Satellite Award for Best Miniseries

The Satellite Award for Best Miniseries is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.

Satellite Award for Best Miniseries
Awarded forBest Miniseries
CountryUnited States
Presented byInternational Press Academy
First awarded1999
Currently held byUnder the Banner of Heaven (2022)

In 2016, the IPA merged the television film and miniseries categories as Best Miniseries or Television Film, but the merged category was discontinued the following year.[1]

Winners and nominees

1990s

YearWinners and nomineesDirectorNetwork(s)
1999Hornblower: The Even ChanceAndrew GrieveA&E / ITV
Bonanno: A Godfather's StoryMichel PouletteShowtime
Joan of ArcChristian DuguayCBS
P.T. BarnumSimon WincerA&E
PurgatoryUli EdelTNT

2000s

YearWinners and nomineesDirectorNetwork(s)
2000American TragedyLawrence SchillerCBS
The Beach Boys: An American FamilyJeff BlecknerABC
The CornerCharles S. DuttonHBO
Jason and the ArgonautsNick WillingNBC
Sally Hemings: An American ScandalCharles HaidCBS
2001Life with Judy Garland: Me and My ShadowsRobert Allan AckermanABC
Anne Frank: The Whole StoryRobert DornhelmABC
Band of BrothersDavid Frankel, Mikael Salomon, et al.HBO
Further Tales of the CityPierre GangShowtime
UprisingJon AvnetNBC
2002TakenTobe Hooper, et al.Sci-Fi Channel
The Forsyte SagaChristopher Menaul and David MooreITV / PBS
Living with the DeadStephen GyllenhaalCBS
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen StoryLawrence Schiller
ShackletonCharles SturridgeA&E / Channel 4
2003Angels in AmericaMike NicholsHBO
Doctor ZhivagoGiacomo CampiottiITV / PBS
Frank Herbert's Children of DuneGreg YaitanesSci-Fi Channel
Helen of TroyJohn Kent HarrisonUSA Network
Hornblower: LoyaltyAndrew GrieveA&E
Out of OrderHenry Bromell, Tim Hunter, Roger Kumble, and Wayne PowersShowtime
2004The Lost PrinceStephen PoliakoffBBC One / PBS
The 4400Scott Peters, et al.USA Network
American FamilyCharles Burnett, Barbara Martinez Jitner, and Gregory NavaPBS
Charles II: The Power and the PassionJoe WrightA&E / BBC One
Prime Suspect 6: The Last WitnessTom HooperITV / PBS
The Second ComingAdrian ShergoldITV
2005ElvisJames Steven SadwithCBS
Agatha Christie's MarpleCharles Palmer, Andy Wilson, et al.UPN
Empire FallsRobert Dornhelm, et al.HBO
Into the WestTom HooperTNT
RevelationsLili Fini ZanuckNBC
The Virgin QueenCoky GiedroycBBC One / PBS
2006To the Ends of the EarthDavid AttwoodBBC Two / PBS
Bleak HouseJustin Chadwick and Susanna WhiteBBC One / PBS
CasanovaSheree FolksonBBC Three
Elizabeth ITom HooperHBO
ThiefJohn David Coles, Paul McGuigan, and Dean WhiteUSA Network
2007The Amazing Mrs PritchardSimon Curtis, Declan Lowney, and Catherine MorsheadBBC One / PBS
The CompanyMikael SalomonTNT
Five DaysOtto Bathurst, Simon Curtis, Toby Haynes, and Peter HoarBBC One / HBO
Jane EyreSusanna WhiteBBC One / PBS
The Starter WifeJon AvnetUSA Network
2008CranfordSimon Curtis and Steve HudsonBBC One / PBS
John AdamsTom HooperHBO
The Last EnemyIain B. MacDonaldBBC One / PBS
2009Little DorritDiarmuid Lawrence, Adam Smith, and Dearbhla WalshBBC One / PBS
CollisionMarc EvansITV / PBS / STV / UTV
DiamondsAndy WilsonABC
The PrisonerNick HurranAMC
WallanderBenjamin Caron, Philip Martin, et al.BBC One / PBS

2010s

YearWinners and nomineesDirectorNetwork(s)
2010SherlockNick Hurran, Paul McGuigan, et al.BBC One / PBS
CarlosOlivier AssayasSundance Channel
EmmaJim O'HanlonBBC One / PBS
The PacificJeremy Podeswa, Tim Van Patten, et al.HBO
The Pillars of the EarthSergio Mimica-GezzanStarz
Small IslandJohn AlexanderBBC One / PBS
2014Olive KitteridgeLisa CholodenkoHBO
24: Live Another DayJon Cassar, et al.Fox
EndeavourColm McCarthyITV / PBS / STV / UTV
Fleming: The Man Who Would Be BondMat WhitecrossBBC America / Sky Atlantic
Happy ValleyTim Fywell, Neasa Hardiman, and Euros LynBBC One / Netflix
The Honourable WomanHugo BlickBBC Two / SundanceTV
The RooseveltsKen BurnsPBS
SherlockNick Hurran, Paul McGuigan, et al.BBC One / PBS
The Spoils of BabylonMatt PiedmontIFC
2015Flesh and BoneAlik Sakharov, et al.Starz
The Book of NegroesClement VirgoBET
Saints & StrangersPaul A. EdwardsNat Geo
Show Me a HeroPaul HaggisHBO
Wolf HallPeter KosminskyBBC Two / PBS
2017Big Little LiesJean-Marc ValléeHBO
Feud: Bette and JoanRyan Murphy, et al.FX
GuerrillaSam Miller and John RidleyShowtime / Sky Atlantic
Rillington PlaceCraig ViveirosBBC One / Sundance Now
When We RiseGus Van Sant, et al.ABC
The Young PopePaolo SorrentinoCanal+ / HBO / Sky Atlantic
2018The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime StoryRyan Murphy, et al.FX
The Looming TowerAlex Gibney, et al.Hulu
Patrick MelroseEdward BergerShowtime / Sky Atlantic
Sharp ObjectsJean-Marc ValléeHBO
A Very English ScandalStephen FrearsBBC One / Amazon Prime Video
2019ChernobylJohan RenckHBO / Sky Atlantic
The ActLaure de Clermont-Tonnerre, et al.Hulu
Fosse/VerdonThomas Kail, et al.FX
UnbelievableLisa Cholodenko, et al.Netflix
When They See UsAva DuVernay
Years and YearsSimon Cellan Jones and Lisa MulcahyBBC One / HBO

2020s

YearWinners and nomineesDirectorNetwork(s)
2020
[2][3]
The Good Lord BirdHughes brothers, et. alShowtime
Mrs. AmericaAnna Boden and Ryan Fleck, et al.FX on Hulu
Normal PeopleLenny Abrahamson and Hettie MacdonaldHulu
The Queen's GambitScott FrankNetflix
Small AxeSteve McQueenBBC One / Amazon Prime Video
The UndoingSusanne BierHBO
UnorthodoxMaria SchraderNetflix
2021Mare of EasttownCraig ZobelHBO
It's a SinPeter HoarChannel 4 / HBO Max
MaidJohn Wells, et al.Netflix
The North WaterAndrew HaighBBC Two / AMC+
TimeLewis ArnoldBBC One
The Underground RailroadBarry JenkinsPrime Video
2022
[4]
Under the Banner of HeavenDavid Mackenzie, et al.FX on Hulu
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryJennifer Lynch, et al.Netflix
The Ipcress FileJames WatkinsAMC+
This Is Going To HurtLucy Forbes, Tom Kingsley
The Old ManJon Watts, et al.FX
PachinkoKogonada, Justin ChonApple TV+
The StaircaseAntonio CamposHBO Max
We Own This CityReinaldo Marcus GreenHBO

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