The Sitcom EMMY Nominees of the 1980s... Who Would YOU Pick to Win Each Year?

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This list is from imdb. Which actors/actress would YOU have chosen to win each year?

1980

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Richard Mulligan, Burt Campbell on "Soap" (ABC) Winner
Hal Linden, Barney Miller on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Robert Guillaume, Benson DuBois on "Benson" (ABC)
Alan Alda, Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Judd Hirsch, Alex Reiger on "Taxi" (ABC)

Oustanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Cathryn Damon, Mary Campbell on "Soap" (ABC) Winner
Sheree North, Dotty Wertz on "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS)
Polly Holliday, Flo Castleberry on "Flo" (CBS)
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Katherine Helmond, Jessica Tate on "Soap" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Harry Morgan, Col. Sherman Potter on "M*A*S*H" (CBS) Winner
Max Gail, Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Steve Landesberg, Arthur P. Deitrich on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Mike Farrell, BJ Hunnicutt on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on "WKRP in Cincinnati" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Loretta Swit, Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H" (CBS) Winner
Polly Holliday, Flo Castleberry on "Alice" (CBS)
Inga Swenson, Gretchen Kraus on "Benson" (ABC)
Loni Anderson, Jennifer Marlowe on "WKRP in Cincinnati" (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Taxi (ABC) Winner
Barney Miller (ABC)
M*A*S*H (CBS)
Soap (ABC)
WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS)

1981

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Judd Hirsch, Alex Reiger on "Taxi" (ABC) Winner
Jal Linden, Barney Miller on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Alan Alda, Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Richard Mulligan, Burt Campbell on "Soap" (ABC)
John Ritter, Jack Tripper on "Three's Company" (ABC)

Outsanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS) Winner
Lynn Redgrave, Ann Atkinson on "House Calls" (CBS)
Cathryn Damon, Mary Campbell on "Soap" (ABC)
Katherine Helmond, Jessica Tate on "Soap" (ABC)
Eileen Brennan, Mrs. McKenzie on "Taxi" [for episode "Thy Boss's Wife"] (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Danny DeVito, Louie DePalma on "Taxi" (ABC) Winner
Steve Landesberg, Arthur Dietrich on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Harry Morgan, Col. Sherman Potter on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
David Ogden Stiers, Charles Winchester on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Howard Hesseman, Dr. Johnny Fever on "WKRP in Cincinnati" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Eileen Brennan, Doreen Lewis on "Private Benjamin" (CBS) Winner
Anne Meara, Veronica Rooney on "Archie Bunker's Place" (CBS)
Marla Gibbs, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Loretta Swit, Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Loni Anderson, Jennifer Marlowe on "WKRP in Cincinnati" (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Taxi (ABC) Winner
Barney Miller (ABC)
M*A*S*H (CBS)
WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS)

1982

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Alan Alda, Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" (CBS) Winner
Hal Linden, Barney Miller on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Robert Guillaume, Benson DuBois on "Benson" (ABC)
Leslie Nielsen, Frank Drebin on "Police Squad!" (ABC)
Judd Hirsch, Alex Reiger on "Taxi" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Carol Kane, Simka Dahblitz on "Taxi" [for episode "Simka Returns] (ABC) Winner
Charlotte Rae, Mrs. Edna Garrett on "The Facts of Life" (NBC)
Nell Carter, Nell Harper on "Gimme a Break!" (NBC)
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Swoosie Kurtz, Laurie Morgan on "Love, Sidney" (NBC)
Bonnie Franklin, Ann Romano on "One Day at a Time" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Christopher Lloyd, Jim Ignatowski on "Taxi" (ABC) Winner
Ron Glass, Ron Harris on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
Steve Landesberg, Arthur Dietrich on "Barney Miller (ABC)
Harry Morgan, Col. Sherman Potter on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
David Ogden Stiers, Charles Winchester on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Danny DeVito, Louie DePalma on "Taxi" (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Loretta Swit, Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H (CBS) Winner
Anne Meara, Veronica Rooney on "Archie Bunker's Place [for episode "Replapse"] (CBS)
Inga Swenson, Gretchen Kraus on "Benson" (ABC)
Marla Gibbs, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Eileen Brennan, Doreen Lewis on "Private Benjamin" (CBS)
Andrea Martin, Various Characters on "SCTV" (NBC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Barney Miller (ABC) Winner
Love, Sidney (NBC)
M*A*S*H (CBS)
Taxi (ABC)
WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS)

1983

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Judd Hirsch, Alex Reiger on "Taxi" (NBC) Winner
Robert Guillaume, Benson DuBois on "Benson" (ABC)
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Dabney Coleman, Bill Bittinger on "Buffalo Bill" (NBC)
Alan Alda, Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Shelley Long, Diane Chambers on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
Rita Moreno, Violet Newstead on "9 to 5" (ABC)
Nell Carter, Nell Harper on "Gimme a Break!" (NBC)
Swoosie Kurtz, Laurie Morgan on "Love, Sidney" (NBC)
Mariette Hartley, Jennifer Barnes on "Goodnight, Beantown" (CBS)
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Christopher Lloyd, Jim Ignatowski on "Taxi" (NBC) Winner
Nicholas Colasanto, Ernie "Coach" Pantusso on "Cheers" (NBC)
Harry Morgan, Col Sherman Potter on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Eddie Murphy, Various Characters on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Danny DeVito, Louie DePalma on "Taxi" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
Nominees:
Carol Kane, Simka Dahblitz on "Taxi" (NBC) Winner
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC)
Loretta Swit, Major Margaret Houlihan on "M*A*S*H" (CBS)
Eileen Brennan, Doreen Lewis on "Private Benjamin" (CBS)
Marla Gibbs, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Cheers (NBC) Winner
Buffalo Bill (NBC)
M*A*S*H (CBS)
Newhart (CBS)
Taxi (NBC)

1984

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
John Ritter, Jack Tripper on "Three's Company" (ABC) Winner
Robert Guillaume, Benson DuBois on "Benson" (ABC)
Dabney Coleman, Bill Bittinger on "Buffalo Bill" (NBC)
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Sherman Hemsley, George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jane Curtin, Allie Lowell on "Kate & Allie" (CBS) Winner
Joanna Cassidy, Jo Jo White on "Buffalo Bill" (NBC)
Shelley Long, Diane Chambers on "Cheers" (NBC)
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Susan Saint James, Kate McArdle on "Kate & Allie" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Pat Harrington, Jr., Swayne Schneider on "One Day at a Time" (CBS) Winner
Rene Auberjonois, Clayton Endicott III on "Benson" (ABC)
Nicholas Colasanto, Ernie "Coach" Pantusso on "Cheers" (NBC)
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Tom Poston, George Utley on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
Marion Ross, Marion Cunningham on "Happy Days" (ABC)
Marla Gibbs, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)
Paula Kelly, Liz Williams on "Night Court" (NBC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Cheers (NBC) Winner
Buffalo Bill (NBC)
Family Ties (NBC)
Kate & Allie (CBS)
Newhart (CBS)

1985

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Robert Guilaume, Benson DuBois on "Benson" (ABC) Winner
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Jack Warden, Harry Fox on "Crazy Like a Fox" (CBS)
Bob Newhart, Dick Louden on "Newhart" (CBS)
Harry Anderson, Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court" (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Jane Curtin, Allie Lowell on "Kate & Allie" (CBS) Winner
Shelley Long, Diane Chambers on "Cheers" (NBC)
Phylicia Rashad, Clair Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
Isabel Sanford, Louise Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Susan Saint James, Kate McArdle on "Kate & Allie" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
John Larroquette, Dan Fielding on "Night Court" (NBC) Winner
Nicholas Colasanto (Posthumously), Ernie "Coach" Pantusso on "Cheers" (NBC)
John Ratzenberger, Cliff Clavin on "Cheers" (NBC)
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Michael J. Fox, Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
Inga Swenson, Gretchen Kraus on "Benson" (ABC)
Marla Gibbs, Florence Johnston on "The Jeffersons" (CBS)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)
Selma Diamond (Posthumously), Selma Hacker on "Night Court" (NBC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
The Cosby Show (NBC) Winner
Cheers (NBC)
Family Ties (NBC)
Kate & Allie (CBS)
Night Court (NBC)

1986

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Michael J. Fox, Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC) Winner
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Jack Warden, Harry Fox on "Crazy Like a Fox" (CBS)
Bob Newhart, Dick Louden on "Newhart" (CBS)
Harry Anderson, Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court" (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Betty White, Rose Nyland on "The Golden Girls" (NBC) Winner
Shelley Long, Diane Chambers on "Cheers" (NBC)
Phylicia Rashad, Clair Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
Bea Arthur, Dorothy Zbornack on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Rue McClanahan, Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
John Larroquette, Dan Fielding on "Night Court" (NBC) Winner
John Ratzenberger, Cliff Clavin on "Cheers" (NBC)
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
Tom Poston, George Utley on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
Lisa Bonet, Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rudy Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" (NBC)
Justine Bateman, Mallory Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC)
Estelle Getty, Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
The Golden Girls (NBC) Winner
Cheers (NBC)
The Cosby Show (NBC)
Family Ties (NBC)
Kate & Allie (CBS)

1987

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Michael J. Fox, Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC) Winner
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Bob Newhart, Dick Louden on "Newhart" (CBS)
Harry Anderson, Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court" (NBC)
Bronson Pinchot, Balki Bartokomous on "Perfect Strangers" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Rue McClanahan, Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls" (NBC) Winner
Blair Brown, Molly Bickford Dodd on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC)
Bea Arthur, Dorothy Zbornack on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Betty White, Rose Nyland on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Jane Curtin, Allie Lowell on "Kate & Allie" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
John Larroquette, Dan Fielding on "Night Court" (NBC) Winner
Woody Harrelson, Woody Boyd on "Cheers" (NBC)
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Tom Poston, George Utley on "Newhart" (CBS)
Peter Scolari, Michael Harris on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jackée Harry, Sandra Clark on "227" (NBC) Winner
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC)
Justine Bateman, Mallory Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC)
Estelle Getty, Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
The Golden Girls (NBC) Winner
Cheers (NBC)
The Cosby Show (NBC)
Family Ties (NBC)
Night Court (NBC)

1988

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Michael J. Fox, Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC) Winner
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Tim Reid, Frank Parrish on "Frank's Place" (CBS)
John Ritter, Harry Hooperman on "Hooperman" (ABC)
Dabney Coleman, Slap Maxwell on "The Slap Maxwell Story" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Bea Arthur, Dorothy Zbornak on "The Golden Girls" (NBC) Winner
Kirstie Alley, Rebecca Howe on "Cheers" (NBC)
Blair Brown, Molly Bickford Dodd on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC)
Rue McClanahan, Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Betty White, Rose Nyland on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
John Larroquette, Dan Fielding on "Night Court" (NBC) Winner
Kelsey Grammer, Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" (NBC)
Woody Harrelson, Woody Boyd on "Cheers" (NBC)
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Peter Scolari, Michael Harris on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Estelle Getty, Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls" (NBC) Winner
Jackée Harry, Sandra Clark on "227" (NBC)
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)
Katherine Helmond, Mona Robinson on "Who's the Boss?" (ABC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
The Wonder Years (ABC) Winner
Cheers (NBC)
Frank's Place (CBS)
The Golden Girls (NBC)
Night Court (NBC)

1989

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Richard Mulligan, Dr. Harry Weston on "Empty Nest" (NBC) Winner
Ted Danson, Sam Malone on "Cheers" (NBC)
Michael J. Fox, Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" (NBC)
John Goodman, Dan Conner on "Roseanne" (ABC)
Fred Savage, Kevin Arnold on "The Wonder Years" (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown on "Murphy Brown" (CBS) Winner
Blair Brown, Molly Bickford Dodd on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC)
Bea Arthur, Dorothy Zbornak on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Rue McClanahan, Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Betty White, Rose Nyland on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:
Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
George Wendt, Norm Peterson on "Cheers" (NBC)
Meshach Taylor, Anthony Bouvier on "Designing Women" (CBS)
Joe Regalbuto, Frank Fontana on "Murphy Brown" (CBS)
Peter Scolari, Michael Harris on "Newhart" (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Rhea Perlman, Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" (NBC) Winner
Estelle Getty, Sophia Petrillo on "The Golden Girls" (NBC)
Faith Ford, Corky Sherwood on "Murphy Brown" (CBS)
Julia Duffy, Stephanie Vanderkellen on "Newhart" (CBS)
Katherine Helmond, Mona Robinson on "Who's the Boss?" (ABC)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:
Cheers (NBC) Winner
Designing Women (CBS)
The Golden Girls (NBC)
Murphy Brown (CBS)
The Wonder Years (ABC)

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The nominees from the 80s were sure a lot better than today.