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41st Primetime Emmy Awards

1989 American television programming awards From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 41st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 17, 1989. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The ceremony saw the guest acting categories double, as they were now based on gender as well as genre. Two networks, Lifetime and USA Network, received their first major nominations this year.

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After being nominated and losing for the previous four years, Cheers regained the title of Outstanding Comedy Series. L.A. Law also won Outstanding Drama Series after losing the previous year. For the second straight year, L.A. Law received 15 major nominations, making it the first show ever to receive more than 14 major nominations multiple times. With nine main cast acting nominations, L.A. Law tied the record set by Hill Street Blues in 1982.

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Winners and nominees

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Richard Mulligan, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
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Candice Bergen, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
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Carroll O'Connor, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
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Dana Delany, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
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James Woods, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner
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Holly Hunter, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner
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Woody Harrelson, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
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Rhea Perlman, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
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Larry Drake, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
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Melanie Mayron, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
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Derek Jacobi, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner
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Colleen Dewhurst, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner
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Linda Ronstadt, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner
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Peter Baldwin (right), Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series winner
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Robert Altman, Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series winner
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Jim Henson, Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program winner
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Simon Wincer, Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special winner
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Diane English, Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series winner
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Acting

Lead performances

Acting

Supporting performances

  • Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli in Cheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Swear to God" + "Those Lips, Those Ice" + "I Kid You Not")
    • Julia Duffy as Stephanie Vanderkellen in Newhart (CBS)
    • Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood in Murphy Brown (CBS) (Episodes: "Devil with a Blue Dress On" + "It's How You Play the Game" + "The Morning Show")
    • Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls (NBC) (Episodes: "The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo" + "Sophia's Wedding" + "Two Rode Together")
    • Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson in Who's the Boss? (ABC) (Episodes: "Double Dump" + "Your Grandmother's a Bimbo" + "Party Double")
  • Larry Drake as Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Hey, Lick Me Over" + "I'm in the Nude for Love" + "America the Beautiful")
  • Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Trust Me" + "Success" + "Be a Good Girl")
    • Michele Greene as Abby Perkins in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Sperminator" + "Victor/Victorious" + "America the Beautiful")
    • Lois Nettleton as Joanne St. John in In the Heat of the Night (NBC) (Episodes: "Stranger in Town" + "Tear Down the Walls" + "A.K.A. Kelly Kay")
    • Amanda Plummer as Alice Hackett in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "America the Beautiful" + "Urine Trouble Now" + "Consumed Innocent")
    • Susan Ruttan as Roxanne Melman in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Romancing the Drone" + "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?" + "Urine Trouble Now")

Individual performances

Directing

Directing

Writing

Writing
  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO) – Abby Mann, Robin Vote and Ron Hutchinson
    • I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) – Story by: JP Miller
      Teleplay by: JP Miller and Cynthia Whitcomb
    • Lonesome Dove (CBS): "Part I" – Bill Wyttliff
    • My Name Is Bill W. (ABC) – William G. Borchert
    • Roe vs. Wade (NBC) – Alison Cross
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Most major nominations

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Most major awards

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

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