1989 American television programming awards
September 17, 1989 (Ceremony) September 16, 1989 (Creative Arts Awards) Location Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hosted by John Larroquette Highlights Most awards Cheers (3)Most nominations L.A. Law (15)Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers Outstanding Drama Series L.A. Law Outstanding Miniseries War and Remembrance Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program The Tracey Ullman Show Television/radio coverage Network Fox The 41st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 17, 1989. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The ceremony saw the guest acting categories double, as they were now based on gender as well as genre. Two networks, Lifetime and USA Network, received their first major nominations this year.
After being nominated and losing for the previous four years, Cheers regained the title of Outstanding Comedy Series . L.A. Law also won Outstanding Drama Series after losing the previous year. For the second straight year, L.A. Law received 15 major nominations, making it the first show ever to receive more than 14 major nominations multiple times. With nine main cast acting nominations, L.A. Law tied the record set by Hill Street Blues in 1982 .
Winners and nominees [1]
Programs Richard Mulligan , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner Candice Bergen , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner Carroll O'Connor , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner Dana Delany , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner James Woods , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner Holly Hunter , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner Woody Harrelson , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner Rhea Perlman , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner Larry Drake , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner Melanie Mayron , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner Derek Jacobi , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special winner Colleen Dewhurst , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special winner Linda Ronstadt , Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner Peter Baldwin (right), Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series winner Robert Altman , Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series winner Jim Henson , Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program winner Simon Wincer , Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special winner Diane English , Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series winner Programs Day One (CBS) Roe vs. Wade (NBC) War and Remembrance (ABC) Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Acting Lead performances Acting Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown in Murphy Brown (CBS) (Episode: "Respect") Carroll O'Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie in In the Heat of the Night (NBC) (Episode: "A Trip Upstate") Ron Perlman as Vincent in Beauty and the Beast (CBS) Michael Tucker as Stuart Markowitz in L.A. Law (NBC) Ken Wahl as Vincent Terranova in Wiseguy (CBS) Edward Woodward as Robert McCall in The Equalizer (CBS) Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy in China Beach (ABC) (Episode: "The World") Holly Hunter as Ellen Russell in Roe vs. Wade (NBC) Anjelica Huston as Clara Allen in Lonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part III") Diane Lane as Lorena Wood in Lonesome Dove (CBS) (Episode: "Part IV") Amy Madigan as Sarah Weddington in Roe vs. Wade (NBC) Jane Seymour as Natalie Henry in War and Remembrance (ABC) (Episode: "Part XI")
Supporting performances Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli in Cheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Swear to God" + "Those Lips, Those Ice" + "I Kid You Not") Julia Duffy as Stephanie Vanderkellen in Newhart (CBS) Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood in Murphy Brown (CBS) (Episodes: "Devil with a Blue Dress On" + "It's How You Play the Game" + "The Morning Show") Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls (NBC) (Episodes: "The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo" + "Sophia's Wedding" + "Two Rode Together") Katherine Helmond as Mona Robinson in Who's the Boss? (ABC) (Episodes: "Double Dump" + "Your Grandmother's a Bimbo" + "Party Double") Larry Drake as Benny Stulwicz in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Hey, Lick Me Over" + "I'm in the Nude for Love" + "America the Beautiful") Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Trust Me" + "Success" + "Be a Good Girl") Michele Greene as Abby Perkins in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Sperminator" + "Victor/Victorious" + "America the Beautiful") Lois Nettleton as Joanne St. John in In the Heat of the Night (NBC) (Episodes: "Stranger in Town" + "Tear Down the Walls" + "A.K.A. Kelly Kay") Amanda Plummer as Alice Hackett in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "America the Beautiful" + "Urine Trouble Now" + "Consumed Innocent") Susan Ruttan as Roxanne Melman in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "Romancing the Drone" + "Izzy Ackerman or Is He Not?" + "Urine Trouble Now")
Individual performances Directing Directing The Wonder Years (ABC): "Our Miss White" – Peter Baldwin Cheers (NBC): "The Visiting Lecher" – James Burrows The Golden Girls (NBC): "Brother Can You Spare That Jacket" – Terry Hughes Murphy Brown (CBS): "Pilot" – Barnet Kellman The Wonder Years (ABC): "Birthday Boy" – Steve Miner The Wonder Years (ABC): "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" – Michael Dinner
Writing Writing Saturday Night Live (NBC) Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (HBO) – Abby Mann , Robin Vote and Ron Hutchinson I Know My First Name Is Steven (NBC) – Story by : JP Miller Teleplay by : JP Miller and Cynthia Whitcomb Lonesome Dove (CBS): "Part I" – Bill Wyttliff My Name Is Bill W. (ABC) – William G. Borchert Roe vs. Wade (NBC) – Alison Cross
Most major nominations Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1] Network Number of Nominations NBC 57 ABC 40 CBS 35
Programs with multiple major nominations Program Category Network Number of Nominations L.A. Law Drama NBC 15 Lonesome Dove Miniseries CBS 9 The Wonder Years Comedy ABC 9 Cheers NBC 6 The Golden Girls Murphy Brown CBS Thirtysomething Drama ABC My Name Is Bill W. Special 5 Roe vs. Wade NBC War of Remembrance Miniseries ABC I Know My First Name Is Steven NBC 4 The Tracey Ullman Show Variety Fox Beauty and the Beast Drama CBS 3 Late Night with David Letterman Variety NBC Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Special HBO Saturday Night Live Variety NBC Wiseguy Drama CBS China Beach ABC 2 D.C. Follies Variety Syndicated Designing Women Comedy CBS In the Heat of the Night Drama NBC Newhart Comedy CBS A Perfect Spy Miniseries PBS Tap Dance in America Variety The Women of Brewster Place Miniseries ABC
Most major awards Networks with multiple major awards[note 1] Network Number of Awards NBC 15 ABC 7 CBS 5
Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number of Awards Cheers Comedy NBC 3 Murphy Brown CBS 2 L.A. Law Drama NBC Roe vs. Wade Special Thirtysomething Drama ABC
Notes ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. References ^ "Emmys.com list of 1989 Nominees & Winners". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2014-12-04 . External links Emmys.com list of 1989 Nominees & Winners 41st Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb