"According to a "Boston Globe" review, "director Mike Nichols, and a magnificent cast led by Meryl Streep have pulled a spellbinding and revelatory TV movie out of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning work" and that he "managed to make "Angels in America" thrive onscreen..."

In 2004, "Angels in America" broke the record previously held by "Roots" for the most Emmys awarded to a miniseries in a single year by winning 11 awards from 21 nominations.