BONANZA Walter's Award

Best Dramatic Episode
Dark Gate	The Crucible	The Stillness Within
Best Comedy Episode
Hoss and the Leprechauns	Ponderosa Matador	The Hayburner
Best Male Guest Star
Gregory Walcott	James Coburn	Lee Marvin
Best Female Guest Star
Ida Lupino	Inga Swenson	Stephanie Powers
Best Villain
Gregory Walcott	Lee Marvin	Telly Savalas
Best Guest Child Actor or Actress
David Ladd - Feet of Clay	Donald Losby - The Jacknife	Katie Sweet - The "Laura episodes"
Best Animal Actor
Cochise	Old Sheba	Sport
Best Supporting regular character
Mitch Vogel	Ray Teal	Victor Sen Yung
Lamest Cartwright Love Interest
Laura Dayton	Ruth - The Savage	Tirza - Dark Star
Favorite most seen dress
The green and beige/cream dress	The dark blue dress with the white trim	The pale blue dress
Best Family Scene from an episode
The breakfast table scene in Burma Rarity	The ending of Springtime	The ending of The Crucible
Best Lecture by Ben to his son or sons
Ben to his sons at the ending of Ponderosa Matador	Ben to Joe in his bedroom in Quality of Mercy	Demonstration with the sticks in The Quest
Favorite Blooper that wasn't caught before transmission
Adam's change of jacket in Dead and Gone	Hoss calling Joe, Mike in My Brother's Keeper	The truck/car in Thanks for Everything Friend
Scene with the most overacting by a Principal Character
Lorne in A Rose for Lotta	Mike in My Brother's Keeper - bed scenes	Pernell in A Knight to Remember - jail scene
Scene with the least acting effort by a Principal Character
Pernell when he declares his love for Ruth in The Savage	Pernell when he picks his nails on the porch in My Brother's Keeper	Pernell in the courtroom scene of The Gamble