Controversial series tops Emmy list

Press, 7 August 1985, Page 15

Controversial series tops Emmy list

NZPA-Reuter Los Angeles “Cheers,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The Cosby Show” are among the leading nominations for Emmy Awards this year. However, the controversial series, “Miami Vice,” about a police drug squad, tops the list with 15 nominations. This gives the N.B.C. network 125 nominations ahead of C.B.S.’s 75 and A.B.C.’s 41. “Cheers,” about bar life in Boston and named the best comedy series for the past two years, received 12 nominations, (it screens on One at 9.30 this evening) and “Hill Street Blues,” about a United States police precinct and chosen best drama series for the past four years, received 11. “The Cosby Show,” the top-rated programme on United States’ television, received eight nominations. Cosby said earlier he would reject an award because he did not believe in competing against his fellow performers. He was not included in the list of best comedy actors. The critically-acclaimed British series on India, “The Jewel in the Crown,” collected six nominations, including one for Dame Peggy Ashcroft for best actress and one for outstanding limited series. Britons Sir John Gielgud and the late Richard Burton

were nominated for best supporting actors in a limited series or special — Gielgud for “Romance on the Orient Express,” and Burton for “Ellis Island.” British actress Deborah Kerr was nominated the best supporting actress in a limited series or special for “A Woman of Substance.” Of two of the biggest hits on television, “Dynasty” collected only three nominations and “Dallas” did not recieve a single nod. “The Jewel in the Crown” was also nominated, in the Limited Series category, for best writing, best directing, best art directing, and best

costume design. The Emmys are awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, composed of 4000 members of the United States television industry. The winners will be announced on September 22.