Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

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This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.

Chronology of categories

Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which it has been presented reflects those changes.

• 1975-1975 Director Of The Year – Special
• 1976-1976 Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
• 1977-1977 Outstanding Directing in a Special Program
• 1978-1979 Outstanding Directing in a Special Program 19 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-present Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Award winners

1970s

• 1976: Daniel Petrie – Eleanor and Franklin
• 1977: Daniel Petrie – Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
• 1978: David Lowell Rich – The Defection of Simas Kudirka
• 1979: David Greene – Friendly Fire

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

• 2010: Mick Jackson – Temple Grandin
  • Bob Balaban – Georgia O'Keeffe
  • Barry Levinson – You Don't Know Jack
  • David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa – The Pacific ("Part Eight")
  • Tim Van Patten – The Pacific ("Part Nine")

• 2011: Brian Percival – Downton Abbey ("Part One")
  • Olivier Assayas – Carlos
  • Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – Cinema Verite
  • Curtis Hanson – Too Big to Fail
  • Todd Haynes – Mildred Pierce