13th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and Dick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

13th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMay 16, 1961
LocationMoulin Rogue Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byDick Powell
Highlights
Most awardsHallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" (5)
Most nominationsHallmark Hall of Fame (5)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of HumorThe Jack Benny Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of DramaHallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of VarietyAstaire Time
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's ProgrammingYoung People's Concerts
The Program of the YearHallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The top show of the night was the NBC anthology Hallmark Hall of Fame for their production of Macbeth. It won in all its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major wins. A milestone was set by The Flintstones, it became the first ever animated show to be nominated in one of the main series categories (comedy or drama). It would be the only animated show to accomplish this feat until 2009, when Family Guy was included in the expanded comedy field.

Winners and nominees

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Winners and nominees are listed below.[1]

Programs

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Programs
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service

Acting

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Lead performances

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Acting
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)

Supporting performances

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Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
by an Actor or Actress in a Series
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role
by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program

Single performances

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Directing

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Directing

Writing

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Writing
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network Number of
Nominations
CBS 29
NBC 24
ABC 9
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network Number of
Nominations
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" Drama NBC 5
Sacco-Vanzetti Story 4
Hennesey Comedy CBS 3
The Untouchables Drama ABC
The Andy Griffith Show Comedy CBS 2
Astaire Time Variety NBC
The Bob Hope Show Comedy
CBS Reports Documentary/Public Affairs CBS
The Danny Thomas Show Comedy
Desilu Playhouse Drama
An Hour with Danny Kaye Variety
NBC White Paper Documentary/Public Affairs NBC
Perry Mason Drama CBS
The Twilight Zone
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years Documentary/Public Affairs ABC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network Number of
Awards
CBS 8
NBC
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network Number of
Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" Drama NBC 5
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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