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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:
	"Kaz" (1978) - Ron Leibman; CBS
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:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Carroll O'Connor; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Hal Linden; ABC "MAS*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:
	Jericho Mile, The (1979) (TV) - Peter Strauss (I); ABC
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:
	"Incredible Hulk, The" (1978) - Mariette Hartley; CBS - For episode "Married".
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:
	Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) (TV) - Bette Davis; CBS
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:
	"Taxi" (1978) - Ruth Gordon (I); ABC - For episode "Sugar Mama".
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:
	"Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Stuart Margolin; NBC
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:
	"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - Marlon Brando; ABC - For episode VII.
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:
	"Soap" (1977) - Robert Guillaume; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Max Gail; ABC "MASH" (1972) - Gary Burghoff; CBS "MASH" (1972) - Harry Morgan (I); CBS "Taxi" (1978) - Danny DeVito; ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special


Winner:
	Summer of My German Soldier (1978) (TV) - Esther Rolle; NBC
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:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Sally Struthers; CBS - For episode "California, Here We Are".
Other Nominees:
	"Alice" (1976) - Polly Holliday; CBS "Happy Days" (1974) - Marion Ross; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Loretta Swit; CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Family" (1976) - Kristy McNichol; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Lou Grant" (1977) - Linda Kelsey; CBS "Lou Grant" (1977) - Nancy Marchand; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic)


Winner:
	You Can't Take It with You (1979) (TV) - George Riesenberger (lighting consultant/lighting designer); Roy Barnett (I) (director of photography 'E'); CBS
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:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Noam Pitlik (director); ABC - For episode "The Harris Incident".
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Paul Bogart; CBS - For episode "California, Here We Are", part II. "MASH" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS - For episode "Dear Sis". "MASH" (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:
	"Live Wednesday" (1978) - Jerry Weiss (I) (technical director); Don Barker (II) (camera operator); Peggy Mahoney (I) (camera operator); Reed Howard (camera operator); Kurt Tonnessen (camera operator); William Landers (II) (camera operator); Louis Cywinski (camera operator); George Loomis (camera operator); Brian Sherriffe (camera operator); NBC - For show #1 on 20 September 1978
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:
	"White Shadow, The" (1978) - Jackie Cooper (I); CBS - For the pilot episode.
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:
	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - David Greene (I); ABC
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:
	Jericho Mile, The (1979) (TV) - Patrick J. Nolan; Michael Mann (I); ABC
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:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS - For episode "Inga".
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. "MAS*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:
	"Lou Grant" (1977) - Michele Gallery; CBS - For episode "Dying".
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:
	Rainbow (1978) (TV) - Howard Schwartz (I); NBC
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:
	"Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - Ted Voigtlander; NBC - For episode "The Craftsman".
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:
	"Studs Lonigan" (1979) - Jan Scott (I) (art director/production designer); Bill Harp (set decorator); NBC - For part III.
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:
	Little Women (1978) (TV) - Howard E. Johnson (art director); Richard C. Goddard (I) (set decorator); NBC - For part I.
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:
	"Edward the Seventh" (1975) - Ann Hollowood; Sue Le Cash; Christine Wilson (VII); Syndicated - For episode "King at Last".
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:
	"Battlestar Galactica" (1978) - Jean-Pierre Dorl�ac; ABC - For episode "Furlon".
Other Nominees:
	"Laverne & Shirley" (1976) - Al Lehman (I); ABC - For episode "The Third Annual Shotz Talent Show".

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing


Winner:
	Winds of Kitty Hawk, The (1978) (TV) - Bill Teague (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Ray West (I) (sound mixer); NBC
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:
	Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (sound mixer); Phillip Seretti (sound mixer); Dennis S. Sands (sound mixer); Gary Ulmer (sound mixer); NBC
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:
	"Taxi" (1978) - M. Pam Blumenthal; ABC - For episode "Paper Marriage".
Other Nominees:
	"Dallas" (1978) - Fred W. Berger; CBS - For episode "Reunion" part II. "Lou Grant" (1977) - James Galloway (I); CBS - For episode "Hooker". "MAS*H" (1972) - Larry L. Mills; Stanford Tischler; CBS - For episode "The Billfold Syndrome".

Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"Stockard Channing in Just Friends" (1979) - Andy Zall; CBS - For the pilot episode.
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:
	"Scarlet Letter, The" (1979) - Ken Denisoff; Tucker Wiard; Janet McFadden; PBS - For part II.
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:
	Jericho Mile, The (1979) (TV) - Arthur Schmidt (I); ABC
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:
	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Bill Wistrom (sound editor); ABC
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:
	"Backstairs at the White House" (1979) - Tommy Cole (I); Mark Bussan; Ron Walters (I); NBC - For episode "Book Four".
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:
	"Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - David Rose (I) (composer); NBC - For episode "The Craftsman".
Other Nominees:
	"Dear Detective" (1979) - Richard 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:
	Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (1978) (TV) - Steve Lawrence (I) (executive producer/star); Gary Smith (III) (executive producer/producer); Dwight Hemion (producer); Eydie Gorm� (star); NBC
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:
	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Leonard Rosenman (composer); ABC
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:
	"Lou Grant" (1977) - Gene Reynolds (executive producer); Seth Freeman (I) (producer); Gary David Goldberg (producer); CBS
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:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Merrill Brockway (series producer); Emile Ardolino (series coordinating producer); Judy Kinberg; PBS - For episode "Choreography by Balanchine - Part IV".
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:
	"Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) - David L. Wolper (executive producer); Stan Margulies (producer); ABC
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); Ren�e Valente (producer); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events


Winner:
	Baryshnikov at the White House (1979) (TV) - Mikhail Baryshnikov; PBS
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:
	Cinderella at the Palace (1978) (TV) - Stu Bernstein (II) (graphic designer); Eytan Keller (graphic designer); CBS
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:
	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) (TV) - Jon Stone (I) (executive producer); Dulcy Singer (producer); PBS
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:
	Scared Straight! (1980) - Arnold Shapiro (producer); Syndicated
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:
	"Taxi" (1978) - James L. Brooks (executive producer); Stan Daniels (executive producer); David Davis (I) (executive producer); Ed. Weinberger (executive producer); Glen Charles (producer); Les Charles (producer); ABC
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 "MAS*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:
	Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, The (1979) (TV) - Janice D. Brandow (hairstylist); NBC
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:
	Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, The (1979) (TV) - David D. Connell (executive producer); Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez (producer); CBS
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:
	"Battlestar Galactica" (1978) - John Dykstra (I) (special effects coordinator); Richard Edlund (director of miniature photography); Joe Goss (mechanical special effects); ABC - For episode "Saga of a Star World". Giulini's Beethoven's 9th Live: A Gift from Los Angeles (1978) (TV) - Tom Ancell (live stereo sound mixing); PBS
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


Winner:
	51st Annual Academy Awards, The (1979) (TV) - Jack Haley Jr.; ABC
Other Nominees:
	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


Winners:
	"Lifeline" (1978) - Thomas W. Moore (executive producer); Robert E. Fuisz (executive producer); Alfred R. Kelman (producer); Geof Bartz (co-producer); NBC "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Frederick De Cordova (producer); Johnny Carson (I) (star); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"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


Winner:
	Friendly Fire (1979) (TV) - Martin Starger (executive producer); Philip Barry Jr. (producer); Fay Kanin (co-producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	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


Winners:
	Scared Straight! (1980) - Bob Niemack (film editor); Syndicated Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) - John Korty (director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Scared Straight! (1980) - Arnold Shapiro (writer); Syndicated

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography


Winner:
	3rd Barry Manilow Special, The (1979) (TV) - Kevin Carlisle (choreographer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"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


Awarded to:
	Walter Cronkite

Special Award

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development


Winner:
	Ampex Corporation - For the development of their Automatic Scan Tracking system for helical video tape equipment.

Special Presentation


Winner:
	Milton Berle - "Mr. Television".

Citation

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development


Winner:
	Magicam, Inc. - For development of real time tracking of independent scenes.