Primetime Emmy Awards
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Award categories
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design
Winner
Checkmate
Checkmate
John J. Lloyd

Nominated

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Gary Smith
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Jac Venza
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television
Winner
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
George T. Clemens

Nominated

Outlaws
Outlaws
William Margulies
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Walter Strenge
Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork
Winner
The Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour

Nominated

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Wrangler
Wrangler
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television
Winner
Naked City
Naked City
Harry Coswick
Aaron Nibley
Milton Shifman

Nominated

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Edward W. Williams
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Richard Cahoon
John Faure
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
Winner
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

Nominated

Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
The Shari Lewis Show
The Shari Lewis Show
The Huckleberry Hound Show
The Huckleberry Hound Show
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television
Winner
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin
Leonard Bernstein

Nominated

The Donald O'Connor Show
The Donald O'Connor Show
André Previn
Thriller
Thriller
Pete Rugolo
Jerry Goldsmith
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy
Winner
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
The Danny Thomas Show

Nominated

Peter Tewksbury
Peter Tewksbury
My Three Sons
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
The Bob Hope Show
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
Winner
George Schaefer
George Schaefer
Macbeth

Nominated

Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
Sunday Showcase
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
Winner
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason

Nominated

Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Hennesey
Robert Stack
Robert Stack
The Untouchables
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)
Winner
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Nominated

Loretta Young
Loretta Young
The Loretta Young Show
Donna Reed
Donna Reed
The Donna Reed Show
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series
Winner
Don Knotts
Don Knotts
The Andy Griffith Show

Nominated

Abby Dalton
Abby Dalton
Hennesey
Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale
Perry Mason
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program
Winner
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Sunday Showcase

Nominated

Peter Falk
Peter Falk
The Law and Mr. Jones
Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson
General Electric Theater
Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series
Winner
Astaire Time
Astaire Time
Fred Astaire

Nominated

Belafonte, New York 19
Belafonte, New York 19
Harry Belafonte
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Dinah Shore
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama
Winner
Macbeth
Macbeth

Nominated

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Naked City
Naked City
Sunday Showcase
Sunday Showcase
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor
Winner
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program

Nominated

Candid Camera
Candid Camera
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Flintstones
The Flintstones
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News
Winner
The Huntley-Brinkley Report
The Huntley-Brinkley Report

Nominated

Eyewitness to History
Eyewitness to History
Douglas Edwards with the News
Douglas Edwards with the News
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service
Winner
The Twentieth Century
The Twentieth Century

Nominated

CBS Reports
CBS Reports
Project Twenty
Project Twenty
NBC White Paper
NBC White Paper
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety
Winner
Astaire Time
Astaire Time

Nominated

The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar
Belafonte, New York 19
Belafonte, New York 19
An Hour with Danny Kaye
An Hour with Danny Kaye
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Winner
Maurice Evans
Maurice Evans
Macbeth

Nominated

Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson
The United States Steel Hour
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Winner
Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson
Macbeth

Nominated

Elizabeth Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery
The Untouchables
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy
Winner
The Red Skelton Hour
The Red Skelton Hour
Sherwood Schwartz
Dave O'Brien
Al Schwartz
Martin Ragaway
Red Skelton

Nominated

Hennesey
Hennesey
Richard Baer
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
Charles Stewart
Jack Elinson
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
Winner
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling

Nominated

Sunday Showcase
Sunday Showcase
Reginald Rose
The DuPont Show of the Month
The DuPont Show of the Month
Dale Wasserman
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field
Winner
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Victor Wolfson

Nominated

NBC White Paper
NBC White Paper
Arthur Barron
Al Wasserman
CBS Reports
CBS Reports
Fred W. Friendly
David Lowe
Edward R. Murrow
The Program of the Year
Winner
Macbeth
Macbeth
Phil C. Samuel
George Schaefer

Nominated

Sunday Showcase
Sunday Showcase
Astaire Time
Astaire Time
An Hour with Danny Kaye
An Hour with Danny Kaye