This is a list of the winners and nominations of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
Chronology of category names Year Category title 1989–1991(41st–43rd) Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special 1993(41st–45th) Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or Special 1996–1997(48th–49th) Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Special 1998(50th) Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie 1999(51st) Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Made for Television Movie 2000–2014(52nd–66th) Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special 2015–2020(67th–73rd) Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
Winners and nominations 1980s Year Program Casting Network 1989(41st) Lonesome Dove Lynn Kressel CBS
1990s Year Program Casting Network 1990(42nd) The Incident Randy Stone and Holly Powell CBS 1991(43rd) Separate but Equal Alixe Gordin ABC 1992(44th) One Against the Wind Joyce Gallie – casting executive CBS 1993(45th) Citizen Cohn Donna Belajac – location casting; Mary Colquhoun – casting executive HBO 1994(46th) And the Band Played On Judith Holstra and Nikki Valko – casting executive HBO 1995(47th) Award given as "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting" 1996(48th) Truman Mary Colquhoun – castingHBO The Tuskegee Airmen Robi Reed-Humes – casting director The Boys Next Door Olivia Harris and Phyllis Huffman – casting CBS The Late Shift Nancy Foy – casting director; Phyllis Huffman – New York casting HBO Streets of Laredo Lynn Kressel – casting director CBS 1997(49th) Bastard Out of Carolina Linda Lowy – casting executive Showtime Crime of the Century Lynn Stalmaster – casting executiveHBO Grand Avenue April Webster – casting executive Miss Evers' Boys Shay Bentley-Griffin, Jaki Brown-Kaman, and Robyn M. Mitchell – casting executives Weapons of Mass Distraction Gary M. Zuckerbrod – casting executive 1998(50th) From the Earth to the Moon Meg Liberman, Marc Hirschfeld, Sharon Klein, Mark Fincannon, Lisa Mae Wells Fincannon, Craig Fincannon, casting executives; Deborah Brown – New York casting executive HBO Don King: Only in America Robi Reed-Humes – casting executive HBO George Wallace Iris Grossman – casting executive TNT Gia Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry Johnson – casting executives HBO Merlin Noel Davis – U.K. casting executive; Lynn Kressel – U.S. casting executive NBC 1999(51st) Winchell Juel Bestrop – casting executive HBO Joan of Arc Deirdre Bowen, Susan Glicksman, and Fern Orenstein – casting executives CBS A Lesson Before Dying Shay Bentley-Griffin – location casting executive; Robi Reed-Humes – casting executive HBO Pirates of Silicon Valley Lisa Freiberger – casting executive TNT The Rat Pack Nancy Foy – casting executive HBO The Temptations Jaki Brown-Karman, Canice Kennedy, and Robyn M. Mitchell – casting executive NBC
2000s Year Program Casting Network 2000(52nd) RKO 281 Lora Kennedy – casting executive; Joyce Nettles – casting executive (location) HBO Annie Rosalie Joseph, Valorie Massalas, and Marcia Turner – casting executives ABC The Corner Jaki Brown-Karman – casting executive; Pat Moran – casting executive (location) HBO Fail Safe Barbara Miller and Anthony Sepulveda – casting executives CBS If These Walls Could Talk 2 John Papsidera – casting executive HBO 2001(53rd) 61* Mali Finn – casting executive HBO Anne Frank: The Whole Story Nancy Bishop, Czech casting executive; Job Gosschalk, Dutch casting executive; Risa Kes – German casting executive; Meg Liberman, Camille Patton, and Angela Terry – casting executives; Suzanne Smith – U.K. casting executive ABC The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Di Carling – casting executive HBO Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Deirdre Bowen, Mary Buck, and Susan Edelman – casting executives; Tina Gerussi – Toronto casting executiveABC When Billie Beat Bobby Molly Lopata – casting executive Wit Leo Davis – U.K. casting executive; Ellen Lewis and Juliet Taylor – casting executives HBO 2002(54th) Band of Brothers Gary Davy and Suzanne Smith – U.K. casting by; Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, and Angela Terry – casting by HBO The Gathering Storm Irene Lamb – casting by HBO James Dean Nancy Foy – casting by TNT The Laramie Project Ann Goulder – casting byHBO Path to War Mindy Marin – casting by 2003(55th) Live from Baghdad John Papsidera – casting by HBO Door to Door Juel Bestrop, Bette Chadwick, Candice Elzinga, and Jeanne McCarthy – casting by TNT Hysterical Blindness Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken – casting by HBO Kingpin Cara Coslow, Molly Lopata, and Bob Morones – casting by NBC My House in Umbria Irene Lamb – casting by HBO 2004(56th) Angels in America Ellen Lewis and Juliet Taylor – casting by HBO Iron Jawed Angels Kathleen Chopin, Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, and Liz Marks – casting by HBO The Reagans Susan Edelman, Tina Gerussi, and Andrea Kenyon – casting by Showtime Something the Lord Made Lynn Kressel and Pat Moran – casting by HBO Traffic: The Miniseries Stuart Aikins, Steve Brooksbank, and Mary Jo Slater – casting by USA 2005(57th) Lackawanna Blues John Papsidera – casting by HBO Elvis Beth Blanks, Steve Brooksbank, and Mary Jo Slater – casting by CBS Empire Falls Avy Kaufman – casting byHBO The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Nina Gold – casting by Warm Springs Shay Bentley-Griffin and Lynn Kressel – casting by 2006(58th) Elizabeth I Doreen Jones – casting director HBO The Girl in the Café Fiona Weir – casting director HBO High School Musical Natalie Hart and Jason La Padura – casting by Disney Into the West Jo Edna Boldin – New Mexico casting; Candice Elzinga and Rhonda Fisekci – Canadian casting; Rene Haynes, Meg Liberman, and Cami Patton – casting by TNT Mrs. Harris Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry-Johnson – casting directors HBO 2007(59th) Broken Trail Wendy Weidman, Barbara Fiorentino, and Rebecca Mangieri – casting by; Coreen Mayrs and Heike Brandstatter – Canadian casting by; Jackie Lind – Calgary casting by AMC Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Rene Haynes – casting director; Rhonda Fisekci and Candice Elizinga – Canadian casting directors HBO Jane Eyre Di Carling – casting director PBS The Path to 9/11 Meg Liberman, Cami Patton – casting by; Robin D. Cook and Nicole Hilliard-Forde – Canadian casting by; Suzanne M. Smith – U.K. casting by ABC The Ron Clark Story Gary M. Zuckerbrod and Lonnie Hamerman – casting by; Bonnie Finnegan – New York casting by; Rhonda Fisekci and Candice Elzinga – Canadian casting by TNT The Starter Wife Mary Jo Slater and Steven Brooksbank – casting directors; Tom McSweeney – Australian casting director USA 2008(60th) John Adams Kathleen Chopin, Nina Gold, and Tracy Kilpatrick – casting directors HBO The Bronx Is Burning Billy Hopkins and Paul Schnee – casting by ESPN The Company Denise Chamian and Scout Masterson – casting by; Diane Kerbel – Canadian casting by; Priscilla John – U.K. casting by; Zsolt Csutak – Hungary casting by TNT Cranford Maggie Lunn – casting director PBS Recount David Rubin and Richard Hicks – casting directors; Lori S. Wyman – Florida casting director; Kathleen Chopin – New York casting director HBO 2009(61st) Little Dorrit Rachel Freck – casting director PBS Generation Kill Alexa L. Fogel – casting director; Christa Schamberger – S.A. casting director; Suzanne Crowley and Gilly Poole – U.K. casting directorsHBO Grey Gardens Ellen Parks – casting director; Robin Cook – location casting director House of Saddam Elaine Grainger – casting director Into the Storm Kate Rhodes James – casting director
2010s Year Program Casting Network 2010(62nd) The Pacific Meg Liberman and Cami Patton – casting directors; Christine King, Australian – casting director; Jennifer Euston – New York casting director; Suzanne Smith – U.K. casting director HBO Emma Gemma Hancock and Sam Stevenson – casting directors PBS Georgia O'Keeffe David Rubin and Richard Hicks – casting by; Angelique Midthunder – location casting by Lifetime Temple Grandin David Rubin and Richard Hicks – casting directors; Beth Sepko – location casting directorHBO You Don't Know Jack Ellen Chenoweth – casting director 2011(63rd) Mildred Pierce Laura Rosenthal – casting director HBO Cinema Verite Randi Hiller – casting director HBO Downton Abbey (Season 1) Jill Trevellick – casting director PBS Too Big to Fail Alexa L. Fogel and Christine Kromer – casting directors HBO Upstairs Downstairs (Season 1) Andy Pryor – casting director PBS 2012(64th) Game Change David Rubin, Richard Hicks, Pat Moran, and Kathleen Chopin – casting by HBO American Horror Story Robert J. Ulrich and Eric Dawson – casting by FX Five Randi Hiller and Tamara-Lee Notcutt – casting by Lifetime Hatfields & McCoys Fern Champion and Amy Hubbard – casting by History Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia Kate Rhodes James – casting by PBS 2013(65th) Behind the Candelabra Carmen Cuba – casting by HBO American Horror Story: Asylum Robert J. Ulrich and Eric Dawson – casting by FX The Hour (Season 2) Jill Trevellick – casting by BBC America Political Animals David Rubin and Diane Heery – casting by USA Top of the Lake Kirsty McGregor and Tina Cleary – casting by Sundance 2014(66th) Fargo (Season 1) Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin – casting directors FX American Horror Story: Coven Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, and Meagan Lewis – casting directors FX The Normal Heart Amanda Mackey and Cathy Sandrich Gelfond – casting directors HBO Sherlock: His Last Vow Julia Duff and Kate Rhodes James – casting directors PBS Treme (Season 4) Alexa L. Fogel and Meagan Lewis – casting directors HBO 2015(67th) Olive Kitteridge Laura Rosenthal and Carolyn Pickman – casting directors HBO American Crime (Season 1) Kim Coleman and Beth Sepko Lindsey – casting directors ABC American Horror Story: Freak Show Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, and Meagan Lewis – casting directors FX Bessie Billy Hopkins and Jackie Burch – casting directors HBO Wolf Hall Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors PBS 2016(68th) The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright, and Nicole Daniels – casting directors FX Fargo (Season 2) Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin – casting directors FX Grease: Live Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield, and Justin Huff – casting directors Fox The Night Manager Jina Jay – casting director AMC Roots Victoria Thomas, Moonyeenn Lee, Leo Davids, Lissy Holm, and Meagan Lewis – casting directors History 2017(69th) Big Little Lies (Season 1) David Rubin – casting director HBO Fargo (Season 3) Rachel Tenner, Jackie Lind, and Stephanie Gorin – casting directorsFX Feud: Bette and Joan Robert J. Ulrich and Eric Dawson – casting directors The Night Of Avy Kaufman and Sabrina Hyman – casting directorsHBO The Wizard of Lies Ellen Chenoweth – casting director 2018(70th) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels – casting directors FX Godless Ellen Lewis – casting director; Rene Haynes - Native American casting director; Jo Edna Boldin – location casting director Netflix Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Bernard Telsey and Patrick Goodwin – casting directors NBC The Looming Tower Avy Kaufman – casting director; Leo Davis & Lissy Holm – UK casting director; Moonyeenn Lee – South Africa casting director Hulu Patrick Melrose Nina Gold and Martin Ware – casting directors Showtime 2019(71st) When They See Us Aisha Coley – casting directors; Billy Hopkins and Ashley Ingram – location casting directors Netflix Chernobyl Nina Gold and Robert Sterne – casting directors HBO Escape at Dannemora Rachel Tenner – casting director Showtime Fosse/Verdon Bernard Telsey and Tiffany Little Canfield – casting directors FX Sharp Objects David Rubin– casting director HBO
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