"The Day After" wins two Primetime Emmys

One of the scariest movies ever made, The Day After, which depicts an all-out nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, won two Primetime Emmys at the 36th ceremony, September 23, 1984.  It won the awards for Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Limited Series or a Special and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects.

It was nominated for ten more Emmys.

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special (John Lithgow)

Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling

Outstanding Achievement in Makeup

Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or a Special

Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or a Special

Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special

Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special

Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special

Outstanding Film Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Special

Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or a Special

"The Day After" airs 1983

I remember watching this on my portable TV in my dorm room at Southwestern Oklahoma State.  There had been such a build-up to it in the media including Newsweek, that I had to watch it.  The Day After, which aired November 20, 1983, was a scary movie because it is one of the first to show the horrors of a nuclear holocaust and the fallout afterwards.  I think it got people thinking seriously about nuclear war with the Soviet Union and how we could avoid it. 

It is still one of the most-watched shows of all time (not counting miniseries) and garned 12 Primetime Emmys, winning two of them.