The 34th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, 1982. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC. It was hosted by

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and

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. In its eighth and final season, ''

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'' finally won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, it had been nominated and lost the previous six seasons. On the drama side, it was once again all about ''

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''. It set multiple records on the night, including receiving 16 major nominations (winning four), breaking the long-held record (subsequently broken) of 14 for a comedy or drama set by ''

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'' in

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. It also received nine acting nominations for regular cast members, this has since been tied by ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Included in those acting nominations was another milestone, ''Hill Street Blues'' received every nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, this achievement has not been duplicated by a comedy or drama in a major acting category since. Another milestone was set by

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, who became the first actor from a variety series, in this case ''

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'', to be nominated in the comedy acting field since the categories merged in

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won her final award posthumously, for ''

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''. It was not only the fourth posthumous acting award in Emmy history, but also the second performance ever to have won from a non-Network Syndicated show.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Most major awards

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References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1982 Nominees & Winners
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