Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

This is a list of the winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Chronology of category names

Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which it has been presented reflects those changes:

• 1975: Director of the Year – Special
• 1976: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy
• 1977: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program
• 1978–1979: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy
• 1980–1986: Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special
• 1987–1992: Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
• 1993–1996: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or Special
• 1997–1998: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special
• 1999–2000: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie
• 2001–2002: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
• 2003–2015: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
• 2016–2020: Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
• 2021–present: Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Winners and nominations

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Total awards by network

• HBO – 17
• CBS – 8
• NBC – 8
• ABC – 7
• PBS – 4
• Netflix – 3
• TNT – 3
• FX – 2
• AMC – 1

Directors with multiple wins

Directors with multiple nominations

Programs with multiple nominations

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