Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which it has been presented reflects those changes: • 1975: Director of the Year – Special • 1976: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy • 1977: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program • 1978–1979: Outstanding Directing in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy • 1980–1986: Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or Special • 1987–1992: Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or Special • 1993–1996: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or Special • 1997–1998: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Special • 1999–2000: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie • 2001–2002: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special • 2003–2015: Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special • 2016–2020: Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special • 2021–present: Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie ==Winners and nominations==

1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Total awards by network==

• HBO – 17 • CBS – 8 • NBC – 8 • ABC – 7 • PBS – 4 • Netflix – 4 • TNT – 3 • FX – 2 • AMC – 1 ==Directors with multiple wins==

;4 wins • John Frankenheimer (3 consecutive) • Joseph Sargent ;2 wins • Marvin J. Chomsky • Lamont Johnson • Mike Nichols • Daniel Petrie (consecutive) • Jay Roach ==Directors with multiple nominations==

;9 nominations • Lamont Johnson • Joseph Sargent ;6 nominations • Glenn Jordan • Daniel Petrie ;5 nominations • John Erman • John Frankenheimer • Ryan Murphy ;4 nominations • Paul Bogart • Tom Gries ;3 nominations • Jeff Bleckner • Gilbert Cates • Marvin J. Chomsky • Fielder Cook • Stephen Frears • Noah Hawley • Tom Hooper • Mick Jackson • Richard Loncraine • Sam Miller • Frank Pierson • Jay Roach ;2 nominations • Robert Allan Ackerman • Lou Antonio • Bob Balaban • Dan Curtis • Scott Frank • James Goldstone • David Greene • Tom Hanks • Robert Harmon • Andrei Konchalovsky • John Korty • Nicole Kassell • Buzz Kulik • Barry Levinson • Delbert Mann • Philip Martin • Mike Nichols • David Nutter • Anthony Page • Mark Rydell • Boris Sagal • Mikael Salomon • George Schaefer • Charles Sturridge • Betty Thomas • Peter Werner • Susanna White • Steven Zaillian ==Programs with multiple nominations==

;5 nominations • Fargo ;4 nominations • American Crime Story ;3 nominations • Watchmen ;2 nominations • American Horror Story • Beef • Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story • Feud • Fosse/Verdon • I May Destroy You • The Night Of • The Pacific • Prime Suspect • Sherlock ==References==