Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded	1973
Currently held by	Baby Reindeer (2024)
Website	emmys.com

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,^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[1] 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).

Before the inaugurated category in 1973, The Life of Leonardo da Vinci marked the first non-English language television program to be nominated.

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
	Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill	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
	Washington: Behind Closed Doors	Stanley Kallis, executive producer; Eric Bercovici and David W. Rintels, supervising producers; Norman S. Powell, producer	ABC
1979 (31st) [12]
	Roots: The Next Generations	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
	Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic	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
	Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy	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
	Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna	Michael Lepiner and Kenneth Kaufman, executive producers; Graham Cottle, supervising producer; Marvin J. Chomsky, producer	NBC
	Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder	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
	Rumpole of the Bailey [note 1]	Jacqueline Davis, producer; Rebecca Eaton, series executive producer; Lloyd Shirley, executive producer	PBS
	The Bourne Identity [note 1][note 2]	Frederick Muller, producer	ABC
1989 (41st) [26]
	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) [27]
	Drug Wars: The Camarena Story	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) [28] [note 3]
	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) [29]
	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) [30]
	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
	The Jacksons: An American Dream	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) [31]
	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
	World War II: When Lions Roared	Ethel Winant, executive producer; Bruce Kerner, supervising producer; David W. Rintels, producer; Victoria Riskin, co-producer	NBC
1995 (47th) [32]
	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) [33]
	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) [34]
	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) [35]
	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) [36]
	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) [37]
	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
	The Beach Boys: An American Family	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) [38]
	Anne Frank: The Whole Story	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
	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	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) [39]
	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) [40]
	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
	Hitler: The Rise of Evil	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) [41]
	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) [42]
	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) [43]
	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) [44]
	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) [45]
	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) [46]
	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) [47]
	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) [48] [note 3]
	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) [49] [note 3]
	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) [50] [note 3]
	Behind the Candelabra (TV movie)	Jerry Weintraub, executive producer; Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs and Michael Polaire, producers	HBO
	American Horror Story: Asylum	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) [51]
	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
	American Horror Story: Coven	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) [52]
	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
	American Horror Story: Freak Show	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) [53]
	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story	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) [54]
	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) [55]
	The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story	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) [56]
	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
Outstanding Limited Series
2020 (72nd) [57]
	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) [58]
	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) [59]
	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) [60]
	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
	Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story	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) [61]
	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 Roots: The Next Generations, and others.

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
• Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film
• TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials