Primetime Emmy Awards (1956)

Primetime Emmy

Best Action or Adventure Series
The Magical World of Disney
The Magical World of Disney
Winner
Dragnet
Dragnet
Nominated
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Nominated
The Lineup
The Lineup
Nominated
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Nominated
Best Actor - Continuing Performance
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
The Phil Silvers Show
Winner
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
The Honeymooners
Nominated
Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Robert Young
Robert Young
Father Knows Best
Nominated
Robert Cummings
Robert Cummings
The Bob Cummings Show
Nominated
Best Actor - Single Performance
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Ford Star Jubilee
Winner
José Ferrer
José Ferrer
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan
Ford Star Jubilee
Nominated
Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane
Kraft Theatre
Nominated
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Art Carney
Art Carney
The Honeymooners
Winner
William Frawley
William Frawley
I Love Lucy
Nominated
Ed Begley
Ed Begley
Kraft Theatre
Nominated
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Caesar's Hour
Nominated
Cyril Ritchard
Cyril Ritchard
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
Best Actress - Continuing Performance
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
I Love Lucy
Winner
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Our Miss Brooks
Nominated
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Private Secretary
Nominated
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Nominated
Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Best Actress - Single Performance
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
Producers' Showcase
Winner
Julie Harris
Julie Harris
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
Loretta Young
Loretta Young
The Loretta Young Show
Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Caesar's Hour
Winner
Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Audrey Meadows
Audrey Meadows
The Honeymooners
Nominated
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
Goodyear Playhouse
Nominated
Ann B. Davis
Ann B. Davis
The Bob Cummings Show
Nominated
Best Art Direction - Film Series
You Are There
You Are There
William Ferrari
Winner
Schlitz Playhouse
Schlitz Playhouse
Serge Krizman
Nominated
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
Duncan Cramer
Nominated
Medic
Medic
Ernst Fegté
Nominated
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Peter Proud
Nominated
Best Art Direction - Live Series
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Otis Riggs
Winner
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Jan Scott
Nominated
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Don Shirley
Nominated
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
William Craig Smith
Nominated
Climax!
Climax!
James Dowell Vance
Nominated
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Carl Kent
Nominated
Best Audience Participation Series
The $64, 000 Question
The $64, 000 Question
Winner
People Are Funny
People Are Funny
Nominated
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
Nominated
You Bet Your Life
You Bet Your Life
Nominated
I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret
Nominated
Best Camerawork - Live Show
Studio One
Studio One
T. Miller
Winner
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
Joe Strauss
Nominated
Climax!
Climax!
A.J. Cunningham
Nominated
The Linkletter Show
The Linkletter Show
Leslie Vaught
Nominated
Best Children's Series
Lassie
Lassie
Winner
Ding Dong School
Ding Dong School
Nominated
The Pinky Lee Show
The Pinky Lee Show
Nominated
The Mickey Mouse Club
The Mickey Mouse Club
Nominated
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
Nominated
The Howdy Doody Show
The Howdy Doody Show
Nominated
Best Choreographer
Your Hit Parade
Your Hit Parade
Tony Charmoli
Winner
Max Liebman Spectaculars
Max Liebman Spectaculars
Rod Alexander
Nominated
Max Liebman Spectaculars
Max Liebman Spectaculars
James Starbuck
Nominated
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Jackie Gleason Show
June Taylor
Nominated
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Jerome Robbins
Nominated
Best Cinematography for Television
Medic
Medic
William A. Sickner
Winner
Dragnet
Dragnet
Edward Colman
Nominated
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show
Norbert Brodine
Nominated
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
George E. Diskant
Nominated
Private Secretary
Private Secretary
Robert Pittack
Nominated
Best Comedian
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Winner
Art Carney
Art Carney
Nominated
Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Nominated
Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar
Nominated
George Gobel
George Gobel
Nominated
Best Comedienne
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Winner
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
Nominated
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Nominated
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Nominated
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Nominated
Best Comedy Series
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
Winner
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
Nominated
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Caesar's Hour
Caesar's Hour
Nominated
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
Nominated
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
Nominated
Best Comedy Writing
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
Nat Hiken
Barry E. Blitzer
Arnold M. Auerbach
Harvey Orkin
Vin Bogert
Arnie Rosen
Coleman Jacoby
Tony Webster
Terry Ryan
Winner
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
Hal Kanter
Howard Leeds
Everett Greenbaum
Harry Winkler
Nominated
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
Jess Oppenheimer
Madelyn Davis
Bob Carroll Jr.
Bob Schiller
Bob Weiskopf
Nominated
Caesar's Hour
Caesar's Hour
Mel Tolkin
Selma Diamond
Larry Gelbart
Mel Brooks
Sheldon Keller
Nominated
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program
Sam Perrin
George Balzer
Hal Goldman
Al Gordon
Nominated
Best Contributing to Daytime Programming
Matinee Theatre
Matinee Theatre
Winner
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show
Nominated
Home
Home
Arlene Francis
Nominated
The Bob Crosby Show
The Bob Crosby Show
Nominated
Today
Today
Nominated
Best Director - Film Series
Nat Hiken
Nat Hiken
The Phil Silvers Show
Winner
Rod Amateau
Rod Amateau
The Bob Cummings Show
Nominated
Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Jack Webb
Jack Webb
Dragnet
Nominated
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Nominated
Bernard Girard
Bernard Girard
You Are There
Nominated
Best Director - Live Series
Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin J. Schaffner
Ford Star Jubilee
Winner
Clark Jones
Clark Jones
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
John Frankenheimer
John Frankenheimer
Climax!
Nominated
Delbert Mann
Delbert Mann
Producers' Showcase
Nominated
Alex Segal
Alex Segal
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
Best Documentary Program
Omnibus
Omnibus
Winner
See It Now
See It Now
Nominated
Person to Person
Person to Person
Nominated
Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Nominated
Wide Wide World
Wide Wide World
Nominated
Best Dramatic Series
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Winner
Goodyear Playhouse
Goodyear Playhouse
Nominated
Studio One
Studio One
Nominated
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
Climax!
Climax!
Nominated
Best Editing of a Television Film
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Edward W. Williams
Winner
Navy Log
Navy Log
Jason H. Bernie
Nominated
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
Samuel E. Beetley
Nominated
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre
Daniel A. Nathan
Nominated
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
Stanley Frazen
Guy Scarpitta
Nominated
Best Female Singer
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Winner
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Nominated
Gisele MacKenzie
Gisele MacKenzie
Nominated
Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee
Nominated
Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney
Nominated
Best MC or Program Host - Male or Female
Perry Como
Perry Como
Winner
John Daly
John Daly
Nominated
Dave Garroway
Dave Garroway
Nominated
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Nominated
Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke
Nominated
Best Male Singer
Perry Como
Perry Como
Winner
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Nominated
Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher
Nominated
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Nominated
Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
Nominated
Best Music Series
Your Hit Parade
Your Hit Parade
Winner
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Nominated
The Dinah Shore Show
The Dinah Shore Show
Nominated
The Voice of Firestone
The Voice of Firestone
Nominated
Coke Time
Coke Time
Nominated
Best Musical Contribution
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Sammy Cahn
Jimmy Van Heusen
Winner
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Nelson Riddle
Nominated
Wide Wide World
Wide Wide World
David Broekman
Nominated
Ford Star Jubilee
Ford Star Jubilee
Mary Martin
Noël Coward
Nominated
Best News Commentator or Reporter
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Winner
John Daly
John Daly
Nominated
Clete Roberts
Clete Roberts
Nominated
Douglas Edwards
Douglas Edwards
Nominated
John Cameron Swayze
John Cameron Swayze
Nominated
Best Original Teleplay Writing
Kraft Theatre
Kraft Theatre
Rod Serling
Winner
Goodyear Playhouse
Goodyear Playhouse
Paddy Chayefsky
Nominated
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Cyril Hume
Richard Maibaum
Nominated
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour
David Davidson
Nominated
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
Robert Alan Aurthur
Nominated
Best Producer - Film Series
The Magical World of Disney
The Magical World of Disney
Walt Disney
Winner
You Are There
You Are There
James Fonda
Nominated
Medic
Medic
Frank La Tourette
Nominated
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
Nat Hiken
Nominated
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show
Paul Henning
Nominated
Best Producer - Live Series
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Fred Coe
Winner
Climax!
Climax!
Martin Manulis
Nominated
The Alcoa Hour
The Alcoa Hour
Herbert Brodkin
Nominated
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show
Hal Kanter
Nominated
Wide Wide World
Wide Wide World
Barry Wood
Nominated
Best Single Program of the Year
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
Winner
Ford Star Jubilee
Ford Star Jubilee
Nominated
The Magical World of Disney
The Magical World of Disney
Nominated
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
Nominated
Wide Wide World
Wide Wide World
Nominated
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Nominated
Best Specialty Act - Single or Group
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau
Winner
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
Nominated
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Nominated
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Nominated
Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Nominated
Best Television Adaptation
Ford Star Jubilee
Ford Star Jubilee
Paul Gregory
Franklin J. Schaffner
Winner
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
John Monks Jr.
Nominated
Climax!
Climax!
Rod Serling
Nominated
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase
David Shaw
Nominated
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
David Dortort
Nominated
Best Variety Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Winner
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
Nominated
Shower of Stars
Shower of Stars
Nominated
Ford Star Jubilee
Ford Star Jubilee
Nominated
The Dinah Shore Show
The Dinah Shore Show
Nominated
Governors Award
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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