11th Primetime Emmy Awards
11th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Date | May 6, 1959 |
Location | Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Hosted by | Raymond Burr |
Highlights | |
Most awards | An Evening with Fred Astaire (5) |
Most nominations | Playhouse 90 (14) |
Best Comedy Series | The Jack Benny Show |
Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour | Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre |
Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer | Playhouse 90 |
Best Musical or Variety Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show |
Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or More | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Little Moon of Alban" |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | NBC |
The 11th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 6, 1959, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Moulin Rouge Nightclub in
Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Raymond Burr
. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
For the first time in Emmy history, all major categories were split into genre-specific fields, this would become standard for later ceremonies. The top show of the night was the NBC special, An Evening with Fred Astaire, it tied the record of five major wins. Father Knows Best also set a milestone, becoming the first show to be nominated in every major category (series, writing, directing, and the four major acting categories).
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]
Programs
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Best Musical or Variety Series
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Best Public Service Program or Series
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Best Western Series
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Best Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation Series
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Best Special Musical or Variety Program - One Hour or Longer
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Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or More
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Acting
Lead performances
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Supporting performances
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Single performances
Best Single Performance by an Actor
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Best Single Performance by an Actress
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Directing
Best Direction of a Single Musical or Variety Program
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Writing
Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program
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Most major nominations
Network | Number of Nominations |
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CBS | 69 |
NBC | 57 |
ABC | 16 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
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Playhouse 90 | Drama | CBS | 14 |
Father Knows Best | Comedy | CBS/NBC | 7 |
Peter Gunn | Drama | NBC | |
Little Moon of Alban | 6 | ||
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre | 5 | ||
The Bob Cummings Show | Comedy | ||
An Evening with Fred Astaire | Musical/Variety | ||
The Phil Silvers Show | Comedy | CBS | |
The Real McCoys | ABC | ||
General Electric Theater | Drama | CBS | 4 |
Gunsmoke | Western | ||
The Jack Benny Show | Comedy | ||
The Perry Como Show | Musical/Variety | NBC | |
The Steve Allen Show | |||
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Drama | CBS | 3 |
The Danny Thomas Show | Comedy | ||
December Bride | |||
Perry Mason | Drama | ||
Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf | Musical/Variety | ABC | 2 |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Drama | CBS | |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Musical/Variety | NBC | |
Have Gun – Will Travel | Western | CBS | |
The Loretta Young Show | Drama | NBC | |
Maverick | Western | ABC | |
Mr. Adams and Eve | Comedy | CBS | |
The Rifleman | Western | ABC | |
The United States Steel Hour | Drama | CBS |
Most major awards
Network | Number of Awards |
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NBC | 19 |
CBS | 10 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
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An Evening with Fred Astaire | Musical/Variety | NBC | 5 |
Little Moon of Alban | Drama | 4 | |
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre | 3 | ||
The Jack Benny Show | Comedy | CBS | |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Musical/Variety | NBC | 2 |
Father Knows Best | Comedy | CBS | |
Perry Mason | Drama |
- Notes
- ^ technical categories.