This is a list of the winners and nominees of the

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Winners and nominations

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Total awards by network

* HBO/

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– 18 * CBS – 13 * ABC – 9 * PBS – 8 * NBC – 7 *

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– 2 * BBC America – 1 * FX – 1 * TNT - 1

Individuals with multiple awards

;2 awards * Jane Anderson *

Charlie Brooker Charlton Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English television presenter, writer, producer and satirist. He is the creator and co-showrunner of the sci-fi drama anthology series ''Black Mirror'', and has written for comedy series such as ''Bras ...

James Costigan James Costigan (March 31, 1926 – December 19, 2007) was an American television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter. His writing credits include the television movies '' Eleanor and Franklin'' and '' Love Among the Ruins''. Ear ...

* Andrew Davies *

William Hanley William Hanley (October 22, 1931 – May 25, 2012) was an American playwright, novelist, and scriptwriter, born in Lorain, Ohio. Hanley wrote plays for the theatre, radio and television and published three novels in the 1970s. He was related to ...

Abby Mann Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer. Life and career The son of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Mann was born as Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia. He grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. D ...

Tracy Keenan Wynn Tracy Keenan Wynn (born February 28, 1945) is an American screenwriter and producer, whose credits include '' The Longest Yard'', ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' (both 1974), and '' The Deep'' (1977). Early and personal life Wynn was ...

Individuals with multiple nominations

;5 nominations * Jane Anderson *

* Hugh Whitemore ;4 nominations * Andrew Davies ;3 nominations *

* Larry Gelbart * Noah Hawley * Ron Hutchinson * Fay Kanin *

Ernest Kinoy Ernest Kinoy (April 1, 1925 – November 10, 2014) was an American writer, screenwriter and playwright. Early life Kinoy was born in New York City on April 1, 1925; his parents, Albert and Sarah Kinoy (formerly Forstadt), were both high-school ...

* Richard Levinson * William Link *

* Stephen Merchant * Steven Moffat * Ryan Murphy * David W. Rintels * David Simon * Danny Strong *

;2 nominations * Barry Beckerman *

Joshua Brand Joshua Brand is an American television writer, director, and producer who created ''St. Elsewhere'', ''I'll Fly Away'' and ''Northern Exposure'' with his writing-and-producing partner John Falsey. He was also a writer and consulting producer of ...

* Susan Cooper * Michael Cristofer * Alison Cross * Neil Cross * Kirk Ellis * John Falsey * Horton Foote * Scott Frank * Richard Friedenberg *

Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office'' (2001–2003), '' Extras'' (2005–2007), and ''An Idiot Abroad'' ...

* Daniel Giat * Brett Johnson * David Karp * Robert W. Lenski * Loring Mandel * Bruce C. McKenna * JP Miller *

Abi Morgan Abigail Louise Morgan (born 1968) is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter known for her works for television, such as ''Sex Traffic'' and '' The Hour'', and the films ''Brick Lane'', '' The Iron Lady'', '' Shame'' and '' Suffragette''. Early l ...

* Joel Oliansky * Eric Overmyer * Kario Salem * Robert Schenkkan *

Carol Sobieski Carol Sobieski (March 16, 1939 – November 4, 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for '' Annie'' (1982) and ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' (1991). Early life Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois, in 193 ...

* George Stevens Jr. * Heidi Thomas * Michael Tolkin * Graham Yost

Programs with multiple awards

;2 awards * '' Black Mirror'' (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

;5 nominations * ''

American Crime Story ''American Crime Story'' is an American anthology true crime television series developed by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who are also executive producers, alongside Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Ryan Murphy, and Brad Simpson. The seri ...

'' ;4 nominations * '' Fargo'' ;3 nominations * '' Sherlock'' * '' WandaVision'' ;2 nominations * '' Black Mirror'' * ''

Escape at Dannemora ''Escape at Dannemora'' is an American crime drama television limited series that premiered on Showtime on November 18, 2018. It is based on the 2015 Clinton Correctional Facility escape. The seven-episode series was created and written by Br ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' The Hour'' * ''

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'' * '' The Pacific'' * '' Prime Suspect''

References

{{Primetime Emmy Award categories Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Screenwriting awards for television