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    Actor in a Comedy Series

    • Stuart Pankin
      Winner
      • Stuart Pankin
      • Not Necessarily the News
    • John Byner at an event for My 5 Wives (2000)
      • John Byner
      • Bizarre
    • Brandon Maggart in Christmas Evil (1980)
      • Brandon Maggart
      • Brothers
    • Robert Walden
      • Robert Walden
      • Brothers
    • Philip Charles MacKenzie
      • Philip Charles MacKenzie
      • Brothers
    • James Earl Jones
      • James Earl Jones
      • Faerie Tale Theatre
      For episode "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp".
    • Art Carney
      • Art Carney
      • Faerie Tale Theatre
      For episode "The Emperor's New Clothes".

    Actor in a Dramatic Series

    • Gary Busey at an event for The Queen (2006)
      Winner
      • Gary Busey
      • The Hitchhiker
      For episode "WGOD". Tied with Peter O'Toole for The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985), episode "Banshee".
    • Peter O'Toole
      Winner
      • Peter O'Toole
      • The Ray Bradbury Theater
      For episode "Banshee". Tied with Gary Busey for The Hitchhiker (1983), episode "WGOD".
    • Ben Kingsley
      • Ben Kingsley
      • Oxbridge Blues
      For episode "Sleeps Six".
    • Michael O'Keefe
      • Michael O'Keefe
      • The Hitchhiker
      For episode "Man's Best Friend".
    • Jeff Goldblum
      • Jeff Goldblum
      • The Ray Bradbury Theater
      For episode "Town Where No One Got Off".

    Actor in a Movie or Miniseries

    • Anthony Hopkins at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      Winner
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Mussolini and I
    • Wilford Brimley in The China Syndrome (1979)
      • Wilford Brimley
      • Act of Vengeance
    • Daniel J. Travanti
      • Daniel J. Travanti
      • Murrow
    • Dabney Coleman
      • Dabney Coleman
      • Murrow
    • John Heard
      • John Heard
      • Tender Is the Night

    Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special

    • Mandy Patinkin
      Winner
      • Mandy Patinkin
      • American Playhouse
      For episode "Sunday in the Park with George"
    • Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)
      • Charles Grodin
      • Great Performances
      For episode "Grown-Ups"
    • Robert Carradine
      • Robert Carradine
      • As Is
    • Jonathan Hadary
      • Jonathan Hadary
      • As Is
    • Keith Carradine
      • Keith Carradine
      • Half a Lifetime
    • Albert Finney at an event for Erin Brockovich (2000)
      • Albert Finney
      • The Biko Inquest

    Actress in a Comedy Series

    • Wayne Federman and Lucy Webb in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
      Winner
      • Lucy Webb
      • Not Necessarily the News
    • Robin Riker in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
      • Robin Riker
      • Brothers
    • Hallie Todd
      • Hallie Todd
      • Brothers
    • Anne Bloom in Not Necessarily the News (1982)
      • Anne Bloom
      • Not Necessarily the News
    • Beverly Archer
      • Beverly Archer
      • Washingtoon

    Actress in a Dramatic Series

    • Susan Sarandon
      Winner
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Oxbridge Blues
      For episode "He'll See You Now".
    • Kate Reid in Fire with Fire (1986)
      • Kate Reid
      • Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
      For episode "Trouble Is My Business".
    • Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes (1983)
      • Jenny Seagrove
      • The Hitchhiker
      For episode "Killer".
    • Kirstie Alley
      • Kirstie Alley
      • The Hitchhiker
      For episode "Out Of The Night".
    • Lainie Kazan at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
      • Lainie Kazan
      • The Paper Chase

    Actress in a Movie or Miniseries

    • Beah Richards in Beloved (1998)
      Winner
      • Beah Richards
      • As Summers Die
    • Susannah York in The Killing of Sister George (1968)
      • Susannah York
      • Star Quality
    • Bette Davis
      • Bette Davis
      • As Summers Die
    • Mary Steenburgen at an event for Back to the Future (1985)
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • Tender Is the Night

    Actress in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special

    • Bernadette Peters
      Winner
      • Bernadette Peters
      • American Playhouse
      For episode "Sunday in the Park with George"
    • Jean Stapleton in Michael (1996)
      • Jean Stapleton
      • Great Performances
      For episode "Grown-Ups"
    • Marilu Henner
      • Marilu Henner
      • Great Performances
      For episode "Grown-Ups"
    • Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)
      • Pauline Collins
      • Knockback: Part 2

    Art Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      Out of the Night

      6.7 (2K)
      Richard Wilcox
    • [object Object]

      Oliver Twist

      7.3 (394)
      Michael Edwards
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      John Biggs
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      Banshee

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Alicia Keywan
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Art Direction for a Comedy or Music Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

      7.9 (1.9K)
      Bruce Ryan
    • [object Object]

      Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood

      5.8 (49)
      Jacques M. Bradette
      Showtime Networks

    Art Direction for a Theatrical Special/Dramatic Special/Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Derek Dodd
    • [object Object]

      La tragédie de Carmen

      7.6 (63)
      Georges Wakhévitch
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Mussolini and I

      6.2 (469)
      Mario Garbuglia
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      American Playhouse

      Episode: 

      Sunday in the Park with George

      7.3 (453)
      Tony Straiges
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Return to Treasure Island

      8.3 (365)
      Doug James
      Phil Williams
      Colin Pocock
      Disney Channel

    Children's Programing Special or Series - 8 and Younger

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fraggle Rock

      7.9 (8.8K)
      Jim Henson(executive producer)
      Lawrence S. Mirkin(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

      7.7 (438)
      Diana Birkenfield(executive producer)
      Jim Henson(producer/director)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Children's Programing Special or Series - 9 and Older

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tall Tales & Legends

      7.1 (269)
      Shelley Duvall(executive producer)
      Bridget Terry(producer)
      Fred Fuchs(producer)
      Platypus Productions
    • [object Object]

      Faerie Tale Theatre

      8.3 (2.8K)
      Shelley Duvall(executive producer)
      Bridget Terry(producer)
      Fred Fuchs(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Danger Bay

      7.5 (558)
      Paul Saltzman(producer)
      Disney Channel

    • Turkey Television

      7.0 (195)
      Geoffrey Darby(executive producer)
      Adam Bernstein(producer/director)
      Roger Damon Price(producer/director)
      Nickelodeon Network

    Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Brothers

      7.9 (456)
      Gary Nardino(executive producer)
      Greg Antonacci(executive producer)
      Shelley Jensen(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Alas Smith & Jones

      7.4 (2K)
      Martin Shardlow(producer)
      Jimmy Mulville(producer)
      John Kilby(producer/director)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Not Necessarily the News

      7.5 (627)
      John Moffitt(producer/director)
      Pat Tourk Lee(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Bizarre

      7.8 (697)
      Allan Blye(producer)
      Bob Einstein(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Who Dares Wins

      8.0 (130)
      Andy Hamilton(producer/writer)
      Denise O'Donoghue(producer)
      Playboy Channel

    Comedy Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Comic Relief

      7.4 (227)
      John Moffitt(executive producer)
      Pat Tourk Lee(executive producer)
      Bob Zmuda(executive producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Not Necessarily the News

      7.5 (627)
      John Moffitt(producer/director)
      Pat Tourk Lee(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
      For episode ''Not Necessarily Television''
    • [object Object]

      Robert Klein on Broadway

      7.0 (16)
      Robert Klein(executive producer/writer)
      Joseph Cates(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

      7.8 (162)
      Garry Shandling(executive producer/writer)
      Marc Sotkin(executive producer/writer)
      Brad Grey(executive producer)
      Vic Kaplan(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special

      7.5 (106)
      Buddy Morra(executive producer)
      Larry Brezner(executive producer)
      David Steinberg(executive producer)
      Billy Crystal(producer/director/writer)
      Vic Kaplan(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Costume Design for a Comedy or Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      Lynnette Cummin
    • [object Object]

      Faerie Tale Theatre

      Episode: 

      The Emperor's New Clothes

      8.3 (2.8K)
      Terrence Tam Soon
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Borgias

      7.4 (211)
      Michael Burdle
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Wind in the Willows

      7.9 (1.1K)
      Nigel Cornford
      Disney Channel

    Costume Design for a Comedy or Music Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood

      5.8 (49)
      Juul Haalmeyer(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Bill Belew
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Costume Design for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mikado

      8.5 (140)
      Susan Benson
      Tied with Barbara Kidd for Tender Is the Night (1985).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Barbara Kidd
      Tied with Susan Benson for The Mikado (1983).
    • [object Object]

      Return to Treasure Island

      8.3 (365)
      Aideen Morgan
      Disney Channel
    • [object Object]

      Theatre Night

      Episode: 

      Lady Windermere's Fan

      7.0 (64)
      Phoebe De Gaye
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Yonder

      6.5 (380)
      Richard Shissler
      Disney Channel

    Cultural or Performing Arts Special or Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La tragédie de Carmen

      7.6 (63)
      Pierre Jourdan(executive producer)
      Micheline Rozan(producer)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      The South Bank Show

      Episode: 

      MacMillan's Mayerling

      7.1 (327)
      Nick Elliott(executive producer)
      Derek Bailey(producer/director)
      Bravo!
    • [object Object]

      The New Vaudevillians

      Paul Abeyta(executive producer)
      Peter Kaikko(producer)
      Sandra Moiseeff(producer)
      Disney Channel

    Directing a Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Not Necessarily the News

      7.5 (627)
      John Moffitt
      Hoite C. Caston
    • [object Object]

      Four on the Floor

      7.9 (188)
      David Acomba
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Coffee and Donuts"
    • [object Object]

      Brothers

      Episode: 

      Mother's Day

      7.9 (456)
      Greg Antonacci
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Brothers

      7.9 (456)
      Shelley Jensen
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Take Me Out of the Ballgame"

    Directing a Comedy Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

      7.8 (162)
      Tom Trbovich
    • [object Object]

      From Here to Maternity

      6.8 (36)
      Tom Schiller
      Cinemax
    • [object Object]

      The Birthday Boy

      5.7 (35)
      Claude Conrad
      Cinemax
    • [object Object]

      Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special

      7.5 (106)
      Billy Crystal
      Paul Flaherty
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Directing a Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      Banshee

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Douglas Jackson(director)
    • [object Object]

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      Robert Young
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Herne's Son"
    • [object Object]

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      The Killer

      6.7 (2K)
      Carl Schenkel
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      The Town Where No One Got Off

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Don McBrearty
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Directing a Live Sports Event Coverage Special or Series

    • Winner

      1986 College World Series

      Marc Payton
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)
      For "FSU vs. Miami"
    • [object Object]

      ESPN Speedworld

      Episode: 

      1985 Southern 500

      7.7 (26)
      Mike Wells
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)
    • [object Object]

      ESPN College Football

      Episode: 

      UCLA Bruins at BYU Cougars

      7.2 (438)
      Marc Payton
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)
    • [object Object]

      HBO Boxing

      8.1 (152)
      Marc Payton
      Home Box Office (HBO)
      For "Michael Spinks vs. Larry Holmes"
    • [object Object]

      1986 NHL All-Star Game

      Jay Mullan
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    • Wimbledon '86

      Jeff Peyton Goff
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Directing a Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murrow

      6.8 (148)
      Jack Gold
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Act of Vengeance

      6.0 (873)
      John Mackenzie
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Apology

      5.6 (389)
      Robert Bierman
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Slow Burn

      4.9 (1K)
      Matthew Chapman
      Showtime Networks

    Directing a Music Special

    • Winner

      Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

      7.9 (17)
      James Yukich(director)
    • [object Object]

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Bob Henry
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    • Liza in London

      8.3 (17)
      Don Mischer
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Pointer Sisters in Paris

      David Mallet
      Showtime Networks

    Directing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Playhouse

      Episode: 

      Sunday in the Park with George

      7.3 (453)
      Terry Hughes(director)
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances

      Episode: 

      Grown-Ups

      7.9 (1K)
      John Madden
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Half a Lifetime

      7.2 (43)
      Daniel Petrie
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Biko Inquest

      8.0 (40)
      Albert Finney
      Showtime Networks

    Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      True Believer

      6.7 (2K)
      Thomas Burstyn(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      Brian Morgan
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Herne's Son"
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      Banshee

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Mark Irwin
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Comedy or Music Special

    • Winner

      Liza in London

      8.3 (17)
      Bill Klages(lighting director)
      David Agress(lighting director)
      Tied with John Rook for Sisters in the Name of Love (1986).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      John Rook(lighting director)
      Tied with Bill Klages and David Agress for Liza in London (1986).
    • [object Object]

      George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

      7.9 (1.9K)
      Bruce Logan
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for a Dramatic or Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mussolini and I

      6.2 (469)
      Armando Nannuzzi(director of photography)
      Tied with David Connell for Fortress (1985) and Hiro Narita for The Blue Yonder (1985).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Blue Yonder

      6.5 (380)
      Hiro Narita(director of photography)
      Tied with David Connell for Fortress (1985) and Armando Nannuzzi for Mussolini and I (1985).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fortress

      7.0 (3.8K)
      David Connell
      Tied with Armando Nannuzzi for Mussolini and I (1985) and Hiro Narita for The Blue Yonder (1985).

    Documentary Special or Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Down and Out in America

      7.2 (269)
      Joseph Feury(producer)
      Milton Justice(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The World About Us

      8.4 (45)
      Tony Salmon
      Bravo!
      For episode "Haunted Heroes"

    • Africa's Crisis: The Eleventh Hour

      Bob Furnad(executive producer)
      Sandee Myers(senior producer/writer)
      CNN
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      • National Geographic Explorer
      • Quest for the Atocha
      Tim Kelly(executive producer)
      Tim Cowling(producer)
      Tom Simon(producer)
      WTBS

    Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oxbridge Blues

      7.8 (77)
      James Cellan Jones(producer/director)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      Paul Knight(executive producer)
      Patrick Dromgoole(executive producer)
      Esta Charkham(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Hitchhiker

      6.7 (2K)
      Riff Markowitz(executive producer)
      Lewis Chesler(executive producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      8.1 (1.2K)
      Lynn Roth(executive producer)
      Ernest A. Losso(producer)
      Showtime Networks
      For "The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year" (season title).
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Michael MacMillan(executive producer)
      John Ross(executive producer)
      Larry Wilcox(executive producer)
      Ray Bradbury(executive producer/writer)
      Seaton McLean(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Dramatic Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Knockback: Part 2

      7.8 (10)
      Philip Hinchcliffe(producer)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Half a Lifetime

      7.2 (43)
      Louis A. Stroller(executive producer)
      Stewart Harding(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Editing a Theatrical Special/Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      The Killer

      6.7 (2K)
      Stan Cole
    • [object Object]

      Apology

      5.6 (389)
      Jim Benson
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

      Episode: 

      Guns at Cyrano's

      7.7 (514)
      Tony Lower
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Tariq Anwar
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Yonder

      6.5 (380)
      Paul Hirsch
      Betsy Blankett Milicevic
      Disney Channel
    • [object Object]

      The Park Is Mine

      6.1 (2.6K)
      Ronald Sanders
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Editing for a Documentary Special or Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rapists: Can They Be Stopped

      Gordon McClellan

    • Crazy About the Movies: Growing Up in the Movies

      Vic Lowrey
      Cinemax

    • Portrait of America

      7.0 (26)
      Jennifer Gallagher
      WTBS

    Informational Host

    • Hal Holbrook
      Winner
      • Hal Holbrook
      • Portrait of America
    • Joan Lunden
      • Joan Lunden
      • Mother's Day
      Lifetime Television
    • Ruth Westheimer
      • Ruth Westheimer
      • Dr. Ruth Westheimer
      Lifetime Television
    • Bill Harris and Rex Reed
      • Bill Harris
      • Hollywood Top Ten
      Showtime Networks
    • Bill Harris and Rex Reed
      • Bill Harris
      • Hollywood Close-Up with Bill Harris
      Showtime Networks

    Informational Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      National Geographic Explorer

      8.0 (342)
      Tim Kelly(executive producer)
      Tim Cowling(executive producer)
      Tom Simon(series producer)
      National Geographic Society
    • [object Object]

      The Disney Family Album

      8.0 (38)
      Mike Bonifer(producer/director)
      Cardon Walker(producer)
      Disney Channel
    • [object Object]

      Mr. Wizard's World

      8.2 (838)
      Geraldine Laybourne(executive producer)
      Geoffrey Darby(producer)
      Nickelodeon Network

    • What Every Baby Knows

      John D. Backe(executive producer)
      Myron A. Hyman(executive producer)
      Peggy Lamont(executive producer)
      Hank O'Karma(producer)
      Charles A. Bangert(producer)
      Louis H. Gorfain(producer)
      Lifetime Television

    • Liberty

      Stacy Jolna(executive producer)
      Sandee Myers(producer)
      Cathy Dickson(producer)
      David Bernknopf(producer)
      Charles Hoff(producer)
      Alec Miran(producer)
      CNN
    • [object Object]

      Larry King Live

      5.5 (1.3K)
      Randy Douthit(executive producer)
      Tamara Haddad(senior producer)
      Lauren Block(producer)
      Tracy Day(producer)
      Linda Petty(producer)
      Anne Rumsey(producer/writer)
      CNN

    • Take Two

      Scott Leon(executive producer)
      Marisa Carbone(producer)
      CNN

    Informational Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rapists: Can They Be Stopped

      Bob Cooper(executive producer)
      John Zaritsky(producer) (director) (writer)
      Robert Cooper Productions

    • The Nephronauts

      Lawrence Grouse(executive producer)
      Patrick Dunavan(senior producer)
      Lifetime Television

    • Aging and Health: A New Look

      Bob Considine(executive producer)
      Brad Morley(supervising producer)
      Eric Shuman(producer)
      Keith Baumgartner(associate producer)
      Lifetime Television

    • Seeds of Despair

      Stacy Jolna(executive producer)
      David Bernknopf(producer)
      CNN

    • Change of Heart

      6.9 (14)
      John A. Burrows Jr.(executive producer)
      William Riead(producer/director/writer)
      Awarded as: "On Borrowed Time".

    Make-Up

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special

      7.5 (106)
      Peter Montagna
    • [object Object]

      Faerie Tale Theatre

      8.3 (2.8K)
      Sheryl Ptak
      Ron Wild
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Puss 'n Boots"
    • [object Object]

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      The Curse

      6.7 (2K)
      Phyllis Newman
      Larry Odien
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murrow

      6.8 (148)
      Herbert Brodkin(executive producer)
      Robert Berger(producer)
      Dickie Bamber(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Act of Vengeance

      6.0 (873)
      Frank Konigsberg(executive producer)
      Larry Sanitsky(executive producer)
      Jack Clements(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Apology

      5.6 (389)
      Roger Gimbel(executive producer)
      Richard Parks(producer)
      Richard Smith(producer)
      Les Alexander(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      As Summers Die

      6.0 (884)
      Frank Konigsberg(executive producer)
      Larry Sanitsky(executive producer)
      Robert W. Christiansen(producer)
      Rick Rosenberg(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Jonathan Powell(executive producer)
      Betty Willingale(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Blue Yonder

      6.5 (380)
      Annette Handley Chandler(producer)
      Susan B. Landau(producer)
      Alan Shapiro(producer)
      Jeffrey White(associate producer)
      Disney Channel

    Music Host

    • Matt Frewer
      Winner
      • Matt Frewer
      • The Max Headroom Show
      • Alan Hunter
      • MTV Music Television
      Music Television (MTV)

    Music Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Max Headroom Show

      7.0 (437)
      Peter Wagg(producer)
      Cinemax
    • [object Object]

      Nashville Now

      8.1 (40)
      C. Paul Corbin(executive producer)
      Rusty Wilcoxen(producer)
      The Nashville Network (TNN)

    • Rock Influence

      John Scher(executive producer)
      Pat Weatherford(producer)
      Music Television (MTV)

    • New Country

      C. Paul Corbin(executive producer)
      Bayron Binkley(producer)
      The Nashville Network (TNN)

    • Friday Night Jazz

      Curtis W. Davis
      A+E Networks

    Music Special

    • Winner

      Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

      7.9 (17)
      Tony Smith(executive producer)
      Bob Hart(executive producer)
      Paul Flattery(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Bob Henry(executive producer/director)
      Gladys Knight(executive producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Pointer Sisters in Paris

      Jim Morey(executive producer)
      Sandy Gallin(executive producer)
      Anthony Eaton(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

      8.1 (114)
      Joni Rosen(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    • Motown on Showtime: Temptations and Four Tops

      8.4 (12)
      Suzanne De Passe(executive producer)
      Suzanne Coston(senior producer)
      Burl Hechtman(senior producer)
      George Paige(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms

      7.7 (76)
      Malcolm Gerrie(executive producer)
      Tony Sanford(executive producer)
      Jeff Brown(producer)
      Showtime Networks

    News Special or Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      CNN Prime News

      4.1 (26)
      Charles Caudill(executive producer)
      Patricia Neal(senior producer)
      CNN
      For "The Shuttle Explodes" (January 28, 1986)
      • CNN
      For "CNN's News Coverage"
    • [object Object]

      Headline News

      5.5 (95)
      CNN Headline News

    Original Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Apology

      5.6 (389)
      Maurice Jarre
    • [object Object]

      As Summers Die

      6.0 (884)
      Michel Legrand
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Half a Lifetime

      7.2 (43)
      John Mills-Cockell
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Richard Rodney Bennett
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      Banshee

      7.3 (1.9K)
      John Massari

    Performance in a Comedy Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Comic Relief

      7.4 (227)
      Robin Williams
    • [object Object]

      Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

      8.0 (85)
      Martin Short
    • [object Object]

      Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special

      7.5 (106)
      Billy Crystal
    • [object Object]

      Robert Klein on Broadway

      7.0 (16)
      Robert Klein
    • [object Object]

      The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

      7.8 (162)
      Garry Shandling

    Performance in a Music Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Patti LaBelle
    • [object Object]

      The Pointer Sisters in Paris

      Anita Pointer
      June Pointer
      Ruth Pointer
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

      8.1 (114)
      Barbra Streisand
    • [object Object]

      La tragédie de Carmen

      7.6 (63)
      Hélène Delavault

    • Phil Collins: No Jacket Required

      7.9 (17)
      Phil Collins
    • [object Object]

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Dionne Warwick
    • [object Object]

      Sisters in the Name of Love

      9.0 (43)
      Gladys Knight

    • Liza in London

      8.3 (17)
      Liza Minnelli

    Program Interviewer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Larry King Live

      5.5 (1.3K)
      Larry King

    • Good Housekeeping: A Better Way

      Pat Mitchell
      Lifetime Television

    • Showtime's Comedy Close-Up

      David Steinberg
      Showtime Networks

    Programming for or About a Special Audience Special or Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Trumpet of Conscience

      Jeffrey Hewitt(executive producer)
      Kevin McCarey(producer) (director) (writer)
      TBS Productions Inc.

    • Frontiers of Cardiology

      Dan Gingold(executive producer)
      Patrick Dunavan(senior producer)
      Lifetime Television
    • [object Object]

      The Unlucky Australians

      8.5 (18)
      John Goldschmidt(producer/writer/director)
      Discovery Channel

    • Memories of Martin

      Black Entertainment Television (BET)

    • World Class Women

      Cyril E. Vetter(executive producer)
      Randi Hall(senior producer/writer)
      Kathy Kovacevich(producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    Sports Event Coverage Series

    • Winner

      American Sports Cavalcade

      Harvey M. Palash(executive producer)
      John B. Mullin(senior producer)

    • Wimbledon '86

      Ross Greenburg(executive producer)
      Tim Braine(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    • The 1986 Goodwill Games

      Don Ellis(executive producer)
      Ken Fouts(senior producer)
      WTBS

    • The Challenge Down Under: The 1987 America's Cup

      Geoff Mason(executive producer)
      Jed Drake(producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    • ESPN: NCAA Basketball

      7.5 (30)
      Bill Fitts(executive producer)
      Terry Lingner(producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)
      For "Conference Tournament Central"

    Sports Events Coverage Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      HBO Boxing

      8.1 (152)
      Ross Greenburg(executive producer/producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
      For "Michael Spinks vs. Larry Holmes"

    • ESPN: NCAA Basketball

      7.5 (30)
      Bill Fitts(executive producer)
      Steve Anderson(producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)
      For "Big East Championship Game: St. John's vs. Syracuse at Madison Square Garden" (3/8/1986)
    • [object Object]

      HBO Boxing

      8.1 (152)
      Ross Greenburg(executive producer/producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)
      For "Hector Camacho vs. Edwin Rosario"

    Sports Host

    • Roy Firestone
      Winner
      • Roy Firestone
      • SportsLook
      • Jim Huber
      • Sports Tonight
      CNN
      • Nick Charles
      • Sports Tonight
      CNN
      • Nick Charles
      • Coors Sports Page
      WTBS
    • Chris Berman at an event for ESPY Awards (2004)
      • Chris Berman
      • SportsCenter
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    Sports Information Special or Series

    • Winner

      Sports Tonight

      5.0 (14)
      Richard Davis(executive producer)
      Jim Walton(senior producer)
      Michael Bogad(producer)
      Michael Iachino(producer)
      Howard Sappington(producer)
      Mark Popkin(producer)
    • [object Object]

      NFL Films Presents

      8.6 (153)
      Ed Sabol(executive producer)
      Steve Sabol(senior producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    • 1986 NBA Draft

      Don Ellis(executive producer)
      Michael Lardner(producer)
      Scott Cockerill(associate producer)
      WTBS
    • [object Object]

      NFL Monday Night Matchup

      5.9 (10)
      Ed Sabol(executive producer)
      Steve Sabol(senior producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    • Son of the Not-So-Great Moments in Sports

      Ross Greenburg(executive producer)
      Tim Braine(producer)
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    • SportsLook

      Bob Seizer(executive producer/senior producer)
      George Wallach(executive producer)
      David Lapidus(producer)
      ESPN (Entertainment & Sports Programming Network)

    Theatrical Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Theatre Night

      Episode: 

      Lady Windermere's Fan

      7.0 (64)
      Louis Marks(producer)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances

      Episode: 

      Grown-Ups

      7.9 (1K)
      Michael Brandman(executive producer)
      Patrick Whitley(senior producer)
      Emanuel Azenberg(senior producer)
      Iris Merlis(producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      American Playhouse

      Episode: 

      Sunday in the Park with George

      7.3 (453)
      Michael Brandman(executive producer)
      Emanuel Azenberg(executive producer)
      Iris Merlis(senior producer)
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      As Is

      6.9 (131)
      Michael Brandman(executive producer)
      Iris Merlis(senior producer)
      Patrick Whitley(producer)
      Showtime Networks

    Writing a Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alas Smith & Jones

      7.4 (2K)
      Mel Smith(writer)
      Rory McGrath(writer)
      Griff Rhys Jones(writer)
      Colin Bostock-Smith(writer)
      Jimmy Mulville(writer)
      Lesley Byrn(writer)
      Andy Hamilton(writer)
      Susan Clark(writer)
      John Hadleigh(writer)
      William Pointer(writer)
      Guy Jenkin(writer)
      Jim Pullin(writer)
      Martin Bergman(writer)
      A+E Networks
    • [object Object]

      Brothers

      Episode: 

      Hairball Blues

      7.9 (456)
      Greg Antonacci
      Nick LeRose
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Brothers

      Episode: 

      Mother's Day

      7.9 (456)
      Greg Antonacci
      Katherine Green
      Nick LeRose
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Faerie Tale Theatre

      Episode: 

      The Emperor's New Clothes

      8.3 (2.8K)
      Mark Curtiss
      Rod Ash
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      Not Necessarily the News

      7.5 (627)
      Matt Neuman
      Rob LaZebnik
      Larry Arnstein
      Steve Barker
      Greg Daniels
      Rich Hall
      David Hurwitz
      Billy Kimball
      Conan O'Brien
      Elaine Pope
      David Sacks
      Lane Sarasohn
      Jeff Zimmer
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Writing a Comedy Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special

      7.5 (106)
      Billy Crystal(writer)
      Paul Flaherty(writer)
      Dick Blasucci(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

      8.0 (85)
      Dick Blasucci
      Paul Flaherty
      Michael Short
      Martin Short
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

      7.9 (1.9K)
      George Carlin
      Rocco Urbisci
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      A Steven Wright Special

      8.3 (310)
      Steven Wright
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special

      7.8 (162)
      Garry Shandling
      Marc Sotkin
      Showtime Networks

    Writing a Dramatic Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oxbridge Blues

      Episode: 

      Sleeps Six

      7.8 (77)
      Frederic Raphael
    • [object Object]

      Robin of Sherwood

      8.4 (5.3K)
      Richard Carpenter
      Showtime Networks
      For episode "Herne's Son"
    • [object Object]

      The Hitchhiker

      Episode: 

      W.G.O.D.

      6.7 (2K)
      Thomas Baum
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      Episode: 

      Honor

      8.1 (1.2K)
      John Jay Osborn Jr.
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      Episode: 

      Graduation

      8.1 (1.2K)
      Joe S. Landon
      Showtime Networks
    • [object Object]

      The Ray Bradbury Theater

      Episode: 

      Banshee

      7.3 (1.9K)
      Ray Bradbury
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Writing a Movie or Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murrow

      6.8 (148)
      Ernest Kinoy(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Act of Vengeance

      6.0 (873)
      Scott Spencer
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Apology

      5.6 (389)
      Mark Medoff
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      Tender Is the Night

      8.0 (204)
      Dennis Potter
      Showtime Networks

    Writing a Music Special

    • Winner

      Liza in London

      8.3 (17)
      Fred Ebb

    • 1985: The Year in Rock

      4.2 (7)
      Stuart Cohn
      Glenn Eichler
      Music Television (MTV)

    Writing a Theatrical or Dramatic Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Knockback: Part 2

      7.8 (10)
      Brian Phelan(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Half a Lifetime

      7.2 (43)
      Stephen Metcalfe
      Home Box Office (HBO)

    Actress in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program

    • Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes (1983)
      • Jenny Seagrove
      • A Woman of Substance

    Dramatic or Theatrical Special

    • [object Object]

      Mr & Mrs Edgehill

      6.9 (116)
      Victor Glynn
      Alan Shallcross

    Editing for a Comedy Special or Series/Music Special

    • [object Object]

      Not Necessarily the News

      Episode: 

      Not Necessarily Television

      7.5 (627)
      Danny White
      Home Box Office (HBO)
    • [object Object]

      The Max Headroom Show

      7.0 (437)
      Roo Aiken
      Paul Whiting
      Cinemax

    Golden CableACE

    Edit
    • Ted Turner
      Winner
      • Ted Turner

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    January 20, 1987

    Event location

    Los Angeles, California, USA

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