Twenty-four limited series amassed guild and society nominations in 25 categories this year, often competing with telefilms. Exactly half of the seventy nominations for limited series went to anthologies. Of these, “American Horror Story” leads with 14 nominations from nine guilds (of these, seven guilds nominated the latest edition, “Hotel,” while the casting directors cited “Freak Show” and the sound editors considered both).
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While the Emmys revised their rules and renamed the Best Miniseries category as Best Limited Series to reflect inclusion of both miniseries and anthology series, not all of the guilds followed suit. “True Detective” is nominated at some guilds as a drama, others as a miniseries and MPSE actually nominated it as both. MPSE was particularly loose with its categorizations, as it also nominated the stand-alone miniseries “The Slap” as a drama and another self-contained program, “The Book of Negroes” in both the drama and miniseries categories.
Note: Unlike the Emmys, most of the guilds use the calendar year for eligibility; only the producers and casting directors follow the Emmys’ lead and use June to May. Miniseries that contended at the last Emmys are italicized.
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PGA = Producers Guild of America
DGA = Directors Guild of America
WGA = Writers Guild of America
SAG = Screen Actors Guild
ACE = American Cinema Editors
ADG = Art Directors Guild
ASC = American Society of Cinematographers (no limited series nominated this year)
CAS = Cinema Audio Society
CDG = Costume Designers Guild
CSA = Casting Society of America
ICG = International Cinematographers Guild Publicists (no Emmy category)
LMG = Location Managers Guild (no Emmy category, nominations outstanding)
MHG = Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Guild
MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors
SOC = Society of Camera Operators (no Emmy category, no limited series nominated this year)
VES = Visual Effects Society
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“American Horror Story” (14 nominations from 9 guilds)
PGA: Longform Television
WGA: Longform Original
ADG: Movie/Limited Series
CAS (2): Movie/Miniseries (2)
CDG: Contemporary Series
CSA: Movie/Miniseries
ICG: Television Program
MHG (5): Movie/Mini Period/Character Makeup, Movie/Mini Period/Character Hair, Movie/Mini Special Makeup, Commercial Makeup, Commercial Hair
MPSE: Series Music
“Fargo” (8 nominations from 7 guilds)
PGA: Longform Television
WGA: Longform Adapted
ACE: One-Hour Commercial Series
ADG: Movie/Limited Series
CAS: Movie/Miniseries
MHG (2): Movie/Mini Period/Character Makeup, Movie/Mini Special Makeup
MPSE: Series Effects
“True Detective” (6 nominations from 5 guilds)
PGA: Longform Television
ADG: Contemporary Series
CAS: Movie/Miniseries
MHG: Movie/Mini Period/Character Makeup
MPSE (2): Series Effects, Longform Effects
“The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe” (4 nominations from 3 guilds)
DGA: Movie/Miniseries
SAG: Movie/Mini Actress
MHG (2): Movie/Mini Period/Character Makeup, Movie/Mini Period/Character Hair
“Sons of Liberty” (4 nominations from 3 guilds)
WGA: Longform Original
MHG: Movie/Mini Special Makeup
MPSE (2): Longform Dialogue, Longform Effects
“Tut” (4 nominations from 3 guilds)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actor
ADG: Movie/Limited Series
MPSE (2): Longform Dialogue, Longform Effects
“Wolf Hall” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actor
ADG: Movie/Limited Series
CSA: Movie/Miniseries
“Saints and Strangers” (3 nominations from 2 guilds)
WGA: Longform Original
MPSE (2): Longform Dialogue, Longform Music
“Scream Queens” (3 nominations from 2 guilds)
MHG: Movie/Mini Contemporary Makeup
MPSE (2): Longform Dialogue, Longform Music
“Texas Rising” (3 nominations from 2 guilds)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actor
MPSE (2): Longform Dialogue, Longform Effects
“American Crime” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
PGA: Longform Television
CAS: Movie/Miniseries
“Show Me a Hero” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
DGA: Movie/Miniseries
WGA: Longform Adapted
“The Slap” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
CSA: Movie/Miniseries
MPSE: Series Music
“The Book of Negroes” (2 nominations from 1 guild)
MPSE (2): Series Dialogue, Longform Music
“Olive Kitteridge” (1 nomination from 1 guild this year)
CSA: Movie/Miniseries
“The Astronaut Wives Club” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
MHG: Movie/Mini Period/Character Hair
“Childhood’s End” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
VES: Visual Effects
“Flesh and Bone” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
WGA: Longform Original
“Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
VES: Visual Effects
“The Lizzie Borden Chronicles” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actress
“Luther” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actor
“The Red Tent” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
WGA: Longform Adapted
“The Spoils Before Dying” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
SAG: Movie/Mini Actress
“Wet Hot American Summer” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
MPSE: Series Musical
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