▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁ABC . ▁It ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁John ▁F ors y the ▁and ▁Mar lo ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁e ighth ▁and ▁final ▁season , ▁Bar ney ▁Miller ▁finally ▁won ▁the ▁Em my ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Com edy ▁Series , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁nominated ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁previous ▁six ▁seasons . ▁On ▁the ▁drama ▁side , ▁it ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁all ▁about ▁Hill ▁Street ▁Blues . ▁It ▁set ▁multiple ▁records ▁on ▁the ▁night , ▁including ▁receiving ▁ 1 6 ▁major ▁nomin ations ▁( win ning ▁four ), ▁breaking ▁the ▁long - h eld ▁record ▁( sub sequently ▁broken ) ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁for ▁a ▁comedy ▁or ▁drama ▁set ▁by ▁Play house ▁ 9 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁It ▁also ▁received ▁nine ▁acting ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁regular ▁cast ▁members , ▁this ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁tied ▁by ▁L . A . ▁Law , ▁and ▁The ▁West ▁Wing . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁those ▁acting ▁nomin ations ▁was ▁another ▁mil estone , ▁Hill ▁Street ▁Blues ▁received ▁every ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁D rama ▁Series , ▁this ▁achiev ement ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁dup licated ▁by ▁a ▁comedy ▁or ▁drama ▁in ▁a ▁major ▁acting ▁category ▁since . ▁Another ▁mil estone ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁Andrea ▁Martin , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁actor ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁series , ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁Second ▁City ▁Television , ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁comedy ▁acting ▁field ▁since ▁the ▁categories ▁merged ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁In