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Emmy Awards: 1981

Emmy

Date:	12 September (creative arts), 13 September (primetime programming)
Host:	Edward Asner; Shirley MacLaine
Location:	L.A. Bonaventure, Los Angeles, 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 1980 and 30 June 1981.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Daniel J. Travanti; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Dallas" (1978) - Jim Davis (I); CBS - Posthumously. "Dallas" (1978) - Larry Hagman; CBS "Lou Grant" (1977) - Edward Asner; CBS "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980) - Louis Gossett Jr.; CBS - For episode "Future City". "Trapper John, M.D." (1979) - Pernell Roberts; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - Judd Hirsch; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Hal Linden; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS "Soap" (1977) - Richard Mulligan; ABC "Three's Company" (1977) - John Ritter; ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Bunker, The (1981) (TV) - Anthony Hopkins; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Peter O'Toole (I); ABC "Masada" (1981) - Peter Strauss (I); ABC "Shogun" (1980) - Richard Chamberlain (I); NBC "Shogun" (1980) - Toshir� Mifune; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Barbara Babcock (I); NBC - For episode "Fecund Hand Rose".
Other Nominees:
	"Dallas" (1978) - Barbara Bel Geddes; CBS "Dallas" (1978) - Linda Gray (I); CBS "Hart to Hart" (1979) - Stefanie Powers; ABC "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Veronica Hamel; NBC "Nurse" (1981) - Michael Learned; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Vanessa Redgrave; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Shogun" (1980) - Y�ko Shimada; NBC Crisis at Central High (1981) (TV) - Joanne Woodward (I); CBS Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) - Catherine Hicks; ABC People vs. Jean Harris, The (1981) (TV) - Ellen Burstyn; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Jeffersons, The" (1975) - Isabel Sanford; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"House Calls" (1979) - Lynn Redgrave; CBS "Soap" (1977) - Cathryn Damon; ABC "Soap" (1977) - Katherine Helmond; ABC "Taxi" (1978) - Eileen Brennan (I); ABC - For episode "Thy Boss's Wife".

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Michael Conrad (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Charles Haid; NBC "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Bruce Weitz; NBC "Lou Grant" (1977) - Mason Adams; CBS "Lou Grant" (1977) - Robert Walden; CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - Danny DeVito; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Steve Landesberg; ABC "MASH" (1972) - Harry Morgan (I); CBS "MASH" (1972) - David Ogden Stiers; CBS "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) - Howard Hesseman; CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	"Masada" (1981) - David Warner (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Anthony Quayle; ABC "Shogun" (1980) - Yuki Meguro; NBC "Shogun" (1980) - John Rhys-Davies; NBC Murder in Texas (1981) (TV) - Andy Griffith (I); NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Jane Alexander (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Bunker, The (1981) (TV) - Piper Laurie; CBS Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Shirley Knight (I); CBS Women's Room, The (1980) (TV) - Colleen Dewhurst; ABC Women's Room, The (1980) (TV) - Patty Duke; ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Lou Grant" (1977) - Nancy Marchand; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Breaking Away" (1980) - Barbara Barrie; ABC "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Barbara Bosson (I); NBC "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Betty Thomas (I); NBC "Lou Grant" (1977) - Linda Kelsey; CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Private Benjamin" (1981) - Eileen Brennan (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979) - Anne Meara; CBS "Jeffersons, The" (1975) - Marla Gibbs; CBS "MAS*H" (1972) - Loretta Swit; CBS "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) - Loni Anderson; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork


Winner:
	Live from Studio 8H: An Evening with Jerome Robbins (1980) (TV) - Heino Ripp (technical director); Peter Basil (camera operator); Al Camoin (camera operator); Tom De Zendorf (camera operator); Vince Di Pietro (camera operator); Gene Martin (III) (camera operator); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Tomorrow Show, The" (1973) - Tom Sabol (technical director - crew A); George Ciliberto (camera operator - crew A); Barry Frisher (camera operator - crew A); Jodi Greenberg (camera operator - crew A); Pamela Schneider (camera operator - crew A); O. Tamburri (technical director - crew B); George Loomis (camera operator - crew B); Michael Stramisky (camera operator - crew B); NBC - For episode "Charles Manson Interview" on 12 June 1981. Kenny Rogers' America (1980) (TV) - John B. Field (technical director); Rick Caswell (camera operator); Rocky Danielson (camera operator); Bob Eberline (camera operator); Hank Geving (camera operator); Dean Hall (I) (camera operator); Larry Heider (camera operator); Bob Highton (camera operator); Dave Hilmer (camera operator); David Levisohn (camera operator); Dan Preston (II) (camera operator); Larry Travis (III) (camera operator); Wayne Womack (I) (camera operator); CBS Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari, The (1980) (TV) - Jerry Weiss (I) (technical director); Don Barker (II) (camera operator); Bruce Bottone (camera operator); Jim Herring (II) (camera operator); Roy Holm (camera operator); CBS People vs. Jean Harris, The (1981) (TV) - O. Tamburri (technical director); George Falardeau (camera operator); Roy Holm (camera operator); Reed Howard (camera operator); NBC

Outstanding Directing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program


Winner:
	Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1980) (TV) - Don Mischer; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) - Bob Henry (I); NBC - For episode with Dolly Parton and John Schneider (I) on 18 November 1980. "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Emile Ardolino; PBS - For episode "Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky". 53rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1981) (TV) - Marty Pasetta (director); ABC Linda in Wonderland (1980) (TV) - Dwight Hemion; CBS Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV) - Tony Charmoli (director); PBS

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - James Burrows (II); ABC - For episode "Elaine's Strange Triangle".
Other Nominees:
	"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979) - Linda Day; CBS - For episode "Tough Love". "Barney Miller" (1975) - Noam Pitlik; ABC - For episode "Liquidation". "Happy Days" (1974) - Jerry Paris; ABC - For episode "Hello Mrs. Arcola". "MASH" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS - For episode "The Life You Save". "MASH" (1972) - Burt Metcalfe (director); CBS - For episode "No Laughing Matter". "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) - Rod Daniel; CBS - For "Venus Flytrap Explains The Atom".

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Robert Butler (I); NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
Other Nominees:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Corey Allen; NBC - For episode "Jungle Madness". "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Georg Stanford Brown; NBC - For episode "Up In Arms". "Lou Grant" (1977) - Burt Brinckerhoff; CBS - For episode "Pack". "Lou Grant" (1977) - Gene Reynolds (I); CBS - For episode "Strike". American Dream (1981) (TV) - Mel Damski; ABC - Pilot episode of the series "American Dream" (1981).

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction


Winner:
	Linda in Wonderland (1980) (TV) - Ian Fraser (I) (music director); Billy Byers (arranger); Chris Boardman (I) (arranger); Bob Florence (arranger); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Omnibus" (1980) - Jack Elliott (I) (music director); Alf Clausen (arranger); William Goldstein (II) (arranger); ABC - For episode on 28 December 1980. Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) (TV) - Nick Perito (music director/arranger); ABC Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari, The (1980) (TV) - George Wyle (music director); Sid Feller (arranger); Norman Henry Mamey (arranger); CBS Stand by Your Man (1981) (TV) - Carl Brandt (I) (arranger); Deane Hagen (arranger); Earle Hagen (music director); CBS

Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Kent State (1981) (TV) - James Goldstone (director); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Boris Sagal; ABC - For episode IV. - Posthumously. "Shogun" (1980) - Jerry London; NBC - For episode #5. Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) - Roger Young (I); NBC Shadow Box, The (1980) (TV) - Paul Newman (I); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction


Winner:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Ralph Holmes (III) (lighting director); PBS - For episode "Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky".
Other Nominees:
	35th Annual Tony Awards, The (1981) (TV) - Carl Vitelli (lighting director); CBS Bayou Legend, A (1981) (TV) - George Riesenberger (lighting director); PBS Command Performance: The Stars Salute the President (1981) (TV) - Fred McKinnon (lighting director); NBC Diana (1981) (TV) - Greg Brunton (lighting director); Allen Branton (lighting designer); CBS Osmond Family Christmas Special, The (1980) (TV) - Leard Davis (lighting director); NBC Sixty Years of Seduction (1981) (TV) - Greg Brunton (lighting director); ABC

Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Arthur Miller (I) (writer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Joel Oliansky (writer); ABC - For episode IV. "Shogun" (1980) - Eric Bercovici (writer); NBC - For episode #5. Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) - Richard Friedenberg (writer); NBC Shadow Box, The (1980) (TV) - Michael Cristofer (writer); ABC

Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program


Winner:
	"Muppet Show, The" (1976) - Jerry Juhl; David Odell; Chris Langham; Syndicated - For episode with Carol Burnett (5.15).
Other Nominees:
	"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Raymond Siller (writer); Hal Goodman (writer); Larry Klein (I) (writer); Michael Barrie (I) (writer); Jim Mulholland (writer); Bob Smith (XV) (writer); Gary Murphy (I) (writer); Greg Fields (writer); Pat McCormick (I) (writer); Kevin Mulholland (I) (writer); NBC - For episode "18th Anniversary Show" on 29 September 1980. American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, The (1981) (TV) - George Stevens Jr. (writer); Joseph McBride (writer); CBS Lily: Sold Out (1981) (TV) - Nancy Audley (writer); Ann Elder (writer); Irene Mecchi (writer); Elaine Pope (writer); Ziggy Steinberg (writer); Rocco Urbisci (writer); Jane Wagner (writer); Rod Warren (I) (writer); CBS Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV) - Sylvia Fine (writer); PBS

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Michael Kozoll (writer); Steven Bochco (writer); NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
Other Nominees:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Michael Kozoll; Steven Bochco; Anthony Yerkovich; NBC - For episode "Jungle Madness". "Lou Grant" (1977) - Seth Freeman (I); CBS - For episode "Rape". "Lou Grant" (1977) - April Smith (I); CBS - For episode "Strike". American Dream (1981) (TV) - Ronald M. Cohen (I) (writer); Barbara Corday (writer); Ken Hecht (writer); ABC - Pilot episode of the series "American Dream" (1981).

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - Michael Leeson (writer); ABC - For episode "Tony's Sister and Jim".
Other Nominees:
	"Greatest American Hero, The" (1981) - Stephen J. Cannell (writer); ABC - For the pilot episode. "MAS*H" (1972) - Mike Farrell (I) (teleplay); John Rappaport (I) (teleplay); Dennis Koenig (teleplay); Thad Mumford (story); Dan Wilcox (I) (story); Burt Metcalfe (story); CBS - For episode "Death Takes the Holiday". "Taxi" (1978) - Glen Charles (writer); Les Charles (writer); ABC - For episode "Going Home". "Taxi" (1978) - David Lloyd (III) (writer); ABC - For episode "Elaine's Strange Triangle".

Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) - Arthur Ibbetson; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"East of Eden" (1981) - Frank Stanley; ABC - For episode 2. "Shogun" (1980) - Andrew Laszlo; NBC - For episode #4. Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) - Gayne Rescher; NBC Diary of Anne Frank, The (1980) (TV) - Ted Voigtlander; NBC Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) - Terry K. Meade (cinematographer); ABC

Outstanding Cinematography for a Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - William Cronjager; NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
Other Nominees:
	"Breaking Away" (1980) - Brianne Murphy; ABC - For episode "La Strada". "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) - Ben Colman; NBC - For episode "Hawk". "Gangster Chronicles, The" (1981) - Gerald Perry Finnerman; NBC - For episode "Chapter I". "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - Ted Voigtlander; NBC - For episodes "Sylvia", Parts I & II. "Nero Wolfe" (1981) - Charles W. Short (cinematographer); NBC - For episode "Death and the Dolls".

Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	"East of Eden" (1981) - Ray Storey (art director); Dennis W. Peeples (set decorator); Dave L. Love (set decorator); ABC - For episode 3.
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Jack Senter (production designer); George Renne (art director); Kuli Sander (art director); Joseph J. Stone (set decorator); Edward M. Parker (set decorator); ABC - For episode IV. "Shogun" (1980) - Joseph R. Jennings (production designer); Yoshinobu Nishioka (art director); Tom Pedigo (set decorator); Shoichi Yasuda (set decorator); NBC - For episode #5. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (art director); Sydney Z. Litwack (art director); Bill Harp (set decorator); ABC Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Robert Gundlach (art director); Gary Jones (IX) (set decorator); CBS

Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or a Music Program


Winner:
	53rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1981) (TV) - Roy Christopher (art director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) - Romain Johnston (art director); Jim Wagner (I) (set decorator); NBC - For episode with Charley Pride on 6 December 1980. "Muppet Show, The" (1976) - Malcolm Stone (I) (art director); Syndicated - For episode with Brooke Shields (5.6). "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - John Schrum (art director); NBC - For episode with Charles Nelson Reilly on 31 December 1980. Celebration (1981) (TV) - Ray Klausen (art director); Walter L. Goodwin (set decorator); CBS Diana (1981) (TV) - Charles Lisanby (art director); Dwight Jackson (set decorator); CBS

Outstanding Art Direction for a Series


Winner:
	"Gangster Chronicles, The" (1981) - Howard E. Johnson (production designer); John M. Dwyer (set decorator); Robert George Freer (set decorator); NBC - For episode "Chapter 11".
Other Nominees:
	"Dynasty" (1981) - John E. Chilberg II (art director); Paul Sylos (art director); Frank Swig (art director); Brock Broughton (set decorator); ABC - For premiere episode (#1): "Oil". "Good Time Harry" (1980) - Thomas Azzari (production designer); James Ira Colburn (set decorator); NBC - For episode "Wally Smith". "Hart to Hart" (1979) - James J. Agazzi (art director); Paul Sylos (art director); Bob Signorelli (set decorator); ABC - For episode "Blue Chip Murders". "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Jeffrey L. Goldstein (art director); Joseph A. Armetta (set decorator); NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".

Outstanding Costume Design for a Special


Winner:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Willa Kim (costume designer); PBS - For episode "San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest".
Other Nominees:
	Evita Peron (1981) (TV) - Travilla (costume designer); NBC Jayne Mansfield Story, The (1980) (TV) - Warden Neil (costume designer); CBS Peter and Paul (1981) (TV) - Vittorio Nino Novarese (costume designer); CBS Tale of Two Cities, A (1980) (TV) - Olga Lehmann (costume designer); CBS

Outstanding Costume Design for a Series


Winner:
	"Shogun" (1980) - Shin Nishida; NBC - For episode #5.
Other Nominees:
	"Beulah Land" (1980) - Grady Hunt (I) (costume designer); NBC - For episode 3. "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) - Al Lehman (I) (costume designer); NBC - For episode "The Dorian Secret". "Masada" (1981) - Vittorio Nino Novarese (costume designer); ABC - For episode IV.

Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing


Winner:
	John Denver with His Special Guest George Burns: Two of a Kind (1981) (TV) - Jerry Clemans (tape sound mixer); Doug Nelson (I) (tape sound mixer); Don Worsham (tape sound mixer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) - Jerry Clemans (tape sound mixer); Matthew Hyde (I) (tape sound mixer); Don Worsham (tape sound mixer); NBC - For episode with The Gatlin Brothers on 14 February 1981. Kent State (1981) (TV) - Donald F. Johnson (tape sound mixer); Phillip Seretti (tape sound mixer); NBC San Francisco Symphony Inaugural Gala (1980) (TV) - Tom Ancell (tape sound mixer); PBS Spring in San Francisco (1981) (TV) - Jerry Clemans (tape sound mixer); Ed Greene (I) (tape sound mixer); Phillip Seretti (tape sound mixer); ABC

Outstanding Film Sound Mixing


Winner:
	Evita Peron (1981) (TV) - Bill Teague (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); NBC - For part I.
Other Nominees:
	"Hart to Hart" (1979) - Blake Wilcox (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); ABC - For episode "'Tis the Season to be Murdered". "Nero Wolfe" (1981) - Nick Gaffey (production mixer); Gary C. Bourgeois (re-recording mixer); Lee Minkler (re-recording mixer); Terry Porter (I) (re-recording mixer); NBC - For episode "Gambit". Baby Comes Home (1980) (TV) - Alan Bernard (I) (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); CBS Bunker, The (1981) (TV) - Ren� Magnol (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); CBS Dial M for Murder (1981) (TV) - Stan Gordon (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Lee Minkler (re-recording mixer); NBC Killing of Randy Webster, The (1981) (TV) - Richard Raguse (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); CBS Rumor of War, A (1980) (TV) - Manuel Topete (production mixer); Harry Alphin (re-recording mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); CBS Time for Miracles, A (1980) (TV) - Bill Teague (production mixer); Joel Fein (re-recording mixer); George Porter (III) (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); ABC Word of Honor (1981) (TV) - John MacLeod (II) (production mixer); Robert L. Harman (re-recording mixer); William L. McCaughey (re-recording mixer); Terry Porter (I) (re-recording mixer); CBS

Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) - Andy Ackerman (editor); CBS - For "Bah Humbug".
Other Nominees:
	"Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) - Ken Denisoff (editor); Tom Faigh (editor); NBC - For episode with Ray Stevens (I) on 13 December 1980. "Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) - Andy Zall (editor); NBC - For episode with Dolly Parton and John Schneider (I) on 18 November 1980. "Muppet Show, The" (1976) - John Hawkins (II) (editor); Syndicated - For episode with Brooke Shields (5.6).

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - M. Pam Blumenthal (editor); Jack Michon (editor); ABC - For episode "Elaine's Strange Triangle".
Other Nominees:
	"Dallas" (1978) - Fred W. Berger (editor); CBS - For episode "Ewing-Gate". "Dynasty" (1981) - Dick Darling (editor); ABC - For episode 3: "The Dinner Party". "Greatest American Hero, The" (1981) - Christopher Nelson (I) (editor); ABC - For the pilot episode. "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Clay Bartels; NBC - For episode "Jungle Madness". "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Ray Daniels; A. David Marshall; NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station". "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Tom Stevens (I); NBC - For episode "Rites of Spring". "Lou Grant" (1977) - James Galloway (I); CBS - For episode "Strike". "MAS*H" (1972) - Stanford Tischler (editor); Larry L. Mills (editor); CBS - For episode "Death Takes The Holiday". "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980) - Bernard Balmuth (editor); CBS - For episode "Crossroads". "White Shadow, The" (1978) - Tony de Zarraga (editor); CBS - For episode "A Day in the Life".

Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) (TV) - Marco Zappia (video tape editor); Branda S. Miller (film editor); ABC
Other Nominees:
	American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, The (1981) (TV) - Harvey W. Berger (editor); Andy Schubert (editor); CBS Diana (1981) (TV) - Terry Greene (I) (editor); Ron Menzies (II) (editor); CBS John Schneider: Back Home (1980) (TV) - Pam Marshall (I) (editor); CBS Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I, The (1980) (TV) - Raymond M. Bush (editor); NBC

Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Murder in Texas (1981) (TV) - John A. Martinelli; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - John Bloom (II) (editorial consultant); Edwin F. England (editor); Peter Kirby (II) (editor); ABC - For episode IV. "Shogun" (1980) - Donald R. Rode; Benjamin A. Weissman; Jerry Young (I); Bill Luciano; NBC - For episode #5. Best Little Girl in the World, The (1981) (TV) - Barbara Dies (editor); Michael S. McLean; ABC Bitter Harvest (1981) (TV) - Thomas Fries (I) (editor); NBC Whale for the Killing, A (1981) (TV) - Michael Eliot; Robert Florio; ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Sam Horta (supervising sound editor); Bob Cornett (sound editor); Denise Horta (sound editor); Eileen Horta (sound editor); NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station".
Other Nominees:
	"Shogun" (1980) - Stanley Paul (supervising sound editor); William Andrews (IV) (sound editor); Leonard Corso (sound editor); Denis Dutton (sound editor); Jack A. Finlay (sound editor); Robert Gutknecht (sound editor); Sean Hanley (I) (sound editor); Pierre Jalbert (sound editor); Jack Keath (sound editor); Alan L. Nineberg (sound editor); Lee Osborne (I) (sound editor); Tally Paulos (sound editor); NBC - For episode #3. Evita Peron (1981) (TV) - Rusty Tinsley (supervising sound editor); Bill Wistrom (supervising sound editor); Tom Cornwell (sound editor); Peter Harrison (I) (sound editor); William L. Manger (sound editor); Bill Thiederman (sound editor); Christopher T. Welch (sound editor); NBC - For part I. Whale for the Killing, A (1981) (TV) - John Kline (II) (supervising sound editor); Rusty Tinsley (supervising sound editor); Tom Cornwell (sound editor); Jerelyn J. Harding (sound editor); Dimitri Gortinski (sound editor); Michael Hilkene (sound editor); William L. Manger (sound editor); Robert Pearson (II) (sound editor); Christopher T. Welch (sound editor); ABC Women's Room, The (1980) (TV) - Michael Hilkene (supervising sound editor); Rusty Tinsley (supervising sound editor/sound editor); Al Cavigga (sound editor); Tom Cornwell (sound editor); Linda Dove (sound editor); David R. Elliott (sound editor); Don Ernst (sound editor); Dimitri Gortinski (sound editor); Peter Harrison (I) (sound editor); Jerry Jacobson (sound editor); Fred Judkins (sound editor); John Kline (II) (sound editor); Corinne Sessarego (sound editor); Christopher T. Welch (sound editor); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Makeup


Winner:
	Peter and Paul (1981) (TV) - Albert Jeyte (makeup); Jim Kail (makeup); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Masada" (1981) - Del Acevedo (makeup); Albert Jeyte (makeup); ABC - For episode IV. Diary of Anne Frank, The (1980) (TV) - Scott H. Eddo (makeup); Stanley Smith (III) (makeup); NBC Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) (TV) - John Inzerella (makeup); NBC Jayne Mansfield Story, The (1980) (TV) - Alan Friedman (II) (makeup); Lona Jeffers (makeup); CBS Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) - Allan Snyder (I) (makeup); ABC

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


Winner:
	"Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979) - Bruce Broughton; NBC - For episode "The Satyr".
Other Nominees:
	"Gangster Chronicles, The" (1981) - Billy Goldenberg; NBC - For episode "Chapter 1". "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Mike Post (I); NBC - For premiere episode "Hill Street Station". "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - David Rose (I); NBC - For episode "The Lost Ones", part I. "Lou Grant" (1977) - Patrick Williams (I); CBS - For episode "Stroke".

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


Winner:
	"Masada" (1981) - Jerry Goldsmith; ABC - For episode II.
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Paul Chihara (composer); PBS - For episode "San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest". "Masada" (1981) - Morton Stevens (I); ABC - For episode IV. Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) (TV) - Peter Matz (I); NBC Homeward Bound (1980) (TV) - Fred Karlin; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics


Winner:
	Linda in Wonderland (1980) (TV) - Ken Welch (composer); Mitzie Welch (lyricist); CBS - For the song "This Is My Night".
Other Nominees:
	All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special (1980) (TV) - Earl Brown (II) (composer/lyricist); NBC - For the song "Truman Capote Jeans". Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) (TV) - Ray Charles (IV) (composer/lyricist); ABC - For the song "The City of Tradition". Homeward Bound (1980) (TV) - Fred Karlin (composer); David Pomeranz (lyricist); CBS - For the song "Home". Way They Were, The (1981) (TV) - Larry Grossman (I) (composer); Sheldon Harnick (lyricist); Syndicated - For the song "In the Beginning".

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program


Winner:
	Lily: Sold Out (1981) (TV) - Lily Tomlin (executive producer/star); Jane Wagner (executive producer); Rocco Urbisci (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Benny Hill Show, The" (1969) - John Robins (producer); Dennis Kirkland (producer); Mark Stuart (I) (producer); Keith Beckett (producer); Benny Hill (star); Syndicated "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); Louise Gold (star: The Muppets); Steve Whitmire (star: The Muppets); Kathryn Mullen (star: The Muppets); Brian Muehl (star: The Muppets); Karen Prell (star: The Muppets); Syndicated "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Frederick De Cordova (producer); Peter Lassally (co-producer); Johnny Carson (I) (star); NBC American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, The (1981) (TV) - George Stevens Jr. (producer); CBS

Outstanding Drama Series


Winner:
	"Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Steven Bochco (executive producer); Michael Kozoll (executive producer); Gregory Hoblit (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Dallas" (1978) - Philip Capice (executive producer); Leonard Katzman (producer); CBS "Lou Grant" (1977) - Gene Reynolds (I) (producer/executive producer); Seth Freeman (I) (producer); CBS "Quincy M.E." (1976) - David Moessinger (executive producer); William Cairncross (supervising producer); Lester Wm. Berke (supervising producer); Sam Egan (I) (producer); NBC "White Shadow, The" (1978) - Bruce Paltrow (executive producer); Mark Tinker (producer); John Masius (coordinating producer); CBS

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts


Winner:
	Live from Studio 8H: An Evening with Jerome Robbins (1980) (TV) - Alvin Cooperman (producer); Judith de Paul (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances" (1972) - John Goberman (producer); Beverly Sills (star); PBS - For episode "A Lincoln Center Special: Beverly! Her Farewell Performance". "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Emile Ardolino (producer); Judy Kinberg (producer); Rudolf Nureyev (star); PBS - For episode "Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky". "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); Zubin Mehta (star); Itzhak Perlman (star); Pinchas Zukerman (star); Isaac Stern (I) (star); PBS - For episode "Isaac Stern's 60th Birthday Celebration". "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); Joan Sutherland (I) (star); Marilyn Horne (star); Luciano Pavarotti (star); PBS - For episode "Dame Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti in Recital".

Outstanding Limited Series


Winner:
	"Shogun" (1980) - James Clavell (executive producer); Eric Bercovici (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"East of Eden" (1981) - Mace Neufeld (executive producer); Barney Rosenzweig (producer); Ken Wales (co-producer); ABC "Masada" (1981) - George Eckstein (producer); ABC "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978) - Joan Wilson (II) (series producer); Jacqueline Davis (I) (producer); PBS - Shown within "Mystery!" (1980). "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Jonathan Powell (I) (producer); Samuel Paul (series producer); PBS - Shown within "Great Performances" (1972).

Outstanding Informational Special


Winner:
	Body Human: The Bionic Breakthrough, The (1981) (TV) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Alfred R. Kelman (producer); Robert E. Fuisz (producer); Charles A. Bangert (co-producer); Nancy Smith (I) (co-producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"National Geographic Specials" (1964) - Dennis B. Kane (executive producer); Thomas Skinner (II) (executive producer); Barbara Jampel (producer); PBS - For episode "Gorilla". Body Human: The Sexes II, The (1980) (TV) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Alfred R. Kelman (producer); Robert E. Fuisz (producer); Charles A. Bangert (co-producer); Vivian R. Moss (co-producer); CBS Making 'MAS*H' (1981) (TV) - Michael Hirsh (II) (producer); PBS Starring Katharine Hepburn (1981) (TV) - George Page (executive producer); David Heeley (producer); PBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming


Winners:
	"Cosmos" (1980) - Kent Gibson (I) (tape sound mixer); Gerald Zelinger (tape sound mixer); PBS - For episode "Blues for a Red Planet". "National Geographic Specials" (1964) - Dick Rector (production mixer); Gary C. Bourgeois (re-recording mixer); David Dockendorf (re-recording mixer); John L. Mack (re-recording mixer); PBS - For episode "Gorilla".
Other Nominees:
	"Cosmos" (1980) - Roy Stewart (III) (video tape editor); PBS - For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean". "National Geographic Specials" (1964) - David Hughes (II) (production mixer); David Dockendorf (re-recording mixer); Hoppy Mehterian (re-recording mixer); George Porter (III) (re-recording mixer); PBS - For episode "Etosha: Place of Dry Water". "National Geographic Specials" (1964) - Kenneth Love (production mixer); Gary C. Bourgeois (re-recording mixer); Hoppy Mehterian (re-recording mixer); Howard S. Wollman (re-recording mixer); PBS - For episode "Living Treasures of Japan". "National Geographic Specials" (1964) - Chuck White (II) (production mixer); Gary C. Bourgeois (re-recording mixer); George Porter (III) (re-recording mixer); Terry Porter (I) (re-recording mixer); PBS - For episode "National Parks: Playground or Paradise".

Outstanding Children's Program


Winner:
	Donahue and Kids (1981) (TV) - Walter Bartlett (executive producer); Don Mischer (producer); Jan Cornell (co-producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Disneyland" (1954) - William Robert Yates (executive producer); Bob King (II) (producer); Phil May (II) (producer); William Reid (III) (producer); NBC - For episode "The Art of Disney Animation". "Paddington" (1976) - Pepper Weiss (executive producer); Renate Cole (producer); Graham Clutterbuck (producer); PBS Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV) - David Lazer (executive producer); Jim Henson (I) (producer); ABC Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (1980) (TV) - Charles E. Sellier Jr. (executive producer); James L. Conway (I) (producer); NBC

Outstanding Informational Series


Winner:
	"Meeting of Minds" (1977) - Loring d'Usseau (producer); PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Barbara Walters Special, The" (1976) - Don Mischer (executive producer); Joann Goldberg (producer); ABC "Cosmos" (1980) - Adrian Malone (executive producer); Geoffrey Haines-Stiles (senior producer); David Kennard (I) (senior producer); Gregory Andorfer (producer); PBS "Profile: Lillian Hellman" (1981) - David Dowe (producer); PBS "Real People" (1979) - George Schlatter (executive producer); John Barbour (II) (producer); Bob Wynn (producer); NBC

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming


Nominees:
	Donahue and Kids (1981) (TV) - Don Mischer (director); NBC Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV) - Calista Hendrickson (costume designer); Sherry Ammott (costume designer); ABC Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV) - Paul Williams (III) (composer/lyricist); ABC - For the song "When The River Meets the Sea". Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) (TV) - Tom Wright (VI) (lighting); ABC Girl on the Edge of Town, The (1981) (TV) - Patty Duke (performer); Syndicated

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Taxi" (1978) - James L. Brooks (executive producer); Stan Daniels (executive producer); Ed. Weinberger (executive producer); Glen Charles (producer); Les Charles (producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Danny Arnold (executive producer); Tony Sheehan (producer); Noam Pitlik (producer); Gary Shaw (I) (co-producer); ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Burt Metcalfe (executive producer); John Rappaport (I) (producer); CBS "Soap" (1977) - Paul Junger Witt (executive producer); Tony Thomas (I) (executive producer); Susan Harris (I) (executive producer); Stu Silver (producer); Dick Clair (producer); Jenna McMahon (producer); ABC "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978) - Hugh Wilson (I) (executive producer); Rod Daniel (supervising producer); Blake Hunter (producer); Steven Kampmann (producer); Peter Torokvei (producer); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling


Winner:
	Madame X (1981) (TV) - Shirley Padgett (hairstylist); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - Larry Germain (I) (hairstylist); NBC - For episodes "To See The Light", parts I & II. "Lou Grant" (1977) - Jean Austin (I) (hairstylist); CBS - For episode "Stroke". Father Damien: The Leper Priest (1980) (TV) - Janice D. Brandow (hairstylist); NBC Jayne Mansfield Story, The (1980) (TV) - Silvia Abascal (I) (hairstylist); Janis Clark (hairstylist); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class


Winner:
	Rhapsody and Song: A Tribute to George Gershwin (1981) (TV) - Sarah Vaughan (I) (performer); PBS
Other Nominees:
	"East of Eden" (1981) - Robert Magahay (men's costumer); Judy Truchan (women's costumer); ABC - For episode 1. Crazy Times (1981) (TV) - Adrianne Levesque (women's costumer); Harry Curtis (men's costumer); ABC Diary of Anne Frank, The (1980) (TV) - Rita Bennett (I) (women's costumer); Bill Blackburn (II) (men's costumer); NBC Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1980) (TV) - Nick Perito (music director); Zubin Mehta (guest conductor); Michael Tilson Thomas (guest conductor); Alan Barker (III) (guest conductor); CBS

Outstanding Graphic Design and Title Sequences


Winner:
	"Shogun" (1980) - Phill Norman (graphic designer); NBC - For episode #1.
Other Nominees:
	"Freebie and the Bean" (1980) - Gene Kraft (title designer); CBS - For episode "Health Nuts".

Outstanding Animated Program


Winner:
	Life Is a Circus, Charlie Brown (1980) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (executive producer); Bill Melendez (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Bugs Bunny: All American Hero (1981) (TV) - Hal Geer (executive producer); Friz Freleng (producer); CBS Faeries (1981) (TV) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Jean Moore Edwards (executive producer); Anne E. Upson (executive producer); Lee Mishkin (producer); Fred Hellmich (producer); Norton Virgien (producer); CBS Gnomes (1980) (TV) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Anne E. Upson (executive producer); Jack Zander (producer); CBS It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (executive producer); Bill Melendez (producer); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Creative Technical Crafts


Winners:
	"Cosmos" (1980) - John Allison (I) (astronomical artist); Adolf Schaller (astronomical artist); Don Davis (X) (astronomical artist); Rick Sternbach (astronomical artist); Jon Lomberg (astronomical artist); Anne Norcia (astronomical artist); Ernie Norcia (astronomical artist); PBS - For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean". "Cosmos" (1980) - Carey Melcher (technical designer); Bob Buckner (magicam crew); Stephen H. Burum (magicam crew); Jim Dow (magicam crew); John Gale (IV) (magicam crew); Larry Heider (magicam crew); Mike Johnson (XVII) (magicam crew); Robert C. King (magicam crew); Cleve Landsberg (magicam crew); Joe Matza (magicam crew); George C. Reilly (magicam crew); Joe Wolcott (magicam crew); PBS - For premiere episode "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean".
Other Nominees:
	"Fridays" (1980) - Dick Wilson (II) (sound effects); ABC - For episode #8 on 14 November 1980. "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - Mark Schubin (technical designer - stereo simulcast); PBS - For episode "Dame Joan Sutherland (I), Marilyn Horne and Luciano Pavarotti in Recital". Body Human: The Bionic Breakthrough, The (1981) (TV) - John L. Marlow (live fetal photography); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Animated Programming


Nominees:
	Faeries (1981) (TV) - Alan Aldridge (III) (teleplay); Lee Mishkin (teleplay); Christopher Gore (story); CBS Faeries (1981) (TV) - Peter Aries (film editor); CBS Faeries (1981) (TV) - Peter Aries (film sound editor); CBS Flintstones' New Neighbors, The (1980) (TV) - Hoyt S. Curtin (composer); NBC

Outstanding Drama Special


Winner:
	Playing for Time (1980) (TV) - Linda Yellen (executive producer/producer); John E. Quill (co-producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Evita Peron (1981) (TV) - 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); NBC Fallen Angel (1981) (TV) - Jim Green (IV) (executive producer); Allen S. Epstein (executive producer); Lew Hunter (producer); Audrey A. Blasdel (producer); CBS Shadow Box, The (1980) (TV) - Jill Marti (producer); Susan Kendall Newman (producer); ABC Women's Room, The (1980) (TV) - Philip Mandelker (executive producer); Glenn Jordan (I) (supervising producer); Kip Gowans (producer); Anna Cottle (producer); ABC