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    Primetime Emmy

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    Outstanding Achievement in Choreography

    • Winner

      Celebration

      8.0 (29)
      Walter Painter(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest

      7.7 (62)
      Michael Smuin(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Tim Conway Show

      7.5 (89)
      Don Crichton(choreographer)
      For episode #219 on 31 January 1981.
    • [object Object]

      Lily: Sold Out

      6.2 (82)
      Tony Charmoli(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Sixty Years of Seduction

      7.4 (155)
      Lester Wilson(choreographer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      Episode: 

      Elaine's Strange Triangle

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

      Dallas

      Episode: 

      Ewing-Gate

      7.1 (18K)
      Fred W. Berger(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Dynasty

      6.4 (9K)
      Dick Darling(editor)
      For episode 3: "The Dinner Party".
    • [object Object]

      The Greatest American Hero

      7.3 (7.1K)
      Christopher Nelson(editor)
      For the pilot episode.
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      Episode: 

      Jungle Madness

      8.2 (11K)
      Clay Bartels
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Ray Daniels
      A. David Marshall
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      Episode: 

      Rites of Spring

      8.2 (11K)
      Tom Stevens
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Strike

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

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (67K)
      Stanford Tischler(editor)
      Larry L. Mills(editor)
      For episode "Death Takes The Holiday".
    • [object Object]

      Palmerstown, U.S.A.

      Episode: 

      Crossroads

      7.3 (114)
      Bernard Balmuth(editor)
    • [object Object]

      The White Shadow

      Episode: 

      A Day in the Life

      8.0 (1.7K)
      Tony de Zarraga(editor)

    Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Sam Horta(supervising sound editor)
      Bob Cornett(sound editor)
      Denise Horta(sound editor)
      Eileen Horta(sound editor)
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Evita Peron

      5.7 (385)
      Russ Tinsley(supervising sound editor)
      Bill Wistrom(supervising sound editor)
      Tom Cornwell(sound editor)
      Peter Harrison(sound editor)
      William L. Manger(sound editor)
      Bill Thiederman(sound editor)
      Christopher T. Welch(sound editor)
      National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
      For part I.
    • [object Object]

      A Whale for the Killing

      6.4 (168)
      John Kline(supervising sound editor)
      Russ Tinsley(supervising sound editor)
      Tom Cornwell(sound editor)
      Jerelyn J. Harding(sound editor)
      Dimitry Gortinsky(sound editor)
      Michael Hilkene(sound editor)
      William L. Manger(sound editor)
      Robert Pearson(sound editor)
      Christopher T. Welch(sound editor)
      American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
    • [object Object]

      The Women's Room

      7.0 (161)
      Michael Hilkene(supervising sound editor)
      Russ Tinsley(supervising sound editor)
      Al Cavigga(sound editor)
      Tom Cornwell(sound editor)
      Linda Dove(sound editor)
      David R. Elliott(sound editor)
      Donald W. Ernst(sound editor)
      Dimitry Gortinsky(sound editor)
      Peter Harrison(sound editor)
      Jerry Jacobson(sound editor)
      Fred Judkins(sound editor)
      John Kline(sound editor)
      Corinne Sessarego(sound editor)
      Rusty Tinsley(sound editor)
      Christopher T. Welch(sound editor)
      American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Stanley Paul(supervising sound editor)
      William M. Andrews(sound editor)
      Leonard Corso(sound editor)
      Denis Dutton(sound editor)
      Jack A. Finlay(sound editor)
      Robert Gutknecht(sound editor)
      Sean Hanley(sound editor)
      Pierre Jalbert(sound editor)
      Jack Keath(sound editor)
      Alan L. Nineberg(sound editor)
      Lee Osborne(sound editor)
      Tally Paulos(sound editor)
      For episode #3.

    Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Madame X

      6.6 (143)
      Shirley Padgett(hairstylist)
    • [object Object]

      Little House on the Prairie

      7.5 (29K)
      Larry Germain(hairstylist)
      For episodes "To See The Light", parts I & II.
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Stroke

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Jean Austin(hairstylist)
    • [object Object]

      Father Damien: The Leper Priest

      6.7 (87)
      Janice D. Brandow(hairstylist)
    • [object Object]

      The Jayne Mansfield Story

      5.2 (1K)
      Silvia Abascal(hairstylist)
      Janis Clark(hairstylist)

    Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky

      7.7 (62)
      Ralph Holmes(lighting director)
    • [object Object]

      The 35th Annual Tony Awards

      5.7 (75)
      Carl Vitelli(lighting director)
    • A Bayou Legend

      George Riesenberger(lighting director)
    • Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President

      Fred McKinnon(lighting director)
    • [object Object]

      Diana

      9.1 (62)
      Greg Brunton(lighting director)
      Allen Branton(lighting designer)
    • The Osmond Family Christmas Special

      5.8 (37)
      Leard Davis(lighting director)
    • [object Object]

      Sixty Years of Seduction

      7.4 (155)
      Greg Brunton(lighting director)

    Outstanding Achievement in Makeup

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Peter and Paul

      7.5 (714)
      Albert Jeyte(makeup)
      Jim Kail(makeup)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Del Acevedo(makeup)
      Albert Jeyte(makeup)
      For episode IV.
    • [object Object]

      The Diary of Anne Frank

      6.7 (675)
      Scott H. Eddo(makeup)
      Stanley Smith(makeup)
    • [object Object]

      Father Damien: The Leper Priest

      6.7 (87)
      John Inzerella(makeup)
    • [object Object]

      The Jayne Mansfield Story

      5.2 (1K)
      Alan Friedman(makeup)
      Lona Jeffers(makeup)
    • [object Object]

      Marilyn: The Untold Story

      6.5 (290)
      Allan Snyder(makeup)

    Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Jerry Goldsmith
      For episode II.
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest

      7.7 (62)
      Paul Chihara(composer)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Morton Stevens
      For episode IV.
    • [object Object]

      Father Damien: The Leper Priest

      6.7 (87)
      Peter Matz
    • [object Object]

      Homeward Bound

      6.6 (145)
      Fred Karlin

    Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

      Episode: 

      The Satyr

      6.9 (11K)
      Bruce Broughton
    • [object Object]

      The Gangster Chronicles

      8.1 (319)
      Billy Goldenberg
      For episode "Chapter 1".
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Mike Post
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Little House on the Prairie

      7.5 (29K)
      David Rose
      For episode "The Lost Ones", part I.
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Stroke

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Patrick Williams

    Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

    • Winner

      Linda in Wonderland

      5.4 (15)
      Ian Fraser(music director)
      Billy Byers(arranger)
      Chris Boardman(arranger)
      Bob Florence(arranger)
    • [object Object]

      Omnibus

      7.5 (25)
      Jack Elliott(music director)
      Alf Clausen(arranger)
      William Goldstein(arranger)
      For episode on 28 December 1980.
    • [object Object]

      Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land

      6.4 (37)
      Nick Perito(music director/arranger)
    • [object Object]

      The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari

      8.1 (41)
      George Wyle(music director)
      Sid Feller(arranger)
      Norman Henry Mamey(arranger)
    • [object Object]

      Stand by Your Man

      6.5 (227)
      Carl Brandt(arranger)
      Deane Hagen(arranger)
      Earle Hagen(music director)

    Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics

    • Winner

      Linda in Wonderland

      5.4 (15)
      Ken Welch(composer)
      Mitzie Welch(lyricist)
      For the song "This Is My Night".
    • [object Object]

      All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

      7.1 (97)
      Earl Brown(composer/lyricist)
      For the song "Truman Capote Jeans".
    • [object Object]

      Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land

      6.4 (37)
      Ray Charles(composer/lyricist)
      For the song "The City of Tradition".
    • [object Object]

      Homeward Bound

      6.6 (145)
      Fred Karlin(composer)
      David Pomeranz(lyricist)
      For the song "Home".
    • The Way They Were

      7.6 (39)
      Larry Grossman(composer)
      Sheldon Harnick(lyricist)
      For the song "In the Beginning".

    Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing

    • Winner

      John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind

      6.8 (19)
      Jerry Clemans(tape sound mixer)
      Doug Nelson(tape sound mixer)
      Don Worsham(tape sound mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

      6.9 (170)
      Jerry Clemans(tape sound mixer)
      Matthew Hyde(tape sound mixer)
      Don Worsham(tape sound mixer)
      For episode with The Gatlin Brothers on 14 February 1981.
    • [object Object]

      Kent State

      7.3 (253)
      Donald F. Johnson(tape sound mixer)
      Phillip Seretti(tape sound mixer)
    • San Francisco Symphony Inaugural Gala

      Tom Ancell(tape sound mixer)
    • Spring in San Francisco

      Jerry Clemans(tape sound mixer)
      Ed Greene(tape sound mixer)
      Phillip Seretti(tape sound mixer)

    Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork

    • Winner

      Live from Studio 8H: An Evening with Jerome Robbins

      6.3 (11)
      Heino Ripp(technical director)
      Peter Basil(camera operator)
      Al Camoin(camera operator)
      Tom De Zendorf(camera operator)
      Vince Di Pietro(camera operator)
      Gene Martin(camera operator)
    • [object Object]

      Tomorrow Coast to Coast

      7.7 (156)
      Tom Sabol(technical director - crew A)
      George Ciliberto(camera operator - crew A)
      Barry Frisher(camera operator - crew A)
      Jodi Greenberg(camera operator - crew A)
      O. Tamburri(technical director - crew B)
      George Loomis(camera operator - crew B)
      Michael Stramisky(camera operator - crew B)
      For episode "Charles Manson Interview" on 12 June 1981.
    • Kenny Rogers' America

      John B. Field(technical director)
      Rick Caswell(camera operator)
      Rocky Danielson(camera operator)
      Robert Eberlein(camera operator)
      Hank Geving(camera operator)
      Dean Hall(camera operator)
      Larry Heider(camera operator)
      Bob Highton(camera operator)
      Dave Hilmer(camera operator)
      David Levisohn(camera operator)
      Dan Preston(camera operator)
      Larry Travis(camera operator)
      Wayne Womack(camera operator)
    • [object Object]

      The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari

      8.1 (41)
      Jerry Weiss(technical director)
      Don Barker(camera operator)
      Bruce Bottone(camera operator)
      Jim Herring(camera operator)
      Roy Holm(camera operator)
    • [object Object]

      The People vs. Jean Harris

      6.2 (111)
      O. Tamburri(technical director)
      George Falardeau(camera operator)
      Roy Holm(camera operator)
      Reed Howard(camera operator)

    Outstanding Animated Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown

      7.2 (790)
      Lee Mendelson(executive producer)
      Bill Melendez(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Bugs Bunny: All American Hero

      7.6 (128)
      Hal Geer(executive producer)
      Friz Freleng(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Faeries

      7.2 (221)
      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Jean Moore Edwards(executive producer)
      Anne E. Upson(executive producer)
      Lee Mishkin(producer)
      Fred Hellmich(producer)
      Norton Virgien(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Gnomes

      7.5 (915)
      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Anne E. Upson(executive producer)
      Jack Zander(producer)
    • [object Object]

      It's Magic, Charlie Brown

      7.1 (1.3K)
      Lee Mendelson(executive producer)
      Bill Melendez(producer)

    Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      East of Eden

      7.4 (899)
      Ray Storey(art director)
      Dennis W. Peeples(set decorator)
      Dave L. Love(set decorator)
      For episode 3.
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Jack Senter(production designer)
      George Renne(art director)
      Kuli Sander(art director)
      Joseph J. Stone(set decorator)
      Edward M. Parker(set decorator)
      For episode IV.
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Joseph R. Jennings(production designer)
      Yoshinobu Nishioka(art director)
      Tom Pedigo(set decorator)
      Shoichi Yasuda(set decorator)
      For episode #5.
    • [object Object]

      Marilyn: The Untold Story

      6.5 (290)
      Jan Scott(art director)
      Sydney Z. Litwack(art director)
      Bill Harp(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Playing for Time

      7.3 (3K)
      Robert Gundlach(art director)
      Gary Jones(set decorator)

    Outstanding Art Direction for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Gangster Chronicles

      8.1 (319)
      Howard E. Johnson(production designer)
      John M. Dwyer(set decorator)
      Robert George Freer(set decorator)
      For episode "Chapter 11".
    • [object Object]

      Dynasty

      6.4 (9K)
      John E. Chilberg II(art director)
      Paul Sylos(art director)
      Franklin Swig(art director)
      Brock Broughton(set decorator)
      For premiere episode (#1): "Oil".
    • Good Time Harry

      5.6 (34)
      Thomas Azzari(production designer)
      James Ira Colburn(set decorator)
      For episode "Wally Smith".
    • [object Object]

      Hart to Hart

      6.7 (9.5K)
      James J. Agazzi(art director)
      Paul Sylos(art director)
      Bob Signorelli(set decorator)
      For episode "Blue Chip Murders".
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Jeffrey Goldstein(art director)
      Joseph A. Armetta(set decorator)
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".

    Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or a Music Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The 53rd Annual Academy Awards

      6.5 (175)
      Roy Christopher(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

      6.9 (170)
      Romain Johnston(art director)
      Jim Wagner(set decorator)
      For episode with Charley Pride on 6 December 1980.
    • [object Object]

      The Muppet Show

      8.4 (27K)
      Malcolm Stone(art director)
      For episode with Brooke Shields (5.6).
    • [object Object]

      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

      8.5 (4.5K)
      John Shrum(art director)
      For episode with Charles Nelson Reilly on 31 December 1980.
    • Celebration

      8.0 (29)
      Ray Klausen(art director)
      Walter L. Goodwin(set decorator)
    • [object Object]

      Diana

      9.1 (62)
      Charles Lisanby(art director)
      Dwight Jackson(set decorator)

    Outstanding Children's Program

    • Winner

      Donahue and Kids

      Walter Bartlett(executive producer)
      Don Mischer(producer)
      Jan Cornell(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Magical World of Disney

      8.3 (2.5K)
      William Robert Yates(executive producer)
      Bob King(producer)
      Phil May(producer)
      William Reid(producer)
      For episode "The Art of Disney Animation".
    • [object Object]

      Paddington Bear

      7.1 (1.6K)
      Pepper Weiss(executive producer)
      Renate Cole(producer)
      Graham Clutterbuck(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

      8.1 (5.2K)
      David Lazer(executive producer)
      Jim Henson(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

      6.0 (903)
      Charles E. Sellier Jr.(executive producer)
      James L. Conway(producer)

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Little Lord Fauntleroy

      7.5 (5.7K)
      Arthur Ibbetson
    • [object Object]

      East of Eden

      7.4 (899)
      Frank Stanley
      For episode 2.
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Andrew Laszlo
      For episode #4.
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Harvest

      6.9 (349)
      Gayne Rescher
    • [object Object]

      The Diary of Anne Frank

      6.7 (675)
      Ted Voigtlander
    • [object Object]

      Marilyn: The Untold Story

      6.5 (290)
      Terry K. Meade(cinematographer)

    Outstanding Cinematography for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      William Cronjager
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Breaking Away

      Episode: 

      La Strada

      7.4 (220)
      Brianne Murphy
    • [object Object]

      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

      6.9 (11K)
      Ben Colman
      For episode "Hawk".
    • [object Object]

      The Gangster Chronicles

      8.1 (319)
      Gerald Perry Finnerman
      For episode "Chapter I".
    • [object Object]

      Little House on the Prairie

      7.5 (29K)
      Ted Voigtlander
      For episodes "Sylvia", Parts I & II.
    • [object Object]

      Nero Wolfe

      Episode: 

      Death and the Dolls

      7.2 (443)
      Charles W. Short(cinematographer)

    Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

    • Winner

      Live from Studio 8H: An Evening with Jerome Robbins

      6.3 (11)
      Alvin Cooperman(producer)
      Judith de Paul(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky

      7.7 (62)
      Jac Venza(executive producer)
      Emile Ardolino(producer)
      Judy Kinberg(producer)
      Rudolf Nureyev(star)
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances

      Episode: 

      A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance

      7.9 (1K)
      John Goberman(producer)
      Beverly Sills(star)
    • [object Object]

      Live from Lincoln Center

      Episode: 

      Isaac Stern's 60th Birthday Celebration

      8.5 (312)
      John Goberman(producer)
      Zubin Mehta(star)
      Itzhak Perlman(star)
      Pinchas Zukerman(star)
      Isaac Stern(star)
    • [object Object]

      Live from Lincoln Center

      Episode: 

      Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti in Recital

      8.5 (312)
      John Goberman(producer)
      Joan Sutherland(star)
      Marilyn Horne(star)
      Luciano Pavarotti(star)

    Outstanding Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

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

      Barney Miller

      8.3 (8K)
      Danny Arnold(executive producer)
      Tony Sheehan(producer)
      Noam Pitlik(producer)
      Gary Shaw(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (67K)
      Burt Metcalfe(executive producer)
      John Rappaport(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Soap

      8.3 (9K)
      Paul Junger Witt(executive producer)
      Tony Thomas(executive producer)
      Susan Harris(executive producer)
      Stu Silver(producer)
      Dick Clair(producer)
      Jenna McMahon(producer)
    • [object Object]

      WKRP in Cincinnati

      8.0 (12K)
      Hugh Wilson(executive producer)
      Rod Daniel(supervising producer)
      Blake Hunter(producer)
      Steven Kampmann(producer)
      PJ Torokvei(producer)

    Outstanding Costume Design for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Shin Nishida
      For episode #5.
    • [object Object]

      Beulah Land

      6.6 (288)
      Grady Hunt(costume designer)
      For episode 3.
    • [object Object]

      Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

      Episode: 

      The Dorian Secret

      6.9 (11K)
      Al Lehman(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Vittorio Nino Novarese(costume designer)
      For episode IV.

    Outstanding Costume Design for a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest

      7.7 (62)
      Willa Kim(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      Evita Peron

      5.7 (385)
      Travilla(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      The Jayne Mansfield Story

      5.2 (1K)
      Warden Neil(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      Peter and Paul

      7.5 (714)
      Vittorio Nino Novarese(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      A Tale of Two Cities

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Olga Lehmann(costume designer)

    Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      Episode: 

      Elaine's Strange Triangle

      7.7 (17K)
      James Burrows
    • [object Object]

      Archie Bunker's Place

      Episode: 

      Tough Love

      6.4 (1.6K)
      Linda Day
    • [object Object]

      Barney Miller

      Episode: 

      Liquidation

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

      Happy Days

      7.4 (22K)
      Jerry Paris
      For episode "Hello Mrs. Arcola".
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      Episode: 

      The Life You Save

      8.5 (67K)
      Alan Alda
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      Episode: 

      No Laughing Matter

      8.5 (67K)
      Burt Metcalfe(director)
    • [object Object]

      WKRP in Cincinnati

      8.0 (12K)
      Rod Daniel
      For "Venus Flytrap Explains The Atom".

    Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Robert Butler
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      Episode: 

      Jungle Madness

      8.2 (11K)
      Corey Allen
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Georg Stanford Brown
      For episode "Up In Arms".
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Pack

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

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Strike

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

      American Dream

      Episode: 

      American Dream

      6.3 (40)
      Mel Damski

    Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kent State

      7.3 (253)
      James Goldstone(director)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Boris Sagal
      For episode IV. Posthumously.
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Jerry London
      For episode #5.
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Harvest

      6.9 (349)
      Roger Young
    • [object Object]

      The Shadow Box

      6.4 (257)
      Paul Newman

    Outstanding Directing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

      5.5 (120)
      Don Mischer
    • [object Object]

      Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

      6.9 (170)
      Bob Henry
      For episode with Dolly Parton and John Schneider on 18 November 1980.
    • [object Object]

      Great Performances: Dance in America

      Episode: 

      Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky

      7.7 (62)
      Emile Ardolino
    • [object Object]

      The 53rd Annual Academy Awards

      6.5 (175)
      Marty Pasetta(director)
    • Linda in Wonderland

      5.4 (15)
      Dwight Hemion
    • Musical Comedy Tonight II

      8.3 (19)
      Tony Charmoli(director)

    Outstanding Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Steven Bochco(executive producer)
      Michael Kozoll(executive producer)
      Gregory Hoblit(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Dallas

      7.1 (18K)
      Philip Capice(executive producer)
      Leonard Katzman(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

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

      Quincy, M.E.

      7.3 (7.9K)
      David Moessinger(executive producer)
      William Cairncross(supervising producer)
      Lester Wm. Berke(supervising producer)
      Sam Egan(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The White Shadow

      8.0 (1.7K)
      Bruce Paltrow(executive producer)
      Mark Tinker(producer)
      John Masius(coordinating producer)

    Outstanding Drama Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Playing for Time

      7.3 (3K)
      Linda Yellen(executive producer/producer)
      John E. Quill(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Evita Peron

      5.7 (385)
      Harry Evans Sloan(executive producer)
      Lawrence Kuppin(executive producer)
      Selma Jaffe(executive producer)
      Fred Baum(supervising producer)
      Marvin J. Chomsky(producer)
      David R. Ames(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Fallen Angel

      6.8 (704)
      Jim Green(executive producer)
      Allen S. Epstein(executive producer)
      Lew Hunter(producer)
      Audrey A. Blasdel(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Shadow Box

      6.4 (257)
      Jill Marti(producer)
      Susan Kendall Newman(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Women's Room

      7.0 (161)
      Philip Mandelker(executive producer)
      Glenn Jordan(supervising producer)
      Kip Gowans(producer)
      Anna Cottle(producer)

    Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Murder in Texas

      7.1 (432)
      John A. Martinelli
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      John Bloom(editorial consultant)
      Edwin F. England(editor)
      Peter Kirby(editor)
      For episode IV.
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Donald R. Rode
      Benjamin A. Weissman
      Jerry Young
      Bill Luciano
      For episode #5.
    • [object Object]

      The Best Little Girl in the World

      6.3 (607)
      Barbara Dies(editor)
      Michael S. McLean
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Harvest

      6.9 (349)
      Thomas Fries(editor)
    • [object Object]

      A Whale for the Killing

      6.4 (168)
      Michael Eliot
      Robert Florio

    Outstanding Film Sound Mixing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evita Peron

      5.7 (385)
      Bill Teague(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
      For part I.
    • [object Object]

      Hart to Hart

      6.7 (9.5K)
      Blake Wilcox(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
      For episode "'Tis the Season to be Murdered".
    • [object Object]

      Nero Wolfe

      Episode: 

      Gambit

      7.2 (443)
      Dominick Gaffey(production mixer)
      Gary C. Bourgeois(re-recording mixer)
      Lee Minkler(re-recording mixer)
      Terry Porter(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Baby Comes Home

      6.4 (51)
      Alan Bernard(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      The Bunker

      6.9 (2.8K)
      René Magnol(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Dial 'M' for Murder

      6.4 (322)
      Stan Gordon(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Lee Minkler(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      The Killing of Randy Webster

      5.9 (252)
      Richard Raguse(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      A Rumor of War

      6.6 (377)
      Manuel Topete(production mixer)
      Harry Alphin(re-recording mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      A Time for Miracles

      7.2 (125)
      Bill Teague(production mixer)
      Joel Fein(re-recording mixer)
      George Porter(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Word of Honor

      6.2 (131)
      John MacLeod(production mixer)
      Robert L. Harman(re-recording mixer)
      William L. McCaughey(re-recording mixer)
      Terry Porter(re-recording mixer)

    Outstanding Graphic Design and Title Sequences

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Phill Norman(graphic designer)
      For episode #1.
    • [object Object]

      Freebie and the Bean

      Episode: 

      Health Nuts

      6.2 (55)
      Gene Kraft(title designer)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Technical Crafts

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cosmos

      9.3 (49K)
      John Allison(astronomical artist)
      Adolf Schaller(astronomical artist)
      Don Davis(astronomical artist)
      Rick Sternbach(astronomical artist)
      Jon Lomberg(astronomical artist)
      Anne Norcia(astronomical artist)
      Ernie Norcia(astronomical artist)
      For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean".
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cosmos

      9.3 (49K)
      Carey Melcher(technical designer)
      Bob Buckner(magicam crew)
      Stephen H. Burum(magicam crew)
      Jim Dow(magicam crew)
      John Gale(magicam crew)
      Larry Heider(magicam crew)
      Mike Johnson(magicam crew)
      Robert C. King(magicam crew)
      Cleve Landsberg(magicam crew)
      Joe Matza(magicam crew)
      George C. Reilly(magicam crew)
      Joe Wolcott(magicam crew)
      For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean".
    • [object Object]

      Fridays

      7.5 (803)
      Dick Wilson(sound effects)
      For episode #8 on 14 November 1980.
    • [object Object]

      Live from Lincoln Center

      8.5 (312)
      Mark Schubin(technical designer - stereo simulcast)
      For episode "Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti in Recital".
    • The Bionic Breakthrough

      8.2 (12)
      John L. Marlow(live fetal photography)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cosmos

      Episode: 

      Blues for a Red Planet

      9.3 (49K)
      Kent Gibson(tape sound mixer)
      Gerald Zelinger(tape sound mixer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      National Geographic Specials

      Episode: 

      Gorilla

      8.5 (357)
      Dick Rector(production mixer)
      Gary C. Bourgeois(re-recording mixer)
      David Dockendorf(re-recording mixer)
      John L. Mack(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      Cosmos

      9.3 (49K)
      Roy Stewart(video tape editor)
      For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean".
    • [object Object]

      National Geographic Specials

      8.5 (357)
      David Hughes(production mixer)
      David Dockendorf(re-recording mixer)
      Hoppy Mehterian(re-recording mixer)
      George Porter(re-recording mixer)
      For episode "Etosha: Place of Dry Water".
    • [object Object]

      National Geographic Specials

      Episode: 

      Living Treasures of Japan

      8.5 (357)
      Kenneth Love(production mixer)
      Gary C. Bourgeois(re-recording mixer)
      Hoppy Mehterian(re-recording mixer)
      Howard S. Wollman(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]

      National Geographic Specials

      Episode: 

      National Parks: Playground or Paradise

      8.5 (357)
      Chuck White(production mixer)
      Gary C. Bourgeois(re-recording mixer)
      George Porter(re-recording mixer)
      Terry Porter(re-recording mixer)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class

    • Winner

      Rhapsody and Song: A Tribute to George Gershwin

      Sarah Vaughan(performer)
    • [object Object]

      East of Eden

      7.4 (899)
      Robert Magahay(men's costumer)
      Judy Truchan(women's costumer)
      For episode 1.
    • [object Object]

      Crazy Times

      5.3 (82)
      Adrianne Levesque(women's costumer)
      Harry Curtis(men's costumer)
    • [object Object]

      The Diary of Anne Frank

      6.7 (675)
      Rita Bennett(women's costumer)
      Bill Blackburn(men's costumer)
    • [object Object]

      The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

      5.5 (120)
      Nick Perito(music director)
      Zubin Mehta(guest conductor)
      Michael Tilson Thomas(guest conductor)
      Alan Barker(guest conductor)

    Outstanding Informational Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Meeting of Minds

      9.0 (169)
      Loring d'Usseau(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Barbara Walters Summer Special

      5.1 (269)
      Don Mischer(executive producer)
      Joann Goldberg(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Cosmos

      9.3 (49K)
      Adrian Malone(executive producer)
      Geoffrey Haines-Stiles(senior producer)
      David Kennard(senior producer)
      Gregory Andorfer(producer)
    • Profile: Lillian Hellman

      David Dowe(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Real People

      7.0 (268)
      George Schlatter(executive producer)
      John Barbour(producer)
      Bob Wynn(producer)

    Outstanding Informational Special

    • Winner

      The Bionic Breakthrough

      8.2 (12)
      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Alfred R. Kelman(producer)
      Robert E. Fuisz(producer)
      Charles A. Bangert(co-producer)
      Nancy Smith(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      National Geographic Specials

      Episode: 

      Gorilla

      8.5 (357)
      Dennis B. Kane(executive producer)
      Thomas Skinner(executive producer)
      Barbara Jampel(producer)
    • The Sexes II

      Thomas W. Moore(executive producer)
      Alfred R. Kelman(producer)
      Robert E. Fuisz(producer)
      Charles A. Bangert(co-producer)
      Vivian R. Moss(co-producer)
    • Making 'M*A*S*H'

      7.5 (43)
      Michael Hirsh(producer)
    • Starring Katharine Hepburn

      7.0 (38)
      George Page(executive producer)
      David Heeley(producer)

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    • Judd Hirsch in Numb3rs (2005)
      Winner
      • Judd Hirsch
      • Taxi
      For playing "Alex Reiger".
    • 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".
    • Richard Mulligan
      • Richard Mulligan
      • Soap
      For playing "Burt Campbell".
    • John Ritter in Problem Child (1990)
      • John Ritter
      • Three's Company
      For playing "Jack Tripper".

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

    • Daniel J. Travanti
      Winner
      • Daniel J. Travanti
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Frank Furillo".
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
      • Louis Gossett Jr.
      • Palmerstown, U.S.A.
      For playing "Bessie's Father". For episode "Future City".
    • Jim Davis
      • Jim Davis
      • Dallas
      For playing "Jock Ewing". Posthumously.
    • Larry Hagman
      • Larry Hagman
      • Dallas
      For playing "J. R. Ewing".
    • Edward Asner at an event for The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008)
      • Edward Asner
      • Lou Grant
      For playing "Lou Grant".
    • Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)
      • Pernell Roberts
      • Trapper John, M.D.
      For playing "Trapper John McIntyre".

    Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Anthony Hopkins at an event for Beowulf (2007)
      Winner
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • The Bunker
      For playing "Adolf Hitler".
    • Peter O'Toole
      • Peter O'Toole
      • Masada
      For playing: "Cornelius Flavius Silva".
    • Peter Strauss
      • Peter Strauss
      • Masada
      For playing: "Eleazar Ben Yair".
    • Richard Chamberlain
      • Richard Chamberlain
      • Shogun
      For playing: "John Blackthorne and Anjin-san".
    • Toshirô Mifune in Seven Samurai (1954)
      • Toshirô Mifune
      • Shogun
      For playing: "Lord Yoshi Toranaga".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    • Isabel Sanford
      Winner
      • Isabel Sanford
      • The Jeffersons
      For playing "Louise Jefferson".
    • Lynn Redgrave in House Calls (1978)
      • Lynn Redgrave
      • House Calls
      For playing "Ann Atkinson".
    • Cathryn Damon in Webster (1983)
      • Cathryn Damon
      • Soap
      For playing "Mary Campbell".
    • Katherine Helmond
      • Katherine Helmond
      • Soap
      For playing "Jessica Tate".
    • Eileen Brennan
      • Eileen Brennan
      • Taxi
      For playing "Mrs. McKenzie". For episode "Thy Boss's Wife".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    • Barbara Babcock in Far and Away (1992)
      Winner
      • Barbara Babcock
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Grace Gardner". For episode: "Fecund Hand Rose".
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Barbara Bel Geddes
      • Dallas
      For playing "Ellie Ewing".
    • Linda Gray at an event for Dallas (1978)
      • Linda Gray
      • Dallas
      For playing "Sue Ellen Ewing".
    • Stefanie Powers
      • Stefanie Powers
      • Hart to Hart
      For playing "Jennifer Hart".
    • Veronica Hamel
      • Veronica Hamel
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Joyce Davenport".
    • Michael Learned
      • Michael Learned
      • Nurse
      For playing "Mary Benjamin".

    Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Vanessa Redgrave at an event for Milk (2008)
      Winner
      • Vanessa Redgrave
      • Playing for Time
      For playing "Fania Fenelon".
    • Yôko Shimada
      • Yôko Shimada
      • Shogun
      For playing: "Lady Toda Buntaro".
    • Joanne Woodward
      • Joanne Woodward
      • Crisis at Central High
      For playing "Elizabeth Huckaby".
    • Catherine Hicks at an event for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
      • Catherine Hicks
      • Marilyn: The Untold Story
      For playing "Marilyn Monroe".
    • Ellen Burstyn at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      • Ellen Burstyn
      • The People vs. Jean Harris
      For playing "Jean Harris".

    Outstanding Limited Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      James Clavell(executive producer)
      Eric Bercovici(producer)
    • [object Object]

      East of Eden

      7.4 (899)
      Mace Neufeld(executive producer)
      Barney Rosenzweig(producer)
      Ken Wales(co-producer)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      George Eckstein(producer)
    • [object Object]

      Rumpole of the Bailey

      8.4 (1.9K)
      Joan Wilson(series producer)
      Jacqueline Davis(producer)
      Shown within Masterpiece Mystery (1980).
    • [object Object]

      Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

      8.4 (10K)
      Jac Venza(executive producer)
      Jonathan Powell(producer)
      Samuel Paul(series producer)
      Shown within _"Great Performances" (1971) _.

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series

    • Danny DeVito at an event for Freedom Writers (2007)
      Winner
      • Danny DeVito
      • Taxi
      For playing "Louie De Palma".
    • Steve Landesberg
      • Steve Landesberg
      • Barney Miller
      For playing "Arthur P. Deitrich".
    • Harry Morgan
      • Harry Morgan
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing "Sherman Potter".
    • David Ogden Stiers
      • David Ogden Stiers
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing "Charles Emerson Winchester III".
    • Howard Hesseman
      • Howard Hesseman
      • WKRP in Cincinnati
      For playing "Johnny Fever".

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    • Michael Conrad in Hill Street Blues (1981)
      Winner
      • Michael Conrad
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Phil Esterhaus".
    • Charles Haid
      • Charles Haid
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Andy Renko".
    • Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
      • Bruce Weitz
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Mick Belker".
    • Mason Adams in Lou Grant (1977)
      • Mason Adams
      • Lou Grant
      For playing "Charlie Hume".
    • Robert Walden
      • Robert Walden
      • Lou Grant
      For playing "Joe Rossi".

    Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special

    • David Warner in Kiss of Life (2003)
      Winner
      • David Warner
      • Masada
      For playing: "Pomponius Falco".
    • Anthony Quayle in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
      • Anthony Quayle
      • Masada
      For playing: "Rubrius Gallus".
    • Yûki Meguro in Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
      • Yûki Meguro
      • Shogun
      For playing: "Omi".
    • John Rhys-Davies
      • John Rhys-Davies
      • Shogun
      For playing: "Vasco Rodrigues".
    • Andy Griffith in Pioneers of Television (2008)
      • Andy Griffith
      • Murder in Texas
      For playing: "Ash Robinson".

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series

    • Eileen Brennan
      Winner
      • Eileen Brennan
      • Private Benjamin
      For playing "Doreen Lewis".
    • Anne Meara
      • Anne Meara
      • Archie Bunker's Place
      For playing "Veronica Rooney".
    • Marla Gibbs at an event for Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
      • Marla Gibbs
      • The Jeffersons
      For playing "Florence Johnston".
    • Loretta Swit
      • Loretta Swit
      • M*A*S*H
      For playing "Margaret Houlihan".
    • Loni Anderson
      • Loni Anderson
      • WKRP in Cincinnati
      For playing "Jennifer Marlowe".

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    • Nancy Marchand in The Sopranos (1999)
      Winner
      • Nancy Marchand
      • Lou Grant
      For playing "Margaret Pynchon".
    • Barbara Barrie
      • Barbara Barrie
      • Breaking Away
      For playing "Evelyn Stroller".
    • Barbara Bosson in Hotel (1983)
      • Barbara Bosson
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Fay Furillo".
    • Betty Thomas at an event for John Tucker Must Die (2006)
      • Betty Thomas
      • Hill Street Blues
      For playing "Lucille Bates".
    • Linda Kelsey
      • Linda Kelsey
      • Lou Grant
      For playing "Billie Newman".

    Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special

    • Jane Alexander
      Winner
      • Jane Alexander
      • Playing for Time
      For playing: "Alma Rose".
    • Piper Laurie at an event for Hounddog (2007)
      • Piper Laurie
      • The Bunker
      For playing "Magda Goebbels".
    • Shirley Knight at an event for Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
      • Shirley Knight
      • Playing for Time
      For playing: "Frau Lagerfuhrerin Maria Mandel".
    • Colleen Dewhurst in Bed & Breakfast (1991)
      • Colleen Dewhurst
      • The Women's Room
      For playing: "Val".
    • Patty Duke
      • Patty Duke
      • The Women's Room
      For playing: "Lily".

    Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lily: Sold Out

      6.2 (82)
      Lily Tomlin(executive producer/star)
      Jane Wagner(executive producer)
      Rocco Urbisci(producer)
    • [object Object]

      The Benny Hill Show

      7.6 (5.9K)
      John Robins(producer)
      Dennis Kirkland(producer)
      Mark Stuart(producer)
      Keith Beckett(producer)
      Benny Hill(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)
      Louise Gold(star: The Muppets)
      Steve Whitmire(star: The Muppets)
      Kathryn Mullen(star: The Muppets)
      Brian Meehl(star: The Muppets)
      Karen Prell(star: The Muppets)
    • [object Object]

      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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

      AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire

      7.3 (232)
      George Stevens Jr.(producer)

    Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land

      6.4 (37)
      Marco Zappia(video tape editor)
      Branda S. Miller(film editor)
    • [object Object]

      AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire

      7.3 (232)
      Andy Schubert(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Diana

      9.1 (62)
      Terry Greene(editor)
      Ron Menzies(editor)
    • John Schneider: Back Home

      9.2 (11)
      Pam Marshall(editor)
    • The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I

      8.0 (12)
      Raymond M. Bush(editor)

    Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      WKRP in Cincinnati

      8.0 (12K)
      Andy Ackerman(editor)
      For "Bah Humbug".
    • [object Object]

      Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

      6.9 (170)
      Ken Denisoff(editor)
      Tom Faigh(editor)
      For episode with Ray Stevens on 13 December 1980.
    • [object Object]

      Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

      6.9 (170)
      Andy Zall(editor)
      For episode with Dolly Parton and John Schneider on 18 November 1980.
    • [object Object]

      The Muppet Show

      8.4 (27K)
      John Hawkins(editor)
      For episode with Brooke Shields (5.6).

    Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Taxi

      7.7 (17K)
      Michael Leeson(writer)
      For Tony's Sister and Jim (1980)
    • [object Object]

      The Greatest American Hero

      7.3 (7.1K)
      Stephen J. Cannell(writer)
      For The Greatest American Hero (1981)
    • [object Object]

      M*A*S*H

      8.5 (67K)
      Mike Farrell(teleplay)
      John Rappaport(teleplay)
      Dennis Koenig(teleplay)
      Thad Mumford(story)
      Dan Wilcox(story)
      Burt Metcalfe(story)
      For Death Takes a Holiday (1980)
    • [object Object]

      Taxi

      7.7 (17K)
      Glen Charles(writer)
      Les Charles(writer)
      For Going Home (1980)
    • [object Object]

      Taxi

      7.7 (17K)
      David Lloyd(writer)
      For Elaine's Strange Triangle (1980)

    Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hill Street Blues

      8.2 (11K)
      Michael Kozoll(writer)
      Steven Bochco(writer)
      For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
    • [object Object]

      Hill Street Blues

      Episode: 

      Jungle Madness

      8.2 (11K)
      Michael Kozoll
      Steven Bochco
      Anthony Yerkovich
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Rape

      7.3 (2.6K)
      Seth Freeman
    • [object Object]

      Lou Grant

      Episode: 

      Strike

      7.3 (2.6K)
      April Smith
    • [object Object]

      American Dream

      Episode: 

      American Dream

      6.3 (40)
      Ronald M. Cohen(writer)
      Barbara Corday(writer)
      Ken Hecht(writer)

    Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Playing for Time

      7.3 (3K)
      Arthur Miller(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Masada

      7.8 (2.6K)
      Joel Oliansky(writer)
      For episode IV.
    • [object Object]

      Shogun

      8.1 (17K)
      Eric Bercovici(writer)
      For episode #5.
    • [object Object]

      Bitter Harvest

      6.9 (349)
      Richard Friedenberg(writer)
    • [object Object]

      The Shadow Box

      6.4 (257)
      Michael Cristofer(writer)

    Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Muppet Show

      8.4 (27K)
      Jerry Juhl
      David Odell
      Chris Langham
      For episode with Carol Burnett (5.15).
    • [object Object]

      The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

      Episode: 

      18th Anniversary Show

      8.5 (4.5K)
      Raymond Siller(writer)
      Hal Goodman(writer)
      Larry Klein(writer)
      Michael Barrie(writer)
      Jim Mulholland(writer)
      Bob Dolan Smith(writer)
      Gary Murphy(writer)
      Greg Fields(writer)
      Pat McCormick(writer)
      Kevin Mulholland(writer)
    • [object Object]

      AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire

      7.3 (232)
      George Stevens Jr.(writer)
      Joseph McBride(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Lily: Sold Out

      6.2 (82)
      Nancy Audley(writer)
      Ann Elder(writer)
      Irene Mecchi(writer)
      Elaine Pope(writer)
      Ziggy Steinberg(writer)
      Rocco Urbisci(writer)
      Jane Wagner(writer)
      Rod Warren(writer)
    • Musical Comedy Tonight II

      8.3 (19)
      Sylvia Fine(writer)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming

    • [object Object]

      Faeries

      7.2 (221)
      Alan Aldridge(teleplay)
      Lee Mishkin(teleplay)
      Christopher Gore(story)
    • [object Object]

      Faeries

      7.2 (221)
      Peter Aries(film editor)
    • [object Object]

      Faeries

      7.2 (221)
      Peter Aries(film sound editor)
    • [object Object]

      The Flintstones' New Neighbors

      6.3 (268)
      Hoyt Curtin(composer)

    Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming

    • Donahue and Kids

      Don Mischer(director)
    • [object Object]

      Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

      8.1 (5.2K)
      Calista Hendrickson(costume designer)
      Sherry Ammott(costume designer)
    • [object Object]

      Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

      8.1 (5.2K)
      Paul Williams(composer/lyricist)
      For the song "When The River Meets the Sea".
    • [object Object]

      Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

      8.1 (5.2K)
      Tom Wright(lighting)
    • Girl on the Edge of Town

      6.4 (18)
      Patty Duke(performer)

    Governor's Award

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      Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

      • Winner
          For the design and development of the Rank Cintel Mark III Flying Spot Telecine, which converts film to video.

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        Event date

        September 12, 1981

        Event location

        USA

        Event links

        • https://www.televisionacademy.com/

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