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Emmy Awards: 1973

Emmy

Date:	20 May (entertainment), 22 May (news and documentary)
Host:	Johnny Carson (I) (Los Angeles)
Location:	Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 13 March 1972 and 18 March 1973. The News and Documentary Awards are introduced.

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes)


Winner:
	"Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1971) - Anthony Murphy (I); PBS - For parts I-V.
Other Nominees:
	"The Last of the Mohicans" (1971) - John Abineri; PBS - For parts I-VIII. La vita di Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (TV) - Philippe Leroy (I); CBS

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing)


Winner:
	"The Waltons" (1972) - Richard Thomas (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Cannon" (1971) - William Conrad (I); CBS "Columbo" (1971) - Peter Falk (I); NBC "Kung Fu" (1972) - David Carradine; ABC "Mannix" (1967) - Mike Connors (I); CBS

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Odd Couple" (1970) - Jack Klugman; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Carroll O'Connor; CBS "MAS*H" (1972) - Alan Alda; CBS "Sanford and Son" (1972) - Redd Foxx (I); NBC "The Odd Couple" (1970) - Tony Randall (I); ABC

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973) (TV) - Laurence Olivier; ABC
Other Nominees:
	That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Hal Holbrook; ABC The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) - Telly Savalas; CBS The Red Pony (1973) (TV) - Henry Fonda; NBC

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama Series - Continuing)


Winner:
	"The Waltons" (1972) - Michael Learned; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"McMillan & Wife" (1971) - Susan Saint James; NBC "Mission: Impossible" (1966) - Lynda Day George; CBS

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes)


Winner:
	"Vanity Fair" (1967) - Susan Hampshire; PBS - For parts I-V.
Other Nominees:
	"Cousin Bette" (1971) - Margaret Tyzack; PBS - For parts I-V. "The Moonstone" (1972) - Vivien Heilbron; PBS - For parts I-V.

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Mary Tyler Moore; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Jean Stapleton; CBS "Maude" (1972) - Bea Arthur; CBS

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	A Brand New Life (1973) (TV) - Cloris Leachman; ABC
Other Nominees:
	Applause (1973) (TV) - Lauren Bacall; CBS That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Hope Lange; ABC

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Ted Knight (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Rob Reiner; CBS "MASH" (1972) - Gary Burghoff; CBS "MASH" (1972) - McLean Stevenson; CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Edward Asner; CBS

Outstanding Achievement by a Supporting Performer in Music or Variety


Winner:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Tim Conway; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Harvey Korman; CBS

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama


Winner:
	That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Scott Jacoby (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969) - James Brolin; ABC "The Waltons" (1972) - Will Geer; CBS

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Valerie Harper (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Sally Struthers (I); CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Cloris Leachman; CBS - For episode "My Brother's Keeper".

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama


Winner:
	"The Waltons" (1972) - Ellen Corby; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Mannix" (1967) - Gail Fisher (I); CBS "McMillan & Wife" (1971) - Nancy Walker (I); NBC

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music


Winner:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Bob Fosse; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (#22.3)} - Walter C. Miller; NBC Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973) (TV) - Stan Harris (I); CBS Get Happy (1973) (TV) - Martin Charnin; Dave Wilson (I); NBC Once Upon a Mattress (1972) (TV) - Dave Powers (I); Ron Field (II); CBS

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme


Winner:
	"Kung Fu" (1972) - Jerry Thorpe; ABC - For episode "An Eye for an Eye".
Other Nominees:
	"Columbo" (1971) - Edward M. Abroms; NBC - For episode "The Most Dangerous Match (#2.7)". "The Waltons" (1972) - Lee Philips; CBS - For episode "The Love Story".

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program


Winner:
	The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) - Joseph Sargent; CBS
Other Nominees:
	A War of Children (1972) (TV) - George Schaefer (I); CBS That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Lamont Johnson (I); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction of a Variety, Musical or Dramatic Program


Winner:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Peter Matz (I); CBS - For episode with 'Anthony Newley' and Bernadette Peters.
Other Nominees:
	"The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters" (1972) - Van Alexander (I) (music director); Syndicated - For episode with Debbie Reynolds (I). Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973) (TV) - Irwin Kostal (music director); NBC

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy


Winner:
	"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Jay Sandrich; CBS - For episode "It's Whether You Win Or Lose".
Other Nominees:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - John Rich (I); Bob LaHendro; CBS - For episode "The Bunkers And The Swingers". "MAS*H" (1972) - Gene Reynolds (I); CBS - For the pilot episode.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music


Winner:
	"The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) - Bill Davis (VI); ABC - For episode on 13 September 1972 (with 'Lisa Doolittle' and ' Mary Poppins').
Other Nominees:
	"The Flip Wilson Show" (1970) - Tim Kiley (I); NBC - For episode on 16 November 1972 (with Roberta Flack and Burt Reynolds). "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971) - Art Fisher; CBS - For episode with Mike Connors (I).

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original Teleplay


Winner:
	The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) - Abby Mann (writer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Hawkins on Murder (1973) (TV) - David Karp (I); CBS That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Richard Levinson (I) (writer); William Link (writer); ABC

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music


Nominees:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Fred Ebb; NBC

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy


Winner:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Michael Ross (XI); Bernard West; Lee Kalcheim; CBS - For episode "The Bunkers And The Swingers".
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Larry Gelbart; CBS - For the pilot episode. "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - Allan Burns (I); James L. Brooks; CBS - For episode "The Good-Time News".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama


Winner:
	"The Waltons" (1972) - John McGreevey; CBS - For episode "The Scholar".
Other Nominees:
	"Columbo" (1971) - Steven Bochco (writer); NBC - For episode "�tude in Black (#2.1)". "The Waltons" (1972) - Earl Hamner Jr.; CBS - For episode "The Love Story".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music


Winner:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Stan Hart (II); Larry Siegel (II); Gail Parent; Heywood Kling; Roger Beatty; Tom Patchett (I); Jay Tarses; Robert Hilliard (II); Arnie Kogen; Bill Angelos; Buz Kohan; CBS - For episode with Steve Lawrence (I) and Lily Tomlin.
Other Nominees:
	"The Flip Wilson Show" (1970) - Herbert Baker (I); Mike Marmer; Stan Burns; Don Hinkley; Richard Hills (I); Sidney Green (I); Paul McCauley (IV); Peter Gallay; Flip Wilson; NBC - For episode on 25 January 1973 (with Sammy Davis Jr., Ed Sullivan and Marilyn Michaels). "The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) - Bob Ellison (I); Hal Goodman; Larry Klein (I); Jay Burton; George Arthur Bloom; Lila Garrett; John Aylesworth; Frank Peppiatt; ABC

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation


Winner:
	The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972) (TV) - Eleanor Perry; CBS
Other Nominees:
	Go Ask Alice (1973) (TV) - Ellen M. Violett; ABC The Red Pony (1973) (TV) - Ron Bishop (I) (writer); Robert Totten (writer); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series


Winner:
	"Kung Fu" (1972) - Jack Woolf; ABC - For episode "An Eye for an Eye".
Other Nominees:
	"Banacek" (1972) {Detour to Nowhere (#1.0)} - Sam Leavitt (cinematographer); NBC "Kojak" (1973) - Gerald Perry Finnerman; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series


Nominees:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Owen Roizman; NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design


Nominees:
	Another Part of the Forest (1972) (TV) - Jan Scott (I) (art director); BS The Red Pony (1973) (TV) - Robert F. Boyle (art director); James Hulsey (art director); John A. Kuri (set decorator); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design


Nominees:
	"Columbo" (1971) - Grady Hunt (I) (costume designer); NBC - For episode "Dagger of the Mind (#2.4)".

Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing


Nominees:
	That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. (sound mixer); Thom Piper (sound mixer); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program of a Series


Nominees:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Alan Heim; NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Makeup


Winner:
	Gargoyles (1972) (TV) - Del Armstrong; Ellis Burman Jr.; Stan Winston; CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series (First Year of Music's Use Only)


Winner:
	"Love, American Style" (1969) - Charles Fox (I); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Ironside" (1967) - Marty Paich; NBC "Medical Center" (1969) - Alexander Courage; CBS - For episode "Cycle of Peril".

Outstanding Variety Musical Series


Winner:
	"The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) - Nick Vanoff (producer); William O. Harbach (producer); Julie Andrews (I) (star); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Joe Hamilton (II) (executive producer); Bill Angelos (producer); Buz Kohan (producer); Arnie Rosen (producer); Carol Burnett (star); CBS "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968) - John Gilroy (II) (producer); Dick Cavett (star); ABC "The Flip Wilson Show" (1970) - Monte Kay (executive producer); Bob Henry (I) (producer); Flip Wilson (star); NBC "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971) - Allan Blye (producer); Chris Bearde (producer); Sonny Bono (star); Cher (I) (star); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - For a Special Program


Winner:
	The Red Pony (1973) (TV) - Jerry Goldsmith; NBC
Other Nominees:
	A Brand New Life (1973) (TV) - Billy Goldenberg; ABC Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Fred Ebb; John Kander; NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material


Winner:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Fred Ebb (composer); John Kander (composer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971) - Earl Brown (II) (composer); CBS - For episode with Jean Stapleton ("The Gloria Majestic Story"). The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) - Billy Goldenberg (composer); Bobby Russell (I) (composer); CBS

Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music


Winner:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Bob Fosse (producer); Fred Ebb (producer); Liza Minnelli (star); NBC
Other Nominees:
	Applause (1973) (TV) - Alexander H. Cohen (II) (executive producer); Joseph Kipness (producer); Lawrence Kasha (producer); Richard M. Rosenbloom (producer); CBS Once Upon a Mattress (1972) (TV) - Joe Hamilton (II); CBS

Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Drama


Winner:
	"All My Children" (1970) - Mary Fickett (performer); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Macdonald Carey (performer); NBC "Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Wes Kenney (director); NBC "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967) - Peter Levin (I) (director); CBS - For episode on 17 July 1972. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (1967) - Victor Paganuzzi (scenic designer); John A. Wendell (set decorator); CBS "One Life to Live" (1968) - David Pressman (II) (director); ABC - For episode on 23 January 1973. "The Doctors" (1963) - Norman Hall (II) (director); NBC - For episode on 9 January 1973.

Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime Drama


Winner:
	"The Edge of Night" (1956) - Erwin Nicholson; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Days of Our Lives" (1965) - Betty Corday (executive producer); Wes Kenney (producer); NBC "One Life to Live" (1968) - Doris Quinlan (producer); Agnes Nixon (producer); ABC "The Doctors" (1963) - Allen Potter (producer); NBC

Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy


Winner:
	A War of Children (1972) (TV) - Roger Gimbel (executive producer); George Schaefer (I) (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973) (TV) - Cecil Clarke (I) (executive producer); ABC That Certain Summer (1972) (TV) - Richard Levinson (I) (producer); William Link (producer); ABC The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV) - Abby Mann (executive producer); Matthew Rapf (producer); CBS The Red Pony (1973) (TV) - Frederick H. Brogger (producer); NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Entertainment/Fictional


Winners:
	"Sesame Street" (1969) - Jon Stone (I) (executive producer); Robert Cunniff (producer); PBS "The Electric Company" (1971) - Tom Whedon (writer); John Boni (writer); Sara Compton (I) (writer); Tom Dunsmuir (writer); Thad Mumford (writer); Jeremy Stevens (I) (writer); Jim Thurman (writer); PBS "Zoom" (1972) - Christopher Sarson (I); PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Sesame Street" (1969) - Robert Myhrum (director); PBS - For episode on 17 November 1972. "Sesame Street" (1969) - Joe Raposo (I) (music director); PBS - For episode on 12 February 1973. "The Electric Company" (1971) - Henry Behar (director); PBS "The Electric Company" (1971) - Samuel Y. Gibbon Jr. (executive producer); David D. Connell (executive producer); Andy Ferguson (producer); PBS You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) (TV) - Charles M. Schulz (writer); CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming - Informational/Factual


Winners:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) {The Last of the Curlews (#1.1)} - William Hanna (I) (producer); Joseph Barbera (producer); ABC A Picture of Us (1973) (TV) - Shari Lewis (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972) - Jameson Brewer (writer); ABC - For episode "The Last of the Curlews". "In the News" (1971) - Joel Heller (II) (executive producer); Pat Lynch (II) (producer); Judy Reemstsma (producer); CBS "Make a Wish" (1970) - Lester Cooper (executive producer); Tom Bywaters (producer); ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography


Winner:
	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV) - Bob Fosse (choreographer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967) - Ernie Flatt (choreographer); CBS - For episode "Family Show". "The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) - Tony Charmoli (choreographer); ABC - For episode with Robert Goulet and Joel Grey.

Outstanding Drama/Comedy - Limited Episodes


Winner:
	"Tom Brown's Schooldays" (1971) - John McRae (I) (producer); PBS - For parts I-V.
Other Nominees:
	"The Last of the Mohicans" (1971) - John McRae (I); PBS La vita di Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (TV) - CBS; Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) [it] (executive producer) - For parts I-V.

Outstanding Achievement by Individuals in Daytime Programming


Nominees:
	"The Hollywood Squares" (1965) - Paul Lynde (performer); NBC "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) - Peter Marshall (I) (host); NBC "Three on a Match" (1971) - Bill Cullen (I) (host); NBC

Outstanding New Series


Winner:
	"America" (1972) - Michael Gill (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Kung Fu" (1972) - Jerry Thorpe; ABC "MAS*H" (1972) - Gene Reynolds (I); CBS "Maude" (1972) - Norman Lear (executive producer); Rod Parker (I) (producer); CBS "The Julie Andrews Hour" (1972) - Nick Vanoff (producer); Julie Andrews (I) (star); ABC "The Waltons" (1972) - Lee Rich (executive producer); Robert L. Jacks (producer); CBS

Outstanding Comedy Series


Winner:
	"All in the Family" (1971) - Norman Lear (executive producer); John Rich (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"MAS*H" (1972) - Gene Reynolds (I); CBS "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) - James L. Brooks (executive producer); Allan Burns (I) (executive producer); Ed. Weinberger; CBS "Maude" (1972) - Norman Lear (executive producer); Rod Parker (I); CBS "Sanford and Son" (1972) - Bud Yorkin (executive producer); Aaron Ruben (producer); NBC

Outstanding Program Achievement in Daytime


Winner:
	"Dinah's Place" (1970) - Henry Jaffe (executive producer); Fred Tatashore (producer); Dinah Shore (star); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Jeopardy!" (1964) - Robert Rubin (III); NBC "Password" (1961) - Frank Wayne (III) (executive producer); Howard Felsher (producer); ABC "The Hollywood Squares" (1965) - Merrill Heatter (executive producer); Bob Quigley (executive producer); Bill Armstrong (II) (producer); Jay Redack (producer); NBC "The Mike Douglas Show" (1961) - Barry Sand (producer); Mike Douglas (I) (star); Syndicated

Outstanding Drama Series - Continuing


Winner:
	"The Waltons" (1972) - Lee Rich (executive producer); Robert L. Jacks (producer); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Cannon" (1971) - Quinn Martin (I) (executive producer); Harold Gast (producer); Adrian Samish (producer); CBS "Columbo" (1971) - Dean Hargrove; NBC - (Shown within "The NBC Mystery Movie" (1971).) "Hawaii Five-O" (1968) - Leonard Freeman (executive producer); Bob Sweeney (I) (producer); Bill Finnegan (producer); CBS "Kung Fu" (1972) - Jerry Thorpe; ABC "Mannix" (1967) - Bruce Geller (I) (executive producer); Ivan Goff (producer); Ben Roberts (I) (producer)