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31st Primetime Emmy Awards
1979 American television programming awards
1979 American television programming awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 31st Primetime Emmy Awards |
| date | {{unbulleted list |
| location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
| presenter | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| hosts | Henry Winkler |
| Cheryl Ladd | |
| most_awards | *All in the Family* |
| *Friendly Fire* | |
| *The Jericho Mile* | |
| *Lou Grant* | |
| *Roots: The Next Generations* | |
| *Taxi* (2) | |
| most_nominations | *Lou Grant* (12) |
| award1_type | Outstanding Comedy Series |
| award1_winner | *Taxi* |
| award2_type | Outstanding Drama Series |
| award2_winner | *Lou Grant* |
| award3_type | Outstanding Limited Series |
| award3_winner | *Roots: The Next Generations* |
| award4_type | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program |
| award4_winner | *Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin* |
| network | ABC |
| previous | [30th](30th-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| main | Primetime Emmy Awards |
| next | [32nd](32nd-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| September 9, 1979 (Ceremony) | September 8, 1979 (Creative Arts Awards) Cheryl Ladd Friendly Fire The Jericho Mile Lou Grant Roots: The Next Generations Taxi (2)
The 31st Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, September 9, 1979. The ceremony was broadcast on the ABC. It was hosted by Henry Winkler and Cheryl Ladd. This ceremony is remembered for problems with the Pasadena Civic Auditorium's air-conditioning.
The top shows of the night were Taxi, which pulled an upset in the Outstanding Comedy Series field when it beat *All in the Family'''s final season, and *Lou Grant'', which received 12 major nominations and won two awards including Outstanding Drama Series.
For the first time, most of the Miniseries and Television Movie Categories were merged into one, this would become the standard for later ceremonies, culminating with the TV Movie and Miniseries Program Categories combining in 2011. For this year only, the comedy and variety categories were combined in acting, directing and writing. This combination would not stick, and the traditional categories returned the next year.
Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
| Network | Number of |
|---|---|
| nominations | |
| CBS | 46 |
| ABC | 30 |
| NBC | 23 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominations | |||
| *Lou Grant* | Drama | CBS | 12 |
| *M*A*S*H* | Comedy | 9 | |
| *Backstairs at the White House* | Limited | CBS | 8 |
| *All in the Family* | Comedy | 6 | |
| *The Rockford Files* | Drama | NBC | |
| *Roots: The Next Generations* | Limited | ABC | |
| *Friendly Fire* | Special | 5 | |
| *Taxi* | Comedy | ||
| *Barney Miller* | 4 | ||
| *The Jericho Mile* | Special | 3 | |
| *Soap* | Comedy | ||
| *Summer of My German Soldier* | Special | NBC | |
| *Alice* | Comedy | CBS | 2 |
| *Family* | Drama | ABC | |
| *First, You Cry* | Special | CBS | |
| *Mork & Mindy* | Comedy | ABC | |
| *The Paper Chase* | Drama | NBC | |
| *Saturday Night Live* | Variety | ||
| *Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story* | Special | CBS |
Most major awards
| Network | Number of |
|---|---|
| Awards | |
| ABC | 11 |
| CBS | 9 |
| NBC | 3 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards | |||
| *All in the Family* | Comedy | CBS | 2 |
| *Friendly Fire* | Special | ABC | |
| *The Jericho Mile* | |||
| *Lou Grant* | Drama | CBS | |
| *Roots: The Next Generations* | Miniseries | ABC | |
| *Taxi* | Comedy |
;Notes
Presenters
- Hal Linden
- Melissa Gilbert and Louis Gossett Jr.
- Ken Howard and Ron Howard
- Gary David Goldberg
- Bonnie Franklin
- Norman Fell
- Pam Dawber
- Tim Conway
- Robert Conrad
- John Houseman
- Penny Marshall
- Ricardo Montalban
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Donna Pescow
- Victoria Principal
- Robert Urich
- Marlo Thomas and Richard Thomas
- David L. Wolper
References
References
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1979 Emmys.com list of 1979 Nominees & Winners]
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