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Emmy Awards: 1986

Emmy

Date:6 September (creative arts), 21 September (primetime programming)
Host:David Letterman
Location:Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA
Notes:
  • The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 1 July 1985 and 30 June 1986.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • "Equalizer, The" (1985) - Edward Woodward; CBS
  • "Magnum, P.I." (1980) - Tom Selleck; CBS
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Bruce Willis; ABC
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Ed Flanders; NBC

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Amos (1985) (TV) - Kirk Douglas (I); CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - Aidan Quinn (I); CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - Ben Gazzara; NBC
  • Resting Place (1986) (TV) - John Lithgow (I); CBS

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Ted Danson; NBC
  • "Crazy Like a Fox" (1984) - Jack Warden; CBS
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Bob Newhart; CBS
  • "Night Court" (1984) - Harry Anderson (I); NBC

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cagney & Lacey" (1982) - Tyne Daly; CBS
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Cybill Shepherd; ABC
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Angela Lansbury; CBS
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Alfre Woodard; NBC

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - Gena Rowlands; NBC
  • Love Is Never Silent (1985) (TV) - Mare Winningham; NBC
  • Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) (TV) - Katharine Hepburn; CBS
  • Second Serve (1986) (TV) - Vanessa Redgrave; CBS

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Shelley Long; NBC
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Phylicia Rashad; NBC
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Beatrice Arthur; NBC
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Rue McClanahan; NBC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Bruce Weitz; NBC
  • "Magnum, P.I." (1980) - John Hillerman; CBS
  • "Miami Vice" (1984) - Edward James Olmos; NBC
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Ed Begley Jr.; NBC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Amos (1985) (TV) - Pat Morita; CBS
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - Charles Durning; CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - John Glover (I); NBC
  • Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986) (TV) - Harold Gould (I); CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - John Ratzenberger; NBC
  • "Cheers" (1982) - George Wendt (I); NBC
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Malcolm-Jamal Warner; NBC
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Tom Poston; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Lisa Bonet; NBC
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Keshia Knight Pulliam; NBC
  • "Family Ties" (1982) - Justine Bateman; NBC
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Estelle Getty; NBC
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Julia Duffy; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Betty Thomas (I); NBC
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Allyce Beasley; ABC
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Christina Pickles; NBC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Peter the Great" (1986) - Vanessa Redgrave; NBC
  • Amos (1985) (TV) - Dorothy McGuire (I); CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - Sylvia Sidney; NBC
  • Love Is Never Silent (1985) (TV) - Phyllis Frelich; NBC

  • Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 58th Annual Academy Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Robert A. Dickinson (lighting consultant); Thomas W. Markle (lighting director); Marc Palius (lighting director); ABC
  • Academy of Country Music Awards (1986) (TV) - Ted Polmanski (lighting director); Olin Younger (lighting consultant); NBC
  • Execution of Raymond Graham, The (1985) (TV) - Fred McKinnon (lighting consultant); John Botelho (lighting director); Barney Stewart (I) (lighting director); ABC
  • Nell Carter...Never Too Old to Dream (1986) (TV) - Ted Polmanski (lighting director); John Rook (II) (lighting consultant); NBC

  • Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camera/Video Control for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 13th Annual American Music Awards, The (1986) (TV) - John Allen (XXI) (technical director); Gary Larkins (technical director); Jim Ralston (technical director); Ralph Alcocer (cameraperson); Warren Cress (cameraperson); Evan Baker (cameraperson); David N. Banks (cameraperson); Ron Brooks (III) (cameraperson); D.J. Diomedes (cameraperson); Sal Folino (cameraperson); Dale Walsh (II) (cameraperson); Blair White (I) (cameraperson); Hugh Dilonardo (senior video control); ABC
  • 58th Annual Academy Awards, The (1986) (TV) - John Allen (XXI) (technical director); Ernie Buttelman (technical director); Averill Perry (technical director); Jim Ralston (technical director); Ralph Alcocer (cameraperson); Evan Baker (cameraperson); David N. Banks (cameraperson); Ron Brooks (III) (cameraperson); Warren Cress (cameraperson); D.J. Diomedes (cameraperson); Sal Folino (cameraperson); Bud Holland (cameraperson); Art LaCombe (cameraperson); Don Langford (cameraperson); Bill Pope (III) (cameraperson); Larry Stenman (cameraperson); Joe Talosi (cameraperson); Blair White (I) (cameraperson); Hugh Dilonardo (senior video control); Bob Greenseth (senior video control); ABC
  • Magic of David Copperfield VIII: Walking Through the Great Wall of China, The (1986) (TV) - Keith Winikoff (technical director/senior video control); David Hennings (cameraperson); David Levisohn (cameraperson); Hector Ramirez (I) (cameraperson); CBS

  • Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - James Burrows (II); NBC
    - For episode "The Triangle".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Jim Drake (II); NBC
    - For episode "The Heart Attack".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Terry Hughes (I); NBC
    - For episode "A Little Romance".
  • "Kate & Allie" (1984) - Bill Persky; CBS
    - For episode "Chip's Friend".

  • Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Amazing Stories" (1985) - Steven Spielberg; NBC
    - For episode "The Mission".
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Gabrielle Beaumont; NBC
    - For episode "Two Easy Pieces".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Will Mackenzie (I); ABC
    - For episode "My Fair David".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Peter Werner (III); ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa (1985) (TV) - Ian Fraser (I) (music director/principal arranger); Chris Boardman (I) (principal arranger); J. Hill (II) (principal arranger); Lenny Stack (principal arranger); NBC
  • Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1985) (TV) - Nick Perito (music director/principal arranger); Bob Alberti (principal arranger); Jon Charles (principal arranger); Allyn Ferguson (principal arranger); Peter Matz (I) (principal arranger); CBS
  • Kraft Salutes George Burns' 90th Birthday (1986) (TV) - Peter Matz (I) (music director/principal arranger); CBS

  • Outstanding Technical Direction/Electronic Camerawork/Video Control for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Facts of Life, The" (1979) - Noel Newman (I) (technical director); Ron Brooks (III) (cameraperson); D.J. Diomedes (cameraperson); Bud Holland (cameraperson); Donna Quante (cameraperson); Ross Harmon (senior video control); NBC
    - For episode "Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green".
  • "Motown Revue Starring Smokey Robinson, The" (1985) - Robert G. Holmes (I) (technical director); Les Atkinson (cameraperson); Don Barker (II) (cameraperson); Bruce Bottone (cameraperson); Wayne Getchell (cameraperson); Jay O'Neill (cameraperson); Michael Stramisky (cameraperson); Jerry R. Smith (senior video control); NBC
    - For episode with The Mary Jane Girls, ''Wierd Al' Yankovic' (qv), Mary Wells (I) and Diana Ross (I).
  • "Motown Revue Starring Smokey Robinson, The" (1985) - Robert G. Holmes (I) (technical director); Les Atkinson (cameraperson); Don Barker (II) (cameraperson); Bruce Bottone (cameraperson); Mike Higuera (cameraperson); Jay O'Neill (cameraperson); Michael Stramisky (cameraperson); Jim Herring (II) (cameraperson); Arnie Shapiro (senior video control); NBC
    - For the pilot.
  • "Who's the Boss?" (1984) - Gerry Bucci (technical director); Randy Baer (cameraperson); Dale Carlson (I) (cameraperson); Art LaCombe (cameraperson); Jan Lowry (cameraperson); John O'Brien (IX) (senior video control); ABC
    - For episode "The Hunk of the Month".

  • Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances" (1972) - Kirk Browning; PBS
    - For episode "The Gospel at Colonus".
  • 58th Annual Academy Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Marty Pasetta; ABC
  • Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986) (TV) - Dwight Hemion (director); CBS

  • Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Alan Walker (III) (director of photography); NBC
    - For episode "On Golden Girls".
  • "Night Court" (1984) - George Spiro Dibie (director of photography); NBC
    - For episode "Leon We Hardly Knew Ye".
  • "Silver Spoons" (1982) - Mark Buxbaum (lighting director); NBC
    - For episode "Rick Sings".
  • "Who's the Boss?" (1984) - Mark J. Levin (lighting director); ABC
    - For episode "Charmed Lives".

  • Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - Volker Schlöndorff; CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - John Erman; NBC
  • Execution of Raymond Graham, The (1985) (TV) - Daniel Petrie; ABC
  • Resting Place (1986) (TV) - John Korty; CBS

  • Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Dick Wolf (I) (writer); NBC
    - For episode "What Are Friends For?".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Glenn Gordon Caron (writer); ABC
    - For episode "'Twas the Episode Before Christmas".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Debra Frank (writer); Carl Sautter (writer); ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Charles H. Eglee (teleplay); John Tinker (teleplay); Channing Gibson (teleplay); John Masius (story); Tom Fontana (story); NBC
    - For episode "Haunted".

  • Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alex: The Life of a Child (1986) (TV) - Carol Evan McKeand (writer); Nigel McKeand (writer); ABC
  • Anne of Green Gables (1985) (TV) - Kevin Sullivan (I) (writer); Joe Wiesenfeld (writer); PBS
    - For part I.
  • Dress Gray (1986) (TV) - Gore Vidal (writer); NBC
    - For part I.
  • Love Is Never Silent (1985) (TV) - Darlene Craviotto (writer); NBC

  • Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances" (1972) - Sylvia Fine (writer); PBS
    - For episode "Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III".
  • "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Raymond Siller (writer); Kevin Mulholland (I) (writer); Bob Keane (I) (writer); Hal Goodman (writer); Andrew Nicholls (II) (writer); Jim Mulholland (writer); Darrell Vickers (writer); Gary Belkin (writer); Larry Klein (I) (writer); Michael Barrie (I) (writer); NBC
    - For episode with guests David Letterman, Maureen McGovern and Rivera, Adela.
  • 40th Annual Tony Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Hildy Parks (writer); CBS
  • American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, The (1986) (TV) - George Stevens Jr. (writer); Jeffrey Lane (I) (writer); NBC

  • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Peter Casey (I) (writer); David Lee (V) (writer); NBC
    - For episode "2 Good 2 Be 4 Real".
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - John Markus (writer); NBC
    - For episode "Denise's Friend".
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Matt Williams (II); Carmen Finestra; John Markus; NBC
    - For episode "Theo's Holiday".
  • "Family Ties" (1982) - Michael J. Weithorn (writer); NBC
    - For episode "The Real Thing", part II.
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Susan Harris (I) (writer); NBC
    - For the pilot ("Premiere").

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "North and South" (1985) - Stevan Larner; ABC
    - For part VI.
  • "Peter the Great" (1986) - Vittorio Storaro; NBC
    - For part III.
  • Picking Up the Pieces (1985) (TV) - Philip H. Lathrop; CBS

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985) - Woody Omens; NBC
    - For episode "Road Hog".
  • "Blacke's Magic" (1986) - Terry K. Meade; NBC
    - For episode "Prisoner of Paradise".
  • "Colbys, The" (1985) - Richard L. Rawlings; ABC
    - For episode "The Celebration".
  • "Highway to Heaven" (1984) - Ted Voigtlander; NBC
    - For episode "To Bind the Wounds".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Gerald Perry Finnerman; ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Edward Stephenson (II) (production designer); NBC
    - For the pilot.
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - James J. Agazzi (production designer); Bill Harp (set decorator); ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Hub Braden (art director); Wally White (I) (set decorator); CBS
    - For episode "Widow, Weep for Me".
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Leslie Parsons (art director); Robert Wingo (set decorator); CBS
    - For episode "Sing a Song of Murder".

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Peter the Great" (1986) - Aleksandr Popov (II) (production designer); John Blezard (production designer); Freddi Dobsak (set dresser); NBC
    - For part I.
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - James Hulsey (production designer); Hal Gausman (set decorator); NBC
  • Long Hot Summer, The (1985) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (production designer); Keith Hein (set decorator); NBC
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) - Philip M. Jeffries (production designer); Ross Bellah (art director); Hub Braden (art director); Audrey A. Blasdel (set decorator); Robert De Vestel (set decorator); CBS
    - For part II.
  • Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1985) (TV) - Ray Klausen (art director); Rebecca Holler Barkley (set decorator); CBS
  • Magic of David Copperfield VIII: Walking Through the Great Wall of China, The (1986) (TV) - Brian Bartholomew (production designer); CBS
  • Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Anthony Sabatino (I) (art director); William H. Harris (art director); CBS

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) - Jenny Beavan (costume designer); PBS
    - For part I.
  • "North and South, Book II" (1986) - Robert Fletcher (I) (costume designer); ABC
    - For part I.
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - Ruth Morley (costume designer); CBS
  • Roanoak (1986) (TV) - Ann Roth (I) (costume design consultant); Richard Shissler (costume designer); Neil Spisak (I) (costume designer); PBS
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Dallas" (1978) - Travilla (costume designer); CBS
    - For episode "Blast From the Past".
  • "Dynasty" (1981) - Nolan Miller (I) (costume designer); ABC
    - For episode "The Vendetta".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Judy Evans (I) (costume designer); NBC
    - For episode "Nice and Easy".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Robert Turturice (costume designer); ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) - Paul Zastupnevich; CBS
    - For part I.
  • NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986) (TV) - Alvin Colt (costume designer); NBC
  • Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986) (TV) - Bill Whitten (costume designer); Ret Turner (costume designer); Bob Mackie (Carol Burnett's gown designer); CBS

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Rich Jacob (sound mixer); Allen Patapoff (sound mixer); Craig Porter (I) (sound mixer); NBC
    - For episode "Happy Anniversary".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Terri Lynn Fraser (sound mixer); Ken Quayle (sound mixer); Allen Patapoff (sound mixer); Craig Porter (I) (sound mixer); NBC
    - For the pilot.
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Bill Nicholson (I) (sound mixer); Rick Wachter (sound mixer); Craig Porter (I) (sound mixer); Andy MacDonald (I) (sound mixer); CBS
    - For episode "Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry".

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Ron Estes (sound mixer); NBC
  • 28th Annual Grammy Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (sound mixer); Carroll Pratt (sound mixer); Paul Sandweiss (sound mixer); Don Worsham (sound mixer); CBS
  • Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1985) (TV) - Bob Elder (I) (sound mixer); Ed Greene (I) (sound mixer); Carroll Pratt (sound mixer); Paul Sandweiss (sound mixer); CBS
  • Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (sound mixer); Marshall King (sound mixer); Carroll Pratt (sound mixer); Alan Sides (sound mixer); CBS

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) - Thomas J. Huth (sound mixer); Tim Philben (sound mixer); George Stephenson (I) (sound mixer); Howard Wilmarth (sound mixer); NBC
    - For part I.
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - Tom Fleischman (sound mixer); CBS
  • Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV) - Tom Johnson (I) (sound mixer); Randy Thom (sound mixer); ABC

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "Falcon Crest" (1981) - John Asman (sound mixer); Eddie Knowles (sound mixer); Andy MacDonald (I) (sound mixer); Ken S. Polk (sound mixer); CBS
    - For episode "The Cataclysm".
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - John 'Pee Wee' Carter (production mixer); William Gazecki (re-recording mixer); Andy MacDonald (I) (re-recording mixer); Bill Nicholson (I) (re-recording mixer); NBC
    - For episode "Iced Coffey".
  • "Miami Vice" (1984) - Rick Alexander (II); Anthony Constantini (sound mixer); Daniel J. Leahy (sound mixer); Michael R. Tromer (sound mixer); NBC
    - For episode "Florence Italy".
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - James L. Aicholtz (sound mixer); Tim Cooney; Doc Kane (sound mixer); Rocky Moriana Jr.; CBS
    - For episode "A Lady in the Lake".
  • "Our Family Honor" (1985) - John Asman (sound mixer); Tim Philben (sound mixer); Ken S. Polk (sound mixer); John Speak (sound mixer); ABC
    - For episode "Cat and Mouse".

  • Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Amazing Stories" (1985) - Joe Ann Fogle (editor); NBC
    - For episode "Mummy, Daddy".
  • "Amazing Stories" (1985) - Steven Kemper (editor); NBC
    - For episode "The Mission".
  • "Miami Vice" (1984) - Robert A. Daniels; NBC
    - For episode "Out Where the Buses Don't Run".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Roger Bondelli (editor); ABC
    - For episode "Every Daughter's Father is a Virgin".

  • Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kane & Abel" (1985) - Mel Friedman (I) (editor); James Galloway (I) (editor); Les Green; CBS
    - For part I.
  • "Mussolini: The Untold Story" (1985) - Ronald J. Fagan; Noelle Imparato (editor); Rod Stephens; NBC
    - For part II.
  • "North and South" (1985) - Michael Eliot; Scott C. Eyler; ABC
    - For part IV.
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - David Ray (I); CBS

  • Outstanding Editing for a Series - Multi-Camera Production
      Winner:
     
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  • "Cheers" (1982) - Andy Ackerman (I); NBC
    - For episode "Birth, Death, Love and Rice".
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Douglas Hines (I); NBC
    - For episode "The Triangle".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Harold McKenzie; NBC
    - For the pilot.
  • "Night Court" (1984) - Jerry Davis (II) (editor); NBC
    - For episode "Hurricane", parts 1 and 2.

  • Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Multi-Camera Production
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  • Neil Diamond... Hello Again (1986) (TV) - Kevin Fernan (editor); Mark West (I) (editor); CBS

  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
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  • "North and South" (1985) - Ron Tinsley (supervising sound editor); Andre Bacha (sound editor); Alex Bamattre (sound editor); Stu Bernstein (I) (sound editor); Lee Chaney (I) (sound editor); Vincent Connelly (sound editor); Gene Eliot (sound editor); Larry Kaufman (sound editor); Sid Lubow (sound editor); Walter Newman (II) (sound editor); Corinne Sessarego (adr editor); Stephen A. Hope (music editor); ABC
    - For part II
  • "North and South, Book II" (1986) - James Troutman (supervising sound editor); Terry Chambers (I) (sound editor); Brian Courcier (sound editor); Jim De Roos (sound editor); Ed Fassl (sound editor); Dan Finnerty (I) (sound editor); Dan Mandel (sound editor); Richard Raderman (sound editor); Greg Stacy (sound editor); Dick Vandenberg (sound editor); Art Ottinger (adr editor); Stephen A. Hope (music editor); ABC
    - For part VI.
  • "Peter the Great" (1986) - James Troutman (supervising sound editor); David D. Caldwell (sound editor); Terry Chambers (I) (sound editor); Brian Courcier (sound editor); Dan Finnerty (I) (sound editor); James Koford (sound editor); Linda Moss (I) (sound editor); Richard Raderman (sound editor); Greg Stacy (sound editor); Marty Stein (sound editor); Mike Virnig (sound editor); Paul B. Clay (adr editor); Dan Carlin Sr.; NBC
    - For part I.
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) - Joseph Melody (supervising sound editor); Dino Dimuro (sound editor); David R. Elliott (sound editor); Mark Friedgen (sound editor); Anthony Ippolito (I) (sound editor); Larry Kemp (sound editor); John Kline (II) (sound editor); Greg Schorer (sound editor); Rusty Tinsley (sound editor); Scott A. Tinsley (sound editor); Joseph A. Mayer (I) (adr editor); Erma E. Levin (music editor); CBS
    - For part II.
  • Dallas: The Early Years (1986) (TV) - David D. Caldwell (supervising sound editor); Irwin Cadden (sound editor); Terry Chambers (I) (sound editor); Stuart Chasmar (sound editor); Brian Courcier (sound editor); Rick Crampton (sound editor); Dan Finnerty (I) (sound editor); Donald Flick (sound editor); Don Higgins (I) (sound editor); Ted Johnston (I) (sound editor); James Koford (sound editor); Ingeborg Larson (sound editor); Linda Moss (I) (sound editor); Lorie O'Shatz (sound editor); Greg Stacy (sound editor); Dick Vandenberg (sound editor); Mike Virnig (sound editor); Tally Paulos (adr editor); Patricia Peck (music editor); CBS

  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
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  • "Airwolf" (1984) - Michael D. Wilhoit (supervising sound editor); Gene Corso (sound editor); Michael H. Ford (sound editor); Hector C. Gika (sound editor); Donlee Jorgensen (sound editor); Asher Yates (sound editor); Ernesto Mas (I) (adr editor); Gene L. Gillette (music editor); CBS
    - For episode "Eagles".
  • "Hill Street Blues" (1981) - Gary Krivacek (supervising editor); Timothy Borquez (sound editor); Mark R. Crookston (sound editor); Bill Dannevick (sound editor); Stephen Janisz (sound editor); Mary Ruth Smith (sound editor); Jerelyn J. Harding (adr editor); Don Sanders (II) (music editor); NBC
    - For episode "Two Easy Pieces".
  • "St. Elsewhere" (1982) - Kevin Spears (I) (supervising sound editor/adr editor); Mark R. Crookston (sound editor); Andrea Horta (sound editor); Constance A. Kazmer (sound editor); Brian F. Mars (sound editor); John O. Robinson III; Dan Garde (music editor); NBC
    - For episode "Time Heals", part 1.
  • Misfits of Science (1985) (TV) - Kyle Wright (I) (supervising sound editor); Bruce Bell (I) (sound editor); Barney Cabral (sound editor); Phil Haberman (sound editor); Mark Hollingsworth (sound editor); Donlee Jorgensen (sound editor); Jimmy Ling (sound editor); Bernard F. Pincus (sound editor); Vern Shaw (sound editor); Bruce Stambler (sound editor); Michael D. Wilhoit (sound editor); Richard Marx (I) (adr editor); Laurie Higgins Tobias (music editor); NBC

  • Outstanding Special Visual Effects
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    Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
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  • "North and South" (1985) - Alan Fama; Rod Wilson (II) (makeup artist); Dick Smith (II) (Hal Holbrook's makeup); ABC
    - For part VI.
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) - Terry Smith (III) (makeup artist); Werner Keppler (makeup artist); Leo Lotito Jr. (makeup supervisor); CBS
    - For part II.
  • Annihilator (1986) (TV) - Michael Westmore (I) (makeup); Zoltan Elek (makeup); NBC
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - Richard Blair (I); Stephen Abrums; NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
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  • "Amazing Stories" (1985) - Chuck House (makeup); Michael Westmore (I) (makeup); NBC
    - For episode "Gather Ye Acorns".
  • "Dynasty" (1981) - Jack Freeman (I) (makeup); Robert Sidell (makeup); Bruce Hutchinson (I) (makeup); ABC
    - For episode "Masquerade".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
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  • "Dynasty" (1981) - Angela Morley (composer); ABC
    - For episode "The Subpoenas".
  • "Miami Vice" (1984) - Jan Hammer (composer); NBC
    - For episode "Bushido".
  • "Moonlighting" (1985) - Alf Clausen; ABC
    - For episode "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
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  • "North and South" (1985) - Bill Conti (composer); ABC
    - For part I.
  • Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV) - Alex North (composer); CBS
  • Early Frost, An (1985) (TV) - John Kander; NBC
  • Letter to Three Wives, A (1985) (TV) - Johnny Mandel (composer); NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics
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  • "All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan" (????) - Earl Brown (II) (composer/lyricist); Toby Martin (I) (lyricist); CBS
    - For the song "America is Changing Back to What She Used to Be".
  • "Growing Pains" (1985) - Steve Dorff (composer); John Bettis (I) (lyricist); ABC
    - For the song "As Long As We Got Each Other".
  • America Votes the #1 Song (1986) (TV) - Ray Charles (I) (composer/lyricist); ABC
    - For the song "Take It to the People".
  • Third Annual NBC All-Star Hour, The (1986) (TV) - Ken Welch (composer/lyricist); Mitzie Welch (composer/lyricist); NBC
    - For the song "One Big Happy Family".
  • Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Earl Brown (II) (composer/lyricist); CBS
    - For the song "The People's Choice".

  • Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
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  • "Great Performances" (1972) - Patti LaBelle; PBS
    - For episode "Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III".
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Jon Lovitz; NBC
  • 28th Annual Grammy Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Sarah Vaughan (I); CBS
  • All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr., An (1986) (TV) - Debbie Allen; NBC
  • All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr., An (1986) (TV) - Stevie Wonder; NBC

  • Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
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  • "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) - Jack Rollins (executive producer); Barry Sand (producer); David Letterman (host); NBC
  • "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Frederick De Cordova (executive producer); Peter Lassally (producer); Johnny Carson (I) (host); NBC
  • 40th Annual Tony Awards, The (1986) (TV) - Alexander H. Cohen (II) (executive producer); Hildy Parks (producer); Martha Mason (II) (co-producer); CBS
  • American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, The (1986) (TV) - George Stevens Jr.; NBC

  • Outstanding Individual Achievements - Classical Music/Dance Programming
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  • "Great Performances" (1972) - Plácido Domingo; PBS
    - For episode "Cavalleria Rusticana".
  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Emile Ardolino (director); PBS
    - For episode "Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet".
  • Gala of Stars 1986 (1986) (TV) - John Ardoin (writer); PBS
  • Verdi Requiem, The (1986) (TV) - Kirk Browning (director); PBS

  • Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special
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  • "North and South" (1985) - Virginia Darcy (hairstylist); ABC
    - For part I.
  • "North and South, Book II" (1986) - Yolanda Toussieng (hairstylist); Shirley Crawford (hairstylist); ABC
    - For part I.
  • Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) - Josée Normand (hairstylist); Jo Thomas (II) (hairstylist); CBS
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Miniseries
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  • "Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy" (1986) - George Walker (VI) (executive producer); Judith de Paul (producer); PBS
  • "On Wings of Eagles" (1986) - Edgar J. Scherick (executive producer); Lynn Raynor (producer); NBC
  • Dress Gray (1986) (TV) - Frank von Zerneck Jr. (executive producer); Glenn Jordan (I) (producer); William Beaudine Jr.; NBC
  • Long Hot Summer, The (1985) (TV) - Leonard Hill (executive producer); John Thomas Lenox (executive producer); Ronald Gilbert (supervising producer); Dori Weiss (producer); NBC

  • Outstanding Children's Program
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  • "Punky Brewster" (1984) - David W. Duclon (executive producer); Gary Menteer (I) (supervising producer); Rick Hawkins (producer); NBC
  • 116th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The (1986) (TV) - Kenneth Feld (executive producer); Steve Binder (producer); CBS
  • Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (TV) - George Lucas (executive producer); Thomas G. Smith (I) (producer); ABC
  • Girl Who Spelled Freedom, The (1986) (TV) - Judith A. Polone (executive producer); R.W. Goodwin (producer); Christopher Knopf (co-producer); David A. Simons (co-producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special
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  • Blood & Orchids (1986) (TV) - Louise Clark (II) (women's costumer); Patrick R. Norris (men's costumer); CBS
    - For part II.
  • Dallas: The Early Years (1986) (TV) - Winnie D. Brown (women's costumes); Daniel J. Lester (men's costumes); Joan Thomas (I) (set costumer); Janet Lucas Lawler (set costumer); CBS
  • Dress Gray (1986) (TV) - Shari Feldman (women's wardrobe); Lucille Cusolito (women's wardrobe); Pat McGrath (IV) (men's wardrobe); Buck Skelton (men's costumer); Umberto Savoia (men's costumer); NBC
    - For part II.

  • Outstanding Comedy Series
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  • "Cheers" (1982) - James Burrows (II) (executive producer); Glen Charles (executive producer); Les Charles (executive producer); Peter Casey (I); David Lee (V); Heide Perlman; David Angell; Tim Berry (I) (co-producer); NBC
  • "Cosby Show, The" (1984) - Marcy Carsey (executive producer); Tom Werner (I) (executive producer); John Markus (co-executive producer); Caryn Mandabach (producer); Carmen Finestra (producer); Matt Williams (II) (co-producer); NBC
  • "Family Ties" (1982) - Gary David Goldberg (executive producer); Michael J. Weithorn (supervising producer); Alan Uger (producer); Ruth Bennett