Back Anexo:Premios Primetime Emmy de 1985 Spanish Premi Emmy 1985 Italian 第37回プライムタイム・エミー賞 Japanese 37e Primetime Emmy Awards Dutch Tē-37 Hôe N̂g-kim-sî-tōaⁿ Emmy Chióng ZH-MIN-NAN
| 37th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Date |
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| Location | Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | John Forsythe |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Cagney & Lacey (4) |
| Most nominations | Cheers (11) |
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Cosby Show |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Cagney & Lacey |
| Outstanding Limited Series | The Jewel in the Crown |
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Motown Returns to the Apollo |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 37th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 22, 1985. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC, from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California.
The Cosby Show defeated two-time reigning champion Cheers to win Outstanding Comedy Series, one of three major awards it won. Although it only took home one major award, Cheers did tie the then-record for most major nominations by a comedy series (11), set by The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1977. In the drama field Cagney & Lacey, en route to winning four major awards on the night, defeated presumed favorite Miami Vice to win Outstanding Drama Series, four-time defending champion Hill Street Blues still received nine major nominations, but only won one award. This was Hill Street Blues 18th and final major award, setting an Emmy record for a drama series that still stands and was later achieved by The Sopranos.
The ceremony also had a memorable unscripted moment involving the arrest of impersonator Barry Bremen for grand theft while attempting to accept the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award on behalf of Betty Thomas, who would show up on the auditorium stage a few minutes late.