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

This is a list of the winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Winners and nominations
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Total awards by network

 * HBO – 18
 * CBS – 13
 * ABC – 9
 * PBS – 8
 * NBC – 7
 * Netflix – 2
 * BBC America – 1
 * FX – 1
 * TNT - 1

Individuals with multiple awards

 * 2 awards
 * Jane Anderson
 * Charlie Brooker
 * James Costigan
 * Andrew Davies
 * William Hanley
 * Abby Mann
 * Tracy Keenan Wynn

Individuals with multiple nominations

 * 5 nominations
 * Jane Anderson
 * William Hanley
 * Noah Hawley
 * Hugh Whitemore


 * 4 nominations
 * Andrew Davies


 * 3 nominations
 * Charlie Brooker
 * James Costigan
 * Larry Gelbart
 * Ron Hutchinson
 * Fay Kanin
 * Ernest Kinoy
 * Richard Levinson
 * William Link
 * Abby Mann
 * Stephen Merchant
 * Steven Moffat
 * Ryan Murphy
 * David W. Rintels
 * David Simon
 * Danny Strong
 * Tracy Keenan Wynn


 * 2 nominations
 * Barry Beckerman
 * Joshua Brand
 * Susan Cooper
 * Michael Cristofer
 * Alison Cross
 * Neil Cross
 * Kirk Ellis
 * John Falsey
 * Horton Foote
 * Scott Frank
 * Richard Friedenberg
 * Ricky Gervais
 * Daniel Giat
 * Brett Johnson
 * David Karp
 * Robert W. Lenski
 * Loring Mandel
 * Bruce C. McKenna
 * JP Miller
 * Abi Morgan
 * Joel Oliansky
 * Eric Overmyer
 * Kario Salem
 * Robert Schenkkan
 * Carol Sobieski
 * George Stevens Jr.
 * Heidi Thomas
 * Michael Tolkin
 * Graham Yost
 * Steven Zaillian

Programs with multiple awards

 * 2 awards
 * Black Mirror (consecutive)

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 5 nominations
 * American Crime Story
 * Fargo


 * 3 nominations
 * Black Mirror
 * Sherlock
 * WandaVision


 * 2 nominations
 * Escape at Dannemora
 * Feud
 * The Hour
 * Luther
 * The Pacific
 * Prime Suspect