The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on August 30, 1992. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.[1] It was hosted by Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, and Dennis Miller, and directed by Walter C. Miller.[2] Presenters included Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, Scott Bakula, Candice Bergen, Corbin Bernsen, Beau Bridges, Lloyd Bridges, and Cindy Crawford.[2] The program was written by Buddy Sheffield and Bruce Vilanch.[3] Over 300 million people watched the ceremony in 30 countries. A rule change, instituted for this year only, stated that regular and guest performers would compete in the same category. There could be lead guest or supporting guest.
Murphy Brown was awarded the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time, it won three major awards on the night, the most for a comedy series. On the drama side L.A. Law's strangle hold on Outstanding Drama Series came to an end, as Northern Exposure took home the prize. Northern Exposure also won three major awards and received nine major nominations, which tied for the most in each category. For the first time in its run, The Golden Girls, then in its seventh and final season, was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series.
After being on the air for 30 years The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson finally heard its name called, when its final season won for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Program. The show was first nominated in the category in 1964, and was 0-13 before this ceremony.
Winners and Nominees
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
- Craig T. Nelson as Coach Hayden Fox on Coach, (Episode: "A Real Guy's Guy"), (ABC)
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers, (Episode: "Go Make"), (NBC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne, (Episode: "The Back Story"), (ABC)
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Wings, (Episode: "Planes, Trains, and Visiting Cranes"), (NBC)
- Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton on Evening Shade, (Episode: "Callous Hearts of Rage"), (CBS)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Boyfriend"), (NBC)
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- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Birth 101"), (CBS)
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers, (Episode: "An Old Fashioned Wedding"), (NBC)
- Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner on Roseanne, (Episode: "A Bitter Pill to Swallow"), (ABC)
- Tyne Daly as Mimsy Borogroves on Wings, (Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"), (NBC)
- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger on Brooklyn Bridge, (Episode: "Brave New World"), (CBS)
- Betty White as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls, (Episode: "Dateline: Miami"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
- Christopher Lloyd as Alistair Dimple on Road to Avonlea, (Episode: "Facts and Fictions"), (Disney)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, (Episode: "Dreams: February 28, 1979"), (NBC)
- Kirk Douglas as General Kalthrob on Tales from the Crypt, (Episode: "Yellow"), (HBO)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order, (Episode: "The Wages of Love"), (NBC)
- Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Jules et Joel"), (ABC)
- Harrison Page as Reverend Walters on Quantum Leap (Episode: "Song for the Soul") (ABC)
- Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford on I'll Fly Away, (Episode: "Hard Lessons Master Magician"), (NBC)
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- Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach, (Episode: "Through and Through"), (ABC)
- Sharon Gless as Rosie O'Neill on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, (Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"), (CBS)
- Shirley Knight as Melanie Cullen on Law & Order, (Episode: "The Wages of Love"), (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, (Episode: "Night Fears"), (CBS)
- Kate Nelligan as Sydney Carver on Road to Avonlea (Episode: "After the Honeymoon"), (Disney)
- Regina Taylor as Lilly on I'll Fly Away, (Episode: "Coming Home"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
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Supporting performances
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
- Michael Jeter as Herman Stiles on Evening Shade, (Episode: "Herman in Charge"), (CBS)
- Jason Alexander as George Costanza on Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Note"), (NBC)
- Charles Durning as Dr. Harlan Elldridge on Evening Shade, (Episode: "Three Naked Men"), (CBS)
- Harvey Fierstein as Mark Newberger on Cheers, (Episode: "Rebecca's Lover...Not"), (NBC)
- Jay Thomas as Jerry Gold on Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Lovesick"), (CBS)
- Jerry Van Dyke as Asst. Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam on Coach, (Episode: "Last of the Red-Hot Luthers"), (ABC)
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- Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris on Roseanne, (Episode: "Kansas City, Here We Come"), (ABC)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
- Richard Dysart as Leland McKenzie, Jr. on L.A. Law, (Episode: "Monkey on My Back Lot"), (NBC)
- Edward Asner as Walter Kovacs on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, (Episode: "Knock, Knock"), (CBS)
- John Corbett as Chris Stevens on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Burning Down the House"), (CBS)
- Richard Kiley as Doug in The Ray Bradbury Theatre, (Episode: "The Utterly Perfect Murder"), (USA)
- Jimmy Smits as Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, (Episode: "Say Goodnight Gracie"), (NBC)
- Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci on Quantum Leap, (Episode: "Dreams: February 28, 1979"), (NBC)
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- Valerie Mahaffey as Eve on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Lost & Found"), (CBS)
- Mary Alice as Marguerite Peck on I'll Fly Away, (Episode: "Hard Lessons"), (NBC)
- Barbara Barrie as Mrs. Bream on Law & Order, (Episode: "Vengeance"), (NBC)
- Conchata Ferrell as Susan Bloom on L.A. Law, (Episode: "P.S. Your Shrink is Dead"), (NBC)
- Cynthia Geary as Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Get Real"), (CBS)
- Marg Helgenberger as K.C. on China Beach, (Episode: "The Always Goodbye"), (ABC)
- Kay Lenz as Maggie Zombro on Reasonable Doubts, (Episode: "One Woman's Word"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
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- Amanda Plummer as Lusia Weiss on Miss Rose White, (NBC)
- Anne Bancroft as Kate Jerome on Broadway Bound, (ABC)
- Bibi Besch as Lisa Carter on Doing Time on Maple Drive, (Fox)
- Penny Fuller as Kate Ryan on Miss Rose White, (NBC)
- Maureen Stapleton as Tanta Perla on Miss Rose White, (NBC)
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Directing
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series |
- Barnet Kellman, for Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Birth 101"), (CBS)
- James Burrows for Cheers, (Episode: "An Old Fashioned Wedding"), (NBC)
- Lee Shallat Chemel, for Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Send in the Clowns"), (CBS)
- David Steinberg for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Tape"), (NBC)
- Sam Weisman for Brooklyn Bridge, (Episode: "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"), (CBS)
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- Eric Laneuville for I'll Fly Away, (Episode: "All God's Children"), (NBC)
- Jack Bender for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Seoul Mates"), (CBS)
- Mimi Leder for China Beach, (Episode: "Rewind"), (ABC)
- Nancy Malone for The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, (Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"), (CBS)
- Rick Wallace for L.A. Law, (Episode: "Say Goodnight Gracie"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special |
- Patricia Birch for Great Performances, (Episode: "Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole"), (PBS)
- Hal Gurnee for Late Night with David Letterman, (Episode: "10th Anniversary Special"), (NBC)
- Jeff Margolis for The 64th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Walter C. Miller for The 45th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- Bobby Quinn for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, (NBC)
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Writing
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series |
- Elaine Pope, Larry Charles for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Fix-Up"), (NBC)
- Larry David for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Parking Garage"), (NBC)
- Larry David, Bob Shaw, Don McEnery for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Tape"), (NBC)
- Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman for Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are"), (CBS)
- Diane English, Korby Siamis for Murphy Brown, (Episode: "Uh Oh", Part 2"), (CBS)
- Jennifer Heath, Amy Sherman for Roseanne, (Episode: "A Bitter Pill To Swallow"), (ABC)
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- Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Seoul Mates"), (CBS)
- David Chase for I'll Fly Away, (Episode: "Master Magician"), (NBC)
- Robin Green for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Burning Down the House"), (CBS)
- Jeff Melvoin for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Democracy in America"), (CBS)
- John Wells, John Sacret Young, Carol Flint, Lydia Woodward for China Beach, (Episode: "Hello-Goodbye"), (ABC)
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| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special |
- The 64th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- In Living Color, (Fox)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, (NBC)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 57
- CBS – 33
- ABC – 25
- By program
- I'll Fly Away (NBC) / Northern Exposure (CBS) – 9
- Seinfeld (NBC) – 8
- Miss Rose White (NBC) / Murphy Brown (CBS) – 7
- Cheers (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 9
- CBS – 8
- ABC – 5
- HBO – 2
- By program
- Miss Rose White (NBC) / Murphy Brown (CBS) / Northern Exposure (CBS) – 3
- I'll Fly Away (NBC) – 2
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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