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Awards Nominees and Winners
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1981 - 33rd Emmy Awards
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Comedy
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Limited Series, Movie
Variety
Miniseries, Movie
Comedy, Variety, Music
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Directors
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- Music Direction
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Programming
Costume Design & Supervision
Motion & Title Design
Documentary Programming
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR A SPECIAL - 1981
All Nominees
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Peter O'Toole
Masada
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Peter Strauss
Masada
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Richard Chamberlain
SHOGUN
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Toshiro Mifune
SHOGUN
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Anthony Hopkins
The Bunker