Mildred Pierce (miniseries) admired the show's attention to detail and structure, but complained that the five-hour adaptation was "too damn long". He finishes with, "Winslet’s Mildred is a genuine star turn. How Joan Crawford would have loathed her." The series was shown out of competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011. Mildred Pierce (miniseries) Mildred Pierce is a five-part miniseries that first aired on HBO on March 27, 2011. Adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the same name, it was directed by Todd Haynes, and starred Kate Winslet in the title role, alongside Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood,
International Emmy Award for Best Actor the Emmy in 2008 for his performance as Robert Maxwell in "Maxwell", a telefilm directed by Colin Barr. In 2009, Ben Whishaw was awarded for his role in "Criminal Justice", a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2008. In 2010, the award winning Bob Hoskins won the International Emmy for his performance in "The Street", a British television drama series created by Jimmy McGovern and directed by David Blair. This was the penultimate work of Hoskins on TV. Christopher Eccleston won the award the following year for his role in "Accused", a television anthology