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Awards Nominees and Winners
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1981 - 33rd Emmy Awards
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Limited Series, Movie
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Programming
Costume Design & Supervision
Motion & Title Design
Documentary Programming
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series - 1981
All Nominees
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Hal Linden
Barney Miller
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Alan Alda
M*A*S*H
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Richard Mulligan
Soap
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Judd Hirsch
Taxi
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John Ritter
Three's Company