The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23, 1984. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.
The top shows of the night were Cheers and Hill Street Blues. Cheers won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Hill Street Blues made history. It became the first show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four consecutive years, this record still stands today, but has been tied twice, by The West Wing and Mad Men. Hill Street Blues also added to another streak, it received at least 14 major nominations for the fourth straight year, winning four. Cheers received the most nominations on the comedy side (10), winning three.
Winners and Nominees
[1]
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Directing
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series |
- Bill Persky for Kate & Allie, (Episode: "A Very Loud Family"), (CBS)
|
- Corey Allen for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps"), (NBC)
|
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special |
- Dwight Hemion for Here's Television Entertainment, (NBC)
- Clark Jones for 38th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- Don Mischer for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, (CBS)
- Marty Pasetta for Burnett Discovers Domingo, (CBS)
|
- Jeff Bleckner for Concealed Enemies, (Episode: "Part III"), (PBS)
|
Writing
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series |
- David Angell for Cheers, (Episode: "Old Flames"), (NBC)
- Glen Charles, Les Charles for Cheers, (Episode: "Power Play"), (NBC)
- David Lloyd for Cheers, (Episode: "Homicidal Ham"), (NBC)
- Tom Patchett for Buffalo Bill, (Episode: "Wilkinson's Sword"), (NBC)
- Jay Tarses for Buffalo Bill, (Episode: "Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2"), (NBC)
|
- John Ford Noonan, John Masius, Tom Fontana for St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "The Women"), (NBC)
- Tom Fontana, John Masius, for St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "All About Eve"), (NBC)
- Jeff Lewis, Michael I. Wagner, Karen Hall, Mark Frost, Steven Bochco, David Milch for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Grace Under Pressure"), (NBC)
- John Masius, Tom Fontana, Garn Stephens, Emilie R. Small for St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "Newheart"), (NBC)
- Peter Silverman, Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis, David Milch for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Doris in Wonderland"), (NBC)
- Mark Tinker, John Tinker, John Masius, Tom Fontana for St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "Qui Transulit Sustinet"), (NBC)
|
Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special |
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- The 38th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish, (CBS)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, (CBS)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
|
|
Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 53
- CBS – 37
- ABC – 27
- By program
- Hill Street Blues (NBC) – 14
- Cheers (NBC) – 10
- St. Elsewhere (NBC) – 9
- Buffalo Bill (NBC) / Something About Amelia (ABC) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- By program
- Hill Street Blues (NBC) – 4
- Cheers (NBC) / Something About Amelia (ABC) – 3
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links