6th Primetime Emmy Awards
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The ceremony included several new categories, including Best New Program, as well as awards for Supporting Actor and Actress in a television series. This was also the first year that acting nominees were nominated for a specific television show, in the past nominees were simply nominated as individuals.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
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Supporting performances
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Hosting
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 36
- CBS – 30
- ABC – 3
- By program
- I Love Lucy (CBS) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) / Mr. Peepers (NBC) / Your Show of Shows (NBC) – 4
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- CBS – 8
- NBC – 5
- ABC – 3
- By program
- I Love Lucy (CBS) / The United States Steel Hour (ABC) – 2
- Notes
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- ↑ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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References
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