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28th Primetime Emmy Awards

1976 American television programming awards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 28th Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out on May 17, 1976. The ceremony was hosted by John Denver and Mary Tyler Moore. Winners are listed in bold with series' networks in parentheses.

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The top show of the night was Mary Tyler Moore which won its second straight Outstanding Comedy Series award, and five major awards overall. Police Story, won Outstanding Drama Series, even though it only received one major nomination.

The television miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man set numerous records. It received 17 major nominations, breaking the record held by Playhouse 90 which was set in 1959 (since broken). It also received 13 acting nominations, although some of the acting categories at this ceremony were later eliminated or combined. Despite this, it lost Outstanding Limited Series to Upstairs, Downstairs.

The Shubert Theatre had previously hosted the 1973 Emmy ceremony; it would host the ceremony a third and final time in 2001.

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Winners and nominees

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Programs

Programs
  • Gypsy in My Soul (CBS)
    • The Lily Tomlin Special (ABC)
    • The Monty Python Show: Wide World Special (ABC)
    • Rocky Mountain Christmas (ABC)
    • Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay (CBS)

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
  • Vicki Lawrence in The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
    • Cloris Leachman in Telly...Who Loves Ya, Baby? (CBS)

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
  • Gordon Jackson as Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS): "The Beastly Hun"
    • Bill Bixby as Willie Abbott in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapter 8"
    • Roscoe Lee Browne as Charlie Jeffers in Barney Miller (ABC): "The Escape Artist"
    • Norman Fell as Smitty in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapter 7"
    • Van Johnson as Marsh Goodwin in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapters 9 & 10"
  • Fionnula Flanagan as Clothilde in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapters 3 & 4"
    • Kim Darby as Virginia Calderwood in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapters 3 & 4"
    • Ruth Gordon as Carlton's Mother in Rhoda (CBS): "Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye"
    • Eileen Heckart as Flo Meredith in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Mary's Aunt"
    • Kay Lenz as Kate Jordache in Rich Man, Poor Man (ABC): "Chapters 11 & 12"

Directing

Directing

Writing

Writing
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Chuckles Bites the Dust" – David Lloyd
  • The Lily Tomlin Special (ABC)
  • Saturday Night (NBC): "Elliott Gould"
    • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Jim Nabors"
    • The Sonny and Cher Show (CBS): "Premiere"
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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.

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