Outstanding Comedy Series -- Cheers (NBC); James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles, executive producers; Ken Levine and David Isaacs, co-producers.

Outstanding Drama Series -- Hill Street Blues (NBC); Steven Bochco, executive producer; Gregory Hoblit, co-executive producer; Anthony Yerkovich, supervising producer; David Anspaugh and Scott Brazil, producers.

Outstanding Limited Series -- Nicholas Nickleby (SYNDICATED); Colin Callinder, producer.

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program -- Night of 100 Stars (ABC); Alexander H. Cohen, executive producer; Hildy Parks, producer; Roy A. Somlyo, coproducer.

Outstanding Informational Series -- Creativity with Bill Moyers (PBS); Merton Koplin and Charles Grinker, executive producers; Betsy McCarthy, coordinating producer.

Outstanding Drama Special -- Special Bulletin (NBC); Don Ohlmeyer, executive producer; Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, producers.

Outstanding Informational Special -- The Barbara Walters Specials (ABC); Beth Polson, producer; Barbara Walters, host.

Outstanding Children's Program -- Big Bird In China (NBC); Jon Stone, executive producer; David Liu, Kuo Bao-Xiang, and Xu Ja-Cha, producers.

Outstanding Animated Program -- Ziggy's Gift (ABC); Lena Tabori, executive producer; Richard Williams, Tom Wilson, and Lena Tabori, producers.

Outstanding Classical Program in the Performing Arts -- Pavarotti in Philadelphia: La Boheme (PBS); Margarett Anne Everitt, executive producer; Clemente D'Alessio, producer.

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series -- Ed Flanders, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series -- Tyne Daly, Cagney & Lacey (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series -- Judd Hirsch, Taxi (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series -- Shelley Long, Cheers (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special -- Tommy Lee Jones, The Executioner's Song (NBC)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special -- Barbara Stanwyck, The Thorn Birds (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series -- James Coco, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series -- Doris Roberts, St. Elsewhere (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special -- Richard Kiley, The Thorn Birds (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special -- Jean Simmons, The Thorn Birds (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series -- Christopher Lloyd, Taxi (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series -- Carol Kane, Taxi (CBS)

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Series -- Leontyne Price, Leontyne Price, Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic, Live from Lincoln Center (PBS)

Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series -- Jeff Bleckner, Hill Street Blues (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series -- James Burrows, Cheers (NBC)

Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special -- John Erman, Who Will Love My Children? (ABC)

Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program -- Dwight Hemion, Sheena Easton...Act One (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series -- David Milch. Hill Street Blues (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series -- Glen Charles and Les Charles, Cheers (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special -- Marshall Herskovitz, teleplay; Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, story. Special Bulletin (NBC)

Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program -- John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Bob Dolman, John McAndrew, Doug Steckler, Michael Short, Mary Charlotte Wilcox. SCTV Network (NBC)

Sixth Annual ATAS Governors Award -- Sylvester L. "Pat" Weaver, Jr.