| Year | Program | Episode | Nominees | Network |
|---|
1980
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| Baryshnikov on Broadway | Ian Fraser | ABC |
| Barry Manilow: One Voice | Artie Butler | ABC |
| The Big Show | "Steve Lawrence and Don Rickles" | Nick Perito, Joe Lipman, Angela Morley and Peter Myers | NBC |
| 1981 | Outstanding Music Direction[10] |
|---|
| Linda in Wonderland | Ian Fraser, Chris Boardman, Billy Byers and Bob Florence | CBS |
| The Magic of David Copperfield III | Sid Feller, Norman Mamey and George Wyle | CBS |
| Omnibus | "Aretha Franklin, Princess Grace of Monaco and John Ritter" | Alf Clausen, Jack Elliott and William Goldstein | ABC |
| Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land | Nick Perito |
| Stand by Your Man | Carl Brandt, Deane Hagen and Earle Hagen | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Class[11][note 1] |
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| The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration | Alan Barker, Zubin Mehta, Nick Peri Danny Elfman Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...
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