Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series

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Primetime Emmy Award category television award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor the best self-contained, limited-run narrative series produced for American primetime TV.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Primetime Emmy Award category → television award →
administeredBy	Television Academy →
alsoKnownAs	Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series → Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries →
awardedFor	best limited series → best self-contained limited-run narrative series →
broadcastOn	American primetime television →
categoryType	program award →
ceremonyLocation	Los Angeles →
country	United States →
eligibilityCriteria	limited number of episodes → no ongoing storyline across seasons → self-contained story →
excludes	ongoing comedy series → ongoing drama series → reality television series → variety shows →
firstAwarded	1973 →
formerName	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy – Limited Episodes → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Program → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries →
frequency	annual →
genreFocus	narrative fiction →
hasCategoryWithin	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie →
hasMedium	television →
inception	1973 →
industry	television →
language	English →
notableWinner	Band of Brothers → Big Little Lies → Chernobyl → Fargo → John Adams → Mare of Easttown → Roots → The Queen's Gambit →
organizer	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences →
partOf	Primetime Emmy Awards →
presentedBy	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences →
relatedTo	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie →
scope	American television programs →
selectionProcess	voted on by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Downton Abbey ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie") → Elizabeth I (miniseries) ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") → Frances McDormand → From the Earth to the Moon ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") → Nicole Kidman → The Pacific ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") →	awardReceived
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Program") → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy – Limited Episodes") → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") →	formerName
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series") → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries") →	alsoKnownAs
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") →	awarded
Backstairs at the White House →	awardNomination
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series") →	distinguishedFrom
Band of Brothers ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries") →	receivedAward
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series") →	relatedCategory
International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series") →	relatedTo