Primetime Emmy Awards
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Award categories
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design
Winner
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Ralph Berger
Frank T. Smith

Nominated

The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show
Charles Lisanby
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
John J. Lloyd
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television
Winner
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Charles Straumer

Nominated

The Lawless Years
The Lawless Years
William Margulies
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Ralph Woolsey
Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork
Winner
Squaw Valley 1960: VIII Winter Olympics
Squaw Valley 1960: VIII Winter Olympics

Nominated

Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
Startime
Startime
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television
Winner
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Ben Ray
Robert L. Swanson

Nominated

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Danny B. Landres
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Edward W. Williams
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
Winner
The Huckleberry Hound Show
The Huckleberry Hound Show

Nominated

Mr. Wizard
Mr. Wizard
Quick Draw McGraw
Quick Draw McGraw
Lassie
Lassie
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music
Winner
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Moscow

Nominated

The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
Winner
Ralph Levy
Ralph Levy
The Jack Benny Program

Nominated

Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
The Danny Thomas Show
Seymour Berns
Seymour Berns
The Red Skelton Hour
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
Winner
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
The Moon and Sixpence

Nominated

Phil Karlson
Phil Karlson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Startime
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)
Winner
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
The Untouchables

Nominated

Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Richard Boone
Richard Boone
Have Gun - Will Travel
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support)
Winner
Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt
Father Knows Best

Nominated

Loretta Young
Loretta Young
The Loretta Young Show
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
The Donna Reed Show
Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series
Winner
The Revlon Revue
The Revlon Revue
Harry Belafonte

Nominated

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Dinah Shore
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama
Winner
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90

Nominated

The Untouchables
The Untouchables
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
The DuPont Show of the Month
The DuPont Show of the Month
Startime
Startime
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor
Winner
Art Carney Special
Art Carney Special

Nominated

The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
The Red Skelton Hour
The Red Skelton Hour
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News
Winner
The Huntley-Brinkley Report
The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Nominated

Chet Huntley Reporting
Chet Huntley Reporting
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News
Journey to Understanding
Journey to Understanding
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Affairs and Education
Winner
The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century

Nominated

Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Small World
Small World
Squaw Valley 1960: VIII Winter Olympics
Squaw Valley 1960: VIII Winter Olympics
CBS Reports
CBS Reports
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety
Winner
The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties

Nominated

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show
The Revlon Revue
The Revlon Revue
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Another Evening with Fred Astaire
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support)
Winner
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
The Moon and Sixpence

Nominated

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Startime
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
Playhouse 90
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress (Lead or Support)
Winner
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Startime

Nominated

Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
Sunday Showcase
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
The DuPont Show of the Month
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
Winner
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
Sam Perrin
George Balzer
Al Gordon
Hal Goldman

Nominated

The Ballad of Louie the Louse
The Ballad of Louie the Louse
Nat Hiken
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
Dorothy Cooper
Roswell Rogers
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
Winner
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling

Nominated

Startime
Startime
James Costigan
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
Loring Mandel
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field
Winner
CBS Reports
CBS Reports
Howard K. Smith
Av Westin

Nominated

The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century
James Benjamin
Project Twenty
Project Twenty
Richard Hanser