Awards for 1976

Daytime Emmy

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Special

WINNERS

First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson: Gerald Gordon (NBC)
Tied with James Luisi for First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington.
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: James Luisi (NBC)
Tied with Gerald Gordon for First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson.

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

Search for Tomorrow: Larry Haines (CBS)

NOMINEES

Days of Our Lives: Macdonald Carey (NBC)
Days of Our Lives: Bill Hayes (NBC)
General Hospital: John Beradino (ABC)
One Life to Live: Shepperd Strudwick (ABC)
Search for Tomorrow: Michael Nouri (CBS)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

Ryan's Hope: Helen Gallagher (ABC)

NOMINEES

Days of Our Lives: Susan Seaforth Hayes (NBC)
Search for Tomorrow: Mary Stuart (CBS)
All My Children: Frances Heflin (ABC)
General Hospital: Denise Alexander (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Special

WINNER

First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson: Elizabeth Hubbard (NBC)

NOMINEE

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: Susan Browning (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

One Life to Live: David Pressman (ABC)

NOMINEES

The Doctors: Hugh McPhillips (NBC)
The Young and the Restless: Richard Dunlap (CBS)

Outstanding Individual Director for a Game or Audience Participation Show

WINNER

The (New) $25,000 Pyramid: Mike Gargiulo (ABC)
For episode on 18 February 1976.

NOMINEE

The Hollywood Squares: Jerome Shaw (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Variety Program

WINNER

Dinah!: Glen Swanson (Syndicated)
For episode "Dinah Salutes Tony Orlando and Dawn on Their Fifth Anniversary".

NOMINEE

The Mike Douglas Show: Don Roy King (Syndicated)
For episode with Fred Astaire and 'Gene Kelly' .

Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Special Program

WINNER

First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson: Nick Havinga (NBC)

NOMINEES

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: John J. Desmond (NBC)
First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson: Ira Cirker (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Special Program

WINNER

First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson: Audrey Davis Levin (NBC)

NOMINEE

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: Ethel Frank (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

Days of Our Lives: William J. Bell, Kay Lenard, Patricia Falken Smith, Bill Rega, Margaret Stewart, Sheri Anderson, Wanda Coleman (NBC)

NOMINEES

All My Children: Agnes Nixon, Wisner Washam, Kathryn McCabe, Mary K. Wells, Jack Wood (ABC)
The Young and the Restless: William J. Bell, Kay Alden (CBS)
The Edge of Night: Henry Slesar (ABC)
Guiding Light: Bridget Dobson, Jerome Dobson, Jean Rouverol (CBS)

Outstanding Daytime Drama Special

WINNER

First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson: Jeff Young (producer) (NBC)

NOMINEES

First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: Linda Fidler Wendell (NBC)
First Ladies Diaries: Rachel Jackson: Paul Rauch (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Religious Programming

WINNER

A Determining Force: Joseph Vadala (cinematographer)

NOMINEES

The Rex Humbard World Outreach Ministry: Harvey Holocker (make-up artist)
Directions: Sharon Kaufman (film sound editor)
For episode "The Will to Be Free".

Outstanding Individual Achievement Children's Programming

WINNER

Bound for Freedom: Bud Nolan (film editor), Jim Cookman (film editor)

NOMINEE

Land of the Lost: Louis Phillipi (make-up), Michael Westmore (make-up)
For episode "Blackout"

Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series

WINNER

Dinah!: Dinah Shore (Syndicated)

NOMINEES

Good Morning America: David Hartman (ABC)
The Merv Griffin Show: Merv Griffin (Syndicated)
The Mike Douglas Show: Mike Douglas (Syndicated)

Outstanding Daytime Game or Audience Participation Show

WINNER

The (New) $25,000 Pyramid: Bob Stewart (executive producer), Anne-Marie Schmitt (producer) (ABC)

NOMINEES

The Hollywood Squares: Merrill Heatter (executive producer), Bob Quigley (executive producer), Jay Redack (producer) (NBC)
Let's Make a Deal: Stefan Hatos (executive producer), Alan Gilbert (producer) (ABC)
Match Game 73: Ira Skutch (CBS)
The Price Is Right: Frank Wayne (executive producer), Jay Wolpert (producer) (CBS)

Outstanding Informational Children's Special

WINNER

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown: Lee Mendelson, Warren Lockhart (CBS)

NOMINEES

What's It All About?: Joel Heller (executive producer), Walter Lister (producer)
For episode "What Are The Loch Ness And Other Monster's All About?"
ABC Afterschool Specials: Daniel Wilson (ABC)
For episode "Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign".

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Daytime Programming

WINNER

Dinah!: Rene Lagler (art director), Richard Harvey (set decorator)

NOMINEES

First Ladies Diaries: Edith Wilson: Stas Pyka (graphic design and title sequence)
The Merv Griffin Show: Dick Wilson (tape sound mixer)
The Hollywood Squares: Paul Lynde
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: Lee Baygan (make-up)

Outstanding Children's Instructional Programming - Series and Specials

WINNER

Schoolhouse Rock!: Tom Yohe (executive producer), Radford Stone (producer) (ABC)

NOMINEES

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Fred Rogers (executive producer), Bill Moates (producer) (PBS)
Sesame Street: Jon Stone (executive producer), Dulcy Singer (producer) (PBS)

Outstanding Entertainment - Children's Series

WINNER

The Big Blue Marble: Henry Fownes (Syndicated)

NOMINEES

Captain Kangaroo: Jim Hirschfeld (CBS)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: Norm Prescott, Lou Scheimer (CBS)
Zoom: Austin Hoyt (executive producer) (PBS)

Outstanding Entertainment - Children's Special

WINNER

The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People: Sylvia Fine (executive producer), Bernard Rothman (producer), Jack Wohl (producer), Herbert Bonis (producer) (CBS)
For episode "Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera".

NOMINEES

What Is Noise and What Is Music?: Roger Englander (producer)
ABC Afterschool Specials: Arthur Barron, Evelyn Barron (ABC)
For episode "It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb!)".
ABC Afterschool Specials: Daniel Wilson (ABC)
For episode "Me and Dad's New Wife"
NBC Special Treat: William P. D'Angelo (executive producer), R.S. Allen (executive producer), Harvey Bullock (executive producer), Michael S. McLean (producer) (NBC)
For episode "Papa and Me".

Outstanding Children's Programming

WINNER

Sesame Street: Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Gerri Brioso (Public Broadcasting Service (PBS))

NOMINEE

NBC Special Treat: Ted Gomillion (film sound mixer), Robert L. Harman (film sound mixer), Bill Edmondson (film sound mixer)
For episode "Papa and Me"

Outstanding Informational Children's Series

WINNER

Go: George A. Heinemann (executive producer), Rift Fournier (producer), J. Philip Miller (producer), Spliff Starr (producer), Joan Bender (producer) (NBC)

NOMINEES

The Electric Company: Andrew B. Ferguson Jr. (PBS)
Make a Wish: Lester Cooper (executive producer), Peter Weinberg (producer) (ABC)

Outstanding Daytime Drama Series

WINNER

Another World: Paul Rauch (executive producer), Joe Rothenberger (producer), Mary S. Bonner (producer) (NBC)

NOMINEES

All My Children: Bud Kloss (producer) (ABC)
Days of Our Lives: Betty Corday (executive producer), Jack Herzberg (producer), Al Rabin (producer) (NBC)
The Young and the Restless: John Conboy (executive producer), Patricia Wenig (producer) (CBS)

Outstanding Host or Hostess - Game or Audience Participation Show

WINNER

Password All-Stars: Allen Ludden (ABC)

NOMINEES

The Hollywood Squares: Peter Marshall (NBC)
Jackpot: Geoff Edwards (NBC)

Outstanding Daytime Talk, Service or Variety Series

WINNER

Dinah!: Henry Jaffe (executive producer), Carolyn Raskin (executive producer), Fred Tatashore (producer) (Syndicated)

NOMINEES

Good Morning America: Mel Ferber (executive producer), George Merlis (producer), Bob Lissit (producer) (ABC)
The Mike Douglas Show: Jack Reilly (executive producer), Woody Fraser (producer) (Syndicated)

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts

WINNER

Sesame Street: Kermit Love (costumes/props), Caroly Wilcox (costumes/props), Don Sahlin (costumes/props), John Lovelady (costumes/props), Rollin Krewson (costumes/props)

NOMINEES

The Tiny Tree: Sophie Quinn (character designer), Trudy Philion (character designer), Louie Schmitt (character designer)
First Ladies Diaries: Martha Washington: Werner Sherer (hairdresser)
Live from Lincoln Center: John Leay, Mark Schubin
For the first stereo simulcast via satellite (ep. "André Previn/Van Cliburn").

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