page_title: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
section_title: Winners and nominations
hierarchical_section_title: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie / Winners and nominations
caption_attribution_description: Studio publicity photograph of Katharine Hepburn. The full image, seen here, includes a stock number, the name of the studio, and the name of the subject - confirming that this was a promotional image. Such images were taken by a studio photographer, and then disseminated to the media and the public for the purpose of promoting their contract stars. Public domain explanation If the photograph was copyrighted, under the terms of the 1909 Copyright Act this copyright would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. A search for copyright renewal records of 1968 ([1], [2]) 1969 ([3], [4]) and 1970 ([5],[6]) reveal no trace that this occurred. This was a common occurrence for studio publicity images, as explained by Eve Light Honthaner, in The Complete Film Production Handbook (Focal Press, 2001), p. 211: "Publicity photos (star headshots) have traditionally not been copyrighted. Since they are disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain, and therefore clearance by the studio that produced them is not necessary."
context_page_description: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.
  The award was first presented at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards on March 7, 1955, to Judith Anderson for her performance as Lady Macbeth on the Hallmark Hall of Fame episode "Macbeth". It has undergone several name changes, with the category split into two categories at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy; and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series. By the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards, the categories were merged into one, and has since undergone several name changes, leading to its current title.
  Since its inception, the award has been given to 54 actresses. Michelle Williams is the current recipient of the award, for her portrayal of Gwen Verdon on Fosse/Verdon.
caption: Katharine Hepburn received four nominations, winning in the Special Program – Drama or Comedy category for her role in Love Among the Ruins (1975).
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