Primetime Emmy Awards 1983
The 35th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 25, 1983 · 25 categories · everything in 1983
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Hill Street Blues · Scott Brazil, Steven Bochco
- Nominee Cagney & Lacey · Barney Rosenzweig, Terry Louise Fisher, April Smith, Joseph Stern
- Nominee Fame
- Nominee Magnum, P.I. · Joel Rogosin, Chas. Floyd Johnson
- Nominee St. Elsewhere · Joshua Brand, John Falsey
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Cheers · James Burrows, Ken Levine, David Isaacs
- Nominee Buffalo Bill · Bernie Brillstein, Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses
- Nominee M*A*S*H
- Nominee Newhart · Barry Kemp
- Nominee Taxi · Sam Simon
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · Colin Callender
- Nominee Smiley's People · Jonathan Powell
- Nominee The Thorn Birds · David L. Wolper, Edward Lewis
- Nominee The Winds of War · Dan Curtis
- Nominee To Serve Them All My Days · Ken Riddington
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Ed Flanders · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee John Forsythe · Dynasty
- Nominee Daniel J. Travanti · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Tom Selleck · Magnum, P.I.
- Nominee William Daniels · St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Tyne Daly · Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Sharon Gless · Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Linda Evans · Dynasty
- Nominee Debbie Allen · Fame
- Nominee Veronica Hamel · Hill Street Blues
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Judd Hirsch · Taxi
- Nominee Robert Guillaume · Benson
- Nominee Dabney Coleman · Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Ted Danson · Cheers
- Nominee Alan Alda · M*A*S*H
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Shelley Long · Cheers
- Nominee Rita Moreno · 9 to 5
- Nominee Nell Carter · Gimme a Break!
- Nominee Mariette Hartley · Goodnight, Beantown
- Nominee Swoosie Kurtz · Love, Sidney
- Nominee Isabel Sanford · The Jeffersons
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Tommy Lee Jones · The Executioner's Song
- Nominee Robert Blake · Blood Feud
- Nominee Alec Guinness · Smiley's People
- Nominee Roger Rees · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- Nominee Richard Chamberlain · The Thorn Birds
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Barbara Stanwyck · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee Angela Lansbury · Little Gloria... Happy at Last
- Nominee Mariette Hartley · M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
- Nominee Rosanna Arquette · The Executioner's Song
- Nominee Ann-Margret · Who Will Love My Children?
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner James Coco · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Bruce Weitz · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Michael Conrad · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Joe Spano · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Ed Begley Jr. · St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Doris Roberts · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Barbara Bosson · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Betty Thomas · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Christina Pickles · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Madge Sinclair · Trapper John, M.D.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Christopher Lloyd · Taxi
- Nominee Nicholas Colasanto · Cheers
- Nominee Harry Morgan · M*A*S*H
- Nominee Eddie Murphy · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Danny DeVito · Taxi
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Carol Kane · Taxi
- Nominee Rhea Perlman · Cheers
- Nominee Loretta Swit · M*A*S*H
- Nominee Eileen Brennan · Private Benjamin
- Nominee Marla Gibbs · The Jeffersons
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Richard Kiley · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee David Threlfall · The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- Nominee Bryan Brown · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee Christopher Plummer · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee Ralph Bellamy · The Winds of War
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Jean Simmons · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee Bette Davis · Little Gloria... Happy at Last
- Nominee Judith Anderson · Medea
- Nominee Piper Laurie · The Thorn Birds
- Nominee Polly Bergen · The Winds of War
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Jeff Bleckner · Life in the Minors from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Marc Daniels · And the Winner Is from Fame
- Nominee Robert Scheerer · Feelings from Fame
- Nominee Leo Penn · Old Hatreds Die Hard from The Mississippi
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner James Burrows · Showdown, Part II from Cheers
- Nominee Alan Alda · Goodbye, Farewell and Amen from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Tom Patchett · Pilot from Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Bob Sweeney · The Dog Show from The Love Boat
- Nominee Burt Metcalfe · The Joker Is Wild from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Jim Drake · Woody Quits from Buffalo Bill
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner John Erman · Who Will Love My Children?
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner David Milch · Trial by Fury from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Michael Wagner · No Body's Perfect from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, Karen Hall · Officer of the Year from Hill Street Blues
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Glen Charles, Les Charles · Give Me a Ring Sometime from Cheers
- Nominee David Lloyd · Diane's Perfect Date from Cheers
- Nominee Ken Estin · Jim's Inheritance from Taxi
- Nominee Jay Tarses · Pilot from Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Ken Levine, David Isaacs · The Boys in the Bar from Cheers
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner John Candy · Second City Television
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
- Winner Barbara Walters
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Leontyne Price · Live from Lincoln Center
- Nominee Luciano Pavarotti · Live from Lincoln Center
- Nominee Richard Pryor · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
- Nominee Michael Jackson · Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
- Nominee Carol Burnett · Texaco Star Theater...Opening Night
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Winner Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
- Nominee Kennedy Center Honors
- Nominee Second City Television
- Nominee The 37th Annual Tony Awards
- Nominee The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Marshall Herskovitz · Special Bulletin
- Nominee William Hanley · Little Gloria... Happy at Last
- Nominee David Edgar · Part IV from The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
- Nominee Norman Mailer · The Executioner's Song
- Nominee Michael Bortman · Who Will Love My Children?