1984 American television programming awards
- September 23, 1984
(Ceremony) - September 16, 1984
(Creative Arts Awards)
Location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
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Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
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Hosted by | Tom Selleck |
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Highlights |
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Most awards | Hill Street Blues (4) |
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Most nominations | Hill Street Blues (14) |
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Outstanding Comedy Series | Cheers |
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Outstanding Drama Series | Hill Street Blues |
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Outstanding Limited Series | Concealed Enemies |
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Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Kennedy Center Honors |
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Television/radio coverage |
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Network | CBS |
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The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23, 1984. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.
The top shows of the night were Cheers and Hill Street Blues. Cheers won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Hill Street Blues made history. It became the first show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times. This record still stands today, but has been tied by L.A. Law, The West Wing, Mad Men and Game of Thrones. Hill Street Blues also added to another streak. It received at least 14 major nominations for the fourth straight year, winning four. Cheers received the most nominations on the comedy side (10), winning three.
Sir Laurence Olivier won the last of his five career Emmys this evening. His win was also the last time a non-Network Syndicated performance won an Acting Award.
Winners and nominees
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Programs
Programs | |
| - Concealed Enemies (PBS)
- Chiefs (CBS)
- George Washington (CBS)
- Nancy Astor (PBS)
- Reilly: Ace of Spies (PBS)
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Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
Acting
Lead performances
Acting | |
| - Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey (CBS) (Episode: "The Baby Broker")
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| - Jane Fonda as Gertie Nevels in The Dollmaker (ABC)
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Supporting performances
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- Bruce Weitz as Det. Mick Belker in Hill Street Blues (NBC)
| - Alfre Woodard as Doris Robson in Hill Street Blues (NBC) (Episode: "Doris in Wonderland")
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| - Roxana Zal as Amelia Bennett in Something About Amelia (ABC)
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Individual performances
- Cloris Leachman – The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration (CBS)
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Directing
Directing - Kate & Allie (CBS): "The Very Loud Family" – Bill Persky
| - Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" – Corey Allen
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Writing
Writing | - St. Elsewhere (NBC): "The Women" – Story by : John Masius and Tom Fontana
Teleplay by : John Ford Noonan - Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Doris in Wonderland" – Story by : Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis and David Milch
Teleplay by : Peter Silverman - Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Grace Under Pressure" – Story by : Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis and David Milch
Teleplay by : Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner, Karen Hall and Mark Frost - St. Elsewhere (NBC): "All About Eve" – John Masius and Tom Fontana
- St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Newheart" – John Masius, Tom Fontana, Garn Stephens and Emilie R. Small
- St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Qui Transulit Sustinet" – Story by : John Masius and Tom Fontana
Teleplay by : John Tinker and Mark Tinker
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- Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 312"
- The 38th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (CBS)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS)
- Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 285"
- Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 291"
- Saturday Night Live (NBC): "Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Don Novello and Betty Thomas"
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Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1] Network | Number of Nominations |
NBC | 53 |
CBS | 37 |
ABC | 27 |
Programs with multiple major nominations Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
Hill Street Blues | Drama | NBC | 14 |
Cheers | Comedy | 10 |
St. Elsewhere | Drama | 9 |
Buffalo Bill | Comedy | 6 |
Something About Amelia | Special | ABC |
A Streetcar Named Desire | 5 |
Adam | NBC | 4 |
The Day After | ABC |
Kate & Allie | Comedy | CBS |
Late Night with David Letterman | Variety | NBC |
The 38th Annual Tony Awards | CBS | 3 |
Cagney & Lacey | Drama |
The Dollmaker | Special | ABC |
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter |
Fame | Drama | Syndicated |
The Jeffersons | Comedy | CBS |
The Kennedy Center Honors | Variety |
Magnum, P.I. | Drama |
Newhart | Comedy |
Saturday Night Live | Variety | NBC |
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish | CBS | 2 |
Benson | Comedy | ABC |
Chiefs | Limited | CBS |
Concealed Enemies | PBS |
Dynasty | Drama | ABC |
George Washington | CBS |
Live...And in Person | Variety | NBC |
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[note 1] Network | Number of Awards |
NBC | 10 |
CBS | 7 |
ABC | 5 |
Programs with multiple major awards Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
Hill Street Blues | Drama | NBC | 4 |
Cheers | Comedy | 3 |
Something About Amelia | Special | ABC |
Concealed Enemies | Miniseries | PBS | 2 |
Kate & Allie | Comedy | CBS |
- Notes
- ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
References
- ^ Emmys.com list of 1984 Nominees & Winners
- ^ "Boone, Mike. "The Emmy List: Here's the Best in Television". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
External links
- Emmys.com list of 1984 Nominees & Winners
- 36th Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb