Emmy Awards 1989

	1989 Emmy Awards
1980 \| 1981 \| 1982 \| 1983 \| 1984 \| 1985 \| 1986 \| 1987 \| 1988 \| 1989 1. Emmy 1989 Paula Abdul Outstanding Achievement in Choreography The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 2. Emmy 1989 Debbie Allen Outstanding Achievement in Choreography Debbie Allen Special, The (1989) Nominated 3. Emmy 1989 Greg Adams Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 4. Emmy 1989 Paul Shaffer Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 5. Emmy 1989 Simon Holden Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 6. Emmy 1989 Victor Du Bois Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 7. Emmy 1989 Ric Heitzman Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated 8. Emmy 1989 Wayne White Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated 9. Emmy 1989 Paul Reubens Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Nominated 10. Emmy 1989 Jim Henson Outstanding Children's Program The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Nominated 11. Emmy 1989 Christopher Cerf Outstanding Children's Program Free to Be... a Family (1988) Won 12. Emmy 1989 Robert Dalrymple Outstanding Children's Program Free to Be... a Family (1988) Won 13. Emmy 1989 Jerry Juhl Outstanding Children's Program The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Nominated 14. Emmy 1989 Duncan Kenworthy Outstanding Children's Program The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Nominated 15. Emmy 1989 Martin G. Baker Outstanding Children's Program The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Nominated 16. Emmy 1989 Marlo Thomas Outstanding Children's Program Free to Be... a Family (1988) Won 17. Emmy 1989 Robert Altman Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Tanner `88 (1988) Won 18. Emmy 1989 Jim Henson Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Won 19. Emmy 1989 Debbie Allen Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program Debbie Allen Special, The (1989) Nominated 20. Emmy 1989 Marshall Herskovitz Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 21. Emmy 1989 Lindsley Parsons III Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 22. Emmy 1989 Ellen S. Pressman Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 23. Emmy 1989 Scott Winant Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 24. Emmy 1989 Richard Kramer Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 25. Emmy 1989 David E. Kelley Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 26. Emmy 1989 Rick Wallace Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 27. Emmy 1989 Steven Bochco Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 28. Emmy 1989 William M. Finkelstein Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 29. Emmy 1989 Alice West Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 30. Emmy 1989 Phillip M. Goldfarb Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 31. Emmy 1989 Scott D. Goldstein Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 32. Emmy 1989 Madeleine Brown Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 33. Emmy 1989 Austin Friel Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Won 34. Emmy 1989 Edward Zwick Outstanding Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 35. Emmy 1989 Daniel Petrie Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special My Name Is Bill W. (1989) Nominated 36. Emmy 1989 James Garner Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special My Name Is Bill W. (1989) Nominated 37. Emmy 1989 Aaron Spelling Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special Day One (1989) Won 38. Emmy 1989 E. Duke Vincent Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special Day One (1989) Won 39. Emmy 1989 David W. Rintels Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special Day One (1989) Won 40. Emmy 1989 Cleavon Little Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Dear John (1988) Won 41. Emmy 1989 Sammy Davis, Jr. Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series The Cosby Show (1984) Nominated 42. Emmy 1989 Leslie Nielsen Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Day by Day (1988) Nominated 43. Emmy 1989 Robert Picardo Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series The Wonder Years (1988) Nominated 44. Emmy 1989 Peter Boyle Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Midnight Caller (1988) Nominated 45. Emmy 1989 Edward Woodward Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) Nominated 46. Emmy 1989 Doris Roberts Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Perfect Strangers (1986) Nominated 47. Emmy 1989 Teresa Wright Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Dolphin Cove (1989) Nominated 48. Emmy 1989 Kay Lenz Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Midnight Caller (1988) Won 49. Emmy 1989 Jean Simmons Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Murder, She Wrote (1984) Nominated 50. Emmy 1989 Allan Trautman Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 51. Emmy 1989 Fred Spencer Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 52. Emmy 1989 Steve Sherman Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 53. Emmy 1989 Thom Fountain Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 54. Emmy 1989 John Lovelady Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 55. Emmy 1989 Van Snowden Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 56. Emmy 1989 Dana Carvey Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Nominated 57. Emmy 1989 Julie Kavner Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 58. Emmy 1989 Maurice LaMarche Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 59. Emmy 1989 Maurice LaMarche Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program D.C. Follies (1987) Nominated 60. Emmy 1989 Mikhail Baryshnikov Outstanding Individual Performance in Classical Music/Dance Programming Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) Won 61. Emmy 1989 Barbara Walters Outstanding Informational Special The Barbara Walters Special (1976) Nominated 62. Emmy 1989 Bill Geddie Outstanding Informational Special The Barbara Walters Special (1976) Nominated 63. Emmy 1989 Michael Fox Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Family Ties (1982) Nominated 64. Emmy 1989 John Goodman Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Roseanne (1988) Nominated 65. Emmy 1989 Ted Danson Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Cheers (1982) Nominated 66. Emmy 1989 Fred Savage Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The Wonder Years (1988) Nominated 67. Emmy 1989 Ron Perlman Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Beauty and the Beast (1987) Nominated 68. Emmy 1989 Carroll O`Connor Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series In the Heat of the Night (1988) Won 69. Emmy 1989 Edward Woodward Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Equalizer (1985) Nominated 70. Emmy 1989 John Gielgud Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special War and Remembrance (1988) Nominated 71. Emmy 1989 James Woods Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special My Name Is Bill W. (1989) Won 72. Emmy 1989 Tommy Jones Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 73. Emmy 1989 Robert Duvall Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 74. Emmy 1989 Ben Kingsley Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) Nominated 75. Emmy 1989 Candice Bergen Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Murphy Brown (1988) Won 76. Emmy 1989 Rue McClanahan Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls (1985) Nominated 77. Emmy 1989 Beatrice Arthur Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls (1985) Nominated 78. Emmy 1989 Betty White Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls (1985) Nominated 79. Emmy 1989 Dana Delany Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series China Beach (1988) Won 80. Emmy 1989 Susan Dey Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 81. Emmy 1989 Linda Hamilton Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Beauty and the Beast (1987) Nominated 82. Emmy 1989 Angela Lansbury Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Murder, She Wrote (1984) Nominated 83. Emmy 1989 Jane Seymour Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special War and Remembrance (1988) Nominated 84. Emmy 1989 Diane Lane Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 85. Emmy 1989 Amy Madigan Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Roe vs. Wade (1989) Nominated 86. Emmy 1989 Holly Hunter Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Roe vs. Wade (1989) Won 87. Emmy 1989 Anjelica Huston Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 88. Emmy 1989 Oprah Winfrey Outstanding Miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) Nominated 89. Emmy 1989 Reuben Cannon Outstanding Miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) Nominated 90. Emmy 1989 Carole Isenberg Outstanding Miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) Nominated 91. Emmy 1989 Karen Hall Outstanding Miniseries The Women of Brewster Place (1989) Nominated 92. Emmy 1989 Hal Holbrook Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming Portrait of America (1983) Won 93. Emmy 1989 Billy Crystal Outstanding Performance in Special Events Won 94. Emmy 1989 Jim Henson Outstanding Special Events Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (1989) Nominated 95. Emmy 1989 Outstanding Special Events Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (1989) Nominated 96. Emmy 1989 Peter Scolari Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Newhart (1982) Nominated 97. Emmy 1989 Woody Harrelson Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Cheers (1982) Won 98. Emmy 1989 Jimmy Smits Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 99. Emmy 1989 Richard Dysart Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 100. Emmy 1989 Timothy Busfield Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 101. Emmy 1989 Armand Assante Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Jack the Ripper (1988) Nominated 102. Emmy 1989 Danny Glover Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 103. Emmy 1989 James Garner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special My Name Is Bill W. (1989) Nominated 104. Emmy 1989 Derek Jacobi Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special The Tenth Man (1988) Won 105. Emmy 1989 Corin Nemec Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) Nominated 106. Emmy 1989 Faith Ford Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Murphy Brown (1988) Nominated 107. Emmy 1989 Julia Duffy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Newhart (1982) Nominated 108. Emmy 1989 Rhea Perlman Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Cheers (1982) Won 109. Emmy 1989 Katherine Helmond Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Who`s the Boss? (1984) Nominated 110. Emmy 1989 Estelle Getty Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls (1985) Nominated 111. Emmy 1989 Amanda Plummer Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 112. Emmy 1989 Glenne Headly Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Lonesome Dove (1989) Nominated 113. Emmy 1989 Gregory Hines Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Tap Dance in America (1989) Nominated 114. Emmy 1989 David Letterman Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 115. Emmy 1989 Sam Simon Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 116. Emmy 1989 James L. Brooks Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 117. Emmy 1989 Richard Sakai Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 118. Emmy 1989 Jerry Belson Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 119. Emmy 1989 Heide Perlman Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 120. Emmy 1989 Marc Flanagan Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 121. Emmy 1989 Ken Estin Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 122. Emmy 1989 Robert Morton Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 123. Emmy 1989 Ted Bessell Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 124. Emmy 1989 Jack Rollins Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 125. Emmy 1989 Don Mischer Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Tap Dance in America (1989) Nominated 126. Emmy 1989 Jac Venza Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program Tap Dance in America (1989) Nominated 127. Emmy 1989 Tracey Ullman Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Won 128. Emmy 1989 Marshall Herskovitz Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 129. Emmy 1989 David E. Kelley Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 130. Emmy 1989 David E. Kelley Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 131. Emmy 1989 David E. Kelley Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 132. Emmy 1989 Steven Bochco Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 133. Emmy 1989 William M. Finkelstein Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 134. Emmy 1989 Madeleine Brown Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 135. Emmy 1989 Austin Friel Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L.A. Law (1986) Nominated 136. Emmy 1989 Edward Zwick Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series thirtysomething (1987) Nominated 137. Emmy 1989 Al Franken Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 138. Emmy 1989 Lorne Michaels Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 139. Emmy 1989 Bob Odenkirk Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 140. Emmy 1989 Robert Smigel Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 141. Emmy 1989 A. Whitney Brown Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 142. Emmy 1989 Greg Daniels Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 143. Emmy 1989 Tom Davis Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 144. Emmy 1989 Herbert Sargent Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 145. Emmy 1989 George Meyer Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 146. Emmy 1989 Bonnie Turner Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 147. Emmy 1989 John Bowman Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 148. Emmy 1989 Terry Turner Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 149. Emmy 1989 James Downey Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 150. Emmy 1989 Jack Handey Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 151. Emmy 1989 David Letterman Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 152. Emmy 1989 Tom Schiller Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 153. Emmy 1989 Christine Zander Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 154. Emmy 1989 Maria Notaras Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 155. Emmy 1989 Phil Hartman Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 156. Emmy 1989 Matt Groening Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 157. Emmy 1989 Rob Burnett Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 158. Emmy 1989 Jeff Martin Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 159. Emmy 1989 Kevin Curran Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 160. Emmy 1989 Steve O`Donnell Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 161. Emmy 1989 Adam Resnick Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 162. Emmy 1989 Matt Wickline Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 163. Emmy 1989 Larry Jacobson Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 164. Emmy 1989 Gerard Mulligan Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 165. Emmy 1989 Boyd Hale Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 166. Emmy 1989 Felix Moese Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 167. Emmy 1989 Jaymes Foster Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 168. Emmy 1989 John P. McCann Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 169. Emmy 1989 Conan O`Brien Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 170. Emmy 1989 Chris Elliott Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman (1982) Nominated 171. Emmy 1989 Tracey Ullman Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 172. Emmy 1989 Mike Myers Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Saturday Night Live (1975) Won 173. Emmy 1989 Sam Simon Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 174. Emmy 1989 James L. Brooks Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 175. Emmy 1989 Jerry Belson Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 176. Emmy 1989 Dick Blasucci Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 177. Emmy 1989 Jay Kogen Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 178. Emmy 1989 Heide Perlman Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 179. Emmy 1989 Marc Flanagan Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 180. Emmy 1989 Wallace Wolodarsky Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 181. Emmy 1989 Ken Estin Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program The Tracey Ullman Show (1987) Nominated 182. Governor's Award 1989 Lucille Ball Who's Dated Who content is contributed and edited by our readers. Please report errors or omissions on this page.

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