# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie is a retired award that was handed out annually at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. In 2014, the category was restructured into Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More).

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1956 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Film Series |||||
| 1956 | You Are There | You Are There | William Ferrari | CBS |
| 1956 | Four Star Playhouse | Four Star Playhouse | Duncan Cramer | CBS |
| 1956 | Medic | Medic | Ernst Fegté | NBC |
| 1956 | Robin Hood | Robin Hood | Peter Proud | CBS |
| 1956 | Schlitz Playhouse | Schlitz Playhouse | Serge Krizman | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Series |||||
| 1956 | Playwrights '56 and Producers' Showcase | Playwrights '56 and Producers' Showcase | Otis Riggs | NBC |
| 1956 | Alice in Wonderland and The Good Fairy (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Alice in Wonderland and The Good Fairy (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1956 | Climax! | Climax! | James Dowell Vance | CBS |
| 1956 | Lux Video Theatre | Lux Video Theatre | William Craig Smith | NBC |
| 1956 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1956 | The United States Steel Hour | The United States Steel Hour | Carl Kent | CBS |
| 1957 |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Half Hour or Less) |||||
| 1957 | Your Hit Parade | Your Hit Parade | Paul Barnes | NBC |
| 1957 | Adventure | Adventure | Grover Cole | CBS |
| 1957 | The Dinah Shore Show | The Dinah Shore Show | Franklin Swig | NBC |
| 1957 | Frontiers of Faith | Frontiers of Faith | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1957 | G.E. Theatre | G.E. Theatre | John J. Lloyd, John Robert Lloyd, John Meehan, Martin Obzina, George Patrick | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction (One Hour or More) |||||
| 1957 | Requiem for a Heavyweight (Playhouse 90) | Requiem for a Heavyweight (Playhouse 90) | Albert Heschong | CBS |
| 1957 | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1957 | Kraft Television Theatre | Kraft Television Theatre | Duane McKinney | NBC |
| 1957 | Omnibus | Omnibus | Henry May | CBS |
| 1957 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | Twelfth Night (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Twelfth Night (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Rouben Ter-Arutunian | NBC |
| 1958 | Climax! | Climax! | Beulah Frankel | CBS |
| 1958 | The George Gobel Show | The George Gobel Show | Robert Kelly | NBC |
| 1958 | The Perry Como Show | The Perry Como Show | Don Shirley | NBC |
| 1958 | Wagon Train | Wagon Train | Howard E. Johnson | NBC |
| 1959 |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Live Television Program |||||
| 1959 | An Evening with Fred Astaire | An Evening with Fred Astaire | Edward Stephenson | NBC |
| 1959 | The Count of Monte Cristo (DuPont Show of the Month) | The Count of Monte Cristo (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Wade | CBS |
| 1959 | Hamlet (DuPont Show of the Month) | Hamlet (DuPont Show of the Month) | Bob Markell | CBS |
| 1959 | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1959 | Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Little Moon of Alban (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1959 | Old Man (Playhouse 90) | Old Man (Playhouse 90) | Walter Scott Herndon | CBS |
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Television Film |||||
| 1959 | Bernadette (Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse) | Bernadette (Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse) | Claudio Guzmán | CBS |
| 1959 | The Californians | "The Man from Paris" | Albert M. Pyke | NBC |
| 1959 | Corporal Hardy (Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre) | Corporal Hardy (Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre) | John T. McCormack | CBS |
| 1959 | Most Honorable Day (The Loretta Young Show) | Most Honorable Day (The Loretta Young Show) | Frank Sylos | NBC |
| 1959 | The Texan | "The Dutches of Denver" | Ralph Berger, Charles F. Pyke | CBS |

### 1960s

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1960 |
| 1960 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Ralph Berger, Frank Smith | CBS |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | John J. Lloyd | CBS |
| 1960 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Charles Lisanby | CBS |
| 1961 |
| 1961 | Checkmate | Checkmate | John J. Lloyd | CBS |
| 1961 | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Gary Smith | NBC |
| 1961 | 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | 24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Jac Venza | CBS |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Gary Smith | NBC |
| 1962 | The Garry Moore Show | The Garry Moore Show | Charles Lisanby | CBS |
| 1962 | The Power and the Glory | The Power and the Glory | Burr Smidt | CBS |
| 1962 | The Twilight Zone | The Twilight Zone | Philip Barber | CBS |
| 1962 | Theatre '62 | Theatre '62 | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1963 |
| 1963 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Carroll Clark, Marvin Aubrey Davis | NBC |
| 1963 | Bonanza | Bonanza | A. Earl Hedrick, Hal Pereira | NBC |
| 1963 | The Defenders | The Defenders | Willard Levitas | CBS |
| 1963 | The DuPont Show of the Week | The DuPont Show of the Week | Jan Scott | NBC |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | The Eleventh Hour | George Davis, Merrill Pye | NBC |
| 1963 | Pygmalion (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Pygmalion (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1964 |
| 1964 | The Fantasticks (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Fantasticks (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1964 | The Danny Kaye Show | The Danny Kaye Show | Edward Stephenson | CBS |
| 1964 | The Judy Garland Show | The Judy Garland Show | Robert Kelly, Gary Smith | CBS |
| 1964 | The Outer Limits | The Outer Limits | Jack Poplin | ABC |
| 1965 |
| 1965 | The Holy Terror (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Holy Terror (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1965 | My Name Is Barbra | My Name Is Barbra | Bill Harp, Tom John | CBS |
| 1965 | A Carol for Another Christmas (Xerox Specials) | A Carol for Another Christmas (Xerox Specials) | Gene Callahan, Jack Wright | NBC |
| 1965 | The Magnificent Yankee (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Magnificent Yankee (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | The Hollywood Palace | The Hollywood Palace | James Trittipo | ABC |
| 1966 | The Andy Williams Show | The Andy Williams Show | Edward Stephenson | NBC |
| 1966 | Color Me Barbra | Color Me Barbra | Tom John | CBS |
| 1966 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | George Davis, Merrill Pye, James W. Sullivan | NBC |
| 1966 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | William J. Creber | ABC |
| 1966 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | "Further Adventures of Gallegher" | Carroll Clark, William H. Tuntke | NBC |
| 1967 |
| 1967 | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Earl Carlson, Tom John | CBS |
| 1968 |
| 1968 | The Fred Astaire Show | The Fred Astaire Show | James Trittipo | CBS |
| 1968 | Kismet (Armstrong Center Theater) | Kismet (Armstrong Center Theater) | George Gaines, Jan Scott | ABC |
| 1968 | Elizabeth the Queen (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Elizabeth the Queen (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Warren Clymer | NBC |
| 1968 | Mission: Impossible | "Echo of Yesterday" | Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1968 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | "Episode 210" | Lucien Hafley, Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1969 |
| 1969 | Mission: Impossible | "The Bunker" | Lucien Hafley, Bill Ross | CBS |
| 1969 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Ken Johnson | NBC |
| 1969 | Star Trek | "All Our Yesterdays" | John M. Dwyer, Matt Jefferies | NBC |

### 1970s

Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Program or Series
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | Shadow Game (CBS Playhouse) | Shadow Game (CBS Playhouse) | Earl Carlson, Jan Scott | CBS |
| 1970 | The File on Devlin (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The File on Devlin (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | James Trittipo | NBC |
| 1970 | Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo XI | Man on the Moon: The Epic Journey of Apollo XI | Wesley Laws, Hugh Gray Raisky | CBS |
| 1970 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1971 |
| 1971 | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Peter Roden | NBC |
| 1971 | Mannix | "The Mouse That Died" | Fred R. Price, Jan M. Van Tamelen | CBS |
| 1971 | Montserrat | Montserrat | Jan Scott | PBS |
| 1971 | The Price (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Price (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | John Clements | NBC |
| 1971 | Vanished | Vanished | John J. Lloyd, Ruby R. Levitt | NBC |
| 1972 |
| 1972 | The Scarecrow | The Scarecrow | Jan Scott | PBS |
| 1972 | Look Homeward, Angel (CBS Playhouse) | Look Homeward, Angel (CBS Playhouse) | Ben Edwards | CBS |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1972 | The Snow Goose (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | The Snow Goose (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Stanley Morris | NBC |
| 1973 |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing | Much Ado About Nothing | Tom John | CBS |
| 1973 | Another Part of the Forest | Another Part of the Forest | Jan Scott | CBS |
| 1973 | Mannix | Mannix | Fred R. Price, Jan M. Van Tamelen | CBS |
| 1973 | Mission: Impossible | Mission: Impossible | Lucien M. Hafley, Gibson Holley | CBS |
| 1973 | Night of Terror | Night of Terror | William Campbell | ABC |
| 1973 | The Red Pony | The Red Pony | Robert F. Boyle, James Hulsey, John Kurl | NBC |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | The Lie | The Lie | Jan Scott, Charles Kreiner | CBS |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Michael D. Haller | ABC |
| 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | The Execution of Private Slovik | Walter H. Tyler, Richard Friedman | NBC |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Dramatic Special
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1975 |
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | Love Among the Ruins | Carmen Dillon, Tessa Davies | ABC |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Jack De Shields, Harry Gordon | ABC |
| 1976 |
| 1976 | Eleanor and Franklin | Eleanor and Franklin | Jan Scott, Antony Mondello | ABC |
| 1976 | Barbary Coast | Barbary Coast | Jack De Shields, Reg Allen | ABC |
| 1976 | The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond | The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond | Roy Christopher, Frank Lombardo | CBS |
| 1977 |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Jan Scott, Anne D. McCulley | ABC |
| 1977 | Amelia Earhart | Amelia Earhart | William H. Tuntke, Richard Friedman | NBC |
| 1977 | Eccentricities of a Nightingale | Eccentricities of a Nightingale | Trevor Williams, Robert Checchi | PBS |
| 1977 | The Last of Mrs. Lincoln | The Last of Mrs. Lincoln | Roy Christopher, Beulah Frankel | PBS |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | John DeCuir, Richard C. Goddard | NBC |
| 1978 | The Bastard | The Bastard | Loyd S. Papez, Richard Friedman | Syndicated |
| 1978 | The Gathering | The Gathering | Jan Scott, Anne D. McCulley | ABC |
| 1978 | It Happened One Christmas | It Happened One Christmas | John J. Lloyd, Hal Gausman | ABC |
| 1978 | Our Town | Our Town | Roy Christopher, James Shanahan | NBC |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie
| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1979 |
| 1979 | Studs Lonigan | "Part 3" | Jan Scott, Bill Harp | NBC |
| 1979 | Backstairs at the White House | "Book One" | Richard Y. Haman, Anne D. McCulley | NBC |
| 1979 | Blind Ambition | "Part 3" | Michael Baugh, Robert Checchi, Arthur Jeph Parker | CBS |
| 1979 | Centennial | "The Shepherds" | Jack Senter, John W. Corso, Sherman Loudermilk, Joseph J. Stone, John M. Dwyer, Robert George Freer | NBC |
| 1979 | Studs Lonigan | "Part 1" | Jan Scott, Edward J. McDonald, Bill Harp | NBC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1980 |
| 1980 | Gauguin the Savage | Gauguin the Savage | Wilfred Shingleton, Julian Sacks, Jean Taillandier, Cheryal Kearney, Robert Christidès | CBS |
| 1980 | All Quiet on the Western Front | All Quiet on the Western Front | John Stoll, Karel Vacek | CBS |
| 1980 | Brave New World | Brave New World | Tom H. John, Mary Ann Biddle | NBC |
| 1980 | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | Jack De Shields, Ira Bates | CBS |
| 1980 | Orphan Train | Orphan Train | Jan Scott, Bill Harp | CBS |
| 1980 | The Silent Lovers | The Silent Lovers | Michael Baugh, Jerry Adams | NBC |
| 1981 |
| 1981 | East of Eden | "Part 3" | Ray Storey, Dennis W. Peeples, Dave L. Love | ABC |
| 1981 | Marilyn: The Untold Story | Marilyn: The Untold Story | Jan Scott, Sydney Z. Litwack, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1981 | Masada | "Part 4" | Jack Senter, George Renne, Kuli Sander, Joseph J. Stone, Edward M. Parker | ABC |
| 1981 | Playing for Time | Playing for Time | Robert Gundlach, Gary Jones | CBS |
| 1981 | Shōgun | "Part 5" | Joseph R. Jennings, Yoshinobu Nishioka, Tom Pedigo, Shoichi Yasuda | NBC |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | The Letter | The Letter | James Hulsey, Jerry Adams | ABC |
| 1982 | Brideshead Revisited | "Et in Arcadia Ego" | Peter Phillips | PBS |
| 1982 | Inside the Third Reich | Inside the Third Reich | Rolf Zehetbauer, Kuli Sander, Herbert Strabel | ABC |
| 1982 | Marco Polo | "Part 2" | Luciano Ricceri, Bruno Cesari | NBC |
| 1983 |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | "Part 1" | Robert MacKichan, Jerry Adams | ABC |
| 1983 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | "Part 4" | John Napier | Syndicated |
| 1983 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Stuart Wurtzel, Guy J. Comtois, Enrico Campana, Doug Kraner, Maurice Leblanc | NBC |
| 1983 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Tony Curtis, Carolyn Scott | CBS |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | "The Winds Rise" | Jackson De Govia, John V. Cartwright, Malcolm Middleton, Michael Minor, Francesco Chianese, Hertha Hareiter, Thomas L. Roysden | ABC |
| 1984 |
| 1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | A Streetcar Named Desire | James Hulsey, George R. Nelson | ABC |
| 1984 | Chiefs | "Part 2" | Charles C. Bennett, Victor Kempster | CBS |
| 1984 | The Day After | The Day After | Peter Wooley, Mary Ann Good | ABC |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Michael Stringer, Fred Carter, Petros Kapouralis, Terry Parr | NBC |
| 1984 | Invitation to Hell | Invitation to Hell | Hub Braden, Bill Harp | ABC |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantrae | The Master of Ballantrae | John Biggs, Derek Nice | CBS |
| 1985 |
| 1985 | Evergreen | "Part 1" | Jan Scott, Charles C. Bennett, David Davis, Robert Drumheller, Jacques M. Bradette | NBC |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Christopher Columbus | Mario Chiari, Francesco Frigeri, Enzo Eusepi | CBS |
| 1985 | A Death in California | A Death in California | Hub Braden, Donald J. Remacle | ABC |
| 1985 | The Jewel in the Crown | "The Regimental Silver" | Vic Symonds, Alan Pickford | PBS |
| 1985 | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn | Albert Heschong, Richard Berger, Dave L. Love | CBS |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Tony Walton, John Kasarda, Robert J. Franco | CBS |
| 1986 | An Early Frost | An Early Frost | James Hulsey, Hal Gausman | NBC |
| 1986 | The Long Hot Summer | "Part 1" | Jan Scott, Keith Hein | NBC |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | "Part 1" | Aleksandr Popov, John Blezard, Freddi Dobsak | NBC |
| 1987 |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | "Part 2" | Malcolm Middleton, Herbert Westbrook, Harry Cordwell | NBC |
| 1987 | Escape from Sobibor | Escape from Sobibor | Allan Starski, Vlastimir Gavrik, Milorad Kalanj, Miodrag Miric | CBS |
| 1987 | Fresno | "Part 1" | Tommy Goetz, Mary Ann Good, Charles B. Pierce | CBS |
| 1987 | Lyndon Johnston | Lyndon Johnston | Ben Edwards, Mike Patterson | PBS |
| 1987 | There Must Be a Pony | There Must Be a Pony | James J. Agazzi, Ross Bellah, Audrey A. Blasdel, Jerry Adams | ABC |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Foxfire | Foxfire | Jan Scott, Erica Rogalla | CBS |
| 1988 | Lincoln | "Part 1" | Paul Peters, Lynn Smart | NBC |
| 1988 | Noble House | "Part 1" | Robert W. Laing, Francesco Chianese, George Richardson, Hugh Scaife | NBC |
| 1989 |
| 1989 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Jan Scott, Jack Taylor, Edward J. McDonald | NBC |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | "Part 1" | Vladislav Lasic, Mike Porter, Ian Watson, Jonathan Cheung, Roger Hulme, Chung Yee Fung, Svetislav Todorovic | NBC |
| 1989 | I Never Sang for My Father | I Never Sang for My Father | Roy Christopher, Greg Richman | PBS |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | "The Return" | Cary White, Michael J. Sullivan | CBS |
| 1989 | War and Remembrance | "Part 12" | Guy J. Comtois, Veronica Hadfield, William Cruse, Norm Baron, Jean-Michel Hugon, Francesco Chianese, Hari Pischinger, Wally White, Don K. Ivey, Richard Reams, Jeff Haley, Malcolm Stone | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | "Part 2" | Timian Alsaker, Jacques Bufnoir | NBC |
| 1990 | Blind Faith | "Part 2" | Jan Scott, Anthony Brockliss, Bill Harp | NBC |
| 1990 | Caroline? | Caroline? | Jan Scott, Joseph Litsch | CBS |
| 1990 | Great Expectations | "Part 1" | Keith Wilson, Stephen Bream | Disney |
| 1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | "Part 1" | Jan Scott, Jack Taylor, Paul W. Gorfine, Jeff Haley, Tracey A. Doyle | ABC |
| 1991 |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story | The Josephine Baker Story | József Romvári, Dean Tschetter | HBO |
| 1991 | The Flash | "Pilot" | Dean Edward Mitzner, Jeanette M. Gunn | CBS |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Woman | "Part 1" | Stephen Storer, Mimi Gramatky, Sharon Viljoen | ABC |
| 1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Ed Wittstein, Robert Checchi | CBS |
| 1992 |
| 1992 | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Gavin Bocquet, Keith Pain, Lucy Richardson, Maggie Gray | ABC |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | "Part 2" | Jan Scott, Sandy Getzler, Donald Krafft | NBC |
| 1992 | Homefront | "Pilot" | Dean Edward Mitzner, Anne D. McCulley | ABC |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | "Pilot" | James Hulsey, Joseph Litsch | NBC |
| 1992 | Miss Rose White | Miss Rose White | Fred Harpman, Robert Checchi | NBC |
| 1993 |
| 1993 | Stalin | Stalin | Keith Wilson, Vladimir Murzin, Alistair Kay, Vladimir Bashkin, Peter Drozd, Eugene Kamaev, Vladimir Rybin, Yuri Shuyer, Valery Tsvetkov, Alexander Kazmischev | HBO |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | Barbarians at the Gate | Linda Pearl, Michael Armani, Jan K. Bergstrom, Karen O'Hara | HBO |
| 1993 | Citizen Cohn | Citizen Cohn | Stephen Marsh, Gary Kosko, Diana Stoughton | HBO |
| 1993 | Sinatra | "Part 1" | Veronica Hadfield, Richard L. Johnson, Cindy Carr, Robin Royce | CBS |
| 1993 | Wild Palms | "Part 2" | Dins Danielsen, Mark Zuelzke, Suzette Sheets | ABC |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | "Part 1" | Charles C. Bennett, Amy McGary | CBS |
| 1994 | And the Band Played On | And the Band Played On | Victoria Paul, Lee Mayman, Diana Allen Williams | HBO |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Gypsy | Jackson De Govia, John R. Jensen, K. C. Fox | CBS |
| 1994 | Stephen King's The Stand | "Part 4" | Susan Benjamin, Nelson Coates, Michael Perry, Burton Rencher | ABC |
| 1994 | Zelda | Zelda | Roger Cain, Ronald Fauteux | TNT |
| 1995 |
| 1995 | Scarlett | "Part 1" | Rodger Maus, Brian Ackland-Snow, Josie MacAvin, Joseph Litsch | CBS |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Buffalo Girls | Cary White, Michael J. Sullivan, Alistair Kay, Barbara Haberecht | CBS |
| 1995 | In Search of Dr. Seuss | In Search of Dr. Seuss | Thomas A. Walsh, Ricardo Morin, Thomas P. Wilkins, Leslie E. Rollins | TNT |
| 1995 | Joseph | "Part 1" | Enrico Sabbatini, Paolo Biagetti | TNT |
| 1995 | Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story | "Part 2" | James J. Agazzi, Sandy Getzler, Donald Krafft | NBC |
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson | The Piano Lesson | James William Newport, Tim Saternow, Diana Stoughton | CBS |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Gulliver's Travels | Roger Hall, John Fenner, Alan Tomkins, Frederic Evard, Rosalind Shingleton | NBC |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Andersonville | Michael Z. Hanan, Edward L. Rubin, Douglas A. Mowat | TNT |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Harvest of Fire | Jan Scott, Paul Steffensen, Erica Rogalla | CBS |
| 1996 | Rasputin | Rasputin | Miljen Kreka Kljakovic, Branimir Babic, Yury Pashigorev, Lóránt Jávor, Aleksandar Denic, Livia Balogh | HBO |
| 1996 | A Streetcar Named Desire | A Streetcar Named Desire | Fred Harpman, Janet Stokes, Tom Pedigo | CBS |
| 1997 |
| 1997 | Emma | Emma | Don Taylor, Jo Graysmark, John Bush | A&E |
| 1997 | The Hunchback | The Hunchback | Trevor Williams, József Romvári, András Maros | TNT |
| 1997 | Mrs. Santa Claus | Mrs. Santa Claus | Hub Braden, Mary Dodson, Ellen Totleben | CBS |
| 1997 | The Odyssey | The Odyssey | Roger Hall, John King, Frederic Evard, Karen Brookes | NBC |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Charles Rosen, Chas. Butcher, Charles William Breen, Stephanie Ziemer, Linda Spheeris | HBO |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | Merlin | "Part 1" | Roger Hall, John King, Michael Boone, Karen Brookes | NBC |
| 1998 | Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | "Part 2" | Normand Sarazin, Lise Ethier, Anne Grenier | Showtime |
| 1998 | Buffalo Soldiers | Buffalo Soldiers | Michael Baugh, William Vail | TNT |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" | Richard Toyon, Kitty Doris-Bates, Seth Reed, Amy Wells, Michele Poulik | HBO |
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Moby Dick | Leslie Binns, Andrew Walpole, Peter Kendall, Jill Eden | USA |
| 1999 |
| 1999 | The Rat Pack | The Rat Pack | Hilda Stark, Kathleen M. McKernin, Linda Spheeris | HBO |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice in Wonderland | Roger Hall, Alan Tomkins, Rosalind Shingleton, Karen Brookes | HBO |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | "Part 1" | Martin Hitchcock, Frank Walsh, Judy Farr | ABC |
| 1999 | Horatio Hornblower | "The Fire Ships" | Andrew Mollo, Mike Joyce, Jan Chaney, Christian Huband | A&E |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | "Part 1" | Michael Joy, Shannon Grover, Martin Martinec | CBS |
| 1999 | Winchell | Winchell | Marcia Hinds, Bo Johnson, Cindy Coburn | HBO |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | James H. Spencer, A. Leslie Thomas, Robert Greenfield | HBO |
| 2000 | Annie | Annie | Stephen Hendrickson, Edward L. Rubin, Archie D'Amico | ABC |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | "Part 2" | Tony Burrough, Choi Ho Man, Dominic Smithers | ABC |
| 2000 | Gepetto | Gepetto | Charles Wood, Mark Zuelzke, Garrett Lewis | ABC |
| 2000 | RKO 281 | RKO 281 | Maria Djurkovic, Lucinda Thomson, Tatiana Macdonald | HBO |
| 2001 |
| 2001 | Anne Frank: The Whole Story | "Part 2" | Ondrej Nekvasil, Jan Vlasák, Marie Raskova | ABC |
| 2001 | Horatio Hornblower | "Mutiny" | Rob Harris, Peter Wenham, Matthew Robinson | A&E |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | "Part 1" | Dan Davis, Ian Hall, Stephanie Ziemer | ABC |
| 2001 | On Golden Pond | On Golden Pond | Eugene Lee, Matthew C. Jacobs, Joe Bevacqua | CBS |
| 2001 | 61* | 61* | Rusty Smith, Denise Hudson, Anne D. McCulley | HBO |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | James Dean | James Dean | Robert Pearson, Marc Dabe, Leslie McCarthy-Frankenheimer | TNT |
| 2002 | Band of Brothers | "The Breaking Point" | Anthony Pratt, Don Dossett, Alan Tomkins, Kevin Phipps, Desmond Crowe, Malcolm Stone | HBO |
| 2002 | Dinotopia | "Part 1" | Walter P. Martishius, Malcolm Middleton, Jim Morahan, Peter Walpole | ABC |
| 2002 | The Mists of Avalon | "Part 1" | Rodger Maus, Jaromír Svarc, Vlasta Svoboda, Barbora Bucharova | TNT |
| 2002 | Stephen King's Rose Red | "Part 2" | Craig Stearns, Randy Moore, Maggie Martin | ABC |
| 2003 |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | "Part 1" | Marek Dobrowolski, Martin Martinec, Albrecht Konrad, Karel Vanásek | CBS |
| 2003 | Live from Baghdad | Live from Baghdad | Richard Hoover, Matthew C. Jacobs, Brian Kasch | HBO |
| 2003 | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Stephen Hendrickson, Edward Bonutto, Caroline George-Kohne | ABC |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | My House in Umbria | Luciana Arrighi, Christina Onori, Alessandra Querzola | HBO |
| 2003 | Napoléon | "Part 2" | Richard Cunin, Réal Proulx | A&E |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Angels in America | Angels in America | Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, George DeTitta Jr. | HBO |
| 2004 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Herbert Pinter, Bernardo Trujillo, Jay Aroesty | HBO |
| 2004 | Horatio Hornblower | "Loyalty" & "Duty" | Rob Harris, Peter Wenham, Paul Cross, Stephen Campbell, Tina Jones | A&E |
| 2004 | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Ralph Davies, Nick Bassett, Andy McLaren, Jill Cormack | A&E |
| 2004 | The Lion in Winter | The Lion in Winter | Roger Hall, János Szabolcs, István Tóth | Showtime |
| 2005 |
| 2005 | The Lost Prince | The Lost Prince | John Paul Kelly, Emma MacDevitt, Sara Wan | PBS |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Warm Springs | Sarah Knowles, Scott Ritenour, Thomas Minton, Frank Galline | HBO |
| 2005 | Empire Falls | Empire Falls | Stuart Wurtzel, John Kasarda, Maria Nay | HBO |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | Faith of My Fathers | Vincent M. Cresciman, Raymond Pumilia | A&E |
| 2005 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Norman Garwood, Chris Lowe, Lucy Richardson, John Ralph, Maggie Gray | HBO |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | Elizabeth I | Elizabeth I | Eve Stewart, Leon McCarthy, Sarah Whittle | HBO |
| 2006 | Bleak House | Bleak House | Simon Elliott, Bill Crutcher | PBS |
| 2006 | The Girl in the Café | The Girl in the Café | Candida Otton, Andrea Coathupe | HBO |
| 2006 | Into the West | Into the West | Marek Dobrowolski, Rick Roberts, Guy Barnes, Paul Healy, Wendy Ozols-Barnes | TNT |
| 2006 | Stephen King's Desperation | Stephen King's Desperation | Phil Dagort, Jason Weil, Marcia Calosio | ABC |
| 2007 |
| 2007 | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | Grenville Horner, Patrick Rolfe, Clare Andrade | PBS |
| 2007 | Broken Trail | Broken Trail | Ken Rempel, Bill Ives, Paul Healy | AMC |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Ian D. Thomas, Douglasann Menchions, Paul Healy | HBO |
| 2007 | Return to Halloweentown | Return to Halloweentown | Edward L. Rubin, Ken Kirchner | Disney |
| 2007 | The Starter Wife | The Starter Wife | Tracey Gallacher, Brian Edmonds, Rolland Pike | USA |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | John Adams | John Adams | Gemma Jackson, David Crank, Christina Moore, Kathy Lucas, Sarah Whittle | HBO |
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | The Andromeda Strain | Jerry Wanek, Dan Hermansen, Merlin Dervisevic | A&E |
| 2008 | Cranford | Cranford | Donal Woods, Trisha Edwards | PBS |
| 2008 | Recount | Recount | Patti Podesta, Christopher Tandon, Anuradha Mehta | HBO |
| 2008 | Tin Man | Tin Man | Michael Joy, Paolo G. Venturi, Mark Lane | Sci-Fi |
| 2009 |
| 2009 | Grey Gardens | Grey Gardens | Kalina Ivanov, Brandt Gordon, Norma Jean Sanders | HBO |
| 2009 | Little Dorrit | Little Dorrit | James Merifield, Paul Ghirardani, Deborah Wilson | PBS |
| 2009 | Generation Kill | Generation Kill | Rob Harris, Mickey Lennon, Emilia Roux | HBO |
| 2009 | Into the Storm | Into the Storm | Luciana Arrighi, Paul Ghirardani, Ian Whittaker | HBO |
| 2009 | Taking Chance | Taking Chance | Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Ron von Blomberg | HBO |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode(s) | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | The Pacific | The Pacific | Anthony Pratt, Dominic Hyman, Richard Hobbs, Scott Bird, Jim Millett, Rolland Pike, Lisa Thompson | HBO |
| 2010 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Georgia O'Keeffe | Stephen Altman, John Bucklin, Helen Britten | Lifetime |
| 2010 | Return to Cranford | Return to Cranford | Donal Woods, Mark Kebby, Trisha Edwards | PBS |
| 2010 | Temple Grandin | Temple Grandin | Richard Hoover, Meghan C. Rogers, Gabriella Villarreal | HBO |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | You Don't Know Jack | Mark Ricker, Amy Fritz, Rena DeAngelo | HBO |
| 2011 |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | Mildred Pierce | Mark Friedberg, Peter Rogness, Ellen Christiansen | HBO |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey | Downton Abbey | Donal Woods, Charmian Adams, Gina Cromwell | PBS |
| 2011 | The Kennedys | The Kennedys | Rocco Matteo, Mun Ying Kwun, Enrico Campana | Reelz |
| 2011 | Upstairs Downstairs | Upstairs Downstairs | Eve Stewart, David Hindle, Julia Castle | PBS |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | Great Expectations | David Roger, Paul Ghirardani, Jo Kornstein | PBS |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | "Open House" | Mark Worthington, Edward L. Rubin, Ellen Brill | FX |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | "Pilot" | Beth A. Rubino, Charles M. Lagola, Ellen Brill | FX |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | Hatfields & McCoys | Derek R. Hill, Serban Porupca, John B. Vertrees, Sally Black | History |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Geoffrey Kirkland, Nanci Noblett, Jim Erickson | HBO |
| 2012 | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Arwel Jones, Dafydd Shurmer, Joelle Rumbelow | PBS |
| 2013 |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Behind the Candelabra | Howard Cummings, Patrick M. Sullivan Jr., Barbara Munch | HBO |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | "I Am Anne Frank, Part 2" | Mark Worthington, Andrew Murdock, Ellen Brill | FX |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | "Welcome to Briarcliff" | Mark Worthington, Edward L. Rubin, Ellen Brill | FX |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Patrizia von Brandenstein, Fredda Slavin, Diane Lederman | HBO |
| 2013 | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Guy Barnes, Rosario Provenza, Wendy Ozols-Barnes | Nat Geo |