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Emmy Awards: 1979

Emmy

Date:8 September (creative arts), 9 September (primetime programming)
Host:Henry Winkler (Pasadena); Cheryl Ladd (Pasadena)
Location:Pasadena Center Exhibition Hall, Pasadena, California, USA (creative arts)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA (primetime programming)
Notes:
  • The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 1 July 1978 and 30 June 1979.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Edward Asner; CBS
  • "Quincy M.E." (1976) - Jack Klugman; NBC
  • "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - James Garner; NBC

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Barney Miller" (1975) - Hal Linden; ABC
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS
  • "Mork & Mindy" (1978) - Robin Williams (I); ABC
  • "Taxi" (1978) - Judd Hirsch; ABC

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Louis Gossett Jr.; NBC
  • Elvis (1979/I) (TV) - Kurt Russell (I); ABC
  • Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Ned Beatty; ABC

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dallas" (1978) - Barbara Bel Geddes; CBS
  • "Family" (1976) - Sada Thompson; ABC
  • "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Rita Moreno (I); NBC
    - For episode "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead".

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Olivia Cole; NBC
  • Corn Is Green, The (1979) (TV) - Katharine Hepburn; CBS
  • First, You Cry (1978) (TV) - Mary Tyler Moore; CBS
  • Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Carol Burnett; ABC

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Alice" (1976) - Linda Lavin; CBS
  • "All in the Family" (1971) - Jean Stapleton; CBS
  • "Jeffersons, The" (1975) - Isabel Sanford; CBS
  • "Soap" (1977) - Katherine Helmond; ABC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Mason Adams; CBS
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Robert Walden; CBS
  • "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Noah Beery Jr.; NBC
  • "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Joe Santos; NBC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Ed Flanders; NBC
    - For episode "Book Two".
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Robert Vaughn (I); NBC
    - For episode "Book One".
  • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Al Freeman Jr.; ABC
    - For episode VII.
  • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Paul Winfield; ABC
    - For episode V.

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Barney Miller" (1975) - Max Gail; ABC
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Gary Burghoff; CBS
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Harry Morgan (I); CBS
  • "Taxi" (1978) - Danny DeVito; ABC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Eileen Heckart; NBC
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Celeste Holm; NBC
  • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Ruby Dee (I); ABC
  • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) (TV) - Colleen Dewhurst; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Alice" (1976) - Polly Holliday; CBS
  • "Happy Days" (1974) - Marion Ross; ABC
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Loretta Swit; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Linda Kelsey; CBS
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Nancy Marchand; CBS

  • Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic)
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Mourning Becomes Electra" (1978) - William C. Knight (lighting director); PBS
    - For episode one: "The Homecoming".
  • Cinderella at the Palace (1978) (TV) - Fred McKinnon (lighting director); CBS
  • Salute to American Imagination, A (1978) (TV) - Bill Klages (lighting director); George Riesenberger (lighting director); CBS

  • Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All in the Family" (1971) - Paul Bogart; CBS
    - For episode "California, Here We Are", part II.
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS
    - For episode "Dear Sis".
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Charles S. Dubin; CBS
    - For episode "Point of View".
  • "Soap" (1977) - Jay Sandrich; ABC
    - For episode #27.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Midnight Special, The" (1972) - Robert G. Holmes (I) (technical director); Bruce Bottone (camera operator); Jim Herring (II) (camera operator); Roy Holm (camera operator); William Landers (II) (camera operator); Peggy Mahoney (I) (camera operator); NBC
    - For episode with host Dolly Parton on 29 September 1978.
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Heino Ripp (technical director); Al Camoin (camera operator); Peter Basil (camera operator); Tom De Zendorf (camera operator); Johnny Pinto (II) (camera operator); Vince Di Pietro (camera operator); NBC
    - For episode with Richard Benjamin (I) on 7 April 1979.
  • You Can't Take It with You (1979) (TV) - Robert Jones (XI) (technical director); Barry Brown (IV) (cameraperson); Larry Heider (cameraperson); Wayne Orr (cameraperson); Hank Geving (cameraperson); Diane Biederbeck (cameraperson); Richard Price (IV) (cameraperson); Tom Karnowski (III) (cameraperson); David Levisohn (cameraperson); CBS

  • Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Burt Brinckerhoff; CBS
    - For episode "Schools".
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Mel Damski; CBS
    - For episode "Murder".
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Gene Reynolds; CBS
    - For episode "Prisoner".

  • Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Miserables, Les (1978) (TV) - Glenn Jordan (I); CBS
  • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979) (TV) - Lou Antonio; CBS

  • Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Gwen Bagni; Paul Dubov; NBC
    - For episode "Book One".
  • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Ernest Kinoy; ABC
    - For episode I.
  • Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Fay Kanin; ABC
  • Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV) - Jane-Howard Hammerstein; NBC

  • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All in the Family" (1971) - Milt Josefsberg (II); Phil Sharp (II); Bob Schiller; Bob Weiskopf; CBS
    - For episode "California, Here We Are", part II.
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Ken Levine (I); David Isaacs (I); CBS
    - For episode "Point of View".
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dan Aykroyd; Anne Beatts; Tom Davis (I); James Downey (I); Brian Doyle-Murray; Al Franken (I); Brian McConnachie; Lorne Michaels; Don Novello; Herbert Sargent (I); Tom Schiller; Rosie Shuster; Walter Williams (IV); Alan Zweibel; NBC
    - For episode with Richard Benjamin (I) on 7 April 1979.
  • "Taxi" (1978) - Michael Leeson (writer); ABC
    - For episode "Blind Date".

  • Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Gene Reynolds; CBS
    - For episode "Marathon".
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Leon Tokatyan; CBS
    - For episode "Vet".
  • "Paper Chase, The" (1978) - James Bridges (I); CBS
    - For episode "The Late Mr. Hart"

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Ike" (1979) - Archie R. Dalzell; Freddie Young; ABC
    - For part II.
  • Elvis (1979/I) (TV) - Donald M. Morgan (cinematographer); ABC
  • Winds of Kitty Hawk, The (1978) (TV) - Dennis Dalzell; NBC

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Barnaby Jones" (1973) - William W. Spencer; CBS
    - For episode "Memory of a Nightmare".
  • Little Women (1978) (TV) - Joseph F. Biroc; NBC
    - For part II.

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Richard Y. Haman (art director); Anne D. McCulley (set decorator); NBC
    - For episode "Book One".
  • "Blind Ambition" (1979) - Michael Baugh (art director); Robert Checchi (set decorator); Arthur Jeph Parker (set decorator); CBS
    - For part III.
  • "Centennial" (1978) - 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); NBC
    - For chapter seven: "The Shepherds".
  • "Studs Lonigan" (1979) - Jan Scott (I) (art director/production designer); Edward J. McDonald (set decorator); Bill Harp (set decorator); NBC
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) - John E. Chilberg II (art director); Mickey S. Michaels (set decorator); Lowell Chambers (set decorator); ABC
    - For episode "Saga of a Star World".
  • "Mary Tyler Moore Hour, The" (1979) - Rene Lagler (art director); Carl Carlson (set decorator); CBS
    - For episode with Gene Kelly (I) on 1 April 1979.

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cher... and Other Fantasies (1979) (TV) - Bob Mackie; Ret Turner; NBC
  • Corn Is Green, The (1979) (TV) - David Walker (I) (costume designer); CBS
  • John Davidson Christmas Show, The (1978) (TV) - Warden Neil; ABC

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Laverne & Shirley" (1976) - Al Lehman (I); ABC
    - For episode "The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Ike" (1979) - Bill Teague (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Hoppy Mehterian (sound mixer); ABC
    - For part II.
  • Christmas to Remember, A (1978) (TV) - Stan Gordon (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Hoppy Mehterian (sound mixer); CBS
  • Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, The (1979) (TV) - George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Ray West (I) (sound mixer); Maury Harris (sound mixer); NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 3rd Barry Manilow Special, The (1979) (TV) - Doug Nelson (I) (sound mixer); ABC
  • Early American Christmas (1978) (TV) - Gordon Klimuck (sound mixer); Thomas J. Huth (sound mixer); ABC
  • Muppets Go Hollywood, The (1979) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (sound mixer); CBS
  • Return Engagement (1978) (TV) - Georja Skinner (sound mixer); Phillip Seretti (sound mixer); NBC

  • Outstanding Film Editing for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dallas" (1978) - Fred W. Berger; CBS
    - For episode "Reunion" part II.
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - James Galloway (I); CBS
    - For episode "Hooker".
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Larry L. Mills; Stanford Tischler; CBS
    - For episode "The Billfold Syndrome".

  • Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All in the Family" (1971) - Hal Collins (II); Harvey W. Berger; CBS
    - For episode "The 200th Episode Celebration of 'All in the Family'".

  • Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Cheryl Ladd Special, The (1979) (TV) - Andy Zall; ABC
  • Liberace: A Valentine Special (1979) (TV) - Marco Zappia; CBS
  • Muppets Go Hollywood, The (1979) (TV) - Darryl Sutton; CBS

  • Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Centennial" (1978) - Robert Watts (I); NBC
    - For chapter one: "Only the Rocks Live Forever".
  • "Ike" (1979) - John Woodcock (I); Bill Lenny; Paul Dixon (I); ABC
    - For part III.
  • First, You Cry (1978) (TV) - James Galloway (I); CBS
  • Winds of Kitty Hawk, The (1978) (TV) - John A. Martinelli; NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Ike" (1979) - Michael P. Redbourn; Peter Harrison (I); Rusty Tinsley; Linda Dove; Leonard Corso; ABC
    - For part II.
  • Fire in the Sky, A (1978) (TV) - Doug Grindstaff (sound editor); Don Isaacs (sound editor); Mark Dennis (III) (sound editor); Bob J. Human (sound editor); Larry Kaufman (sound editor); Larry Singer (sound editor); Hank Salerno (sound editor); NBC
  • Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, The (1979) (TV) - 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 (II) (sound editor); Martin Varno (sound editor); NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Ken Chase (makeup design); Joe DiBella (makeup artist); Zoltan Elek (makeup artist); Tom Miller (II) (makeup artist); David Dittmar (I) (makeup artist); ABC
    - For episode III.
  • Elvis (1979/I) (TV) - Marvin G. Westmore (makeup); ABC
  • Lady of the House (1978) (TV) - Leo Lotito Jr. (makeup); Nicholas Pagliaro (makeup); NBC

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dear Detective" (1979) - Dick DeBenedictis (composer); Dean DeBenedictis (composer); CBS
  • "Lou Grant" (1977) - Patrick Williams (I) (composer); CBS
    - For episode "Prisoner".
  • "Paper Chase, The" (1978) - Charles Fox (I) (composer); Norman Gimbel (I) (lyrics); CBS
    - For episode "A Day in the Life".

  • Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Muppet Show, The" (1976) - David Lazer (executive producer); Jim Henson (I) (producer/star: The Muppets); Frank Oz (star: The Muppets); Jerry Nelson (I) (star: The Muppets); Richard Hunt (I) (star: The Muppets); Dave Goelz (star: The Muppets); Syndicated
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Lorne Michaels (producer); Dan Aykroyd (star); John Belushi (star); Jane Curtin (star); Garrett Morris (star); Bill Murray (I) (star); Laraine Newman (star); Gilda Radner (star); NBC
  • Arthur Fiedler: Just Call Me Maestro (1979) (TV) - William Cosel (producer); Arthur Fiedler (star); PBS
  • Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (1979) (TV) - Gary Smith (III) (producer); Dwight Hemion (producer); Shirley MacLaine (star); CBS

  • Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Word, The" (1978) - Alex North (composer); CBS
  • First, You Cry (1978) (TV) - Peter Matz (I) (composer); CBS
  • Hal Linden Special, The (1979) (TV) - Ken Welch (composer); Mitzie Welch (composer); ABC

  • Outstanding Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Paper Chase, The" (1978) - Robert C. Thompson (executive producer); Robert Lewin (producer); Albert Aley (producer); CBS
  • "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Meta Rosenberg (executive producer); Stephen J. Cannell (supervising producer); Chas. Floyd Johnson (producer); David Chase (II) (producer); Juanita Bartlett (producer); NBC

  • Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Merrill Brockway (series producer); Emile Ardolino (series coordinating producer); Judy Kinberg (producer); PBS
    - For episode "Choreography by Balanchine - Part III".
  • "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); PBS
    - For episode "Luciano Pavarotti and
    - Dame Joan Sutherland (I) in Recital".
  • "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); PBS
    - For episode "American Ballet Theatre: The Sleeping Beauty".
  • Giulini's Beethoven's 9th Live: A Gift from Los Angeles (1978) (TV) - Jeanne Mulcahy (executive producer); John Goberman (producer); PBS

  • Outstanding Limited Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Ed Friendly (executive producer/producer); Michael O'Herlihy (producer); NBC
  • "Blind Ambition" (1979) - David Susskind (executive producer); George Schaefer (I) (producer); Renée Valente (producer); CBS

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 51st Annual Academy Awards, The (1979) (TV) - Roy Christopher (art director); ABC
  • 51st Annual Academy Awards, The (1979) (TV) - Michael L. Wenig (videotape editor); Terry M. Pickford (videotape editor); ABC

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animation Program
      Nominees:
     
  • Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, The (1979) (TV) - Bill Melendez (writer); David D. Connell (writer); CBS
  • Pink Christmas, A (1978) (TV) - John Bradford (II) (lyrics); Doug Goodwin (I) (music); ABC
    - For main title song.
  • Pink Christmas, A (1978) (TV) - Doug Goodwin (I) (music/lyrics); ABC
    - For the songs.
  • Puff, the Magic Dragon (1978) (TV) - Peter Yarrow (music/lyrics); David Richard Campbell (music/lyrics); CBS

  • Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Vega$" (1978) - Phill Norman; ABC
    - For premiere episode "Centerfold".

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Program
      Nominees:
     
  • Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) (TV) - Gerri Brioso (graphic artist); PBS
  • Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) (TV) - Tony Di Girolamo (lighting director); Dave Clark (VIII) (lighting director); PBS

  • Outstanding Children's Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Once Upon a Classic" (1976) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Graeme MacDonald (I) (producer); James A. DeVinney (producer); PBS
  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978) (TV) - Joe Camp (I) (producer); ABC
  • Special Sesame Street Christmas, A (1978) (TV) - Bob Banner (I) (executive producer); Stephen Pouliot (producer); CBS

  • Outstanding Informational Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Body Human: The Sexes, The (1979) (TV) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Alfred R. Kelman (producer); Robert E. Fuisz (producer); Vivian R. Moss (co-producer); Charles A. Bangert (co-producer); CBS
  • Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) - Henry Winkler (executive producer); John Korty (producer); Warren Lockhart (producer); Dan McCann (I) (producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All in the Family" (1971) - Mort Lachman (executive producer); Milt Josefsberg (II) (producer); CBS
  • "Barney Miller" (1975) - Danny Arnold (executive producer); Tony Sheehan (co-producer); Reinhold Weege (co-producer); ABC
  • "M*A*S*H" (1972) - Burt Metcalfe (producer); CBS
  • "Mork & Mindy" (1978) - Garry Marshall (executive producer); Anthony W. Marshall (executive producer); Dale McRaven (producer); Bruce Johnson (IV) (producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Susan Germaine (hairstylist); Lola Kemp (I) (hairstylist); Vivian McAteer (hairstylist); NBC
    - For episode "Book Four".
  • "Ike" (1979) - Jean Burt Reilly (hairstylist); ABC
    - For part III.

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class
      Nominees:
     
  • Baryshnikov at the White House (1979) (TV) - Dave Clark (VIII) (lighting designer); Michael Rosatti (lighting director); Harry Bottorf (lighting director); PBS
  • General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV) - Harry Blake (II) (makeup artist); Robert Ostermann (makeup artist); David Dittmar (I) (makeup artist); ABC
  • Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song, The (1979) (TV) - Carl Vitelli (lighting director); NBC
  • Rockette: A Holiday Tribute to Radio City Music Hall (1978) (TV) - Bill Klages (lighting director); NBC
  • Television Annual: 1978/1979, The (1979) (TV) - David W. Foster (videotape editor); Eddy Joseph (videotape editor); ABC

  • Outstanding Animated Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown (1979) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (producer); CBS
  • You're the Greatest, Charlie Brown (1979) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (executive producer); Bill Melendez (producer); CBS

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Technical Crafts
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975) - Dick Wilson (II) (sound effects); ABC
    - For episode "Barbarino's Baby".
  • Fire in the Sky, A (1978) (TV) - Joseph A. Unsinn (special effects/pyrotechnical work); NBC

  • Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Events
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  • 33rd Annual Tony Awards, The (1979) (TV) - Alexander H. Cohen (II) (executive producer); Hildy Parks (producer); Roy A. Somlyo (co-producer); CBS
  • Baryshnikov at the White House (1979) (TV) - Gerald Slater (executive producer); Emile Ardolino (producer); PBS

  • Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class
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  • "Dick Cavett Show, The" (1975) - Christopher Porterfield (producer); Dick Cavett (star); PBS
  • "Meeting of Minds" (1977) - Loring d'Usseau (producer); Steve Allen (I) (star); PBS

  • Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special
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  • Dummy (1979) (TV) - Frank Konigsberg (executive producer); Sam Manners (I) (producer); Ernest Tidyman (producer); CBS
  • First, You Cry (1978) (TV) - Philip Barry Jr. (producer); CBS
  • Jericho Mile, The (1979) (TV) - Tim Zinnemann (producer); ABC
  • Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV) - Linda Gottlieb (producer); NBC

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Program
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  • Scared Straight! (1980) - Arnold Shapiro (writer); Syndicated

  • Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
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  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Martha Graham (choreographer); PBS
    - For episode "Martha Graham Dance Company: Clytemnestra".
  • Muppets Go Hollywood, The (1979) (TV) - Anita Mann (I) (choreographer); CBS

  • Governor's Award

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    Special Award

    Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development
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    • Ampex Corporation
      - For the development of their Automatic Scan Tracking system for helical video tape equipment.

    Special Presentation

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    Citation

    Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development
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    • Magicam, Inc.
      - For development of real time tracking of independent scenes.