8th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Phil Silvers Show
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Caesar's Hour
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The Danny Thomas Show
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The Bob Cummings Show
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The George Gobel Show
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The Jack Benny Program
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor - Continuing Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Young |
Father Knows Best
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| Danny Thomas |
The Danny Thomas Show
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| Jackie Gleason |
The Honeymooners
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| Phil Silvers |
The Phil Silvers Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nanette Fabray |
Caesar's Hour
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| Thelma Ritter |
Goodyear Television Playhouse
A Catered Affair |
| Ann B. Davis |
The Bob Cummings Show
Schultzy's Dream World |
| Jean Hagen |
The Danny Thomas Show
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| Audrey Meadows |
The Honeymooners
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Camerawork - Live Show
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| T. Miller |
Westinghouse Studio One
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| Leslie Vaught |
House Party
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| A.J. Cunningham |
Climax!
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| Joe Strauss |
Lux Video Theatre
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Children's Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Lassie
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Ding Dong School
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Howdy Doody
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Kukla, Fran and Ollie
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The Mickey Mouse Club
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The Pinky Lee Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Choreographer
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Tony Charmoli |
Your Hit Parade
For episode \"Show Biz\". |
| James Starbuck |
Max Liebman Presents","Shower of Stars
\"Max Liebman Spectaculars\" (NBC): episode not listed.","\"Shower of Stars\" (CBS) for episode: Ethel Merman's Show Stoppers. |
| Rod Alexander |
Max Liebman Presents
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| Jerome Robbins |
Producers' Showcase
For episode \"Peter Pan\". |
| June Taylor |
The Jackie Gleason Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedian
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Phil Silvers |
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| Art Carney |
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| George Gobel |
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| Jack Benny |
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| Sid Caesar |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Edward Colman |
Dragnet
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| William A. Sickner |
Medic
Black Friday |
| Robert Pittack |
Private Secretary
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| George E. Diskant |
Four Star Playhouse
The Collar |
| Norbert Brodine |
The Loretta Young Show
I Remember the Rani |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Comedienne
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nanette Fabray |
Caesar's Hour
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| Lucille Ball |
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| Ann Sothern |
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| Gracie Allen |
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| Eve Arden |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Writing In Comedy
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Harry Winkler |
The George Gobel Show
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| George Balzer |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Hal Goldman |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Al Gordon |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Sam Perrin |
The Jack Benny Program
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| Harvey Orkin |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Terry Ryan |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Tony Webster |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Arnie Rosen |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Coleman Jacoby |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Vin Bogert |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Arnold M. Auerbach |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Barry Blitzer |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Nat Hiken |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Mel Brooks |
Caesar's Hour
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| Selma Diamond |
Caesar's Hour
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| Larry Gelbart |
Caesar's Hour
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| Sheldon Keller |
Caesar's Hour
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| Mel Tolkin |
Caesar's Hour
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| Bob Carroll |
I Love Lucy
L.A. At Last |
| Jess Oppenheimer |
I Love Lucy
L.A. At Last |
| Madelyn Pugh |
I Love Lucy
L.A. At Last |
| Bob Schiller |
I Love Lucy
L.A. At Last |
| Bob Weiskopf |
I Love Lucy
L.A. At Last |
| Everett Greenbaum |
The George Gobel Show
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| Hal Kanter |
The George Gobel Show
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| Howard Leeds |
The George Gobel Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director - Film Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nat Hiken |
The Phil Silvers Show
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| Jack Webb |
Dragnet
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| Sheldon Leonard |
The Danny Thomas Show
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| Rod Amateau |
The Bob Cummings Show
Return of the Wolf |
| Alfred Hitchcock |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Case of Mr. Pelham |
| Bernard Girard |
You Are There
Grant & Lee at Appomatox |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Contributing to Daytime Programming
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Arlene Francis |
Home
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Matinee Theater
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The Bob Crosby Show (1953)
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| Dave Garroway |
The Today Show
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The Garry Moore Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director - Live Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alex Segal |
The United States Steel Hour
No Time for Sergeants |
| Delbert Mann |
Producers' Showcase
Our Town |
| Clark Jones |
Producers' Showcase
Peter Pan |
| John Frankenheimer |
Climax!
Portrait in Celluloid |
| Franklin J. Schaffner |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Commercial Campaign
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Bank of America
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Chrysler
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Ford
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Hamm's Beer
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Piel's Beer
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Documentary Program
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Meet the Press
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Omnibus
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Person to Person
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See It Now
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Wide Wide World
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Film Editing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Edward W. Williams |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Breakdown |
| Daniel A. Nathan |
The Jane Wyman Show
Little Guy |
| Jason H. Bernie |
Navy Log
Operation Three-In-One |
| Stanley Frazen |
The Bob Cummings Show
Miss Coffee Break |
| Guy Scarpitta |
The Bob Cummings Show
Miss Coffee Break |
| Samuel E. Beetley |
Four Star Playhouse
The Collar |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Engineering Technical Achievement
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Automatic Iris Control
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Color Wipe Amplifier
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Dumont Electronicam
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Electronic Editing Machine
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RCA Tricolor Picture
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Ultra-Violet Kinescope Recording of RCA
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Female Singer
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dinah Shore |
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| Rosemary Clooney |
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| Judy Garland |
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| Peggy Lee |
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| Gisele MacKenzie |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Action or Adventure Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
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Dragnet
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Gunsmoke
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The Lineup
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Cyril Ritchard |
Producers' Showcase
Peter Pan |
| Carl Reiner |
Caesar's Hour
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| William Frawley |
I Love Lucy
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| Ed Begley |
Kraft Television Theatre
Patterns |
| Art Carney |
The Honeymooners
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Everett Sloane |
Patterns
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| Lloyd Nolan |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
| José Ferrer |
Producers' Showcase
Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Ralph Bellamy |
The United States Steel Hour
Fearful Decision |
| Barry Sullivan |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Single Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Eva Marie Saint |
Producers' Showcase
Our Town |
| Mary Martin |
Producers' Showcase
Peter Pan |
| Jessica Tandy |
Producers' Showcase
The Fourposter |
| Loretta Young |
The Loretta Young Show
Christmas Stopover |
| Julie Harris |
The United States Steel Hour
A Wind from the South |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Art Direction - Live Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| James Dowell Vance |
Climax!
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| Jan Scott |
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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| William Craig Smith |
Lux Video Theatre
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| Otis Riggs |
Playwrights '56","Producers' Showcase
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| Don Shirley |
The Perry Como Show
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| Carl Kent |
The United States Steel Hour
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Art Direction - Film Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Duncan Cramer |
Four Star Playhouse
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| Ernst Fegté |
Medic
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| Peter Proud |
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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| Serge Krizman |
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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| William Ferrari |
You Are There
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best MC or Program Host - Male or Female
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alfred Hitchcock |
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| John Daly |
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| Dave Garroway |
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| Alistair Cooke |
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| Perry Como |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Singer
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Perry Como |
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| Harry Belafonte |
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| Eddie Fisher |
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| Gordon MacRae |
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| Frank Sinatra |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Music Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Coke Time with Eddie Fisher
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The Dinah Shore Show
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The Perry Como Show
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The Voice of Firestone
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Your Hit Parade
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Musical Contribution For Television
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nelson Riddle |
Producers' Showcase
For episode \"Our Town\". |
| Sammy Cahn |
Producers' Showcase
Best Musical Contribution - For the score","For episode \"Our Town\". |
| Jimmy Van Heusen |
Producers' Showcase
Best Musical Contribution - For the score","For episode \"Our Town\". |
| Sammy Cahn |
Producers' Showcase
Best Musical Contribution - For the song \"Love and Marriage\"","For episode \"Our Town\". |
| Jimmy Van Heusen |
Producers' Showcase
Best Musical Contribution - For the song \"Love and Marriage\"","For episode \"Our Town\". |
| Mary Martin |
Ford Star Jubilee
For the song \"Camarata\".","For episode \"Together with Music\". |
| Noël Coward |
Ford Star Jubilee
For the song \"Camarata\".","For episode \"Together with Music\". |
| David Broekman |
Wide Wide World
For the series' scoring. |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Audience Participation Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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I've Got a Secret
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People are Funny
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What's My Line?
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You Bet Your Life
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The $64,000 Question
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best News Commentator Or Analyst
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Clete Roberts |
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| John Cameron Swayze |
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| John Daly |
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| Douglas Edwards |
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| Edward R. Murrow |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Producer - Live Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Herbert Brodkin |
The Alcoa Hour","Goodyear Television Playhouse
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| Martin Manulis |
Climax!
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| Fred Coe |
Producers' Showcase
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| Hal Kanter |
The George Gobel Show
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| Theatre Guild |
The United States Steel Hour
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| Barry Wood |
Wide Wide World
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Original Teleplay Writing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Paddy Chayefsky |
Goodyear Television Playhouse
A Catered Affair |
| Robert Alan Aurthur |
The Philco Television Playhouse
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall |
| Cyril Hume |
The United States Steel Hour
Fearful Decision |
| Richard Maibaum |
The United States Steel Hour
Fearful Decision |
| Rod Serling |
Kraft Television Theatre
Patterns |
| David Davidson |
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Thunder Over Washington |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Program Of The Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Davy Crockett and River Pirates |
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The Danny Thomas Show
Peter Pan Meets Rusty Williams |
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The United States Steel Hour
No Time for Sergeants |
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Producers' Showcase
The Sleeping Beauty |
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Wide Wide World
The American West |
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Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial |
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Producers' Showcase
Peter Pan |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Specialty Act - Single Or Group
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Donald O'Connor |
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| Sammy Davis, Jr. |
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| Harry Belafonte |
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| Victor Borge |
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| Marcel Marceau |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Producer - Film Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Walt Disney |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
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| James Fonda |
You Are There
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| Paul Henning |
The Bob Cummings Show
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| Nat Hiken |
The Phil Silvers Show
You'll Never Get Rich |
| Frank La Tourette |
Medic
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Special Event Or News Program
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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A-Bomb Coverage
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The Academy Awards
27th Academy Awards |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
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Rose Bowl
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World Series
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Primetime Emmy Governors Award
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Variety Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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Ford Star Jubilee
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Shower of Stars
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The Dinah Shore Show
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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The Perry Como Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Dramatic Series
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
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The Alcoa Hour","Goodyear Television Playhouse
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Climax!
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Producers' Showcase
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Westinghouse Studio One
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The United States Steel Hour
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Television Adaptation
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Cherry Monks Jr |
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Miracle on 34th Street |
| David Shaw |
Producers' Showcase
Our Town |
| Paul Gregory |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
| Franklin J. Schaffner |
Ford Star Jubilee
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
| Rod Serling |
Climax!
The Champion |
| David Dortort |
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Ox-Bow Incident |
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress - Continuing Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lucille Ball |
I Love Lucy
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| Jean Hagen |
The Danny Thomas Show
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| Eve Arden |
Our Miss Brooks
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| Ann Sothern |
Private Secretary
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| Gracie Allen |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
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