32nd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards

32nd Primetime Emmy Awards

32nd Primetime Emmy Awards

Prime time Emmy Awards of 1980


The 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 7, 1980, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The awards show was hosted by Steve Allen and Dick Clark and broadcast on NBC. For the second year in a row, the top series awards went to the same shows, Taxi and Lou Grant. Lou Grant was the most successful show of the night winning five major awards. It also received 14 major nominations, tying the record for most major nominations by a drama series, set by Playhouse 90 in 1959.[citation needed]

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The ceremony was held in the midst of a strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild; in a show of support for their union, 51 of the 52 nominated performers boycotted the event.[1] Powers Boothe was the only nominated actor to attend; acknowledging his presence in his acceptance speech, he remarked, "This is either the most courageous moment of my career or the stupidest."[2]

Winners and nominees

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Programs

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Acting

Supporting performances

Directing

Directing
  • Taxi (ABC): "Louie and the Nice Girl" – James Burrows
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Bottle Fatigue" – Burt Metcalfe
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Dreams" – Alan Alda
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Period of Adjustment" – Charles S. Dubin
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Stars and Stripes" – Harry Morgan

Writing

Writing
  • Off the Minnesota Strip (ABC) – David Chase
    • Amber Waves (ABC) – Ken Trevey
    • Attica (ABC) – James S. Henerson
    • Gideon's Trumpet (CBS) – David W. Rintels
    • Moviola (NBC): "This Year's Blonde" – James Lee

Most major nominations

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Most major awards

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Notes
  1. "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

  1. Gold, Matea; Maria Elena Fernandez and Richard Verrier (2007-12-18). "Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien to return to the air Jan. 2". Los Angeles Times.

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