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Daytime Emmy Awards: 1980

Daytime Emmy

Location:NBC Studio 811, New York, New York, USA
Notes:
  • The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 6 March 1979 and 5 March 1980.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series
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  Other Nominees:
 
  • "All My Children" (1970) - James Mitchell (I); ABC
  • "All My Children" (1970) - William Mooney; ABC
  • "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - John Gabriel (I); ABC
  • "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Michael Levin (II); ABC
  • "The Doctors" (1963) - Franc Luz; NBC

  • Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "All My Children" (1970) - Julia Barr; ABC
  • "All My Children" (1970) - Kathleen Noone; ABC
  • "Another World" (1964) - Beverlee McKinsey; NBC
  • "General Hospital" (1963) - Leslie Charleson; ABC
  • "The Edge of Night" (1956) - Kim Hunter (I); ABC

  • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for a Daytime Drama Series
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  • "Another World" (1964) - Julius LaRosa; NBC
  • "Love of Life" (1951) - Shepperd Strudwick; CBS
  • "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Ron Hale; ABC
  • "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) - Larry Haines; CBS
  • "The Edge of Night" (1956) - Vasili Bogazianos; ABC

  • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for a Daytime Drama Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Deidre Hall; NBC
  • "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Louise Shaffer; ABC
  • "The Doctors" (1963) - Elaine Lee (IV); NBC
  • "The Doctors" (1963) - Valerie Mahaffey; NBC
  • "The Edge of Night" (1956) - Lois Kibbee; ABC

  • Outstanding Individual Direction for a Talk, Service or Variety Series
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  • "Dinah!" (1974) - Glen Swanson; Syndicated
    - For episode "... and Friends in Singapore".
  • "The Phil Donahue Show" (1970) - Ron Weiner (II); Syndicated
    - For episode "Pimps".

  • Outstanding Individual Direction for a Game or Audience Participation Show
      Winner:
     
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  • "Family Feud" (1976) - Paul Alter; ABC
    - For episode on 19 April 1979.

  • Outstanding Direction for a Daytime Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All My Children" (1970) - Henry Kaplan (I); Jack Coffey (II); Sherrell Hoffman; Jørn Winther; ABC
  • "Another World" (1964) - Ira Cirker; Melvin Bernhardt; Robert Calhoun (I); Barnet Kellman; Jack Hofsiss; Andrew D. Weyman; NBC
  • "General Hospital" (1963) - Marlene Laird; Alan Pultz; Phil Sogard; ABC
  • "Love of Life" (1951) - Larry Auerbach; Robert Scinto; CBS
  • "The Edge of Night" (1956) - John Sedwick; Richard Pepperman (I); ABC

  • Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama Series
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  • "All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon; Wisner Washam; Jack Wood (II); Caroline Franz; Mary K. Wells; Cathy Chicos; Clarice Blackburn; Anita Jaffe; Kenneth Harvey; ABC
  • "One Life to Live" (1968) - Gordon Russell (I); Sam Hall (I); Peggy O'Shea; Don Wallace (I); Lanie Bertram; Cynthia Benjamin; Marisa Gioffre; ABC
  • "The Edge of Night" (1956) - Henry Slesar; Steve Lehrman; ABC

  • Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Programming - Short Form
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  • "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin (executive producer); George Newall (producer); Tom Yohe (producer); NBC
    - For the segment "When You Turn Off The Set, Turn On A Book".

  • Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts
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  • "Dinah!" (1974) - Mike Maloof; Dick Watson; Galen Westfall; John Gillis (I); Syndicated
  • "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) - Becky Greenlaw; Gary Nestra; Syndicated
  • "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) - Joe Massimino; Syndicated

  • Outstanding Religious Programming - Series/Specials
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    Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming
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  • "This Is the Life" (1952) - William Schallert (performer); Syndicated
    - For episode "Stable Boy's Christmas".

  • Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series
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  • "Dinah!" (1974) - Dinah Shore; Syndicated

  • Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Game or Audience Participation Show
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  • "Family Feud" (1976) - Richard Dawson (I); ABC

  • Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series
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  • "Good Morning America" (1975) - George Merlis (executive producer); John Kippycash (producer); Jack Reilly (IV) (producer); Jan Rifkinson (producer); Sonya Selby-Wright (producer); ABC
  • "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) - Frank Miller (IX) (executive producer); Vince Calandra (producer); E.V. DiMassa Jr. (producer); Syndicated

  • Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series
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  • "Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Robert Keeshan (executive producer); Joel Kosofsky (producer); CBS
  • "Kids Are People, Too" (1978) - Lawrence Einhorn (executive producer); Laura Shrock (producer); Noreen Conlin (co-producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special
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  • "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Joanne Curley-Kerner (producer); NBC
    - For episode "I Don't Know Who I Am".
  • "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Phyllis Minoff (producer); NBC
    - For episode "The Rocking Chair Rebellion".
  • "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Daniel Wilson (III) (executive producer); Fran Sears (producer); NBC
    - For episode "The House At 12 Rose Street".
  • "The Boy with Two Heads" (1974) - Jay Rayvid (executive producer); Frank Godwin (I) (producer); PBS
    - Screened within "Once Upon a Classic" (1976).

  • Special Classification - Program Achievements
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  • "Bandstand" (1952) - Dick Clark (I) (executive producer); Larry Klein (III) (producer); Barry Glazer (co-producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming
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  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Tom Anthony (VIII) (music composer/director); PBS
    - For the theme.
    - For episode "Noisy/Quiet".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Mary Batten (writer); PBS
    - For episodes "Forces" and "Friday".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Danny Epstein (music director); PBS
    - For episode "Forces".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Norman Gay (I) (editor); PBS
    - For episode "Communication - Mets".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Walt Levinsky (music composer); PBS
    - For episode "Forces".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Tom McDonough (II) (cinematographer); PBS
    - For episodes "Mountain Climbing" and "Hot/Cold".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - J. Philip Miller (director); PBS
    - For episode "The Bloodhound Gang".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Don Sullivan (V) (associate director); Jan Morgan (videotape editor); PBS
    - For episode "Fast/Slow".
  • "3-2-1 Contact" (1980) - Connie Wexler (costume designer); PBS
    - For episode "Growth/Decay".
  • "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - John Beymer (cinematographer); Mike Fash (cinematographer); ABC
    - For episode "The Heartbreak Winner".
  • "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Glenn Paxton (music composer); ABC
    - For episode "Which Mother Is Mine?".
  • "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Hod David Schudson (music composer); ABC
    - For episode "Heartbreak Winner".
  • "Animals, Animals, Animals" (1976) - Peter Page (III) (film sound mixer); ABC
    - For episode "Shark".
  • "Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Shawn Callahan (III) (set decorator); Henry Hubert (set decorator); CBS
  • "Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Bill Griffin (I) (costume designer); CBS
    - For episode on 30 October 1979.
  • "Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Robert Keeshan (performer); CBS
  • "Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - Bil Mikulewicz (art director/scenic designer); CBS
    - For episode "Space Chicken and the Disappearing Stars".
  • "CBS Library" (1979) - Rene Auberjonois (performer); CBS
    - For episode "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary".
  • "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - Jerome Haggart (videotape editor); Harvey Berger (II) (videotape editor); Bill Breshears (videotape editor); NBC
    - For episode #1.
  • "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - William P. Kelley (II) (technical director); Gene Martin (III) (electronic camera); Johnny Pinto (II) (electronic camera); Vince Di Pietro (electronic camera); Tom De Zendorf (electronic camera); Edward Corsi (electronic camera); Don Mulvaney (electronic camera); NBC
    - For episode #4.
  • "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - Bob Pook (internal graphics); NBC
    - For episode #9.
  • "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - Scott Schachter (tape sound mixer); Joel Spector (II) (tape sound mixer); NBC
    - For episode #4.
  • "Hot Hero Sandwich" (1979) - Tom Trbovich (director); NBC
    - For episode #4.
  • "Once Upon a Classic" (1976) - John O'Toole (IV) (writer); PBS
    - For episode "Leatherstocking Tales".
  • "Sesame Street" (1969) - Tony Di Girolamo (lighting director); PBS
    - For episode #1285.
  • "The Big Blue Marble" (1974) - Joseph Consentino (I) (director); Syndicated
    - For episode "Divorce".

  • Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show
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  • "Family Feud" (1976) - Mark Goodson (I) (executive producer); Howard Felsher (producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Design for a Daytime Drama Series
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    Outstanding Children's Informational/Instructional Series/Specials
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  • "MisteRogers' Neighborhood" (1968) - Fred Rogers (I) (executive producer); Hugh Martin (III) (producer); PBS
  • "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1973) - Jack Wohl (executive producer); Bernard Rothman (executive producer); Robert Arnott (I) (producer); Sid Smith (III) (producer); CBS
    - For episode "Make 'Em Laugh: A Young People's Comedy Concert".

  • Outstanding Daytime Drama Series
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  • "All My Children" (1970) - Agnes Nixon (executive producer); Jørn Winther (producer); ABC
  • "Another World" (1964) - Paul Rauch (I) (executive producer); Mary S. Bonner (producer); Robert Costello (producer); NBC

  • Special Classification - Individual Achievement
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  • "FYI: For Your Information" (1980) - Michael R. Gargiulo (director); ABC
  • "The Big Blue Marble" (1974) - Joseph Carow (cinematographer); Syndicated
    - For the Nightmare Ballet Sequence.
    - For episode "Witch's Sister - Chapter 2".
  • "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) - Jay Redack (writer); Harry Friedman (I) (writer); Brian Pollack (I) (writer); Gary Johnson (I) (writer); Steve Kreinberg (writer); Justin Antinov (writer); Phil Kellard (writer); NBC

  • Outstanding Children's Anthology/Dramatic Programming
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  • "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977) - Robert Chenault (executive producer); ABC
    - For episode "The Revenge of Red Chief".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Technical Excellence for a Daytime Drama Series
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    Outstanding Guest/Cameo Appearance in a Daytime Drama Series
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  • "All My Children" (1970) - Eli Mintz; ABC
    - For playing a locksmith.
  • "One Life to Live" (1968) - Sammy Davis Jr.; ABC
    - For playing "Chip Warren".
  • "Ryan's Hope" (1975) - Joan Fontaine (I); ABC
    - For playing "Page Williams".
  • "The Doctors" (1963) - Kathryn Harrow; NBC
    - For playing "Pat Reyerson".

  • Special Events Coverage
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    Individual Achievement - Special Events Coverage
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  • La Gioconda (1979) (TV) - Valente Riolo (associate director); Roy Stewart (III) (videotape editor); PBS

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