Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce is a 1941 hardboiled novel by James M. Cain. It was made into an Academy Award–winning film of the same name in 1945, starring Joan Crawford, and a 2011 Emmy Award–winning miniseries of the same name, starring Kate Winslet. Set in Glendale, California, in the 1930s, the book is the story of a middle-class housewife, Mildred Pierce, and her attempts to maintain her family's social position during the Great Depression. Mildred separates from Bert, her unemployed husband, and sets out to support herself and her children. After a difficult search she finds a job as a
38th International Emmy Awards television outside the United States. Helena Bonham Carter was awarded as best actress for her role as Enid Blyton in "Enid". Bob Hoskins won the best actor award for his role in "The Street", awarded in turn, as best drama series. The United Kingdom also won the best children's program awards ("Shaun the Sheep") and best miniseries or TV movie, with "Small Island". Portugal won his first Emmy for the telenovela "Meu Amor". The best comedy award went to "Traffic Light", an Israeli production. Romania won in the category of Arts Programming with "The World According to Ion B." and