30th Primetime Emmy Awards

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30th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date
  • September 17, 1978
    (Ceremony)
  • September 9, 1978
    (Creative Arts Awards)
LocationPasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byAlan Alda
Highlights
Most awardsAll in the Family
Holocaust (6)
Most nominationsHolocaust (11)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesAll in the Family
Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Rockford Files
Outstanding Limited SeriesHolocaust
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music SeriesThe Muppet Show
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17, 1978. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.

The top shows of the night were All in the Family, which won its then record fourth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Rockford Files. CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, this record still stands. Actor Will Geer received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances, but lost in each category.

For the first time in Emmy history, two shows won six major awards, All in the Family became the first show to win six major awards twice, and the miniseries Holocaust tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by Roots.

This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President Jimmy Carter, joined by then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in which President Carter announced the signing of the Camp David Accords.

Rita Moreno's win made her the third person to become an EGOT.

Winners and nominees[]

[1]

Programs[]

Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Drama Series
  • All in the Family, (CBS)
  • The Rockford Files, (NBC)
    • Columbo, (NBC)
    • Family, (ABC)
    • Lou Grant, (CBS)
    • Quincy, M.E., (NBC)
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music
  • The Muppet Show, (Syndicated)
    • America 2-Night, (Syndicated)
    • The Carol Burnett Show, (CBS)
    • Evening at Pops, (PBS)
    • Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
  • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair is Back, (NBC)
    • The George Burns One-Man Show, (CBS)
    • Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight, (NBC)
    • The Second Barry Manilow Special, (ABC)
    • World of Magic, (NBC)
Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy Outstanding Limited Series
  • The Gathering, (ABC)
    • A Death in Canaan, (CBS)
    • Jesus of Nazareth, (NBC)
    • Our Town, (NBC)
    • Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy, (ABC)
  • Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Anna Karenina, (PBS)
    • I, Claudius, (PBS)
    • King, (NBC)
    • Washington: Behind Closed Doors, (ABC)

Acting[]

Lead performances[]

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker on All in the Family, (CBS)
    • Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H, (CBS)
    • Hal Linden as Capt. Barney Miller on Barney Miller, (ABC)
    • John Ritter as Jack Tripper on Three's Company, (ABC)
    • Henry Winkler as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on Happy Days, (ABC)
  • Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker on All in the Family, (Episode:"Edith's 50 Birthday"), (CBS)
    • Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay on Maude, (CBS)
    • Cathryn Damon as Mary Campbell on Soap (ABC)
    • Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern on Rhoda, (CBS)
    • Katherine Helmond as Jessica Tate on Soap, (ABC)
    • Suzanne Pleshette as Emily Hartley on The Bob Newhart Show, (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • Edward Asner as Lou Grant on Lou Grant, (Episode:"Physical"), (CBS)
    • James Broderick as Doug Lawrence on Family, (ABC)
    • Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo on Columbo, (NBC)
    • James Garner as Jim Rockford on The Rockford Files, (NBC)
    • Jack Klugman as Dr. Quincy on Quincy, M.E., (NBC)
    • Ralph Waite as John Walton, Sr. on The Waltons, (CBS)
  • Sada Thompson as Kate Lawrence on Family, (ABC)
    • Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie, (NBC)
    • Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane on How the West Was Won, (ABC)
    • Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels, (ABC)
    • Michael Learned as Olivia Walton on The Waltons, (CBS)
    • Susan Sullivan as Dr. Julie Farr on Julie Farr, M.D., (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special
  • Fred Astaire as Ted Long on A Family Upside Down, (NBC)
    • Alan Alda as Caryl W. Chessman on Kill Me If You Can (NBC)
    • Hal Holbrook as Stage manager on Our Town, (NBC)
    • Martin Sheen as Taxi Driver on Taxi!!, (NBC)
    • James Stacy as Kenny Briggs on Just a Little Inconvenience, (NBC)
  • Joanne Woodward as Betty Quinn on See How She Runs, (CBS)
    • Helen Hayes as Emma Long on A Family Upside Down, (NBC)
    • Eva Marie Saint as Passenger on Taxi!!, (NBC)
    • Maureen Stapleton as Kate on The Gathering, (ABC)
    • Sada Thompson as Mrs. Gibbs on Our Town, (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series
  • Michael Moriarty as Erik Dorff on Holocaust (NBC)
    • Hal Holbrook as Portius Wheeler on The Awakening Land, (NBC)
    • Jason Robards as President Richard Monckton on Washington: Behind Closed Doors, (ABC)
    • Fritz Weaver as Dr. Josef Weiss on Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Paul Winfield as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on King, (NBC)
  • Meryl Streep as Inga Helms-Weiss on Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Rosemary Harris as Berta Palitz Weiss on Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Elizabeth Montgomery as Sayward Luckett Wheeler on The Awakening Land, (NBC)
    • Lee Remick as Erica Trenton on Wheels, (NBC)
    • Cicely Tyson as Coretta Scott King on King, (NBC)

Supporting performances[]

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic on All in the Family, (CBS)
    • Tom Bosley as Howard Cunningham on Happy Days, (ABC)
    • Gary Burghoff as Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H, (CBS)
    • Harry Morgan as Sherman T. Potter on M*A*S*H, (CBS)
    • Vic Tayback as on Alice, (ABC)
  • Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda, (CBS)
    • Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker-Stivic on All in the Family, (CBS)
    • Polly Holiday as Florence Jean Castleberry on Alice. (CBS)
    • Loretta Swit as Margaret Houlihan on M*A*S*H, (CBS)
    • Nancy Walker as Ida Morgenstern on Rhoda, (CBS)
Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Robert Vaughn as Frank Flaherty on Washington: Behind Closed Doors (ABC)
    • Ossie Davis as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. on King, (NBC)
    • Will Geer as Zebulon Walton on The Waltons, (CBS)
    • Sam Wanamaker as Moses Weiss on Holocaust, (NBC)
    • David Warner as Heydrich on Holocaust, (NBC)
  • Nancy Marchand as Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant, (Episode:"Takeover"), (CBS)
    • Meredith Baxter as Nancy Lawrence Maitland on Family, (ABC)
    • Tovah Feldshuh as Helena Slomova on Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Linda Kelsey as Billie Newman on Lou Grant, (CBS)
    • Kristy McNichol as Letitia Lawrence on Family, (ABC)
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special
  • Howard Da Silva as Eddie on Verna: USO Girl, (PBS)
    • James Farentino as Simon Peter on Jesus of Nazareth, (NBC)
    • Burgess Meredith as Cardinal Burke on The Last Hurrah, (NBC)
    • Donald Pleasence as Captain Vladimir Popov on The Defection of Simas Kudirka, (CBS)
    • Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Mike Long on A Family Upside Down, (NBC)
  • Eva Le Gallienne as Fanny Cavendish on The Royal Family, (PBS)
    • Tyne Daly as Karen Renshaw on Intimate Strangers, (ABC)
    • Patty Duke as Wendy on A Family Upside Down, (NBC)
    • Mariette Hartley as Clare Gardiner on The Last Hurrah, (NBC)
    • Cloris Leachman as Clara Oddbody on It Happened One Christmas, (ABC)
    • Viveca Lindfors as Dr. Rosen on A Question of Guilt, (CBS)

Single performances[]

Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series
  • Barnard Hughes as Judge Felix Rushman on Lou Grant, (Episode: "Judge"), (CBS)
    • Will Geer as Franklyn Bootherstone on The Love Boat, (Episode: "The Old Man and the Runaway"), (ABC)
    • David Cassidy as Officer Dan Shay on Police Story, (Episode: "A Chance to Live"), (NBC)
    • Judd Hirsch as Mike Andretti on Rhoda, (Episode: "Rhoda Likes Mike"), (CBS)
    • John Rubinstein as Jeff Maitland on Family, (Episode: "And Baby Makes Three"), (ABC)
    • Keenan Wynn as Ben Fletcher on Police Woman, (Episode: "Good Old Uncle Ben"), (NBC)
  • Rita Moreno as Rita Capkovic on The Rockford Files, (Episode: "The Paper Palace"), (NBC)
    • Patty Duke as Leslee Wexler on Having Babies III, (ABC)
    • Kate Jackson as Robin on James at 16, (Episode: "Pilot"), (NBC)
    • Jayne Meadows as Florence Nightingale on Meeting of Minds, (Episode: "Luther, Voltaire, Plato, Nightingale"), (PBS)
    • Irene Tedrow as Miss Jordan on James at 16, (Episode: "Ducks"), (ABC)
Outstanding Single Performance
by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series 		Outstanding Single Performance
by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series
  • Ricardo Montalban as Satangkai on How the West Was Won, (Episode: "Part II"), (ABC)
    • Will Geer as Santa Claus on Eight is Enough, (Episode: "Yes, Nicholas... There is a Santa Claus"), (ABC)
    • Larry Gelman as Edward Sellers on Barney Miller, (Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Fish"), (ABC)
    • Harold Gould as Martin Morgenstern on Rhoda, (Episode: "Happy Anniversary"), (CBS)
    • Abe Vigoda as Det. Phil Fish on Barney Miller, (Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Fish"), (ABC)
  • Blanche Baker as Anna Weiss on Holocaust, (Episode: "Part I"), (NBC)
    • Ellen Corby as Esther Walton on The Waltons, (Episode: "Grandma Comes Home"), (CBS)
    • Jeanette Nolan as Granny McWhirter on The Awakening Land, (Episode: "Part I"), (NBC)
    • Beulah Quo as Empress Tz'u-hsi on Meeting of Minds, (Episode: "Douglass, Tz'u-Hsi, Beccaria, De Sade"), (PBS)
    • Beatrice Straight as Alice Dain Leggett on The Dain Curse, (Episode: "Part I"), (CBS)

Directing[]

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
  • Paul Bogart for All in the Family, (Episode: "Edith's 50th Birthday"), (CBS)
    • Hal Cooper for Maude, (Episode: "Vivian's Decision"), (CBS)
    • Burt Metcalfe, Alan Alda for M*A*S*H, (Episode: "Comrades in Arms"), (CBS)
    • Jerry Paris for Happy Days, (Episode: "Richie Almost Dies"), (ABC)
    • Jay Sandrich for Soap, (Episode: "Episode #24"), (ABC)
  • Marvin J. Chomsky for Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Abby Mann for King, (NBC)
    • Gary Nelson for Washington: Behind Closed Doors, (ABC)
    • E.W. Swackhamer for The Dain Curse, (CBS)
    • Herbert Wise for I, Claudius, (PBS)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
  • Dwight Hemion for The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots, (ABC)
    • Tony Charmoli for Mitzi... Zings Into Spring, (CBS)
    • Walter C. Miller for World of Magic, (NBC)
    • George Schaefer for The Second Barry Manilow Special, (ABC)
    • Dave Wilson for The Paul Simon Special, (NBC)
  • David Lowell Rich for The Defection of Simas Kudirka, (CBS)
    • Lou Antonio for Something for Joey, (CBS)
    • Randal Kleiser for The Gathering, (ABC)
    • Delbert Mann for Breaking Up, (ABC)
    • Ronald F. Maxwell for Verna: USO Girl, (PBS)
    • George Schaefer for Our Town, (NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
  • Dave Powers for The Carol Burnett Show, (CBS)
    • Steve Binder for Shields and Yarnell, (CBS)
    • Peter Harris for The Muppet Show, (Syndicated)
    • John Moffitt for The Richard Pryor Show, (NBC)
    • Dave Wilson for Saturday Night Live, (NBC)

Writing[]

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
  • Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Barry Harman, Harve Brosten for All in the Family, (Episode: "Cousin Liz"), (CBS)
    • Alan Alda for M*A*S*H, (Episode: "Fallen Idol"), (CBS)
    • Mel Tolkin, Larry Rhine, Erik Tarloff for All in the Family, (Episode: "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2"), (ABC)
    • Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller for All in the Family, (Episode: "Edith's 50th Birthday"), (CBS)
  • Gerald Green for Holocaust, (NBC)
    • Steve Allen, for Meeting of Minds, (PBS)
    • Alan Ayckbourn for The Norman Conquests, (PBS)
    • Robert W. Lenski for The Dain Curse, (CBS)
    • Abby Mann for King, (NBC)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series
  • The Paul Simon Special, (NBC)
    • The Second Barry Manilow Special, (ABC)
    • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back, (NBC)
    • The George Burns One-Man Show, (CBS)
    • The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots, (ABC)
  • The Carol Burnett Show, (CBS)
    • America 2-Night, (Syndicated)
    • The Carol Burnett Show, (CBS)
    • The Muppet Show, (Syndicated)
    • Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation
  • George Rubino for The Last Tenant, (ABC)
    • Bruce Feldman for The Defection of Simas Kudirka, (CBS)
    • Richard Levinson, William Link, for The Storyteller, (CBS)
    • Loring Mandel, for Breaking Up, (ABC)
    • Jerry McNeely, for Something for Joey, (CBS)
    • James Poe for The Gathering, (ABC)
  • Caryl Ledner for Mary White, (ABC)
    • Blanche Hanalis for A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, (NBC)
    • Albert Innaurato for Verna: USO Girl, (PBS)
    • Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee for Actor, (PBS)
    • Barbara Turner for The War Between the Tates, (NBC)

Most major nominations[]

By network [note 1]
  • NBC – 61
  • ABC – 59
  • CBS – 53
  • PBS – 13
By program
  • Holocaust (NBC) – 11
  • All in the Family (CBS) – 9
  • M*A*S*H (CBS) – 7
  • Family (ABC) / King (NBC) – 6

Most major awards[]

By network [note 1]
  • CBS – 14
  • NBC – 11
  • ABC – 7
  • PBS – 2
By program
  • All in the Family (CBS) / Holocaust (NBC) – 6
  • Lou Grant (CBS) – 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References[]

  1. ^ Emmys.com list of 1978 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

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