The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 20, 1987. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox for the first time, as the network premiered a year earlier from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
NBC continued its dominance of the field, becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations (82). Its résumé was highlighted by gaining all five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. This had been done only once before (in 1977, but with a field of only four shows), and has not been matched in either field since.
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The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday September 20 1987 The ceremony was broadcast on Fox for the first time as the network premiered a year earlier from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena California 39th Primetime Emmy AwardsDateSeptember 20 1987 Ceremony September 12 1987 Creative Arts Awards LocationPasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena CaliforniaPresented byAcademy of Television Arts and SciencesHosted byBruce WillisHighlightsMost awardsPromise 5 Most nominationsL A Law 13 Outstanding Comedy SeriesThe Golden GirlsOutstanding Drama SeriesL A LawOutstanding MiniseriesA Year in the LifeOutstanding Variety Music or Comedy Program41st Tony AwardsTelevision radio coverageNetworkFox 38th Primetime Emmy Awards 40th For the second straight year The Golden Girls won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series The winner for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series was L A Law which for its first season won four major awards and led all shows with 13 major nominations The winner for Outstanding Drama Comedy Special Promise set a new record with five major wins This record still stands for TV movies though it was tied by Temple Grandin in 2010 The Tracey Ullman Show received three major nominations on the night making it the first ceremony in which the network Fox received a major nomination This was the only time that Hill Street Blues wasn t nominated for Outstanding Drama Series in its seventh and last season also no males actors of Hill Street Blues were nominated even with 20 previous nominations Only Betty Thomas for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series was nominated and did not win making her the only one in the cast to be nominated in all seasons NBC continued its dominance of the field becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations 82 Its resume was highlighted by gaining all five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series This had been done only once before in 1977 but with a field of only four shows and has not been matched in either field since Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1 1 Programs 1 2 Acting 1 2 1 Lead performances 1 2 2 Supporting performances 1 2 3 Guest performances 1 2 4 Individual performances 1 3 Directing 1 4 Writing 2 Most major nominations 3 Most major awards 4 References 5 External linksWinners and nominees edit 1 Programs edit Programs Outstanding Comedy Series The Golden Girls NBC Cheers NBC The Cosby Show NBC Family Ties NBC Night Court NBC Outstanding Drama Series L A Law NBC Cagney amp Lacey CBS Moonlighting ABC Murder She Wrote CBS St Elsewhere NBC Outstanding Drama Comedy Special Promise CBS Escape from Sobibor CBS LBJ The Early Years NBC Pack of Lies CBS Unnatural Causes NBC Outstanding Miniseries A Year in the Life NBC Anastasia The Mystery of Anna NBC Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Out on a Limb ABC The Two Mrs Grenvilles NBC Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Program The 41st Annual Tony Awards CBS Late Night with David Letterman NBC Liberty Weekend ABC The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NBC The Tracey Ullman Show Fox Acting edit Lead performances edit Acting Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Michael J Fox as Alex P Keaton in Family Ties NBC Episode A My Name is Alex Harry Anderson as Judge Harry T Stone in Night Court NBC Ted Danson as Sam Malone in Cheers NBC Episode Diamond Sam Bob Newhart as Dick Loudon in Newhart CBS Episode Co Hostess Twinkie Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous in Perfect Strangers ABC Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Rue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux in The Golden Girls NBC Episode End of the Curse Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls NBC Episode The Stan Who Came to Dinner Blair Brown as Molly Dodd in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd NBC Jane Curtin as Allison Lowell in Kate amp Allie CBS Betty White as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls NBC Episode Isn t It Romantic Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bruce Willis as David Addison Jr in Moonlighting ABC Episode Big Man on Mulberry Street Corbin Bernsen as Arnie Becker in L A Law NBC William Daniels as Dr Mark Craig in St Elsewhere NBC Ed Flanders as Dr Donald Westphall in St Elsewhere NBC Edward Woodward as Robert McCall in The Equalizer CBS Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Sharon Gless as Christine Cagney in Cagney amp Lacey CBS Episode Turn Turn Turn Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey in Cagney amp Lacey CBS Susan Dey as Grace Van Owen in L A Law NBC Jill Eikenberry as Ann Kelsey in L A Law NBC Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher in Murder She Wrote CBS Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special James Woods as D J in Promise CBS Alan Arkin as Leon Feldhendler in Escape from Sobibor CBS James Garner as Bob Beuhler in Promise CBS Louis Gossett Jr as Mathu in A Gathering of Old Men CBS Randy Quaid as President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ The Early Years NBC Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford in The Betty Ford Story ABC Ann Margret as Ann Arden Grenville in The Two Mrs Grenvilles NBC Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Jackson in Pack of Lies CBS Lee Remick as Frances Schreuder in Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Alfre Woodard as Maude DeVictor in Unnatural Causes NBC Supporting performances edit Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series John Larroquette as Dan Fielding in Night Court NBC Episode Dan s Operation Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd in Cheers NBC Tom Poston as Clayton George Utley in Newhart CBS Peter Scolari as Michael Harris in Newhart CBS George Wendt as Norm Peterson in Cheers NBC Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Jackee Harry as Sandra Clark in 227 NBC Episode The Washington Affair Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton in Family Ties NBC Julia Duffy as Stephanie Vanderkellen in Newhart CBS Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls NBC Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli in Cheers NBC Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series John Hillerman as Higgins on Magnum P I CBS Episode Autumn Warrior Ed Begley Jr as Dr Victor Ehrlich in St Elsewhere NBC John Karlen as Harvey Lacey in Cagney amp Lacey CBS Jimmy Smits as Victor Sifuentes in L A Law NBC Michael Tucker as Stuart Markowitz in L A Law NBC Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Bonnie Bartlett as Ellen Craig in St Elsewhere NBC Episode Last Dance at the Wrecker s Ball Allyce Beasley as Agnes DiPesto in Moonlighting ABC Christina Pickles as Nurse Helen Rosenthal in St Elsewhere NBC Susan Ruttan as Roxanne Melman in L A Law NBC Betty Thomas as Sgt Lucille Bates in Hill Street Blues NBC Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Dabney Coleman as Martin Costigan in Sworn to Silence ABC Stephen Collins as Billy Grenville Jr in The Two Mrs Grenvilles NBC John Glover as Richard Behrens in Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Laurence Olivier as Harry Burrard in Lost Empires PBS Eli Wallach as Norman Voss in Something in Common CBS Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Piper Laurie as Annie Gilbert in Promise CBS Claudette Colbert as Alice Grenville in The Two Mrs Grenvilles NBC Olivia de Havilland as Dowager Empress Maria in Anastasia The Mystery of Anna NBC Christine Lahti as Alethea Milford in Amerika ABC Elizabeth Wilson as Berenice Bradshaw in Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Guest performances edit Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series John Cleese as Dr Simon Finch Royce in Cheers NBC Episode Simon Says Art Carney as James Weasel Cavanaugh in The Cavanaughs CBS Episode He Ain t Heavy Herb Edelman as Stan Zbornak in The Golden Girls NBC Episode The Stan Who Came To Dinner Lois Nettleton as Jean in The Golden Girls NBC Episode Isn t It Romantic Nancy Walker as Angela in The Golden Girls NBC Episode Long Day s Journey Into Marinara Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series Alfre Woodard as Adrian Moore in L A Law NBC Episode Pilot Steve Allen as Lech Osoranski in St Elsewhere NBC Episode Visiting Daze Jeanne Cooper as Gladys Becker on L A Law NBC Episode Fry Me to the Moon Edward Herrmann as Father Joseph McCabe on St Elsewhere NBC Episode Where There s Hope There s Crosby Jayne Meadows as Holga Oseransky in St Elsewhere NBC Episode Visiting Daze Individual performances edit Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Robin Williams Carol Carl Whoopi and Robin ABC Billy Crystal The 29th Annual Grammy Awards CBS Julie Kavner The Tracey Ullman Show Fox Angela Lansbury The 41st Annual Tony Awards CBS Jon Lovitz Saturday Night Live NBC Directing edit Directing Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series The Golden Girls NBC Isn t It Romantic Terry Hughes Cheers NBC Chambers vs Malone James Burrows The Cosby Show NBC I Know That You Know Jay Sandrich Designing Women CBS The Beauty Contest Jack Shea Family Ties NBC A My Name is Alex Will Mackenzie Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series L A Law NBC Pilot Gregory Hoblit Cagney amp Lacey CBS Turn Turn Turn Part II Sharron Miller L A Law NBC The Venus Butterfly Donald Petrie Moonlighting ABC Atomic Shakespeare Will Mackenzie Moonlighting ABC I Am Curious Maddie Allan Arkush Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program The Kennedy Center Honors A Celebration of the Performing Arts CBS Don Mischer The 41st Annual Tony Awards ABC Walter C Miller Late Night with David Letterman Fifth Anniversary Special NBC Hal Gurnee Liberty Weekend ABC Dwight Hemion The Tracey Ullman Show Fox Golf Ted Bessell and Stuart Margolin Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special Promise CBS Glenn Jordan Escape from Sobibor CBS Jack Gold LBJ The Early Years NBC Peter Werner Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Part I Paul Bogart Unnatural Causes NBC Lamont Johnson Writing edit Writing Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Family Ties NBC A My Name is Alex Gary David Goldberg and Alan Uger Cheers NBC Abnormal Psychology Janet Leahy The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd NBC Here s Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles Jay Tarses The Golden Girls NBC Isn t It Romantic Jeffrey Duteil Newhart CBS Co Hostess Twinkie David Mirkin Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series L A Law NBC The Venus Butterfly Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher Cagney amp Lacey CBS Turn Turn Turn Part 1 Georgia Jeffries Hill Street Blues NBC It Ain t Over Till It s Over Jeff Lewis David Milch and John Romano L A Law NBC Sidney the Dead Nosed Reindeer William M Finkelstein Moonlighting ABC Atomic Shakespeare Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn Moonlighting ABC I Am Curious Maddie Story by Ron Osborn Karen Hall Roger Director and Charles H EgleeTeleplay by Jeff Reno and Glenn Gordon Caron St Elsewhere NBC Afterlife Tom Fontana John Tinker and John Masius Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program Late Night with David Letterman Fifth Anniversary Special NBC The 41st Annual Tony Awards CBS Saturday Night Live NBC The Tracey Ullman Show Fox Girl on a Ledge The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NBC Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special Promise CBS Story by Ken Blackwell Tennyson Flowers and Richard FriedenbergTeleplay by Richard Friedenberg Escape from Sobibor CBS Reginald Rose Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder NBC Part II William Hanley Pack of Lies CBS Hugh Whitemore A Year in the Life NBC The First Christmas Joshua Brand and John FalseyMost major nominations editNetworks with multiple major nominations note 1 Network Number ofNominations NBC 82 CBS 36 ABC 15 Programs with multiple major nominations Program Category Network Number ofNominations L A Law Drama NBC 11 The Golden Girls Comedy 10 St Elsewhere Drama Cheers Comedy 8 Moonlighting Drama ABC 7 Cagney amp Lacey CBS 6 Nutcracker Money Madness and Murder Miniseries NBC Promise Special CBS Family Ties Comedy NBC 5 Newhart CBS The 41st Annual Tony Awards Variety 4 Escape from Sobibor Special The Tracey Ullman Show Variety Fox The Two Mrs Grenvilles Miniseries NBC LBJ The Early Years Special 3 Night Court Comedy Pack of Lies Special CBS Unnatural Causes NBC Anastasia The Mystery of Anna Miniseries 2 The Cosby Show Comedy The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Hill Street Blues Drama Late Night with David Letterman Fifth Anniversary Special Variety Liberty Weekend ABC Murder She Wrote Drama CBS Saturday Night Live Variety NBC The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson A Year in the Life MiniseriesMost major awards editNetworks with multiple major awards note 1 Network Number ofAwards NBC 15 CBS 9 ABC 3 Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number ofAwards Promise Special CBS 5 L A Law Drama NBC 3 The Golden Girls Comedy 3 Family Ties 2 Notes a b Major constitutes the categories listed above Program Acting Directing and Writing It does not include the technical categories References edit Emmys com list of 1987 Nominees amp WinnersExternal links editEmmys com list of 1987 Nominees amp Winners 39th Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 39th 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