27th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 27th Emmy Awards, later known as the 27th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 19, 1975. There was no host this year. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

27th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMay 19, 1975
LocationHollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Highlights
Most awardsThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (5)
Most nominationsM*A*S*H (9)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesThe Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Drama SeriesUpstairs, Downstairs
Outstanding Limited SeriesBenjamin Franklin
Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music SeriesThe Carol Burnett Show
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
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The top shows of the night were Mary Tyler Moore, and Upstairs, Downstairs which won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. M*A*S*H led all shows with nine major nominations heading into the ceremony, but only won one award. Mary Tyler Moore led all shows with five major wins. Upstairs, Downstairs became the first non-American drama to win the outstanding drama award twice and was the third win in five years for a British produced drama.

This is the 1st ceremony where one network received all the nominations in a Series category. It would not happen again until the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Winners and nominees

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[1] Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

Programs

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Programs
  • An Evening with John Denver (ABC)
    • Lily (ABC)
    • Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now (CBS)

Acting

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Lead performances

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Acting

Supporting performances

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  • Ellen Corby as Esther Walton in The Waltons (CBS)
    • Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Bridges in Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
    • Nancy Walker as Mildred in McMillan & Wife (NBC)
  • Patrick McGoohan as Col. Lyle C. Rumford in Columbo (NBC): "By Dawn's Early Light"
    • Lew Ayres as Beaumont in Kung Fu (ABC): "The Vanishing Image"
    • Harold Gould as Andrea Basic in Police Story (NBC): "Fathers and Sons"
    • Harry Morgan as Bartford Hamilton Steele in M*A*S*H (CBS): "The General Flipped at Dawn"
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music
  • Jack Albertson in Cher (CBS)
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music

Directing

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Directing
  • M*A*S*H (CBS): "O.R." – Gene Reynolds
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Alcoholics Unanimous" – Hy Averback
    • M*A*S*H (CBS): "Bulletin Board" – Alan Alda
  • Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS): "A Sudden Storm" – Bill Bain
    • Benjamin Franklin (CBS): "The Ambassador" – Glenn Jordan
    • Kojak (CBS): "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" – David Friedkin
    • Kojak (CBS): "I Want to Report a Dream..." – Telly Savalas
    • The Streets of San Francisco (ABC): "The Mask of Death" – Harry Falk
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Alan Alda" – Dave Powers
    • Cher (CBS): "Bette Midler, Flip Wilson and Elton John" – Art Fisher

Writing

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Writing
  • Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now (CBS)
    • Lily (ABC)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Alan Alda"
    • Cher (CBS): "Raquel Welch, Tatum O'Neal and Wayne Rogers"
  • Clarence Darrow (NBC) – David W. Rintels

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network Number of
Nominations
CBS 55
ABC 33
NBC 24
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network Number of
Nominations
M*A*S*H Comedy CBS 9
The Mary Tyler Moore Show 8
QB VII Special ABC 7
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom CBS 6
Upstairs, Downstairs Drama PBS
The Carol Burnett Show Variety CBS 5
Cher
Kojak Drama
Love Among the Ruins Special ABC
The Missiles of October
Rhoda Comedy CBS
All in the Family 4
Benjamin Franklin Limited
McCloud NBC
The Streets of San Francisco Drama ABC
The Waltons CBS
Columbo Limited NBC 3
The Law Special
Police Story Drama
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Variety CBS
Clarence Darrow Special NBC 2
The Count of Monte Cristo
An Evening with John Denver Variety ABC
Hustling Special
Lily Variety
McMillan & Wife Limited NBC
The Odd Couple Comedy ABC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network Number of
Awards
CBS 16
ABC 10
NBC 5
PBS 3
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network Number of
Awards
The Mary Tyler Moore Show Comedy CBS 5
Love Among the Ruins Special ABC 4
The Carol Burnett Show Variety CBS 3
Upstairs, Downstairs Drama PBS
Benjamin Franklin Limited CBS 2
Cher Variety
Columbo Limited NBC
An Evening with John Denver Variety ABC
QB VII Special
The Waltons Drama CBS
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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