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Emmy Awards: 1990

Emmy

Date:15 September (creative arts), 16 September (primetime programming)
Host:Candice Bergen; Jay Leno; Jane Pauley
Location:Pasadena Center Exhibition Hall, Pasadena, California, USA (creative arts)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California, USA (primetime programming)
Notes:
  • The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast 6:00pm to 2:00am between 1 June 1989 and 31 May 1990.

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  Winner:
 
  Other Nominees:
 
  • "Midnight Caller" (1988) - Bruce Weitz; NBC
    - For playing "Sgt. Ed Adderly".
    - For episode "Mercy Me".
  • "Ray Bradbury Theater, The" (1985) - Harold Gould (I); USA
    - For playing "The Old Man".
    - For episode "To The Chicago Abyss".
  • "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) - William Hickey (I); HBO
    - For playing "Carlton Webster".
    - For episode "The Switch".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Peter Frechette (I); ABC
    - For playing "Peter Montefiore".
    - For episode "Strangers".

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Equalizer, The" (1985) - Edward Woodward; CBS
  • "Mancuso, FBI" (1989) - Robert Loggia; NBC
  • "Quantum Leap" (1989) - Scott Bakula; NBC
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) {Pilot (#1.1)} - Kyle MacLachlan; ABC
    - For the pilot episode.

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Image, The (1990) (TV) - Albert Finney; HBO
  • Jekyll & Hyde (1990) (TV) - Michael Caine (I); ABC
  • Murder in Mississippi (1990) (TV) - Tom Hulce; NBC
  • Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) (TV) - Art Carney; NBC

  • Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Jerry Orbach; NBC
    - For playing "Glen".
    - For episode "Cheaters".
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Dick Van Dyke; NBC
    - For playing "Ken".
    - For episode "Love Under The Big Top".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Darren McGavin; CBS
    - For playing "Bill Brown".
    - For episode "Brown Like Me".
  • "Wonder Years, The" (1988) - David Huddleston; ABC
    - For playing "Granpa Arnold".
    - For episode "The Powers That Be".

  • Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Coach" (1989) - Craig T. Nelson; ABC
  • "Empty Nest" (1988) - Richard Mulligan; NBC
  • "Roseanne" (1988) - John Goodman (I); ABC
  • "Wonder Years, The" (1988) - Fred Savage; ABC

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "China Beach" (1988) - Dana Delany; ABC
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Jill Eikenberry; NBC
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Angela Lansbury; CBS
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Piper Laurie; ABC

  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "China Beach" (1988) - Ruby Dee (I); ABC
    - For playing "Ruby".
    - For episode "Skylark".
  • "Midnight Caller" (1988) - Kay Lenz; NBC
    - For playing "Tina Cassidy".
    - For episode "Someone To Love".
  • "Road to Avonlea" (1989) - Colleen Dewhurst; Disney Channel
    - For playing "Marilla Cuthbert".
    - For episode "The Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Shirley Knight (I); ABC
    - For playing "Ruth Murdoch".
    - For episode "Arizona".

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Annette O'Toole; ABC
  • Family of Spies (1990) (TV) - Lesley Ann Warren; CBS
  • Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, A (1989) (TV) - Alfre Woodard; ABC
  • No Place Like Home (1989) (TV) - Christine Lahti (I); CBS
  • Small Sacrifices (1989) (TV) - Farrah Fawcett; ABC

  • Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Georgia Brown (I); NBC
    - For playing "Madame Lazora".
    - For episode "The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec".
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Alexis Smith (I); NBC
    - For playing "Alice Anne Volkman".
    - For episode "Sammy and the Professor".
  • "Famous Teddy Z, The" (1989) - Liz Torres (I); CBS
    - For playing "Angie".
    - For episode "A Day At The Beach".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Morgan Fairchild; CBS
    - For playing "Julia St. Martin".
    - For episode "TV or not TV".

  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Kirstie Alley; NBC
  • "Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, The" (1987) - Blair Brown; Lifetime
  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Delta Burke; CBS
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Betty White (I); NBC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Larry Drake; NBC
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Richard Dysart; NBC
  • "Quantum Leap" (1989) - Dean Stockwell; NBC
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Timothy Busfield; ABC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Expectations" (1989) (mini) - Anthony Hopkins; Disney Channel
  • By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV) - James Earl Jones; HBO
  • Killing in a Small Town, A (1990) (TV) - Brian Dennehy; CBS
  • Last Train Home (1990) (TV) - Ned Beatty; Family Channel
  • Red King, White Knight (1989) (TV) - Max von Sydow (I); HBO

  • Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Kelsey Grammer; NBC
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Woody Harrelson; NBC
  • "Coach" (1989) - Jerry Van Dyke; ABC
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Charles Kimbrough; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Rhea Perlman; NBC
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Estelle Getty; NBC
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Faith Ford; CBS
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Julia Duffy; CBS

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Diana Muldaur; NBC
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Susan Ruttan; NBC
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Melanie Mayron; ABC
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Sherilyn Fenn; ABC

  • Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Image, The (1990) (TV) - Swoosie Kurtz; HBO
  • Lantern Hill (1990) (TV) - Colleen Dewhurst; Disney Channel
  • Perfect Witness (1989) (TV) - Stockard Channing; HBO
  • Shell Seekers, The (1989) (TV) - Irene Worth; ABC

  • Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - James Burrows (II); NBC
    - For episode "The Improbable Dream ", part I.
  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Harry Thomason (I); CBS
    - For episode "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?".
  • "Famous Teddy Z, The" (1989) - Hugh Wilson (I); CBS
    - For the pilot episode.
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Terry Hughes (I); NBC
    - For episode "Triple Play".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Barnet Kellman; CBS
    - For episode "Brown Like Me".

  • Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Win Phelps; NBC
    - For episode "Noah's Bark".
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Rick Wallace; NBC
    - For episode "The Last Gasp".
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) {Pilot (#1.1)} - David Lynch (I); ABC
    - For the pilot episode.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 62nd Annual Academy Awards, The (1990) (TV) - Bill Conti (music director); William Kidd (I) (arranger); Julie Giroux (arranger); Ashley Irwin (arranger); Morton Stevens (I) (arranger); Jack Eskew (arranger); Peter Matz (I) (arranger); Billy Byers (arranger); ABC
  • Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1989) (TV) - Nick Perito (music director/arranger); Ray Charles (IV) (arranger); Jon Charles (arranger); CBS
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - Glen Roven (music director); David Michael Frank (arranger); Bruce Miller (I) (arranger); Joe Curiale (arranger); Lawrence Schwartz (arranger); ABC
  • Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music, The (1990) (TV) - Elliot Lawrence (I) (music director); Peter Matz (I) (arranger); Marvin Laird (I) (arranger); Torrie Zito (arranger); Lanny Meyers (arranger); Jamie Lawrence (III) (arranger); James 'Buddy' Skipper (arranger); Jack Cornter (arranger); CBS

  • Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Alan Adelman (lighting director); PBS
    - For episode "American Indian Dance Theatre".
  • "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - William Merrill (lighting director); NBC
  • 62nd Annual Academy Awards, The (1990) (TV) - John Rook (II) (lighting consultant); Marc Palius (lighting director); ABC

  • Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Different World, A" (1987) - Karl Messerschmidt (technical director); Steve Casaly (camera operator); Dana Ross Martin (camera operator); Dave Owen (I) (camera operator); Greg Smith (XII) (camera operator); Bobby DaSilva (senior video control); NBC
    - For episode "For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls".
  • "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) - Wayne Parsons (technical director); Greg Cook (I) (camera operator); Vince Longo (camera operator); John Milek (camera operator); Tom Weber (III) (senior video control); Syndicated
    - For show #2128.
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - O. Tamburri (technical director); Ritch Kenney (camera operator); Chester Jackson (I) (camera operator); Stephen A. Jones (camera operator); Dave Heckman (camera operator); Randy Johnson (V) (senior video control); NBC
    - For episode "Love Under The Big Top".
  • "Night Court" (1984) - Robert G. Holmes (I) (technical director); Rick Caswell (camera operator); Rocky Danielson (camera operator); Leigh Nicholson (camera operator); Jeffrey Wheat (camera operator); Tom Tcimpidis (senior video control); NBC
    - For episode "Come Back To The Five And Dime Stephen King, Stephen King".
  • "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) - Ray Figelski (technical director); Bruce Bottone (camera operator); Don Barker (II) (camera operator); Brooke McKusick (camera operator); Hal Ingels (senior video control); NBC

  • Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Jim Henson Hour, The" (1989) - Jim Henson (I); NBC
    - For episode "The Song of the Cloud Forest".
  • 62nd Annual Academy Awards, The (1990) (TV) - Chuck Workman (director: special segment); ABC
    - For the segment "100 Years At The Movies".
  • Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) - Paul Flaherty (I); HBO
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - Jeff Margolis (I); ABC

  • Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Bagdad Cafe" (1990) - Donald A. Morgan (lighting director); CBS
    - For episode "Prototype" (pilot).
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Alan Walker (III) (lighting designer); NBC
    - For episode "Ebb Tide".
  • "Roseanne" (1988) - Daniel Flannery (lighting designer); ABC
    - For episode "Boo".
  • "Who's the Boss?" (1984) - Mark J. Levin (director of photography); ABC
    - For episode "The All-Nighter".

  • Outstanding Directing in Informational Programming
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, The (1990) (TV) - Jack Haley Jr.; CBS

  • Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Lamont Johnson (I); ABC
  • Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989) (TV) - Gilbert Cates; CBS
  • Final Days, The (1989) (TV) - Richard Pearce (I); ABC
  • Killing in a Small Town, A (1990) (TV) - Stephen Gyllenhaal; CBS

  • Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Earth Day Special, The (1990) (TV) - Gene Crowe (technical director); Theodore Ashton (camera operator); Larry Heider (camera operator); Ron Sheldon (I) (camera operator); Thomas Geren (camera operator); Keith Winikoff (senior video control); ABC
  • Our Town (1989) (TV) - John O'Connell (VI) (technical director); Juan Barrera (I) (camera operator); John Feher (camera operator); Ron Washburn (camera operator); Alain Onesto (camera operator); Susan Noll (senior video control); PBS
    - (Screened within "Great Performances" (1972).)
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - John B. Field (technical director); David N. Banks (camera operator); Diane Biederbeck (camera operator); Dean Hall (I) (camera operator); Larry Heider (camera operator); Dave Hilmer (camera operator); David Levisohn (camera operator); Bill Philbin (I) (camera operator); Hector Ramirez (I) (camera operator); Keith Winikoff (senior video control); ABC
  • Wolftrap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration (1990) (TV) - Charles Reilly (technical director); Helene Haviland (camera operator); David Smith (III) (camera operator); John Feher (camera operator); Jim Yockey (camera operator); Donna Quante (camera operator); Win Bernfeld (camera operator); Bill Greenback (camera operator); Susan Noll (senior video control); PBS

  • Outstanding Writing in Informational Programming
      Nominees:
     
  • "American Masters" (1983) {Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre} - Steve Lawson (I) (writer); PBS

  • Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - David E. Kelley (writer); William M. Finkelstein (writer); NBC
    - For episode "Bang... Zoom... Zap".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Joseph Dougherty (writer); ABC
    - For episode "The Go-Between".
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Harley Peyton (writer); ABC
    - For episode #003.
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) {Pilot (#1.1)} - Mark Frost (I) (writer); David Lynch (I) (writer); ABC
    - For the pilot episode.

  • Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - William Hanley (teleplay); ABC
  • Caroline? (1990) (TV) - Michael De Guzman; CBS
  • Final Days, The (1989) (TV) - Hugh Whitemore (teleplay); ABC

  • Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "In Living Color" (1990) - Franklyn Ajaye (writer); Jeanette Collins (writer); Barry Berry Douglas (writer); Rob Edwards (II) (writer); Sandy Frank (II) (writer); Mimi Friedman (writer); Jeffrey Joseph (writer); Howard Kuperberg (writer); Buddy Sheffield (writer); Joe Toplyn (writer); Damon Wayans (writer); Keenen Ivory Wayans (writer); Matt Wickline (writer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For show #101.
  • "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) - Steve O'Donnell (III) (head writer); Joe Toplyn; Matt Wickline; Jeff Martin (III); Gerard Mulligan; Randy Cohen (I); Larry Jacobson (II); Fred Graver; Adam Resnick (I); Rob Burnett (I); Dave Rygalski (I); David Letterman; Chris Elliott (I) (additional sketches); NBC
    - For episode "8th Anniversary Special".
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - James Downey (I) (head writer); A. Whitney Brown (writer); Gregory Daniels (I) (writer); Tom Davis (I) (writer); Al Franken (writer); Jack Handey (writer); Tom Hymes (writer); Lorne Michaels (writer); Mike Myers (I) (writer); Conan O'Brien (writer); Bob Odenkirk (writer); Herbert Sargent (I) (writer); Tom Schiller (writer); Rob Schneider (I) (writer); Robert Smigel (writer); David Spade (writer); Bonnie Turner (writer); Terry Turner (I) (writer); Christine Zander (writer); NBC
    - For episode with host Alec Baldwin (show #637).
  • Incident, The (1990) (TV) - James Norell (writer); Michael Norell (I) (writer); CBS

  • Outstanding Writing in Classical Music/Dance Programming
      Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Holly Brubach (writer); PBS
    - For episode "The Search for Nijinsky's Rite of Spring".

  • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - Ken Levine (I); David Isaacs (I); NBC
    - For episode "Death Takes a Holiday on Ice".
  • "Famous Teddy Z, The" (1989) - Hugh Wilson (I) (writer); CBS
    - For the pilot episode.
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Diane English (writer); CBS
    - For episode "Brown Like Me".
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Mark Egan (I) (writer); Mark Solomon (III) (writer); Bob Bendetson (writer); CBS
    - For episode "The Last Newhart".

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Final Days, The (1989) (TV) - Fred Murphy (I) (director of photography); ABC
  • Operation, The (1990) (TV) - John C. Flinn III; CBS
  • Polly (1989) (TV) - Isidore Mankofsky (director of photography); NBC
  • Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990) (TV) - Haskell B. Boggs; NBC

  • Outstanding Cinematography for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Beauty and the Beast" (1987) - Stevan Larner; CBS
    - For episode "Snow".
  • "Jake and the Fatman" (1987) - John C. Flinn III; CBS
    - For episode "If I Didn't Care".
  • "Midnight Caller" (1988) - Bradley B. Six (director of photography); NBC
    - For episode "Evil Is Live Spelled Backward", part 2.
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - John Elsenbach; CBS
    - For episode "Night Of The Tarantula".

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Hub Braden (production designer); Robert Wingo (set decorator); CBS
    - For episode "Night Of The Tarantula".
  • "Quantum Leap" (1989) - Cameron Birnie (production designer); Robert L. Zilliox (set decorator); NBC
    - For episode "So Help Me God".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Brandy Alexander (production designer); Mary Ann Biddle (set decorator); ABC
    - For episode "Michael's Campaign".
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) {Pilot (#1.1)} - Patricia Norris (I) (production designer); Leslie Morales (set decorator); ABC
    - For the pilot episode.

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Expectations" (1989) (mini) - Keith Wilson (I) (production designer); Stephen Bream (art director); Disney Channel
    - For part I.
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Jan Scott (I) (production designer); Jack Taylor (V) (art director); Paul W. Gorfine (art director); Jeff Haley (II) (set decorator); Tracey A. Doyle (set decorator); ABC
    - For part I.
  • Blind Faith (1990) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (production designer); Anthony Brockliss (art director); Bill Harp (set decorator); NBC
    - For part II.
  • Caroline? (1990) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (production designer); Joseph Litsch (set decorator); CBS

  • Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Tracey Ullman Show, The" (1987) - Stephen J. Lineweaver (production designer); Richard Lawrence (I) (art director); Anne H. Ahrens (set decorator); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episodes "Creative Differences", "Tea" and "Jinx Haber Revisited".
  • 17th Annual American Music Awards, The (1990) (TV) - Ray Klausen (production designer); Randy L. Blom (art director); Elina Katsioula (art director); ABC
  • Julie & Carol: Together Again (1989) (TV) - Rene Lagler (production designer); ABC
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - Bob Keene (I) (production designer); Robert A. Coltrin Jr.; ABC

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
    • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Shelley Komarov (costume designer); ABC
      - For part I.
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Expectations" (1989) (mini) - Tiny Nicholls (costume designer); Joyce Stoneman (costume designer); Disney Channel
    - For part II.
  • Phantom of the Opera, The (1990) (TV) - Jacqueline Moreau (I) (costume designer); NBC
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Beauty and the Beast" (1987) - Judy Evans (I) (costume designer); CBS
    - For episode "Though Lovers Be Lost".
  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Cliff Chally (costume designer); CBS
    - For episode "The Rowdy Girls".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Bill Hargate (costume designer); CBS
    - For episode "Brown Like Me".
  • "Quantum Leap" (1989) - Jean-Pierre Dorl�ac; NBC
    - For episode "Sea Bride".

  • Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances" (1972) {Show Boat (#18.4)} - Bradford Wood (I); Gregory A. Poptyk; PBS
    - (Shown within "Great Performances" (1972)).
  • "Tracey Ullman Show, The" (1987) - Jane Ruhm (costume designer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Creative Differences", "Tea" and "Jinx Haber Revisited".
  • Julie & Carol: Together Again (1989) (TV) - Bob Mackie (costume designer); ABC

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Robert Wald (I) (production mixer); Scott Millan (re-recording mixer); Clark Conrad (re-recording mixer); Tim Philben (re-recording mixer); ABC
    - For part I.
  • Caroline? (1990) (TV) - Jim Hawkins (II) (production mixer); John Wilkinson (I) (re-recording mixer); Doug E. Turner (re-recording mixer); Grover B. Helsley (re-recording mixer); CBS
  • Challenger (1990) (TV) - Jacob Goldstein (production mixer); Tim Philben (re-recording mixer); Clark Conrad (re-recording mixer); Scott Millan (re-recording mixer); ABC
  • Old Man and the Sea, The (1990) (TV) - Peter Sutton (I) (production mixer); Thomas J. Huth (re-recording mixer); Anthony Constantini (re-recording mixer); Sam Black (I) (re-recording mixer); NBC

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
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  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Larry Lasota (production mixer); Anthony Constantini (re-recording mixer); Doug Gray (I) (re-recording mixer); Rick Himot (re-recording mixer); CBS
    - For episode "Tornado Watch".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - John Hicks (I) (production mixer); David E. Fluhr (re-recording mixer); Rick Himot (re-recording mixer); CBS
    - For episode "The Strike".
  • "Simpsons, The" (1989) - Brad Brock (production mixer); Gary Montgomery (III) (re-recording mixer); Jim Fitzpatrick (I) (re-recording mixer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Call of the Simpsons".
  • "Wonder Years, The" (1988) - Agamemnon Andrianos (production mixer); David John West (re-recording mixer); Ray West (I) (re-recording mixer); John L. Mack (re-recording mixer); ABC
    - For episode "St. Valentine's Day Massacre".

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, The (1990) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (supervising production mixer); Carroll Pratt (production mixer); Paul Sandweiss (production mixer); Don Worsham (production mixer); CBS
  • Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1989) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (production mixer); Bob Elder (I) (re-recording mixer); John Bickelhaupt (re-recording mixer); CBS
  • Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) - Marc A. Gilmartin (production mixer); Ed Greene (I) (re-recording mixer); John Bickelhaupt (re-recording mixer); HBO

  • Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - David Schneiderman (I) (production mixer); Sergio Reyes (I) (re-recording mixer); Robert Appere (re-recording mixer); Kevin E. Carpenter (re-recording mixer); NBC
    - For episode "The Mouse That Soared".
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Alan Bernard (I) (production mixer); Doug Davey (re-recording mixer); Richard L. Morrison (re-recording mixer); Chris Haire (re-recording mixer); Syndicated
    - For episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".
  • "Tour of Duty" (1987) - Bud Maffett (production mixer); Thomas J. Huth; Anthony Constantini (re-recording mixer); Sam Black (I) (re-recording mixer); CBS
    - For episode "And Make Death Proud To Take Us".

  • Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "China Beach" (1988) - Susan B. Browdy; ABC
    - For episode "The Unquiet Earth".
  • "Midnight Caller" (1988) - Roger Bondelli (editor); NBC
    - For episode "Someone To Love".
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Robert Lederman (editor); Syndicated
    - For episode "Deja Q".
  • "Wonder Years, The" (1988) - Michael Vejar (film editor); ABC
    - For episode "Good-bye".

  • Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Single Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Simpsons, The" (1989) {Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (#1.1)} - Brian K. Roberts; Ric Eisman; 20th Century Fox Television
  • Blind Faith (1990) (TV) - Christopher Cooke (IV) (editor); James Galloway (I) (editor); NBC
    - For part II.
  • Center of Fire: Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World (1990) (TV) - Jane Lippman (II) (editor); TBS
  • Killing in a Small Town, A (1990) (TV) - Harvey Rosenstock; CBS
  • Shell Seekers, The (1989) (TV) - Fred A. Chulack (editor); ABC
  • Small Sacrifices (1989) (TV) - Parkie L. Singh (editor); ABC
    - For part II.

  • Outstanding Editing for a Series - Multi-Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Judy Burke (editor); CBS
    - For episode "The First Day Of The Last Decade Of The Entire 20th Century".
  • "Married with Children" (1987) - Larry Harris (II) (editor); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Who'll Stop The Rain".
  • "Murphy Brown" (1988) - Tucker Wiard (editor); CBS
    - For episode "The Strike".
  • "Newhart" (1982) - Mike Wilcox (editor); CBS
    - For episode "The Last Newhart".

  • Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Multi-Camera Production
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Girish Bhargava (editor); PBS
    - For episode "Bob Fosse Steam Heat".
  • "Seinfeld" (1990) - Robert Souders (editor); NBC
    - For episode "The Stakeout".
  • Julie & Carol: Together Again (1989) (TV) - Kris Trexler (editor); ABC
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - Donn Hoyer (supervising editor); Barney Robinson (editor); Michael Kelly (XVIII) (editor); Keith Fernandes (editor); Dave Vernon (I) (editor); Maria S. Schlatter (editor); ABC

  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990) (mini) - John A. Larsen (supervising sound editor); Brian Thomas Nist (sound editor); Pat McCormick (II) (sound editor); Brad Sherman (I) (sound editor); H. Jay Levine (sound editor); Fred Cipriano (sound editor); Michael Tomack (sound editor); Ralph Osborn III (II) (sound editor); Bruce P. Michaels (sound editor); James Hebenstreit (sound editor); Matt Sawelson (sound editor); Richard Marx (I) (supervising adr editor); Richard C. Allen (supervising music editor); NBC
    - For part III.
  • Old Man and the Sea, The (1990) (TV) - Stephen Grubbs (supervising sound editor); Randal S. Thomas (sound editor); David Scharf (I) (sound editor); Gary S. Gelfand (sound editor); Joseph A. Johnston (sound editor); Ken Gladden (sound editor); Terence Thomas (sound editor); Andre Caporaso (sound editor); Phil Jamtaas (sound editor); Brian Risner (sound editor); Sam Black (I) (supervising adr editor); Richard C. Allen (supervising music editor); NBC

  • Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "MacGyver" (1985) - William H. Angarola (supervising sound editor); Barbara Issak (sound editor); Miguel Rivera (I) (sound editor); George Nemzer (sound editor); Guy Tsujimoto (sound editor); David Long (II) (sound editor); Steve Danforth (supervising music editor); ABC
    - For episode "The Lost Amadeus".
  • "Mission: Impossible" (1988) - Mark Server (supervising sound editor); George R. Groves Jr. (sound editor); Ken Gladden (sound editor); Joseph A. Johnston (sound editor); Craig M. Otte (sound editor); James D. Young (I) (supervising music editor); ABC
    - For episode "Golden Serpent".
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - John A. Larsen (supervising sound editor); Matt Sawelson (sound editor); John Haeny (sound editor); Pat McCormick (II) (sound editor); Albert Edmund Lord III (sound editor); Fred Cipriano (sound editor); Bruce P. Michaels (supervising adr editor); Lori L. Eschler (supervising music editor); ABC
    - For episode #007.
  • "Wiseguy" (1987) - Robert Gutknecht (supervising sound editor); Bill Young (V) (sound editor); William Hooper (I) (sound editor); Edward L. Sandlin (sound editor); Richard LeGrand Jr. (sound editor); John Kaufman (VI) (sound editor); Paul Wittenberg (supervising adr editor); Jeff Charbonneau (supervising music editor); CBS
    - For episode "Heir To The Throne".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects
      Winners:
     
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  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Dan Curry (visual effects supervisor); Ronald B. Moore (visual effects coordinator); Peter W. Moyer (visual effects editor); Steve Price (I) (harry artist); Don Lee (II) (visual effects editor); Syndicated
    - For episode "Deja Q".
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Robert Legato (visual effects supervisor); Gary Hutzel (visual effects coordinator); Steve Price (I) (visual effects animator); Don Greenberg (I) (visual effects editor); Erik Nash (motion control supervisor); Don Lee (II) (visual effects editor); Michael Okuda (graphic designer); Syndicated
    - For episode "Tin Man".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Best of the Tracey Ullman Show, The (1990) (TV) - Dale Bach-Siss (key makeup); Dale Condit (makeup artist); 20th Century Fox Television
  • Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, A (1989) (TV) - Thomas R. Burman (special effects makeup); Bari Dreiband-Burman (special effects makeup); Angela Levin (makeup artist); Melanie Verkins (makeup artist); NBC
  • Fall from Grace (1990) (TV) - Michael Hancock (I) (makeup artist); Fred C. Blau Jr. (makeup artist); NBC
  • Phantom of the Opera, The (1990) (TV) - Sophie Landry (makeup artist); NBC
    - For part I.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Michael Westmore (I) (makeup artist); Gerald Quist (makeup artist); June Westmore (makeup artist); Hank Edds (makeup artist); Doug Drexler (makeup artist); John Caglione Jr. (makeup artist); Ron Walters (I) (makeup artist); Syndicated
    - For episode "Allegiance".
  • "Tracey Ullman Show, The" (1987) - Dale Bach-Siss (key makeup); Bari Dreiband-Burman (special effects makeup); Thomas R. Burman (special effects makeup); Dale Condit (makeup artist); Ron Walters (I) (makeup artist); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Creative Differences".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Matlock" (1986) - Bruce Babcock; NBC
    - For episode "The Clown".
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Dennis McCarthy (I) (composer); Syndicated
    - For episode "Yesterday's Enterprise".
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Angelo Badalamenti (composer); ABC
    - For episode #002.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - David Shire (composer); ABC
    - For part III.
  • Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989) (TV) - Lee Holdridge (composer); CBS
  • Last Flight Out (1990) (TV) - Christopher Young (I) (composer); NBC
  • Old Man and the Sea, The (1990) (TV) - Bruce Broughton (composer); NBC
  • People Like Us (1990) (TV) - Billy Goldenberg (composer); NBC
    - For part II.
  • Phantom of the Opera, The (1990) (TV) - John Addison (I) (composer); NBC
    - For part II.

  • Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
      Winner:
     
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  • 43rd Annual Tony Awards, The (1989) (TV) - Don Mischer (executive producer); David J. Goldberg (I) (producer); CBS
  • 62nd Annual Academy Awards, The (1990) (TV) - Gilbert Cates (producer); ABC
  • Best of the Tracey Ullman Show, The (1990) (TV) - Jerry Belson (executive producer); James L. Brooks (executive producer); Heide Perlman (executive producer); Sam Simon (I) (executive producer); Marc Flanagan (supervising producer); Richard Sakai (I) (producer); Ted Bessell (producer); Dinah Kirgo (producer); Jay Kogen (co-producer); Wallace Wolodarsky (co-producer); 20th Century Fox Television
  • Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) - Billy Crystal (executive producer); David Steinberg (I) (executive producer); Robert Dalrymple (producer); Carmi Zlotnik (co-producer); Jay Roewe (line producer); HBO

  • Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
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  • "Arsenio Hall Show, The" (1989) - Arsenio Hall (executive producer/host); Marla Kell Brown (producer); Syndicated
    - For episode with guests Paul Reubens and Luther Vandross.
  • "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) - Jack Rollins (executive producer); David Letterman (executive producer/host); Robert Morton (I) (producer); NBC
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Lorne Michaels (executive producer); James Downey (I) (producer); NBC
    - For episode with host Alec Baldwin.
  • "Tracey Ullman Show, The" (1987) - Jerry Belson (executive producer); James L. Brooks (executive producer); Heide Perlman (executive producer); Sam Simon (I) (executive producer); Marc Flanagan (supervising producer); Marilyn Suzanne Miller (senior producer); Richard Sakai (I) (producer); Ted Bessell (producer); Dinah Kirgo (producer); Jay Kogen (co-producer); Wallace Wolodarsky (co-producer); Tracey Ullman (star); 20th Century Fox Television

  • Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics
      Winner:
     
    • From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival (1990) (TV) - Larry Grossman (I) (composer); Buz Kohan (lyricist); NBC
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Angelo Badalamenti (composer); David Lynch (I) (lyricist); ABC
    - For the song "Into the Night".
    - For episode #005.
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990) (TV) - Richard DeBenedictis (composer/lyricist); NBC
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) - Buz Kohan (composer/lyricist); Michael Jackson (I) (composer/lyricist); ABC
    - For the song "You Were There".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
      Nominees:
     
  • "Carol & Company" (1990) - Dan Foliart (composer); Howard Pearl (composer); NBC
  • "FM" (1989) - Patrick Williams (I) (composer); NBC
  • "Simpsons, The" (1989) - Danny Elfman; 20th Century Fox Television
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Angelo Badalamenti (composer); David Lynch (I) (composer); ABC
  • "Young Riders, The" (1989) - John Debney (composer); ABC

  • Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dana Carvey (member of repertory company); NBC
    - For episode with host Ed O'Neill (I).
  • "Tracey Ullman Show, The" (1987) - Julie Kavner (member of repertory company); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For "Parallel Existence (My Better Whole)"/"The Man That Got Away"/ "The Co-Op".
  • 43rd Annual Tony Awards, The (1989) (TV) - Angela Lansbury (host); CBS
  • Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) - Billy Crystal (host); HBO

  • Outstanding Directing in Classical Music/Dance Programming
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Orchestra, The (1990) - Zbigniew Rybczynski; PBS
    - (Shown within "Great Performances" (1972)).

  • Outstanding Performance in Classical Music/Dance Programming
      Winners:
     

    Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Expectations" (1989) (mini) - Eithne Fennel (chief hairdresser); Disney Channel
    - For part II.
  • Blind Faith (1990) (TV) - Carolyn Elias (hairstylist); NBC
    - For part I.
  • Midnight Train to Moscow (1989) (TV) - Janice Alexander (hairstylist); HBO

  • Outstanding Miniseries
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini) - Edgar J. Scherick (executive producer); Susan G. Pollock (executive producer); Gary Hoffman (I) (co-executive producer); Lynn Raynor (producer); Michael Barnathan (co-producer); ABC
  • Blind Faith (1990) (TV) - Susan Baerwald (executive producer); Dan Wigutow (executive producer); Daniel Franklin (I) (co-producer); NBC
  • Family of Spies (1990) (TV) - Jennifer Alward (executive producer); Gerald W. Abrams (executive producer); Jonathan Bernstein (I) (producer); William Dunne (co-producer); CBS
  • Small Sacrifices (1989) (TV) - Suzanne De Passe (executive producer); Louis Rudolph (executive producer); S. Bryan Hickox (producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences
      Nominees:
     
  • "Alive from Off Center" (1984) - Robert Hoffmann (II) (graphic designer); Jim Blashfield (designer); PBS
  • "Downtown Julie Brown" (????) - Harry Dorrington (director); MTV

  • Outstanding Children's Program
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "All Creatures Great and Small" (1978) - Bill Sellars (producer); A&E;
    - For episode "Here and There".
  • "Jim Henson Hour, The" (1989) - Jim Henson (I) (executive producer); Lawrence S. Mirkin (producer); Jerry Juhl (co-producer); Martin G. Baker (co-producer); Ritamarie Peruggi (co-producer); NBC
    - For episode "The Song Of The Cloud Forest".
  • Yabba-Dabba-doo Celebration! 50 Years of Hanna Barbera, A (1990) (TV) - Joseph Barbera (executive producer); William Hanna (I) (executive producer); Bruce David Johnson (co-executive producer); Marshall Flaum (producer); TNT
  • You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown (1990) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (producer); CBS

  • Outstanding Comedy Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Cheers" (1982) - James Burrows (II) (executive producer); Glen Charles (executive producer); Les Charles (executive producer); Cherie Steinkellner (co-executive producer); Bill Steinkellner (co-executive producer); Phoef Sutton (co-executive producer); Tim Berry (I); Andy Ackerman (I) (co-producer); NBC
  • "Designing Women" (1986) - Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (executive producer); Harry Thomason (I) (executive producer); Pamela Norris (supervising producer); Douglas Jackson (III) (producer); Tommy Thompson (III) (producer); David Trainer (I) (co-producer); CBS
  • "Golden Girls, The" (1985) - Paul Junger Witt (executive producer); Tony Thomas (I) (executive producer); Susan Harris (I) (executive producer); Marc Sotkin (co-executive producer); Terry Hughes (I) (co-executive producer); Tom Whedon (supervising producer); Phillip Jayson Lasker (supervising producer); Gail Parent (producer); Martin Weiss (II) (producer); Robert Bruce (IV) (producer); Tracy Gamble (co-producer); Richard Vaczy (co-producer); NBC
  • "Wonder Years, The" (1988) - Bob Brush (executive producer); Bob Stevens (VI) (co-executive producer); Jill Gordon (III) (co-executive producer); Matthew Carlson (I); Michael Dinner; Ken Topolsky; Kerry Ehrin (co-producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • Final Days, The (1989) (TV) - Stu Samuels (executive producer); Richard L. O'Connor (producer); Susan Weber-Gold (co-producer); ABC
  • Killing in a Small Town, A (1990) (TV) - Bruce J. Sallan (executive producer); Dan Witt (producer); Courtney Pledger (producer); Cynthia Cidre (co-producer); CBS
  • Murder in Mississippi (1990) (TV) - David L. Wolper (executive producer); Bernard Sofronski (executive producer); Tova Laiter (co-executive producer); Mark Wolper (producer); NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Ronald W. Smith (head hairstylist); Gerald Solomon (hairstylist); Rita Bellissimo (hairstylist); Dino Ganziano (hairstylist); Ann Wadlington (hairstylist); CBS
    - For episode "When The Fat Lady Sings".
  • "Paradise" (1988) - Linda Leiter Sharp (hairstylist); CBS
    - For episode "A Gathering Of Guns".
  • "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987) - Vivian McAteer (head hairstylist); Barbara Lampson (hairstylist); Rita Bellissimo (hairstylist); Syndicated
    - For episode "Hollow Pursuits".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Carol Pershing (hairstylist); ABC
    - For episode "Strangers".

  • Outstanding Achievement in Casting for a Miniseries or a Special
      Nominees:
     
  • Incident, The (1990) (TV) - Randy Stone (I); Holly Powell; CBS

  • Outstanding Drama Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "China Beach" (1988) - John Sacret Young (executive producer); John Wells (III) (supervising producer); Georgia Jeffries (supervising producer); Mimi Leder; Fred Gerber (I); Geno Escarrega; ABC
  • "Quantum Leap" (1989) - Donald P. Bellisario (executive producer); Deborah Pratt (co-executive producer); Michael Zinberg (co-executive producer); Paul M. Belous (supervising producer); Robert Wolterstorff (supervising producer); Scott Shepherd (I) (supervising producer); Harker Wade (I) (supervising producer); Chris Ruppenthal (co-producer); Paul Brown (III) (co-producer); Jeff Gourson (co-producer); NBC
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Edward Zwick (executive producer); Marshall Herskovitz (executive producer); Scott Winant (I) (supervising producer); Richard Kramer (producer); Ellen S. Pressman (co-producer); Lindsley Parsons III (coordinating producer); ABC
  • "Twin Peaks" (1990) - Mark Frost (I) (executive producer); David Lynch (I) (executive producer); Gregg Fienberg (producer); David J. Latt (producer); ABC

  • Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "Great Performances" (1972) {Show Boat (#18.4)} - David Horn (I) (executive producer); Jac Venza (executive producer); John Walker (XVII) (producer); PBS
    - (Screened within "Great Performances" (1972)).
  • "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); Marc Bauman (I) (coordinating producer); Wynton Marsalis (performer); PBS
    - For episode "Classical Jazz Christmas with Wynton Marsalis".
  • "Live from Lincoln Center" (1976) - John Goberman (producer); Marc Bauman (I) (coordinating producer); Itzhak Perlman (performer); PBS
    - For episode "Mostly Mozart with Itzhak Perlman".
  • Carmen on Ice (1990) (TV) - Thomas Buerger (executive producer); HBO

  • Outstanding Informational Special
      Winners:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "American Masters" (1983) {Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius} - Susan Lacy (executive producer); Suzanne Lloyd Hayes (executive producer); David Gill (I) (producer); Kevin Brownlow (producer); Harlene Freezer (coordinating producer for American Masters); PBS
  • "Barbara Walters Special, The" (1976) - Bill Geddie (producer); Wendy Roth (coordinating producer); Barbara Walters (host); ABC
    - For episode with guests Billy Crystal, Jay Leno and Robin Williams (I).
  • I Love Lucy: The Very First Show! (1990) (TV) - B. Donald Grant (executive producer); Billy Van Zandt (producer); Jane Milmore (producer); Jason Shubb (coordinating producer); CBS

  • Outstanding Informational Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "America's Most Wanted" (1988) - Michael Linder (II) (executive producer); Dan Kavanaugh (I) (producer); Cord Keller (co-producer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "United States Marshals".
  • "Cops" (1989) - John Langley (I) (executive producer); Malcolm Barbour (executive producer); Paul Stojanovich (producer); Bert Van Munster (co-producer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Portland, Oregon".
  • "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) - Jim Van Messel (executive producer); David Nuell (executive producer); Barry Berk (II) (supervising producer); Syndicated
    - For show #2248.
  • "Unsolved Mysteries" (1987) - John Cosgrove (I) (executive producer); Terry Dunn Meurer (executive producer); Chris Pye (I) (supervising producer); Ed Horwitz (supervising producer); Stuart Schwartz (I) (coordinating producer); NBC

  • Outstanding Achievement in Costuming for a Series
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "China Beach" (1988) - Paula Lynn Kaatz (women's costume supervisor); Le Dawson (men's costume supervisor); ABC
    - For episode "Magic".
  • "L.A. Law" (1986) - Loree Parral (ladies' costume supervisor); Shelly Levine (men's costume supervisor); NBC
    - For episode "Last Gasp".
  • "Married with Children" (1987) - Marti Masamitsu (key costumer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode "Raingirl".
  • "thirtysomething" (1987) - Patrick R. Norris (supervising costumer); Julie Glick (women's costumer); ABC
    - For episode "Strangers".

  • Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming
      Winner:
     
    • Conversation With..., A (1990) (TV) - George Burns (host); Disney Channel
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "American Masters" (1983) {Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre} - Joanne Woodward (I) (host); PBS

  • Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
      Winner:
     
      Other Nominees:
     
  • "In Living Color" (1990) - Rosie Perez (choreographer); 20th Century Fox Television
    - For episode #105.
  • Polly (1989) (TV) - Debbie Allen; NBC
  • Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990) (TV) - Jacques d'Amboise (choreographer); PBS
    - For the Peanut Butter Ballet.

  • Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)
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  • "Simpsons, The" (1989) {Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (#1.1)} - James L. Brooks (executive producer); Matt Groening (executive producer); Sam Simon (I) (executive producer); Richard Sakai (I) (producer); Al Jean (co-producer); Mike Reiss (co-producer); Larina Adamson (co-producer); Margot Pipkin (animation producer); Gabor Csupo (supervising animation director); David Silverman (I) (director); Mimi Pond (writer); 20th Century Fox Television
  • Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990) (TV) - Phil Roman (producer/director); Jim Davis (II) (writer); John Sparey (co-director); Bob Nesler (co-director); CBS
  • Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) (TV) - Phil Roman (producer/director); Jim Davis (II) (writer); Kim Campbell (I) (writer); John Sparey (co-director); Bob Nesler (co-director); Gerard Baldwin (co-director); CBS
  • Why, Charlie Brown, Why? (1990) (TV) - Lee Mendelson (executive producer); Bill Melendez (producer); Sam Jaimes (director); Charles M. Schulz (writer); CBS

  • Governor's Award

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