Primetime Emmy Awards 1973
The 25th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held May 20, 1973 · 20 categories · everything in 1973
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The Waltons · Lee Rich, Robert L. Jacks
- Nominee Cannon · Quinn Martin
- Nominee Columbo
- Nominee Hawaii Five-O · Leonard Freeman, Bob Sweeney, Bill Finnegan
- Nominee Kung Fu · Jerry Thorpe
- Nominee Mannix
- Nominee The NBC Mystery Movie
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner All in the Family · John Rich
- Nominee M*A*S*H
- Nominee Maude
- Nominee Sanford and Son
- Nominee The Mary Tyler Moore Show · Ed. Weinberger
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Nominee The Last of the Mohicans
- Nominee The Life of Leonardo da Vinci · RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Richard Thomas · The Waltons
- Nominee William Conrad · Cannon
- Nominee Peter Falk · Columbo
- Nominee David Carradine · Kung Fu
- Nominee Mike Connors · Mannix
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Michael Learned · The Waltons
- Nominee Susan Saint James · McMillan & Wife
- Nominee Lynda Day George · Mission: Impossible
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jack Klugman · The Odd Couple
- Nominee Carroll O'Connor · All in the Family
- Nominee Alan Alda · M*A*S*H
- Nominee Redd Foxx · Sanford and Son
- Nominee Tony Randall · The Odd Couple
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Mary Tyler Moore · The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Jean Stapleton · All in the Family
- Nominee Bea Arthur · Maude
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Anthony Murphy · Tom Brown's Schooldays
- Nominee John Abineri · The Last of the Mohicans
- Nominee Philippe Leroy · The Life of Leonardo da Vinci
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Susan Hampshire · Vanity Fair
- Nominee Margaret Tyzack · Cousin Bette
- Nominee Vivien Heilbron · The Moonstone
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Scott Jacoby · That Certain Summer
- Nominee James Brolin · Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Nominee Will Geer · The Waltons
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Ellen Corby · The Waltons
- Nominee Gail Fisher · Mannix
- Nominee Nancy Walker · McMillan & Wife
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Ted Knight · The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Rob Reiner · All in the Family
- Nominee McLean Stevenson · M*A*S*H
- Nominee Gary Burghoff · M*A*S*H
- Nominee Ed Asner · The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Valerie Harper · The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Sally Struthers · All in the Family
- Nominee Cloris Leachman · The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Jerry Thorpe · An Eye for an Eye from Kung Fu
- Winner Joseph Sargent · The Marcus-Nelson Murders
- Nominee George Schaefer · A War of Children
- Nominee Lamont Johnson · That Certain Summer
- Nominee Lee Philips · The Love Story from The Waltons
- Nominee Edward M. Abroms · The Most Dangerous Match from Columbo
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Jay Sandrich · It's Whether You Win or Lose from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Pilot from M*A*S*H
- Nominee John Rich, Bob LaHendro · The Bunkers and the Swingers from All in the Family
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Joseph Sargent · The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Bill Davis · Lisa Doolittle and Mary Poppins from The Julie Andrews Hour
- Nominee Mike Connors from The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
- Nominee Tim Kiley · Roberta Flack and Burt Reynolds from The Flip Wilson Show
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner John McGreevey · The Scholar from The Waltons
- Nominee Earl Hamner Jr. · The Love Story from The Waltons
- Nominee Steven Bochco · Étude in Black from Columbo
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Michael Ross · The Bunkers and the Swingers from All in the Family
- Nominee Larry Gelbart · Pilot from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Allan Burns, James L. Brooks · The Good-Time News from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Liza with a Z · Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb, Liza Minnelli
- Nominee Applause · Alexander H. Cohen, Lawrence Kasha
- Nominee Once Upon a Mattress · Joe Hamilton