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    Outstanding Achievement in Choreography

    • Winner

      The 3rd Barry Manilow Special

      8.8 (27)
      Kevin Carlisle(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      Martha Graham Dance Company: Clytemnestra

      7.7 (62)
      Martha Graham(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets Go Hollywood

      6.9 (279)
      Anita Mann(choreographer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Friendly Fire

      7.2 (496)
      Bill Wistrom(sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      Ike: The War Years

      7.0 (491)
      Michael P. Redbourn(sound editor)
      Peter Harrison(sound editor)
      Russ Tinsley(sound editor)
      Linda Dove(sound editor)
      Leonard Corso(sound editor)
      American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
      For part II.
    • [object Object]

      A Fire in the Sky

      5.9 (723)
      Doug Grindstaff(sound editor)
      Don Isaacs(sound editor)
      Mark Dennis(sound editor)
      Bob J. Human(sound editor)
      Larry Kaufman(sound editor)
      Larry Singer(sound editor)
      Hank Salerno(sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

      6.8 (189)
      Lawrence E. Neiman(sound editor)
      Charles L. Campbell(sound editor)
      Colin C. Mouat(sound editor)
      Donald L. Warner Jr.(sound editor)
      David Pettijohn(sound editor)
      Pieter Hubbard(sound editor)
      Gary Vaughan(sound editor)
      Charles E. Moran(sound editor)
      Robert Canton(sound editor)
      Martin Varno(sound editor)

    Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Winds of Kitty Hawk

      6.4 (175)
      Bill Teague(sound mixer)
      George Porter(sound mixer)
      Eddie Nelson(sound mixer)
      Ray West(sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Ike: The War Years

      7.0 (491)
      Bill Teague(sound mixer)
      George Porter(sound mixer)
      Eddie Nelson(sound mixer)
      Hoppy Mehterian(sound mixer)
      For part II.
    • [object Object]

      A Christmas to Remember

      6.4 (184)
      Stan Gordon(sound mixer)
      George Porter(sound mixer)
      Eddie Nelson(sound mixer)
      Hoppy Mehterian(sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

      6.8 (189)
      George Porter(sound mixer)
      Eddie Nelson(sound mixer)
      Ray West(sound mixer)
      Maury Harris(sound mixer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cinderella at the Palace

      8.8 (23)
      Stu Bernstein(graphic designer)
      Eytan Keller(graphic designer)
    • [object Object]

      Vega$

      6.9 (2.4K)
      Phill Norman
      For premiere episode "Centerfold".

    Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

      6.8 (189)
      Janice D. Brandow(hairstylist)
    • [object Object]

      Backstairs at the White House

      8.2 (508)
      Susan Germaine(hairstylist)
      Lola Kemp(hairstylist)
      Vivian McAteer(hairstylist)
      For episode "Book Four".
    • [object Object]

      Ike: The War Years

      7.0 (491)
      Jean Burt Reilly(hairstylist)
      For part III.

    Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Can't Take It with You

      7.4 (80)
      George Riesenberger(lighting consultant/lighting designer)
      Roy Barnett(director of photography 'E')
    • [object Object]

      Mourning Becomes Electra

      7.9 (77)
      William C. Knight(lighting director)
      For episode one: "The Homecoming".
    • [object Object]

      Cinderella at the Palace

      8.8 (23)
      Fred McKinnon(lighting director)
    • A Salute to American Imagination

      6.4 (23)
      Bill Klages(lighting director)
      George Riesenberger(lighting director)

    Outstanding Achievement in Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Backstairs at the White House

      8.2 (508)
      Tommy Cole
      Mark Bussan
      Ron Walters
      For episode "Book Four".
    • [object Object]

      Roots: The Next Generations

      7.8 (3K)
      Ken Chase(makeup design)
      Joe DiBella(makeup artist)
      Zoltan Elek(makeup artist)
      Tom Miller(makeup artist)
      David Dittmar(makeup artist)
      For episode III.
    • [object Object]

      Elvis

      6.9 (5.5K)
      Marvin G. Westmore(makeup)
    • [object Object]

      Lady of the House

      7.8 (94)
      Leo Lotito Jr.(makeup)
      Nicholas Pagliaro(makeup)

    Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing

    • Winner

      Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin

      8.7 (25)
      Ed Greene(sound mixer)
      Phillip Seretti(sound mixer)
      Dennis S. Sands(sound mixer)
      Garry Ulmer(sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Return Engagement

      6.8 (128)
      Georja Skinner(sound mixer)
      Phillip Seretti(sound mixer)
      National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
    • The 3rd Barry Manilow Special

      8.8 (27)
      Doug Nelson(sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets Go Hollywood

      6.9 (279)
      Ed Greene(sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Perry Como's Early American Christmas

      7.5 (65)
      Gordon Klimuck(sound mixer)
      Thomas J. Huth(sound mixer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Live Wednesday

      7.0 (20)
      Jerry Weiss(technical director)
      Don Barker(camera operator)
      Peggy Mahoney(camera operator)
      Reed Howard(camera operator)
      Kurt Tonnessen(camera operator)
      William Landers(camera operator)
      Louis Cywinski(camera operator)
      George Loomis(camera operator)
      Brian Sherriffe(camera operator)
      For show #1 on 20 September 1978
    • [object Object]

      The Midnight Special

      8.5 (437)
      Robert G. Holmes(technical director)
      Bruce Bottone(camera operator)
      Jim Herring(camera operator)
      Roy Holm(camera operator)
      William Landers(camera operator)
      Peggy Mahoney(camera operator)
      For episode with host Dolly Parton on 29 September 1978.
    • [object Object]

      Saturday Night Live

      8.0 (56K)
      Heino Ripp(technical director)
      Al Camoin(camera operator)
      Peter Basil(camera operator)
      Tom De Zendorf(camera operator)
      John Pinto(camera operator)
      Vince Di Pietro(camera operator)
      For episode with Richard Benjamin on 7 April 1979.
    • [object Object]

      You Can't Take It with You

      7.4 (80)
      Robert Jones(technical director)
      Barry Brown(cameraperson)
      Larry Heider(cameraperson)
      Wayne Orr(cameraperson)
      Hank Geving(cameraperson)
      Diane Biederbeck(cameraperson)
      Richard Price(cameraperson)
      Tom Karnowski(cameraperson)
      David Levisohn(cameraperson)

    Outstanding Animated Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

      7.0 (2.7K)
      David D. Connell(executive producer)
      Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown

      7.2 (74)
      Lee Mendelson(producer)
    • [object Object]

      You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown

      7.4 (893)
      Lee Mendelson(executive producer)
      Bill Melendez(producer)

    Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Studs Lonigan

      7.4 (110)
      Jan Scott(art director/production designer)
      Bill Harp(set decorator)
      For part III.
    • [object Object]

      Backstairs at the White House

      8.2 (508)
      Richard Y. Haman(art director)
      Anne D. McCulley(set decorator)
      For episode "Book One".
    • [object Object]

      Blind Ambition

      6.7 (183)
      Michael Baugh(art director)
      Robert Checchi(set decorator)
      Arthur Jeph Parker(set decorator)
      For part III.
    • [object Object]

      Centennial

      8.3 (4K)
      Jack Senter(production designer)
      John W. Corso(art director)
      Sherman Loudermilk(art director)
      Joseph J. Stone(set decorator)
      John M. Dwyer(set decorator)
      Robert George Freer(set decorator)
      For chapter seven: "The Shepherds".
    • [object Object]

      Studs Lonigan

      7.4 (110)
      Jan Scott(art director/production designer)
      Edward J. McDonald(set decorator)
      Bill Harp(set decorator)
      For part I.

    Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Women

      6.7 (310)
      Howard E. Johnson(art director)
      Richard C. Goddard(set decorator)
      For "Little Women" (1978) {Part I (#1.1)}
    • [object Object]

      Battlestar Galactica

      Episode: 

      Saga of a Star World

      7.2 (19K)
      John E. Chilberg II(art director)
      Mickey S. Michaels(set decorator)
      Lowell Chambers(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

      6.1 (143)
      René Lagler(art director)
      Earl Carlson(set decorator)
      For episode with Gene Kelly on 1 April 1979.

    Outstanding Children's Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

      8.3 (1.2K)
      Jon Stone(executive producer)
      Dulcy Singer(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Once Upon a Classic

      7.3 (39)
      Jay Rayvid(executive producer)
      Graeme MacDonald(producer)
      James A. DeVinney(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Benji's Very Own Christmas Story

      5.3 (356)
      Joe Camp(producer)
    • [object Object]

      A Special Sesame Street Christmas

      7.2 (167)
      Bob Banner(executive producer)
      Stephen Pouliot(producer)

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rainbow

      6.5 (308)
      Howard Schwartz
    • [object Object]

      Ike: The War Years

      7.0 (491)
      Archie R. Dalzell
      Freddie Young
      For part II.
    • [object Object]

      Elvis

      6.9 (5.5K)
      Donald M. Morgan(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Winds of Kitty Hawk

      6.4 (175)
      Dennis Dalzell

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little House on the Prairie

      Episode: 

      The Craftsman

      7.5 (29K)
      Ted Voigtlander
    • [object Object]

      Barnaby Jones

      Episode: 

      Memory of a Nightmare

      6.9 (3.4K)
      William W. Spencer
    • [object Object]

      Little Women

      6.7 (310)
      Joseph F. Biroc
      For "Little Women" (1978) {Part II (#1.2)}

    Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      7.7 (62)
      Jac Venza(executive producer)
      Merrill Brockway(series producer)
      Emile Ardolino(series coordinating producer)
      Judy Kinberg(producer)
      For episode "Choreography by Balanchine - Part IV".
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      7.7 (62)
      Jac Venza(executive producer)
      Merrill Brockway(series producer)
      Emile Ardolino(series coordinating producer)
      Judy Kinberg(producer)
      For episode "Choreography by Balanchine - Part III".
    • [object Object]

      Live from Lincoln Center

      Episode: 

      American Ballet Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty

      8.5 (312)
      John Goberman(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Live from Lincoln Center

      8.5 (312)
      John Goberman(producer)
      For episode "Luciano Pavarotti and Dame Joan Sutherland in Recital".
    • Giulini's Beethoven's 9th Live: A Gift from Los Angeles

      Jeanne Mulcahy(executive producer)
      John Goberman(producer)

    Outstanding Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      7.7 (17K)
      James L. Brooks(executive producer)
      Stan Daniels(executive producer)
      David Davis(executive producer)
      Ed. Weinberger(executive producer)
      Glen Charles(producer)
      Les Charles(producer)
    • [object Object]

      All in the Family

      8.4 (20K)
      Mort Lachman(executive producer)
      Milt Josefsberg(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Barney Miller

      8.3 (8K)
      Danny Arnold(executive producer)
      Tony Sheehan(co-producer)
      Reinhold Weege(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (68K)
      Burt Metcalfe(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Mork & Mindy

      7.2 (14K)
      Garry Marshall(executive producer)
      Anthony W. Marshall(executive producer)
      Dale McRaven(producer)
      Bruce Johnson(producer)

    Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program

    • Winner

      Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin

      8.7 (25)
      Steve Lawrence(executive producer/star)
      Gary Smith(executive producer/producer)
      Dwight Hemion(producer)
      Eydie Gormé(star)
    • [object Object]

      The Muppet Show

      8.4 (27K)
      David Lazer(executive producer)
      Jim Henson(producer/star: The Muppets)
      Frank Oz(star: The Muppets)
      Jerry Nelson(star: The Muppets)
      Richard Hunt(star: The Muppets)
      Dave Goelz(star: The Muppets)
    • [object Object]

      Saturday Night Live

      8.0 (56K)
      Lorne Michaels(producer)
      Dan Aykroyd(star)
      John Belushi(star)
      Jane Curtin(star)
      Garrett Morris(star)
      Bill Murray(star)
      Laraine Newman(star)
      Gilda Radner(star)
    • Arthur Fiedler: Just Call Me Maestro

      William Cosel(producer)
      Arthur Fiedler(star)
    • [object Object]

      Shirley MacLaine at the Lido

      7.3 (68)
      Gary Smith(producer)
      Dwight Hemion(producer)
      Shirley MacLaine(star)

    Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Edward the King

      Episode: 

      King at Last

      8.2 (588)
      Ann Hollowood
      Sue Le Cash
      Christine Wilson
    • [object Object]

      Cher... and Other Fantasies

      8.0 (94)
      Bob Mackie
      Ret Turner
    • [object Object]

      The Corn Is Green

      6.7 (669)
      David Walker(costume designer)
    • The John Davidson Christmas Show

      3.1 (18)
      Warden Neil

    Outstanding Costume Design for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battlestar Galactica

      7.2 (19K)
      Jean-Pierre Dorléac
      For episode "Furlon".
    • [object Object]

      Laverne & Shirley

      Episode: 

      The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show

      7.0 (9.4K)
      Al Lehman

    Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Barney Miller

      Episode: 

      The Harris Incident

      8.3 (8K)
      Noam Pitlik(director)
    • [object Object]

      All in the Family

      8.4 (20K)
      Paul Bogart
      For episode "California, Here We Are", part II.
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      Episode: 

      Dear Sis

      8.5 (68K)
      Alan Alda
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      Episode: 

      Point of View

      8.5 (68K)
      Charles S. Dubin
    • [object Object]

      Soap

      8.3 (9K)
      Jay Sandrich
      For episode #27.

    Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The White Shadow

      8.0 (1.7K)
      Jackie Cooper
      For the pilot episode.
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Schools

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Burt Brinckerhoff
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Murder

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Mel Damski
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Prisoner

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Gene Reynolds

    Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Friendly Fire

      7.2 (496)
      David Greene
    • [object Object]

      Les Miserables

      7.3 (2.1K)
      Glenn Jordan
    • [object Object]

      Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

      7.2 (105)
      Lou Antonio

    Outstanding Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lou Grant

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Gene Reynolds(executive producer)
      Seth Freeman(producer)
      Gary David Goldberg(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      8.1 (1.2K)
      Robert C. Thompson(executive producer)
      Robert Lewin(producer)
      Albert Aley(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Rockford Files

      8.2 (12K)
      Meta Rosenberg(executive producer)
      Stephen J. Cannell(supervising producer)
      Chas. Floyd Johnson(producer)
      David Chase(producer)
      Juanita Bartlett(producer)

    Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Friendly Fire

      7.2 (496)
      Martin Starger(executive producer)
      Philip Barry Jr.(producer)
      Fay Kanin(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Dummy

      7.2 (296)
      Frank Konigsberg(executive producer)
      Sam Manners(producer)
      Ernest Tidyman(producer)
    • [object Object]

      First, You Cry

      6.7 (111)
      Philip Barry Jr.(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Jericho Mile

      7.1 (2.3K)
      Tim Zinnemann(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Summer of My German Soldier

      7.7 (492)
      Linda Gottlieb(producer)

    Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jericho Mile

      7.1 (2.3K)
      Arthur Schmidt
    • [object Object]

      Centennial

      8.3 (4K)
      Robert Watts
      For chapter one: "Only the Rocks Live Forever".
    • [object Object]

      Ike: The War Years

      7.0 (491)
      John Woodcock
      Bill Lenny
      Paul Dixon
      For part III.
    • [object Object]

      First, You Cry

      6.7 (111)
      James Galloway
    • [object Object]

      The Winds of Kitty Hawk

      6.4 (175)
      John A. Martinelli

    Outstanding Film Editing for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      Episode: 

      Paper Marriage

      7.7 (17K)
      M. Pam Blumenthal
    • [object Object]

      Dallas

      7.1 (18K)
      Fred W. Berger
      For episode "Reunion" part II.
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Hooker

      7.3 (2.6K)
      James Galloway
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      Episode: 

      The Billfold Syndrome

      8.5 (68K)
      Larry L. Mills
      Stanford Tischler

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Technical Crafts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Battlestar Galactica

      Episode: 

      Saga of a Star World

      7.2 (19K)
      John Dykstra(special effects coordinator)
      Richard Edlund(director of miniature photography)
      Joe Goss(mechanical special effects)
    • Winner

      Giulini's Beethoven's 9th Live: A Gift from Los Angeles

      Tom Ancell(live stereo sound mixing)
    • [object Object]

      Welcome Back, Kotter

      Episode: 

      Barbarino's Baby

      7.1 (8.1K)
      Dick Wilson(sound effects)
    • [object Object]

      A Fire in the Sky

      5.9 (723)
      Joseph A. Unsinn(special effects/pyrotechnical work)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scared Straight!

      7.7 (882)
      Bob Niemack(film editor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

      7.1 (265)
      John Korty(director)
    • [object Object]

      Scared Straight!

      7.7 (882)
      Arnold Shapiro(writer)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events

    • Winner

      Baryshnikov at the White House

      7.7 (12)
      Mikhail Baryshnikov
    • [object Object]

      The 51st Annual Academy Awards

      6.9 (247)
      Mike Wenig(videotape editor)
      Terry M. Pickford(videotape editor)
    • [object Object]

      The 51st Annual Academy Awards

      6.9 (247)
      Roy Christopher(art director)

    Outstanding Informational Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scared Straight!

      7.7 (882)
      Arnold Shapiro(producer)
    • The Sexes

      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Alfred R. Kelman(producer)
      Robert E. Fuisz(producer)
      Vivian R. Moss(co-producer)
      Charles A. Bangert(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

      7.1 (265)
      Henry Winkler(executive producer)
      John Korty(producer)
      Warren Lockhart(producer)
      Dan McCann(producer)

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    • Carroll O'Connor
      Winner
      • Carroll O'Connor
      • All in the Family
      For playing: "Archie Bunker".
    • Hal Linden
      • Hal Linden
      • Barney Miller
      For playing: "Barney Miller".
    • Alan Alda at an event for Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
      • Alan Alda
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing: "Hawkeye Pierce".
    • Robin Williams at an event for Happy Feet Two (2011)
      • Robin Williams
      • Mork & Mindy
      For playing: "Mork".
    • Judd Hirsch in Numb3rs (2005)
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Taxi
      For playing: "Alex Reiger".

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

    • Ron Leibman
      Winner
      • Ron Leibman
      • Kaz
      For playing: "Kazinsky".
    • Edward Asner at an event for The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008)
      • Edward Asner
      • Lou Grant
      For playing: "Lou Grant".
    • Jack Klugman at an event for Citizen Kane (1941)
      • Jack Klugman
      • Quincy, M.E.
      For playing: "Dr. Quincy".
    • James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
      • James Garner
      • The Rockford Files
      For playing: "Jim Rockford".

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Peter Strauss
      Winner
      • Peter Strauss
      • The Jericho Mile
      For playing: "Larry Murphy".
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
      • Louis Gossett Jr.
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Levi Mercer".
    • Kurt Russell at an event for Poseidon (2006)
      • Kurt Russell
      • Elvis
      For playing: "Elvis Presley".
    • Ned Beatty at an event for Shooter (2007)
      • Ned Beatty
      • Friendly Fire
      For playing: "Gene Mullen".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    • Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude (1971)
      Winner
      • Ruth Gordon
      • Taxi
      For playing: "Dee Wilcox" in Sugar Mama (1979)
    • Linda Lavin
      • Linda Lavin
      • Alice
      For playing: "Alice Hyatt".
    • Jean Stapleton in Michael (1996)
      • Jean Stapleton
      • All in the Family
      For playing: "Edith Bunker".
    • Isabel Sanford
      • Isabel Sanford
      • The Jeffersons
      For playing: "Louise Jefferson".
    • Katherine Helmond
      • Katherine Helmond
      • Soap
      For playing: "Jessica Tate".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    • Mariette Hartley in Dirt (2007)
      Winner
      • Mariette Hartley
      • The Incredible Hulk
      For playing: "Caroline Fields". For episode: "Married".
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Dallas
      For playing: "Ellie Ewing".
    • "Family" Sada Thompson
      • Sada Thompson
      • Family
      For playing: "Kate Lawrence".
    • Rita Moreno
      • Rita Moreno
      • The Rockford Files
      For playing: "Rita Capkovic". For episode: "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Bette Davis
      Winner
      • Bette Davis
      • Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter
      For playing: "Lucy Mason".
    • Olivia Cole
      • Olivia Cole
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Maggie Rogers".
    • Katharine Hepburn
      • Katharine Hepburn
      • The Corn Is Green
      For playing: "Lilly Moffat".
    • Mary Tyler Moore
      • Mary Tyler Moore
      • First, You Cry
      For playing: "Betty Rollin".
    • Carol Burnett
      • Carol Burnett
      • Friendly Fire
      For playing: "Peg Mullen".

    Outstanding Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Roots: The Next Generations

      7.8 (3K)
      David L. Wolper(executive producer)
      Stan Margulies(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Backstairs at the White House

      8.2 (508)
      Ed Friendly(executive producer/producer)
      Michael O'Herlihy(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Blind Ambition

      6.7 (183)
      David Susskind(executive producer)
      George Schaefer(producer)
      Renée Valente(producer)

    Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Friendly Fire

      7.2 (496)
      Leonard Rosenman(composer)
    • [object Object]

      The Word

      6.1 (160)
      Alex North(composer)
    • [object Object]

      First, You Cry

      6.7 (111)
      Peter Matz(composer)
    • The Hal Linden Special

      Ken Welch(composer)
      Mitzie Welch(composer)

    Outstanding Music Composition for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little House on the Prairie

      Episode: 

      The Craftsman

      7.5 (29K)
      David Rose(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Dear Detective

      6.2 (37)
      Dick DeBenedictis(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Prisoner

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Patrick Williams(composer)
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      8.1 (1.2K)
      Charles Fox(composer)
      Norman Gimbel(lyrics)
      For episode "A Day in the Life".

    Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Operation: Lifeline

      9.0 (21)
      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Robert E. Fuisz(executive producer)
      Alfred R. Kelman(producer)
      Geof Bartz(co-producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

      8.5 (4.5K)
      Frederick De Cordova(producer)
      Johnny Carson(star)
    • [object Object]

      The Dick Cavett Show

      7.9 (289)
      Christopher Porterfield(producer)
      Dick Cavett(star)
    • [object Object]

      Meeting of Minds

      9.0 (170)
      Loring d'Usseau(producer)
      Steve Allen(star)

    Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Events

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 51st Annual Academy Awards

      6.9 (247)
      Jack Haley Jr.
    • The 33rd Annual Tony Awards

      6.2 (52)
      Alexander H. Cohen(executive producer)
      Hildy Parks(producer)
      Roy A. Somlyo(co-producer)
    • Baryshnikov at the White House

      7.7 (12)
      Gerald Slater(executive producer)
      Emile Ardolino(producer)

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

    • Robert Guillaume in First Kid (1996)
      Winner
      • Robert Guillaume
      • Soap
      For playing: "Benson DuBois".
    • Max Gail at an event for Sons & Daughters (2006)
      • Max Gail
      • Barney Miller
      For playing: "Stan Wojciehowicz".
    • Gary Burghoff
      • Gary Burghoff
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing: "Corp. O'Reilly".
    • Harry Morgan
      • Harry Morgan
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing: "Sherman Potter".
    • Danny DeVito at an event for Freedom Writers (2007)
      • Danny DeVito
      • Taxi
      For playing: "Louie De Palma".

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    • Stuart Margolin
      Winner
      • Stuart Margolin
      • The Rockford Files
      For playing: "Evelyn Martin".
    • Mason Adams in Lou Grant (1977)
      • Mason Adams
      • Lou Grant
      For playing: "Charlie Hume".
    • Robert Walden
      • Robert Walden
      • Lou Grant
      For playing: "Joe Rossi".
    • Noah Beery Jr.
      • Noah Beery Jr.
      • The Rockford Files
      For playing: "Joseph Rockford".
    • Joe Santos
      • Joe Santos
      • The Rockford Files
      For playing: "Dennis Becker".

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Marlon Brando in Last Tango in Paris (1972)
      Winner
      • Marlon Brando
      • Roots: The Next Generations
      For playing: "George Lincoln Rockwell". For episode VII.
    • Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      • Ed Flanders
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Calvin Coolidge". For episode "Book Two".
    • Robert Vaughn in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
      • Robert Vaughn
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Woodrow Wilson". For episode "Book One".
    • Al Freeman Jr. at an event for One Life to Live (1968)
      • Al Freeman Jr.
      • Roots: The Next Generations
      For playing: "Malcolm X". For episode VII.
    • Paul Winfield
      • Paul Winfield
      • Roots: The Next Generations
      For playing: "Horace Huguley". For episode V.

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

    • Sally Struthers
      Winner
      • Sally Struthers
      • All in the Family
      For playing: "Gloria Bunker". For episode: "California, Here We Are".
    • Polly Holliday
      • Polly Holliday
      • Alice
      For playing: "Florence Jean Castleberry".
    • Marion Ross at an event for Cinderella Man (2005)
      • Marion Ross
      • Happy Days
      For playing: "Marion Cunningham".
    • Loretta Swit
      • Loretta Swit
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing: "Margaret Houlihan".

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    • Kristy McNichol
      Winner
      • Kristy McNichol
      • Family
      For playing: "Letitia Lawrence".
    • Linda Kelsey
      • Linda Kelsey
      • Lou Grant
      For playing: "Billie Newman".
    • Nancy Marchand in The Sopranos (1999)
      • Nancy Marchand
      • Lou Grant
      For playing: "Margaret Pynchon".

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Esther Rolle
      Winner
      • Esther Rolle
      • Summer of My German Soldier
      For playing: "Ruth".
    • Eileen Heckart
      • Eileen Heckart
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Eleanor Roosevelt" For episode 3.
    • Celeste Holm
      • Celeste Holm
      • Backstairs at the White House
      For playing: "Florence Harding".
    • Ruby Dee
      • Ruby Dee
      • Roots: The Next Generations
      For playing: "Queen Haley".
    • Colleen Dewhurst in Bed & Breakfast (1991)
      • Colleen Dewhurst
      • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
      For playing: "Mrs. O'Neil".

    Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Scarlet Letter

      6.2 (420)
      Ken Denisoff
      Tucker Wiard
      Janet McFadden
      For part II.
    • The Cheryl Ladd Special

      8.7 (29)
      Andy Zall
    • Liberace: A Valentine Special

      5.5 (15)
      Marco Zappia
    • [object Object]

      The Muppets Go Hollywood

      6.9 (279)
      Darryl Sutton

    Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stockard Channing in Just Friends

      7.3 (58)
      Andy Zall
      For the pilot episode.
    • [object Object]

      All in the Family

      8.4 (20K)
      Hal Collins
      Harvey Berger
      CBS
      For episode "The 200th Episode Celebration of 'All in the Family'".

    Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (68K)
      Alan Alda
      For Inga (1979)
    • [object Object]

      All in the Family

      8.4 (20K)
      Milt Josefsberg
      Phil Sharp
      Bob Schiller
      Bob Weiskopf
      For California, Here We Are: Part 1 (1978)
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (68K)
      Ken Levine
      David Isaacs
      For Point of View (1978)
    • [object Object]

      Saturday Night Live

      8.0 (56K)
      Dan Aykroyd
      Anne Beatts
      Tom Davis
      James Downey
      Brian Doyle-Murray
      Al Franken
      Brian McConnachie
      Lorne Michaels
      Don Novello
      Herbert Sargent
      Tom Schiller
      Rosie Shuster
      Walter Williams
      Alan Zweibel
      For Richard Benjamin/Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
    • [object Object]

      Taxi

      7.7 (17K)
      Michael Leeson(writer)
      For Blind Date (1978)

    Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Dying

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Michele Gallery
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Marathon

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Gene Reynolds
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Vet

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Leon Tokatyan
    • [object Object]

      The Paper Chase

      8.1 (1.2K)
      James Bridges
      For episode "The Late Mr. Hart"

    Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Jericho Mile

      7.1 (2.3K)
      Patrick J. Nolan
      Michael Mann
    • [object Object]

      Backstairs at the White House

      8.2 (508)
      Gwen Bagni
      Paul Dubov
      For episode "Book One".
    • [object Object]

      Roots: The Next Generations

      7.8 (3K)
      Ernest Kinoy
      For episode I.
    • [object Object]

      Friendly Fire

      7.2 (496)
      Fay Kanin
    • [object Object]

      Summer of My German Soldier

      7.7 (492)
      Jane-Howard Hammerstein

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animation Program

    • [object Object]

      The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

      7.0 (2.7K)
      Bill Melendez(writer)
      David D. Connell(writer)
    • [object Object]

      A Pink Christmas

      7.0 (495)
      John Bradford(lyrics)
      Doug Goodwin(music)
      For main title song.
    • [object Object]

      A Pink Christmas

      7.0 (495)
      Doug Goodwin(music/lyrics)
      For the songs.
    • [object Object]

      Puff the Magic Dragon

      7.5 (812)
      Peter Yarrow(music/lyrics)
      David Campbell(music/lyrics)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Program

    • [object Object]

      Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

      8.3 (1.2K)
      Gerri Brioso(graphic artist)
    • [object Object]

      Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

      8.3 (1.2K)
      Tony Di Girolamo(lighting director)
      Dave Clark(lighting director)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class

    • Baryshnikov at the White House

      7.7 (12)
      Dave Clark(lighting designer)
      Michael Rosatti(lighting director)
      Harry Bottorf(lighting director)
    • [object Object]

      General Electric's All-Star Anniversary

      6.4 (59)
      Harry Blake(makeup artist)
      Robert Ostermann(makeup artist)
      David Dittmar(makeup artist)
    • [object Object]

      The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song

      9.2 (56)
      Carl Vitelli(lighting director)
    • Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall

      7.5 (13)
      Bill Klages(lighting director)
    • The Television Annual: 1978/1979

      6.5 (16)
      David W. Foster(videotape editor)
      Eddy Joseph(videotape editor)

    Governor's Award

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    • Walter Cronkite
      Winner
      • Walter Cronkite

    Special Award

    Edit

    Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

    • Winner
      • Ampex Corporation
      For the development of their Automatic Scan Tracking system for helical video tape equipment.

    Special Presentation

    Edit
    • Milton Berle
      Winner
      • Milton Berle
      "Mr. Television".

    Citation

    Edit

    Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

    • Winner
        For development of real time tracking of independent scenes.

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      Event date

      September 8, 1979

      Event location

      USA

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