# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special is a retired award that was presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards. Until 1999, the category was divided to award costume designers and costume supervisors separately.
In 2015, this category and Outstanding Costumes for a Series were rearranged as Outstanding Period and Outstanding Contemporary Costumes.

## Winners and nominations
### 1960s

Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Visual Arts
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1969 |
| 1969 | The Carol Burnett Show | The Carol Burnett Show | Bob Mackie | CBS |
| 1969 | Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey on Broadway | Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey on Broadway | Ray Aghayan | ABC |

### 1970s

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations on Broadway | Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Temptations on Broadway | Bob Mackie | NBC |
| 1970 | The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood | The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood | George R. Whittaker | CBS |
| 1970 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Michael Travis | NBC |
| 1971 |
| 1971 | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Hamlet (Hallmark Hall of Fame) | Martin Baugh, David Walker | NBC |
| 1971 | The Andy Williams Show | "Christmas Show" | Ret Turner | NBC |
| 1971 | Bing Crosby — Cooling It | Bing Crosby — Cooling It | Robert Carlton | NBC |
| 1971 | They've Killed President Lincoln! | They've Killed President Lincoln! | Patricia Segnan | NBC |
| 1972 |
| 1972 | Elizabeth R | "The Lion's Club" | Elizabeth Waller | PBS |
| 1972 | The Fabulous Fordies | The Fabulous Fordies | Ret Turner | NBC |
| 1972 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | "Art Carney" | Bob Mackie, Ret Turner | CBS |
| 1973 |
| 1973 | The Julie Andrews Hour | The Julie Andrews Hour | Jack Bear | ABC |
| 1973 | Columbo | "Dagger of the Mind" | Grady Hunt | NBC |
| 1973 | Cortez and Montezuma: Appointment with Destiny | Cortez and Montezuma: Appointment with Destiny | Christina Von Humboldt | CBS |
| 1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Emma Porteous | NBC |
| 1973 | Much Ado About Nothing | Much Ado About Nothing | Theoni V. Aldredge | CBS |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Sandy Stewart, Bruce Walkup | CBS |
| 1974 | The New Treasure Hunt | The New Treasure Hunt | Barbara Murphy | Syndicated |
| 1974 | The Snoop Sisters | The Snoop Sisters | Grady Hunt | NBC |
| 1974 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | "The Sonny and Cher Years" | Bob Mackie, Ret Turner | CBS |
| 1974 | War and Peace | War and Peace | Charles Knode | PBS |
| 1975 |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Guy Verhille | ABC |
| 1975 | Love Among the Ruins | Love Among the Ruins | Margaret Furse | ABC |
| 1975 | Cher | "Bette Midler, Flip Wilson and Elton John" | Bob Mackie | CBS |
| 1975 | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom | Bruce Walkup | CBS |
| 1975 | The Sonny Comedy Revue | "McLean Stevenson and Joey Heatherton" | Ret Turner | ABC |
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1976 |
| 1976 | Eleanor and Franklin | Eleanor and Franklin | Joe I. Tompkins | ABC |
| 1976 | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case | Bob Christenson, Denita Cavett | NBC |
| 1977 |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Joe I. Tompkins | ABC |
| 1977 | Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and the Beast | Albert Wolsky | NBC |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | The Man in the Iron Mask | Olga Lehmann | NBC |
| 1978 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special ||||
| 1978 | Actor | Actor | Noel Taylor | PBS |
| 1978 | The Bastard | The Bastard | Jean-Pierre Dorleac | Syndicated |
| 1978 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Bill Jobe | NBC |
| 1978 | The Four Feathers | The Four Feathers | Olga Lehmann | NBC |
| 1978 | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women | Grady Hunt | NBC |
| Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement ||||
| 1978 | Dance in America: Romeo and Juliet (Great Performances) | Dance in America: Romeo and Juliet (Great Performances) | William Pitkin | PBS |
| 1979 |
| 1979 | Edward the King | "King at Last" | Ann Hollowood, Sue Le Cash, Christine Wilson | Syndicated |
| 1979 | Cher... and Other Fantasies | Cher... and Other Fantasies | Bob Mackie, Ret Turner | NBC |
| 1979 | The Corn Is Green | The Corn Is Green | David Walker | CBS |
| 1979 | The John Davidson Christmas Show | The John Davidson Christmas Show | Warden Neil | ABC |

### 1980s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1980 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special ||||
| 1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War | The Scarlett O'Hara War | William Travilla | NBC |
| 1980 | Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls | Ann-Margret: Hollywood Movie Girls | Bob Mackie | ABC |
| 1980 | The Beatrice Arthur Special | The Beatrice Arthur Special | Ret Turner | CBS |
| 1980 | The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music | The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music | Bill Belew | ABC |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants | The Dream Merchants | Grady Hunt | Syndicated |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class ||||
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants | The Dream Merchants | Clifford L. Chally, Pat Zinn | Syndicated |
| 1981 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special ||||
| 1981 | The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances) | The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet (Great Performances) | Willa Kim | PBS |
| 1981 | Evita Peron | Evita Peron | William Travilla | NBC |
| 1981 | The Jayne Mansfield Story | The Jayne Mansfield Story | Warden Neil | CBS |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul | Peter and Paul | Vittorio Nino Novarese | CBS |
| 1981 | A Tale of Two Cities | A Tale of Two Cities | Olga Lehmann | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class ||||
| 1981 | Crazy Times | Crazy Times | Harry Curtis, Adrianne Levesque | ABC |
| 1981 | The Diary of Anne Frank | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rita Bennett, Bill Blackburn | NBC |
| 1981 | East of Eden | "Part 1" | Robert Magahay, Judy Truchan | ABC |
| 1982 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special ||||
| 1982 | The Letter | The Letter | Donald Brooks | ABC |
| 1982 | Eleanor, First Lady of the World | Eleanor, First Lady of the World | Noel Taylor | CBS |
| 1982 | The Elephant Man | The Elephant Man | Julie Weiss | ABC |
| 1982 | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy | William Travilla | ABC |
| 1982 | Mae West | Mae West | Jean-Pierre Dorleac | ABC |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class ||||
| 1982 | Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy | Agatha Christie's Murder Is Easy | Gloria Barnes, Elsa Fennell, Colin Wilson | CBS |
| 1983 |
| 1983 | The Scarlet Pimpernel | The Scarlet Pimpernel | Phyllis Dalton | CBS |
| 1983 | The 55th Annual Academy Awards | The 55th Annual Academy Awards | Ray Aghayan | ABC |
| 1983 | Happy Birthday, Bob! | Happy Birthday, Bob! | Warden Neil | NBC |
| 1983 | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Julie Weiss | NBC |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | The Thorn Birds | William Travilla | ABC |
| 1984 |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker | The Dollmaker | Julie Weiss | ABC |
| 1984 | The Master of Ballantrae | The Master of Ballantrae | Olga Lehmann | CBS |
| 1984 | Nancy Astor | "Part 3" | Joyce Mortlock | PBS |
| 1984 | A Streetcar Named Desire | A Streetcar Named Desire | William Travilla | ABC |
| 1985 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special ||||
| 1985 | Ellis Island | "Part 1" | Barbara Lane | CBS |
| 1985 | Christopher Columbus | Christopher Columbus | Maria De Matteis, Enrico Luzzi | CBS |
| 1985 | Evergreen | "Part 1" | Julie Weiss | NBC |
| 1985 | The Jewel in the Crown | "Crossing the River" | Esther Dean, Diane Holmes | PBS |
| 1985 | Malice in Wonderland | Malice in Wonderland | Nolan Miller, Mina Mittelman | CBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming ||||
| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story | Thomas Welsh, Bob E. Horn, Marko Cerovac | NBC |
| 1985 | The Execution | The Execution | Mina Mittelman, James Kessler | NBC |
| 1985 | The Jesse Owens Story | The Jesse Owens Story | Thomas Welsh, Bob E. Horn, Marjorie K. Chan | OPT |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | "Ship of Spies" | Andrea E. Weaver, James Lapidus | CBS |
| 1986 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1986 | Peter the Great | "Part 1" | Ella Maklakova, Sibylle Ulsamer | NBC |
| 1986 | Death of a Salesman | Death of a Salesman | Ruth Morley | CBS |
| 1986 | Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy | "Part 1" | Jenny Beavan | PBS |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II | "Part 1" | Robert Fletcher | ABC |
| 1986 | Roanoak | "Part 1" | Ann Roth, Richard Shissler, Neil Spisak | PBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1986 | North and South | "Part 4" | Joie Hutchinson, Vicki Sánchez, Pat McGrath | ABC |
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | "Part 2" | Louise Clark, Patrick R. Norris | CBS |
| 1986 | Dallas: The Early Years | Dallas: The Early Years | Winnie D. Brown, Daniel J. Lester, Joan Thomas, Janet Lucas Lawler | CBS |
| 1986 | Dress Gray | "Part 2" | Shari Feldman, Lucille Cusolito, Pat McGrath, Buck Skelton, Umberto Savoia | NBC |
| 1987 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1987 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | "Part 1" | Jane Robinson | NBC |
| 1987 | Casanova | Casanova | Yvonne Blake | ABC |
| 1987 | Fresno | "Part 1" | Bob Mackie | CBS |
| 1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | "Part 1" | Theoni V. Aldredge | NBC |
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | "Part 1" | Nolan Miller, Donald Brooks, Sue Yelland | NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or Special ||||
| 1987 | Independence | Independence | Frances Harrison Hays | NBC |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story | The Betty Ford Story | Dodie Shepard | ABC |
| 1987 | Murder in Three Acts | Murder in Three Acts | Mina Mittelman | CBS |
| 1988 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1988 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Jane Robinson | NBC |
| 1988 | Lincoln | Lincoln | Joseph G. Aulisi, George L. Little | NBC |
| 1988 | Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story | "Part 3" | Michel Fresnay | ABC |
| 1988 | The Woman He Loved | The Woman He Loved | Robin Fraser-Paye | CBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or Special ||||
| 1988 | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Shakedown on the Sunset Strip | Eddie Marks, Deborah Hopper, Radford Polinsky | CBS |
| 1988 | American Film Institute Comedy Special | American Film Institute Comedy Special | Len Marcus | NBC |
| 1988 | What Price Victory | What Price Victory | Dodie Shepard, Robert Iannaccone | ABC |
| 1989 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | "On the Trail" | Van Broughton Ramsey | CBS |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | "Part 1" | Emma Porteous | NBC |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | My Name Is Bill W. | April Ferry | ABC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or Special ||||
| 1989 | Pancho Barnes | Pancho Barnes | Paula Lynn Kaatz, Andrea E. Weaver, Janet Lucas Lawler, Stephen M. Chudej | CBS |
| 1989 | War and Remembrance | "Part 3" | Bill Flores, Llandys Williams, Barbara Lane, James 'Mike' Balker | ABC |
| 1989 | A Friendship in Vienna | A Friendship in Vienna | Mária Horányi | Disney |
| 1989 | Unconquered | Unconquered | Frances Harrison Hays | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | The Kennedys of Massachusetts | "Part 1" | Shelley Komarov | ABC |
| 1990 | Great Expectations | "Part 2" | Tiny Nicholls, Joyce Stoneman | Disney |
| 1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | "Part 1" | Jacqueline Moreau | NBC |
| 1991 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story | The Josephine Baker Story | Maria Hruby, Györgyi Vidák | HBO |
| 1991 | Ironclads | Ironclads | Noel Taylor | TNT |
| 1991 | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | May Routh | CBS |
| 1991 | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Sarah, Plain and Tall | Van Broughton Ramsey | CBS |
| 1991 | Young Catherine | "Part 2" | Larisa Konnikova | TNT |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | "Part 2" | Michael T. Boyd, Cathy Smith, Bud Clark | ABC |
| 1991 | Jackie Collins' Lucky/Chances | "Part 1" | Buffy Snyder, Jane Janiger, Michelle Kurpaska | NBC |
| 1992 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1992 | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal | Charlotte Holdich | ABC |
| 1992 | The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw | "Part 2" | Robert Turturice | NBC |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | "Pilot" | Mina Mittelman | NBC |
| 1992 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Stompin' at the Savoy | Marilyn Matthews | CBS |
| 1992 | A Woman Named Jackie | A Woman Named Jackie | Shelley Komarov | NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1992 | Babe Ruth | Babe Ruth | Darryl Levine, Molly Harris Campbell, Bridget Ostersehlte | NBC |
| 1992 | Homefront | "Pilot" | Chic Gennarelli, Lyn Paolo, Nanrose Buchman | ABC |
| 1993 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1993 | Sinatra | "Part 1" | Shelley Komarov | CBS |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | "Part 1" | Helen P. Butler | CBS |
| 1993 | Citizen Cohn | Citizen Cohn | Jill M. Ohanneson | HBO |
| 1993 | The House of Eliott | "Part 12" | Joan Wadge | A&E |
| 1993 | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris | Jane Robinson | CBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1993 | Danielle Steel's Heartbeat | Danielle Steel's Heartbeat | Jim Lapidus, Rachael Stanley | NBC |
| 1994 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | "Part 1" | Van Broughton Ramsey | CBS |
| 1994 | Abraham | "Part 1" | Enrico Sabbatini | TNT |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Gypsy | Bob Mackie | CBS |
| 1994 | I'll Fly Away: Then and Now | I'll Fly Away: Then and Now | Tom McKinley | PBS |
| 1994 | World War II: When Lions Roared | "Part 2" | Jennifer L. Parsons | NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1994 | Zelda | Zelda | Nicoletta Massone | TNT |
| 1994 | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion | Doris Alaimo, Patrick R. Norris | CBS |
| 1995 |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | "Part 1" | Julie Weiss | NBC |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Buffalo Girls | Van Broughton Ramsey | CBS |
| 1995 | In Search of Dr. Seuss | In Search of Dr. Seuss | Merrily Murray-Walsh | TNT |
| 1995 | The Piano Lesson | The Piano Lesson | Vicki Sanchez | CBS |
| 1995 | Scarlett | "Part 1" | Marit Allen | CBS |
| Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1995 | Madonna: Innocence Lost | Madonna: Innocence Lost | Lynne Mackay | Fox |
| 1996 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1996 | Pride & Prejudice | Pride & Prejudice | Dinah Collin | A&E |
| 1996 | Andersonville | Andersonville | May Routh | TNT |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Gulliver's Travels | Shirley Ann Russell | NBC |
| 1996 | Lily Dale | Lily Dale | Jean-Pierre Dorléac | Showtime |
| 1996 | Rasputin | Rasputin | Natasha Landau | HBO |
| Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1996 | The Christmas Box | The Christmas Box | Jean Rosone | CBS |
| 1997 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1997 | Emma | Emma | Jenny Beavan | NBC |
| 1997 | The Inheritance | The Inheritance | Mary Malin | CBS |
| 1997 | The Hunchback | The Hunchback | John Bloomfield | TNT |
| 1997 | Mrs. Santa Claus | Mrs. Santa Claus | Bob Mackie | CBS |
| 1997 | Titanic | Titanic | Joe I. Tompkins, Jori Woodman | CBS |
| Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1997 | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Festival of Fun Musical Spectacular | Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Festival of Fun Musical Spectacular | Andy Gordon | Disney |
| 1998 |
| Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1998 | Merlin | Merlin | Ann Hollowood | CBS |
| 1998 | Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City | "Part 2" | Denis Sperdouklis | Showtime |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" | Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | HBO |
| 1998 | Gia | Gia | Robert Turturice | HBO |
| 1998 | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Marit Allen, Charles Knode | Showtime |
| Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special ||||
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | The Pentagon Wars | Amy Stofsky | HBO |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice in Wonderland | Charles Knode | NBC |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | "Part 1" | Enrico Sabbatini | ABC |
| 1999 | Dash and Lilly | Dash and Lilly | Nic Ede | A&E |
| 1999 | Horatio Hornblower | "The Wrong War" | John Mollo | A&E |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | "Part 2" | John Hay | CBS |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2000 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Lucinda Campbell, Shelley Komarov | HBO |
| 2000 | Annie | Annie | Shay Cunliffe, Patricia McLaughlin | ABC |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | "Part 2" | Giovanni Casalnuovo, Maurizio Millenotti | ABC |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Don Quixote | Graham Churchyard, Charles Knode, Robert Worley | TNT |
| 2000 | Geppetto | Geppetto | Marcy Grace Froehlich, Hope Hanafin | ABC |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | "Part 1" | Dona Granata, Anne Peiponen, Brian Russman | ABC |
| 2001 | David Copperfield | "Part 2" | Joan Bergin, Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, Susan Scott | TNT |
| 2001 | Horatio Hornblower | "Mutiny" | John Mollo, Barbara Rutter | A&E |
| 2001 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Fionna McCann, Shirley Nevin, Frances Tempest, Faith Thomas | HBO |
| 2002 | Victoria & Albert | "Part 1" | Zoe Porter, Maria Price | A&E |
| 2002 | Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints | "Part 1" | Van Broughton Ramsey, Sheila Fitzpatrick, Jeannie Flynn, Cornelia Medak, Sonny Merritt, Jonathan Tamarkin | Showtime |
| 2002 | Dinotopia | "Part 1" | Charles Knode, Joe Kowalewski, Robert Worley | ABC |
| 2002 | The Gathering Storm | The Gathering Storm | Jenny Beavan, Anna Kot, Clare Spragge | HBO |
| 2002 | James Dean | James Dean | Yvonne Blake, Randy Gardell | TNT |
| 2002 | The Mists of Avalon | "Part 1" | Giovanni Casalnuovo, Carlo Poggioli, Lindsay Pugh | TNT |
| 2003 | Napoléon | "Part 2" | Pierre-Jean Larroque | A&E |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | "Part 2" | Anette Czagany, Carola Raum, Maria Schicker, Jaroslava Vesela | CBS |
| 2003 | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Meredith Willson's The Music Man | Joseph A. Porro, Karen Renaut | ABC |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | My House in Umbria | Nicoletta Ercole, M. Erminia Melato, Rosa Palma | HBO |
| 2003 | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone | Dona Granata, Gill Howard | Showtime |
| 2004 | The Lion in Winter | The Lion in Winter | Consolata Boyle, Rhona McGuirke, Magdalen Rubalcava | Showtime |
| 2004 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Eduardo Castro, Michael R. Chapman, Bárbara González Monsreal | HBO |
| 2004 | Angels in America | "Perestroika" | Donna Maloney, Michelle Matland, Ann Roth | HBO |
| 2004 | Horatio Hornblower | "Loyalty" | John Mollo, Barbara Rutter | A&E |
| 2004 | Iron Jawed Angels | Iron Jawed Angels | Carl Curnutte, Caroline Harris, Eric Van Wagoner | HBO |
| 2005 | The Lost Prince | "Part 1" | Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Colin May | PBS |
| 2005 | The Conquest of America | "The Southwest" | Jeannine Wiest, Phil Wayne | History |
| 2005 | Elvis | "Part 1" | Eduardo Castro, Helen Monaghan | CBS |
| 2005 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Charlotte Sewell, Jill Taylor | HBO |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Warm Springs | Hope Hanafin, Keith G. Lewis | HBO |
| 2006 | Elizabeth I | "Part 2" | Samantha Horn, Mike O'Neill | HBO |
| 2006 | Bleak House | "Part 1" | Andrea Galer, Charlotte Morris | PBS |
| 2006 | Into the West | "Hell on Wheels" | Michael T. Boyd, Joe McClosky | TNT |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Mrs. Harris | Elaine Ramires, Julie Weiss | HBO |
| 2006 | Once Upon A Mattress | Once Upon A Mattress | Dawn Climie, Christopher Hargadon, Bob Mackie | ABC |
| 2007 | Jane Eyre | "Part 1" | Sally Crees, Andrea Galer | PBS |
| 2007 | Broken Trail | "Part 2" | Kathleen Morley, Wendy Partridge | AMC |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Jill Blackie, Mario Davignon, Micheline Rouillard | HBO |
| 2007 | Longford | Longford | James Keast, Sara Moore | HBO |
| 2007 | The Starter Wife | "Part 1" | Marion Boyce, Vanessa Loh, Debra McGuire | USA |
| 2008 | John Adams | "Reunion" | Amy Andrews, Clare Scragge, Donna Zakowska | HBO |
| 2008 | Bernard and Doris | Bernard and Doris | Joseph G. Aulisi, Autumn Saville | HBO |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | "Part 2" | Betsey Potter, Van Broughton Ramsey | CBS |
| 2008 | Cranford | "Part 1" | Jenny Beavan, Mark Ferguson | PBS |
| 2008 | Tin Man | "Part 1" | Sandra J. Blackie, Angus Strathie | Sci Fi |
| 2009 | Little Dorrit | "Part 3" | Barbara Kidd, Marion Weise | PBS |
| 2009 | Grey Gardens | Grey Gardens | Mickey Carleton, Catherine Marie Thomas | HBO |
| 2009 | House of Saddam | "Part 1" | Alexandra Caulfield, Lupt Utama | HBO |
| 2009 | Into the Storm | Into the Storm | Consolata Boyle, Marion Weise | HBO |
| 2009 | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice | Jennifer Kamrath, Kim Martínez | TNT |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
| 2010 | Return to Cranford | "Part 2" | Alison Beard, Jenny Beavan | PBS |
| 2010 | Emma | "Part 2" | Rosalind Ebbutt, Amanda Keable | PBS |
| 2010 | Georgia O'Keeffe | Georgia O'Keeffe | Michael Dennison, Frances Vega | Lifetime |
| 2010 | The Pacific | "Part 3" | Ken Crouch, Penny Rose | HBO |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | You Don't Know Jack | Rita Ryack, Maria Tortu | HBO |
| 2011 | Downton Abbey | "Episode One" | Susannah Buxton, Caroline McCal | PBS |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Cinema Verite | Suttirat Anne Larlarb, Joseph T. Mastrolia | HBO |
| 2011 | Mildred Pierce | "Part 2" | Ann Roth, Michelle Matland, Patrick Wiley | HBO |
| 2011 | Upstairs, Downstairs | "The Fledgling" | Amy Roberts, Giles Gale | PBS |
| 2012 | Great Expectations | "Part 2" | Yvonne Duckett, Annie Symons | PBS |
| 2012 | American Horror Story | "Halloween" | Conan Castro, Chrisi Karvonides | FX |
| 2012 | Hatfields & McCoys | "Part 2" | Adina Bucur, Karri Hutchinson | History |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Adina Bucur, Ruth Myers | HBO |
| 2012 | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia | Sarah Arthur, Ceri Walford | PBS |
| 2012 | Treasure Island | "Part 1" | Lorna Marie Mugan, Rhona McGuirke | Syfy |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Behind the Candelabra | Ellen Mirojnick, Robert Q. Matthews | HBO |
| 2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | "Madness Ends" | Lou Eyrich, Marcy Lavender | FX |
| 2013 | The Girl | The Girl | Diana Cilliers, Melissa Moritz | HBO |
| 2013 | Killing Lincoln | Killing Lincoln | Amy Andrews Harrell, Renee Jones | Nat Geo |
| 2013 | Parade's End | "Episode 3" | Sheena Napier, Jenna McGranaghan | HBO |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Debra McGuire, Lorraine Calvert | HBO |
| 2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | "Bitchcraft" | Lou Eyrich, Elizabeth Macey, Ken Van Duyne | FX |
| 2014 | House of Versace | House of Versace | Claire Nadon, Nicole Magny | Lifetime |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | The Normal Heart | Daniel Orlandi, Gail A. Fitzgibbons, Hartsell Taylor, Maria Tortu | HBO |
| 2014 | Sherlock: His Last Vow | Sherlock: His Last Vow | Sarah Arthur, Ceri Walford | PBS |
| 2014 | The White Queen | "The Price of Power" | Nic Ede, Raissa Hans, Elizabeth Healy | Starz |