11th Primetime Emmy Awards

11th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date May 6, 1959
Location Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California
Host Raymond Burr
Television/Radio coverage
Network NBC
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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 spilt 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. Playhouse 90 only took home one award, but it did set the record (since broken) for most major nominations, with 14. 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

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Programs

Best Comedy Series Best Dramatic Series Less than One Hour
Best Dramatic Series One Hour or Longer Best Musical or Variety Series
Best Public Service Program or Series Best Western Series
Best Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation Series Best Special Musical or Variety Program - One Hour or Longer
Most Outstanding Single Program of the Year

Acting

Lead performances

Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character)
in a Musical or Variety Series		 Best Performance by an Actress (Continuing Character)
in a Musical or Variety Series
  • Dinah Shore as Herself on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, (NBC)
    • Patti Page as Herself on The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show, (ABC)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series
  • Jack Benny as Jack Benny on The Jack Benny Show, (NBC)
    • Walter Brennan as Grandpa Amos McCoy on The Real McCoys, (CBS), (NBC)
    • Bob Cummings as Bob Collins on The Bob Cummings Show, (NBC)
    • Phil Silvers as MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko on The Phil Silvers Show, (CBS)
    • Danny Thomas as Danny Williams on The Danny Thomas Show, (ABC), (CBS)
    • Robert Young as Jim Anderson on Father Knows Best, (CBS), (NBC)
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series

Supporting performances

Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series
Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series

Single performances

Best Single Performance by an Actor Best Single Performance by an Actress
  • Fred Astaire as Himself on An Evening with Fred Astaire, (NBC)
    • Robert Crawford Jr. as Tanguy on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Child of Our Time"), (CBS)
    • Paul Muni as Sam Arlen on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Last Clear Chance"), (CBS)
    • Christopher Plummer as Kenneth Boyd on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Little Moon of Alban"), (NBC)
    • Mickey Rooney as Eddie on Alcoa Goodyear Theatre, (Episode: "Eddie"), (NBC)
    • Rod Steiger as Harvey Denton on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "A Town has Turned to Dust"), (CBS)
  • Julie Harris as Bridgid Mary on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Little Moon of Alban"), (NBC)
    • Judith Anderson as Marquesa de Montemayor on The DuPont Show of the Month, (Episode: "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"), (CBS)
    • Helen Hayes as Mother Seraphim on The United States Steel Hour, (Episode: "One Red Rose for Christmas"), (CBS)
    • Piper Laurie as Kirsten Clay on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Days of Wine and Roses"), (CBS)
    • Geraldine Page as The Young Woman on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "The Old Man"), (CBS"
    • Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke on Kraft Television Theatre, (Episode: "All the Kings Men"), (NBC)

Directing

Best Direction of a Single Musical or Variety Program Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series
  • Peter Tewksbury for Father Knows Best, (Episode: "Medal for Margaret"), (CBS)
    • Hy Averback for The Real McCoys, (Episode: "Kate's Career"), (ABC)
    • Seymour Berns for The Jack Benny Program, (Episode: "Gary Cooper"), (CBS)
    • Richard Kinon for Mr. Adams and Eve, (Episode: "The Interview"), (CBS)
    • Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show, (Episode: "Pardon My Accent"), (CBS)
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series Less Than One Hour Best Direction of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer
  • Jack Smight for Alcoa Goodyear Theatre, (Episode: "Eddie"), (NBC)
    • Herschel Daugherty for General Electric Theatre, (Episode: "One is a Wanderer"), (CBS)
    • Blake Edwards for Peter Gunn, (Episode: "The Kill"), (NBC)
    • Alfred Hitchcock for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, (Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"), (CBS)
    • James Neilson for General Electric Theatre, (Episode: "Kid at the Stick"), (CBS)

Writing

Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series
  • George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Sam Perrin, Al Gordon for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS)
    • Paul Henning, Dick Wesson, for The Bob Cummings Show, (Episode: "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force"), (NBC)
    • Roswell Rogers for Father Knows Best, (Episode: "Medal for Margaret"), (CBS)
    • Billy Friedberg, Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby for The Phil Silvers Show, (Episode: "Bilko's Vampire"), (CBS)
    • Bill Manhoff for The Real McCoys, (Episode: "Once There Was a Traveling Salesman"), (ABC)
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series Less Than One Hour Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program One Hour or Longer
  • Alfred Brenner, Ken Hughes, for Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre, (Episode: "Eddie"), (NBC)
    • Blake Edwards for Peter Gunn, (Episode: "The Kill"), (NBC)
    • Roald Dahl for Alfred Hitchcock Presents, (Episode: "Lamb to the Slaughter"), (CBS)
    • Christopher Knopf for Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre, (Episode: "The Loudmouth"), (NBC)
    • Samuel A. Taylor for General Electric Theatre, (Episode: "One is a Wanderer"), (CBS)
  • James Costigan, for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Little Moon of Alban"), (NBC)
    • Horton Foote for Playhouse 90, (Episode: "The Old Man"), (CBS)
    • J.P. Miller for Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Days of Wine and Roses"), (CBS)
    • Irving G. Neiman for Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Child of Our Time"), (CBS)
    • Rod Serling for Playhouse 90, (Episode: "A Town has Turned to Dust"), (CBS)

Most major nominations

By network [note 1]
By program

Most major awards

By network [note 1]
By program
Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

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