Nominees & Winners

Name: 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Start: 1981
End: 1981
Location: Los Angeles

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Outstanding Directing In A Drama Series

American Dream

Directed by
Mel Damski

Nominee

American Dream

ABC

Mel Damski

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Georg Stanford Brown

Nominee

Hill Street Blues

NBC

Georg Stanford Brown

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Corey Allen

Nominee

Hill Street Blues

NBC

Corey Allen

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Robert Butler

Winner

Hill Street Blues

NBC

Robert Butler

Lou Grant

Directed by
Burt Brinckerhoff

Nominee

Lou Grant

CBS

Burt Brinckerhoff

Lou Grant

Directed by
Gene Reynolds

Nominee

Lou Grant

CBS

Gene Reynolds

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American Dream

Directed by
Mel Damski

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Georg Stanford Brown

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Corey Allen

Hill Street Blues

Directed by
Robert Butler

Winner

Lou Grant

Directed by
Burt Brinckerhoff

Lou Grant

Directed by
Gene Reynolds

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