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 TNT – 3 FX – 2 Netflix – 2 AMC – 1 Directors with multiple wins 4 wins John Frankenheimer (3 consecutive) Joseph Sargent 2 wins Marvin J. Chomsky Lamont Johnson Mike Nichols Daniel Petrie (consecutive) Jay Roach Directors with multiple nominations 9 nominations Lamont Johnson Joseph Sargent 6 nominations Glenn Jordan Daniel Petrie 5 nominations John Erman John Frankenheimer Ryan Murphy 4 nominations Paul Bogart Tom Gries 3 nominations Jeff Bleckner Gilbert Cates Marvin J. Chomsky Fielder Cook Stephen Frears Tom Hooper Mick Jackson Richard Loncraine Sam Miller Frank Pierson Jay Roach 2 nominations Robert Allan Ackerman Lou Antonio Bob Balaban Dan Curtis Scott Frank James Goldstone David Greene Tom Hanks Robert Harmon Noah Hawley Andrei Konchalovsky John Korty Buzz Kulik Barry Levinson Delbert Mann Philip Martin Mike Nichols David Nutter Anthony Page Mark Rydell Boris Sagal Mikael Salomon George Schaefer Charles Sturridge Betty Thomas Peter Werner Susanna White Programs with multiple nominations 4 nominations American Crime Story Fargo 3 nominations Watchmen 2 nominations American Horror Story Fosse/Verdon I May Destroy You The Night Of The Pacific Prime Suspect Sherlock References Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special