Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries

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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries is the most prestigious of all the awards annually presented. It represents excellence in the category of miniseries that are considered either six hours or more, or more than two parts.

What has been unique about this award in recent years is that there almost always has been at least one nominee that is a British miniseries originating from Great Britain. For example, the 2005 winner was The Lost Prince, which happened to be that year's British entry. The 2006 winner, Elizabeth I, was also a British miniseries, although it was a co-production with American television network HBO.

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[edit] Award winners

[edit] 1970s

1973
–Tom Brown's Schooldays (PBS)
1974
–Columbo: Double Exposure (NBC)
1975
–Benjamin Franklin (1974 miniseries) (CBS)
1976
–Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
1977
–Roots (ABC)
1978
–Holocaust (NBC)
1979
–Roots: The Next Generations (ABC)

[edit] 1980s

1980
–Edward & Mrs. Simpson (SYN)
1981
–Shōgun (NBC)
1982
–Marco Polo (NBC)
1983
–Nicholas Nickleby (SYN)
1984
–Concealed Enemies (PBS)
1985
–The Jewel in the Crown (PBS)
1986
–Peter the Great (NBC)
1987
–A Year in the Life (NBC)
1988
–The Murder of Mary Phagan (NBC)
1989
–War and Remembrance (ABC)

[edit] 1990s

1990
–Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (NBC)
  • Blind Faith (film) (NBC)
  • Family of Spies (CBS)
  • Small Sacrifices (ABC)
  • The Kennedys of Massachusetts (ABC)
1991
–Separate But Equal (ABC)
1992
–A Woman Named Jackie (NBC)
  • Cruel Doubt (NBC)
  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (NBC)
  • In A Child's Name (CBS)
  • Scott Turow's "The Burden Of Proof" (ABC)
1993
–Prime Suspect 2 (PBS)
1994
–Prime Suspect 3 (PBS)
1995
–Joseph (TNT)
1996
–Gulliver's Travels (NBC)
1997
–Prime Suspect 5: Errors Of Judgement (PBS)
1998
–From the Earth to the Moon (HBO)
1999
–Hornblower: The Even Chance (A&E)

[edit] 2000s

2000
–The Corner (HBO)
2001
–Anne Frank: The Whole Story (ABC)
2002
–Band of Brothers (HBO)
2003
–Taken (Sci-Fi)
2004
–Angels in America (miniseries) (HBO)
2005
–The Lost Prince (BBC; PBS)
2006
–Elizabeth I (Channel 4; HBO)
2007
–Broken Trail (AMC)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
1973–2000

Tom Brown's Schooldays (1973) · Columbo: Double Exposure (1974) · Benjamin Franklin (1975) · Upstairs, Downstairs (1976) · Roots (1977) · Holocaust (1978) · Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1980) · Shōgun (1981) · Marco Polo (1982) · Nicholas Nickleby (1983) · Concealed Enemies (1984) · The Jewel in the Crown (1985) · Peter the Great (1986) · A Year in the Life (1987) · The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) · War and Remembrance (1989) · Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990) · Separate But Equal (1991) · A Woman Named Jackie (1992) · Prime Suspect 2 (1993) · Prime Suspect 3 (1994) · Joseph (1995) · Gulliver's Travels (1996) · Prime Suspect 5: Errors Of Judgement (1997) · From the Earth to the Moon (1998) · Hornblower: The Even Chance (1999) The Corner (2000)
2000–present

Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) · Band of Brothers (2002) · Taken (2003) · Angels in America (2004) · The Lost Prince (2005) · Elizabeth I (2006) · Broken Trail (2007)
Complete list: (1973–2000) · (2001–present)
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Primetime Emmy Award categories
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