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Emmy Awards: 1961

Emmy

Date:	16 May
Host:	Dick Powell (I) (Hollywood); Joey Bishop (I) (New York City)
Location:	Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California, USA Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, New York, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 1 April 1960 and 15 April 1961.

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)


Winner:
	"Perry Mason" (1957) - Raymond Burr; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Hennesey" (1959) - Jackie Cooper (I); CBS "The Untouchables" (1959) - Robert Stack; ABC

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Macbeth (II) (#10.2)} - Maurice Evans (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The United States Steel Hour" (1953) - Cliff Robertson (I); CBS - For episode "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon". "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958) - Ed Wynn; CBS - For episode "The Man in the Funny Suit".

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Macbeth (II) (#10.2)} - Judith Anderson (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Untouchables" (1959) - Elizabeth Montgomery (I); ABC - For episode "The Rusty Heller Story". Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) - Ingrid Bergman (I); CBS

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)


Winner:
	"The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1960) - Barbara Stanwyck; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Letter to Loretta" (1953) - Loretta Young; NBC "The Donna Reed Show" (1958) - Donna Reed; ABC

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program


Winner:
	"Sunday Showcase" (1959) {Our American Heritage: Not Without Honor} - Roddy McDowall; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"General Electric Theater" (1953) - Charles Bronson; CBS - For episode "Memory in White". "The Law and Mr. Jones" (1960) - Peter Falk (I); ABC - For episode "Cold Turkey".

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series


Winner:
	"The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) - Don Knotts; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Hennesey" (1959) - Abby Dalton; CBS "Perry Mason" (1957) - Barbara Hale; CBS

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy


Winner:
	"Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Sheldon Leonard; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"My Three Sons" (1960) - Peter Tewksbury; ABC

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Macbeth (II) (#10.2)} - George Schaefer (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Sunday Showcase" (1959) {The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1} - Sidney Lumet; NBC "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958) - Ralph Nelson (I); CBS - For episode "The Man in the Funny Suit".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy


Winner:
	"The Red Skelton Show" (1951) - Sherwood Schwartz; Dave O'Brien (I); Al Schwartz (I); Martin Ragaway; Red Skelton; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Hennesey" (1959) - Richard Baer (I); CBS - For various episodes. "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Charles Stewart (VII); Jack Elinson; CBS

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama


Winner:
	"The Twilight Zone" (1959) - Rod Serling; CBS - For various episodes.
Other Nominees:
	"Sunday Showcase" (1959) {The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1} - Reginald Rose; NBC "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - Dale Wasserman; CBS - For episode "The Lincoln Murder Case".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field


Winner:
	"Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years" (1960) - Victor Wolfson; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Reports" (1959) - Fred W. Friendly; David Lowe; Edward R. Murrow; CBS - For episode "Harvest of Shame". "NBC White Paper" (1960) - Arthur Barron; Al Wasserman; NBC - For episode "The U-2 Affair".

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design


Winner:
	"Checkmate" (1960) - John J. Lloyd (art director); CBS

Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series


Nominees:
	"The Dinah Shore Show" (1951) - Dinah Shore; NBC

The Program of the Year


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Macbeth (II) (#10.2)} - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Sunday Showcase" (1959) {The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1} - NBC Astaire Time (1960) (TV) - NBC

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety


Winner:
	Astaire Time (1960) (TV) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958) - CBS "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - NBC

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {Macbeth (II) (#10.2)} - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Naked City" (1958) - ABC "Sunday Showcase" (1959) {The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1} - NBC "The Twilight Zone" (1959) - CBS "The Untouchables" (1959) - ABC

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service


Winner:
	"The Twentieth Century" (1957) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Reports" (1959) - CBS "NBC White Paper" (1960) - NBC - For episode "The U-2 Affair". "Project XX" (1954) - NBC "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years" (1960) - ABC

Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork


Winner:
	"The Bell Telephone Hour" (1959) - NBC; Red-EO-Tape Mobile Unit - For episode "Sounds of America".

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming


Winner:
	Young People's Concerts: Aaron Copland Birthday Party (1961) (TV) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Captain Kangaroo" (1955) - CBS "Shirley Temple's Storybook" (1958) - NBC "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (1958) - Syndicated "The Shari Lewis Show" (1960) - NBC

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor


Winner:
	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Candid Camera" (1960/I) - CBS "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) - CBS "The Flintstones" (1960) - ABC

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News


Winner:
	"The Huntley-Brinkley Report" (1956) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Television News" (1948) - CBS "Eyewitness to History" (1960) - CBS

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television


Winner:
	"The Twilight Zone" (1959) - George T. Clemens (cinematographer); CBS - For various episodes.
Other Nominees:
	"Wagon Train" (1957) - Walter Strenge (cinematographer); NBC - For episode "Sam Elder Story".

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television


Winner:
	"Naked City" (1958) - Harry Coswick (editor); Aaron Nibley (II) (editor); Milton Shifman (editor); ABC - For various episodes.
Other Nominees:
	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - Edward W. Williams (editor); NBC - For episode "Incident in a Small Jail".

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television


Winner:
	Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic (1960) (TV) - Leonard Bernstein; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"The Donald O'Connor Show" (1954) - Andr� Previn; NBC "Thriller" (1960) - Pete Rugolo; Jerry Goldsmith; NBC