Primetime Emmy Awards 1966
The 18th Emmy Awards took place on May 22, 1966 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles , California , USA . The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby .
Nominations and winners
Program prices
Director awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Best Directed Drama Series) | Sydney Pollack | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater (Episode 3.1: The Game), NBC |
Sheldon Leonard for tennis rackets and cannons (Episode 1.1: So Long, Patrick Henry (Hong Kong segment); Episode 1.2: A Cup of Kindness: Episode 1.3: Carry Me Back to Old Tsing-Tao), NBC George Schaefer for Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Eagle in a Cage), NBC George Schaefer for Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Inherit the Wind), NBC |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music (best directed entertainment or music series) | Alan Handley | The Julie Andrews Show , NBC |
Greg Garrison for The Dean Martin Show , NBC Dwight Hemion for Color Me Barbra , CBS Dwight Hemion for Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music , NBC Bob Henry for The Andy Williams Show , NBC |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy (Best Comedy Series Director) | William Asher | In love with a witch , ABC |
Paul Bogart for Mini-Max (Episode 1.2: Diplomat's Daughter), NBC Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show , CBS |
Screenplay Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing Achievement in Drama (Best Screenplay Drama Series) | Millard Lampell | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Eagle in a Cage), NBC |
Morton Fine , David Friedkin for Rackets and Guns (Episode 1.2: A Cup of Kindness), NBC S. Lee Pogostin for Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater (Episode 3.1: The Game), NBC |
| Writing Achievement in Variety (Best Screenplay Entertainment Series) | Hal Goldman , Al Gordon , Sheldon Keller | An Evening with Carol Channing , CBS |
Norman Barasch , Billy Barnes , Ernest Chambers , Ron Friedman , Paul Mazursky , Pat McCormick , Carroll Moore , Bernard Rothman , Larry Tucker for The Danny Kaye Show , CBS Sam Denoff , Bill Persky for The Julie Andrews Show , NBC |
| Writing Achievement In Comedy (Best Screenplay Comedy Series) | Sam Denoff , Bill Persky | The Dick Van Dyke Show (Episode 5.1: Coast To Coast Big Mouth), CBS |
Sam Denoff , Bill Persky for The Dick Van Dyke Show (Episode 5.4: The Ugliest Dog in the World), CBS Mel Brooks , Buck Henry for Mini-Max (Episode 1.1: Mr. Big), NBC |
Technology / music prizes
Equipment prices
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Art Direction (Best Artistic Director) | James Trittipo | The Hollywood Palace , ABC |
Carroll Clark , James W. Tuntke for Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (Episode 12.2-4: Further Adventures of Gallegher), NBC William J. Creber for The Seaview , ABC George W. Davis , Merrill Pye , James W Sullivan for solo for ONCEL , NBC John Lipow , Tom H. John for Color Me Barbra , CBS Edward Stephenson for The Andy Williams Show , NBC |
| Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Set Direction (Best Stage Direction) |
Henry Grace , Frank Lombardo , Jack Mills , Charles S. Thompson for Solo for ONCEL , NBC Bill Harp for Color Me Barbra , CBS Norman Rockett for The Seaview - On a Secret Mission , ABC |
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| Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Costume Design |
Ray Aghayan , Bob Mackie for Danny Thomas' The Wonderful World of Burlesque: Second Edition , NBC Stan Chlebek . Craig Curtis , Arthur Schneider for Lorne Greene's American West , NBC |
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| Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts - Makeup (Best Makeup) | Bob O'Bradovich | Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Inherit the Wind) |
Actor Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama (Best Single Actor Drama) | Cliff Robertson | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater (Episode 3.1: The Game), NBC |
Ed Begley for Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Inherit the Wind), NBC Melvyn Douglas for Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Inherit the Wind), NBC Trevor Howard for Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Eagle in a Cage), NBC Christopher Plummer for Hamlet at Elsinore , Syndicated |
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama (Best Single Actress in Drama) | Simone Signoret | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater (Episode 3.13: A Small Rebellion), NBC |
Eartha Kitt for Rackets and Guns (Episode 1.6: The Loser), NBC Margaret Leighton for Dr. Kildare (Episode 5.1: Behold The Great Man; Episode 5.2: A Life for a Life; Episode 5.3: Web of Hate; Episode 5.4: Horizontal Hero); NBC Shelley Winters for Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theater (Episode 3.5: Back to Back), NBC |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series (Best Actor Dramatic Series) | Bill Cosby | Tennis rackets and cannons , NBC |
Richard Crenna for Slattery's People , CBS Robert Culp for Rackets and Guns , NBC David Janssen for On the Run , ABC David McCallum for Solo for ONCEL , NBC |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series (Best Actress Drama Series) | Barbara Stanwyck | Big Valley , ABC |
Anne Francis for private investigator Honey West , ABC Barbara Parkins for Peyton Place , ABC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama (Best Supporting Actor Drama Series) | James Daly | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Eagle in a Cage), NBC |
David Burns for Trials of O'Brien , CBS Leo G. Carroll for Solo for ONCEL , NBC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama (Best Supporting Actress Drama Series) | Lee Grant | Peyton Place , ABC |
Diane Baker for Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Inherit the Wind), NBC Pamela Franklin for Hallmark Hall of Fame (episode: Eagle in a Cage), NBC Jeanette Nolan for tennis rackets and cannons (episode 1.22: The Conquest of Maude Murdock), CBS |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series (Best Actor Comedy Series) | Dick Van Dyke | The Dick Van Dyke Show , CBS |
Don Adams for Mini-Max , NBC Bob Crane for A Cage Full of Heroes , CBS |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series (Best Actress Comedy Series) | Mary Tyler Moore | The Dick Van Dyke Show , CBS |
Lucille Ball for Oops Lucy! , CBS Elizabeth Montgomery for The Witch in Love , ABC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (Best Supporting Actor Comedy Series) | Don Knotts | The Andy Griffith Show (episode 6.17: The Return of Barney Fife), CBS |
Morey Amsterdam for The Dick Van Dyke Show , CBS Frank Gorshin for Batman (Episode 1.1: Hi Diddle Riddle), ABC Werner Klemperer for A Cage Full of Heroes , CBS |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (Best Supporting Actress Comedy Series) | Alice Pearce | In love with a witch , ABC |
Rose Marie for The Dick Van Dyke Show , CBS Agnes Moorehead for In Love with a Witch , ABC |