11th Primetime Emmy Awards
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. 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
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
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)
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- 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)
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Directing
Best Direction of a Single Musical or Variety Program |
Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series |
- Bud Yorkin for An Evening with Fred Astaire, (NBC)
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- 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)
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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)
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- George Schaefer for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Little Moon of Alban"), (NBC)
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Writing
Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program |
Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series |
- Herbert Baker, Bud Yorkin for An Evening with Fred Astaire, (NBC)
- Goodman Ace, Mort Green, George Foster, Jay Burton for Kraft Music Hall, (NBC)
- Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen for The Sid Caesar Show, (NBC)
- A.J. Russell for Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf, (ABC)
- Leonard Stern, Stan Burns, Herbert Sargent, Bill Dana, Don Hinkley, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein for The Steve Allen Show, (NBC)
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- 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)
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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)
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- 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)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- CBS – 69
- NBC – 57
- ABC – 16
- By program
- Playhouse 90 (CBS) – 14
- Father Knows Best (NBC) / Peter Gunn (NBC) – 7
- Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (NBC) / The Bob Cummings Show (NBC) / An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) / The Phil Silvers Show (CBS) / The Real McCoys (ABC) – 5
- General Electric Theatre (CBS) / Gunsmoke (CBS) / The Jack Benny Show (CBS) / The Steve Allen Show (NBC) – 4
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 19
- CBS – 10
- ABC – 1
- By program
- An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC) – 5
- Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (NBC) / Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) / The Jack Benny Show (CBS) – 3
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC) / Father Knows Best (CBS) / Perry Mason (CBS) – 2
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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