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Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Drama
Winner
All My Children
All My Children
Mary Fickett

Nominated

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Peter Levin
Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives
Wes Kenney
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
Victor Paganuzzi
John A. Wendell
The Doctors
The Doctors
Norman Hall
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
David Pressman
Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives
Macdonald Carey
Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Programming
Winner
Three on a Match
Three on a Match
Bill Cullen

Nominated

The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
Peter Marshall
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
Paul Lynde
Outstanding Achievement by a Supporting Performer in Music or Variety
Winner
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Tim Conway

Nominated

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Harvey Korman
Laugh-In
Laugh-In
Lily Tomlin
A Royal Gala Variety Performance
A Royal Gala Variety Performance
Liza Minnelli
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film Made for Television, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program
Winner
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Tom H. John

Nominated

Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest
Jan Scott
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Robert F. Boyle
James Hulsey
John A. Kuri
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
Lucien Hafley
Gibson Holley
Mannix
Mannix
Fred Price
Jan Van Tamelen
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
William L. Campbell
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Musical or Variety Single Program of a Series or a Special Program
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Brian Bartholomew
Keaton S. Walker

Nominated

Flip
Flip
Romain Johnston
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Paul Barnes
Bill Harp
Bob Sansom
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional
Winner
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Jon Stone
Robert Cunniff

Nominated

Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Robert Myhrum
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Joe Raposo
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown
Charles M. Schulz
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
Henry Behar
The Electric Company
The Electric Company
Samuel Y. Gibbon Jr.
David D. Connell
Andy Ferguson
Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Informational/Factual
Winner
A Picture of Us
A Picture of Us
Shari Lewis

Nominated

In the News
In the News
Joel Heller
Pat Lynch
Judy Reemtsma
Make a Wish
Make a Wish
Lester Cooper
Tom Bywaters
ABC Afterschool Specials
ABC Afterschool Specials
Jameson Brewer
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Winner
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Bob Fosse

Nominated

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Ernie Flatt
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Tony Charmoli
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series
Winner
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Jack Woolf

Nominated

Banacek
Banacek
Sam Leavitt
The Waltons
The Waltons
Russell Metty
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series
Winner
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
Howard Schwartz

Nominated

The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Andrew Jackson
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Owen Roizman
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Jack Bear

Nominated

Columbo
Columbo
Grady Hunt
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Theoni V. Aldredge
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Emma Porteous
Appointment with Destiny
Appointment with Destiny
Christa von Humboldt
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series
Winner
The Waltons
The Waltons
Gene Fowler Jr.
Marjorie Fowler
Anthony Wollner

Nominated

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Fred W. Berger
Stanford Tischler
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Douglas Hines
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series
Winner
Appointment with Destiny
Appointment with Destiny
Peter C. Johnson
Ed Spiegel

Nominated

Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Alan Heim
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice
Henry Berman
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing
Winner
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Fred J. Brown
Ross Taylor

Nominated

The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Charles L. Campbell
Bob Cornett
Jerry Stanford
Roger Sword
Short Walk to Daylight
Short Walk to Daylight
Peter Berkos
Brian Courcier
Gordon Ecker
Walt Jenevein
Sid Lubow
George E. Luckenbacher
James E. Nownes
John W. Singleton
John Stacy
Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing
Winner
Appointment with Destiny
Appointment with Destiny
Roy Granville
Eddie Nelson
George Porter
Richard Wagner

Nominated

That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr.
Thom Piper
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau
Hoppy Mehterian
Eddie Nelson
George Porter
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Truck Krone

Nominated

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
John Beam
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Winner
Gargoyles
Gargoyles
Del Armstrong
Ellis Burman Jr.
Stan Winston

Nominated

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Neville Smallwood
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Richard Cobos
Allan Snyder
The Waltons
The Waltons
Robert Sidell
The Wide World of Mystery
The Wide World of Mystery
Michael Westmore
Marvin G. Westmore
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Frank Westmore
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music's Use Only)
Winner
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Charles Fox

Nominated

Medical Center
Medical Center
Alexander Courage
Ironside
Ironside
Marty Paich
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program
Winner
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Jerry Goldsmith

Nominated

A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
Billy Goldenberg
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Fred Ebb
John Kander
Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program
Winner
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Peter Matz

Nominated

The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
Van Alexander
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Irwin Kostal
Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material
Winner
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Fred Ebb
John Kander

Nominated

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Earl Brown
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Billy Goldenberg
Bobby Russell
Outstanding Achievement in Religious Programming - Individuals
Winner
Duty Bound
Duty Bound
Doris Ann
Martin Hoade

Nominated

Insight
Insight
Ellwood Kieser
John Meredyth Lucas
John Furia
Duty Bound
Duty Bound
John Boxer
Duty Bound
Duty Bound
Martin Hoade
Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming
Winner
ABC's Wide World of Sports
ABC's Wide World of Sports
Roone Arledge

Nominated

NFL Monday Night Football
NFL Monday Night Football
Roone Arledge
Chet Forte
Dennis Lewin
ABC's College Football
ABC's College Football
Roone Arledge
Chuck Howard
Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad
Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad
Keith Jackson
Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII
Scotty Connal
Roy Hammerman
Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad
Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad
Jim McKay
Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Ernie Buttelman
Jim Angel
Jim Balden
Dave Hilmer
Robert A. Kemp

Nominated

Apollo 17: Splashdown
Apollo 17: Splashdown
E.G. Johnson
Sam Drummy
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Gorm Erickson
Charles Franklin
Jack Jennings
Tom McConnell
Barney Neeley
Richard Nelson
Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Nick Giordano
Arthur Schneider

Nominated

Love is... Barbara Eden
Love is... Barbara Eden
Mike Wenig
The TV Comedy Years
The TV Comedy Years
Bill Breshears
Andrew McIntyre
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas
Walter Balderson
Charles Shadel
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La
Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La
James H. Rose
Outstanding Comedy Series
Winner
All in the Family
All in the Family
Norman Lear
John Rich

Nominated

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
James L. Brooks
Allan Burns
Ed. Weinberger
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
Bud Yorkin
Aaron Ruben
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Gene Reynolds
Maude
Maude
Norman Lear
Rod Parker
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing)
Winner
Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
The Waltons

Nominated

David Carradine
David Carradine
Kung Fu
William Conrad
William Conrad
Cannon
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
Columbo
Mike Connors
Mike Connors
Mannix
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes)
Winner
Anthony Murphy
Anthony Murphy
Tom Brown's Schooldays

Nominated

John Abineri
John Abineri
The Last of the Mohicans
Philippe Leroy
Philippe Leroy
I, Leonardo
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
Winner
Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman
The Odd Couple

Nominated

Tony Randall
Tony Randall
The Odd Couple
Carroll O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor
All in the Family
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Sanford and Son
Alan Alda
Alan Alda
M*A*S*H
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing)
Winner
Michael Learned
Michael Learned
The Waltons

Nominated

Susan Saint James
Susan Saint James
McMillan & Wife
Lynda Day George
Lynda Day George
Mission: Impossible
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes)
Winner
Susan Hampshire
Susan Hampshire
Vanity Fair

Nominated

Margaret Tyzack
Margaret Tyzack
Cousin Bette
Vivien Heilbron
Vivien Heilbron
The Moonstone
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
Winner
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Nominated

Bea Arthur
Bea Arthur
Maude
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton
All in the Family
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
Winner
Jay Sandrich
Jay Sandrich
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Nominated

John Rich
John Rich
All in the Family
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds
M*A*S*H
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
Winner
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse
Liza with a Z

Nominated

Walter C. Miller
Walter C. Miller
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Dave Powers
Dave Powers
Once Upon a Mattress
Martin Charnin
Martin Charnin
Get Happy
Stan Harris
Stan Harris
Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program
Winner
Joseph Sargent
Joseph Sargent
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

Nominated

Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson
That Certain Summer
George Schaefer
George Schaefer
A War of Children
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme
Winner
Jerry Thorpe
Jerry Thorpe
Kung Fu

Nominated

Edward M. Abroms
Edward M. Abroms
Columbo
Lee Philips
Lee Philips
The Waltons
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music
Winner
Bill Davis
Bill Davis
The Julie Andrews Hour

Nominated

Tim Kiley
Tim Kiley
Flip
Art Fisher
Art Fisher
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Outstanding Drama Series - Continuing
Winner
The Waltons
The Waltons
Lee Rich
Robert L. Jacks

Nominated

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Leonard Freeman
Bob Sweeney
Bill Finnegan
Cannon
Cannon
Quinn Martin
Harold Gast
Adrian Samish
Columbo
Columbo
Dean Hargrove
Mannix
Mannix
Bruce Geller
Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Jerry Thorpe
Outstanding Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes
Winner
Tom Brown's Schooldays
Tom Brown's Schooldays
John McRae

Nominated

The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans
John McRae
I, Leonardo
I, Leonardo
Outstanding New Series
Winner
Alistair Cooke's America
Alistair Cooke's America
Michael Gill

Nominated

The Waltons
The Waltons
Lee Rich
Robert L. Jacks
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
Jerry Thorpe
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Gene Reynolds
Maude
Maude
Norman Lear
Rod Parker
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Nick Vanoff
Julie Andrews
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy
Winner
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Nominated

Edward Asner
Edward Asner
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Gary Burghoff
Gary Burghoff
M*A*S*H
McLean Stevenson
McLean Stevenson
M*A*S*H
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
All in the Family
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
Winner
Scott Jacoby
Scott Jacoby
That Certain Summer

Nominated

James Brolin
James Brolin
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Will Geer
Will Geer
The Waltons
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy
Winner
Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper
The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Nominated

Sally Struthers
Sally Struthers
All in the Family
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama
Winner
Ellen Corby
Ellen Corby
The Waltons

Nominated

Nancy Walker
Nancy Walker
McMillan & Wife
Gail Fisher
Gail Fisher
Mannix
Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime
Winner
Dinah's Place
Dinah's Place
Henry Jaffe
Fred Tatashore
Dinah Shore

Nominated

Password
Password
Frank Wayne
Howard Felsher
Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Robert Rubin
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)
Merrill Heatter
Bob Quigley
Bill Armstrong
Jay Redack
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Barry Sand
Mike Douglas
Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime Drama
Winner
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night
Erwin Nicholson

Nominated

Days of Our Lives
Days of Our Lives
Betty Corday
Wes Kenney
One Life to Live
One Life to Live
Doris Quinlan
Agnes Nixon
The Doctors
The Doctors
Allen Potter
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Nominated

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
The Red Pony
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
That Certain Summer
Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman
A Brand New Life

Nominated

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Applause
Hope Lange
Hope Lange
That Certain Summer
Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy
Winner
A War of Children
A War of Children
Roger Gimbel
George Schaefer

Nominated

The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Frederick H. Brogger
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
Richard Levinson
William Link
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Abby Mann
Matthew Rapf
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Cecil Clarke
Winner
Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Bob Fosse
Fred Ebb
Liza Minnelli

Nominated

Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Joe Hamilton
Applause
Applause
Alexander H. Cohen
Joseph Kipness
Lawrence Kasha
Richard M. Rosenbloom
Outstanding Variety Musical Series
Winner
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Nick Vanoff
William O. Harbach
Julie Andrews

Nominated

Flip
Flip
Monte Kay
Bob Henry
Flip Wilson
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
John Gilroy
Dick Cavett
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Allan Blye
Chris Bearde
Sonny Bono
Cher
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Joe Hamilton
Bill Angelos
Buz Kohan
Arnie Rosen
Carol Burnett
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
Winner
All in the Family
All in the Family
Michael Ross
Bernard West
Lee Kalcheim

Nominated

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
Larry Gelbart
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Allan Burns
James L. Brooks
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music
Winner
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Joseph Bologna
Renée Taylor

Nominated

Liza with a Z
Liza with a Z
Fred Ebb
The Lily Tomlin Show
The Lily Tomlin Show
Ann Elder
Karyl Miller
Allan Manings
Richard Pryor
John Rappaport
Jim Rusk
Lily Tomlin
Jane Wagner
Rod Warren
George Yanok
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
Winner
The Waltons
The Waltons
John McGreevey

Nominated

The Waltons
The Waltons
Earl Hamner Jr.
Columbo
Columbo
Steven Bochco
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation
Winner
The House Without a Christmas Tree
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Eleanor Perry

Nominated

Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice
Ellen M. Violett
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
Ron Bishop
Robert Totten
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original Teleplay
Winner
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Abby Mann

Nominated

Hawkins
Hawkins
David Karp
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
Richard Levinson
William Link
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music
Winner
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Stan Hart
Larry Siegel
Gail Parent
Heywood Kling
Roger Beatty
Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
Robert Hilliard
Arnie Kogen
Bill Angelos
Buz Kohan

Nominated

Flip
Flip
Herbert Baker
Mike Marmer
Stan Burns
Don Hinkley
Richard Hills
Sidney Green
Paul McCauley
Peter Gallay
Flip Wilson
The Julie Andrews Hour
The Julie Andrews Hour
Bob Ellison
Hal Goodman
Larry Klein
Jay Burton
George Arthur Bloom
Lila Garrett
John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt