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11th Primetime Emmy Awards
1959 American television programming awards
1959 American television programming awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 11th Primetime Emmy Awards |
| date | May 6, 1959 |
| location | Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California |
| presenter | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| host | Raymond Burr |
| network | NBC |
| most_awards | *An Evening with Fred Astaire* (5) |
| most_nominations | *Playhouse 90* (14) |
| award1_type | Best Comedy Series |
| award1_winner | *The Jack Benny Show* |
| award2_type | Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour |
| award2_winner | *Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre* |
| award3_type | Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer |
| award3_winner | *Playhouse 90* |
| award4_type | Best Musical or Variety Series |
| award4_winner | *The Dinah Shore Chevy Show* |
| award5_type | Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or More |
| award5_winner | *Hallmark Hall of Fame*: "Little Moon of Alban" |
| previous | [10th](10th-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| main | Primetime Emmy Awards |
| next | [12th](12th-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. 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 (‡).
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Single performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
| Network | Number of |
|---|---|
| Nominations | |
| CBS | 69 |
| NBC | 57 |
| ABC | 16 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | |||
| *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 | |
| NBC | 19 |
| CBS | 10 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards | |||
| *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
References
References
- "Emmys.com list of 1959 Nominees & Winners". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].
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