Primetime Emmy Awards 1984
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 23, 1984 · 25 categories · everything in 1984
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Hill Street Blues · Jeffrey Lewis, Steven Bochco
- Nominee Cagney & Lacey · Peter Lefcourt
- Nominee Fame · Kenneth Ehrlich
- Nominee Magnum, P.I.
- Nominee St. Elsewhere · Tom Fontana, Abby Singer
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Cheers
- Nominee Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Family Ties · Gary David Goldberg, Michael J. Weithorn
- Nominee Kate & Allie · Bill Persky, Bob Randall
- Nominee Newhart
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Concealed Enemies
- Nominee Chiefs · Martin Manulis, Jerry London
- Nominee George Washington · David Gerber, Buzz Kulik
- Nominee Nancy Astor · Philip Hinchcliffe
- Nominee Reilly: Ace of Spies · Verity Lambert
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Tom Selleck · Magnum, P.I.
- Nominee John Forsythe · Dynasty
- Nominee Daniel J. Travanti · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Ed Flanders · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee William Daniels · St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Tyne Daly · Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Sharon Gless · Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Joan Collins · Dynasty
- Nominee Debbie Allen · Fame
- Nominee Veronica Hamel · Hill Street Blues
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner John Ritter · Three's Company
- Nominee Robert Guillaume · Benson
- Nominee Dabney Coleman · Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Ted Danson · Cheers
- Nominee Sherman Hemsley · The Jeffersons
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jane Curtin · Kate & Allie
- Nominee Joanna Cassidy · Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Shelley Long · Cheers
- Nominee Susan Saint James · Kate & Allie
- Nominee Isabel Sanford · The Jeffersons
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Laurence Olivier · King Lear
- Nominee Adam
- Nominee Mickey Rooney · Bill: On His Own
- Nominee Louis Gossett Jr. · Sadat
- Nominee Something About Amelia
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Jane Fonda · The Dollmaker
- Nominee Ann-Margret · A Streetcar Named Desire
- Nominee JoBeth Williams · Adam
- Nominee Jane Alexander · Calamity Jane
- Nominee Glenn Close · Something About Amelia
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Bruce Weitz · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Michael Conrad · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee James Sikking · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee John Hillerman · Magnum, P.I.
- Nominee Ed Begley Jr. · St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Alfre Woodard · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Barbara Bosson · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Betty Thomas · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Piper Laurie · St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Madge Sinclair · Trapper John, M.D.
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Pat Harrington Jr. · One Day at a Time
- Nominee René Auberjonois · Benson
- Nominee George Wendt · Cheers
- Nominee Nicholas Colasanto · Cheers
- Nominee Tom Poston · Newhart
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Rhea Perlman · Cheers
- Nominee Marion Ross · Happy Days
- Nominee Julia Duffy · Newhart
- Nominee Paula Kelly · Night Court
- Nominee Marla Gibbs · The Jeffersons
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Art Carney · Terrible Joe Moran
- Nominee Randy Quaid · A Streetcar Named Desire
- Nominee Keith Carradine · Chiefs
- Nominee John Lithgow · The Day After
- Nominee David Ogden Stiers · The First Olympics: Athens 1896
- Nominee John Gielgud · The Master of Ballantrae
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Roxana Zal · Something About Amelia
- Nominee Beverly D'Angelo · A Streetcar Named Desire
- Nominee Cloris Leachman · Between the Laughter
- Nominee Patty Duke · George Washington
- Nominee Tuesday Weld · The Winter of Our Discontent
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Corey Allen · Goodbye, Mr. Scripps from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Arthur Allan Seidelman · Doris in Wonderland from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Thomas Carter · Midway to What? from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Robert Scheerer · Sheer Will from Fame
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Bill Persky · The Very Loud Family from Kate & Allie
- Nominee Larry Gelbart · Fall Out from AfterMASH
- Nominee Ellen Falcon · Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2 from Buffalo Bill
- Nominee James Burrows · Old Flames from Cheers
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Jeff Bleckner · Concealed Enemies
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner John Masius, Tom Fontana, John Ford Noonan · The Women from St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Steven Bochco, Jeffrey Lewis, David Milch, Peter Silverman · Doris in Wonderland from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Michael Wagner, Karen Hall, Mark Frost · Grace Under Pressure from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee David Milch · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Garn Stephens · Newheart from St. Elsewhere
- Nominee John Tinker, Mark Tinker · Qui Transulit Sustinet from St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner David Angell · Old Flames from Cheers
- Nominee David Lloyd · Homicidal Ham from Cheers
- Nominee Jay Tarses · Jo-Jo's Problem, Part 2 from Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Glen Charles, Les Charles · Power Play from Cheers
- Nominee Tom Patchett · Wilkinson's Sword from Buffalo Bill
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner The Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration
- Nominee George Burns · George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
- Nominee Debbie Allen · Live...And in Person
- Nominee Lily Tomlin · Live...And in Person
- Nominee Joe Piscopo · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Eddie Murphy · Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Dallas
- Nominee St. Elsewhere · J. A. C. Redford
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Winner Kennedy Center Honors
- Nominee AFI Life Achievement Award
- Nominee Late Night with David Letterman
- Nominee The 38th Annual Tony Awards
- Nominee The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner William Hanley · Something About Amelia
- Nominee Allan Leicht · Adam
- Nominee April Smith · Between the Laughter
- Nominee Edward Hume · The Day After
- Nominee Susan Cooper, Hume Cronyn · The Dollmaker