Primetime Emmy Awards 1961
The 13th Emmy Awards were held on May 16, 1961 at the Moulin Rouge Night Club in Los Angeles , California , USA . The ceremony was moderated by Dick Powell .
Nominations and winners
Program prices
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
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| Program Of The Year (Program of the Year) | Phil C. Samuel , George Schaefer | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: MacBeth), NBC |
1960 Political Conventions , NBC Astaire Time , NBC An Hour With Danny Kaye , CBS NBC Sunday Showcase (Episode: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1), NBC |
| Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of Drama (Best Drama Series) | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: MacBeth), NBC |
Merciless City , ABC NBC Sunday Showcase (Episode: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1), NBC Twilight Zone , CBS The Untouchables , ABC |
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| Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of Variety (Best Entertainment Show) | Astaire Time , NBC |
Belafonte New York , CBS The Garry Moore Show , CBS An Hour with Danny Kaye , CBS Tonight Starring Jack Paar , NBC |
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| Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Music (best music show) | Leonard Bernstein , CBS | Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in Berlin , CBS |
Jerry Goldsmith , Pete Rugolo for Thriller , NBC André Previn for The Donald O'Connor Show , NBC |
| Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of Humor (Best Comedy Series) | The Jack Benny Program , CBS |
Andy Griffith Show , CBS The Bob Hope Show , NBC Candid Camera , CBS Flintstones , ABC |
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| Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of News (best news program) | Huntley-Brinkley Report , NBC |
CBS Evening News , CBS Convention Coverage , NBC Eyewitness to History , CBS |
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| Outstanding Program Achievement In The Field Of Public Service (Best Information Program) | The 20th Century , CBS |
CBS Reports , CBS NBC White Paper (Episode: The U-2 Affair), NBC Project XX , NBC Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years , ABC |
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| Outstanding Achievement In The Field Of Children's Programming (Best Children's Program) | Young People's Concerts (Episode 4.2: Aaron Copland Birthday), CBS |
Captain Kangaroo , CBS Hucky and Friends , Syndicated The Shari Lewis Show , NBC Shirley Temple's Storybook , NBC |
Director awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Drama (Best Directorial Drama) | George Schaefer | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: MacBeth), NBC |
Sidney Lumet for NBC Sunday Showcase (Episode: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1), NBC Ralph Nelson for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (Episode 2.14: The Man In The Funny Suit), CBS |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Comedy (Best Comedy Director) | Sheldon Leonard | The Danny Thomas Show , CBS |
Richard McDonough , Jack Shea for The Bob Hope Show , NBC Peter Tewksbury for My Three Sons , ABC |
| Outstanding Achievement In Art Direction And Scenic Design (best artistic direction and scene design) | John J. Lloyd | Checkmate , CBS |
Jac Venza for Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life , CBS Gary Smith for The Perry Como Show , NBC |
Screenplay Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
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| Outstanding Writing Achievement In Drama (Best Drama Screenplay) | Rod Serling | Twilight Zone , CBS |
Reginald Rose for NBC Sunday Showcase (Episode: The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1), NBC Dale Wasserman for DuPont Show of the Month (Episode 4.6: The Lincoln Murder Case), CBS |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy (Best Comedy Screenplay) | Dave O'Brien , Martin Ragaway , Al Schwartz , Sherwood Schwartz , Red Skelton | The Red Skelton Show , CBS |
Richard Baer for Hennesey , CBS Jack Elinson , Charles Stewart for The Danny Thomas Show , CBS |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement In The Documentary Field (Best Documentary Screenplay) | Victor Wolfson | Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years , ABC |
Arthur Barron , Al Wasserman for NBC White Paper (Episode: The U-2 Affair), NBC Fred W. Friendly , David Lowe , Edward R. Murrow for CBS Reports (Episode: Harvest Of Shame), CBS |
Technology awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
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| Outstanding Achievement In Cinematography For Television (Best TV Camera) | George T. Clemens | Twilight Zone , CBS |
William Margulies for Outlaws , NBC Walter Strenge for Wagon Train , NBC |
| Outstanding Achievement In Electronic Camera Work (Best Electronic Camera) | The Bell Telephone Hour (Episode 3.9: The Sounds Of America), NBC |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show , NBC Playhouse 90 , CBS Wrangler , NBC |
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| Outstanding Achievement In Film Editing For Television (Best TV Editing) | Harry Coswick , Aaron Nibley , Milton Shifman | Merciless City , ABC |
Richard H. Cahoon for Perry Mason , CBS Edward W. Williams for Alfred Hitchcock Presents , NBC |
Actor Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Single Performance By An Actor (Lead or Support ) | Maurice Evans | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: MacBeth), NBC |
Cliff Robertson for The United States Steel Hour (episode 8.13: The Two Worlds Of Charly Gordon), CBS Ed Wynn for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (episode 2.14: The Man In The Funny Suit), CBS |
| Outstanding Single Performance By An Actress (Lead or Support ) | Judith Anderson | Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: MacBeth), NBC |
Ingrid Bergman for Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life , CBS Elizabeth Montgomery for The Untouchables (Episode 2.1: The Rusty Heller Story), ABC |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program (best single supporting actor ) | Roddy McDowall | NBC Sunday Showcase (Episode 1.23: Our American Heritage: Not Without Honor), NBC |
Charles Bronson for General Electric Theater (Episode 9.16: Memory In White), CBS Peter Falk for The Law and Mr. Jones (Episode 1.20: Cold Turkey), ABC |
| Outstanding Performance By An Actor in a Series (Lead ) | Raymond Burr | Perry Mason , CBS |
Jackie Cooper for Hennesey , CBS Robert Stack for The Untouchables , ABC |
| Outstanding Performance By An Actress In A Series (Lead ) | Barbara Stanwyck | The Barbara Stanwyck Show , NBC |
Donna Reed for The Donna Reed Show , ABC Loretta Young for Letter to Loretta , NBC |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series (best supporting actor in a series ) | Don Knotts | Andy Griffith Show , CBS |
Abby Dalton for Hennesey , CBS Barbara Hale for Perry Mason , CBS |
| Outstanding Performance In A Variety Or Musical Program Or Series (best performer, entertainment or music program) | Fred Astaire | Astaire Time , NBC |
Harry Belafonte for Belafonte New York , CBS Dinah Shore for The Dinah Shore Chevy Show , NBC |