rd) [54] | |||
| The Queen's Gambit | William Horberg, Allan Scott and Scott Frank, executive producers; Mick Aniceto, producer; Marcus Loges, produced by | Netflix | |
| I May Destroy You | Michaela Coel, Phil Clarke and Roberto Troni, executive producers; Simon Meyers and Simon Maloney, producers | HBO | |
| Mare of Easttown | Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, Craig Zobel, Kate Winslet, Brad Ingelsby, Gavin O'Connor and Gordon Gray, executive producers; Ron Schmidt, co-executive producer; Karen Wacker, producer | ||
| The Underground Railroad | Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Colson Whitehead, Richard Heus and Jacqueline Hoyt, executive producers; Richleigh Heagh, producer | Prime Video | |
| WandaVision | Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Matt Shakman and Jac Schaeffer, executive producers; Mary Livanos and Trevor Waterson, co-executive producers; Gretchen Enders, supervising producer; Chuck Hayward, producer | Disney+ | |
| 2022 (74th) [55] | |||
| The White Lotus (Season 1) | Mike White, David Bernad and Nick Hall, executive producers; Mark Kamine, co-executive producer | HBO | |
| Dopesick | Danny Strong, John Goldwyn, Warren Littlefield, Karen Rosenfelt, Barry Levinson, Beth Macy and Michael Keaton, executive producers; Jane Bartelme, Mandy Safavi, Eoghan O'Donnell, Jessica Mecklenburg, Ann Johnson and Graham Littlefield, co-executive producers | Hulu | |
| The Dropout | Elizabeth Meriwether, Katherine Pope, Michael Showalter, Jordana Mollick, Rebecca Jarvis, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson, Liz Heldens and Liz Hannah, executive producers; Hilton Smith, co-executive producer; Dan LeFranc, supervising producer; Amanda Seyfried, Hilary Bettis and Megan Mascena, producers | ||
| Inventing Anna | Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Tom Verica, executive producers; Matt Byrne, Kathy Ciric, Scott Collins, Alison Eakle and Sara Fischer, co-executive producers; Abby Ajayi, supervising producer; Jess Brownell, Holden Chang and Jessica Pressler, producers | Netflix | |
| Pam & Tommy | Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Ali Krug, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Robert Siegel, D.V. DeVincentis, Craig Gillespie, Dylan Sellers and Dave Franco, executive producers; Chip Vucelich and Sarah Gubbins, co-executive producers | Hulu | |
| 2023 (75th) [56] | |||
| Beef | Lee Sung Jin, Steven Yeun, Ali Wong, Jake Schreier, Ravi Nandan and Alli Reich, executive producers; Alice Ju and Carrie Kemper, co-executive producers; Alex Russell, supervising producer; Jes Anderson, Savey Cathey, Inman Young and Alex Gayner, producers; Matthew Medlin, produced by | Netflix | |
| Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Evan Peters and Janet Mock, executive producers; Scott Robertson, Sara Stelwagen and Tanase Popa, co-executive producers; David McMillan, supervising producer; Todd Nenninger, Lou Eyrich, Todd Kubrak, Reilly Smith, Regis Kimble and Richard Jenkins, producers; Mathew Hart, produced by | Netflix | ||
| Daisy Jones & the Six | James Ponsoldt, Brad Mendelsohn, Will Graham, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, executive producers; Jenny Klein, Stacy Traub, Nzingha Stewart, Michael Nelson, Charmaine DeGraté, Susan Coyne and Liz Koe, co-executive producers; Harris Danow, Judalina Neira and Ashley Strumwasser, supervising producers; Josie Craven, Taylor Jenkins Reid and Amanda Kay Price, producers | Prime Video | |
| Fleishman Is in Trouble | Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Susannah Grant, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, executive producers; Diana Schmidt and Cindy Chupack, co-executive producers; Kate DiMento, supervising producer; Anne M. Uemura, producer | FX | |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan and Joby Harold, executive producers; Thomas Hayslip and Katterli Frauenfelder, producers | Disney+ | |
| 2024 (76th) [57] | |||
| Baby Reindeer | Richard Gadd, Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis and Ed Macdonald, executive producers; Matthew Mulot, producer | Netflix | |
| Fargo (Season 5) | Noah Hawley, Warren Littlefield, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Steve Stark and Kim Todd, executive producers; Thomas Bezucha, Bob DeLaurentis, April Shih and Caitlin Jackson, co-executive producers; Regis Kimble and Dana Gonzales, producers; Leslie Cowan, produced by | FX | |
| Lessons in Chemistry | Hannah Fidell, Rosa Handelman, Susannah Grant, Natalie Sandy, Louise Shore, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, Brie Larson and Lee Eisenberg, executive producers; Elijah Allan-Blitz, Mfoniso Udofia, Boo Killebrew, Elissa Karasik, Bonnie Garmus and Tracey Nyberg, co-executive producers; Teagan Wall, Nicole Delaney and Dr. Shamell Bell, supervising producers | Apple TV+ | |
| Ripley | Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Clayton Townsend, Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, Philipp Keel, Sharon Levy and Charlie Corwin, executive producers; Ben Rosenblatt, co-executive producer; Enzo Sisti and Andrew Scott, producers | Netflix | |
| True Detective: Night Country | Issa López, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Jodie Foster, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Chris Mundy, Nic Pizzolatto, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Cary Joji Fukunaga and Alan Page Arriaga, executive producers; Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Cathy Tagnak Rexford and Layla Blackman, producers; Sam Breckman, produced by | HBO | |
Totals include continuing series, but not sequels as is the case with Cranford and Return to Cranford, Roots and , and others.