1968 Primetime Emmy Awards
The 20th Emmy Awards were held on May 9, 1968 at the Hollywood Paladium in Los Angeles , California , USA . The ceremony was moderated by Frank Sinatra and Dick Van Dyke .
Nominations and winners
Program prices
Director awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (Best Directed Drama Series) | Paul Bogart | CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.3: Dear Friends), CBS |
Lee H. Katzin for Cobra, Take Over (Episode 2.22: The Killing), CBS George Schaefer for CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.2: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night), CBS Alex Segal for The Crucible , CBS |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy (Best Comedy Series Director) | Bruce Bilson | Mini-Max (Episode: Maxwell Smart, Private Eye), NBC |
Danny Arnold for Sweet But A Little Crazy (Episode: That Girl), ABC James Frawley for The Monkees (Episode 2.20: The Devil And Peter Tork), NBC |
Screenplay Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama (Best Screenplay Drama Series) | Loring almond | CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.2: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night), CBS |
Allan Balter , William Read Woodfield for Cobra, Take Over (Episode 2.9: The Seal), CBS Don Mankiewicz for The Boss (Episode 1.1: World Premiere), NBC Reginald Rose for CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.3: Dear Friends), CBS |
| Outstanding Writing Achievement In Comedy (Best Screenplay Comedy Series) | Allan Burns , Chris Hayward | Him and Her (Episode 1.11: The Coming Out Party), CBS |
Leonard Stern , Arne Sultan for He and Her (Episode 1.1: The Old Man and The She), CBS Danny Arnold , Ruth Brooks Flipping For Sweet But A Little Crazy (Episode 2.12: The Mailman Cometh), ABC Milt Josefsberg , Ray Singer for Oops Lucy! (Episode 6.6: Lucy Gets Jack Benny's Account), CBS |
Actor Awards
| category | Award winners | program | Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama (Best Single Actor Drama) | Melvyn Douglas | CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.2: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night), CBS |
Raymond Burr for The Boss (Episode 1.1: World Premiere), NBC Van Heflin for A Case of Libel , ABC George C. Scott for The Crucible , CBS Eli Wallach for CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.3: Dear Friends), CBS |
| Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama (Best Single Actress in Drama) | Maureen Stapleton | Among the Paths to Eden , ABC |
Judith Anderson for Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Elizabeth the Queen), NBC Geneviève Bujold for Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Saint Joan), NBC Colleen Dewhurst for The Crucible , CBS Anne Jackson for CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.3: Dear Friends) , CBS |
| 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 |
Raymond Burr for The Boss , NBC Robert Culp for Rackets and Guns , NBC Ben Gazzara for The Race to Death , NBC Martin Landau for Cobra, Take Over , CBS |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series (Best Actress Drama Series) | Barbara Bain | Cobra, take over , CBS |
Diana Rigg for Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone , ABC Barbara Stanwyck for Big Valley , ABC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama (Best Supporting Actor Drama Series) | Milburn Stone | Smoking Colts (episode 13.15: Baker's Dozen), CBS |
Joseph Campanella for Mannix , CBS Lawrence Dobkin for CBS Playhouse (Episode 1.2: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night), CBS Leonard Nimoy for Spaceship Enterprise , NBC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama (Best Supporting Actress Drama Series) | Barbara Anderson | The boss , NBC |
Linda Cristal for High Chaparral , NBC Tessie O'Shea for The Story of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde , ABC |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series (Best Actor Comedy Series) | Don Adams | Mini-Max , NBC |
Richard Benjamin for him and her , CBS Sebastian Cabot for Dear Uncle Bill , CBS Brian Keith for ' Dear Uncle Bill , CBS Dick York for In Love with a Witch , ABC |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series (Best Actress Comedy Series) | Lucille Ball | Oops Lucy! , CBS |
Barbara Feldon for Mini-Max , NBC Elizabeth Montgomery for In Love with a Witch , ABC Paula Prentiss for He and Her , CBS Marlo Thomas for Sweet But A Little Crazy , ABC |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (Best Supporting Actor Comedy Series) | Werner Klemperer | A cage full of heroes , CBS |
Jack Cassidy for him and her , CBS William Demarest for My Three Sons , CBS Gale Gordon for Oops Lucy! , CBS |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy (Best Supporting Actress Comedy Series) | Marion Lorne | In love with a witch , ABC |
Agnes Moorehead for In Love with a Witch , ABC Marge Redmond for The Flying Nun , ABC Nita Talbot for A Cage Full of Heroes (Episode 3.15: The Hostage), CBS |