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Film
Feature Film
Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor
James L. Brooks - Broadcast News
Lasse Hallström - My Life as a Dog
Adrian Lyne - Fatal Attraction
Steven Spielberg - Empire of the Sun
Television
Drama Series
Marshall Herskovitz - thirtysomething for "Pilot"
Sharron Miller - Cagney & Lacey for "Turn, Turn, Turn (Part 1)"
Mark Tinker - St. Elsewhere for "Weigh In, Weigh Out"
Comedy Series
Will Mackenzie - Family Ties for "A, My Name is Alex"
James Burrows - Cheers for "Home Is the Sailor"
Terry Hughes - The Golden Girls for "Old Friends"
Miniseries or TV Film
Jud Taylor - Foxfire
Paul Bogart - Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder
Marvin J. Chomsky - Billionaire Boys Club
Special Awards
D.W. Griffith Award
Robert Wise
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Alex Hapsas
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Sheldon Leonard
Honorary Life Member
Michael H. Franklin