Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special 1988
40th Primetime Emmy Awards · held August 28, 1988 · 5 nominees
- Winner William Hanley · The Hiding of Anne Frank from The Attic
- Nominee Susan Cooper · Foxfire
- Nominee Gy Waldron · Part I from Billionaire Boys Club
- Nominee James Steven Sadwith · Part I from Baby M Case
- Nominee Larry McMurtry · The Murder of Mary Phagan