| History | Daniel N. Boorstin ... "The Americans: The Democratic Experience" |
| International Reporting | Hedrick Smith ... "New York Times" |
| National Reporting | James R. Polk ... "Washington (DC) Star-News" & Jack White ... "Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin" |
| Public Service | "Newsday" (Garden City, NY) |
Grammy Awards
| Record of the Year | "I Honestly Love You" ... Olivia Newton-John |
| Song of the Year | "The Way We Were" ... Marilyn & Alan Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch |
| Album of the Year | "Fulfillingness' First Finale" ... Stevie Wonder |
| Male Vocalist | Stevie Wonder ... "Fulfillingness' First Finale" |
| Female Vocalist | Olivia Newton-John ... "I Honestly Love You" |
| Best Picture | "The Godfather Part II" |
| Best Director | Francis Ford Coppola ... "The Godfather Part II" |
| Best Actor | Art Carney ... "Harry and Tonto" |
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn ... "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
| Single Program | "The Law" (NBC) |
| Drama Series | "Upstairs, Downstairs" (PBS) |
| Comedy Series | "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (CBS) |
| Limited Series | "Tom Brown's Schooldays" (PBS) |
| Best Play | "The River Niger" ... Jospeh A. Walker |
| Best Musical | Raisin" |
| Best Actor (in a play) |
Michael Moriarty ... "Find Your Way Home" |
| Best Actress (in a play) |
Collen Dewhurst ... "A Moon for the Misbegotten" |
| Best Actor (in a musical) |
Christopher Plummer ... "Cyrano" |
| Best Actress (in a musical) |
Virginia Capers ... "Raisin" |
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