The 32nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 7, 1980, at the

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. The awards show was hosted by

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and

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and broadcast on

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. For the second year in a row, the top series awards went to the same shows, ''

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'' and ''

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''. ''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 ''

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'' in

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. The ceremony was held in the midst of a strike by members of the

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; in a show of support for their union, 51 of the 52 nominated performers boycotted the event.

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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."''Powers Boothe Breaks Boycott At Long Emmy Show'', by Barbara Holsopple, in ''Pittsburgh Press'', September 8, 1980, pC-11
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Winners and nominees

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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * CBS – 53 * NBC – 23 * ABC – 19 ; By program * ''Lou Grant'' (CBS) – 14 * ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) – 10 * ''The Rockford Files'' (NBC) / ''The Scarlet O'Hara War, The Silent Lovers, This Year's Blonde'' (NBC) – 6 * ''Barney Miller'' (ABC) – 5

Most major awards

;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. * ABC / CBS – 10 * NBC – 4 ; By program * ''Lou Grant'' (CBS) – 5 * ''Baryshnikov on Broadway'' (ABC) / ''M*A*S*H'' (CBS) / ''The Miracle Worker'' (NBC) / ''Soap'' (ABC) / ''Taxi'' (ABC) – 2 ;Notes

References

External links

Emmys.com list of 1980 Nominees & Winners
* {{EmmyAwardsbyYear 033 1980 television awards 1980 in California September 1980 events in the United States