The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 20, 1987. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox for the first time, as the network premiered a year earlier from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. For the second straight year, The Golden Girls won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. The winner for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series was L.A. Law, which, for its first season, won four major awards, and led all shows, with 13 major nominations. The winner for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, Promise, set a new record, with five major wins. This record still stands for TV movies, though it was tied by Temple Grandin in 2010. The Tracey Ullman Show received three major nominations on the night, making it the first ceremony in which the network Fox received a major nomination. This was the only time that Hill Street Blues wasn't nominated for Outstanding Drama Series, in its seventh and last season; also, no males actors of Hill Street Blues were nominated (even with 20 previous nominations). Only Betty Thomas for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series was nominated, and did not win, making her the only one in the cast to be nominated in all seasons. NBC continued its dominance of the field, becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations (82). Its résumé was highlighted by gaining all five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. This had been done only once before (in 1977, but with a field of only four shows), and has not been matched in either field since. (en)
De 39e Primetime Emmy Awards, waarbij prijzen werden uitgereikt in verschillende categorieën voor de beste Amerikaanse televisieprogramma's die in primetime werden uitgezonden tijdens het televisieseizoen 1986-1987, vond plaats op 20 september 1987 in het Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Californië. (nl)
La consegna dei Premi Emmy 1987 per il Primetime (39ª edizione) fu tenuta al Pasadena Civic Auditorium di Pasadena (California) il 20 settembre 1987. La cerimonia fu presentata da Bruce Willis e fu trasmessa dalla Fox. I Creative Arts Emmy Awards furono consegnati il 12 settembre. Per le candidature, furono presi in considerazione i programmi trasmessi tra il 1º luglio 1986 e il 30 giugno 1987. La consegna dei Premi Emmy 1987 per il Daytime (14ª edizione) fu tenuta il 28 giugno 1987. Per le candidature, furono presi in considerazione i programmi trasmessi tra il 6 marzo 1986 e il 5 marzo 1987. (it)
De 39e Primetime Emmy Awards, waarbij prijzen werden uitgereikt in verschillende categorieën voor de beste Amerikaanse televisieprogramma's die in primetime werden uitgezonden tijdens het televisieseizoen 1986-1987, vond plaats op 20 september 1987 in het Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Californië. (nl)
La consegna dei Premi Emmy 1987 per il Primetime (39ª edizione) fu tenuta al Pasadena Civic Auditorium di Pasadena (California) il 20 settembre 1987. La cerimonia fu presentata da Bruce Willis e fu trasmessa dalla Fox. I Creative Arts Emmy Awards furono consegnati il 12 settembre. Per le candidature, furono presi in considerazione i programmi trasmessi tra il 1º luglio 1986 e il 30 giugno 1987. La consegna dei Premi Emmy 1987 per il Daytime (14ª edizione) fu tenuta il 28 giugno 1987. Per le candidature, furono presi in considerazione i programmi trasmessi tra il 6 marzo 1986 e il 5 marzo 1987. (it)
The 39th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 20, 1987. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox for the first time, as the network premiered a year earlier from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. NBC continued its dominance of the field, becoming the first network to gain over eighty major nominations (82). Its résumé was highlighted by gaining all five nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. This had been done only once before (in 1977, but with a field of only four shows), and has not been matched in either field since. (en)