Lou Grant (TV series) he became the first person to win an Emmy Award for both "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" and "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for portraying the same character. "Lou Grant" also won two Golden Globe Awards, a Peabody Award, an Eddie Award, three awards from the Directors Guild of America and two Humanitas Prizes. Lou Grant works as city editor of the fictional "Los Angeles Tribune" daily newspaper, a job he takes after being fired from the WJM television station at the end of the sitcom "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". (Grant mentions several times on
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Series is an Emmy award given to television programs that do not "fall into other established categories." Prior to 2000, the category was entitled Special Class Program and both series and specials competed in the same category. A separate category for singular specials was created in 2000. Winners in bold 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 "(Winner unknown)" 1989 1990 "(Winner unknown)" 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003