36th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date
  • September 23, 1984
    (Ceremony)
  • September 16, 1984
    (Creative Arts Awards)
LocationPasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byTom Selleck
Highlights
Most awardsHill Street Blues (4)
Most nominationsHill Street Blues (14)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesCheers
Outstanding Drama SeriesHill Street Blues
Outstanding Limited SeriesConcealed Enemies
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy ProgramThe Kennedy Center Honors
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS

The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 23, 1984. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.

The top shows of the night were Cheers and Hill Street Blues. Cheers won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Hill Street Blues made history. It became the first show to win the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times. This record still stands today, but has been tied by L.A. Law, The West Wing, Mad Men and Game of Thrones. Hill Street Blues also added to another streak. It received at least 14 major nominations for the fourth straight year, winning four. Cheers received the most nominations on the comedy side (10), winning three.

Sir Laurence Olivier won the last of his five career Emmys this evening. His win was also the last time a non-Network Syndicated performance won an Acting Award.

Winners and nominees

[1]

Programs

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Acting

Supporting performances

Individual performances

Directing

Directing
  • Here's Television Entertainment (NBC) – Dwight Hemion
    • The 38th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) – Clark Jones
    • Burnett Discovers Domingo (CBS) – Marty Pasetta
    • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS) – Don Mischer

Writing

Writing
  • Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 312"
    • The 38th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
    • AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian Gish (CBS)
    • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS)
    • Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 285"
    • Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Episode 291"
    • Saturday Night Live (NBC): "Billy Crystal, Ed Koch, Edwin Newman, Don Novello and Betty Thomas"

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Nominations
NBC53
CBS37
ABC27
Programs with multiple major nominations
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
Hill Street BluesDramaNBC14
CheersComedy10
St. ElsewhereDrama9
Buffalo BillComedy6
Something About AmeliaSpecialABC
A Streetcar Named Desire5
AdamNBC4
The Day AfterABC
Kate & AllieComedyCBS
Late Night with David LettermanVarietyNBC
The 38th Annual Tony AwardsCBS3
Cagney & LaceyDrama
The DollmakerSpecialABC
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
FameDramaSyndicated
The JeffersonsComedyCBS
The Kennedy Center HonorsVariety
Magnum, P.I.Drama
NewhartComedy
Saturday Night LiveVarietyNBC
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Lillian GishCBS2
BensonComedyABC
ChiefsLimitedCBS
Concealed EnemiesPBS
DynastyDramaABC
George WashingtonCBS
Live...And in PersonVarietyNBC

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Awards
NBC10
CBS7
ABC5
Programs with multiple major awards
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
Hill Street BluesDramaNBC4
CheersComedy3
Something About AmeliaSpecialABC
Concealed EnemiesMiniseriesPBS2
Kate & AllieComedyCBS
Notes
  1. 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

  1. Emmys.com list of 1984 Nominees & Winners
  2. "Boone, Mike. "The Emmy List: Here's the Best in Television". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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