30th Primetime Emmy Awards

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30th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date
  • September 17, 1978
    (Ceremony)
  • September 9, 1978
    (Creative Arts Awards)
Location Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by Alan Alda
Highlights
Most awards All in the Family
Holocaust (6)
Most nominationsHolocaust (11)
Outstanding Comedy Series All in the Family
Outstanding Drama Series The Rockford Files
Outstanding Limited Series Holocaust
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series The Muppet Show
Television/radio coverage
Network CBS
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The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17, 1978. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.

Contents

The top shows of the night were All in the Family , which won its then record fourth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and The Rockford Files . CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, this record still stands. Actor Will Geer received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances, but lost in each category.

For the first time in Emmy history, two shows won six major awards, All in the Family became the first show to win six major awards twice, and the miniseries Holocaust tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by Roots .

This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President Jimmy Carter, joined by then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in which President Carter announced the signing of the Camp David Accords.

Rita Moreno's win made her the third person to become an EGOT.

Winners and nominees

[1]

Programs

Programs
  • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (NBC)
    • The George Burns One-Man Show (CBS)
    • Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (NBC)
    • The Second Barry Manilow Special (ABC)
    • World of Magic (NBC)

Acting

Lead performances

Acting

Supporting performances

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

Single performances

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

Directing

Directing

Writing

Writing
  • All in the Family (CBS): "Cousin Liz" – Story by: Barry Harman and Harve Brosten
    Teleplay by: Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller
    • All in the Family (CBS): "Edith's Crisis of Faith, Part 2" – Story by: Erik Tarloff
      Teleplay by: Erik Tarloff, Mel Tolkin and Larry Rhine
    • All in the Family (CBS): "Edith's 50th Birthday" – Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Fallen Idol" – Alan Alda
  • The Paul Simon Special (NBC)
    • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (NBC)
    • The George Burns One-Man Show (CBS)
    • The Second Barry Manilow Special (ABC)
    • The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (ABC)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Steve Martin and Betty White"
    • America 2-Night (Syndicated): "Carol Burnett"
    • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Ken Berry"
    • The Muppet Show (Syndicated): "Dom DeLuise"
    • Saturday Night Live (NBC): "Steve Martin"
  • The Last Tenant (ABC) – George Rubino

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Nominations
NBC61
ABC59
CBS53
PBS13
Programs with multiple major nominations
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
HolocaustLimitedNBC11
All in the FamilyComedyCBS9
M*A*S*H7
Saturday Night LiveVarietyNBC
FamilyDramaABC6
KingLimitedNBC
The Carol Burnett ShowVarietyCBS5
Lou GrantDrama
The Muppet ShowVarietySyndicated
RhodaComedy
Barney MillerABC4
A Family Upside DownSpecialNBC
The GatheringABC
Our TownNBC
SoapComedyABC
The WaltonsDramaCBS
Washington: Behind Closed DoorsLimitedABC
The Awakening LandNBC3
The Dain CurseDramaCBS
The Defection of Simas KudirkaSpecial
Happy DaysComedyABC
Meeting of MindsDramaPBS
The Rockford FilesDramaNBC
The Second Barry Manilow SpecialVarietyABC
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Verna: USO GirlSpecialPBS
AliceComedyCBS2
American 2-NightVarietySyndicated
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is BackNBC
Breaking UpSpecialABC
ColumboDramaNBC
The George Burns One-Man ShowVarietyCBS
How the West Was WonDramaABC
I, ClaudiusLimitedPBS
James at 15/16DramaNBC
Jesus of NazarethSpecial
The Last Hurrah
MaudeComedyCBS
Quincy, M.E.DramaNBC
The Paul Simon SpecialVariety
Something for JoeySpecialCBS
Taxi!!!NBC
Three's CompanyComedyABC
World of MagicVarietyNBC

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Awards
CBS14
NBC11
ABC7
PBS2
Programs with multiple major awards
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
All in the FamilyComedyCBS6
HolocaustLimitedNBC
The Carol Burnett ShowVarietyCBS3
Lou GrantDrama
The Rockford FilesDramaNBC2
Notes
  1. 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

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