“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” and star Darren Criss continued their awards sweeps into 2019 at the annual awards bestowed by industry guilds and societies that share voters with the Emmys. (See the full list of this year’s guild awards and nominations for limited series and TV movies below.) Comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” was the only program that was awarded by more guilds. “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” did about as well as last year’s leader among limited series and movies — “Big Little Lies” scored seven wins out of 15 nominations from 11 guilds.
Although “The Assassination of Gianni Versace” proved to have staying power, fellow Best Limited Series Emmy nominees “The Alienist,” “Genius” and “Patrick Melrose” performed unspectacularly with more distance between their broadcasts and voting, as well as without such aggressive for-your-consideration campaigns.
With the guilds generally using the calendar year for eligibility, those shows also faced off against several programs that they did not meet at the 2018 Emmys because they are instead eligible for the upcoming 2019 ceremony. “Sharp Objects” and “Maniac” received nominations from all four above-the-line guilds, but came up short in terms of wins overall, each only winning a single trophy below the line, for music supervision in both cases. “Escape at Dannemora” did not receive as many nominations as either, but it won the majority that it had (including Patricia Arquette’s Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Movie/Limited Actress pictured above). Perhaps visibility had not peaked at the time of nominations, with its feature-length finale not airing until December 30. “The Haunting of Hill House” received only three nominations and no wins, but Netflix submitted it for the guilds as a drama instead of a limited series, so it rarely competed against anything that it will be up against for the upcoming Emmys.
34 programs that qualify under the Emmys as limited series or movies were recognized by the guilds this year, although it remains to be seen if all, especially the Netflix movies, are even submitted for consideration. The eligibility period for awards was January 1 to December 31, 2018 unless otherwise noted; all nominations are below:
PGA = Producers Guild of America
DGA = Directors Guild of America
WGA = Writers Guild of America (December 2017 to December 2018 eligible)
SAG = Screen Actors Guild
ACE = American Cinema Editors
ADG = Art Directors Guild
ASC = American Society of Cinematographers (November 2017 to October 2018 eligible)
CAS = Cinema Audio Society
CDG = Costume Designers Guild
CSA = Casting Society of America (June 2017 to May 2018 eligible)
GMS = Guild of Music Supervisors (September 2017 to September 2018 eligible)
ICG = International Cinematographers’ Guild Publicists
MPSE = Motion Picture Sound Editors
MUAHS = Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Guild
SOC = Society of Camera Operators (no limited series or movies nominated)
VES = Visual Effects Society
5 WINS
“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” (15 nominations from 11 guilds)
PGA: Best Limited Series
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Adapted Writing
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actor (Darren Criss)
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actress (Penelope Cruz)
ACE: Best Movie/Limited Editing
ADG: Best Movie/Limited Production Design
CAS: Best Movie/Limited Sound Mixing
CDG: Best Contemporary Costumes
CSA: Best Limited Casting
GMS: Best Movie/Limited Music Supervision
GMS: Best Song
MPSE: Best Long Music Editing
MUAHS: Best Special Makeup Effects
MUAHS: Best Period Makeup
MUAHS: Best Period Hair
3 WINS
“Escape at Dannemora” (5 nominations from 5 guilds)
PGA: Best Limited Series
DGA: Best Movie/Limited Directing (Ben Stiller)
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actress (Patricia Arquette)
ACE: Best Movie/Limited Editing
CAS: Best Movie/Limited Sound Mixing
1 WIN
“Sharp Objects” (9 nominations from 8 guilds)
PGA: Best Limited Series
DGA: Best Movie/Limited Directing (Jean-Marc Vallée)
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Adapted Writing
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actress (Amy Adams)
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actress (Patricia Clarkson)
ACE: Best Movie/Limited Editing
ADG: Best Movie/Limited Production Design
CDG: Best Contemporary Costumes
GMS: Best Movie/Limited Music Supervision
“Maniac” (8 nominations from 7 guilds)
PGA: Best Limited Series
DGA: Best Movie/Limited Directing (Cary Joji Fukanaga)
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Adapted Writing
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actress (Emma Stone)
ADG: Best Movie/Limited Production Design
GMS: Best Promo Music Supervision
GMS: Best Promo Music Supervision (additional nomination)
MPSE: Best Short Music Editing
“The Alienist” (5 nominations from 5 guilds)
ADG: Best Movie/Limited Production Design
CDG: Best Period Costumes
ICG: Best Publicist
MPSE: Best Short Music Editing
VES: Best Supporting Effects
“King Lear” (6 nominations from 4 guilds)
PGA: Best Movie
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actor (Anthony Hopkins)
MPSE: Best Movie/Limited Sound Editing
MUAHS: Best Movie Special Makeup Effects
MUAHS: Best Movie Makeup
MUAHS: Best Movie Hair
“Castle Rock” (4 nominations from 4 guilds)
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Original Writing
ADG: Best Contemporary Production Design
GMS: Best Promo Music Supervision
MPSE: Best Long Sound Effects Editing
“Paterno” (4 nominations from 4 guilds)
PGA: Best Movie
DGA: Best Movie/Limited Directing (Barry Levinson)
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Original Writing
CSA: Best Movie Casting
“Fahrenheit 451” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
PGA: Best Movie
CAS: Best Movie/Limited Sound Mixing
CSA: Best Movie Casting
“Patrick Melrose” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
ASC: Best Movie/Limited/Pilot Cinematography
CSA: Best Limited Casting
MPSE: Best Long Sound Effects Editing
“Electric Dreams” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
MPSE: Best Movie/Limited Sound Editing
MUAHS: Best Movie Special Makeup Effects
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
GMS: Best Movie/Limited Music Supervision
MUAHS: Best Movie Makeup
“Cocaine Godmother” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
MUAHS: Best Movie Special Makeup Effects
“Godless” (1 nomination from 1 guild)
CSA: Best Limited Casting
0 WINS
“Genius” (4 nominations from 4 guilds)
SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actor (Antonio Banderas)
ASC: Best Movie/Limited/Pilot Cinematography
CAS: Best Movie/Limited Sound Mixing
MUAHS: Best Special Makeup Effects
“The Haunting of Hill House” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
WGA: Best New Series Writing
ADG: Best Period/Fantasy Production Design
MPSE: Best Long Sound Effects Editing
“My Dinner with Hervé” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
PGA: Best Movie
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Original Writing
MPSE: Best Movie Sound Editing
“The Romanoffs” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
PGA: Best Limited Series
CAS: Best Movie/Limited Sound Mixing
CDG: Best Contemporary Costumes
“The Terror” (3 nominations from 3 guilds)
ASC: Best Movie/Limited/Pilot Cinematography
MPSE: Best Short Sound Effects Editing
VES: Best Visual Effects
“The Looming Tower” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
WGA: Best Movie/Limited Adapted Writing
CSA: Best New Drama Casting
“Nightflyers” (2 nominations from 2 guilds)
MPSE: Best Short Sound Effects Editing
VES: Best Character Animation
“Sierra Burgess is a Loser” (2 nominations from 1 guild)
GMS: Best Movie/Limited Music Supervision
GMS: Best Song
“Alias Grace” (ASC: Best Movie/Limited/Pilot Cinematography)
“Black Mirror” (CSA: Best Limited Casting)
“Collateral” (MPSE: Best Movie/Limited Sound Editing)
“Flint” (CSA: Best Movie Casting)
“The Kissing Booth” (CSA: Best Movie Casting)
“The Little Drummer Girl” (MPSE: Best Long Music Editing)
“Menendez” (CSA: Best Movie Casting
“Ordeal by Innocence” (MPSE: Best Movie/Limited Sound Editing)
“Pine Gap” (GMS: Best Promo Music Supervision)
“Roxanne Roxanne” (GMS: Best Movie/Limited Music Supervision)
“Sense8” (PGA: Best Movie)
“A Very English Scandal” (SAG: Best Movie/Limited Actor – Hugh Grant)
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