Full awards and nominations of Tail Gunner Joe (TV)
Drama
A dramatization of the life of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the alcoholic senator from Wisconsin whose tactics of accusing prominent people of Communist sympathies were initially designed to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.
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29th Emmy Awards (Main Categories) - Year 1976
- nom. Outstanding Lead Actor in a TV Movie (Peter Boyle)
- winner Outstanding Supporting Actor in a TV Movie (Burgess Meredith)
- nom. Outstanding Supporting Actress in a TV Movie (Patricia Neal)
- nom. Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or TV Movie (Jud Taylor)
- winner Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay (Lane Slate)