Larry Hagman "Dallas". From then on, Hagman became one of the highest-paid stars in television. At the beginning of the 1980–81 season, writers were told to keep the storylines away from the actors until they really found out who actually shot J.R., and it took three weeks until the culprit was revealed on November 21, 1980, in a ratings record-breaking episode. For his performance as J.R. Ewing, Hagman was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1980 and 1981, but did not win. He was also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, between 1981 and
Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 14) Seidman, Mitchell Wayne Katzman, Louella Lee Caraway, and Ken Horton all return as series writers for the final season. The production team remains the same as for last season, with Leonard Katzman and Larry Hagman serving as executive producers, Ken Horton as co-executive producer, Cliff Fenneman as producer, Mitchell Wayne Katzman as co-producer, Frank Katzman and John Rettino as associate producers, Howard Lakin as supervising producer, Louella Lee Caraway as executive coordinator, and Lisa Seidman as executive story consultant. The final season of "Dallas"' was released by Warner Bros. Home Video, on a Region 1 DVD box set of five