35th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 35th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 25, 1983. The ceremony was broadcast on NBC, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California. It is remembered for the vulgar language during the ceremony, much of it from Joan Rivers who cohosted the ceremony with Eddie Murphy. Rivers also wore nine dresses throughout the ceremony.
Despite being one the lowest-rated shows of the season, the critically acclaimed first season of Cheers won Outstanding Comedy Series as well as three other major awards. For the third straight year, Hill Street Blues won Outstanding Drama Series, it received at least 14 major nominations for the third straight year, unprecedented at the time, and also received every nomination in the Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series field. Second City Television also garnered every nomination in a category, for Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. NBC dominated the night, on the strength of the shows mentioned, it received 71 of the 128 major nominations, and won 19 of 25 major categories.
In its final ceremony, M*A*S*H was once again nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. M*A*S*H was nominated every year it was on the air, 11/11, winning once in 1974, this record would be tied by Cheers a decade later when it too went 11/11, finishing with four victories.
Winners and Nominees
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |
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- Carol Kane as Simka Dahblitz-Gravas on Taxi, (Episode: "Scenkees From a Marriage"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
- James Coco as Arnie on St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "Cora and Arnie"), (NBC)
- Ed Begley Jr. as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on St. Elsewhere, (NBC)
- Michael Conrad as Sgt. Phil Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues (NBC)
- Joe Spano as Det. Henry Goldblume on Hill Street Blues, (NBC)
- Bruce Weitz as Det. Mick Belker on Hill Street Blues, (NBC)
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- Doris Roberts as Cora on St. Elsewhere, (Episode: "Cora and Arnie"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special |
- Richard Kiley as Paddy Cleary on The Thorn Birds, (Episode: "Part I"), (ABC)
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- Jean Simmons as Fiona 'Fee' Cleary on The Thorn Birds, (ABC)
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Directing
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series |
- James Burrows for Cheers, (Episode: "Showdown, Part II"), (NBC)
- Alan Alda for M*A*S*H, (Episode: "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"), (CBS)
- Jim Drake for Buffalo Bill, (Episode: "Woody Quits"), (NBC)
- Burt Metcalfe, for M*A*S*H, (Episode: "The Joker Is Wild"), (CBS)
- Tom Patchett, for Buffalo Bill, (Episode: "Pilot"), (NBC)
- Bob Sweeney for The Love Boat, (Episode: "The Dog Show"), (ABC)
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- Jeff Bleckner for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Life in the Minors"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special |
- Dwight Hemion for Sheena Easton... Act One, (NBC)
- Emile Ardolino for Live from Lincoln Center, (Episode: "Stravinsky and Balanchine: A Genius Has a Birthday!"), (PBS)
- John Blanchard, John Bell for Second City Television, (Episode: "Sweeps Week"), (NBC)
- Kirk Browning for Live from Lincoln Center, (Episode: "Zubin Mehta Conducts Beethoven's Ninth with the New York Philharmonic"), (PBS)
- Don Mischer for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, (NBC)
- Marty Pasetta for The 55th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
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- John Erman for Who Will Love My Children?, (ABC)
- Dan Curtis for The Winds of War, (Episode: "Into the Maelstrom"), (ABC)
- Daryl Duke for The Thorn Birds, (Episode: "Part II"), (ABC)
- Simon Langton for Smiley's People, (Episode: "Part VI"), (Syndicated)
- Edward Zwick for Special Bulletin, (NBC)
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Writing
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series |
- Glen Charles, Les Charles for Cheers, (Episode: "Give Me a Ring Sometime"), (NBC)
- Ken Estin for Taxi, (Episode: "Jim's Inheritance"), (NBC)
- Ken Levine, David Isaacs for Cheers, (Episode: "The Boys in the Bar"), (NBC)
- David Lloyd for Cheers, (Episode: "Diane's Perfect Date"), (NBC)
- Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses for Buffalo Bill, (Episode: "Pilot"), (NBC)
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- David Milch for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Trial by Fury"), (NBC)
- Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeff Lewis, for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "A Hair of the Dog"), (NBC)
- Karen Hall for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Officer of the Year"), (NBC)
- Michael I. Wagner, David Milch, Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeff Lewis for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "No Body's Perfect"), (NBC)
- Anthony Yerkovich, David Milch, Karen Hall, Steven Bochco, Jeff Lewis for Hill Street Blues, (Episode: "Eugene's Comedy Empire Strikes Back"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special |
- Second City Television, (Episode: "Sweeps Week"), (NBC)
- Second City Television, (Episode: "Robin Williams"), (NBC)
- Second City Television, (Episode: "Christmas Show"), (NBC)
- Second City Television, (Episode: "Joe Walsh"), (NBC)
- Second City Television, (Episode: "Towering Inferno"), (NBC)
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- Marshall Herskovitz, Edward Zwick for Special Bulletin, (NBC)
- Michael Bortman for Who Will Love My Children?, (ABC)
- David Edgar for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, (Episode: "Part IV"), (Syndicated)
- William Hanley for Little Gloria... Happy at Last, (NBC)
- Norman Mailer for The Executioner's Song, (NBC)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 71
- ABC – 23
- CBS – 22
- By program
- Hill Street Blues (NBC) – 14
- Cheers (NBC) / The Thorn Birds (ABC) – 9
- Second City Television (NBC) / St. Elsewhere (NBC) – 7
- M*A*S*H (CBS) / Taxi (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- By program
- Cheers (NBC) – 4
- Hill Street Blues (NBC) / St. Elsewhere (NBC) / Taxi (NBC) / The Thorn Birds (ABC) – 3
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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