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Emmy Awards: 1977

Emmy

Date:	10 September (creative arts, news and documentary), 11 September (primetime programming)
Host:	Angie Dickinson; Robert Blake (I)
Location:	Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA (creative arts, news and documentary) Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA (primetime programming)
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 16 March 1976 and 13 March 1977.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special


Winner:
	Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) (TV) - Ed Flanders; PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Beauty and the Beast} - George C. Scott; NBC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Edward Herrmann; ABC Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Peter Finch (I); NBC - Posthumous nomination, Finch died 5 days after the film was broadcast. - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Peter Boyle (I); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Louis Gossett Jr.; ABC - For part II.
Other Nominees:
	"Roots" (1977) - John Amos (I); ABC - For part V. "Roots" (1977) - LeVar Burton; ABC - For part I. "Roots" (1977) - Ben Vereen; ABC - For part VI.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Rockford Files, The" (1974) - James Garner; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Baretta" (1975) - Robert Blake (I); ABC "NBC Mystery Movie, The" (1971) - Peter Falk (I); NBC - For the "Columbo" series. "Quincy M.E." (1976) - Jack Klugman; NBC "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Karl Malden; ABC

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 "Chico and the Man" (1974) - Jack Albertson; NBC "Happy Days" (1974) - Henry Winkler; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series


Winner:
	"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) - Christopher Plummer (I); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	"Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Richard Jordan (I); NBC "How Green Was My Valley" (1975) - Stanley Baker; PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)). "Seventh Avenue" (1977) - Steven Keats; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special


Winner:
	Sybil (1976) (TV) - Sally Field; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV) - Susan Clark (I); NBC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Jane Alexander (I); ABC Last of Mrs. Lincoln, The (1976) (TV) - Julie Harris (I); PBS Sybil (1976) (TV) - Joanne Woodward (I); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Waltons, The" (1972) - Beulah Bondi; CBS - For episode "The Pony Cart".
Other Nominees:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976) - Susan Blakely; ABC - For chapter 1. "Roots" (1977) - Madge Sinclair; ABC - For part IV. "Roots" (1977) - Leslie Uggams; ABC - For part VI. "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Jessica Walter (I); ABC - For episode "'Til Death Us Do Part".

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Bionic Woman, The" (1976) - Lindsay Wagner (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Charlie's Angels" (1976) - Kate Jackson (I); ABC "Family" (1976) - Sada Thompson; ABC "Police Woman" (1974) - Angie Dickinson; NBC "Waltons, The" (1972) - Michael Learned; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series


Winner:
	"Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Patty Duke; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) - Susan Flannery; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). "Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Jane Seymour (I); NBC "How the West Was Won" (1977) - Eva Marie Saint; ABC "Seventh Avenue" (1977) - Dori Brenner; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Maude" (1972) - Beatrice Arthur; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Jean Stapleton; CBS "Bob Newhart Show, The" (1972) - Suzanne Pleshette; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Mary Tyler Moore; CBS "Rhoda" (1974) - Valerie Harper; CBS

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Family" (1976) - Gary Frank; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Baretta" (1975) - Tom Ewell; ABC "Charlie's Angels" (1976) - David Doyle (I); ABC "Rockford Files, The" (1974) - Noah Beery Jr.; NBC "Waltons, The" (1972) - Will Geer; CBS

Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Edward Asner; ABC - For part I.
Other Nominees:
	"Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Charles Durning; NBC - For chapter 2. "Roots" (1977) - Moses Gunn; ABC - For part I. "Roots" (1977) - Robert Reed (I); ABC - For part V. "Roots" (1977) - Ralph Waite; ABC - For part I.

Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music


Winner:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Tim Conway; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Harvey Korman; CBS "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - John Belushi; NBC - For episode with Candice Bergen on 11 December 1976. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Chevy Chase; NBC - For episode with Elliott Gould on 29 May 1976. Bell Telephone Jubilee, The (1976) (TV) - Ben Vereen; NBC

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special


Winner:
	Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Burgess Meredith; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Mark Harmon (I); ABC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Walter McGinn; ABC Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Martin Balsam; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Yaphet Kotto; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Gary Burghoff; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Abe Vigoda; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Harry Morgan (I); CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Edward Asner; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Ted Knight (I); CBS

Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special


Winner:
	Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The (1976) (TV) - Diana Hyland; ABC - Nomination and award were posthumous.
Other Nominees:
	Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV) - Susan Oliver (I); NBC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Rosemary Murphy; ABC Great Houdini, The (1976) (TV) - Ruth Gordon (I); ABC Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Patricia Neal; NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) - Mary Kay Place; Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Loretta Swit; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Georgia Engel; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Betty White (I); CBS "Rhoda" (1974) - Julie Kavner; CBS

Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music


Winner:
	"Muppet Show, The" (1976) - Rita Moreno (I); Syndicated - For her guest appearance (episode 1.5).
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Vicki Lawrence; CBS "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Gilda Radner; NBC - For episode with Steve Martin (I) on 26 February 1977.

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Family" (1976) - Kristy McNichol; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Barnaby Jones" (1973) - Lee Meriwether; CBS "Family" (1976) - Meredith Baxter; ABC "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Jacqueline Tong; PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)). "Waltons, The" (1972) - Ellen Corby; CBS

Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Olivia Cole; ABC - For part VIII.
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Eileen Heckart; CBS - For episode "Lou Proposes". "Rhoda" (1974) - Nancy Walker (I); CBS - For episode "The Separation". "Roots" (1977) - Sandy Duncan; ABC - For part V. "Roots" (1977) - Cicely Tyson; ABC - For part I.

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork


Winner:
	World of Magic (1976) (TV) - Karl Messerschmidt (technical director); Jon Olson (II) (cameraperson); Bruce Gray (V) (cameraperson); John Gutierrez (II) (cameraperson); Jim Dodge (I) (cameraperson); Wayne McDonald (cameraperson); NBC
Other Nominees:
	Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) (TV) - Ken Anderson (V) (technical director); Art Vogel (I) (cameraperson); PBS Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977) (TV) - Gene Crowe (technical director); Samuel E. Dowlen (cameraperson); Tom Dokes (cameraperson); Larry Heider (cameraperson); Bob Keys (cameraperson); Wayne Orr (cameraperson); Bill Philbin (I) (cameraperson); Ron Sheldon (I) (cameraperson); NBC Special Olivia Newton-John, A (1976) (TV) - Ernie Buttelman (technical director); Dave Hilmer (cameraperson); Jim Balden (cameraperson); Jack Denton (IV) (cameraperson); Mayo Partee (cameraperson); ABC Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) - Ken Lamkin (technical director); Lew Adams (cameraperson); Mike Keeler (cameraperson); Gary Stanton (I) (cameraperson); Samuel E. Dowlen (cameraperson); ABC

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda (director); CBS - For episode "Dear Sigmund".
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Paul Bogart (director); CBS - For episode "The Draft Dodger". "MASH" (1972) - Joan Darling (director); CBS - For episode "The Nurses". "MASH" (1972) - Alan Rafkin (director); CBS - For episode "Lt. Radar O'Reilly". "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Jay Sandrich (director); CBS - For episode "The Last Show".

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - David Greene (I) (director); ABC - For part I.
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Fred Coe (director); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams: President". "Roots" (1977) - Marvin J. Chomsky (director); ABC - For part III. "Roots" (1977) - John Erman (director); ABC - For part II. "Roots" (1977) - Gilbert Moses (director); ABC - For part VI.

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction


Winner:
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Ian Fraser (I) (music director); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Bronk" (1975) - Jacques Urbont (music director); CBS - For episode "The Vigilante". "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - Rafael Kubelik (music director); PBS - For episode "New York Philharmonic: Rafael Kubelik". "Previn and the Pittsburgh" (1977) - Andr� Previn (music director); PBS - For episode "Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy". Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976) (TV) - Peter Matz (I) (music director); CBS

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy - Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Dave Powers (director); CBS - For episode with Eydie Gormé on 12 February 1977.
Other Nominees:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dave Wilson (I) (director); NBC - For episode with host Paul Simon (I) on 20 November 1976. "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) - John Moffitt (I) (director); NBC - For episode with John Denver.

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy - Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Dwight Hemion (director); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Barry Manilow Special, The (1977) (TV) - Steve Binder (director); ABC Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?, The (1977) (TV) - Tony Charmoli (director); CBS Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976) (TV) - Dave Powers (director); CBS World of Magic (1976) (TV) - Walter C. Miller (director); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction


Winner:
	Dorothy Hamill Special, The (1976) (TV) - Bill Klages (lighting director); Peter Edwards (VII) (lighting director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - George Riesenberger (lighting director); William C. Knight (lighting director); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams: President". "Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Dick Weiss (I) (lighting director); William C. Knight (lighting director); PBS - For episode "Henry Adams: Historian". "Visions" (1976) - Ken Dettling (lighting director); Leard Davis (lighting director); PBS - For episode "Gold Watch". Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977) (TV) - Imero Fiorentino (lighting director); Scott Johnson (III) (lighting director); NBC

Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Daniel Petrie (director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Helter Skelter (1976) (TV) - Tom Gries (I) (director); CBS Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) (TV) - Fielder Cook (director); NBC Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Irvin Kershner (director); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Jud Taylor (director); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay


Winner:
	Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Lane Slate (writer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The (1976) (TV) - Douglas Day Stewart (teleplay/story); Joe Morgenstern (story); ABC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - James Costigan (writer); ABC Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Barry Beckerman (I) (writer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) - Ernest Kinoy (writer); ABC

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dan Aykroyd (writer); Al Franken (I) (writer); Tom Davis (I) (writer); James Downey (I) (writer); Lorne Michaels (writer); Marilyn Suzanne Miller (writer); Michael O'Donoghue (I) (writer); Herbert Sargent (I) (writer); Tom Schiller (writer); Rosie Shuster (writer); Alan Zweibel (writer); John Belushi (writer); Bill Murray (I) (writer); NBC - For episode with Sissy Spacek.
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Ed Simmons (writer); Roger Beatty (writer); Elias Davis (writer); David Pollock (II) (writer); Rick Hawkins (writer); Liz Sage (writer); Adele Styler (writer); Burt Styler (writer); Tim Conway (writer); Bill Richmond (II) (writer); Gene Perret (writer); Dick Clair (writer); Jenna McMahon (writer); CBS - For episode with Eydie Gormé. "Muppet Show, The" (1976) - Jim Henson (I) (writer); Jack Burns (II) (writer); Marc London (writer); Jerry Juhl (writer); Syndicated - For episode with Paul Williams (III) (#1.8). "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Anne Beatts (writer); Chevy Chase (writer); Al Franken (I) (writer); Tom Davis (I) (writer); Lorne Michaels (writer); Marilyn Suzanne Miller (writer); Michael O'Donoghue (I) (writer); Herbert Sargent (I) (writer); Tom Schiller (writer); Rosie Shuster (writer); Alan Zweibel (writer); NBC - For episode with Elliott Gould. "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) - Bob Einstein (I) (writer); Allan Blye (writer); George Burditt (writer); Garry Ferrier (writer); Ken Finkleman (writer); Mitch Markowitz (writer); Tom McLoughlin (I) (writer); Don Novello (writer); Pat Proft (writer); Leonard Ripps (writer); Mickey Rose (writer); Aubrey Tadman (writer); Dick Van Dyke (writer); Paul Wayne (writer); NBC - For episode with John Denver.

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Ernest Kinoy (writer); William Blinn (writer); ABC - For part II.
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Roger O. Hirson (writer); PBS - For episode "Charles Francis Adams: Minister to Great Britain". "Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Tad Mosel (writer); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams: President". "Roots" (1977) - M. Charles Cohen (writer); ABC - For part VIII. "Roots" (1977) - James Lee (III) (writer); ABC - For part V.

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Buz Kohan (writer); Theodore Strauss (II) (writer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Barry Manilow Special, The (1977) (TV) - Alan Thicke (writer); Don Clark (XI) (writer); Susan Clark (II) (writer); Ronny Pearlman (writer); Steve Binder (writer); Barry Manilow (writer); Bruce Vilanch (writer); ABC Evening with Diana Ross, An (1977) (TV) - Bill Dyer (IV) (writer); Ntozake Shange (writer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). John Denver and Friend (1976) (TV) - Digby Wolfe (writer); George Schlatter (writer); ABC Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976) (TV) - Ken Welch (writer); Mitzie Welch (writer); Kenny Solms (writer); Gail Parent (writer); CBS

Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation


Winner:
	Sybil (1976) (TV) - Stewart Stern (writer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Circle of Children, A (1977) (TV) - Steve Gethers (I) (writer); CBS Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) (TV) - Carol Sobieski (writer); PBS Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys (1976) (TV) - John McGreevey (writer); NBC Man in the Iron Mask, The (1977) (TV) - William Bast (writer); NBC

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Allan Burns (I) (writer); James L. Brooks (writer); Ed. Weinberger (writer); Stan Daniels (writer); David Lloyd (III) (writer); Bob Ellison (I) (writer); CBS - For episode "The Last Show".
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Tony Sheehan (writer); Danny Arnold (writer); ABC - For episode "Quarantine", part 2. "MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda (writer); CBS - For episode "Dear Sigmund". "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - David Lloyd (III) (writer); CBS - For episode "Mary Midwife". "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Earl Pomerantz (writer); CBS - For episode "Ted's Change of Heart".

Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special


Winner:
	Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Bill Butler (I) (cinematographer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - James Crabe; ABC Loneliest Runner, The (1976) (TV) - Ted Voightlander; NBC Sybil (1976) (TV) - Mario Tosi (cinematographer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Tail Gunner Joe (1977) (TV) - Ric Waite (cinematographer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Series


Winner:
	"Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Ric Waite (cinematographer); NBC - For chapter 1.
Other Nominees:
	"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) - Joseph F. Biroc; NBC - For part I. - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). "Baretta" (1975) - Sherman Kunkel (cinematographer); ABC - For episode "Soldier In The Jungle". "Kojak" (1973) - Sol Negrin; CBS - For episode "A Shield for Murder", part 2. "MAS*H" (1972) - William K. Jurgensen (cinematographer); CBS - For episode "Dear Sigmund". "Once an Eagle" (1976) - J.J. Jones (I) (cinematographer); NBC - For part I. "Roots" (1977) - Stevan Larner (cinematographer); ABC - For part II. "Roots" (1977) - Joseph M. Wilcots (cinematographer); ABC - For part VII.

Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Fish" (1977) - Thomas Azzari (art director); ABC - For episode "The Really Longest Day".
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Don Roberts (IV) (art director); CBS - For episode "The Unemployment Story", part II. "Maude" (1972) - Chuck Murawski (art director); CBS - For episode "Walter's Crisis". "Mr. T and Tina" (1976) - Roy Christopher (art director); Mary Ann Biddle (set decorator); ABC - For episode "The Americanization of Michi". "Sirota's Court" (1976) - Seymour Klate (art director); Mary Ann Biddle (set decorator); NBC - For episode "The Happy Hooker".

Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Mac Davis Show, The" (1974) - Romain Johnston (art director); NBC - For episode with Susan Saint James, The Pointer Sisters and Robert Shields (I) & Lorene Yarnell.
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Paul Barnes (II) (art director); Bob Sansom (art director); Bill Harp (set decorator); CBS - For episode with Glen Campbell (I). "Donny and Marie" (1976) - Bill Bohnert (I) (art director); John Told (set decorator); ABC - For episode with Chad Everett and Florence Henderson (I). "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Eugene Lee (II) (art director); Akira Yoshimura (II) (art director); Franne Lee (art director); NBC - For episode with Sissy Spacek.

Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Dramatic Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (art director); Anne D. McCulley (set decorator); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Amelia Earhart (1976) (TV) - William H. Tuntke (art director); Richard Friedman (IV) (set decorator); NBC Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1976) (TV) - Trevor Williams (I) (art director); Robert Checchi (set decorator); PBS Last of Mrs. Lincoln, The (1976) (TV) - Roy Christopher (art director); Beulah Frankel (set decorator); PBS

Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Pallisers, The" (1974) - Tim Harvey (I) (scenic designer); PBS - For episode #1.
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Ed Wittstein (production designer); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams: Congressman". "Captains and the Kings" (1976) - John W. Corso (art director); Jerry Adams (I) (set decorator); NBC - For chapter 2. "Roots" (1977) - Joseph R. Jennings (art director); Solomon Brewer (set decorator); ABC - For part VI. "Roots" (1977) - Jan Scott (I) (art director); Charles C. Bennett (set decorator); ABC - For part II.

Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Robert Kelly (VIII) (art director); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - William Mickley (art director); PBS - For segment "Les Patineurs" in episode "American Ballet Theatre". "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Jac Venza (scenic designer); PBS - For segment "Billy the Kid" in episode "American Ballet Theatre". George Burns Special, The (1976) (TV) - Roy Christopher (art director); John Hueners (set decorator); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Joe I. Tompkins (costume designer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Beauty and the Beast} - Albert Wolsky (costume designer); NBC Man in the Iron Mask, The (1977) (TV) - Olga Lehmann (costume designer); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for Music-Variety


Winner:
	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - Jan Skalicky (costume designer); PBS - For episode "Barber of Seville, The".
Other Nominees:
	"Sonny and Cher Show, The" (1976) - Ret Turner (costume designer); Bob Mackie (costume designer); CBS - For episode with Barbara Eden (I) and The Smothers Brothers. America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Frank L. Thompson (costume designer); CBS Evening with Diana Ross, An (1977) (TV) - Bob Mackie (costume designer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Neil Sedaka Steppin' Out (1976) (TV) - Bill Hargate (costume designer); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Pallisers, The" (1974) - Raymond Hughes (costume designer); PBS - For episode #1.
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Alvin Colt (costume designer); PBS - For episode "Henry Adams: Historian". "Madame Bovary" (1975) - Joan Ellacott (costume designer); PBS - For episode #3. - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)). "Quest, The" (1976) - Grady Hunt (I) (costume designer); NBC - For episode "Prairie Woman". "Roots" (1977) - Jack Martell (costume designer); ABC - For part I.

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing


Winner:
	Savage Bees, The (1976) (TV) - Alan Bernard (I) (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Robert L. Harman (sound mixer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Roots" (1977) - Willie D. Burton (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Robert L. Harman (sound mixer); ABC - For part IV. "Roots" (1977) - Hoppy Mehterian (sound mixer); George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Arnold Braun (sound mixer); ABC - For part VII. "Roots" (1977) - George Porter (III) (sound mixer); Eddie Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Robert L. Harman (sound mixer); Arnold Braun (sound mixer); ABC - For part VIII. "Roots" (1977) - Bill Varney (sound mixer); Leonard Peterson (sound mixer); Robert J. Litt (sound mixer); Willie D. Burton (sound mixer); ABC - For part I. Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Richard Portman (sound mixer); David M. Ronne (sound mixer); Don MacDougall (sound mixer); Curly Thirlwell (sound mixer); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing


Winner:
	John Denver and Friend (1976) (TV) - Doug Nelson (I) (sound mixer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Emil Neroda (sound mixer); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams: President". "Police Story" (1973) - Michael T. Gannon (sound mixer); Jerry Clemans (sound mixer); Thomas J. Huth (sound mixer); Phillip Seretti (sound mixer); NBC - For episode "Ice Time". 4th Annual American Music Awards, The (1977) - Doug Nelson (I) (sound mixer); Norman H. Schwartz (sound mixer); John Black (VI) (sound mixer); ABC

Outstanding Film Editing for a Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Rita Roland; Michael S. McLean; ABC
Other Nominees:
	21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) - Ronald J. Fagan; ABC Helter Skelter (1976) (TV) - Byron 'Buzz' Brandt; Bud S. Isaacs; CBS Loneliest Runner, The (1976) (TV) - John Loeffler (editor); NBC Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Bud S. Isaacs; Art Seid; Nick Archer (I); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Film Editing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Douglas Hines (I); CBS - For episode "Murray Can't Lose".
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Samuel E. Beetley; Stanford Tischler; CBS - For episode "Dear Sigmund".

Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"Visions" (1976) - Roy Stewart (III) (editor); PBS - For episode "The War Widow".
Other Nominees:
	"C.P.O. Sharkey" (1976) - Ken Denisoff (editor); Stowell Werden (editor); NBC - For episode "Sharkey Boogies On Down". "Meeting of Minds" (1977) - Terry M. Pickford (editor); PBS - For episode #3. "Police Story" (1973) - Jimmy B. Frazier (editor); NBC - For episode "Ice Time".

Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Neil Travis (editor); ABC - For part I.
Other Nominees:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" (1976) - Jerrold L. Ludwig (editor); ABC - For chapter 3. "Roots" (1977) - James T. Heckert (editor); ABC - For part VIII. "Roots" (1977) - Peter Kirby (II) (editor); ABC - For part III. "Roots" (1977) - Neil Travis (editor); James T. Heckert (editor); ABC - For part II.

Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Special


Winner:
	American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary (1977) (TV) - Gary Anderson (II) (editor); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Barry Manilow Special, The (1977) (TV) - Thomas Klein (V) (editor); Bill Breshears (editor); ABC Captain & Tennille Special, The (1976) (TV) - Susan Jenkins (editor); Manuel Mart�nez (VIII) (editor); ABC Dorothy Hamill Special, The (1976) (TV) - Jimmy B. Frazier (editor); Danny White (I) (editor); ABC Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977) (TV) - Bill Breshears (editor); Barbara Babcock (III) (editor); NBC Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) - Jim McElroy (II) (editor); Michael Gavaldon (editor); David Saxon (I) (editor); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Special


Winner:
	Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Bernard F. Pincus (sound editor); Milton C. Burrow (sound editor); Gene Eliot (sound editor); Don Ernst (sound editor); Tony Garber (sound editor); Don Isaacs (sound editor); Larry Kaufman (sound editor); William L. Manger (sound editor); A. David Marshall (sound editor); Richard Oswald (II) (sound editor); Edward L. Sandlin (sound editor); Rusty Tinsley (sound editor); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Boy in the Plastic Bubble, The (1976) (TV) - Jerry Rosenthal (sound editor); William A. Phillips (sound editor); John Strauss (I) (sound editor); Bill Jackson (I) (sound editor); Jim Yant (sound editor); Jerry Pirozzi (sound editor); Bruce Bell (I) (sound editor); ABC Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - Rich Harrison (I); ABC Quest, The (1976) (TV) - Doug Grindstaff (sound editor); Don Isaacs (sound editor); Larry Kaufman (sound editor); Bob J. Human (sound editor); Buzz Cooper (II) (sound editor); Jack A. Finlay (sound editor); Marvin I. Kosberg (sound editor); Lee Chaney (I) (sound editor); Richard Friedman (III) (sound editor); William Andrews (IV) (sound editor); Richard Raderman (sound editor); Larry Singer (sound editor); Stan Gilbert (I) (sound editor); Hank Salerno (sound editor); Al Kajita (sound editor); Jack Milner (I) (sound editor); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Larry Carow (sound editor); Lawrence E. Neiman (sound editor); Donald L. Warner Jr. (sound editor); Colin C. Mouat (sound editor); George Fredrick (sound editor); David Pettijohn (sound editor); Bruce Richardson (I) (sound editor); ABC - For part II.
Other Nominees:
	"Charlie's Angels" (1976) - Jerry Rosenthal (sound editor); William L. Stevenson (sound editor); Mike O. Corrigan (sound editor); ABC - For episode "The Mexican Connection". "Fantastic Journey, The" (1977) - Doug Grindstaff (sound editor); Richard Raderman (sound editor); Sid Lubow (sound editor); Hans Newman (sound editor); Al Kajita (sound editor); Luke Wolfram (sound editor); Don Isaacs (sound editor); Hank Salerno (sound editor); Larry Singer (sound editor); Stan Gilbert (I) (sound editor); NBC - For episode "Atlantium". "Six Million Dollar Man, The" (1974) - Dale Johnston (sound editor); James A. Bean (sound editor); Carl J. Brandon (sound editor); Joe Divitale (sound editor); Don Tomlinson (sound editor); Don Weinman (sound editor); Gene Craig (sound editor); ABC - For episode "The Return of Bigfoot", part 1.

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)


Winner:
	"Roots" (1977) - Quincy Jones (composer); Gerald Fried (composer); ABC - For part I.
Other Nominees:
	"Bronk" (1975) - Jacques Urbont (composer); CBS - For episode "The Vigilante". "Captains and the Kings" (1976) - Elmer Bernstein (composer); NBC - For chapter 8. "Police Story" (1973) - Richard DeBenedictis (composer); NBC - For episode "Monster Manor". "Roots" (1977) - Gerald Fried (composer); ABC - For part VIII.

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)


Winner:
	Sybil (1976) (TV) - Leonard Rosenman (composer); Alan Bergman (I) (composer); Marilyn Bergman (composer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - John Barry (I) (composer); ABC Helter Skelter (1976) (TV) - Billy Goldenberg (composer); CBS Minstrel Man (1977) (TV) - Fred Karlin (composer); CBS Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - David Shire (composer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Achievement in Special Musical Material


Nominees:
	"How the West Was Won" (1977) - Jerrold Immel (composer); ABC - For series theme. "Police Woman" (1974) - Morton Stevens (I) (music); Hermine Hilton (lyrics); NBC - For the song "Leave Me Tomorrow". - For episode "Killer Cowboys". America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) (TV) - Larry Grossman (I) (composer); CBS Evening with Diana Ross, An (1977) (TV) - Bill Dyer (IV) (composer); Billy Goldenberg (composer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). Minstrel Man (1977) (TV) - Fred Karlin (music); Meg Karlin (lyrics); CBS - For the song "Early in the Morning".

Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Van Dyke and Company" (1976) - Byron Paul (executive producer); Allan Blye (producer); Bob Einstein (I) (producer); Dick Van Dyke (star); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Joe Hamilton (II) (executive producer); Ed Simmons (producer); Carol Burnett (star); CBS "Evening at Pops" (1970) - William Cosel (producer); Arthur Fiedler (star); PBS "Muppet Show, The" (1976) - Jim Henson (I) (executive producer); David Lazer (executive producer); Jack Burns (II) (producer); Frank Oz (star); Richard Hunt (I) (star); Dave Goelz (star); Eren Ozker (star); John Lovelady (I) (star); Jerry Nelson (I) (star); Syndicated "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Lorne Michaels (producer); NBC

Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music


Winner:
	Barry Manilow Special, The (1977) (TV) - Miles Lourie (executive producer); Steve Binder (producer); Barry Manilow (star); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977) (TV) - Jerry Weintraub (executive producer); Gary Smith (III) (producer); Dwight Hemion (producer); Neil Diamond (star); NBC Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?, The (1977) (TV) - George Schlatter (producer); Shirley MacLaine (star); CBS Sills and Burnett at the Met (1976) (TV) - Joe Hamilton (II) (producer); Beverly Sills (star); Carol Burnett (star); CBS World of Magic (1976) (TV) - Jerry Goldstein (I) (executive producer); Walter C. Miller (producer); Doug Henning (I) (star); NBC

Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy


Winners:
	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) (TV) - David Susskind (executive producer); Harry R. Sherman (producer); ABC Sybil (1976) (TV) - Peter Dunne (III) (executive producer); Philip Capice (executive producer); Jacqueline Babbin (producer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).
Other Nominees:
	21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) - Edward S. Feldman (executive producer); Frank von Zerneck (producer); Robert Greenwald (producer); ABC Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1976) (TV) - David Susskind (producer); PBS Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) - Edgar J. Scherick (executive producer); Daniel H. Blatt (executive producer); NBC - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)).

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences


Winner:
	Bell Telephone Jubilee, The (1976) (TV) - Eytan Keller (graphic designer); Stu Bernstein (II) (graphic designer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) - Phill Norman (graphic designer); NBC - For part I. - (Shown within "Big Event, The" (1976)). "Previn and the Pittsburgh" (1977) - Martine Sheon (graphic designer); David Summers (IV) (graphic designer); PBS - For episode "Mozart as Keyboard Prodigy". "Visions" (1976) - Gene Piotrowsky (graphic designer); PBS - For episode "The Gardener's Son".

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Allan Burns (I) (executive producer); James L. Brooks (executive producer); Ed. Weinberger (producer); Stan Daniels (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Mort Lachman (executive producer); Milt Josefsberg (II) (producer); CBS "Barney Miller" (1975) - Danny Arnold (executive producer/prodcuer); Roland Kibbee (producer); ABC "Bob Newhart Show, The" (1972)<