9th Primetime Emmy Awards

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9th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMarch 16, 1957
Location NBC Studios, Burbank, California
Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by Desi Arnaz
Highlights
Most awards Caesar's Hour
Playhouse 90 (5)
Most nominationsPlayhouse 90 (11)
Best Series - Half Hour or Less The Phil Silvers Show
Best Series - One Hour or MoreCaesar's Hour
Best New Program Series Playhouse 90
Best Public Service Series See It Now
Best Single Program of the Year Playhouse 90: "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
Television/radio coverage
Network NBC
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The 9th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 16, 1957, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank, California. Desi Arnaz hosted the event. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. Categories were sorted based on running time, instead of by genre.

Contents

The top shows of the night were Caesar's Hour and Playhouse 90 . Each show won a then-record five major awards, (however, two of Playhouse 90's wins came in now defunct categories).

Caesar's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories. Caesar's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories. For over fifty years, it remained the only show to win every major acting award. In 2004, the miniseries Angels in America became the second show, and first miniseries/television film, to sweep the acting field. In 2020, Schitt’s Creek became the first comedy or drama series to win in all four acting categories.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). [1]

Programs

Programs
Best Series, Half Hour or Less
Best Series, One Hour or More
Best Live Camera Work
Best Coverage of a Newsworthy Event
  • Years of Crisis (CBS)
    • Andrea Doria Sinking (CBS)
    • Andrea Doria Survivors Arrive in New York (CBS)
    • National Political Conventions (ABC)
    • National Political Conventions (NBC)
Best Public Service Series

Acting

Lead performances

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Supporting performances
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
Best Supporting Performance by an Actress

Single performances

Single performances
Best Single Performance by an Actor
Best Single Performance by an Actress

Directing

Directing
Best Direction, Half Hour or Less
Best Direction, One Hour or More

Writing

Writing
Best Teleplay Writing, Half Hour or Less
Best Teleplay Writing, One Hour or More

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Nominations
CBS59
NBC41
ABC6
Programs with multiple major nominations
ProgramNetworkNumber of
Nominations
Playhouse 90CBS11
Caesar's HourNBC6
The Ernie Kovacs Show4
Kraft Television Theatre
The Phil Silvers ShowCBS
Alcoa-Goodyear PlayhouseNBC3
Four Star PlayhouseCBS
I Love Lucy
The Jack Benny Program
Producers' ShowcaseNBC
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCBS2
The Bob Cummings ShowNBC
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Father Knows Best
Ford Star JubileeCBS
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpABC
The Loretta Young ShowNBC
NBC Opera Theatre
OmnibusCBS
The Perry Como ShowNBC
See It NowCBS
Studio One
Wide Wide WorldNBC
You Are ThereCBS

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards [note 1]
NetworkNumber of
Awards
CBS11
NBC8
Programs with multiple major awards
ProgramNetworkNumber of
Awards
Caesar's HourNBC5
Playhouse 90CBS
The Phil Silvers Show2
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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References

  1. "Emmys.com list of 1957 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.