Emmy Awards 1979

	1979 Emmy Awards
1970 \| 1971 \| 1972 \| 1973 \| 1974 \| 1975 \| 1976 \| 1977 \| 1978 \| 1979 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 Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (1979) Nominated 5. Emmy 1979 Dan Aykroyd Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 6. Emmy 1979 Laraine Newman Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 7. Emmy 1979 Bill Murray Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 8. Emmy 1979 Jim Henson Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 9. Emmy 1979 Garrett Morris Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 10. Emmy 1979 Gilda Radner Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 11. Emmy 1979 Lorne Michaels Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 12. Emmy 1979 Gary Smith Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (1979) Nominated 13. Emmy 1979 Dwight Hemion Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Shirley MacLaine at the Lido (1979) Nominated 14. Emmy 1979 Dave Goelz Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 15. Emmy 1979 Richard Hunt Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 16. Emmy 1979 Jerry Nelson Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 17. Emmy 1979 David Lazer Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 18. Emmy 1979 John Belushi Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 19. Emmy 1979 Jane Curtin Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 20. Emmy 1979 Frank Oz Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program The Muppet Show (1976) Nominated 21. Emmy 1979 Alan Alda Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series MASH (1972) Nominated 22. Emmy 1979 Mikhail Baryshnikov Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Events Won 23. Emmy 1979 Henry Winkler Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) Nominated 24. Emmy 1979 Dan McCann Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) Nominated 25. Emmy 1979 John Korty Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) Nominated 26. Emmy 1979 Warren Lockhart* Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? [And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?] (1977) 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 MASH (1972) Nominated 29. Emmy 1979 Carroll O`Connor Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series All in the Family (1971) 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 The Rockford Files (1974) 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 Backstairs at the White House (1979) 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 The Rockford Files (1974) 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 First, You Cry (1978) Nominated 42. Emmy 1979 Bette Davis Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979) Won 43. Emmy 1979 Katharine Hepburn Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special The Corn Is Green (1979) Nominated 44. Emmy 1979 Gary Burghoff Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series MASH (1972) Nominated 45. Emmy 1979 Harry Morgan Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series MASH (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 Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Won 49. Emmy 1979 Robert Vaughn Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special Backstairs at the White House (1979) Nominated 50. Emmy 1979 Sally Struthers Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series All in the Family (1971) Won 51. Emmy 1979 Loretta Swit Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series MASH (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 Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Nominated 55. Emmy 1979 Dan Aykroyd Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 56. Emmy 1979 Alan Alda Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series MASH (1972) Won 57. Emmy 1979 Brian Doyle-Murray Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 58. Emmy 1979 Rosie Shuster Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 59. Emmy 1979 Al Franken Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 60. Emmy 1979 Lorne Michaels Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 61. Emmy 1979 Don Novello Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 62. Emmy 1979 Tom Davis Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 63. Emmy 1979 Herbert Sargent Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 64. Emmy 1979 Walter Williams* Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 65. Emmy 1979 Brian McConnachie Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 66. Emmy 1979 Alan Zweibel Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 67. Emmy 1979 Anne Beatts Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 68. Emmy 1979 James Downey Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 69. Emmy 1979 Tom Schiller Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 70. Emmy 1979 Michael Mann Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special The Jericho Mile (1979) Won Who's Dated Who content is contributed and edited by our readers. Please report errors or omissions on this page.

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