# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Award. Limited series and television movies shot on videotape competed alongside variety series and specials for Outstanding Tape Sound Mixing before 1986. They also faced off against regular series for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing before 1983.
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

## Winners and nominations
### 1970s

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1970 (22nd) |
| 1970 (22nd) | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Gordon L. Day, Dominick Gaffey | CBS |
| 1970 (22nd) | First Tuesday | First Tuesday | Roger Gary Andrews | NBC |
| 1970 (22nd) | My Sweet Charlie | My Sweet Charlie | Roger Heman, Melvin M. Metcalfe, Clarence Self, John Stransky Jr. | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) |
| 1971 (23rd) | Tribes | Tribes | Theodore Soderberg | ABC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Mannix | Mannix | Joel Moss, Don Rush | CBS |
| 1971 (23rd) | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco International Airport | Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Parish | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Vanished | Vanished | James Z. Flaster, Ronald K. Pierce | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) |
| 1972 (24th) | Fireball Forward | Fireball Forward | Richard Overton, Theodore Soderberg | ABC |
| 1972 (24th) | Brian's Song | Brian's Song | William J. Montague, Alfred E. Overton | ABC |
| 1972 (24th) | The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau | The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau | Roy Granville, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) |
| 1973 (25th) | Surrender at Appomattox: Appointment with Destiny | Surrender at Appomattox: Appointment with Destiny | Fred Leroy Granville, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, Richard J. Wagner | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | That Certain Summer | That Certain Summer | Melvin M. Metcalfe, Thom K. Piper | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) | The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau | The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau | Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | ABC |
Outstanding Achievement in Film or Tape Sound Mixing
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1974 (26th) |
| 1974 (26th) | Pueblo | Pueblo | Albert A. Gramaglia, Michael Shindler | ABC |
| 1974 (26th) | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Charles T. Knight, Don Minkler | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | The Execution of Private Slovik | The Execution of Private Slovik | John Kean, Thom K. Piper | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) |
| 1975 (27th) | The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney | The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney | Marshall King | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | The Missiles of October | The Missiles of October | Doug Nelson | ABC |
| 1975 (27th) | Wide World in Concert | Wide World in Concert | Doug Nelson, Norm Schwartz | ABC |
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1976 (28th) |
| 1976 (28th) | Eleanor and Franklin | Eleanor and Franklin | Don Bassman, Don Johnson | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Sanburg's Lincoln | Sanburg's Lincoln | Robert L. Harman, Charles Lewis, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing | Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing |
| 1977 (29th) | The Savage Bees | The Savage Bees | Alan Bernard, Robert L. Harman, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Donald W. MacDougall, Richard Portman, David Ronne, Curly Thirlwell | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 1" | Richard Portman, David M. Ronne, Don MacDougall, Curly Thirlwell | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 4" | Willie D. Burton, George Porter, Eddie Nelson, Robert L. Harman | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 7" | Hoppy Mehterian, George Porter, Eddie Nelson, Arnold Braun | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Roots | "Part 8" | George Porter, Eddie Nelson, Robert L. Harman, Arnold Braun | ABC |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts ||||
| 1977 (29th) | Victory at Entebbe | Victory at Entebbe | Robert A. Biggart, Patrick Somerset | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) |
| 1978 (30th) | Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Robert L. Harman, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, William Teague | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | Having Babies II | Having Babies II | Alan Bernard, Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan | Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, Tommy Thompson | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | See How She Runs | See How She Runs | Eddie J. Nelson, J. Robert Pettis, George E. Porter, Cabell Smith | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | A Sensitive, Passionate Man | A Sensitive, Passionate Man | Dean Hodges, Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo | Eddie Knowles, Eddie J. Nelson, J. Robert Pettis, George E. Porter | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) |
| 1979 (31st) | The Winds of Kitty Hawk | The Winds of Kitty Hawk | Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, Bill Teague, Ray West | NBC |
| 1979 (31st) | A Christmas to Remember | A Christmas to Remember | Stanley P. Gordon, Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Ike | "Part 2" | Hoppy Mehterian, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, Bill Teague | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal | The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal | Maury Harris, Eddie J. Nelson, George E. Porter, Ray West | NBC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1980 (32nd) |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | Ray Barons, David Campbell, Bob Pettis, John Reitz | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Amber Waves | Amber Waves | Christopher Large, Eddie Nelson, George E. Porter, Terry Porter | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | Robert Glass, Patrick Mitchell, Robert Thirwell, John Wilkenson | NBC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | David Campbell, Jacque Nosco, Bob Pettis, John Reitz | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Skag | "Pilot" | David E. Dockendorf, Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, Jack Solomon | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) |
| 1981 (33rd) | Evita Peron | "Part 1" | Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, William R. Teague, Howard Wollman | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Baby Comes Home | Baby Comes Home | Alan Bernard, Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, Howard Wollman | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Bunker | The Bunker | Robert L. Harman, Rene Magnol, William L. McCaughey, Howard Wollman | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Dial "M" for Murder | Dial "M" for Murder | Stanley P. Gordon, Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, Lee Minkler | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Hart to Hart | "'Tis the Season to Be Murdered" | Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, Blake Wilcox, Howard Wollman | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | The Killing of Randy Webster | The Killing of Randy Webster | Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey, Richard Raguse, Howard Wollman | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Nero Wolfe | "Gambit" | Gary Bourgeois, Nick Gaffey, Lee Minkler, Terry Porter | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | A Rumor of War | A Rumor of War | Harry Alphin, Manuel Topete Blake, Robert L. Harman, William L. McCaughey | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | A Time for Miracles | A Time for Miracles | Joel Fein, George E. Porter, William R. Teague, Howard Wollman | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Word of Honor | Word of Honor | Robert L. Harman, John MacLeod, William L. McCaughey, Terry Porter | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) |
| 1982 (34th) | Hill Street Blues | "Personal Foul" | Bill Marky, Robert W. Glass Jr., Bill Nicholson, Howard Wilmarth | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Fire on the Mountain | Fire on the Mountain | Thomas Causey, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Ray West | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Hill Street Blues | "The Second Oldest Profession" | Bill Marky, Don Cahn, Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | A Woman Called Golda | A Woman Called Golda | Eli Yarkoni, Don Cahn, Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman | Syndicated |
| 1982 (34th) | World War III | World War III | Jacques Nosco, Don Cahn, Jim Cook, Robert L. Harman | NBC |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1983 (36th) |
| 1983 (36th) | The Scarlet and the Black | The Scarlet and the Black | John W. Mitchell, Gordon L. Day, Stan Wetzel, Howard Wilmarth | CBS |
| 1983 (36th) | The Executioner's Song | The Executioner's Song | Robert W. Glass Jr., David J. Hudson, Ray West, Steve Marlowe | NBC |
| 1983 (36th) | The Winds of War | "Cataclysm" | Robin Gregory, Robert W. Glass Jr., William L. McCaughey, Allen L. Stone | ABC |
| 1983 (36th) | The Winds of War | "Defiance" | Alan Bernard, Robert W. Glass Jr., William L. McCaughey, Mel Metcalfe | ABC |
| 1983 (36th) | The Winds of War | "Into the Maelstrom" | Robin Gregory, Robert W. Glass Jr., Mel Metcalfe, William L. McCaughey | ABC |
| 1984 (37th) |
| 1984 (37th) | A Streetcar Named Desire | A Streetcar Named Desire | Richard Raguse, William L. McCaughey, Mel Metcalfe, Terry Porter | ABC |
| 1984 (37th) | The Day After | The Day After | Charles T. Knight, Gary C. Bourgeois, Kevin F. Cleary, Robert L. Harman | ABC |
| 1984 (37th) | The Dollmaker | The Dollmaker | Scott D. Smith, Chris Carpenter, Gordon L. Day, Stan Wetzel | ABC |
| 1984 (37th) | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac | William Randall, Mel Metcalfe, Don Minkler, Bill Thiederman | NBC |
| 1984 (37th) | Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Kenny Rogers as The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Keith A. Wester, Gordon L. Day, Stan Wetzel, Howard Wilmarth | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) |
| 1985 (38th) | Space | "Part 5" | Clark King, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Terry Porter | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) | Ellis Island | "Part 1" | Tony Dawe, Dick Alexander, Gordon L. Day, Howard Wilmarth | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) | The Jesse Owens Story | The Jesse Owens Story | Alan Bernard, Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, B. Tennyson Sebastian III | OPT |
| 1985 (38th) | Malice in Wonderland | Malice in Wonderland | Keith A. Wester, Dick Alexander, Gordon L. Day, Howard Wilmarth | CBS |
| 1985 (38th) | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Robin Gregory, David J. Hudson, Mel Metcalfe, Terry Porter | NBC |
| 1986 (39th) |
| 1986 (39th) | An Early Frost | An Early Frost | David E. Campbell, John T. Reitz, Gregg Rudloff, Keith A. Wester | NBC |
| 1986 (39th) | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Tom Fleischman | CBS |
| 1986 (39th) | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | Tom Johnson, Randy Thom | ABC |
| 1986 (39th) | Mussolini: The Untold Story | "Part 1" | Thomas J. Huth, Tim Philben, George Stephenson, Howard Wilmarth | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | Unnatural Causes | Unnatural Causes | Joseph D. Citarella, Charles Grenzbach, David Lee, Ray West | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Amerika | "Part 3" | Grover B. Helsley, Richard D. Rogers, Keith A. Wester, John Wilkinson | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | LBJ: The Early Years | LBJ: The Early Years | Joseph D. Citarella, Grover B. Helsley, Don Summer, Ray West | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Out on a Limb | "Part 1" | Joseph D. Citarella, Grover B. Helsley, John Speak, Ray West | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | "Part 1" | John Asman, Neil Brody, Ken S. Polk, Peter Sutton | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | Don MacDougall, Grover B. Helsley, Joseph D. Citarella, Russell Williams II | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Bluffing It | Bluffing It | Ray West, John L. Anderson, Joseph D. Citarella, Owen Langevin | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Earth Star Voyager | "Part 1" | Ray West, Don MacDougall, Joseph D. Citarella, Eric Batut | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Foxfire | Foxfire | Hank Garfield, Bill Nicholson, William Gazecki, Peter Reale | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Right to Die | Right to Die | Ray West, Joseph D. Citarella, Charles Grenzbach, Walter Hoylman | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Lonesome Dove | "The Return" | Donald F. Johnson, James L. Aicholtz, Michael Herbick, Kevin O'Connell | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | "Part 1" | John Wilkinson, Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley, Claude Hitchcock | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | "Part 1" | William L. McCaughey, Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley, Chuck Lewis | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | William L. McCaughey, Doug E. Turner, Grover B. Helsley, Noel Quinn | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | The Karen Carpenter Story | The Karen Carpenter Story | William L. McCaughey, Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley, Charles T. Knight | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Margaret Bourke-White | Margaret Bourke-White | John Wilkinson, Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley, Richard Schexnayder | TNT |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | Cross of Fire | "Part 1" | Fred Schultz, William L. McCaughey, Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Caroline? | Caroline? | Jim Hawkins, Grover B. Helsley, Doug E. Turner, John Wilkinson | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | Challenger | Challenger | Jacob Goldstein, Tim Philben, Clark Conrad, Scott Millan | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | "Part 1" | Robert Wald, Scott Millan, Clark Conrad, Tim Philben | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | The Old Man and the Sea | The Old Man and the Sea | Peter Sutton, Thomas J. Huth, Anthony Constantini, Sam Black | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | Son of the Morning Star | "Part 2" | Thomas J. Huth, Anthony Constantini, Sam Black, Trevor Black | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Ironclads | Ironclads | Kenneth B. Ross, Tim Philben, Scott Millan, George R. Groves Jr. | TNT |
| 1991 (43rd) | The Josephine Baker Story | The Josephine Baker Story | János Réti, Hugh Strain, Clive Pendry | HBO |
| 1991 (43rd) | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Jacob Goldstein, Grover B. Helsley, Robert W. Glass Jr., Richard D. Rogers | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Separate But Equal | "Part 1" | Ed Novick, Gary Alexander, Adam Jenkins, Dennis Kirk | ABC |
| 1992 (44th) |
| 1992 (44th) | One Against the Wind | One Against the Wind | Thomas J. Huth, Anthony Constantini, Sam Black, Trevor Black | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Kenneth B. Ross, Troy Porter, George R. Groves Jr., David E. Fluhr | ABC |
| 1992 (44th) | A Woman Named Jackie | "Part 3" | Walter Hoylman, Jerry Clemans, Robert L. Harman, Allen L. Stone | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Stalin | Stalin | Drew Kunin, Grover B. Helsley, Robert W. Glass Jr., Richard D. Rogers, Michael Jiron, Tim Philben, Scott Millan | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | Alex Haley's Queen | "Part 3" | Robert J. Anderson Jr., John Asman, George R. Groves Jr., David E. Fluhr | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Barbarians at the Gate | Barbarians at the Gate | Jacob Goldstein, Ken S. Polk, Tim Philben, James A. Williams | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | Citizen Cohn | Citizen Cohn | John Pritchett, Dan Wallin, Anna Behlmer, Richard Portman | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | The Jacksons: An American Dream | "Part 2" | Claude Riggins, Daniel J. Leahy, Michael C. Casper, Gary Lux | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) | Sinatra | "Part 1" | Maury Harris, Wayne Artman, Robert Fernandez, Tom E. Dahl | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | Stephen King's The Stand | Stephen King's The Stand | Grant Maxwell, Michael Ruschak, Richard Schexnayder, Don Summer | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Geronimo | Geronimo | Don Sanders, Gary Montgomery, Jim Fitzpatrick, Bruce P. Michaels | TNT |
| 1994 (46th) | Gypsy | Gypsy | Larry Stensvold, Robert Schaper, Garrie Bolger, David M. Ronne | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Larry Stensvold, Garrie Bolger, Don Digirolamo | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | To Dance with the White Dog | To Dance with the White Dog | Robert W. Glass Jr., Richard D. Rogers, Grover B. Helsley, Jacob Goldstein | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | Buffalo Girls | "Part 1" | David Brownlow, Patrick Cyccone Jr., Edward F. Suski, James G. Williams | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | The Old Curiosity Shop | "Part 1" | Laurie Clarkson, Thomas J. Huth, Craig M. Otte, David M. Weishaar | Disney |
| 1995 (47th) | The Piano Lesson | The Piano Lesson | Michael C. Moore, David E. Fluhr, John Asman, Sam Black | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Redwood Curtain | Redwood Curtain | Nelson Stoll, David E. Fluhr, John Asman, Sam Black | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) | The Return of the Native | The Return of the Native | Tony Dawe, David E. Fluhr, John Asman, Sam Black | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Stephen King's The Langoliers | "Part 2" | Jay Meagher, Grant Maxwell | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | Harvest of Fire | Harvest of Fire | Richard I. Birnbaum, David E. Fluhr, Sam Black, John Asman | CBS |
| 1996 (48th) | Andersonville | Andersonville | Mary H. Ellis, Richard D. Rogers, John J. Stephens, Grover B. Helsley | TNT |
| 1996 (48th) | Gulliver's Travels | Gulliver's Travels | Simon Kaye, Paul Hamblin, Clive Pendry | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Truman | Truman | Reinhard Stergar, Wayne Heitman, James Bolt, Joel Fein | HBO |
| 1996 (48th) | The Tuskegee Airmen | The Tuskegee Airmen | Veda Campbell, Wayne Artman, Robert L. Harman, Nick Alphin | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | Titanic | "Part 1" | David Husby, David E. Fluhr, Adam Jenkins, Don Digirolamo | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | Apollo 11 | Apollo 11 | Kevin Patrick Burns, Jon Taylor, Todd Orr, Larry Scharf | Family |
| 1997 (49th) | Gotti | Gotti | Robert W. Glass Jr., Ezra Dweck, Dan Wallin, David Lee | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Neil Brody, William Freesh, Mike Olman, Peter Bentley | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | William Faulkner's Old Man | William Faulkner's Old Man | Steve C. Aaron, Thomas J. Huth, Sam Black, John Asman | CBS |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | 12 Angry Men | 12 Angry Men | Russell Williams II, David E. Fluhr, Adam Jenkins | Showtime |
| 1998 (50th) | Buffalo Soldiers | Buffalo Soldiers | Tim Cooney, Pete Elia, Larry Stensvold | TNT |
| 1998 (50th) | From the Earth to the Moon | "1968" | Joe Foglia, Scott Millan, Brad Sherman | HBO |
| 1998 (50th) | From the Earth to the Moon | "That's All There Is" | Joe Foglia, Rick Ash, Adam Sawelson | HBO |
| 1998 (50th) | From the Earth to the Moon | "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" | Joe Foglia, Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr | HBO |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | The Rat Pack | The Rat Pack | Felipe Borrero, Michael C. Casper, Daniel J. Leahy | HBO |
| 1999 (51st) | Joan of Arc | "Part 1" | Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko, Urmas Rosin | CBS |
| 1999 (51st) | A Lesson Before Dying | A Lesson Before Dying | Shirley Libby, Rick Ash, Gary Alexander | HBO |
| 1999 (51st) | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Stephen Halbert, Phillip Seretti | TNT |
| 1999 (51st) | The '60s | "Part 1" | Kenn Fuller, Gary Coppola, Craig M. Otte | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | The Temptations | "Part 1" | Russell Williams II, Dick Alexander, Rick Hart, Richard D. Rogers | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | RKO 281 | RKO 281 | Clive Derbyshire, Mark Taylor, Mike Dowson | HBO |
| 2000 (52nd) | Annie | Annie | Edward L. Moskowitz, Terry O'Bright, Keith Rogers | ABC |
| 2000 (52nd) | The Beach Boys: An American Family | "Part 1" | Edward L. Moskowitz, Richard D. Rogers, Dick Alexander, Rick Hart | ABC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Dirty Pictures | Dirty Pictures | John J. Thomson, Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Tom Perry | Showtime |
| 2000 (52nd) | Fail Safe | Fail Safe | Ed Greene, Hugh Healey, Larry Reed, Peter Baird | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Tuesdays with Morrie | Tuesdays with Morrie | James M. Tanenbaum, Daniel J. Leahy, Michael C. Casper | ABC |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | Nuremberg | "Part 2" | Lou Solakofski, Orest Sushko, Ian Rankin | TNT |
| 2001 (53rd) | Conspiracy | Conspiracy | Peter Glossop, John Hayward, Richard Pryke, Kevin Tayler | HBO |
| 2001 (53rd) | Horatio Hornblower | Horatio Hornblower | Colin Martin, Rudi Buckle | A&E |
| 2001 (53rd) | 61* | 61* | Jeff Wexler, Matthew Iadarola, Gary Gegan, Gary Coppola | HBO |
| 2001 (53rd) | South Pacific | South Pacific | Guntis Sics, Rick Ash, Joe Earle, Joel Moss | ABC |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Band of Brothers | "Carentan" | Colin Charles, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | Band of Brothers | "The Breaking Point" | Colin Charles, Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | Band of Brothers | "Day of Days" | David Stephenson, Mike Dowson, Mark Taylor | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | The Gathering Storm | The Gathering Storm | David Stephenson, Rick Ash, John Hayward, Richard Pryke | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | The Lost Battalion | The Lost Battalion | Ulf Herrmann, Ken Teaney, Marshall Garlington | A&E |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Live from Baghdad | Live from Baghdad | Rick Ash, Adam Jenkins, Drew Webster, James M. Tanenbaum | HBO |
| 2003 (55th) | Door to Door | Door to Door | Randy Kiss, Geoff Turner, Perry Leigh Fifield, Martin Fossum | TNT |
| 2003 (55th) | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Robert Scherer | ABC |
| 2003 (55th) | A Painted House | A Painted House | Kevin Patrick Burns, Todd Orr, Itzhak Magal | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Taken | "Beyond the Sky" | Chris Haire, Richard L. Morrison, Chris Elam, Martin Fossum | Sci Fi |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | Angels in America | "Perestroika" | Lee Dichter, Ron Bochar, James Sabat | HBO |
| 2004 (56th) | Horatio Hornblower | "Part 1" | Colin Martin, Rudi Buckle | A&E |
| 2004 (56th) | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Wayne Heitman, Alan Decker, Tim Philben, Tony Johnson | A&E |
| 2004 (56th) | Something the Lord Made | Something the Lord Made | Rick Ash, Adam Jenkins, Bruce Litecky | HBO |
| 2004 (56th) | Traffic | "Part 1" | Kevin Patrick Burns, Marc Fishman, Tony Lamberti, Eric Batut | USA |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Warm Springs | Warm Springs | Mary H. Ellis, Rick Ash, Adam Jenkins | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | Faith of My Fathers | Faith of My Fathers | Richard Schexnayder, Mark Linden, Tara A. Paul, Liam Lockhart, Harry Snodgrass | A&E |
| 2005 (57th) | Lackawanna Blues | Lackawanna Blues | Susumu Tokunow, Rick Ash, Adam Jenkins | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Simon Kaye, Rick Ash, Adam Jenkins | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | The Wool Cap | The Wool Cap | Claude La Haye, Terry O'Bright, Robert L. Harman | TNT |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | Into the West | "Dreams and Schemes" | George Tarrant, Dick Alexander, Richard D. Rogers | TNT |
| 2006 (58th) | Elizabeth I | "Part 1" | Ken Campbell, Paul Hamblin | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) | Flight 93 | Flight 93 | Mark Linden, Tara A. Paul, Liam Lockhart, Harry Snodgrass | A&E |
| 2006 (58th) | Into the West | "Hell on Wheels" | Bayard Carey, Dick Alexander, Richard D. Rogers | TNT |
| 2006 (58th) | Sleeper Cell | "Youmud Din" | Elmo Ponsdomenech, Joe Earle, Roger Pietschmann | Showtime |
| 2006 (58th) | The Ten Commandments | "Part 2" | Alistair Crocker, Terry O'Bright, Keith Rogers | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | George Tarrant, Rick Ash, Ed Carr | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Broken Trail | "Part 2" | Michael Playfair, Cory Mandel, James Porteous | AMC |
| 2007 (59th) | Jane Eyre | "Part 1" | Richard Manton, Stuart Hilliker | PBS |
| 2007 (59th) | Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction | Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction | Frank Coakley, Marc Hatch, Nigel Heath, Joe Powers | Discovery |
| 2007 (59th) | The Lost Room | "The Key and the Clock" | Bayard Carey, Dick Alexander, Richard D. Rogers | Sci Fi |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | John Adams | "Don't Tread on Me" | Jay Meagher, Marc Fishman, Tony Lamberti | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | The Andromeda Strain | "Part 1" | Daryl Powell, Terry O'Bright, Keith Rogers | A&E |
| 2008 (60th) | Comanche Moon | "Part 2" | Darryl L. Frank, Dick Alexander, Richard D. Rogers | CBS |
| 2008 (60th) | John Adams | "Join or Die" | Jay Meagher, Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Tin Man | "Part 1" | Eric Lamontagne, Paul A. Sharpe, Iain Pattison, Graeme Hughes | Sci Fi |
| 2009 (61st) |
| 2009 (61st) | Generation Kill | "The Cradle of Civilization" | Colin Nicolson, Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Jeffree Bloomer, Mark Linden, Alan Decker | TNT |
| 2009 (61st) | Grey Gardens | Grey Gardens | Henry Embry, Rick Ash | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Taking Chance | Taking Chance | T.J. O'Mara, Rick Ash | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | 24: Redemption | 24: Redemption | William Gocke, Colin McFarlane, Mike Olman, Ken Kobett | Fox |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| 2010 (62nd) | The Pacific | "Part 2" | Andrew Ramage, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy | HBO |
| 2010 (62nd) | The Pacific | "Part 5" | Andrew Ramage, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, Craig Mann | HBO |
| 2010 (62nd) | The Pacific | "Part 8" | Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy, Marc Fishman | HBO |
| 2010 (62nd) | The Pacific | "Part 9" | Gary Wilkins, Michael Minkler, Daniel J. Leahy | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | The Kennedys | "Lancer and Lace" | Henry Embry, Frank Morrone, Stephen Traub, Larold Rebhun | Reelz |
| 2011 (63rd) | Cinema Verite | Cinema Verite | Petur Hliddal, Lora Hirschberg, Scott R. Lewis, Douglas Murray | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) | Mildred Pierce | "Part 5" | Bobby Johanson, Leslie Shatz, Drew Kunin, A. Josh Reinhardt | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) | Too Big to Fail | Too Big to Fail | James Sabat, Chris Jenkins, Bob Beemer | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Hatfields & McCoys | "Part 1" | Dragos Stanomir, Christian T. Cooke, Brad Zoern | History |
| 2012 (64th) | American Horror Story | "Piggy Piggy" | Sean Rush, Joe Earle, Doug Andham | FX |
| 2012 (64th) | Game Change | Game Change | David MacMillan, Leslie Shatz, Gabriel J. Serrano | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Nelson Stoll, Lora Hirschberg, Pete Horner, Douglas Murray | HBO |
| 2012 (64th) | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Howard Bargroff, John Mooney | PBS |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Behind the Candelabra | Behind the Candelabra | Dennis Towns, Larry Blake, Tommy Vicari | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | American Horror Story: Asylum | "Welcome to Briarcliff" | Sean Rush, Joe Earle, Doug Andham | FX |
| 2013 (65th) | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Rick Bal, John W. Cook II, Peter Nusbaum | Syfy |
| 2013 (65th) | The Bible | "Beginnings" | Dan Johnson, Scott Jones, Jon Thomas | History |
| 2013 (65th) | Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Gary Alper, Roy Waldspurger, Michael Barry, Don White | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Treme | "Sunset on Louisianne" | Bruce Litecky, Andy Kris, Blake Leyh | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | American Horror Story: Coven | "Fearful Pranks Ensue" | Bruce Litecky, Joe Earle, Doug Andham | FX |
| 2014 (66th) | Fargo | "The Crocodile's Dilemma" | Michael Playfair, David Raines, Mark Server, Chris Philp | FX |
| 2014 (66th) | Killing Kennedy | Killing Kennedy | William Britt, Mark Linden, Tara A. Paul | Nat Geo |
| 2014 (66th) | Sherlock: His Last Vow | Sherlock: His Last Vow | John Mooney, Howard Bargroff, Doug Sinclair, Peter Gleaves | PBS |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Bessie | Bessie | James Emswiller, Robert Fernandez, Damian Volpe, Ed Cherney, Evyen Klean | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | American Crime | "Episode Eleven" | Benjamin Lowry, Rick Norman, Ryan Davis | ABC |
| 2015 (67th) | American Horror Story: Freak Show | "Magical Thinking" | Bruce Litecky, Joe Earle, Doug Andham, Evan Daum | FX |
| 2015 (67th) | Houdini | "Part 1" | Tamás Csaba, Onnalee Blank, Kenneth R. Burton | History |
| 2015 (67th) | Texas Rising | "Part 4" | Santiago Núñez, Christian T. Cooke, Brad Zoern, Rudy Michael | History |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | "From the Ashes of Tragedy" | Doug Andham, Joe Earle, Judah Getz, John Bauman | FX |
| 2016 (68th) | Fargo | "The Gift of the Magi" | Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Michael Playfair | FX |
| 2016 (68th) | The Night Manager | "Part 5" | Howard Bargroff, Aitor Bernguer | AMC |
| 2016 (68th) | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Howard Bargroff, John Mooney, Peter Gleaves, Nick Wollage | PBS |
| 2016 (68th) | True Detective | "Down Will Come" | Daniel J. Leahy, Steve Pederson, Geoffrey Patterson, Ron Bedrosian | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | The Night Of | "The Beach" | Nicholas Renbeck, Michael Barry, Felix Andrew, Larry Hoff | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Big Little Lies | "You Get What You Need" | Gavin Fernandes, Louis Gignac, Brendan Beebe | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Fargo | "Who Rules the Land of Denial?" | Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Michael Playfair, Michael Perftt | FX |
| 2017 (69th) | Genius | "Einstein: Chapter One" | Bob Bronow, Mark Hensley, Petr Forejt | Nat Geo |
| 2017 (69th) | Sherlock: The Lying Detective | Sherlock: The Lying Detective | Howard Bargroff, John Mooney, Peter Gleaves, Nick Wollage | PBS |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Genius: Picasso | "Chapter One" | Bob Bronow, Mark Hensley, Tamás Csaba | Nat Geo |
| 2018 (70th) | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | "The Man Who Would Be Vogue" | Doug Andham, Joe Earle, John Bauman, Judah Getz | FX |
| 2018 (70th) | Fahrenheit 451 | Fahrenheit 451 | Tom Fleischman, Henry Embry, George Lara | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Twin Peaks | "Part 8" | Ron Eng, Dean Hurley, Douglas Axtell | Showtime |
| 2018 (70th) | Waco | "Operation Showtime" | Craig Mann, Laura Wiest, David Brownlow | Paramount |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Chernobyl | "1:23:45" | Stuart Hilliker, Vincent Piponnier | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Deadwood: The Movie | Deadwood: The Movie | John W. Cook II, William Freesh, Geoffrey Patterson | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Fosse/Verdon | "All I Care About Is Love" | Joseph White Jr., Tony Volante, Robert Johanson, Derik Lee | FX |
| 2019 (71st) | True Detective | "The Great War and Modern Memory" | Tateum Kohut, Greg Orloff, Geoffrey Patterson, Biff Dawes | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | When They See Us | "Part 4" | Joe DeAngelis, Chris Carpenter, Jan McLaughlin | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Watchmen | "This Extraordinary Being" | Douglas Axtell, Joe DeAngelis, Chris Carpenter | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | American Horror Story: 1984 | "Camp Redwood" | Alex Altman, Doug Andham, Joe Earle, Judah Getz | FX |
| 2020 (72nd) | Devs | "Episode 3" | Lisa Piñero, Mitch Low, Howard Bargroff, Glen Gathard | FX |
| 2020 (72nd) | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Phillip W. Palmer, Larry Benjamin, Kevin Valentine, Stacy Michaels | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Hollywood | "Hooray for Hollywood" | John Bauman, Doug Andham, Joe Earle, Bob Lacivita | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Queen's Gambit | "End Game" | Eric Hirsch, Eric Hoehn, Roland Winke, Lawrence Manchester | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Genius: Aretha | "Respect" | Dan Brennan, Ken Hahn, Jay Meagher | Nat Geo |
| 2021 (73rd) | Mare of Easttown | "Sore Must Be the Storm" | Joe DeAngelis, Chris Carpenter, Richard Bullock | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | The Underground Railroad | "Chapter 1: Georgia" | Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Joe White, Kari Vähäkuopus | Prime Video |
| 2021 (73rd) | WandaVision | "The Series Finale" | Danielle Dupre, Chris Giles, Doc Kane, Casey Stone | Disney+ |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | The White Lotus | "Departures" | Christian Minkler, Ryan Collins, Walter Anderson, Jeffrey Roy | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Dopesick | "Pseudo-Addiction" | Nick Offord, Ryan Collins, Jay Meagher | Hulu |
| 2022 (74th) | Gaslit | "Final Days" | John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins, Devendra Cleary | Starz |
| 2022 (74th) | Moon Knight | "Gods and Monsters" | Bonnie Wild, Scott R. Lewis, Tamás Csaba, Scott Michael Smith | Disney+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Pam & Tommy | "The Master Beta" | Nick Offord, Ryan Collins, Juan Cisneros | Hulu |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | Daisy Jones & the Six | "Track 10: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" | Lindsey Alvarez, Mathew Waters, Chris Welcker, Mike Poole | Prime Video |
| 2023 (75th) | Beef | "The Great Fabricator" | Penny Harold, Andrew Garrett Lange, Sean O'Malley | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | "Lionel" | Laura Wiest, Jamie Hardt, Joe Barnett, Amanda Beggs | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Obi-Wan Kenobi | "Part VI" | Danielle Dupre, Scott Lewis, Bonnie Wild, Julian Howarth | Disney+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Tony Solis, Richard Bulloock, Brian Magrum, Phil McGowan | Roku |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Masters of the Air | "Part Five" | Michael Minkler, Duncan McRae, Tim Fraser, Thor Fienberg | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Black Mirror | "Beyond the Sea" | James Ridgway, Richard Miller, Adam Méndez, Daniel Kresco | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Fargo | "The Tragedy of the Commons" | Martin Lee, Kirk Lynds, Michael Playfair, Michael Perfitt | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Ripley | "VII Macabre Entertainment" | Michael Barry, Larry Zipf, Maurizio Argentieri, Michael Perfitt | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | True Detective: Night Country | "Part 6" | Howard Bargroff, Mark Timms, Skúli Helgi Sigurgíslason, Keith Partridge | HBO |