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

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Awarded forOutstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded1971
Currently held byLee Sung Jin,
Beef (2023)
Websiteemmys.com

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

Winners and nominations

 indicates the winner

1970s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1971
(23rd)
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Adaptation
Hollywood Television Theater "The Andersonville Trial" Saul Levitt PBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Hamlet" John Barton NBC
World Premiere NBC Monday & Tuesday Night Movie "Vanished" Dean Riesner
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Original
Movie of the Week on ABC "Tribes" Marvin Schwarz and Tracy Keenan Wynn ABC
CBS Thursday Night Movie "The Brotherhood of the Bell" David Karp CBS
World Premiere Movie "San Francisco International Airport" Allan Balter and William Read Woodfield NBC
1972
(24th)
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Adaptation
Movie of the Week "Brian's Song" William Blinn ABC
Hallmark Hall of Fame "The Snow Goose" Paul W. Gallico CBS
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Earl Hamner Jr.
The New CBS Friday Night Movies "The Glass House" Tracy Keenan Wynn
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Original
To All My Friends on Shore Allan Sloane CBS
Movie of the Weekend "Thief" John D. F. Black ABC
The New CBS Friday Night Movies "Goodbye, Raggedy Ann" Jack Sher CBS
1973
(25th)
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Adaptation
The House Without a Christmas Tree Eleanor Perry CBS
Bell System Family Theatre "The Red Pony" Ron Bishop and Robert Totten NBC
Wednesday Movie of the Week "Go Ask Alice" Ellen M. Violett ABC
Outstanding Writing in Drama — Original
CBS Thursday Night Movie "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" Abby Mann CBS
The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies "Hawkins on Murder" David Karp CBS
Wednesday Movie of the Week "That Certain Summer" Richard Levinson and William Link ABC
1974
(26th)
Best Writing in Drama — Adaptation
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Tracy Keenan Wynn CBS
Hollywood Television Theatre "Steambath" Bruce Jay Friedman PBS
NBC Wednesday Night Movie "The Execution of Private Slovik" Richard Levinson and William Link NBC
Best Writing in Drama — Original
GE Theater "Tell Me Where It Hurts" Fay Kanin CBS
CBS Playhouse 90 "The Migrants" Lanford Wilson CBS
The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies "Cry Rape!" Will Lorin
1975
(27th)
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Adaptation)
IBM Presents Clarence Darrow David W. Rintels NBC
ABC Movie Special "QB VII" Edward Anhalt ABC
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Original)
ABC Theater "Love Among the Ruins" James Costigan ABC
ABC Theater "The Missiles of October" Stanley R. Greenberg ABC
NBC World Premiere Movie "The Law" Joel Oliansky and William Sackheim NBC
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Jerome Kass CBS
Special World Premiere ABC Saturday Night Movie "Hustling" Fay Kanin ABC
1976
(28th)
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Adaptation)
Fear on Trial David W. Rintels CBS
The Entertainer Jeanne Houston, James D. Houston, and John Korty NBC
NBC World Premiere Movie "Farewell to Manzanar" Barry Beckerman
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Original)
ABC Theater "Eleanor and Franklin" James Costigan ABC
The ABC Friday Night Movie "The Night That Panicked America" Nicholas Meyer and Anthony Wilson ABC
ABC Theater "I Will Fight No More Forever" Jeb Rosebrook and Theodore Strauss
Babe Joanna Lee CBS
NBC World Premiere Movie "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case" JP Miller NBC
1977
(29th)
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Adaptation)
Sybil Stewart Stern NBC
Bell System Presents "The Man in the Iron Mask" William Bast NBC
A Circle of Children Steve Gethers CBS
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking Carol Sobieski PBS
NBC World Premiere Movie "Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys" John McGreevey NBC
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Original)
The Big Event "Tail Gunner Joe" Lane Slate NBC
The ABC Friday Night Movie "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" Douglas Day Stewart and Joe Morgenstern ABC
ABC Theater "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" James Costigan
The Big Event "Raid on Entebbe" Barry Beckerman NBC
Victory at Entebbe Ernest Kinoy ABC
1978
(30th)
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Adaptation)
Mary White Caryl Ledner ABC
Great Performances "Verna: USO Girl" Albert Innaurato PBS
Hollywood Television Theatre "Actor" Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Blanche Hanalis NBC
The War Between the Tates Barbara Turner
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy (Original)
The Last Tenant George Rubino ABC
Breaking Up Loring Mandel ABC
The Defection of Simas Kudirka Bruce Feldman CBS
The Gathering James Poe ABC
Something for Joey Jerry McNeely CBS
The Storyteller Richard Levinson and William Link
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or Special
1979
(31st)
The Jericho Mile Michael Mann and Patrick J. Nolan ABC
Backstairs at the White House "Book One" Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov NBC
Friendly Fire Fay Kanin ABC
Roots: The Next Generations "Chapter 1 – 1880s" Ernest Kinoy
Summer of My German Soldier Jane-Howard Hammerstein NBC

1980s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or Special
1980
(32nd)
Off the Minnesota Strip David Chase ABC
Amber Waves Ken Trevey ABC
Attica James S. Henerson
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Gideon's Trumpet" David W. Rintels CBS
Moviola "This Year's Blonde" James Lee NBC
1981
(33rd)
Playing for Time Arthur Miller CBS
Bitter Harvest Richard Friedenberg NBC
Masada "Part 4" Joel Oliansky ABC
The Shadow Box Michael Cristofer
Shōgun "Part 5" Eric Bercovici NBC
1982
(34th)
Bill Corey Blechman and Barry Morrow CBS
Brideshead Revisited "Et in Arcadia Ego" John Mortimer PBS
Oppenheimer "Part 5" Peter Prince
Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend Oliver Hailey NBC
Skokie Ernest Kinoy CBS
1983
(35th)
Special Bulletin Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick NBC
The Executioner's Song Norman Mailer NBC
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby "Part 4" David Edgar Syndicated
Little Gloria... Happy at Last William Hanley NBC
Who Will Love My Children? Michael Bortman ABC
1984
(36th)
ABC Theater "Something About Amelia" William Hanley ABC
ABC Theater "The Day After" Edward Hume ABC
"The Dollmaker" Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn
Adam Allan Leicht NBC
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter April Smith ABC
1985
(37th)
Do You Remember Love Vickie Patik CBS
The Burning Bed Rose Leiman Goldemberg NBC
Fatal Vision John Gay
The Jewel in the Crown "Crossing the River" Ken Taylor PBS
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Gerald Green NBC
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Special
1986
(38th)
An Early Frost Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman and Sherman Yellen NBC
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy David Butler PBS
Alex: The Life of a Child Carol Evan McKeand and Nigel McKeand ABC
Anne of Green Gables "Part 1" Kevin Sullivan and Joe Wiesenfeld PBS
Dress Gray "Part 1" Gore Vidal NBC
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Love Is Never Silent" Darlene Craviotto CBS
1987
(39th)
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Promise" Richard Friedenberg, Ken Blackwell and Tennyson Flowers CBS
Escape from Sobibor Reginald Rose CBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Pack of Lies" Hugh Whitemore
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder "Part 2" William Hanley NBC
A Year in the Life "The First Christmas" Joshua Brand and John Falsey NBC
1988
(40th)
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank William Hanley CBS
Baby M "Part 1" James Steven Sadwith ABC
Billionaire Boys Club "Part 1" Gy Waldron NBC
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Foxfire" Susan Cooper CBS
The Murder of Mary Phagan Jeffrey Lane and George Stevens Jr. NBC
1989
(41st)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Abby Mann, Robin Vote and Ron Hutchinson HBO
Hallmark Hall of Fame "My Name Is Bill W." William G. Borchert ABC
I Know My First Name Is Steven JP Miller and Cynthia Whitcomb NBC
Lonesome Dove "Part I: Leaving" William D. Wittliff CBS
Roe vs. Wade Alison Cross NBC

1990s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or Special
1990
(42nd)
American Playhouse "Andre's Mother" Terrence McNally PBS
AT&T Presents "The Final Days" Hugh Whitemore ABC
"The Incident" Michael Norell and James Norell CBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Caroline?" Michael De Guzman CBS
The Kennedys of Massachusetts William Hanley ABC
1991
(43rd)
House of Cards Andrew Davies PBS
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Decoration Day" Robert W. Lenski NBC
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" Patricia MacLachlan and Carol Sobieski CBS
Paris Trout Pete Dexter Showtime
Separate But Equal George Stevens Jr. ABC
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or Special
1992
(44th)
I'll Fly Away "Pilot" Joshua Brand and John Falsey NBC
Broadway Bound Neil Simon ABC
Doing Time on Maple Drive James Duff Fox
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Miss Rose White" Anna Sandor NBC
Without Warning: The James Brady Story Robert Bolt HBO
1993
(45th)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Jane Anderson HBO
Barbarians at the Gate Larry Gelbart HBO
Citizen Cohn David Franzoni
Family Pictures Jennifer Miller ABC
Stalin Paul Monash HBO
1994
(46th)
David's Mother Bob Randall CBS
And the Band Played On Arnold Schulman HBO
Breathing Lessons Robert W. Lenski CBS
Prime Suspect 3 Lynda La Plante PBS
Tales of the City Richard Kramer
1995
(47th)
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Alison Cross NBC
The Burning Season William Mastrosimone, Michael Tolkin and Ron Hutchinson HBO
Citizen X Chris Gerolmo
Indictment: The McMartin Trial Abby Mann and Myra Mann
Hallmark Hall of Fame "The Piano Lesson" August Wilson CBS
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Special
1996
(48th)
Gulliver's Travels Simon Moore NBC
The Late Shift George Armitage and Bill Carter HBO
Pride and Prejudice Andrew Davies A&E
Truman Thomas Rickman HBO
The Tuskegee Airmen Paris Qualles, Trey Ellis, Ron Hutchinson, Robert W. Williams and T. S. Cook
1997
(49th)
Hallmark Hall of Fame "Old Man" Horton Foote CBS
Crime of the Century William Nicholson HBO
Gotti Steve Shagan
Miss Evers' Boys Walter Bernstein
Weapons of Mass Distraction Larry Gelbart
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie
1998
(50th)
Don King: Only in America Kario Salem HBO
From the Earth to the Moon "Apollo One" Graham Yost HBO
Gia Jay McInerney and Michael Cristofer
Merlin Edward Khmara, David Stevens, and Peter Barnes NBC
More Tales of the City Nicholas Wright Showtime
1999
(51st)
A Lesson Before Dying Ann Peacock HBO
The Baby Dance Jane Anderson Showtime
Dash and Lilly Jerrold L. Ludwig A&E
Pirates of Silicon Valley Martyn Burke TNT
The Rat Pack Kario Salem HBO

2000s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie
2000
(52nd)
The Corner David Mills and David Simon HBO
Cheaters John Stockwell HBO
Homicide: The Movie Tom Fontana, Eric Overmyer and James Yoshimura NBC
If These Walls Could Talk 2 "1961" Jane Anderson HBO
RKO 281 John Logan
2001
(53rd)
Conspiracy Loring Mandel HBO
61* Hank Steinberg HBO
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Kirk Ellis ABC
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Robert Freedman
Wit Mike Nichols and Emma Thompson HBO
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
2002
(54th)
The Gathering Storm Larry Ramin and Hugh Whitemore HBO
Band of Brothers Erik Bork, E. Max Frye, Tom Hanks, Erik Jendresen, Bruce C. McKenna, John Orloff, and Graham Yost HBO
The Laramie Project Stephen Belber, Leigh Fondakowski, Amanda Gronich, Moisés Kaufman, Jeffrey LaHoste, John McAdams, Andy Paris, Greg Pierotti, Barbara Pitts, Kelli Simpkins and Stephen Wangh
Path to War Daniel Giat
Shackleton Charles Sturridge A&E
2003
(55th)
Door to Door William H. Macy and Steven Schachter TNT
Hysterical Blindness Laura Cahill HBO
Live from Baghdad Richard Chapman, Timothy Sexton, John Patrick Shanley and Robert Wiener
My House in Umbria Hugh Whitemore
Normal Jane Anderson
2004
(56th)
Angels in America Tony Kushner HBO
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Larry Gelbart HBO
Iron Jawed Angels Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Jennifer Friedes, Sally Robinson and Raymond Singer
The Reagans Elizabeth Egloff, Jane Marchwood and Tom Rickman Showtime
Something the Lord Made Robert Caswell and Peter Silverman HBO
2005
(57th)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely HBO
Empire Falls Richard Russo HBO
The 4400 "Pilot" René Echevarria and Scott Peters USA
The Office Special Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant BBC America
Warm Springs Margaret Nagle HBO
2006
(58th)
The Girl in the Café Richard Curtis HBO
Bleak House Andrew Davies PBS
Elizabeth I Nigel Williams HBO
Flight 93 Nevin Schreiner A&E
Mrs. Harris Phyllis Nagy HBO
2007
(59th)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act Frank Deasy PBS
Broken Trail Alan Geoffrion AMC
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Daniel Giat HBO
Jane Eyre Sandy Welch PBS
The Starter Wife Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott USA
2008
(60th)
John Adams "Independence" Kirk Ellis HBO
Bernard and Doris Hugh Costello HBO
Cranford Heidi Thomas PBS
Extras "The Extra Special Series Finale" Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant HBO
Recount Danny Strong
2009
(61st)
Little Dorrit Andrew Davies PBS
Generation Kill "Bomb in the Garden" Ed Burns and David Simon HBO
Grey Gardens Patricia Rozema and Michael Sucsy
Into the Storm Hugh Whitemore
Taking Chance Ross Katz and Michael Strobl

2010s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
2010
(62nd)
You Don't Know Jack Adam Mazer HBO
The Pacific "Part 8" Michelle Ashford and Robert Schenkkan HBO
"Part 10" Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan
The Special Relationship Peter Morgan
Temple Grandin William Merritt Johnson and Christopher Monger
2011
(63rd)
Downton Abbey Julian Fellowes PBS
Mildred Pierce Todd Haynes and Jonathan Raymond HBO
Sherlock "A Study in Pink" Steven Moffat PBS
Too Big to Fail Peter Gould HBO
Upstairs, Downstairs Heidi Thomas PBS
2012
(64th)
Game Change Danny Strong HBO
Hatfields & McCoys "Part 2" Bill Kerby, Ted Mann and Ronald Parker History
The Hour Abi Morgan BBC America
Luther Neil Cross
Sherlock "A Scandal in Belgravia" Steven Moffat PBS
2013
(65th)
The Hour Abi Morgan BBC America
Behind the Candelabra Richard LaGravenese HBO
Parade's End Tom Stoppard
Phil Spector David Mamet
Top of the Lake Jane Campion and Gerard Lee Sundance
2014
(66th)
Sherlock "His Last Vow" Steven Moffat PBS
American Horror Story: Coven "Bitchcraft" Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk FX
Fargo "The Crocodile's Dilemma" Noah Hawley
Luther Neil Cross BBC America
The Normal Heart Larry Kramer HBO
Treme "...To Miss New Orleans" David Simon and Eric Overmyer
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
2015
(67th)
Olive Kitteridge Jane Anderson HBO
American Crime "Episode One" John Ridley ABC
Bessie Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois and Horton Foote (posthumous) HBO
Hello Ladies: The Movie Stephen Merchant, Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg
The Honorable Woman Hugo Blick Sundance
Wolf Hall Peter Straughan PBS
2016
(68th)
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" D. V. DeVincentis FX
Fargo "Loplop" Bob DeLaurentis FX
"Palindrome" Noah Hawley
The Night Manager David Farr AMC
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story "From the Ashes of Tragedy" Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski FX
"The Race Card" Joe Robert Cole
2017
(69th)
Black Mirror "San Junipero" Charlie Brooker Netflix
Big Little Lies David E. Kelley HBO
Fargo "The Law of Vacant Places" Noah Hawley FX
Feud: Bette and Joan "And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)" Ryan Murphy
"Pilot" Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam and Ryan Murphy
The Night Of "The Call of the Wild" Richard Price and Steven Zaillian HBO
2018
(70th)
Black Mirror "USS Callister" Charlie Brooker and William Bridges Netflix
American Vandal "Clean Up" Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus Netflix
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story "House by the Lake" Tom Rob Smith FX
Godless Scott Frank Netflix
Patrick Melrose David Nicholls Showtime
Twin Peaks Mark Frost and David Lynch
2019
(71st)
Chernobyl Craig Mazin HBO
Escape at Dannemora "Episode 6" Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin and Jerry Stahl Showtime
"Episode 7" Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin
Fosse/Verdon "Providence" Steven Levenson and Joel Fields FX
A Very English Scandal Russell T Davies Prime Video
When They See Us "Part 4" Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury Netflix

2020s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
2020
(72nd)
Watchmen "This Extraordinary Being" Damon Lindelof and Cord Jefferson HBO
Mrs. America "Shirley" Tanya Barfield FX
Normal People "Episode 3" Sally Rooney and Alice Birch Hulu
Unbelievable "Episode 1" Susannah Grant, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman Netflix
Unorthodox "Part 1" Anna Winger
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
2021
(73rd)
I May Destroy You Michaela Coel HBO
Mare of Easttown Brad Ingelsby HBO
The Queen's Gambit Scott Frank Netflix
WandaVision "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!" Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron Disney+
"Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience" Jac Schaeffer
"Previously On" Laura Donney
2022
(74th)
The White Lotus Mike White HBO
Dopesick "The People vs. Purdue Pharma" Danny Strong Hulu
The Dropout "I'm in a Hurry" Elizabeth Meriwether
Impeachment: American Crime Story "Man Handled" Sarah Burgess FX
Maid "Snaps" Molly Smith Metzler Netflix
Station Eleven "Unbroken Circle" Patrick Somerville HBO Max
2023
(75th)
Beef "The Birds Don't Sing, They Screech in Pain" Lee Sung Jin Netflix
Fire Island Joel Kim Booster Hulu
Fleishman Is in Trouble "Me-Time" Taffy Brodesser-Akner FX
Prey Patrick Aison and Dan Trachtenberg Hulu
Swarm "Stung" Janine Nabers and Donald Glover Prime Video
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Al Yankovic and Eric Appel Roku

Total awards by network

Individuals with multiple awards

Individuals with multiple nominations

Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations


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