1985–1986 Emmy Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Outstanding Drama Series | Cagney and Lacey (CBS) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | William Daniels, St. Elsewhere |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Sharon Gless, Cagney and Lacey |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Karlen, Cagney and Lacey |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Bonnie Bartlett, St. Elsewhere |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | John Lithgow, Amazing Stories: “The Doll” |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | George Stanford Brown, Cagney and Lacy: “Parting Shots” |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Tom Fontana, John Tinker and John Masius, St. Elsewhere: “Time Heals” |
| Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special | Hallmark Hall of Fame: Love Is Never Silent (NBC) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Golden Girls (NBC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Michael J. Fox, Family Ties |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Betty White, The Golden Girls |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Rhea Perlman, Cheers |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | John Larroquette, Night Court |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series | Roscoe Lee Browne, The Cosby Show: “The Card Game” |
| Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series | Jay Sandrich, The Cosby Show: “Denise's Friend” |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Barry Fanaro and Mort Nathan, The Golden Girls: “A Little Romance” |
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS) |
| Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Whitney Houston, The 28th Annual Grammy Awards |
| Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Waris Hussein, Copacabana |
| Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | David Letterman, Steve O'Donnell, Sandy Frank, Joe Toplyn, Chris Elliott, Matt Wickline, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Randy Cohen, Larry Jacobson, Kevin Curran, Fred Graver and Merrill Markoe, Late Night With David Letterman, Fourth Anniversary Special |
| Outstanding Miniseries | Peter the Great (NBC) |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Dustin Hoffman, Death of a Salesman |
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Marlo Thomas, Nobody's Child |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | John Malkovich, Death of a Salesman |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Colleen Dewhurst, Between Two Women |
| Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special | Joseph Sargent, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Love Is Never Silent |
| Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special | Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, teleplay; Sherman Yellen, story, An Early Frost |
| Outstanding Informational Series (tie) | Great Performances: Laurence Olivier — A Life (PBS) |
| Planet Earth (PBS) | |
| Outstanding Informational Special | W. C. Fields Straight Up (PBS) |
| Outstanding Children's Program (Prime Time) | Anne of Green Gables (PBS) |
| Outstanding Children's Series (Daytime) | Sesame Street (PBS) |
| Outstanding Children's Special (Daytime) | CBS Schoolbreak Special: The War Between the Classes (CBS) |
| Outstanding Animated Program (Daytime) | Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (CBS) |
| Outstanding Animated Program (Prime Time) | Garfield's Halloween Adventure (CBS) |
| Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show | The $25,000 Pyramid (CBS) |
| Outstanding Talk/Service Program | Donahue (Syndicated) |
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