30th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17, 1978. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.
The top shows of the night were All in the Family, which won its then record fourth Emmy for Primetime [Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series], and The Rockford Files. CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, this record still stands. Actor Will Geer received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances, but lost in each category.
For the first time in Emmy history, two shows won six major awards, All in the Family became the first show to win six major awards twice, and the miniseries Holocaust tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by Roots.
This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President Jimmy Carter, joined by then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in which President Carter announced the signing of the Camp David Accords.
Rita Moreno's win made her the third person to become an EGOT.

Winners and nominees


Programs


  • The Rockford Files
  • * Columbo
  • * Family
  • * Lou Grant
  • * Quincy, M.E.
  • The Muppet Show
  • * America 2-Night
  • * The [Carol Burnett Show]
  • * Evening at Pops
  • * Saturday Night Live
  • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
  • * The George Burns One-Man Show
  • * Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
  • * The Second Barry Manilow Special
  • * World of Magic
  • The Gathering
  • * A Death in Canaan
  • * Jesus of Nazareth
  • * Our Town
  • * Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
  • Holocaust
  • * Anna Karenina
  • * I, Claudius
  • * King
  • * Washington: Behind Closed Doors

    • Acting

    Lead performances


    Supporting performances


    Single performances


    Directing

    Writing

    Most major nominations

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Nominations
    HolocaustLimitedNBC11
    All in the FamilyComedyCBS9
    M*A*S*HComedyCBS7
    Saturday Night LiveVarietyNBC7
    FamilyDramaABC6
    KingLimitedNBC6
    The Carol Burnett ShowVarietyCBS5
    Lou GrantDramaCBS5
    The Muppet ShowVarietySyndicated5
    RhodaComedy-5
    Barney MillerComedyABC4
    A Family Upside DownSpecialNBC4
    The GatheringSpecialABC4
    Our TownSpecialNBC4
    SoapComedyABC4
    The WaltonsDramaCBS4
    Washington: Behind Closed DoorsLimitedABC4
    The Awakening LandLimitedNBC3
    The Dain CurseDramaCBS3
    The Defection of Simas KudirkaSpecialCBS3
    Happy DaysComedyABC3
    Meeting of MindsDramaPBS3
    The Rockford FilesDramaNBC3
    The Second Barry Manilow SpecialVarietyABC3
    The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His RootsVarietyABC3
    Verna: USO GirlSpecialPBS3
    AliceComedyCBS2
    American 2-NightVarietySyndicated2
    Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is BackVarietyNBC2
    Breaking UpSpecialABC2
    ColumboDramaNBC2
    The George Burns One-Man ShowVarietyCBS2
    How the West Was WonDramaABC2
    I, ClaudiusLimitedPBS2
    James at 15/16DramaNBC2
    Jesus of NazarethSpecialNBC2
    The Last HurrahSpecialNBC2
    MaudeComedyCBS2
    Quincy, M.E.DramaNBC2
    The Paul Simon SpecialVarietyNBC2
    Something for JoeySpecialCBS2
    Taxi!!!NBC-2
    Three's CompanyComedyABC2
    World of MagicVarietyNBC2

    Most major awards

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Awards
    All in the FamilyComedyCBS6
    HolocaustLimitedNBC6
    The Carol Burnett ShowVarietyCBS3
    Lou GrantDramaCBS3
    The Rockford FilesDramaNBC2

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