<Tr> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Td> Best Edited Mini-Series or Motion Picture for TV </Td> <Td> Stewart Schill (for "The Name Game") </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Created in 1949, the Emmy Awards, or simply Emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music). Because Emmy Awards are given in various sectors of the American television industry, they are presented in different annual ceremonies held throughout the year . Primetime Emmys recognizes outstanding work in American primetime entertainment programming, while Creative Arts Emmy Awards are presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements, commonly awarded to behind - the - scenes personnel such as art directors, costume designers, cinematographers, casting directors, and sound editors . American Horror Story has won sixteen times out of eighty - two nominations . Freak Show is the most nominated season with nineteen . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Nominated artist / work </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2012 </Th> <Td> Outstanding Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> American Horror Story </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Connie Britton </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Denis O'Hare </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Jessica Lange </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frances Conroy </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2013 </Th> <Td> Outstanding Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> American Horror Story: Asylum </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Jessica Lange </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> James Cromwell </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zachary Quinto </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Sarah Paulson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2014 </Th> <Td> Outstanding Miniseries </Td> <Td> American Horror Story: Coven </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Jessica Lange </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sarah Paulson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Frances Conroy </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kathy Bates </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angela Bassett </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special </Td> <Td> Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (for "Bitchcraft") </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special </Td> <Td> Alfonso Gomez - Rejon (for "Bitchcraft") </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2015 </Th> <Td> Outstanding Miniseries </Td> <Td> American Horror Story: Freak Show </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Jessica Lange </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Denis O'Hare </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finn Wittrock </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie </Td> <Td> Sarah Paulson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angela Bassett </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kathy Bates </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Outstanding Directing For a Limited Series, Movie Or a Dramatic Special </Td> <Td> Ryan Murphy (for "Monsters Among Us") </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 </Th> <Td> Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie </Td> <Td> Sarah Paulson </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kathy Bates </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Nominated artist / work </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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