Drama
Outstanding Drama Series
Cagney & Lacey
St. Elsewhere
The Equalizer
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Lead Actor — Drama
Winner
Bruce Willis
Moonlighting — ABC — as David Addison
William Daniels — St. Elsewhere
Edward Woodward — The Equalizer
Don Johnson — Miami Vice
Tom Selleck — Magnum P.I.
Lead Actress — Drama
Winner
Sharon Gless
Cagney & Lacey — Christine Cagney (2nd consecutive win)
Tyne Daly — Cagney & Lacey
Angela Lansbury — Murder She Wrote
Cybill Shepherd — Moonlighting
Jane Wyman — Falcon Crest
Supporting Actor — Drama
Winner
John Hillerman
Magnum P.I. — Jonathan Higgins
Supporting Actress — Drama
Winner
Bonnie Bartlett
St. Elsewhere — Ellen Craig (2nd win)
Comedy
Outstanding Comedy Series
Cheers
Family Ties
Newhart
Night Court
Lead Actor — Comedy
Winner
Michael J. Fox
Family Ties — Alex P. Keaton (2nd consecutive win)
Ted Danson — Cheers
Bob Newhart — Newhart
Tony Danza — Who's the Boss?
John Larroquette — Night Court
Lead Actress — Comedy
Winner
Rue McClanahan
The Golden Girls — as Blanche Devereaux
Betty White — The Golden Girls
Shelley Long — Cheers
Estelle Getty — The Golden Girls
Phylicia Rashad — The Cosby Show
Supporting Actor — Comedy
Winner
John Larroquette
Night Court — Dan Fielding (3rd consecutive win)
Supporting Actress — Comedy
Winner
Jackee Harry
227 — NBC — as Sandra Clark — first Black actress to win Supporting Actress Comedy Emmy
Limited Series & Movie
Outstanding Miniseries
Amerika
Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna
Evergreen
Lead Actor — Limited/Movie
Winner
James Woods
Promise — CBS — as a man who cares for his brother with schizophrenia
Lead Actress — Limited/Movie
Winner
Gena Rowlands
The Betty Ford Story — ABC — as Betty Ford