16th Primetime Emmy Awards

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16th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMay 25, 1964
LocationHollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by Joey Bishop
E. G. Marshall
Highlights
Most awards The Dick Van Dyke Show (5)
Most nominations Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (7)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama The Defenders
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music The Bell Telephone Hour
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety The Danny Kaye Show
The Program of the Year The Making of the President 1960
Television/radio coverage
Network NBC
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The 16th Emmy Awards, later known as the 16th Primetime Emmy Awards, were presented on May 25, 1964. The ceremony was hosted by Joey Bishop and E. G. Marshall. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

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The top shows of the night were repeat winners. The Defenders, won its third consecutive Drama Emmy, while The Dick Van Dyke Show won its second straight Comedy Emmy. The Dick Van Dyke Show tied the record (since broken) for most major category wins, with five.

Winners and nominees

[1]

Programs

Programs
Outstanding Program Achievement
in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs
  • NBC White Paper (NBC)
    • The American Revolution of '63 (NBC)
    • CBS Reports (CBS)
    • Chronicle (CBS)
    • Town Meeting of the World (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
  • The Making of the President 1960 (ABC)
    • The American Revolution of '63 (NBC)
    • The Defenders (CBS): "Blacklist"
    • The Kremlin (NBC)
    • Town Meeting of the World (CBS)

Acting

Lead performances

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

Supporting performances

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

Single performances

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
  • Shelley Winters as Jenny Dworak in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC): "Two Is The Number"
    • Ruby Dee as Jenny Bishop in The Doctors and the Nurses (CBS): "Express Stop from Lennox Avenue"
    • Bethel Leslie as Ellen Dudley in The Richard Boone Show (NBC): "Statement of Fact"
    • Jeanette Nolan as Jessie McCoony in The Richard Boone Show (NBC): "Vote No on 11!"
    • Diana Sands as Ruth in East Side/West Side (CBS): "Who Do You Kill?"

Directing

Directing
  • East Side/West Side (CBS): "Who Do You Kill?" – Tom Gries

Writing

Writing

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Nominations
NBC39
CBS36
ABC18
Programs with multiple major nominations
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Nominations
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDramaNBC7
The DefendersCBS6
The Dick Van Dyke ShowComedy
East Side/West SideDrama
The Richard Boone ShowNBC5
The Doctors and the NursesCBS4
The Farmer's DaughterComedyABC
Hallmark Hall of FameDramaNBC
That Was The Week That WasComedy
Arrest and TrialDramaABC3
The Danny Kaye ShowVarietyCBS
The American Revolution of '63News Commentary/Public AffairsNBC2
The Andy Williams ShowVariety
The Beverly HillbilliesComedyCBS
Dr. KildareDramaNBC
The KremlinDocumentary
The Making of the President 1960ABC
McHale's NavyComedy
Mr. NovakDramaNBC
Town Meeting of the WorldNews Commentary/Public AffairsCBS

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Awards
CBS11
NBC5
ABC3
Programs with multiple major awards
ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
Awards
The Dick Van Dyke ShowComedyCBS5
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDramaNBC3
The DefendersCBS
The Danny Kaye ShowVariety2
The Making of the President, 1960DocumentaryABC
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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