1971–1972 Emmy Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff
Outstanding Series, DramaMasterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R (PBS)
Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesPeter Falk, NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo
Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic SeriesGlenda Jackson, Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R
Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in DramaJack Warden, Movie of the Week: Brian's Song
Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in DramaJenny Agutter, Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Snow Goose
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Single Program of a Series)Alexander Singer, The Bold Ones: The Lawyers: “The Invasion of Kevin Ireland”
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (Single Program of a Series)Richard L. Levinson and William Link, NBC Mystery Movie: Colombo: Death Lends a Hand
Outstanding Single Program, Drama or ComedyMovie of the Week: Brian's Song (ABC)
Outstanding Single Performance By an Actor in a Leading RoleKeith Michell, The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Howard
Outstanding Single Performance By an Actress in a Leading RoleGlenda Jackson, Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R: “Shadow in the Sun”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Single Program)Tom Gries, The New CBS Friday Night Movies: The Glass House
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama, Original TeleplayAllan Sloane, To All My Friends on Shore
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama, AdaptationWilliam Blinn, Movie of the Week: Brian's Song
Outstanding New SeriesMasterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R (PBS)
Outstanding Series, ComedyAll in the Family (CBS)
Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy SeriesCarroll O'Connor, All in the Family
Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy SeriesJean Stapleton, All in the Family
Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in ComedyEdward Asner, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (tie)Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Sally Struthers, All in the Family
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in ComedyJohn Rich, All in the Family: “Sammy's Visit”
Outstanding Writing Achievement in ComedyBurt Styler, All in the Family: “Edith's Problem”
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
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Outstanding Variety Series, Musical
The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Series, TalkThe Dick Cavett Show (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement By a Performer in Music or VarietyHarvey Korman, The Carol Burnett Show
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or MusicArt Fisher, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (with Tony Randall)
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or MusicDon Hinkley, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Woody Kling, Roger Beatty, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Stan Burns, Mike Marmer and Arnie Rosen, The Carol Burnett Show (with Tim Conway and Ray Charles)
Outstanding Single Program, Variety or Musical Variety and Popular MusicBell System Family Theatre: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (NBC)
Classical MusicBeethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna With Leonard Bernstein (CBS)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music (Special Program)Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin, Bell System Family Theatre: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music (Special Program)Anne Howard Bailey, NET Opera Theatre: The Trial of Mary Lincoln
Outstanding Achievement Within Regularly Scheduled News ProgramsNBC Nightly News: “Defeat of Dacca” (NBC)
Outstanding Achievements for Regularly Scheduled Magazine-Type ProgramsChronolog (NBC)
The Great American Dream Machine (PBS)
Outstanding Documentary Program Achievements Current SignificanceCBS Reports: “A Night in Jail, A Day in Court” (CBS)
This Child Is Rated X: An NBC News White Paper on Juvenile Justice (NBC)
CulturalThe Monday Night Special: Hollywood: The Dream Factory (ABC)
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: A Sound of Dolphins (ABC)
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: The Unsinkable Sea Otter (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Sports ProgrammingABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC)
Outstanding Achievement in Children's ProgrammingSesame Street (PBS)
Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement General ProgrammingPBS Special: The Pentagon Papers (PBS)
Docu-DramaThe Search for the Nile, parts I–VI (NBC)

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