1979 Emmy Awards

1.
Emmy
1979
Bruce Johnson
Outstanding Comedy Series
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Nominated  
2.
Emmy
1979
Anthony W. Marshall
Outstanding Comedy Series
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Nominated  
3.
Emmy
1979
Garry Marshall
Outstanding Comedy Series
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Nominated  
4.
Emmy
1979
Shirley MacLaine
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
5.
Emmy
1979
Dan Aykroyd
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
6.
Emmy
1979
Laraine Newman
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
7.
Emmy
1979
Bill Murray
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
8.
Emmy
1979
Jim Henson
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
9.
Emmy
1979
Garrett Morris
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
10.
Emmy
1979
Gilda Radner
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
11.
Emmy
1979
Lorne Michaels
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
12.
Emmy
1979
Gary Smith
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
13.
Emmy
1979
Dwight Hemion
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
14.
Emmy
1979
Dave Goelz
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
15.
Emmy
1979
Richard Hunt
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
16.
Emmy
1979
Jerry Nelson
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
17.
Emmy
1979
David Lazer
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
18.
Emmy
1979
John Belushi
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
19.
Emmy
1979
Jane Curtin
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
20.
Emmy
1979
Frank Oz
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program
Nominated  
21.
Emmy
1979
Alan Alda
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Nominated  
22.
Emmy
1979
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events
Won  
23.
Emmy
1979
Henry Winkler
Outstanding Informational Program
Nominated  
24.
Emmy
1979
Dan McCann
Outstanding Informational Program
Nominated  
25.
Emmy
1979
John Korty
Outstanding Informational Program
Nominated  
26.
Emmy
1979
Warren Lockhart
Outstanding Informational Program
Nominated  
27.
Emmy
1979
Robin Williams
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Nominated  
28.
Emmy
1979
Alan Alda
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Nominated  
29.
Emmy
1979
Carroll O`Connor
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Won  
30.
Emmy
1979
Judd Hirsch
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Taxi (1978)
Nominated  
31.
Emmy
1979
Ed Asner
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Lou Grant (1977)
Nominated  
32.
Emmy
1979
Jack Klugman
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Quincy M.E. (1976)
Nominated  
33.
Emmy
1979
James Garner
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nominated  
34.
Emmy
1979
Ned Beatty
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Friendly Fire (1979)
Nominated  
35.
Emmy
1979
Louis Gossett, Jr.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Nominated  
36.
Emmy
1979
Kurt Russell
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Elvis (1979)
Nominated  
37.
Emmy
1979
Ruth Gordon
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Taxi (1978)
Won  
38.
Emmy
1979
Katherine Helmond
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Soap (1977)
Nominated  
39.
Emmy
1979
Rita Moreno
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated  
40.
Emmy
1979
Carol Burnett
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Friendly Fire (1979)
Nominated  
41.
Emmy
1979
Mary Tyler Moore
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Nominated  
42.
Emmy
1979
Bette Davis
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Won  
43.
Emmy
1979
Katharine Hepburn
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Nominated  
44.
Emmy
1979
Gary Burghoff
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Nominated  
45.
Emmy
1979
Harry Morgan
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Nominated  
46.
Emmy
1979
Danny DeVito
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Taxi (1978)
Nominated  
47.
Emmy
1979
Robert Guillaume
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Soap (1977)
Won  
48.
Emmy
1979
Marlon Brando
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Won  
49.
Emmy
1979
Robert Vaughn
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special
Nominated  
50.
Emmy
1979
Sally Struthers
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Won  
51.
Emmy
1979
Loretta Swit
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Nominated  
52.
Emmy
1979
Marion Ross
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Happy Days (1974)
Nominated  
53.
Emmy
1979
Kristy McNichol
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Family (1976)
Won  
54.
Emmy
1979
Ruby Dee
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special
Nominated  
55.
Emmy
1979
Dan Aykroyd
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
56.
Emmy
1979
Alan Alda
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
M*A*S*H (1972)
Won  
57.
Emmy
1979
Brian Doyle-Murray
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
58.
Emmy
1979
Rosie Shuster
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
59.
Emmy
1979
Al Franken
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
60.
Emmy
1979
Lorne Michaels
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
61.
Emmy
1979
Don Novello
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
62.
Emmy
1979
Tom Davis
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
63.
Emmy
1979
Herbert Sargent
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
64.
Emmy
1979
Walter Williams
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
65.
Emmy
1979
Brian McConnachie
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
66.
Emmy
1979
Alan Zweibel
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
67.
Emmy
1979
Anne Beatts
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
68.
Emmy
1979
James Downey
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
69.
Emmy
1979
Tom Schiller
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series
Nominated  
70.
Emmy
1979
Michael Mann
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
Won  
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