1975 American television programming awards
The 27th Emmy Awards , later known as the 27th Primetime Emmy Awards , were handed out on May 19, 1975. There was no host this year. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top shows of the night were Mary Tyler Moore , and Upstairs, Downstairs which won its second straight Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series . M*A*S*H led all shows with nine major nominations heading into the ceremony, but only won one award. Mary Tyler Moore led all shows with five major wins. Upstairs, Downstairs became the first non-American drama to win the outstanding drama award twice and was the third win in five years for a British produced drama.
This is the 1st ceremony where one network received all the nominations in a Series category. It would not happen again until the
39th Primetime Emmy Awards .
Winners and nominees
[ 1]
Note : Winners are indicated in bold type.
Programs
Programs
An Evening with John Denver (ABC )
Lily (ABC)
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now (CBS)
Acting
Will Geer as Zebulon Walton in The Waltons (CBS)
Ellen Corby as Esther Walton in The Waltons (CBS)
Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Bridges in Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)
Nancy Walker as Mildred in McMillan & Wife (NBC)
Patrick McGoohan as Col. Lyle C. Rumford in Columbo (NBC): "By Dawn's Early Light"
Lew Ayres as Beaumont in Kung Fu (ABC): "The Vanishing Image"
Harold Gould as Andrea Basic in Police Story (NBC): "Fathers and Sons"
Harry Morgan as Bartford Hamilton Steele in M*A*S*H (CBS): "The General Flipped at Dawn"
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music
Jack Albertson in Cher (CBS)
Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
Cloris Leachman in Cher (CBS)
Directing
Directing
M*A*S*H (CBS): "O.R." – Gene Reynolds
M*A*S*H (CBS): "Alcoholics Unanimous" – Hy Averback
M*A*S*H (CBS): "Bulletin Board" – Alan Alda
Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS): "A Sudden Storm" – Bill Bain
Benjamin Franklin (CBS): "The Ambassador" – Glenn Jordan
Kojak (CBS): "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die" – David Friedkin
Kojak (CBS): "I Want to Report a Dream..." – Telly Savalas
The Streets of San Francisco (ABC): "The Mask of Death" – Harry Falk
The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Alan Alda" – Dave Powers
Cher (CBS): "Bette Midler, Flip Wilson and Elton John" – Art Fisher
Writing
Writing
Benjamin Franklin (CBS): "The Ambassador" – Howard Fast
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now (CBS)
The Carol Burnett Show (CBS): "Alan Alda"
Cher (CBS): "Raquel Welch, Tatum O'Neal and Wayne Rogers"
Clarence Darrow (NBC) – David W. Rintels
Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[ note 1]
Network
Number of Nominations
CBS
55
ABC
33
NBC
24
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
Number of Nominations
M*A*S*H
Comedy
CBS
9
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
8
QB VII
Special
ABC
7
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
CBS
6
Upstairs, Downstairs
Drama
PBS
The Carol Burnett Show
Variety
CBS
5
Cher
Kojak
Drama
Love Among the Ruins
Special
ABC
The Missiles of October
Rhoda
Comedy
CBS
All in the Family
4
Benjamin Franklin
Limited
McCloud
NBC
The Streets of San Francisco
Drama
ABC
The Waltons
CBS
Columbo
Limited
NBC
3
The Law
Special
Police Story
Drama
Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now
Variety
CBS
Clarence Darrow
Special
NBC
2
The Count of Monte Cristo
An Evening with John Denver
Variety
ABC
Hustling
Special
Lily
Variety
McMillan & Wife
Limited
NBC
The Odd Couple
Comedy
ABC
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[ note 1]
Network
Number of Awards
CBS
16
ABC
10
NBC
5
PBS
3
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
Number of Awards
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Comedy
CBS
5
Love Among the Ruins
Special
ABC
4
The Carol Burnett Show
Variety
CBS
3
Upstairs, Downstairs
Drama
PBS
Benjamin Franklin
Limited
CBS
2
Cher
Variety
Columbo
Limited
NBC
An Evening with John Denver
Variety
ABC
QB VII
Special
The Waltons
Drama
CBS
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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