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List of Humanitas Prize recipients

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Reference excerpt

The Humanitas Prize is a writing award for American television that was first given in 1975. In 1995, eligibility expanded to include the writers of feature films. Winners in bold. Although the prize is awarded only to writers, this list includes only the title of the film or television show they wrote. Additionally, it does not cover all of the Humanitas Prize categories.

1970s

1976 (1st Humanitas Awards) Prizes were given out in 1975 on The Today Show. 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Sunshine ("The Angel of Doom") (NBC) Good Times ("The Lunch Money Rip-Off") (CBS) Good Times ("My Girl Henrietta") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

The Law ("Complaint Amended") (NBC) The Cay (NBC) The Waltons ("The Romance") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Larry (CBS) ABC Theater, ("The Missiles of October") (ABC) NBC World Premiere Movie ("The Law") (NBC)

1977 (2nd Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

M*A*S*H ("The Interview") (CBS) DOC ("Oldies But Goodies") (CBS) M*A*S*H ("Quo Vadis, Captain Chandler?") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Family ("Pilot") (ABC) Family ("A Right and Proper Goodbye") (ABC) The Waltons ("The Sermon") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

NBC World Premiere Movie ("Farewell to Manzanar") (NBC) Medical Story ("The Quality of Mercy") (NBC) My Father's House (ABC)

1978 (3rd Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

The Mary Tyler Moore Show ("Ted's Change of Heart") (CBS) All in the Family ("All in the Family, Part 2") (CBS) M*A*S*H ("Dear Sigmund") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Roots ("Part IV") (ABC) Roots ("Part III") (ABC) The Waltons ("The Pony Cart") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Green Eyes (ABC) Roots ("Part VIII") (ABC) Something for Joey (NBC) Special Award

CBS Reports ("The Fire Next Door") (CBS)

1979 (4th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

All in the Family ("The Brother") (CBS) Barney Miller ("Goodbye, Mr. Fish: Part 2") (ABC) The Jeffersons ("984 W. 124th St., Apt. 5C") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Family ("Annie Laurie") (ABC) Family ("The Princess in the Tower") (ABC) Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Taxi!!!") (NBC) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Special Olympics (CBS) Breaking Up (ABC) The Other Side of Hell (NBC) Special Award

CBS Reports ("The Aliens") (CBS)

1980s

1980 (5th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Taxi ("Blind Date") (ABC) All in the Family ("Edith Gets Fired") (CBS) M*A*S*H ("Point of View") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Lou Grant ("Vet") (CBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame ("Stubby Pringle's Christmas") (NBC) Lou Grant ("Dying") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Summer of My German Soldier (NBC) Friendly Fire (ABC) Like Normal People (ABC) Special Award

Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (ABC)

1981 (6th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

M*A*S*H ("Dreams") (CBS) United States ("Uncle Charlie") (NBC) WKRP in Cincinnati ("God Talks to Johnny") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Family ("Thanksgiving") (ABC) The Waltons ("The Remembrance") (CBS) The White Shadow ("The Death of Me Yet") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (NBC) 'The Family Man' (CBS) The Gift (CBS) Special Award

NBC White Paper ("We're Moving Up! The Hispanic Migration") (NBC)

1982 (7th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

WKRP in Cincinnati ("Venus Flytrap Explains") (CBS) Archie Bunker's Place ("Tough Love") (CBS) M*A*S*H ("Blood Brothers") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Hill Street Blues ("Dressed to Kill") (NBC) Lou Grant ("Streets") (CBS) The White Shadow ("Reunion (Part 2)") (CBS) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

The Shadow Box (ABC) Leave 'Em Laughing (CBS) A Matter of Life and Death (CBS) Special Award

NBC Reports ("The Migrants, 1980") (NBC)

1983 (8th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

M*A*S*H ("Where There's a Will, There's a War") (CBS) Archie Bunker's Place ("Relapse") (CBS) One Day at a Time ("Mrs. O'Leary's Kid") (CBS) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Lou Grant ("Hunger") (CBS) ABC Afterschool Special ("The Wave") (ABC) Hill Street Blues ("The World According to Freedom") (NBC) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Divorce Wars: A Love Story (ABC) Bitter Harvest (NBC) The Marva Collins Story (CBS) Special Award

America Works When America Works (NBC)

1984 (9th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

M*A*S*H ("Who Knew?") (CBS) Diff'rent Strokes ("Bicycle Man, Part 2") (NBC) It Takes Two ("Death Penalty") (ABC) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Hill Street Blues ("Trial By Fury") (NBC) Fame ("Solo Song") (NBC) St. Elsewhere ("Rain") (NBC) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Special Bulletin (NBC) Benny's Place (ABC) Two of a Kind (CBS)

1985 (10th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Family Ties ("Not An Affair to Remember") (NBC) Family Ties ("Say Uncle") (NBC) Gimme a Break! ("Herbie") (NBC) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

Hill Street Blues ("Doris in Wonderland") (NBC) St. Elsewhere ("All About Eve") (NBC) St. Elsewhere ("Ties That Bind") (NBC) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

Choices of the Heart (NBC) Memorial Day (CBS) Something About Amelia (ABC)

1986 (11th Humanitas Awards) 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

The Cosby Show ("Theo & the Joint") (NBC) Family Ties ("Hotline Fever") (NBC) Family Ties ("Remembrance of Things Past, Part 2") (NBC) 60 Minute Network or Syndicated Television

St. Elsewhere ("Bye, George") (NBC) Cagney & Lacey ("An Unusual Occurrence") (CBS) Hill Street Blues ("Watt a Way to Go") (NBC) 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television

The Dollmaker (ABC) Not My Kid (CBS) Surviving (ABC) Children's Animation Television

Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ("Eight Take Away One Equals Panic") (CBS) CBS Storybreak ("Zucchini") (CBS) Children's Live Action Television

CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day the Senior Class Got Married") (CBS) CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story") (CBS) Pryor's Place ("Home Free") (CBS) Special Award

NBC White Paper ("Vietnam, Lessons of a Lost War") (NBC)

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