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{{Short description|2011 miniseries directed by Todd Haynes}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Mildred Pierce
| image = Mildred pierce poster.jpg
| image = Mildred pierce poster.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| image_alt =
| caption = Promotional poster
| caption = Promotional poster
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| creator =
| creator =
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Mildred Pierce]]''|[[James M. Cain]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Mildred Pierce]]''|[[James M. Cain]]}}
| writer =
| writer =
| screenplay = [[Todd Haynes]]<br />[[Jonathan Raymond|Jon Raymond]]
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* [[Todd Haynes]]
* [[Jonathan Raymond|Jon Raymond]]
}}
| story =
| story =
| director = Todd Haynes
| director = Todd Haynes
| starring = [[Kate Winslet]]<br />[[Guy Pearce]]<br />[[Evan Rachel Wood]]<br />[[Melissa Leo]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kate Winslet]]
* [[Guy Pearce]]
* [[Evan Rachel Wood]]
* [[Melissa Leo]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Carter Burwell]]
| music = [[Carter Burwell]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| num_episodes = 5
| num_episodes = 5
| producer = Todd Haynes<br />[[Christine Vachon]]<br />John Wells<br />Pamela Koffler<br />Ilene S. Landress
| producer = {{plainlist|
* Todd Haynes
* [[Christine Vachon]]
* [[John Wells (filmmaker)|John Wells]]
* [[Pamela Koffler]]
* [[Ilene S. Landress]]
}}
| editor = [[Affonso Gonçalves]]
| editor = [[Affonso Gonçalves]]
| cinematography = [[Edward Lachman]]
| cinematography = [[Edward Lachman]]
| runtime = 58–79 minutes
| runtime = 58–79 minutes
| company = [[HBO]]<br/>[[MGM Television]]<br/>Killer Films/John Wells Production
| company = {{plainlist|
* [[HBO]]
| distributor = HBO<br/>[[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]
* [[MGM Television]]
* [[Killer Films]]
* John Wells Productions
}}
| budget = $20 million
| budget = $20 million
| network = [[HBO]]
| network = [[HBO]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|3|27}}
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|3|27}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2011|4|10}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2011|4|10}}
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website = https://www.hbo.com/mildred-pierce
}}
}}


'''''Mildred Pierce''''' is an American [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television [[miniseries]] that aired on [[HBO]] from March 27 to April 10, 2011, consisting of five episodes. Adapted from [[James M. Cain]]'s 1941 [[Mildred Pierce|novel of the same name]],<ref name="HBOAbout" /> it was directed by [[Todd Haynes]], and starred [[Kate Winslet]] in the title role, alongside [[Guy Pearce]], [[Evan Rachel Wood]], and [[Melissa Leo]].<ref name="HBOAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/mildred-pierce/index.html#/mildred-pierce/about/article/about.html |title=About the Show|work=HBO.com |accessdate=December 4, 2010}}</ref> [[Carter Burwell]] wrote the original score for the miniseries.
'''''Mildred Pierce''''' is an American [[historical drama]] miniseries created by [[Todd Haynes]] for [[HBO]]. Adapted from [[James M. Cain]]'s 1941 [[Mildred Pierce|novel of the same name]],<ref name="HBOAbout" /> It is about the titular heroine ([[Kate Winslet]]), a divorcée during the [[Great Depression]] struggling to establish a restaurant business while yearning for the respect of her narcissistic daughter ([[Evan Rachel Wood]]).<ref name="vogue11">{{cite journal |title = Solo Act |journal = Vogue |date = April 2011 |pages = 218–225 |last = Ellison |first = Jo }}</ref> The miniseries also features [[Guy Pearce]] and [[Melissa Leo]].<ref name="HBOAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.hbo.com/mildred-pierce/index.html#/mildred-pierce/about/article/about.html |title=About the Show|work=HBO.com |access-date=December 4, 2010}}</ref> It is the second adaptation of the novel, after the [[Mildred Pierce (film)|1945 film noir]] produced by [[Warner Bros.]] and starring [[Joan Crawford]]. [[Carter Burwell]] wrote the original score for the miniseries.


''Mildred Pierce'' aired on [[HBO]] from March 27 to April 10, 2011, consisting of five episodes. It received a limited audience but gained positive reviews, especially for the performances.<ref>{{cite news |first = Scott |last = Collins |title = HBO's 'Mildred Pierce' With Kate Winslet Opens To Disappointing Ratings |url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/hbos-mildred-pierce-with-kate-winslet-opens-to-disappointing-ratings-.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e38f2bc3970b |work = Los Angeles Times |date = 29 March 2011 |access-date = 21 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405165743/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/03/hbos-mildred-pierce-with-kate-winslet-opens-to-disappointing-ratings-.html?cid=6a00d8341c630a53ef0147e38f2bc3970b |archive-date = 5 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mildred-pierce |title = Mildred Pierce |publisher = [[Metacritic]] |access-date = 21 May 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110830213125/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/mildred-pierce |archive-date = 30 August 2011}}</ref> At the [[63rd Primetime Emmy Awards]], the series was nominated for 9 awards, winning 2: [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress]] for Winslet and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor]] for Pearce.
It is the second adaptation of the novel, after the 1945 [[Mildred Pierce (film)|film noir]] produced by [[Warner Bros.]] and starring [[Joan Crawford]].


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
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* [[Mare Winningham]] as Ida Corwin
* [[Mare Winningham]] as Ida Corwin
* [[Hope Davis]] as Mrs. Forrester
* [[Hope Davis]] as Mrs. Forrester
* [[Quinn McColgan]] as Ray Pierce
* [[Quinn McColgan]] as Moire "Ray" Pierce
* Waltrudis Buck as Mrs. Temple
[[Lena Dunham]] appears as a nurse in two of the episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492030/fullcredits |website=IMDb}}</ref>


== Filming ==
== Filming ==
Parts of the miniseries were filmed in three [[New York (state)|New York]] locations: [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]], [[Point Lookout, New York|Point Lookout]] and [[Merrick, New York|Merrick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pointhistorical.org/mildredpierce.html |title=The Show |work=PointHistorical.org |accessdate=December 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051727/http://www.pointhistorical.org/mildredpierce.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Parts of the miniseries were filmed in three [[New York (state)|New York]] locations: [[Peekskill, New York|Peekskill]], [[Point Lookout, New York|Point Lookout]] and [[Merrick, New York|Merrick]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pointhistorical.org/mildredpierce.html |title=The Show |work=PointHistorical.org |access-date=December 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051727/http://www.pointhistorical.org/mildredpierce.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
[[File:Kate Winslet at the BAFTAs 2007 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Kate Winslet]]'s performance garnered widespread critical acclaim.]]
''Mildred Pierce'' received generally favorable reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] it has an approval rating of 81% based on reviews from 57 critics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mildred Pierce: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mildred-pierce/s01 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2020-10-10 }}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], the miniseries has a [[weighted mean|weighted average]] score of 69, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=March 26, 2011 }}</ref> In a [[WBEZ]] podcast on the best theatrical films of 2011, critic [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] used the series as an example of television work that was on par with the year's best movies, calling it Haynes' best work to date.<ref name="WBEZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-12-15/call-best-and-worst-year-global-film-94937 |title= Call-in: The best and worst of the year in global film |work=WBEZ91.5 |publisher=WBEZ |accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref> [[Salon.com]] called it a "quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/24/mildred_pierce_hbo_overview/index.html |title='Mildred Pierce' is a quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece |work=Salon.com |accessdate=March 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604142652/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/24/mildred_pierce_hbo_overview/index.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |df= }}</ref> while ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewer, Alessandra Stanley, commented that while the miniseries was "loyally, unwaveringly true to James M. Cain's 1941 novel", it did not "make the most of the mythic clash of mother, lover and ungrateful child", and was "not nearly as satisfying as the 1945 film noir".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/arts/television/mildred-pierce-with-kate-winslet-in-on-hbo-review.html |title=Television Review: Mildred Pierce |last=Stanley |first=Alessandra |date=March 24, 2011 |work=TV.NYTimes.com |accessdate=March 26, 2011}}</ref>


''Mildred Pierce'' received generally favorable reviews. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] it has an approval rating of 81% based on reviews from 58 critics, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Loyal to its source material to a fault, ''Mildred Pierce'' compensates for its familiarity with elaborate production values and a knockout lead performance."<ref>{{cite web |title=Mildred Pierce: Season 1 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mildred_pierce/s01 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2020-10-10 }}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], the miniseries has a [[weighted mean|weighted average]] score of 69, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=March 26, 2011 }}</ref> In a [[WBEZ]] podcast on the best theatrical films of 2011, critic [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] used the series as an example of television work that was on par with the year's best movies, calling it Haynes' best work to date.<ref name="WBEZ">{{cite web |url=http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/2011-12-15/call-best-and-worst-year-global-film-94937 |title= Call-in: The best and worst of the year in global film |work=WBEZ91.5 |publisher=WBEZ |access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> [[Salon.com]] called it a "quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/24/mildred_pierce_hbo_overview/index.html |title='Mildred Pierce' is a quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece |work=Salon.com |access-date=March 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604142652/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/24/mildred_pierce_hbo_overview/index.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> while ''[[The New York Times]]'' reviewer, Alessandra Stanley, commented that while the miniseries was "loyally, unwaveringly true to James M. Cain's 1941 novel", it did not "make the most of the mythic clash of mother, lover and ungrateful child", and was "not nearly as satisfying as the 1945 film noir".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/arts/television/mildred-pierce-with-kate-winslet-in-on-hbo-review.html |title=Television Review: Mildred Pierce |last=Stanley |first=Alessandra |date=March 24, 2011 |work=TV.NYTimes.com |access-date=March 26, 2011}}</ref>
Novelist [[Stephen King]], reviewing ''Mildred Pierce'' for ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'', praised the acting of Winslet, Pearce and Wood, and admired the show's attention to detail and structure,<ref name=king>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/mommie-dearest-and-her-devil-daughter.html |title=Stephen King Reviews HBO's 'Mildred Pierce' |work=The Daily Beast |page=1 |date=March 20, 2011 |accessdate=April 6, 2011}}</ref> but complained that the five-hour adaptation was "too damn long".<ref name=king/> He finishes with, "Winslet’s Mildred is a genuine star turn. How Joan Crawford would have loathed her."<ref name=king/>


Novelist [[Stephen King]], reviewing ''Mildred Pierce'' for ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]'', praised the acting of Winslet, Pearce and Wood, and admired the show's attention to detail and structure,<ref name=king>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/20/mommie-dearest-and-her-devil-daughter.html |title=Stephen King Reviews HBO's 'Mildred Pierce' |work=The Daily Beast |page=1 |date=March 20, 2011 |access-date=April 6, 2011}}</ref> but complained that the five-hour adaptation was "too damn long".<ref name=king/> He finishes with, "Winslet’s Mildred is a genuine star turn. How Joan Crawford would have loathed her."<ref name=king/>
The series was shown out of competition at the [[68th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2011.<ref>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/photos-e6frf9bo-1226126240982?page=25</ref>


The series was shown out of competition at the [[68th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2011.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/photos-e6frf9bo-1226126240982?page=25 Entertainment news] ''Herald Sun'' {{dead link|date=May 2023}}</ref>
== Ratings ==

=== Ratings ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
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! | Viewers
! | Viewers
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
! Part One and Part Two
! Parts 1 & 2
| style="text-align:center" | March 27, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | March 27, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | 1.270 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/29/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-takes-the-crown-breakout-kings-rises-shameless-finale-steady-much-more/87543 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Army Wives' Takes The Crown; 'Breakout Kings', Rises; 'Shameless' Finale Steady + Much More |last=Gorman |first=Bill |work=TV by the Numbers |date=March 29, 2011 |accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 1.270 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/29/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-takes-the-crown-breakout-kings-rises-shameless-finale-steady-much-more/87543 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401085007/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/29/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-takes-the-crown-breakout-kings-rises-shameless-finale-steady-much-more/87543 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 1, 2011 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Army Wives' Takes The Crown; 'Breakout Kings', Rises; 'Shameless' Finale Steady + Much More |last=Gorman |first=Bill |work=TV by the Numbers |date=March 29, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
! Part Three
! Part 3
| style="text-align:center" | April 3, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | April 3, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | 0.987 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-kardashians-lead-night-the-killing-the-borgias-breakout-kings-much-more/88403 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Ax Men,' 'Chopped,' 'Army Wives', Kardashians Lead Night; + 'The Killing,' 'The Borgias,' 'Breakout Kings + Much More |last=Seidman |first=Robert |work=TV by the Numbers |date=April 5, 2011 |accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 0.987 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-kardashians-lead-night-the-killing-the-borgias-breakout-kings-much-more/88403 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408070426/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/sunday-cable-ratings-army-wives-kardashians-lead-night-the-killing-the-borgias-breakout-kings-much-more/88403 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 8, 2011 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Ax Men,' 'Chopped,' 'Army Wives', Kardashians Lead Night; + 'The Killing,' 'The Borgias,' 'Breakout Kings + Much More |last=Seidman |first=Robert |work=TV by the Numbers |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;"
! Parts 4 & 5
! Part Four and Part Five
| style="text-align:center" | April 10, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | April 10, 2011
| style="text-align:center" | 0.964 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/sunday-cable-ratings-the-killing-steady-breakout-kings-falls-plus-human-planet-khloe-lamar-much-more/89051 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Army Wives', 'The Killing' Steady; 'Breakout Kings' Falls; Plus 'Human Planet,' 'Khloe & Lamar,' & Much More |last=Gorman |first=Bill |work=TV by the Numbers |date=April 12, 2011 |accessdate=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 0.964 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/sunday-cable-ratings-the-killing-steady-breakout-kings-falls-plus-human-planet-khloe-lamar-much-more/89051 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417015257/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/sunday-cable-ratings-the-killing-steady-breakout-kings-falls-plus-human-planet-khloe-lamar-much-more/89051 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2011 |title=Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Army Wives', 'The Killing' Steady; 'Breakout Kings' Falls; Plus 'Human Planet,' 'Khloe & Lamar,' & Much More |last=Gorman |first=Bill |work=TV by the Numbers |date=April 12, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2011}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Awards and nominations==
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year
! Award
! Award
! Category
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Nominee(s)
! Result
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="45"| {{center|2011}}
|rowspan="22" | [[63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce |work=Emmys.com |accessdate=September 19, 2011}}</ref>
| [[Casting Society of America#Artios Awards|Artios Awards]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series
| Laura Rosenthal
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/2011 |title=2011 Artios Awards |access-date=September 26, 2011 |website=www.castingsociety.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="16"| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Miniseries or Movie]]
| colspan="2"| Best Motion Picture or Miniseries
| Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, John Wells, Todd Haynes, and Ilene S. Landress
| {{nom}}
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="16"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/15th-annual-tv-awards-2010-11/ |title=15th Annual TV Awards (2010-11) |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| [[Guy Pearce]]
| [[Guy Pearce]]
| {{won}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| [[Brían F. O'Byrne]]
| [[Melissa Leo]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Evan Rachel Wood]]
| [[Evan Rachel Wood]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Maggie Smith]] for ''[[Downton Abbey (film)|Downton Abbey]]''.}}
|-
| Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| [[Todd Haynes]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| Todd Haynes and [[Jonathan Raymond|Jon Raymond]]
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Cinematography in a Non-Series
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Costume Design in a Non-Series
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Editing in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series
| [[Melissa Leo]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Music in a Non-Series
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best New Titles Sequence
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Production Design in a Non-Series
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Sound in a Non-Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[63rd Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series|Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series]]
| [[Christine Vachon]], Pamela Koffler, <br> [[John Wells (filmmaker)|John Wells]], Todd Haynes, and <br> [[Ilene S. Landress]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="21"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Kate Winslet
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| [[Brían F. O'Byrne]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Guy Pearce
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Melissa Leo
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
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| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| Evan Rachel Wood
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| [[Todd Haynes]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Todd Haynes]] and [[Jonathan Raymond]]
| Todd Haynes
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="12"| [[63rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Mark Friedberg, Peter Rogness, and Ellen Christiansen
| Mark Friedberg, Peter Rogness, and <br> Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Laura Rosenthal
| Laura Rosenthal
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| Ed Lachman for "Part Five"
| [[Edward Lachman]] {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special|Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| [[Ann Roth]] and Michelle Matland for "Part Two"
| [[Ann Roth]], Michelle Matland, and <br> Patrick Wiley {{small|(for "Part 2")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Jerry DeCarlo and Jerry Popolis
| Jerry DeCarlo and Jerry Popolis
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)|Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)]]
| Patricia Regan and Linda Melazzo
| Patricia Regan and Linda Melazzo
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special <br> (Original Dramatic Score)]]
| [[Carter Burwell]] for "Part Five"
| [[Carter Burwell]] {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Main Title Theme Music]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music|Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music]]
| [[Carter Burwell]]
| Carter Burwell
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| Camilla Toniolo for "Part Four"
| Camilla Toniolo {{small|(for "Part 4")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special|Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman, Brian Dunlop, Tony Martinez, Ellen Heuer, and Eliza Paley for "Part Five"
| Eliza Paley, Tony Martinez, <br> Thomas O'Neil Younkman, Brian Dunlop, <br> Todd Kasow, and Ellen Heuer {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie]]
| A. Josh Reinhardt, Leslie Shatz, Bobby Johanson, and [[Drew Kunin]] for "Part Five"
| [[Drew Kunin]], [[Leslie Shatz]], Bobby Johanson, <br> and Joshua Reinhardt {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special]]
| Lesley Robson-Foster, John Bair, Renuka Ballal, Nathan Meier, Constance Conrad, Marci Ichimura, Josephine Noh, Aaron Raff, and Scott Winston for "Part Five"
| Lesley Robson-Foster, John Bair, <br> Renuka Ballal, Nathan Meier, <br> Constance Conrad, Marci Ichimura, <br> Josephine Noh, Aaron Raff, and <br> Scott Winston {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[16th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | [[69th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26376 |title=Mildred Pierce |work=GoldenGlobes.org |accessdate=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120025335/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26376 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |df= }}</ref>
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television]]
|
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/2011/ |title=2011 Satellite Awards |work=[[Satellite Awards]] |publisher=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television]]
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| Kate Winslet
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture <br> Made for Television]]
| [[Guy Pearce]]
| Guy Pearce
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture <br> Made for Television]]
| [[Evan Rachel Wood]]
| Evan Rachel Wood
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[27th TCA Awards|Television Critics Association Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Satellite Awards 2011|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/project/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce |work=PressAcademy.com |accessdate=February 1, 2012}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Television Film|Best Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
!
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2011/06/13/the-television-critics-association-announces-2011-tca-awards-nominees/ |title=The Television Critics Association Announces 2011 TCA Awards Nominees |date=June 13, 2011 |publisher=[[Television Critics Association]] |accessdate=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213154537/http://tvcritics.org/2011/06/13/the-television-critics-association-announces-2011-tca-awards-nominees/ |archivedate=February 13, 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Women's Image Network Awards#The Women's Image Awards 13|Women's Image Network Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| Actress Made for Television Movie
| Kate Winslet
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|title = Women's Image Network Announces Nominees, Honoree|url = http://www.marketresearchworld.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2858&Itemid=76|website = www.marketresearchworld.net|access-date = 2015-12-08}}</ref>
|-
| Evan Rachel Wood
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="18"| {{center|2012}}
| [[American Cinema Editors Awards 2012|American Cinema Editors Awards]]
| [[American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television|Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television]]
| Affonso Gonçalves {{small|(for "Part 1")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/62nd-ace-eddie-awards-the-descendants-the-artist-rango-233255/ | title=62nd Ace Eddie Awards: 'The Descendants', 'The Artist', 'Rango'; TV 'Breaking Bad', 'Homeland', 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | date=February 18, 2012 | accessdate=January 7, 2015 | author=Finke, Nikki}}</ref>
|-
| [[American Society of Cinematographers|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| [[American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television|Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries Television]]
| Edward Lachman {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://theasc.com/asc/awards/past-nominees-winners |title=Past Nominees & Winners |publisher=[[American Society of Cinematographers]] |access-date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Art Directors Guild Awards 2011|Art Directors Guild Awards]]
| [[Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series|Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series]]
| Mark Friedberg, Deborah Jensen, <br> Peter Rogness, Kim Jennings, <br> Michael Auszura, I. Javier Ameijeiras, <br> Mark Pollard, Don Nace, and <br> Ellen Christiansen
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://adg.org/awards/adg/winners/2011/ |title=Nominees/Winners |publisher=[[Art Directors Guild]] |accessdate=July 29, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Cinema Audio Society Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movie or Limited Series|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series]]
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, and <br> Todd Whitelock {{small|(for "Part 5")}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/hugo-moneyball-super-8-cinema-audio-society-awards-283058 |title='Hanna,' 'Hugo' and 'Moneyball' Nominated for Cinema Audio Society Awards |date=January 19, 2012 |publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Costume Designers Guild|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]
| Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries
| Ann Roth
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.costumedesignersguild.com/awards-archives/14th-cdga-2012/ |title=12th Costume Designers Guild Awards |work=[[Costume Designers Guild]] |access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Dorian Awards#2011|Dorian Awards]]
| colspan="2"| TV Drama of the Year
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://galeca.org/past-winners/ |title=Dorian Awards Past Winners |website=[[Dorian Awards]] |access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| TV Performance of the Year
| Kate Winslet
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[69th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film|Best Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/mildred-pierce |title=Mildred Pierce – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|2012}}}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| Kate Winslet
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Guy Pearce]]
| Guy Pearce
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| [[Evan Rachel Wood]]
| Evan Rachel Wood
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
| [[Guild of Music Supervisors Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | [[18th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |work=SAGAwards.org |accessdate=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119131156/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |archive-date=November 19, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Best Music Supervision for Television Long Form and Movie
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| [[Evyen Klean]]{{efn|Also for ''[[Cinema Verite (2011 film)|Cinema Verite]]'', ''[[The Sunset Limited (film)|The Sunset Limited]]'', and ''[[Too Big to Fail (film)|Too Big to Fail]]''.}}
| [[Guy Pearce]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"|
|-
| [[23rd Producers Guild of America Awards|Producers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Long-Form Television|David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television]]
| Todd Haynes, Pamela Koffler, <br> Ilene S. Landress, and Christine Vachon
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|title=Producers Guild Awards Name 'The Artist' Motion Picture of Year; 'Boardwalk Empire' Scores TV Drama (Winners List)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pga-awards-the-artist-modern-family-tin-tin-2012-winners-list-283808|accessdate=February 9, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 21, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[18th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries]]
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| Guy Pearce
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/18th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |title=The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |work=[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] |access-date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries]]
| Kate Winslet
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
| [[64th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Long Form – Adapted|Long Form – Adapted]]
| Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond; <br> Based on the [[Mildred Pierce|book]] by [[James M. Cain]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web| title = Previous Nominees & Winners: 2012 Awards Winners| publisher = Writers Guild Awards| url = http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx| access-date = 2014-05-07| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150512181500/http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/previous-nominees-winners.aspx| archive-date = 2015-05-12| url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[33rd Young Artist Awards|Young Artist Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special – <br> Supporting Young Actress
| [[Quinn McColgan]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=2012-03-31 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archive-date=2012-04-04 }}</ref>
|-
| Morgan Turner
| {{nom}}
|}
|}

==Notes==
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Mildred Pierce
Promotional poster
Based onMildred Pierce
by James M. Cain
Screenplay by
Directed byTodd Haynes
Starring
Music byCarter Burwell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Producers
CinematographyEdward Lachman
EditorAffonso Gonçalves
Running time58–79 minutes
Production companies
Budget$20 million
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMarch 27 (2011-03-27) –
April 10, 2011 (2011-04-10)

Mildred Pierce is an American historical drama miniseries created by Todd Haynes for HBO. Adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the same name,[1] It is about the titular heroine (Kate Winslet), a divorcée during the Great Depression struggling to establish a restaurant business while yearning for the respect of her narcissistic daughter (Evan Rachel Wood).[2] The miniseries also features Guy Pearce and Melissa Leo.[1] It is the second adaptation of the novel, after the 1945 film noir produced by Warner Bros. and starring Joan Crawford. Carter Burwell wrote the original score for the miniseries.

Mildred Pierce aired on HBO from March 27 to April 10, 2011, consisting of five episodes. It received a limited audience but gained positive reviews, especially for the performances.[3][4] At the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, the series was nominated for 9 awards, winning 2: Outstanding Lead Actress for Winslet and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Pearce.

Synopsis

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Further information: Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic elder daughter's love and respect.

Cast

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Lena Dunham appears as a nurse in two of the episodes.[5]

Filming

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Parts of the miniseries were filmed in three New York locations: Peekskill, Point Lookout and Merrick.[6]

Reception

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Kate Winslet's performance garnered widespread critical acclaim.

Mildred Pierce received generally favorable reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 81% based on reviews from 58 critics, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Loyal to its source material to a fault, Mildred Pierce compensates for its familiarity with elaborate production values and a knockout lead performance."[7] At Metacritic, the miniseries has a weighted average score of 69, based on 28 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[8] In a WBEZ podcast on the best theatrical films of 2011, critic Jonathan Rosenbaum used the series as an example of television work that was on par with the year's best movies, calling it Haynes' best work to date.[9] Salon.com called it a "quiet, heartbreaking masterpiece",[10] while The New York Times reviewer, Alessandra Stanley, commented that while the miniseries was "loyally, unwaveringly true to James M. Cain's 1941 novel", it did not "make the most of the mythic clash of mother, lover and ungrateful child", and was "not nearly as satisfying as the 1945 film noir".[11]

Novelist Stephen King, reviewing Mildred Pierce for The Daily Beast and Newsweek, praised the acting of Winslet, Pearce and Wood, and admired the show's attention to detail and structure,[12] but complained that the five-hour adaptation was "too damn long".[12] He finishes with, "Winslet’s Mildred is a genuine star turn. How Joan Crawford would have loathed her."[12]

The series was shown out of competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011.[13]

Ratings

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Episode(s) Date Viewers
Parts 1 & 2 March 27, 2011 1.270 million[14]
Part 3 April 3, 2011 0.987 million[15]
Parts 4 & 5 April 10, 2011 0.964 million[16]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2011
 Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Movie/Mini Series Laura Rosenthal Won [17]
Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Motion Picture or Miniseries Won [18]
Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Kate Winslet Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Guy Pearce Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Melissa Leo Nominated
Evan Rachel Wood Won[a]
Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Todd Haynes Won
Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond Won
Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Won
Best Cinematography in a Non-Series Won
Best Costume Design in a Non-Series Won
Best Editing in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Makeup/Hairstyling in a Non-Series Nominated
Best Music in a Non-Series Won
Best New Titles Sequence Nominated
Best Production Design in a Non-Series Won
Best Sound in a Non-Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler,
John Wells, Todd Haynes, and
Ilene S. Landress 		Nominated [19]
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Kate Winslet Won
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Brían F. O'Byrne Nominated
Guy Pearce Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Melissa Leo Nominated
Mare Winningham Nominated
Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie Todd Haynes Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond Nominated
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Mark Friedberg, Peter Rogness, and
Ellen Christiansen-De Jonge 		Won
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie Laura Rosenthal Won
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie Edward Lachman (for "Part 5") Nominated
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Ann Roth, Michelle Matland, and
Patrick Wiley (for "Part 2") 		Nominated
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie Jerry DeCarlo and Jerry Popolis Nominated
Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Patricia Regan and Linda Melazzo Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
(Original Dramatic Score) 		Carter Burwell (for "Part 5") Won
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Carter Burwell Nominated
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie Camilla Toniolo (for "Part 4") Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Eliza Paley, Tony Martinez,
Thomas O'Neil Younkman, Brian Dunlop,
Todd Kasow, and Ellen Heuer (for "Part 5") 		Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, Bobby Johanson,
and Joshua Reinhardt (for "Part 5") 		Nominated
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Lesley Robson-Foster, John Bair,
Renuka Ballal, Nathan Meier,
Constance Conrad, Marci Ichimura,
Josephine Noh, Aaron Raff, and
Scott Winston (for "Part 5") 		Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won [20]
Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television Kate Winslet Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture
Made for Television 		Guy Pearce Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture
Made for Television 		Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials Nominated [21]
Women's Image Network Awards Actress Made for Television Movie Kate Winslet Nominated [22]
Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
2012
 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Television Affonso Gonçalves (for "Part 1") Nominated [23]
American Society of Cinematographers Awards Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture/Miniseries Television Edward Lachman (for "Part 5") Nominated [24]
Art Directors Guild Awards Excellence in Production Design Award – Television Movie or Mini-Series Mark Friedberg, Deborah Jensen,
Peter Rogness, Kim Jennings,
Michael Auszura, I. Javier Ameijeiras,
Mark Pollard, Don Nace, and
Ellen Christiansen 		Won [25]
Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Movies and Mini-Series Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, and
Todd Whitelock (for "Part 5") 		Nominated [26]
Costume Designers Guild Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries Ann Roth Nominated [27]
Dorian Awards TV Drama of the Year Nominated [28]
TV Performance of the Year Kate Winslet Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [29]
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Kate Winslet Won
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Guy Pearce Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Evan Rachel Wood Nominated
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Best Music Supervision for Television Long Form and Movie Evyen Klean[b] Won
Producers Guild of America Awards David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television Todd Haynes, Pamela Koffler,
Ilene S. Landress, and Christine Vachon 		Nominated [30]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Guy Pearce Nominated [31]
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Kate Winslet Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Long Form – Adapted Todd Haynes and Jon Raymond;
Based on the book by James M. Cain 		Nominated [32]
Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special –
Supporting Young Actress 		Quinn McColgan Nominated [33]
Morgan Turner Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Tied with Maggie Smith for Downton Abbey.
  2. ^ Also for Cinema Verite, The Sunset Limited, and Too Big to Fail.

References

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