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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Reality Or Competition Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series is awarded to one television series each year. Prior to 2016, specials and series competed together. Outstanding Production Design for a Variety Special now separately recognizes specials. In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place. __TOC__ Winners and nominations 1970s Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Episode of a Comedy-Variety or Music Series or a Comedy-Variety or Music Special Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Music Series 1980s Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program 1990s 2000s Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Programming 2010s Outstanding Production De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry. The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 24th Emmy Awards, later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 6, 1972. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top shows of the night were ''All in the Family'' and ''Elizabeth R''. ''All in the Family'' set numerous records during the night, it became the first show to win six major awards, (although one came in a tie, this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright). It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations. A milestone was set when ''All in the Family'' and ''Columbo'' each received every nomination in a major category, both for writing. This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six. Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in ''Elizabeth R''. Rule changes have made this impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Evening With John Denver
''An Evening with John Denver'' is the first live album by American singer and songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California in August and September 1974. He was backed by an orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge. Denver's manager, Milton Okun, was the album's music producer. Track listing Notes * mistakenly credited as ''Owens'' B. Castleman Personnel Musicians *John Denver — vocals, 6- and 12-string guitar *Dick Kniss — bass *Herb Lovelle — drums *Steve Weisberg — lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar *John Sommers — rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin *Hal Blaine — percussion Orchestra *Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. A 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and one ... — conductor *Allan Harshman *Assa Dror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cher (TV Series)
''Cher'' was an American variety show that premiered on CBS in 1975, hosted by singer-actress Cher. The show had many famous musical guests. It followed a TV special featuring Elton John, Bette Midler, and Flip Wilson as guests. ''Cher'' premiered at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 1975, and finished the season ranked first among variety shows and twenty-second among all programs, with a 21.3 average household share, also receiving the most fan mail of any CBS program at the time. The first season aired Sundays at 7:30 and the second aired at 8:00. Overview The show featured Cher interviewing various celebrity guests ranging from musicians to actors and pop culture figures. The series also featured sketches and comedic field reports. Cher would also perform her songs with a live band. David Geffen, with whom Cher had an affair while waiting for her divorce from Sonny Bono to be finalized, served as producer. With Sonny, Cher had co-starred in ''The Sonny & Cher Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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 four major wins. Upstairs, Downstairs became the first non American drama to win the outstanding drama award twice and was a 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 ''Note'': Winners are indicated in bold type. Programs Acting Lead performances Supporting performances Directing Writing Most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Television
The year 1975 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events which happened that year. Events *January 3 **The original ''Jeopardy!'' ends its run after almost 11 years and 2,753 episodes on NBC **Also on NBC, the biggest prize in American daytime television game shows at the time is won on ''Jackpot'', $38,750, split between two contestants *January 6 **'' Another World'' becomes the first American soap opera to start airing hour-long telecasts **''Wheel of Fortune'' airs its first episode on NBC's daytime schedule with host Chuck Woolery and assistant Susan Stafford **The ORTF is split-up into 7 companies: TF1, Antenne 2, FR3, INA, SFP, Radio France & TDF *January 11 – On ''All in the Family'', a tearful Edith says goodbye to her neighbor, Louise Jefferson as ''The Jeffersons'' moved on up to their own sitcom *March 1 - It's "C-Day" in Australia. Full-time color television production takes effect today *March 4 – The fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Andy Williams Show
''The Andy Williams Show'' was an American television variety show that ran from 1962 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with ''Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens'')Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present'' (first edition), pages 29-30, Ballantine, 1979 and had a short-lived run in syndication beginning in the fall of 1976. It was hosted by singer Andy Williams. The program ''The Andy Williams Show'' featured a number of regular performers including: * Dick Van Dyke (1958) * The New Christy Minstrels (1962-1962) * The Osmond Brothers (1962-1971) * Jonathan Winters (1965-1967, 1970-1971) * The Good Time Singers (1963-1966) * Professor Irwin Corey (1969-1970) * Ray Stevens (1969-1971) * The Lennon Sisters (1970-1971) * Charlie Callas (1970-1971) * Janos Prohaska (The Cookie Bear) (1969-1971) The first series began as a summer replacement on CBS in 1959. The weekly year-round series premiered o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Streisand began her career by performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters in the early 1960s. Following her guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records, insisting that she retain full artistic control, and accepting lower pay in exchange, an arrangement that continued throughout her career, and released her debut ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' (1963), which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has topped the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 11 albums—a record for a woman—including '' People'' (1964), ''The Way We Were'' (1974), ''Guilty'' (1980), and '' The Broadway Album'' (1985). She also achieved five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 26th Emmy Awards, later known as the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 28, 1974. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. Winners are listed in bold and networks are in parentheses. The top shows of the night were ''M*A*S*H'' and '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. ''M*A*S*H'' and ''The Waltons'' had the most major nominations with nine. ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' led the night with four major wins. For this ceremony, individual awards dubbed "Super Emmys" were given out in addition to the traditional categories. The individual categories were dropped the following year and have not returned since. Winners and nominees Programs Acting Lead performances Supporting performances Directing Writing Super Emmys The Primetime Super Emmy Award was a set of 14 awards that were given in conjunction with the traditional Emmy Awards at the 1974 ceremony. Winners of a traditional Emmy would then compete against their genre counterpart from the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In Television
The year 1974 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of television-related events of that year. Events *January 6 – CKGN-TV begins broadcasting in Brantford, Ontario. *January 31 – CBS airs a multi-Emmy-winning adaptation of Ernest J. Gaines' novel ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'', which follows the 110-year life of a former slave from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement. Cicely Tyson portrays the title role. *February 1 – KITC (now KIVI-TV) begins broadcasting in Boise, Idaho. *February 2 – The Filipino government television station GTV 4 (now known as the People's Television Network) begins operations, under the National Media Production Center. *February 8 – After 20 years, '' The Secret Storm'' airs its 5195th and final episode on CBS Daytime. The show is replaced ten days later by ''Tattletales'', a game show hosted by Bert Convy. *March 11 – The children's special '' Free to Be... You and Me'', produced by comedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Julie Andrews Hour
''The Julie Andrews Hour'' was a television variety series starring Julie Andrews that was produced by ATV and distributed by ITC Entertainment. It aired on the ABC network in the United States. Known as the Julie Andrews Show in the UK and aired on the ITV network. In order to secure Andrews, Sir Lew Grade and ABC offered her a generous five-year contract which included not only Andrews starring in a weekly television variety show, but also allowing her to do films. In 1963, when another major star, Judy Garland, was signed to a weekly television variety series, it failed to catch on with the public. One of the main reasons for its demise was its constant change of format and the fact that critics and audiences felt that Garland was not shown off to her best advantage. In order to avoid that error, Andrews asked producer Nick Vanoff what the premise of the show would be about. Vanoff immediately answered her by saying "Julie Andrews ... without Julie Andrews there is no ''Juli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 25th Emmy Awards, later known as the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 20, 1973. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson. This would be the final ceremony that included daytime categories, as the Daytime Emmy Awards premiered the next year. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The top shows of the night were ''All in the Family'' which won its third consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, and '' The Waltons''. ''The Waltons'', in its first season, had the most major nominations heading into the ceremony (9), and won the most major awards on the night with five. Winners and nominees Source: Programs Acting Lead performances Supporting performances Single performances Directing Writing Most major nominations ;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 64 * ABC – 31 * NBC – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
