1985 American television programming awards
The37th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 22, 1985. The ceremony was broadcast onABC , from thePasadena Civic Auditorium ,Pasadena, California .
The Cosby Show Cheers Outstanding Comedy Series , one of three major awards it won. Although it only took home one major award,Cheers did tie the then-record for most major nominations by a comedy series (11), set byThe Mary Tyler Moore Show 1977 . In the drama fieldCagney & Lacey Miami Vice Outstanding Drama Series , four-time defending championHill Street Blues Hill Street Blues 18th and final major award, setting an Emmy record for a drama series that still stands and was later achieved byThe Sopranos
The ceremony also had a memorable unscripted moment involving the arrest ofimpersonator Barry Bremen for grand theft while attempting to accept theOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on behalf ofBetty Thomas , who would show up on the auditorium stage a few minutes late.
Winners and nominees [ edit ] [ 1]
Programs Motown Returns to the Apollo (NBC)
Acting Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey inCagney & Lacey (CBS) (Episode: "Who Said It's Fair?")
Supporting performances [ edit ] John Larroquette as Dan Fielding inNight Court (NBC) (Episode: "Dan's Parents or Married Alive")Betty Thomas as Sgt. Lucille Bates inHill Street Blues (NBC)
Individual performances [ edit ] Writing Cagney & Lacey (CBS): "Who Said It's Fair, Part II" –Patricia Green Cagney & Lacey (CBS): "Child Witness" – Deborah ArakelianHill Street Blues (NBC): "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" –Story by :Michael Wagner Teleplay by :Jacob Epstein Miami Vice (NBC): "Pilot " –Anthony Yerkovich St. Elsewhere (NBC): "Murder, She Rote" –Tom Fontana ,John Masius and Steve BelloSt. Elsewhere (NBC): "Sweet Dreams" – John Masius and Tom FontanaLate Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Christmas with the Lettermans"AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (CBS)Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "Late Night in Los Angeles"Late Night with David Letterman (NBC): "The Late Night Morning Show"Motown Returns to the Apollo (NBC)Do You Remember Love (CBS) – Vickie PatikThe Burning Bed (NBC) – Rose Leiman GoldembergFatal Vision (NBC) –John Gay The Jewel in the Crown (PBS): "Crossing the River" –Ken Taylor Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (NBC) –Gerald Green
Most major nominations [ edit ] Networks with multiple major nominations[ note 1] Network Number of NBC 66 CBS 37 PBS 10
Programs with multiple major nominations Program Category Network Number of Cheers Comedy NBC 11 Hill Street Blues Drama 9 Cagney & Lacey CBS 7 St. Elsewhere NBC Miami Vice 6 The Burning Bed Special 5 The Cosby Show Comedy Do You Remember Love Special CBS Late Night with David Letterman Variety NBC Motown Returns to the Apollo Fatal Vision Special 4 The Jewel in the Crown Limited PBS Kate & Allie Comedy CBS Night Court NBC Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Special Ellis Island Limited CBS 3 Great Performances : "Sweeney Todd"Variety PBS Heartsounds Special ABC AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly Variety CBS 2 Benson Comedy ABC Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Special PBS Family Ties Comedy NBC The Jeffersons CBS Magnum, P.I. Drama Murder, She Wrote Newhart Comedy A Woman of Substance Limited Syndicated
Networks with multiple major awards[ note 1] Network Number of NBC 12 CBS 8 PBS 3 ABC 2
Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number of Cagney & Lacey Drama CBS 4 The Cosby Show Comedy NBC 3 Do You Remember Love Special CBS Great Performances : "Sweeney Todd"Variety PBS 2
Notes ^a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include thetechnical categories.
