American Crime Story (2016)

A M E R I C A N   C R I M E    S T O R Y

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Title

Season 01:

The People Vs

O.J. Simpson

O.J. සිම්සන්ට එරෙහිව …

Season 02:

The Assassination

of Gianni Versace

ජියානි වර්සාචි ඝාතනය

Season 03:

Impeachment

දෝෂාභියෝගය

First aired

February 2, 2016

January 17, 2018

September 7, 2021

Last aired

April 5, 2016

March 21, 2018

November 9, 2021

Genre

True Crime   |    Anthology    |    Drama    |    Biography    |   Thriller

IMDb Ratings

8.4/10

8.0/10

7.9/10

List of Episodes

1 “From the Ashes of Tragedy” – “ඛේදාන්තයේ අළු ධුලි මතින්…”

2 “The Run of His Life” – “ඔහුගේ ජිවිතයේ පැවැත්ම.”

3 “The Dream Team” – “සිහින කණ්ඩායම”

4 “100% Not Guilty” – “100% ක් නිර්දෝෂයි!”

5 “The Race Card” – “වර්ග වාදයක්??”

6 “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” – “අහෝ මාෂියා!”

7 “Conspiracy Theories” – “කුමන්ත්‍රණ සිද්ධාන්ත”

8 “A Jury in Jail” – “ජුරිය සිරභාරයේ”

9 “Manna from Heaven” – “දෙව්ලොවින් ලද ත්‍යාගය”

10 “The Verdict” – “අවසන් තීන්දුව”

1. “The Man Who Would Be Vogue” – “විලාසිතාව වූ මිනිසා…”
2. “Manhunt” – “ලුහුබැඳීම”
3. “A Random Killing” – “අහඹු මිනීමැරුමක්”
4. “House by the Lake” – “විල අද්දර නිවෙස”
5. “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” – “නොවිමසන්න! නොපවසන්න!”
6. “Descent” – “අවරෝහණය”
7. “Ascent” – “ආරෝහණය”
8. “Creator / Destroyer” – “නිමවන්නා සහ වනසන්නා”
9. “Alone” – “හුදෙකලාව…”

1. “Exiles” – “පිටුවහල් කිරීම්”
2. “The President Kissed Me” – “ජනාධිපතිතුමා මාව සිපගත්තා!”
3. “Not to Be Believed “- “විශ්වාස නොකළ යුතුයි!”
4. “The Telephone Hour” – “දුරකථන හෝරාව”
5. “Do You Hear What I Hear?” – “මට ඇසෙනා දෙය ඔබට ඇසේද?”
6. “Man Handled” – “බලපෑමට යටත්ව…”
7. The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky ” – “මොනිකා ලුවින්ස්කි ඝාතනය”
8. “Stand by Your Man..” – “ඔබේ සැමියා ළඟින් රැඳෙන්න…”
9. “The Grand Jury” – “මහා ජූරිය අබියස”
10.        “The Wilderness” – “පාළු භූමියක…”

Country of origin

United States

United States

United States

Awards Won

American Film Institute Awards (2016)

   Top 10 Television Programs – The People v. O. J. Simpson 

68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)

   Outstanding Limited Series – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story 

   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie – Courtney B. Vance

   Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie – Sarah Paulson

   Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Sterling K. Brown (For “Manna from Heaven”)

68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2016)

   Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special – Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera Hallman, Courtney Bright, and Nicole Daniels

   Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie – Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Shay Sanford-Fong, and Katrina Chevalier

   Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie – C. Chi-Yoon Chung (for “The Race Card”)

   Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie – Doug Andham, Joe Earle, and John Bauman (for “From the Ashes of Tragedy”)

32nd TCA Awards (2016)

   Program of the Year – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

   Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials  – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

   Individual Achievement in Drama -Sarah Paulson

7th Critics’ Choice Television Awards (2016)

   Best Movie/Limited Series –  The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

   Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series- Courtney B. Vance

   Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series – Sarah Paulson

   Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series – Sterling K. Brown

74th Golden Globe Awards (2017)

   Best Limited Series or Television Film – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

   Best Actress – Limited Series or Television Film- Sarah Paulson

21st Satellite Awards (2017)

   Best Miniseries or Television Film – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

   Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film- Sarah Paulson

Writers Guild of America Awards (2017)

   Long Form – Adapted Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, and Wally Wolodarsky 

   American Film Institute Awards 2016[67] Top 10 Television Programs The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017)

   Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series – Sarah Paulson

Producers Guild of America Awards (2017)

   Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television- Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Anthony Hemingway, Alexis Martin Woodall, John Travolta, Chip Vucelich

Individual Achievement in Drama Sarah Paulson

British Academy Television Awards (2017)

   Best International Program – Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson

Cinema Audio Society Awards (2017)

   Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series – John Bauman, Joe Earle, Doug Andham, Judah Getz and John Guentner

Society of Camera Operators Awards (2017)

   Camera Operator of the Year Television – Andrew Mitchell

Primetime Emmy Awards – 2018

   Outstanding Limited Series

   Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie – Darren Criss

   Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special – Ryan Murphy (for “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”)

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards – 2018

   Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special – Courtney Bright and Nicole Daniels

   Outstanding Contemporary Costumes – Lou Eyrich, Allison Leach, Rebecca Guzzi and Nora Pedersen (for “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”)

   Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie – Chris Clark, Natalie Driscoll, Shay Sanford-Fong and Helena Cepeda

   Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) – Eryn Krueger Mekash, Robin Beauchesne, Silvina Knight, David Williams, Ana Lozano and Tym Buacharern

TCA Awards – 2018

   Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials

American Film Institute Awards – 2018

   Top 10 Television Programs

Gold Derby Awards – 2018

   Best Miniseries

   Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor – Darren Criss

   Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actor – Cody Fern

   Best Miniseries/TV Movie Supporting Actress – Judith Light

Screen Actors Guild Awards – 2019

   Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie – Darren Criss

Critics’ Choice Television Awards – 2019

   Best Limited Series

   Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series – Darren Criss

   Writers Guild of America Awards – 2019

   Long Form – Adapted – Maggie Cohn and Tom Rob Smith

Satellite Awards – 2019

   Best Miniseries

   Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film – Darren Criss

   Best Ensemble: Television

Golden Globe Awards – 2019

   Best Miniseries or Television Film

   Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film – Darren Criss

Producers Guild of America Awards – 2019

   David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television

GLAAD Media Awards – 2019

   Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022

   Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series – Sarah Paulson

Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022

   Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling – Natalie Driscoll, Nanxy Tong-Heater, Michelle Ceglia, Suzy Mazzarese, Lauren Kress, and Leighann Pitchon (for “The Assassination of Monica Lewinsky”)

 ReFrame Stamp 2022

   IMDbPro Top 200 Scripted TV Recipients – Impeachment: American Crime Stor

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards (2022)

   Top Rated Television Series Andrew Skrabutenas (for Impeachment: American Crime Story)

Directors

Ryan Murphy, Anthony Hemingway, John Singleton

Ryan Murphy, Nelson Cragg, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Daniel Minahan, Matt Bomer

Ryan Murphy, Michael Uppendahl, Rachel Morrison, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Book Based On

The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson (1997)

by Jeffrey Ross Toobin

Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History (1999) By Maureen Orth

A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President

by Jeffrey Ross Toobin.

Budget

$67+ million

$57+ million

$74+ million

Cast

Main

• Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden

• Kenneth Choi as Judge Lance Ito

• Christian Clemenson as William Hodgman

• Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J. Simpson

• Bruce Greenwood as Gil Garcetti

• Nathan Lane as F. Lee Bailey

• Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark

• David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian

• John Travolta as Robert Shapiro

• Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran

Recurring

• Keesha Sharp as Dale Cochran

• Chris Bauer as Det. Tom Lange

• Angel Parker as Shawn Chapman

• Selma Blair as Kris Jenner

• Jordana Brewster as Denise Brown

• Connie Britton as Faye Resnick

• Garrett M. Brown as Lou Brown

• Chris Conner as Jeffrey Toobin

• Kelly Dowdle as Nicole Brown Simpson

• Asia Monet Ray as Sydney Simpson

• Bonita Friedericy as Patti Goldman

• Dale Godboldo as Carl E. Douglas

• Jessica Blair Herman as Kim Goldman

• Evan Handler as Alan Dershowitz

• Larry King as himself

• Jake Koeppl as Ron Goldman

• Cheryl Ladd as Linell Shapiro

• Billy Magnussen as Kato Kaelin

• Rob Morrow as Barry Scheck

• Robert Morse as Dominick Dunne

• Michael McGrady as Det. Phillip Vannatter

• Steven Pasquale as Det. Mark Fuhrman

• Leonard Roberts as Dennis Schatzman

• Joseph Siravo as Fred Goldman

• Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Al Cowlings

Guest

• Marguerite Moreau as Laura McKinny
• Angie Patterson as Paula Barbieri
• Kwame Patterson as Michael Darden
• Romy Rosemont as Jill Shively
• Duane Shepard Sr. as Mr. Darden
• Beau Wirick as Allan Park
• Ken Lerner as Howard Weitzman

Main

• Édgar Ramírez as Gianni Versace

• Darren Criss as Andrew Cunanan

• Ricky Martin as Antonio D’Amico

• Penélope Cruz as Donatella Versace

Special guest stars

• Judith Light as Marilyn Miglin

• Aimee Mann as Bar Singer

• Finn Wittrock as Jeffrey “Jeff” Trail

Recurring

• Joanna P. Adler as Mary Ann Cunanan

• Joe Adler as Jerome Gentes

• Annaleigh Ashford as Elizabeth Cote

• Jon Jon Briones as Modesto Cunanan

• Will Chase as Det. Paul Scrimshaw

• Giovanni Cirfiera as Santo Versace

• Mike Farrell as Lee Miglin

• Jay R. Ferguson as Agent Keith Evans

• Cody Fern as David Madson

• Max Greenfield as Ronnie Holston

• Sophie von Haselberg as Linda Elwell

• Edouard Holdener as Young Andrew Cunanan

• Christine Horn as Agent Talarah Gruber

• John Lacy as Howard Madson

• Cathy Moriarty as Vivian Oliva

• Michael Nouri as Norman Blachford

• Dascha Polanco as Det. Lori Wieder

• Terry Sweeney as David Gallo

• José Zúñiga as Det. George Navarro

Guest

• Maralyn Facey as Lake Como Housekeeper
• Razaaq Adoti as Det. Pete Jackson
• Vincenzo Amato as Versace Spokesman
• Jack Armstrong as J. Paul Beitler
• Cullen Douglas as Agent Reynolds
• Nico Evers-Swindell as Philip Merrill
• Alex Fernandez as Supt. Matt L. Rodriguez
• Jacob Fortner as Duke Miglin
• Molly Price as Escort Agency Manager
• Paul Schneider as Paul Beck
• Tara Summers as Laura Trail
• Todd Waring as Lincoln Aston
• Michael Shamus Wiles as Det. Robert Tichich
• Gregg Lawrence as William Reese

Main

• Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp

• Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky

• Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones

• Margo Martindale as Lucianne Goldberg

• Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton

• Clive Owen as President Bill Clinton

Recurring

• Colin Hanks as Mike Emmick

• Cobie Smulders as Ann Coulter

• Taran Killam as Steve Jones

• Mira Sorvino as Marcia Lewis[2]

• Rae Dawn Chong as Betty Currie

• Danny Jacobs as Michael Isikoff

• George Salazar as George Conway[3]

• Judith Light as Susan Carpenter-McMillan[4]

• Billy Eichner as Matt Drudge

• Christopher McDonald as Robert S. Bennett

• Jim Rash as Kenneth Bacon

• Blair Underwood as Vernon Jordan

• Teddy Sears as James A. Fisher

• Darren Goldstein as Jackie Bennett

• Dan Bakkedahl as Kenneth Starr

• Morgan Peter Brown as Paul Rosenzweig

• Ashlie Atkinson as Juanita Broaddrick

• Lindsey Broad as Karin Immergut

• Alan Starzinski as Brett Kavanaugh

• Fred Melamed as William H. Ginsburg

• Rob Brownstein as Bernard Lewinsky

• Scott Michael Morgan as Mike McCurry

• Patrick Fischler as Sidney Blumenthal

Guest

• Elizabeth Reaser as Kathleen Willey
• Kevin Pollak as Bernard Nussbaum
• George H. Xanthis as George Stephanopoulos
• Sarah Catherine Hook as Catherine Allday Davis
• Kim Matula as Laura Ingraham
• Rebecca Lowman as Marsha Scott
• Chris Riggi as Jake Tapper
• Jeannetta Arnette as Delmer Lee Corbin
• TJ Thyne as Kirby Behre
• Tim Martin Gleason as Mitchell Ettinger
• Kara Luiz as Beverly Lambert
• Stewart Skelton as Jim Lehrer
• Brent Sexton as Dick Morris