13th Primetime Emmy Awards

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13th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMay 16, 1961
LocationMoulin Rogue Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by Dick Powell
Highlights
Most awards Hallmark Hall of Fame : "Macbeth" (5)
Most nominationsHallmark Hall of Fame (5)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor The Jack Benny Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety Astaire Time
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming Young People's Concerts
The Program of the Year Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Television/radio coverage
Network NBC
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The 13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and Dick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

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The top show of the night was the NBC anthology Hallmark Hall of Fame for their production of Macbeth . It won in all its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major wins. A milestone was set by The Flintstones , it became the first ever animated show to be nominated in one of the main series categories (comedy or drama). It would be the only animated show to accomplish this feat until 2009, when Family Guy was included in the expanded comedy field.

Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees are listed below. [1]

Programs

Programs
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service

Acting

Lead performances

Acting
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)

Supporting performances

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

Single performances

Directing

Directing

Writing

Writing
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Nominations
CBS29
NBC24
ABC9
Programs with multiple major nominations
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"DramaNBC5
Sacco-Vanzetti Story4
HenneseyComedyCBS3
The UntouchablesDramaABC
The Andy Griffith ShowComedyCBS2
Astaire TimeVarietyNBC
The Bob Hope ShowComedy
CBS ReportsDocumentary/Public AffairsCBS
The Danny Thomas ShowComedy
Desilu PlayhouseDrama
An Hour with Danny KayeVariety
NBC White PaperDocumentary/Public AffairsNBC
Perry MasonDramaCBS
The Twilight Zone
Winston Churchill: The Valiant YearsDocumentary/Public AffairsABC

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Awards
CBS8
NBC
Programs with multiple major awards
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"DramaNBC5
Notes
  1. 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

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