The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17, 1978. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium,

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. The top shows of the night were ''

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'', which won its then record fourth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and ''

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''. CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, this record still stands. Actor

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received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances, but lost in each category. For the first time in Emmy history, two shows won six major awards, ''All in the Family'' became the first show to win six major awards twice, and the

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'' tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by ''

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''. This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President

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, joined by then-

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i prime minister

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and then-

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ian president

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in which President Carter announced the signing of the

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's win made her the third person to become an EGOT.

Winners and nominees

Emmys.com list of 1978 Nominees & Winners
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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. * NBC – 61 * ABC – 59 * CBS – 53 * PBS – 13 ; By program * ''Holocaust'' (NBC) – 11 * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) – 9 * ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) – 7 * ''Family'' (ABC) / ''King'' (NBC) – 6

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 14 * NBC – 11 * ABC – 7 * PBS – 2 ; By program * ''All in the Family'' (CBS) / ''Holocaust'' (NBC) – 6 * ''Lou Grant'' (CBS) – 3 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1978 Nominees & Winners
* {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 030 1978 television awards 1978 in California September 1978 events in the United States