1977–1978 Emmy Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Rockford Files (NBC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Edward Asner, Lou Grant |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sada Thompson, Family |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Robert Vaughn, Washington: Behind Closed Doors |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nancy Marchand, Lou Grant |
| Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Barnard Hughes, Lou Grant |
| Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series | Rita Moreno, The Rockford Files: “The Paper Palace” |
| Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series | Ricardo Montalban, How the West Was Won, Part II |
| Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series | Blanche Baker, Holocaust, Part I |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Marvin J. Chomsky, Holocaust, entire series |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Gerald Green, Holocaust, entire series |
| Outstanding Special, Drama or Comedy | The Gathering (ABC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special | Fred Astaire, A Family Upside Down |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special | Joanne Woodward, GE Theater: See How She Runs |
| Outstanding Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special | Howard Da Silva, Great Performances: Verna: USO Girl |
| Outstanding Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Drama or Comedy Special | Eva LeGallienne, The Royal Family |
| Outstanding Directing in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy | David Lowell Rich, The Defection of Simas Kudirka |
| Outstanding Writing in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy, Original Teleplay | George Rubino, The Last Tenant |
| Outstanding Writing in a Special Program, Drama or Comedy, Adaptation | Caryl Ledner, Mary White |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | All in the Family (CBS) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Jean Stapleton, All in the Family |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Rob Reiner, All in the Family |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Julie Kavner, Rhoda |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Paul Bogart, All in the Family: “Edith's 50th Birthday” |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Bob Weiskopf and Bob Schiller, Teleplay |
| Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series | The Muppet Show (Syndicated) |
| Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance By a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music | Tim Conway, The Carol Burnett Show |
| Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance By a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music | Gilda Radner, NBC's Saturday Night Live |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Dave Powers, The Carol Burnett Show (with Steve Martin and Betty White) |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Ed Simmons, Roger Beatty, Rick Hawkins, Liz Sage, Robert Illes, James Stein, Franelle Silver, Larry Siegel, Tim Conway, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, The Carol Burnett Show (with Steve Martin and Betty White) |
| Outstanding Special, Comedy-Variety or Music | Bette Midler — Ol' Red Hair Is Back (NBC) |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special | Dwight Hemion, The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen — His Roots |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special | Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Charles Grodin, Lily Tomlin and Alan Zweibel, The Paul Simon Special |
| Outstanding Limited Series | Holocaust (NBC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Michael Moriarty, Holocaust |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series | Meryl Streep, Holocaust |
| Outstanding Informational Series | The Body Human (CBS) |
| Outstanding Informational Special | National Geographic: The Great Whales (PBS) |
| Outstanding Children's Special (Prime Time) | Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC) |
| Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series (Daytime) | Captain Kangaroo (CBS) |
| Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special (Daytime) | ABC Afterschool Special: Hewitt's Just Different (ABC) |
| Outstanding Children's Informational Series (Daytime) | Animals Animals Animals (ABC) |
| Outstanding Children's Informational Special (Daytime) | ABC Afterschool Special: Very Good Friends (ABC) |
| Outstanding Children's Instructional Series (Daytime) | Schoolhouse Rock (ABC) |
| Outstanding Game or Audience Participation Show | The Hollywood Squares (NBC) |
| Outstanding Talk, Service or Variety Series | Donahue (Syndicated) |
| Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC) |
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