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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Every winner and nominee of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special since 1971, newest first.

2025🏆 WinnerPhilip BarantiniAdolescence
🏆 WinnerPhilip BarantiniAdolescence (2025)

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2020🏆 WinnerMaria SchraderUnorthodox
🏆 WinnerMaria SchraderUnorthodox (2020)

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2019🏆 WinnerJohan RenckChernobyl
🏆 WinnerJohan RenckChernobyl (2019)

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2018🏆 WinnerRyan MurphyThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
🏆 WinnerRyan MurphyThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

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2017🏆 WinnerJean-Marc ValléeBig Little Lies
🏆 WinnerJean-Marc ValléeBig Little Lies (2017)

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2016🏆 WinnerSusanne BierThe Night Manager1 nominee
🏆 WinnerSusanne BierThe Night Manager (2016)

Nominees (1)

John SingletonThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime StoryNominee

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2015🏆 WinnerLisa CholodenkoOlive Kitteridge
🏆 WinnerLisa CholodenkoOlive Kitteridge (2014)

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2014🏆 WinnerColin BuckseyFargo2 nominees
🏆 WinnerColin BuckseyFargo (2014)

Nominees (2)

Nick HurranSherlockNominee
Alfonso Gomez-RejonAmerican Horror StoryNominee

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2013🏆 WinnerSteven SoderberghBehind the Candelabra
🏆 WinnerSteven SoderberghBehind the Candelabra (2013)

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2012🏆 WinnerJay RoachGame Change1 nominee
🏆 WinnerJay RoachGame Change (2012)

Nominees (1)

SherlockNominee

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2011🏆 WinnerBrian PercivalDownton Abbey3 nominees
🏆 WinnerBrian PercivalDownton Abbey (2010)

Nominees (3)

Shari Springer Berman, Robert PulciniCinema VeriteNominee
Todd HaynesMildred PierceNominee
Olivier AssayasCarlosNominee

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2010🏆 WinnerMick JacksonTemple Grandin
🏆 WinnerMick JacksonTemple Grandin (2010)

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2009🏆 WinnerDearbhla WalshLittle Dorrit2 nominees
🏆 WinnerDearbhla WalshLittle Dorrit (2008)

Nominees (2)

WallanderNominee
Generation KillNominee

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2008🏆 WinnerJay RoachRecount
🏆 WinnerJay RoachRecount (2008)

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2007🏆 WinnerPhilip MartinPrime Suspect
🏆 WinnerPhilip MartinPrime Suspect (1991)

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2006🏆 WinnerTom HooperElizabeth I
🏆 WinnerTom HooperElizabeth I (2005)

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2005🏆 WinnerStephen HopkinsThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
🏆 WinnerStephen HopkinsThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

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2004🏆 WinnerMike NicholsAngels in America
🏆 WinnerMike NicholsAngels in America (2003)

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2003🏆 WinnerSteven SchachterDoor to Door
🏆 WinnerSteven SchachterDoor to Door (2002)

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2002🏆 WinnerDavid NutterBand of Brothers
🏆 WinnerDavid Nutter, Richard Loncraine, Phil Alden Robinson+3Band of Brothers (2001)

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2001🏆 WinnerMike NicholsWit1 nominee
🏆 WinnerMike NicholsWit (2001)

Nominees (1)

Billy Crystal61*Nominee

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2000🏆 WinnerCharles S. DuttonThe Corner2 nominees
🏆 WinnerCharles S. DuttonThe Corner (2000)

Nominees (2)

RKO 281Nominee
Marty PasettaFail SafeNominee

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1999🏆 WinnerAllan ArkushThe Temptations
🏆 WinnerAllan ArkushThe Temptations (1998)

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1998🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerGeorge Wallace
🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerGeorge Wallace (1997)

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1997🏆 WinnerAndrei KonchalovskyThe Odyssey
🏆 WinnerAndrei KonchalovskyThe Odyssey (1997)

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1996🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerAndersonville1 nominee
🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerAndersonville (1996)

Nominees (1)

Charles SturridgeGulliver's TravelsNominee

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1995🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerThe Burning Season1 nominee
🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerThe Burning Season (1994)

Nominees (1)

Citizen XNominee

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1994🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerAgainst the Wall
🏆 WinnerJohn FrankenheimerAgainst the Wall (1994)

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1993🏆 WinnerJames Steven SadwithSinatra
🏆 WinnerJames Steven SadwithSinatra

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1992🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentMiss Rose White
🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentMiss Rose White (1992)

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1991🏆 WinnerBrian GibsonThe Josephine Baker Story
🏆 WinnerBrian GibsonThe Josephine Baker Story (1991)

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1990🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentCaroline?
🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentCaroline? (1990)

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1989🏆 WinnerSimon WincerLonesome Dove
🏆 WinnerSimon WincerLonesome Dove (1989)

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1988🏆 WinnerLamont JohnsonLincoln
🏆 WinnerLamont JohnsonLincoln

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1987🏆 WinnerGlenn JordanPromise
🏆 WinnerGlenn JordanPromise (1986)

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1986🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentLove Is Never Silent1 nominee
🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentLove Is Never Silent (1985)

Nominees (1)

John KortyHallmark Hall of FameNominee

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1985🏆 WinnerLamont JohnsonWallenberg: A Hero's Story1 nominee
🏆 WinnerLamont JohnsonWallenberg: A Hero's Story

Nominees (1)

The Burning BedNominee

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1984🏆 WinnerJeff BlecknerConcealed Enemies
🏆 WinnerJeff BlecknerConcealed Enemies

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1983🏆 WinnerJohn ErmanWho Will Love My Children?
🏆 WinnerJohn ErmanWho Will Love My Children?

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1982🏆 WinnerMarvin J. ChomskyInside the Third Reich1 nominee
🏆 WinnerMarvin J. ChomskyInside the Third Reich

Nominees (1)

Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-HoggGreat PerformancesNominee

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1981🏆 WinnerJames GoldstoneKent State
🏆 WinnerJames GoldstoneKent State (1981)

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1980🏆 WinnerMarvin J. ChomskyAttica
🏆 WinnerMarvin J. ChomskyAttica (1980)

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1979🏆 WinnerDavid GreeneFriendly Fire
🏆 WinnerDavid GreeneFriendly Fire (1980)

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1978🏆 WinnerDavid Lowell RichThe Defection of Simas Kudirka
🏆 WinnerDavid Lowell RichThe Defection of Simas Kudirka

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1977🏆 WinnerDaniel PetrieEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
🏆 WinnerDaniel PetrieEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

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1976🏆 WinnerDaniel PetrieEleanor and Franklin
🏆 WinnerDaniel PetrieEleanor and Franklin

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1975🏆 WinnerGeorge CukorLove Among the Ruins
🏆 WinnerGeorge CukorLove Among the Ruins (1976)

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1974🏆 WinnerJohn KortyThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
🏆 WinnerJohn KortyThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

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1973🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentThe Marcus-Nelson Murders
🏆 WinnerJoseph SargentThe Marcus-Nelson Murders

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1972🏆 WinnerTom GriesThe Glass House
🏆 WinnerTom GriesThe Glass House (1972)

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1971🏆 WinnerFielder CookThe Price
🏆 WinnerFielder CookThe Price

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—🏆 WinnerLee Sung Jin
🏆 WinnerLee Sung Jin