Awards & Winners

1961 Primetime Emmy Award

Check winners and nominations of 1961 Primetime Emmy Award. Check awards winners of 13th Primetime Emmy Awards. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

13th Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

The Jack Benny Program

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Jack Benny Program
The Andy Griffith Show
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Buick Sports Awards Show
Candid Camera
The Flintstones
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Comedy Series

Sheldon Leonard

Honored for : The Danny Thomas Show

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sheldon Leonard The Danny Thomas Show
Jack Shea The Bob Hope Show
Dick McDonough The Bob Hope Show
Peter Tewksbury My Three Sons
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design

John J. Lloyd

Honored for : Checkmate

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
John J. Lloyd Checkmate
Jac Venza Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Gary Smith The Perry Como Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special

George T. Clemens

Honored for : The Twilight Zone

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George T. Clemens The Twilight Zone
William Margulies The Outlaws
Walter Strenge Wagon Train
Sam Elder Story
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Electronic Camera Work

The Bell Telephone Hour

(Sounds of America)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Bell Telephone Hour
Sounds of America
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Playhouse 90
The Wrangler
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Film Editing

Harry Coswick, Aaron Nibley, Milton Shifman

Honored for : Naked City

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Milton Shifman Naked City
Edward W. Williams Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Incident in a Small Jail
John Faure Perry Mason
Richard Cahoon Perry Mason
Harry Coswick Naked City
Aaron Nibley Naked City
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television

Leonard Bernstein

Honored for : Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin
André Previn The Donald O'Connor Show
Jerry Goldsmith Thriller
Pete Rugolo Thriller
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming

Young People's Concerts

(Young People's Concerts: Aaron Copland Birthday Party)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Young People's Concerts
Young People's Concerts: Aaron Copland Birthday Party
Shirley Temple's Storybook
The Shari Lewis Show
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Captain Kangaroo
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program

George Schaefer

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Macbeth (II) (#10.2))

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
George Schaefer Hallmark Hall of Fame
Macbeth (II) (#10.2)
Sidney Lumet NBC Sunday Showcase
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1
Ralph Nelson Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Man in the Funny Suit
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By An Actress In A Series (Lead)

Barbara Stanwyck

Honored for : The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barbara Stanwyck The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Donna Reed The Donna Reed Show
Loretta Young The Loretta Young Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance - Variety Or Music Program

Fred Astaire

Honored for : Astaire Time

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dinah Shore The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Fred Astaire Astaire Time
Harry Belafonte Belafonte New York
Belafonte, N.Y. 19
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Macbeth (II) (#10.2))

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Macbeth (II) (#10.2)
Naked City
NBC Sunday Showcase
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service

The Twentieth Century

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
The Twentieth Century
CBS Reports
NBC White Paper
The U-2 Affair
Project XX
The Valiant Years
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of Variety

Astaire Time

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Astaire Time
An Hour with Danny Kaye
Belafonte New York
The Garry Moore Show
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of News

Huntley-Brinkley Report

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Convention Coverage
Coverage of the 1960 Political Conventions
Douglas Edwards With The News
Eyewitness to History
Huntley-Brinkley Report
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor In A Leading Role

Maurice Evans

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Macbeth (II))

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maurice Evans Hallmark Hall of Fame
Macbeth (II)
Cliff Robertson The United States Steel Hour
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon
Ed Wynn Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Man in the Funny Suit
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Judith Anderson

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Macbeth (II))

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ingrid Bergman Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Judith Anderson Hallmark Hall of Fame
Macbeth (II)
Elizabeth Montgomery The Untouchables
The Rusty Heller Story
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Drama Series

Rod Serling

Honored for : The Twilight Zone

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dale Wasserman DuPont Show of the Month
The Lincoln Murder Case
Reginald Rose NBC Sunday Showcase
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1
Rod Serling The Twilight Zone
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)

Raymond Burr

Honored for : Perry Mason

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jackie Cooper Hennesey
Raymond Burr Perry Mason
Robert Stack The Untouchables
Primetime Emmy Award for The Program Of The Year

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
An Hour with Danny Kaye
Astaire Time
Convention Coverage
Hallmark Hall of Fame
NBC Sunday Showcase
The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series

Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Sherwood Schwartz, Al Schwartz, Red Skelton

Honored for : The Red Skelton Show

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Baer Hennesey
Dave O'Brien The Red Skelton Show
Martin Ragaway The Red Skelton Show
Sherwood Schwartz The Red Skelton Show
Al Schwartz The Red Skelton Show
Red Skelton The Red Skelton Show
Jack Elinson The Danny Thomas Show
Charles Stewart The Danny Thomas Show
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement In The Documentary Field

Victor Wolfson

Honored for : The Valiant Years

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred W. Friendly CBS Reports
Harvest of Shame
David Lowe CBS Reports
Harvest of Shame
Edward R. Murrow CBS Reports
Harvest of Shame
Arthur Barron NBC White Paper
The U-2 Affair
Al Wasserman NBC White Paper
The U-2 Affair
Victor Wolfson The Valiant Years
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program

Roddy McDowall

Honored for : NBC Sunday Showcase
(Our American Heritage: Not Without Honor)

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roddy McDowall NBC Sunday Showcase
Our American Heritage: Not Without Honor
Charles Bronson General Electric Theater
Memory in White
Peter Falk The Law and Mr. Jones
Cold Turkey
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series

Don Knotts

Honored for : The Andy Griffith Show

Nominations »

Nominee Nominated Work
Don Knotts The Andy Griffith Show
Abby Dalton Hennesey
Barbara Hale Perry Mason