1971–1972 Emmy Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Outstanding Series, Drama | Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R (PBS) | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Peter Falk, NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series | Glenda Jackson, Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R | |
| Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama | Jack Warden, Movie of the Week: Brian's Song | |
| Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Jenny Agutter, Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Snow Goose | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Single Program of a Series) | Alexander Singer, The Bold Ones: The Lawyers: “The Invasion of Kevin Ireland” | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (Single Program of a Series) | Richard L. Levinson and William Link, NBC Mystery Movie: Colombo: Death Lends a Hand | |
| Outstanding Single Program, Drama or Comedy | Movie of the Week: Brian's Song (ABC) | |
| Outstanding Single Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role | Keith Michell, The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Howard | |
| Outstanding Single Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role | Glenda Jackson, Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R: “Shadow in the Sun” | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Single Program) | Tom Gries, The New CBS Friday Night Movies: The Glass House | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama, Original Teleplay | Allan Sloane, To All My Friends on Shore | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama, Adaptation | William Blinn, Movie of the Week: Brian's Song | |
| Outstanding New Series | Masterpiece Theatre: Elizabeth R (PBS) | |
| Outstanding Series, Comedy | All in the Family (CBS) | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family | |
| Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Jean Stapleton, All in the Family | |
| Outstanding Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy | Edward Asner, The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |
| Outstanding Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (tie) | Valerie Harper, The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |
| Sally Struthers, All in the Family | ||
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy | John Rich, All in the Family: “Sammy's Visit” | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy | Burt Styler, All in the Family: “Edith's Problem” | |
| The Carol Burnett Show (CBS) | |
| Outstanding Variety Series, Talk | The Dick Cavett Show (ABC) | |
| Outstanding Achievement By a Performer in Music or Variety | Harvey Korman, The Carol Burnett Show | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music | Art Fisher, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (with Tony Randall) | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety or Music | Don Hinkley, Stan Hart, Larry Siegel, Woody Kling, Roger Beatty, Art Baer, Ben Joelson, Stan Burns, Mike Marmer and Arnie Rosen, The Carol Burnett Show (with Tim Conway and Ray Charles) | |
| Outstanding Single Program, Variety or Musical Variety and Popular Music | Bell System Family Theatre: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (NBC) | |
| Classical Music | Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna With Leonard Bernstein (CBS) | |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music (Special Program) | Walter C. Miller and Martin Charnin, Bell System Family Theatre: Jack Lemmon in 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music (Special Program) | Anne Howard Bailey, NET Opera Theatre: The Trial of Mary Lincoln | |
| Outstanding Achievement Within Regularly Scheduled News Programs | NBC Nightly News: “Defeat of Dacca” (NBC) | |
| Outstanding Achievements for Regularly Scheduled Magazine-Type Programs | Chronolog (NBC) | |
| The Great American Dream Machine (PBS) | ||
| Outstanding Documentary Program Achievements Current Significance | CBS Reports: “A Night in Jail, A Day in Court” (CBS) | |
| This Child Is Rated X: An NBC News White Paper on Juvenile Justice (NBC) | ||
| Cultural | The Monday Night Special: Hollywood: The Dream Factory (ABC) | |
| The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: A Sound of Dolphins (ABC) | ||
| The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau: The Unsinkable Sea Otter (ABC) | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming | ABC's Wide World of Sports (ABC) | |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming | Sesame Street (PBS) | |
| Special Classification of Outstanding Program Achievement General Programming | PBS Special: The Pentagon Papers (PBS) | |
| Docu-Drama | The Search for the Nile, parts I–VI (NBC) |
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