Primetime Super Emmy Award
The Primetime Super Emmy Award was a set of 14 awards that were given in conjunction to the traditional Emmys at the 1974 ceremony.
Winners of a traditional Emmy would then compete against their genre counterpart from the same category (comedy vs. drama for "Series". miniseries vs. telefilm for "Special"). This format would prove to be the Super Emmy's undoing. In order to vote on a Super Emmy winner, the traditional Emmy winners had to be announced well before the ceremony.
Several members of the Television Academy were against implementing the new awards. Ironically, Super Emmy winners Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore were some of the loudest detractors. Both threatened to resign form the academy if they were installed. During their acceptance speeches, Moore said that comparing comedic and dramatic television was "apples to oranges". Alda went one step further in his speech "it's comparing apples to oranges to Volkswagens."[1]
The Super Emmy was never awarded again.
List of winners and nominees
Actor of the Year
| Artist(s) | Program | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Alda | M*A*S*H | Hawkeye Pierce | CBS |
| Telly Savalas | Kojak | Theo Kojak | CBS |
| Hal Holbrook | Pueblo | Capt. Lloyd Bucher | ABC |
| William Holden | The Blue Knight | Bumper Morgan | NBC |
| Michael Moriarty | The Glass Menagerie | Jim O'Connor | ABC |
| Rob Reiner | All in the Family | Michael Stivic | CBS |
Actress of the Year
| Artist(s) | Program | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | CBS |
| Michael Learned | The Waltons | Olivia Walton | CBS |
| Cicely Tyson | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Jane Pittman | CBS |
| Mildred Natwick | The Snoop Sisters | Gwendolyn Snoop-Nicholson | NBC |
| Joanna Miles | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield | ABC |
| Cloris Leachman | Mary Tyler Moore | Phyllis Lindstrom | CBS |
Director of the Year
| Artist(s) | Program | Episode | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Butler | The Blue Knight | "Part III" | NBC |
| Jackie Cooper | M*A*S*H | "Carry on, Hawkeye" | CBS |
| Dwight Hemion | Barbra Streisand…and Other Musical Instruments | CBS | |
| John Korty | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | CBS | |
Writer of the Year
| Artist(s) | Program | Episode | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treva Silverman | Mary Tyler Moore | "The Lou and Edie Story" | CBS |
| Joanna Lee | The Waltons | "The Thanksgiving Story" | CBS |
| Fay Kanin | Tell Me Where It Hurts | CBS | |
| Tracy Keenan Wynn | The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | CBS | |
Craft Categories
| Artist(s) | Program | Episode | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Scott & Charles Kreiner | The Lie | CBS | |
| Brian Bartholomew | Barbra Streisand…and Other Musical Instruments | CBS | |
| Ted Voigtlander | It's Good to Be Alive | CBS | |
| Harry L. Wolf | Columbo | "Any Old Port in a Storm" | NBC |
| Frank Morriss | The Execution of Private Slovik | NBC | |
| Gene Fowler Jr., Marjorie Fowler, Samuel E. Beetley | The Blue Knight | NBC | |
| Jack Parnell, Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch | Barbra Streisand…and Other Musical Instruments | CBS | |
References
- ↑ O'Neil, Thomas. "1973-74. A Super S*M*A*S*H Night." The Emmys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Stars. New York: Perigee, 2000. 173-174.