Primetime Emmy Awards 1950
The 2nd Emmy Awards took place on January 27, 1950 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , California , USA . As in the previous year, only Los Angeles-produced TV shows and local TV stations were nominated.
Nominations and winners
Program prices
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Film Made For & Viewed On Television In 1949-1950 (best TV film 1949-1950) | The Life of Riley , KNBH |
Fireside Theater , KNBH (episode 1.5 Time Bomb) Fireside Theater , KNBH (episode 2.2 Vain Glory) The Lone Ranger , KECA The Silver Theater , KTTV (episode 1.12 The Guiding Star) Your Show Time , KNBH |
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| Best Kinescope Show (Best Kinescope Show) | Texaco Star Theater , KNBH, NBC |
The Fred Waring Show , KTTV, CBS The Goldbergs , KTTV, CBS Studio One , KTTV, CBS |
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| Best Live Show (best live show) | The Ed Wynn Show , KTTV |
Pantomime Quiz , KTTV Your Witness , KECA |
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| Best Public Service, Cultural Or Educational Program (best information, cultural or educational program) | Crusade in Europe , KECA, KTTV |
Ford News & Weather , KNBH Kathy Fiscus Rescue , KTLA Man’s Best Friend , KTLA Nuremberg Trials , KTSL Teleforum , KTSL |
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| Best Sports Coverage (best sports broadcast) | Wrestling, KTLA |
Amateur Boxing, KTLA Baseball, KLAC College Basketball, KTTV Ice Hockey, KTLA USC-UCLA Football, KECA |
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| Best Children's Show (Best children's program) | Time for Beany , KTLA |
Cyclone Malone , KNBH Kukla, Fran and Ollie , KNBH |
Moderator prices
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Outstanding Personality kinescoped (Best kinescope personality) | Milton Berle , KNBH |
Fran Allison , KNBH Arthur Godfrey , KTTV |
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| Most Outstanding Personality Live (Best Live personality) | Ed Wynn , KTTV |
Tom Harmon , KFI , KECA and KTTV Mike Stokey , KTTV and KTLA Bill Welsh , KFI and KTLA |
Special prices
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Station Award | KTLA ( exceptional achievements in 1949 ) | ||
| Station Award - Honorable Mention (speedwell) | KECA | ||
| Best Commercial (Best Advertising) | Lucky Strike |