Awards & Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

Primetime Emmy Award

This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.

Check all the winners of Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special presented under Primetime Emmy Award since 1979 .


Colin Bucksey

Honored for : Fargo
(Buridan's Ass)

Steven Soderbergh

Honored for : Behind the Candelabra

Jay Roach

Honored for : Game Change

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kevin Reynolds Hatfields & McCoys
Jay Roach Game Change
Philip Kaufman Hemingway & Gellhorn
Paul McGuigan Sherlock
A Scandal In Belgravia
Sam Miller Luther

Brian Percival

Honored for : Downton Abbey
(Episode One)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Percival Downton Abbey
Episode One
Todd Haynes Mildred Pierce
Curtis Hanson Too Big to Fail
Shari Springer Berman Cinema Verite
Robert Pulcini Cinema Verite
Olivier Assayas Carlos

Mick Jackson

Honored for : Temple Grandin

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Levinson You Don't Know Jack
Mick Jackson Temple Grandin
Bob Balaban Georgia O'Keeffe
Tim Van Patten The Pacific
Part Nine
Jeremy Podeswa The Pacific
Part Eight
David Nutter The Pacific
Part Eight

Dearbhla Walsh

Honored for : Little Dorrit
(Part 1)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susanna White Generation Kill
Bomb In The Garden
Thaddeus O'Sullivan Into the Storm
Ross Katz Taking Chance
Dearbhla Walsh Little Dorrit
Part 1
Philip Martin Wallander
One Step Behind
Michael Sucsy Grey Gardens

Jay Roach

Honored for : Recount

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Merchant Extras
The Extra Special Series Finale
Ricky Gervais Extras
The Extra Special Series Finale
Bob Balaban Bernard and Doris
Jay Roach Recount
Tom Hooper John Adams
Mikael Salomon The Company

Philip Martin

Honored for : Masterpiece
(Prime Suspect: The Final Act)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Yves Simoneau Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Walter Hill Broken Trail
Philip Martin Masterpiece
Prime Suspect: The Final Act
Bharat Nalluri Tsunami: The Aftermath
Parts 1 and 2
Susanna White Masterpiece
Jane Eyre

Tom Hooper

Honored for : Elizabeth I

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phyllis Nagy Mrs. Harris
Tom Hooper Elizabeth I
David Yates The Girl in the Café
Justin Chadwick Bleak House
Kenny Ortega High School Musical
Peter Markle Flight 93

Stephen Hopkins

Honored for : The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Hopkins The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Fred Schepisi Empire Falls
George C. Wolfe Lackawanna Blues
Joseph Sargent Warm Springs

Mike Nichols

Honored for : Angels in America

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Hooper Masterpiece
Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness
Andrei Konchalovsky The Lion in Winter
Mike Nichols Angels in America
Robert Harmon Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Joseph Sargent Something the Lord Made

Steven Schachter

Honored for : Door to Door

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Allan Ackerman The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone
Mick Jackson Live from Baghdad
Richard Loncraine My House in Umbria
Steven Schachter Door to Door
Frank Pierson Soldier's Girl

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Phil Alden Robinson Band of Brothers
Tom Hanks Band of Brothers
Richard Loncraine Band of Brothers
David Nutter Band of Brothers
Tony To Band of Brothers
David Frankel Band of Brothers
Mikael Salomon Band of Brothers
David Leland Band of Brothers
John Frankenheimer Path to War
Moisés Kaufman The Laramie Project
Mark Rydell James Dean
Richard Loncraine The Gathering Storm

Mike Nichols

Honored for : Wit

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Dornhelm Anne Frank: The Whole Story
Mike Nichols Wit
Robert Allan Ackerman Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Frank Pierson Conspiracy
Billy Crystal 61*

Charles S. Dutton

Honored for : The Corner
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martha Coolidge Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Stephen Frears Fail Safe
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Marty Pasetta Fail Safe
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Benjamin Ross RKO 281
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Charles S. Dutton The Corner
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Rob Marshall Annie
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Allan Arkush

Honored for : The Temptations
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jane Anderson The Baby Dance
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Christian Duguay Joan of Arc
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Allan Arkush The Temptations
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Kathy Bates Dash and Lilly
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Joseph Sargent A Lesson Before Dying
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie

John Frankenheimer

Honored for : George Wallace
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Hanks From the Earth to the Moon
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special","part I: \"Can We Do This?\"
Steve Barron Merlin
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
John Frankenheimer George Wallace
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
William Friedkin 12 Angry Men
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
John Herzfeld Don King: Only in America
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Andrei Konchalovsky

Honored for : The Odyssey
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andrei Konchalovsky The Odyssey
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special
Christopher Reeve In the Gloaming
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special
Robert Harmon Gotti
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special
Mark Rydell Crime of the Century
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special
Anjelica Huston Bastard Out of Carolina
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special

John Frankenheimer

Honored for : Andersonville
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Werner Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story
Charles Sturridge Gulliver's Travels
Paul Bogart The Heidi Chronicles
John Frankenheimer Andersonville
Betty Thomas The Late Shift

John Frankenheimer

Honored for : The Burning Season

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Gerolmo Citizen X
John Frankenheimer The Burning Season
Lloyd Richards Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Piano Lesson
Jeff Bleckner Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story
Mick Jackson Indictment: The McMartin Trial

John Frankenheimer

Honored for : Against the Wall

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Spottiswoode And the Band Played On
John Frankenheimer Against the Wall
Emile Ardolino Gypsy
Betty Thomas My Breast
Glenn A. Jordan Hallmark Hall of Fame
To Dance with the White Dog

James Steven Sadwith

Honored for : Sinatra
(Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Pierson Citizen Cohn
Outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special
Michael Ritchie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special
Glenn A. Jordan Barbarians at the Gate
Outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special
Daniel Petrie A Town Torn Apart
Outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special
James Steven Sadwith Sinatra
Outstanding individual achievement in directing for a miniseries or a special

Joseph Sargent

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Miss Rose White)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Bogart Broadway Bound
Joseph Sargent Hallmark Hall of Fame
Miss Rose White
Daniel Petrie Mark Twain and Me
Joshua Brand I'll Fly Away
Pilot
Ron Lagomarsino Homefront
Pilot
Lamont Johnson Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232

Brian Gibson

Honored for : The Josephine Baker Story

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Gibson The Josephine Baker Story
Gilbert Cates Absolute Strangers
Robert Markowitz Hallmark Hall of Fame
Decoration Day
Glenn A. Jordan Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sarah, Plain and Tall

Joseph Sargent

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Caroline?)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Joseph Sargent Hallmark Hall of Fame
Caroline?
Stephen Gyllenhaal A Killing in a Small Town
Lamont Johnson The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Richard Pearce The Final Days
Gilbert Cates Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Simon Wincer

Honored for : Lonesome Dove
(Part I (Leaving), Part IV (The Return))

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Simon Wincer Lonesome Dove
Part I (Leaving)","Part IV (The Return)
Dan Curtis War and Remembrance
Parts XI and XII
Gregory Hoblit Roe vs. Wade
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
Larry Elikann I Know My First Name Is Steven
Outstanding Directing In A Miniseries Or A Special
Daniel Petrie Hallmark Hall of Fame
My Name Is Bill W.

Lamont Johnson

Honored for : Gore Vidal's Lincoln

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn A. Jordan Echoes in the Darkness
Paul Wendkos The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story
Marvin J. Chomsky Billionaire Boys Club
Lamont Johnson Gore Vidal's Lincoln
John Erman The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

Glenn A. Jordan

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special, Promise)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Werner LBJ: The Early Years
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
Lamont Johnson Unnatural Causes
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
Jack Gold Escape from Sobibor
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
Paul Bogart Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special
Glenn A. Jordan Hallmark Hall of Fame
Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special","Promise

Joseph Sargent

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Love Is Never Silent)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Petrie The Execution of Raymond Graham
Volker Schlöndorff Death of a Salesman
John Erman An Early Frost
John Korty Hallmark Hall of Fame
Resting Place
Joseph Sargent Hallmark Hall of Fame
Love Is Never Silent

Lamont Johnson

Honored for : Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
(Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Morahan Masterpiece
The Jewel in the Crown (Crossing the River)
Jim O'Brien Masterpiece
The Jewel in the Crown (Crossing the River)
Gilbert Cates Consenting Adult
David Greene Fatal Vision
Robert Greenwald The Burning Bed
Lamont Johnson Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Jeff Bleckner Do You Remember Love

Jeff Bleckner

Honored for : American Playhouse
(Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special, Concealed Enemies)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lamont Johnson Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Nicholas Meyer The Day After
John Erman A Streetcar Named Desire
Randa Haines Something About Amelia
Jeff Bleckner American Playhouse
Concealed Enemies

John Erman

Honored for : Who Will Love My Children?
(Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Edward Zwick Special Bulletin
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special
Daryl Duke The Thorn Birds
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special
Simon Langton Smiley's People
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special
John Erman Who Will Love My Children?
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special
Dan Curtis The Winds of War
Into The Maelstrom","Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special

Marvin J. Chomsky

Honored for : Inside The Third Reich
(Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Lindsay-Hogg Great Performances
Brideshead Revisited
Charles Sturridge Great Performances
Brideshead Revisited
Herbert Wise Skokie
Marvin J. Chomsky Inside The Third Reich
Lee Philips Mae West

James Goldstone

Honored for : Kent State

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Boris Sagal Masada
Roger Young Bitter Harvest
Jerry London Sh?gun
Paul Newman The Shadow Box
James Goldstone Kent State

Marvin J. Chomsky

Honored for : Attica

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marvin J. Chomsky Attica
William A. Graham Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
Delbert Mann Hallmark Hall of Fame
All Quiet on the Western Front Hallmark Hall of Fame
Joseph Sargent Amber Waves
John Erman Moviola
The Scarlett O'Hara War

David Greene

Honored for : Friendly Fire
(Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Glenn A. Jordan Les Misérables
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special
Lou Antonio Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special
David Greene Friendly Fire
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special