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1984 American television programming awards
36th Primetime Emmy Awards Date September 23, 1984 (Ceremony) September 16, 1984 (Creative Arts Awards) Location The Kennedy Center Honors
Network CBS
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23, 1984. The ceremony was broadcast on
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The top shows of the night were Cheers and Hill Street Blues . Cheers won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series , while Hill Street Blues made history. It became the first show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times. This record still stands today, but has been tied by L.A. Law , The West Wing , Mad Men and Game of Thrones . Hill Street Blues also added to another streak. It received at least 14 major nominations for the fourth straight year, winning four. Cheers received the most nominations on the comedy side (10), winning three.
Sir Laurence Olivier won the last of his five career Emmys this evening. His win was also the last time a non-Network Syndicated performance won an Acting Award.
Winners and nominees
[1]
Programs
Programs
Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(CBS)
Acting
Lead performances
Acting
Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey (CBS) (Episode: "The Baby Broker")
Jane Fonda as Gertie Nevels in The Dollmaker (ABC)
Supporting performances
Bruce Weitz as Det. Mick Belker in Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Ed Begley Jr. as Dr. Victor Ehrlich in St. Elsewhere (NBC)
Michael Conrad as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus in Hill Street Blues (NBC)
John Hillerman as Higgins in Magnum, P.I. (CBS)
James Sikking
as Lt. Howard Hunter in Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Alfre Woodard as Doris Robson in Hill Street Blues (NBC) (Episode: "Doris in Wonderland")
Roxana Zal as Amelia Bennett in Something About Amelia (ABC)
Individual performances
Cloris Leachman – The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration (CBS)
Directing
Directing
Kate & Allie (CBS): "The Very Loud Family" – Bill Persky
Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" – Corey Allen
Writing
Writing
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "The Women" – Story by : John Masius and Tom Fontana Teleplay by : John Ford Noonan
Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Doris in Wonderland" – Story by :
Hill Street Blues (NBC): "Grace Under Pressure" – Story by : Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis and David MilchTeleplay by : Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Wagner , Karen Hall and Mark Frost
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "All About Eve" – John Masius and Tom Fontana
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Newheart" – John Masius, Tom Fontana, Garn Stephens and Emilie R. Small
St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Qui Transulit Sustinet" – Story by : John Masius and Tom FontanaTeleplay by : John Tinker and Mark Tinker
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 312"
The 38th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (CBS)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS)
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 285"
Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 291"
Saturday Night Live (NBC): "Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Don Novello and Betty Thomas"
Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network
Number of Nominations
NBC
53
CBS
37
ABC
27
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
Number of Nominations
Hill Street Blues
Drama
NBC
14
Cheers
Comedy
10
St. Elsewhere
Drama
9
Buffalo Bill
Comedy
6
Something About Amelia
Special
ABC
A Streetcar Named Desire
5
Adam
NBC
4
The Day After
ABC
Kate & Allie
Comedy
CBS
Late Night with David Letterman
Variety
NBC
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
CBS
3
Cagney & Lacey
Drama
The Dollmaker
Special
ABC
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Fame
Drama
Syndicated
The Jeffersons
Comedy
CBS
The Kennedy Center Honors
Variety
Magnum, P.I.
Drama
Newhart
Comedy
Saturday Night Live
Variety
NBC
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish
CBS
2
Benson
Comedy
ABC
Chiefs
Limited
CBS
Concealed Enemies
PBS
Dynasty
Drama
ABC
George Washington
CBS
Live...And in Person
Variety
NBC
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network
Number of Awards
NBC
10
CBS
7
ABC
5
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
Number of Awards
Hill Street Blues
Drama
NBC
4
Cheers
Comedy
3
Something About Amelia
Special
ABC
Concealed Enemies
Miniseries
PBS
2
Kate & Allie
Comedy
CBS
Notes
References
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