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Emmy Awards: 1958

Emmy

Date:	15 April
Host:	Danny Thomas (I) (Los Angeles); Phil Silvers (New York City)
Location:	Coconut Grove, Hollywood, California, USA NBC Studio, New York, New York, USA

Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Robert Young (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - James Arness; CBS "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Danny Thomas (I); ABC; CBS "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Robert Cummings (I); CBS; NBC

Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1952) - Peter Ustinov; NBC - For episode "The Life of Samuel Johnson".
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - Ed Wynn; NBC - For episode "On Borrowed Time". "Studio One" (1948) - Lee J. Cobb; CBS - For episode "No Deadly Medicine". "Suspicion" (1957) - David Wayne (I); NBC - For episode "Heartbeat". The Comedian (1957) (TV) - Mickey Rooney (I); CBS - (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)).

Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Jane Wyatt (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"December Bride" (1954) - Spring Byington; CBS "Lassie" (1954) - Jan Clayton (I); CBS "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957) - Ida Lupino; CBS "The Eve Arden Show" (1957) - Eve Arden; CBS

Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support


Winner:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - Polly Bergen; CBS - For episode "The Helen Morgan Story".
Other Nominees:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - Teresa Wright (I); CBS - For playing "Annie Sullivan". - For episode "The Miracle Worker". "Studio One" (1948) - Piper Laurie; CBS - For episode "The Deaf Heart". "The Alcoa Hour" (1955) - Helen Hayes (I); NBC - For episode "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper". Cinderella (1957) (TV) - Julie Andrews (I); CBS

Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Caesar's Hour" (1954) - Carl Reiner; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Dennis Weaver (I); CBS "I Love Lucy" (1951) - William Frawley; CBS "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Paul Ford (I); CBS "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - Louis Nye; NBC

Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Ann B. Davis; CBS; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Caesar's Hour" (1954) - Pat Carroll (I); NBC "December Bride" (1954) - Verna Felton (I); CBS "I Love Lucy" (1951) - Vivian Vance; CBS "Sally" (1957) - Marion Lorne; NBC

Best Direction - Half Hour or Less


Winner:
	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - Robert Stevens (I); CBS - For episode "The Glass Eye".
Other Nominees:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Peter Tewksbury; NBC "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Sheldon Leonard; ABC; CBS - ("Danny Thomas Show"). "The Patrice Munsel Show" (1956) - Clark Jones (I); ABC "Your Hit Parade" (1950) - Bill Hobin; NBC; NBC

Best Direction - One Hour or More


Winner:
	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956) - Bob Banner (I); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {The Green Pastures (#7.1)} - George Schaefer (I); NBC - (Shown within "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)). "Playhouse 90" (1956) - John Frankenheimer; CBS - For episode "The Comedian". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - George Roy Hill; CBS - For episode "Helen Morgan Story". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Arthur Penn (I); CBS - For episode "Miracle Worker". The Comedian (1957) (TV) - John Frankenheimer; CBS - (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)).

Best Comedy Writing


Winner:
	"The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Nat Hiken; Billy Friedberg; Phil Sharp (II); Terry Ryan (IV); Coleman Jaacoby; Arnie Rosen; Sydney Zelinka; A.J. Russell; Tony Webster (II); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Caesar's Hour" (1954) - Mel Tolkin; Larry Gelbart; Mel Brooks; Neil Simon (I); Sheldon Keller; Mike Stewart (VI); Gary Belkin; NBC "Father Knows Best" (1954) - Roswell Rogers; Paul West (V); NBC "The Ernie Kovacs Show" (1952) - Ernie Kovacs (I); NBC - For episode "No Dialogue Show". "The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - Sam Perrin; George Balzer; Al Gordon (I); Hal Goldman (I); CBS

Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less


Winner:
	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) - Paul Monash; CBS - For episode "The Lonely Wizard".
Other Nominees:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Roswell Rogers; NBC - For episode "Margaret Hires a Gardener". "Frontiers of Faith" (1951) - Morton Wishengrad; NBC - For episode "A Chassidic Tale". "Gunsmoke" (1955) - John Meston; CBS - For episode "Born to Hang". "Leave It to Beaver" (1957) - Joe Connelly (I); Bob Mosher (I); CBS - For episode "Beaver Gets Spelled".

Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More


Winner:
	The Comedian (1957) (TV) - Rod Serling; CBS - (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)).
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {The Green Pastures (#7.1)} - Marc Connelly (I); NBC - (Shown within "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)). "Omnibus" (1952) - James Lee (III); NBC - For episode "Life of Samuel Johnson". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - William Gibson (I); CBS - For episode "Miracle Worker". "Studio One" (1948) - Arthur Hailey; CBS - For episode "No Deadly Medicine".

Best Art Direction


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - Rouben Ter-Arutunian (art director); NBC - For episode "Twelfth Night".
Other Nominees:
	"Climax!" (1954) - Beulah Frankel (art director); CBS "Wagon Train" (1957) - Howard E. Johnson (I) (art director); NBC

Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series


Winner:
	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Perry Como Show" (1948) - NBC "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - NBC "Toast of the Town" (1948) - CBS "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - NBC

Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself


Winner:
	"The Dinah Shore Show" (1951) - Dinah Shore; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"I Love Lucy" (1951) - Lucille Ball; CBS "Letter to Loretta" (1953) - Loretta Young; NBC "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950) - Gracie Allen; CBS "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - Dody Goodman; NBC

Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself


Winner:
	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - Jack Benny; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Caesar's Hour" (1954) - Sid Caesar; NBC "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - Steve Allen (I); NBC "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - Jack Paar (I); NBC

Best Dramatic Anthology Series


Winner:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - CBS "Climax!" (1954) - CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - NBC "Studio One" (1948) - CBS

Best Live Camera Work


Nominees:
	Annie Get Your Gun (1957) (TV) - NBC

Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters


Winner:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Lassie" (1954) - CBS "Maverick" (1957) - ABC "Perry Mason" (1957) - CBS "Wagon Train" (1957) - NBC

Best Single Program of the Year


Winner:
	The Comedian (1957) (TV) - CBS - (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)).
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) {The Green Pastures (#7.1)} - NBC - (Shown within "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)). "Playhouse 90" (1956) - CBS - For episode "The Helen Morgan Story". The Edsel Show (1957) (TV) - CBS

Best News Commentary


Nominees:
	John Daly (I); ABC Chet Huntley; David Brinkley (I); NBC

Best Public Service Program or Series


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1952) - ABC; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Person to Person" (1953) - CBS "See It Now" (1951) - CBS "Wide Wide World" (1955) - NBC

Best New Program Series of the Year


Winner:
	"The Seven Lively Arts" (1957) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Leave It to Beaver" (1957) - CBS "Maverick" (1957) - ABC "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - NBC "Wagon Train" (1957) - NBC

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Caesar's Hour" (1954) - NBC "Father Knows Best" (1954) - NBC "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - CBS; NBC "The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - CBS

Best Cinematography for Television


Winner:
	Hemo the Magnificent (1957) (TV) - Harold E. Wellman (cinematographer); CBS

Best Editing of a Film for Television


Winner:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Michael Pozen (editor); CBS - For episode "How To Kill a Woman".
Other Nominees:
	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) - Danny B. Landres (editor); CBS - For episode "The Lonely Wizard".

Best Musical Contribution for Television


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1952) - Leonard Bernstein; ABC - Conducting and analyzing music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Other Nominees:
	"Project XX" (1954) - Robert Russell Bennett (arranger/conductor); NBC - For episode "The Innocent Years". "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1957) - Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor); ABC "The Perry Como Show" (1948) - Mitchell Ayres (music director) Cinderella (1957) (TV) - Richard Rodgers (I) (music score); CBS