Great Performances (1971) | Awards

Steven Cimino Paul Cangialosi Johnny Pinto Chuck Goslin Barry Frisher Jeff Latonero Len Wechsler Susan Noll J.M. Hurley

Winner

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Robert T. Barnhart Ted Wells Matt Firestone Harry Sangmeister

Nominated

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

Michael Tilson Thomas

David Horn Bill O'Donnell Bernhard Fleischer John Walker

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Programs

Primetime Emmy Awards (2011)

Winner

Outstanding Music Direction

Harry Connick Jr.

Emmett Loughran Joe DeBois Miguel Armstrong Paul Ranieri Dave Smith Shawn Harkins Alain Onesto Ron Washburn Mark Whitman Larry Solomon Bob Long Matty Randazzo Manny Gutierrez John Kosmaczewski Jay Millard Anthony De Fonzo

Winner

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Winner

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Lonny Price

David Horn Bill O'Donnell Mitch Owgang John Walker

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

David Foster

Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)

Primetime Emmy 2010

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

David Foster

Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)

Primetime Emmy 2009

Winner

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

John Williams

Primetime Emmy 2009

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Programs

Primetime Emmy Awards (2008)

Nominated

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

Gary Bradley Laura Young

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

Lonny Price

Sydney Pollack Michael Gorfaine Don Mischer

Nominated

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Jon Pretnar Miguel Armstrong Bill Finley Manny Gutierrez Charlie Huntley John Kosmaczewski Alain Onesto Timothy Quigley Mark Renaudin Dave Smith Larry Solomon Jim Tufaro Ron Washburn Mark Whitman Jeff Muhlstock Claus Stuhlweissenburg Billy Steinberg Matty Randazzo Paul Ranieri

Nominated

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

John Beug David Horn Gary Borman Barry Schulman Rose Granatt Kristi Foley Tim Swift Dana Tomarken Katie Campbell

Nominated

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

Gary Bradley

Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

Primetime Emmy 2007

Nominated

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Primetime Emmy 2007

Nominated

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

Gary Bradley Laura Young

Primetime Emmy 2007

Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special

Jay David Saks Ken Hahn

Primetime Emmy Awards (2006)

Winner

Outstanding Music Direction

Paul Gemignani

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

David Foster

Hugues Namur Morgan Sagel Olivier Garcelon Alexander Gregoire Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang Ugo Bimar

Nominated

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Allan Wells Randy Baer Bill Chaikowsky Ken Dahlquist Hank Geving Manny Gutierrez Larry Heider Pat Kerby Kenneth Patterson Gordie Saiger Rob Vuona Danny Webb Easter Xua Billy Steinberg Steve Rice

Nominated

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Barry Schulman John Walker David Horn

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Program

Primetime Emmy Awards (2005)

Winner

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

Gary Bradley

Jac Venza Ellen M. Krass Morton Swinsky Iris Merlis Jay Good David Horn John Walker Marin Alsop

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Program

Keith Winikoff Billy Steinberg Matty Randazzo Miguel Armstrong Timm Bland Barbara Drago Freddy Frederick Ed Fussel Pat Gleason Manny Gutierrez Ray Hoover Lyn Noland Chad Smith Ron Smith

Nominated

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Elliot Scheiner Mick Guzauski Ed Cherney Susan Pelino Neil Dorfsman

Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

Rachel Portman

Wayne Baruch Charles F. Gayton David Horn Jac Venza Mona Niemiec Mitch Owgang John Walker

Nominated

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming

Stan Crocker

Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

Primetime Emmy 2004

Winner

Outstanding Music Direction

Harry Connick Jr.

Primetime Emmy 2004

Nominated

Outstanding Special Class Program

Primetime Emmy 2004

Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special

Gregg Rubin François Lamoureux

Primetime Emmy Awards (2002)

Primetime Emmy 2002

Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Non-Fiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

Peter Miller Roger Phenix Lee Dichter

Primetime Emmy 2002

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

Peter Gelb Jac Venza Laura Mitgang Molly McBride Pat Jaffe Joshua Bell William Eddins

Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)

Primetime Emmy 2001

Nominated

Outstanding Music Direction

Paul Gemignani

Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)

Primetime Emmy 2000

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

David Horn Jac Venza Costa Pilavachi Clive Bennett John Walker Andrea Bocelli Myung-Whun Chung

Primetime Emmy 2000

Nominated

Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program

Matthew Diamond

Primetime Emmy 2000

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

David Horn Jac Venza John Walker

Primetime Emmy Awards (1999)

Primetime Emmy 1999

Winner

Outstanding Choreography

Judith Jamison

Primetime Emmy 1999

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

David Horn Jac Venza Lotfi Mansouri Nigel Boon Jane Seymour Barbara Bellini Witkowski John Walker Judy Flannery Kate Gaitley Kirk Browning André Previn

Primetime Emmy 1999

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program

Orlando Bagwell Jac Venza

Primetime Emmy Awards (1997)

Nominated

Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program

Dona Granata

Peter Gelb Pat Jaffe Molly McBride Bobby McFerrin Laura Mitgang

Nominated

Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program

Brent Carpenter Dylan Tichenor

Nominated

Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special - Multi-Camera Production

Jac Venza Glenn DuBose James Arntz Bill Murphy Sara Lukinson Don Lenzer Itzhak Perlman

Nominated

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special

Rob Rapley

Primetime Emmy Awards (1996)

Primetime Emmy 1996

Winner

Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program

Primetime Emmy Awards (1994)

Primetime Emmy 1994

Nominated

Outstanding Informational Special

Harry J. Kraut Klaus Hallig Michael Bronson

Primetime Emmy Awards (1993)

Primetime Emmy 1993

Nominated

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

David Horn Jac Venza John Walker

Primetime Emmy 1993

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program

Robert Altman

Primetime Emmy Awards (1992)

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming - Performance

Kathleen Battle

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming - Directing

Brian Large

Bill Schnee John Bickelhaupt Fred Tator

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program

Patricia Birch

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming - Performance

Plácido Domingo

Dan Cleary Jac Venza David Horn John Walker

Nominated

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program (Special)

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Natalie Cole

Peter Gelb Daniel Anker Laura Mitgang André Previn

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

Susan Froemke Peter Gelb Kathleen Battle Wynton Marsalis

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

Primetime Emmy Awards (1991)

Primetime Emmy 1991

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Harry Connick Jr.

Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)

Primetime Emmy 1990

Nominated

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

David Horn Jac Venza John Walker

Primetime Emmy 1990

Nominated

Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program

Bradford Wood

Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

Primetime Emmy 1989

Winner

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Linda Ronstadt

Primetime Emmy 1989

Winner

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

Harry J. Kraut Klaus Hallig Michael Bronson Thomas Skinner

Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)

Jac Venza David Horn Michael Bronson John Walker

Winner

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts

Patricia Birch Humphrey Burton

Winner

Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program

Nominated

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography

Patricia Birch

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Nominated

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

Michael Tilson Thomas

Nominated

Outstanding Achievement in Main Title Theme Music

John Corigliano

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical

Plácido Domingo

Jac Venza Joan Kramer David Heeley Lauren Bacall

Nominated

Outstanding Informational Special

Primetime Emmy Awards (1987)

Primetime Emmy 1987

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievement - Classical Music/Dance Programming - Directing

Kirk Browning

Primetime Emmy 1987

Winner

Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction

Don Pippin Eric Stern Buster Davis

Primetime Emmy 1987

Nominated

Outstanding Informational Special

Jac Venza George Paris Joan Kramer David Heeley

Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

Winner

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography

Walter Painter

Winner

Outstanding Informational Series

Nick Evans Nick Elliott

Winner

Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program

Bill Hargate

Winner

Outstanding Individual Achievements - Classical Music/Dance Programming

Franco Zeffirelli

Nominated

Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program

Kirk Browning

Nominated

Outstanding Individual Achievements - Classical Music/Dance Programming

Plácido Domingo

Nominated

Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

Sylvia Fine