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(Top) 1 Winners and nominees 1.1 Programs 1.2 Acting 1.2.1 Lead performances 1.2.2 Supporting performances 1.3 Directing 1.4 Writing 1.5 Super Emmys 1.5.1 Acting 1.5.2 Directing 1.5.3 Writing 1.5.4 Craft categories 2 Most major nominations 3 Most major awards 4 References 5 External links

26th Primetime Emmy Awards

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Date

May 28, 1974

Location

Pantages Theatre,
Los Angeles, California

Presented by

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

Hosted by

Johnny Carson

Highlights

Most awards

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Carol Burnett Show (4)

Most nominations

M*A*S*H
The Waltons (9)

Outstanding Comedy Series

M*A*S*H

Outstanding Drama Series

Upstairs, Downstairs

Outstanding Limited Series

Columbo

Outstanding Music-Variety Series

The Carol Burnett Show

Television/radio coverage

Network

NBC

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The 26th Emmy Awards, later known as the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 28, 1974. Johnny Carson hosted the ceremony. Winners are listed in bold and networks are in parentheses.

The top shows of the night were M*A*S*H and Upstairs, Downstairs. M*A*S*H and The Waltons had the most major nominations with nine. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and The Carol Burnett Show led the night with four major wins apiece.

For this ceremony, individual awards dubbed "Super Emmys" were given out in addition to the traditional categories. The individual categories were dropped the following year and have yet to return since.

Winners and nominees[edit]

^[1]

Programs[edit]

Programs
Outstanding Comedy Series MASH* (CBS) All in the Family (CBS) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) The Odd Couple (ABC)	Outstanding Drama Series Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS) Kojak (CBS) Police Story (NBC) The Streets of San Francisco (ABC) The Waltons (CBS)
Outstanding Music-Variety Series The Carol Burnett Show (CBS) The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC)	Outstanding Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Special Lily (CBS) Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (CBS) The John Denver Show (ABC) Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (NBC)
Outstanding Special – Comedy or Drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (CBS) 6 Rms Riv Vu (CBS) The Execution of Private Slovik (NBC) The Migrants (CBS) Steambath (PBS)	Outstanding Limited Series Columbo (NBC) The Blue Knight (NBC) McCloud (NBC)

Acting[edit]

Lead performances[edit]

Acting
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series *Alan AldaasHawkeye PierceinMASH (CBS)** Redd FoxxasFred G. SanfordinSanford and Son (NBC) Jack KlugmanasOscar MadisoninThe Odd Couple (ABC) Carroll O'ConnorasArchie BunkerinAll in the Family (CBS) Tony RandallasFelix UngerinThe Odd Couple (ABC)	Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Mary Tyler MooreasMary RichardsinThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (Episode: "Best of Enemies") Bea ArthurasMaude FindlayinMaude (CBS) Jean StapletonasEdith BunkerinAll in the Family (CBS)
Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series *Telly Savalas as Theo Kojak in Kojak* (CBS) (Episode: "Requiem For a Cop")** William Conrad as Frank Cannon in Cannon (CBS) Karl Malden as Detective Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco (ABC) Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton in The Waltons (CBS)	Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series *Michael Learned as Olivia Walton in The Waltons* (CBS)** Jean Marsh as Rose in Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS) Jeanette Nolan as Sally Fergus in Dirty Sally (CBS)
Best Lead Actor in a Drama *Hal Holbrook as Capt. Lloyd Bucher in Pueblo* (ABC)** Alan Alda as Paul Friedman in 6 Rms Riv Vu (CBS) Laurence OlivierasShylockinThe Merchant of Venice (ABC) Martin SheenasEddie SlovikinThe Execution of Private Slovik (NBC) Dick Van Dyke as Charlie Lester in The Morning After (ABC)	Best Lead Actress in a Drama Cicely TysonasJane PittmaninThe Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (CBS) Carol Burnett as Anne Miller in 6 Rms Riv Vu (CBS) Katharine Hepburn as Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (ABC) Cloris Leachman as Viola Barlow in The Migrants (CBS) Elizabeth Montgomery as Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape (NBC)
Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series *William Holden as Bumper Morgan in The Blue Knight* (NBC)** Peter FalkasLt. ColumboinColumbo (NBC) Dennis Weaver as Sam McCloud in McCloud (NBC)	Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series *Mildred Natwick as Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson in The Snoop Sisters* (NBC)** Helen Hayes as Ernesta Snoop in The Snoop Sisters (NBC) Lee Remick as Cassie Walters in The Blue Knight (NBC)

Supporting performances[edit]

Best Supporting Actor in Comedy Rob ReinerasMichael StivicinAll in the Family (CBS) (Episode: "The Games Bunkers Play") Edward AsnerasLou GrantinThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Gary BurghoffasRadar O'ReillyinMASH (CBS) Ted KnightasTed BaxterinThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) McLean StevensonasHenry BlakeinMASH (CBS)	Best Supporting Actress in Comedy Cloris Leachman as Phyllis LindstrominThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) (Episode: "The Lars Affair") Valerie HarperasRhoda MorgensterninThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) Sally StruthersasGloria StivicinAll in the Family (CBS) Loretta SwitasMargaret HoulihaninMAS*H (CBS)
Best Supporting Actor in Drama *Michael Moriarty as Jim O'Connor in The Glass Menagerie* (ABC)** Michael Douglas as Steve Keller in The Streets of San Francisco (ABC) Will Geer as Zebulon Walton in The Waltons (CBS) Sam Waterston as Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (ABC)	Best Supporting Actress in Drama *Joanna Miles as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie* (ABC)** Ellen Corby as Esther Walton in The Waltons (CBS) Nancy Walker as Mildred in McMillan & Wife (NBC)
Best Supporting Actor in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Harvey KormaninThe Carol Burnett Show (CBS) Foster Brooks in The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (NBC) Tim ConwayinThe Carol Burnett Show (CBS)	Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Brenda VaccaroinThe Shape of Things (CBS) Ruth BuzziinThe Dean Martin Comedy Hour (NBC) Lee GrantinThe Shape of Things (CBS) Vicki LawrenceinThe Carol Burnett Show (CBS)

Directing[edit]

Directing
Best Directing in Comedy MASH* (CBS): "Carry on, Hawkeye" – Jackie Cooper MASH* (CBS): "Deal Me Out" – Gene Reynolds The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "Lou's First Date" – Jay Sandrich	Best Directing in Drama – Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme The Blue Knight (NBC): "Part III" – Robert Butler The Waltons (CBS): "The Journey" – Harry Harris The Waltons (CBS): "The Thanksgiving Story" – Philip Leacock
Best Directing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (CBS) – Dwight Hemion Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (NBC) – Marty Pasetta Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (CBS) – Tony Charmoli Peggy Fleming Visits the Soviet Union (NBC) – Sterling Johnson	Best Directing in Variety or Music The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "The Australia Show" – Dave Powers In Concert (ABC): "Cat Stevens" – Joshua White The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS): "Ken Berry and George Foreman" – Art Fisher
Best Directing in Drama – Single Program – Comedy or Drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman – John Korty (CBS) A Case of Rape (NBC) – Boris Sagal The Execution of Private Slovik (NBC) – Lamont Johnson The Migrants (CBS) – Tom Gries Pueblo (ABC) – Anthony Page

Writing[edit]

Writing
Best Writing in Comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS): "The Lou and Edie Story" – Treva Silverman MASH* (CBS): "Hot Lips and Empty Arms" – Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Mary Kay Place MASH* (CBS): "The Trial of Henry Blake" – McLean Stevenson	Best Writing in Drama The Waltons (CBS): "The Thanksgiving Story" – Joanna Lee Kojak (CBS): "Death is Not a Passing Grade" – Gene R. Kearney The Waltons (CBS): "The Easter Story" – John McGreevey
Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music Lily (CBS) Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (CBS) Paradise (CBS)	Best Writing in Variety or Music The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Bernadette Peters" The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "The Family Show" The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS): "Chuck Connors and Howard Cosell"
Best Writing in Drama – Original Teleplay Tell Me Where It Hurts (CBS) – Fay Kanin Cry Rape (CBS) – Will Lorin The Migrants (CBS) – Lanford Wilson	Best Writing in Drama – Adaptation The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (CBS) – Tracy Keenan Wynn The Execution of Private Slovik (NBC) – Richard Levinson and William Link Steambath (PBS) – Bruce Jay Friedman

Super Emmys[edit]

The Primetime Super Emmy Award was a set of 14 awards that were given in conjunction with the traditional Emmy Awards at the 1974 ceremony.

Winners of a traditional Emmy would then compete against their genre counterpart from the same category (comedy vs. drama for "Series", miniseries vs. telefilm for "Special"). This format would prove to be the Super Emmy's undoing. In order to vote on a Super Emmy winner, the traditional Emmy winners had to be announced well before the ceremony.

Several members of the Television Academy were against implementing the new awards. Super Emmy winners Alan Alda and Mary Tyler Moore were some of the loudest detractors. Both threatened to resign from the academy if they were installed. During their acceptance speeches, Moore said that comparing comedic and dramatic television was "apples to oranges". Alda went one step further in his speech "it's comparing apples to oranges to Volkswagens."^[2]

The Super Emmy was never awarded again.

Acting[edit]

Actor of the Year – Series *Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce in MASH (CBS)** Telly Savalas as Theo Kojak in Kojak (CBS)	Actor of the Year – Special *Hal Holbrook as Capt. Lloyd Bucher in Pueblo* (ABC)** William Holden as Bumper Morgan in The Blue Knight (NBC)
Actress of the Year – Series *Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (CBS)** Michael Learned as Olivia Walton in The Waltons (CBS)	Actress of the Year – Special *Cicely Tyson as Jane Pittman in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman* (CBS)** Mildred Natwick as Gwendolyn Snoop Nicholson in The Snoop Sisters (NBC)
Supporting Actor of the Year *Michael Moriarty as Jim O'Connor in The Glass Menagerie* (ABC)** Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic in All in the Family (CBS)	Supporting Actress of the Year *Joanna Miles as Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie* (ABC)** Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom in The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS)

Directing[edit]

Director of the Year – Series *Robert Butler for The Blue Knight, (Episode: "Part III"), (NBC)* Jackie Cooper for MASH*, (Episode: "Carry on, Hawkeye"), (CBS)	Director of the Year – Special *Dwight Hemion for Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments, (CBS)* John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, (CBS)

Writing[edit]

Writer of the Year – Series *Treva Silverman for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, (Episode: "The Lou And Edie Story"), (CBS)* Joanna Lee for The Waltons, (Episode: "The Thanksgiving Story"), (CBS)	Writer of the Year – Special *Fay Kanin for Tell Me Where it Hurts, (CBS)* Tracy Keenan Wynn for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, (CBS)

Craft categories[edit]

Art & Set Director of the Year *Jan Scott & Charles Kreiner for The Lie* (CBS)** Brian Bartholomew for Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments (CBS)	Cinematographer of the Year *Ted Voigtlander for It's Good to Be Alive* (CBS)** Harry L. Wolf for Columbo: "Any Old Port in a Storm" (NBC)
Film Editor of the Year *Frank Morriss for The Execution of Private Slovik* (NBC)** Gene Fowler Jr., Marjorie Fowler, and Samuel E. Beetley for The Blue Knight (NBC)	Musician of the Year *Jack Parnell, Ken Welch, and Mitzie Welch for Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments* (CBS)**

Most major nominations[edit]

Networks with multiple major nominations^{[note 1]}
Network	Number of Nominations
CBS	71
NBC	23
ABC	18

Programs with multiple major nominations
Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
MASH*	Comedy	CBS	9
The Waltons	Drama		9
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy		8
The Carol Burnett Show	Variety		7
All in the Family	Comedy	CBS	5
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Special	CBS	4
The Blue Knight	Limited	NBC
The Execution of Private Slovik	Special	NBC
The Glass Menagerie		ABC
The Migrants		CBS
6 Rms Riv Vu			3
Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments	Variety
Kojak	Drama
The Odd Couple	Comedy	ABC
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	Variety	CBS
The Streets of San Francisco	Drama	ABC
A Case of Rape	Special	NBC	2
Columbo	Limited
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour	Variety
Lily		CBS
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra		NBC
McCloud	Limited	NBC
Pueblo	Special	ABC
The Shape of Things	Variety	CBS
The Snoop Sisters	Limited	NBC
Steambath	Special	PBS
Upstairs, Downstairs	Drama	PBS

Most major awards[edit]

Networks with multiple major awards^{[note 1]}
Network	Number of Awards
CBS	27
ABC	6
NBC	5

Programs with multiple major awards
Program	Category	Network	Number of Awards
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	Special	CBS	4
The Carol Burnett Show	Variety		4
MASH*	Comedy		3
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Comedy		3
The Blue Knight	Limited	NBC	2
The Glass Menagerie	Special	ABC
Lily	Variety	CBS
The Waltons	Drama	CBS

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References[edit]

^ Emmys.com list of 1974 Nominees & Winners

^ O'Neil, Thomas. "1973-74. A Super S*M*A*S*H Night." The Emmys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to the Battle of TV's Best Shows and Greatest Stars. New York: Perigee, 2000. 173-174.