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,
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