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Emmy Awards: 1976

Emmy

Date:	15 May (creative arts), 17 May (primetime programming)
Host:	Mary Tyler Moore (Los Angeles); John Denver (Los Angeles)
Location:	Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA (creative arts) Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA (primetime programming)
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 11 March 1975 and 15 March 1976.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special


Winner:
	Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - Anthony Hopkins; NBC
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Edward Herrmann; ABC Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) - Jack Lemmon (I); NBC Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) - William Devane; CBS Moon for the Misbegotten, A (1975) (TV) - Jason Robards; ABC

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


Winner:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Edward Asner; ABC - For the episode on 1 February 1976.
Other Nominees:
	"Medical Center" (1969) - Robert Reed (I); CBS - For episode "The Fourth Sex", parts I and II. "Medical Story" (1975) - Tony Musante; NBC - For episode "The Quality of Mercy". "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Bill Bixby; ABC - For episode "Police Buff".

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	Peter Falk (I); NBC - For the "Columbo" series.
Other Nominees:
	"Rockford Files, The" (1974) - James Garner; NBC "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Karl Malden; ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Chico and the Man" (1974) - Jack Albertson; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Hal Linden; ABC "Happy Days" (1974) - Henry Winkler; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series


Winner:
	"Lincoln" (1974) - Hal Holbrook; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - George Grizzard; PBS "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Nick Nolte; ABC "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Peter Strauss (I); ABC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special


Winner:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Susan Clark (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Jane Alexander (I); ABC Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) - Sada Thompson; NBC Moon for the Misbegotten, A (1975) (TV) - Colleen Dewhurst; ABC

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


Winner:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Kathryn Walker (I); PBS - For episode "John Adams, Lawyer".
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Pamela Payton-Wright; PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams, Diplomat". "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) - Helen Hayes (I); CBS - For episode "Retire In Sunny Hawaii... Forever". "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) - Sheree North; ABC - For episode "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?". "McMillan & Wife" (1971) - Martha Raye; PBS - For episode "Greed".

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Waltons, The" (1972) - Michael Learned; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Kate McShane" (1975) - Anne Meara; CBS "Police Woman" (1974) - Angie Dickinson; NBC "Sara" (1976) - Brenda Vaccaro; CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series


Winner:
	"Notorious Woman" (1974) - Rosemary Harris (I); PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).
Other Nominees:
	"Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - Lee Remick; PBS "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Susan Blakely; ABC "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Jean Marsh; PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Mary Tyler Moore; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Fay" (1975) - Lee Grant (I); NBC "Maude" (1972) - Beatrice Arthur; CBS "Phyllis" (1975) - Cloris Leachman; CBS "Rhoda" (1974) - Valerie Harper; CBS

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Harry O" (1973) - Anthony Zerbe; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Ray Milland; ABC "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Robert Reed (I); ABC "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Michael Douglas (I); ABC "Waltons, The" (1972) - Will Geer; CBS

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


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Chevy Chase; NBC - For the episode on 17 January 1976.
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Tim Conway; CBS - For the episode on 15 November 1975. "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Harvey Korman; CBS

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


Winner:
	Moon for the Misbegotten, A (1975) (TV) - Ed Flanders; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) - Ray Bolger; NBC Katherine (1975) (TV) - Art Carney; ABC

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


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

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


Winner:
	"Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Gordon Jackson (I); PBS - For episode "The Beastly Hun". - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Roscoe Lee Browne; ABC - For episode "The Escape Artist". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Bill Bixby; ABC - For the episode on 1 March 1976. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Norman Fell; ABC - For the episode on 23 February 1976. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Van Johnson (I); ABC - For the episode on 8 March 1976.

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Betty White (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Loretta Swit; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Georgia Engel; CBS "Rhoda" (1974) - Julie Kavner; CBS "Rhoda" (1974) - Nancy Walker (I); CBS

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


Winner:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Fionnula Flanagan; ABC - For the episode on 2 February 1976.
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Eileen Heckart; CBS - For episode "Mary's Aunt". "Rhoda" (1974) - Ruth Gordon (I); CBS - For the episode "Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Kim Darby (I); ABC - For the episode on 2 February 1976. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Kay Lenz; ABC - For the episode on 15 March 1976.

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


Winner:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Vicki Lawrence; CBS - For the episode on 7 February 1976.
Other Nominees:
	Telly... Who Loves Ya Baby? (1976) (TV) - Cloris Leachman; CBS

Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Waltons, The" (1972) - Ellen Corby; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Lincoln" (1974) - Sada Thompson; NBC "Petrocelli" (1974) - Susan Howard (I); NBC "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Dorothy McGuire (I); ABC "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Angela Baddeley; PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).

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


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Rosemary Murphy; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Lilia Skala; ABC Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Irene Tedrow; ABC Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) - Lois Nettleton; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork


Winner:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Leonard Chumbley (technical director); Walter Edel (camera operator); John Feher (camera operator); Steve Zink (camera operator); PBS - For episode on 3 February 1976.
Other Nominees:
	Mary's Incredible Dream (1976) (TV) - Ken Lamkin (technical director); Lew Adams (camera operator); John Poliak (camera operator); Samuel E. Dowlen (camera operator); Ron Sheldon (I) (camera operator); CBS Mitzi and a Hundred Guys (1975) (TV) - Lou Fusaro (technical director); John Olson (V) (camera operator); Roy Holm (camera operator); Rick Lombardo (I) (camera operator); Ian Taylor (IV) (camera operator); CBS Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - Jerry Weiss (I) (technical director); James Fred Donelson (camera operator); Bruce Gray (V) (camera operator); George Meyer (IV) (camera operator); Roy Holm (camera operator); CBS

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Gene Reynolds; CBS - For episode "Welcome to Korea".
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS - For episode "The Kids". "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Joan Darling; CBS - For episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust". "Maude" (1972) - Hal Cooper; CBS - For episode "The Analyst".

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - David Greene (I); ABC - For episode #8, 15 March 1976.
Other Nominees:
	"Beacon Hill" (1975) - Fielder Cook; CBS - For the pilot episode. "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - James Cellan Jones; PBS - For part IV. "Lincoln" (1974) - George Schaefer (I); NBC - For episode "Crossing Fox River". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Boris Sagal; ABC - For episode #5, 23 February 1976. "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Christopher Hodson; PBS - For episode "Women Shall Not Weep". - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction


Winner:
	Central Park in the Dark/A Hero's Life (1975) (TV) - Seiji Ozawa; PBS
Other Nominees:
	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - Don Trenner (conductor); Cy Coleman (arranger); CBS

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dave Wilson (I); NBC - For episode on 18 October 1975 with host Paul Simon (I).
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Dave Powers (I); CBS - For episode on 18 October 1975. "Sonny and Cher Show, The" (1976) - Tim Kiley (I); CBS - For the premiere episode on 1 February 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction


Winners:
	Mitzi and a Hundred Guys (1975) (TV) - Bill Klages; Lon Stucky; CBS Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - John Freschi; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Billy Knight (IV); Dick Weiss (I); PBS - For episode "John Quincy Adams, Diplomat".

Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Daniel Petrie; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Buzz Kulik; CBS Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) - Lamont Johnson (I); CBS Moon for the Misbegotten, A (1975) (TV) - Jos� Quintero (I); Gordon Rigsby; ABC

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay (1975) (TV) - Dwight Hemion; CBS
Other Nominees:
	Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - Tony Charmoli; CBS Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975) (TV) - Bill Davis (VI); ABC

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


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - James Costigan; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Joanna Lee (I); CBS I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) (TV) - Jeb Rosebrook; Theodore Strauss (II); ABC Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - J.P. Miller; NBC Night That Panicked America, The (1975) (TV) - Nicholas Meyer; Anthony Wilson (I); ABC

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Anne Beatts; Chevy Chase; Al Franken (I); Tom Davis (I); Lorne Michaels; Marilyn Suzanne Miller; Michael O'Donoghue (I); Herbert Sargent (I); Tom Schiller; Rosie Shuster; Alan Zweibel; NBC - For episode on 10 January 1976 with host Elliott Gould.
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Ed Simmons; Gary Belkin; Roger Beatty; Bill Richmond (I); Gene Perret; Arnie Kogen; Ray Jessel; Rudy De Luca; Barry Levinson (I); Dick Clair; Jenna McMahon; CBS - For episode on 13 September 1975 with Jim Nabors.. "Sonny and Cher Show, The" (1976) - Phil Hahn (I); Bob Arnott; Jeannine Burnier; Coslough Johnson; Iris Rainer; Stuart Gillard; Frank Peppiatt; John Aylesworth; Ted Zeigler; CBS - For the premiere episode on 1 February 1976.

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Sherman Yellen; PBS - For episode "John Adams, Lawyer".
Other Nominees:
	"Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - Julian Mitchell; PBS - For the episode on 15 October 1975. "Law, The" (1975) - Joel Oliansky; NBC - For episode "Complaint Amended". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Dean Riesner; ABC - For the on 1 February 1976. "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Alfred Shaughnessy; PBS - For episode "Another Year". - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	Lily Tomlin Special, The (1975) (TV) - Jane Wagner; Lorne Michaels; Ann Elder; Christopher Guest (I); Earl Pomerantz; Jim Rusk (I); Lily Tomlin; Rod Warren (I); George Yanok; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - Fred Ebb; CBS Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - Jerry Mayer (II); CBS Van Dyke and Company (1975) (TV) - Dick Van Dyke; Allan Blye; Bob Einstein (I); James R. Stein; George Burditt; Bob Illes; Steve Martin (I); Jack Mendelsohn (I); Rick Mittleman; NBC

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


Winner:
	Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) - David W. Rintels; CBS
Other Nominees:
	Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) - Elliott Baker; NBC Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV) - Jeanne Houston; James D. Houston; John Korty; NBC

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - David Lloyd (III); CBS - For episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust".
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Danny Arnold; Chris Hayward (II); ABC - For episode "The Hero". "MASH" (1972) - Larry Gelbart; Simon Muntner; CBS - For episode "Hawkeye". "MASH" (1972) - Larry Gelbart; Gene Reynolds; CBS - For episode "The More I See You". "Maude" (1972) - Jay Folb; CBS - For episode "The Analyst".

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Paul Lohmann; Edward R. Brown; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Charles F. Wheeler; CBS Entertainer, The (1976) (TV) - James Crabe; NBC Farewell to Manzanar (1976) (TV) - Hiro Narita; NBC Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story (1976) (TV) - Richard C. Glouner; ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series


Winner:
	"Baretta" (1975) - Harry L. Wolf; ABC - For episode "Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow".
Other Nominees:
	"Kojak" (1973) - Sol Negrin; CBS - For episode "A Questions of Answers". "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - Ted Voigtlander; NBC - For episode "Remember Me", parts I and II. "MAS*H" (1972) - William K. Jurgensen; CBS - For episode "Hawkeye". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Howard Schwartz (I); ABC - For the episode on 1 February 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - Single Episode of a Comedy, Drama or Limited Series


Winner:
	"Beacon Hill" (1975) - Tom H. John (art director); John A. Wendell (set decorator); Wes Laws (set decorator); CBS - For the pilot episode.
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Ed Wittstein (art director); PBS - For the episode on 10 February 1976. "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - Mike Hall (II) (scenic designer); Frederick Pusey (scenic designer); PBS - For the episode on 15 October 1975. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - William Hiney (art director); Joseph J. Stone (set decorator); ABC - For the episode on 8 March 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - Single Episode of a Comedy-Variety or Music Series or a Comedy-Variety or Music Special


Winner:
	"Cher" (1975) - Raymond Klausen (art director); Robert Checchi (set decorator); CBS - For the episode on 12 October 1975 (with Anthony Newley and Tina Turner).
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Paul Barnes (II) (art director); Bob Sansom (art director); Bill Harp (set decorator); CBS - For the episode on 31 January 1976 (with The Pointer Sisters). Mary's Incredible Dream (1976) (TV) - Eugene McAvoy (art director); CBS Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975) (TV) - Ken Johnson (II) (art director); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Joe I. Tompkins; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - Bob Christenson; Denita Cavett; NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for Music-Variety


Winner:
	Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - Bob Mackie; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Cher" (1975) - Bob Mackie; Ret Turner; CBS - For the episode on 21 September 1975 (with Wayne Rogers (I) and Nancy Walker (I)).

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design for a Drama or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - Jane Robinson (I); Jill Silverside; PBS - For episode "Recovery".
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Alvin Colt; PBS - For episode "John Adams, Diplomat". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Charles Waldo; ABC - For the episode on 1 February 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Don J. Bassman; Donald F. Johnson; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Lincoln" (1974) - Charles Lewis (II); Robert L. Harman; George Porter (III); Eddie Nelson (I); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Tape Sound Mixing


Winner:
	"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Dave Williams (IX); NBC - For the anniversary show (1 October 1975).
Other Nominees:
	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John F. Pfeiffer; PBS - For episode on 30 January 1976. New Year's Eve at Pops (1975) (TV) - Vernon Coleman; PBS

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Stanford Tischler; Fred W. Berger; CBS - For episode "Welcome to Korea".
Other Nominees:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Douglas Hines (I); CBS - For episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust".

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Drama or Limited Series


Winner:
	"Medical Story" (1975) - Samuel E. Beetley; Ken Zemke; NBC - For episode "The Quality of Mercy".
Other Nominees:
	"Medical Story" (1975) - Dick Van Enger Jr.; NBC - For episode "The Right to Die". "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Richard Bracken; ABC - For episode on 15 March 1996. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Douglas Stewart (I); ABC - For episode on 2 February 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Michael Kahn (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Henry Berman; CBS I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) (TV) - Robert K. Lambert; ABC Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - Rita Roland; NBC Night That Panicked America, The (1975) (TV) - Bud S. Isaacs; Tony Radecki; George Jay Nicholson; ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Series


Winner:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Girish Bhargava; Manford Schorn; PBS - For episode on 3 February 1976.
Other Nominees:
	"Barney Miller" (1975) - Homer Powell; Fred Golan (I); Paul Schatzkin (I); ABC - For episode "Happy New Year". "Sanford and Son" (1972) - Ken Denisoff; Robert Veatch; NBC - For episode "Earthquake II". "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975) - Susan Jenkins; Manuel Mart�nez (VIII); ABC - For episode "The Telethon".

Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing for a Special


Winner:
	Alice Cooper: The Nightmare (1975) (TV) - Nick Giordano; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Hemmingway Play, The (1976) (TV) - Roy Stewart (III); PBS Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20's (1976) (TV) - Rex Bagwell; Frank Phillips (VI); CBS Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975) (TV) - Hal Collins (II); Danny White (I); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing - For a Single Episode of a Regular or Limited Series


Winner:
	"Medical Story" (1975) - Doug Grindstaff; Al Kajita; Marvin I. Kosberg; Hans Newman; Leon Selditz; Richard Friedman (III); Stan Gilbert (I); Hank Salerno; Larry Singer; William Andrews (IV); NBC - For episode "The Quality of Mercy".
Other Nominees:
	"Police Woman" (1974) - Marvin I. Kosberg; Bob J. Human; Hans Newman; Leon Selditz; Jeremy Hoenack; Jack Milner (I); Al Kajita; Luke Wolfram; Richard Friedman (III); Hank Salerno; Larry Singer; Stan Gilbert (I); William Andrews (IV); NBC - For episode "Task Force", parts I and II. "Six Million Dollar Man, The" (1974) - Jerry Christian; Kendrick Sweet (I); Thomas M. Patchett; Jack Jackson (VIII); Dave Schonleber; John W. Singleton; Dale Johnston; George E. Luckenbacher; Walt Jenevein; Dennis Diltz; ABC - For episode "The Secret of Bigfoot", parts I and II.

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing - For a Special Program


Winner:
	Night That Panicked America, The (1975) (TV) - Charles L. Campbell; Lawrence E. Neiman; Colin C. Mouat; Larry Carow; Donald L. Warner Jr.; John W. Singleton; Thomas McMullen; Joe Divitale; Carl Kress (I); John Kline (II); John Hanley (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Don Hall (I); William Hartman (I); Mike O. Corrigan; Ed Rossi; Dick Sperber; Ron Smith (XX); John Jollife; Robert Pearson (II); John Kline (II); Allan LaMastra; Jay Engel; ABC Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - Marvin I. Kosberg; Larry Kaufman; Jack Milner (I); William Andrews (IV); NBC

Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Lorne Michaels (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Joe Hamilton (II) (executive producer); Ed Simmons (producer); Carol Burnett (host); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series


Winner:
	"Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Alex North; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Bronk" (1975) - Jacques Urbont; CBS - For episode "Next of Kin". "Kojak" (1973) - John Cacavas; CBS - For episode "A Question of Answers". "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) - David Rose (I); NBC - For episode "Remember Me", parts I and II.

Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music


Winner:
	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - William O. Harbach (executive producer); Cy Coleman (producer); Fred Ebb (producer); Shirley MacLaine (performer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Lily Tomlin Special, The (1975) (TV) - Irene Pinn (executive producer); Jane Wagner (producer); Lorne Michaels (producer); Lily Tomlin (performer); ABC Monty Python Show: Wide World Special, The (1975) (TV) - Ian MacNaughton (producer); ABC Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975) (TV) - Jerry Weintraub (executive producer); Al Rogers (I) (producer); Rich Eustis (producer); John Denver (performer); ABC Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay (1975) (TV) - Gary Smith (III) (executive producer); Dwight Hemion (producer); Steve Lawrence (I) (performer); Eydie Gorm� (performer); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Musical Material


Winner:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Ken Welch; Mitzie Welch; Arthur Malvin; CBS - For "Cinderella Gets It On". - For episode on 29 November 1975 (with The Pointer Sisters).
Other Nominees:
	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - Cy Coleman; Fred Ebb; CBS

Outstanding Classical Music Program


Winner:
	"Great Performances" (1972) - Klaus Hallig (executive producer); Harry J. Kraut (executive producer); David Griffiths (II) (producer); Leonard Bernstein (performer); PBS - For episode "Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic".
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances" (1972) - Fritz Buttenstedt (also executive producer); David Griffiths (II) (producer); Artur Rubinstein (performer); PBS - For episode "Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin". "Great Performances" (1972) - Reiner Moritz (producer); Emile Ardolino (producer); PBS - For episode "Three By Balanchine With The New York City Ballet". "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Merrill Brockway (series producer); Emile Ardolino (producer); PBS - For episode "City Center Joffrey Ballet". "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (executive producer); David Griffiths (II) (producer); Ken Campbell (III) (producer); Andr� Previn (performer); Van Cliburn (performer); PBS - For episode on 30 January 1976.

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special


Winner:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Jerry Goldsmith; CBS
Other Nominees:
	Dark Victory (1976) (TV) - Billy Goldenberg; NBC Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - Cy Coleman; CBS Supercops (1975) (TV) - Jacques Urbont; CBS

Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - David Susskind (executive producer); Harry R. Sherman (producer); Audrey Maas (producer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Babe (1975) (TV) - Norman Felton (I) (producer); Stanley Rubin (producer); CBS Fear on Trial (1975) (TV) - Alan Landsburg (executive producer); Laurence D. Savadove (executive producer); Stanley Chase (producer); CBS Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, The (1976) (TV) - David Gerber (I) (executive producer); Buzz Kulik (producer); NBC Moon for the Misbegotten, A (1975) (TV) - David Susskind (producer); Audrey Maas (producer); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences


Winner:
	Addie and the King of Hearts (1976) (TV) - Norman Sunshine; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Girish Bhargava; Bill Mandel; PBS - For the episode on 20 January 1976. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Edie Baskin; Bob Pook; NBC - For the episode on 17 January 1976 (with Buck Henry). "Wonder Woman" (1976) {The New Original Wonder Woman (#1.1)} - Phill Norman; ABC Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Anthony Goldschmidt (I); ABC

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Daytime Programming


Winner:
	"Dinah!" (1974) - Rene Lagler (art director); Richard Harvey (II) (set decorator); Syndicated
Other Nominees:
	"Merv Griffin Show, The" (1962) - Richard W. Wilson (tape sound mixer); Syndicated - For episode with Tony Bennett (I), Peggy Lee (I) and Fred Astaire. First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson (1976) (TV) - Stas Pyka (graphic designer/title sequence); NBC First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington (1975) (TV) - Lee Baygan (make-up artist); NBC

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - James L. Brooks (executive producer); Allan Burns (I) (executive producer); Ed. Weinberger (producer); Stan Daniels; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Hal Kanter (executive producer); Norman Lear (executive producer); Heywood Kling (executive producer); Lou Derman (producer); Bill Davenport (II) (producer); CBS "Barney Miller" (1975) - Danny Arnold (executive producer); Chris Hayward (II) (producer); Arne Sultan (producer); ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Gene Reynolds (producer); Larry Gelbart (producer); CBS "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975) - James Komack (executive producer); Alan Sacks (producer); George Yanok (producer); Eric Cohen (II) (producer); ABC

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sports Programming


Nominees:
	XII Winter Olympic Games - Mike Delaney (I) (cameraman); Harvey Harrison (cameraman); Harry Hart (I) (cameraman); D'Arcy Marsh (cameraman); Bruce Buckley (II) (cameraman); Don Shapiro (IV) (cameraman); Eric Van Haren Noman (cameraman); ABC

Outstanding Children's Special


Winners:
	Huckleberry Finn (1975) (TV) - Steven North; ABC You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (executive producer); Bill Melendez; CBS

Outstanding Drama Series


Winner:
	"Police Story" (1973) - David Gerber (I) (executive producer); Stanley Kallis (executive producer); Liam O'Brien (IV) (producer); Carl Pingitore (producer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Baretta" (1975) - Bernard L. Kowalski (executive producer); Jo Swerling Jr. (producer); Robert Harris (XIII) (producer); Howie Horwitz (producer); Robert Levin (III) (producer); ABC "Streets of San Francisco, The" (1972) - Quinn Martin (I) (executive producer); William Robert Yates (producer); ABC Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind (1975) (TV) - Everett Chambers; NBC - Also for Columbo: Forgotten Lady (1975) (TV), Columbo: A Case of Immunity (1975) (TV), Columbo: Identity Crisis (1975) (TV), Columbo: A Matter of Honor (1976) (TV), Columbo: Now You See Him (1976) (TV) and Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore (1976) (TV).

Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Del Armstrong; Michael Westmore (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	1975 Fashion Awards, The (????) (TV) - Allan Snyder (I); ABC Babe (1975) (TV) - William Tuttle (I); CBS

Outstanding Limited Series


Winner:
	"Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) - Rex Firkin (executive producer); John Hawkesworth (producer); PBS - (Shown within "Masterpiece Theatre" (1971)).
Other Nominees:
	"Adams Chronicles, The" (1976) - Jac Venza (executive producer); Virginia Kassel (series producer); Paul Bogart (producer); Robert Costello (producer); James Cellan Jones (producer); Fred Coe (producer); PBS "Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill" (1974) - Stella Richman (executive producer); Andrew Brown (I) (producer); PBS - (Shown within "Great Performances" (1972)). "Law, The" (1975) - William Sackheim (producer); NBC "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) - Harve Bennett (executive producer); Jon Epstein (I) (producer); ABC

Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement


Winners:
	"Bicentennial Minutes" (1976) - Bob Markell (executive producer); Gareth Davies (I) (producer); Paul Waigner (producer); CBS "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) - Ann Marcus (I) (writer); Jerry Adelman (writer); Daniel Gregory Browne (writer); Syndicated - For the pilot episode. "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Frederick De Cordova (producer); Johnny Carson (I) (host); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Arthur Malvin; Ken Welch; Mitzie Welch; CBS - For the mini musical in the Irvin Berlin finale on 11 October 1975. "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) - Louise Lasser (actress); Syndicated "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" (1976) - Norman Lear (executive producer); Viva Knight (producer); Syndicated "Tomorrow Show, The" (1973) - Tom Snyder (I) (host); NBC "Tomorrow Show, The" (1973) - Joel Tator (producer); Pamela Burke (producer); Bruce McKay (VI) (producer); NBC American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler, The (1976) (TV) - George Stevens Jr. (executive producer); Paul Keyes (I) (producer); CBS

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts


Winners:
	"Sesame Street" (1969) - Don Sahlin (costumes and props for the Muppets); Kermit Love (costumes and props for the Muppets); Caroly Wilcox (costumes and props for the Muppets); John Lovelady (I) (costumes and props for the Muppets); Rollin Krewson (costumes and props for the Muppets); PBS Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Jean Burt Reilly (hair stylist); Billy Laughridge (hair stylist); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Leay; Mark Schubin; PBS - For the first stereo simulcast via satellite (ep. "Andr� Previn/Van Cliburn"). First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington (1975) (TV) - Werner Sherer (hair dresser); NBC Tiny Tree, The (1975) (TV) - Louie Schmitt (animated character designer); Sophie Quinn (animated character designer); Trudy Philion (animated character designer); NBC

Outstanding Edited Sports Series


Winner:
	"ABC's Wide World of Sports" (1961) - Roone Arledge (executive producer); Doug Wilson (producer); Chet Forte (producer); Ned Steckel (producer); Brice Weisman (producer); Terry Jastrow (producer); Bob Goodrich (producer); John Martin (producer); Dennis Lewin (producer); Chuck Howard (producer); Don Ohlmeyer (producer); ABC

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming


Winner:
	Bound for Freedom (1976) (TV) - Bud Nolan (I) (film sound editor); Jim Cookman (I) (film sound editor); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Land of the Lost" (1974) - Michael Westmore (I) (make-up artist); Louis Phillipi (make-up artist); NBC - For episode "Blackout". "NBC Special Treat" (1975) - Robert L. Harman (film sound mixer); Ted Gomillion (film sound mixer); William Edmundson (film sound mixer); NBC - For episode "Papa and Me". "Sesame Street" (1969) - Gerri Brioso (graphic designer); PBS - For episode on 1 January 1976.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming


Winner:
	Determining Force, A (1975) (TV) - Joseph J.H. Vadala (cinematographer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	Rex Humbard World Outreach Ministry: Good News, The (1975) - Harvey Holocker (make-up artist); Syndicated Will to Be Free, The (1976) (TV) - Sharon Kaufman (II) (film sound editor); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography


Winner:
	Gypsy in My Soul (1976) (TV) - Tony Charmoli; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) - Ernie Flatt; CBS - For the episode on 25 March 1975 (with Roddy McDowall and Bernadette Peters). Ann-Margret Smith - Robert Iscove; NBC Lola! (1976) (TV) - Lester Wilson; ABC Mary's Incredible Dream (1976) (TV) - Jaime Rogers; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - Dramatic Special or Feature Length Film Made for TV


Winner:
	Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (art director); Antony Mondello (set decorator); ABC
Other Nominees:
	Barbary Coast (1975) (TV) - Jack De Shields (art director); Reg Allen (set decorator); ABC Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond, The (1975) (TV) - Roy Christopher (art director); Frank Lombardo (set decorator); CBS

Special Award

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering


Winners:
	Eastman Kodak - For the development of Eastman Ektachrome Video News. Sony Corporation - For the U-matic video cassette concept.

Citation

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering


Winner:
	Tektronix - For leadership in development of of equipment verifying television transmission performance in the vertical interval.