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| 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Date |
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| Location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Steve Allen Dick Clark |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Lou Grant (5) |
| Most nominations | Lou Grant (14) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | Taxi |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Lou Grant |
| Outstanding Limited Series | Edward & Mrs. Simpson |
| Outstanding Variety or Music Program | Baryshnikov on Broadway |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
The 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 7, 1980, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The awards show was hosted by Steve Allen and Dick Clark and broadcast on NBC. For the second year in a row, the top series awards went to the same shows, Taxi and Lou Grant. Lou Grant was the most successful show of the night winning five major awards. It also received 14 major nominations, tying the record for most major nominations by a drama series, set by Playhouse 90 in 1959.[citation needed]
The ceremony was held in the midst of a strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild; in a show of support for their union, 51 of the 52 nominated performers boycotted the event.[1] Powers Boothe was the only nominated actor to attend; acknowledging his presence in his acceptance speech, he remarked, "This is either the most courageous moment of my career or the stupidest."[2]
- ^ Gold, Matea; Maria Elena Fernandez and Richard Verrier (2007-12-18). "Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien to return to the air Jan. 2". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Powers Boothe Breaks Boycott At Long Emmy Show, by Barbara Holsopple, in Pittsburgh Press, September 8, 1980, pC-11