Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television

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Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited Series Television
Awarded forOutstanding Production of Limited Series Television
Country United States
Presented by Producers Guild of America
First awarded 2018
Currently held by The Dropout (2022)

The Producers Guild of America Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series Television, also known as the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television, is an annual award given by the Producers Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards after the guild announced to split the award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television into two: this accolade and the award for Outstanding Producer of Streamed or Televised Movies. [1] [2]

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Winners and nominees

2010s

YearWinners and nomineesNetworkRef.
2018
(30th)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story FX [3]
Escape at Dannemora Showtime
Maniac Netflix
The Romanoffs Amazon Prime Video
Sharp Objects HBO
2019
(31st)
Chernobyl HBO [4]
Fosse/Verdon FX
True Detective HBO
Unbelievable Netflix
When They See Us

2020s

YearWinners and nomineesNetworkRef.
2020
(32nd)
The Queen's Gambit Netflix [5]
I May Destroy You HBO
Normal People Hulu
The Undoing HBO
Unorthodox Netflix
2021
(33rd)
Mare of Easttown HBO [6] [7]
Dopesick Hulu
The Underground Railroad Amazon
WandaVision Disney+
The White Lotus HBO
2022
(34th)
The Dropout Hulu [8] [9]
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Netflix
Inventing Anna Netflix
Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+
Pam & Tommy Hulu
2023
(35th)
All the Light We Cannot See Netflix [10]
Beef
Daisy Jones & the Six Prime Video
Fargo FX
Lessons in Chemistry Apple TV+

Total awards by network

Total nominations by network

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