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Emmy Awards: 1959

Emmy

Date:	6 May
Host:	Raymond Burr
Location:	Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California, USA Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, New York, USA Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, USA
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were broadcast between 1 January 1958 and 28 February 1959.

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series


Winner:
	"Perry Mason" (1957) - Raymond Burr; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"77 Sunset Strip" (1958) - Efrem Zimbalist Jr.; ABC "Gunsmoke" (1955) - James Arness; CBS "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957) - Richard Boone (I); CBS "Maverick" (1957) - James Garner; ABC "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Craig Stevens (I); NBC

Best Single Performance by an Actor


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - Fred Astaire; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Alcoa Theatre" (1957) - Mickey Rooney (I); NBC - For playing "Eddie". - For episode "Eddie". "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - Christopher Plummer (I); NBC - For playing "Kenneth Boyd". - For episode "Little Moon of Alban". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Robert Crawford Jr.; CBS - For playing "Tanguy". - For episode "Child of Our Time". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Paul Muni (I); CBS - For playing "Sam Arlen". - For episode "Last Clear Chance". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Rod Steiger; CBS - For playing "Harvey Denton". - For episode "A Town Has Turned to Dust".

Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series


Winner:
	"The Perry Como Show" (1948) - Perry Como; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - Steve Allen (I); NBC "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" (1957) - Jack Paar (I); NBC

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - Jack Benny; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Robert Young (I); CBS; NBC "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Danny Thomas (I); CBS "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Robert Cummings (I); NBC "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Phil Silvers; CBS "The Real McCoys" (1957) - Walter Brennan; ABC

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series


Winner:
	"Letter to Loretta" (1953) - Loretta Young; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" (1955) - Jane Wyman; NBC "Lassie" (1954) - June Lockhart; CBS "The Thin Man" (1957) - Phyllis Kirk; NBC

Best Performance by an Actress (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series


Winner:
	"The Dinah Shore Show" (1951) - Dinah Shore; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show" (1958) - Patti Page; ABC

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Jane Wyatt (I); CBS; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"December Bride" (1954) - Spring Byington; CBS "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957) - Ida Lupino; CBS "The Ann Sothern Show" (1958) - Ann Sothern; CBS "The Donna Reed Show" (1958) - Donna Reed; ABC "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (1950) - Gracie Allen; CBS

Best Single Performance by an Actress


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - Julie Harris (I); NBC - For playing "Bridgid Mary". - For episode "Little Moon of Alban".
Other Nominees:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - Piper Laurie; CBS - For playing "Kirsten Clay". - For episode "Days of Wine and Roses". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Geraldine Page; CBS - For playing "The Young Woman". - For episode "The Old Man". "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - Judith Anderson (I); CBS - For playing "Marquesa de Montemayor". - For episode "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". "The United States Steel Hour" (1953) - Helen Hayes (I); CBS - For playing "Mother Seraphim". - For episode "One Red Rose for Christmas". All the King's Men (1958) (TV) - Maureen Stapleton; NBC - For playing "Sadie Burke". - (Shown within "Kraft Television Theatre" (1947)).

Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - Tom Poston; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"December Bride" (1954) - Harry Morgan (I); CBS "Father Knows Best" (1954) - Billy Gray (I); CBS; NBC "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Paul Ford (I); CBS "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Maurice Gosfield; CBS "The Real McCoys" (1957) - Richard Crenna; ABC

Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series


Winner:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Dennis Weaver (I); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Perry Mason" (1957) - William Hopper (I); CBS "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Herschel Bernardi; NBC "The Rifleman" (1958) - Johnny Crawford (I); ABC

Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Ann B. Davis; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"December Bride" (1954) - Verna Felton (I); CBS "Father Knows Best" (1954) - Elinor Donahue; CBS; NBC "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Rosemary DeCamp; NBC "The Gale Storm Show" (1956) - Zasu Pitts; CBS "The Real McCoys" (1957) - Kathleen Nolan; ABC

Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series


Winner:
	"Perry Mason" (1957) - Barbara Hale; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - Amanda Blake (I); CBS "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Lola Albright; NBC "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Hope Emerson; NBC

Best Direction of a Single Musical or Variety Program


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - Bud Yorkin; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Perry Como Show" (1948) - Clark Jones (I); NBC - For episode with Maureen O'Hara (I) and Preston, Robert. Pontiac Star Parade (1959) (TV) - Joseph Cates; Gower Champion; NBC - For episode "Accent on Love".

Best Direction of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour


Winner:
	"Alcoa Theatre" (1957) - Jack Smight; NBC - For episode "Eddie".
Other Nominees:
	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - Alfred Hitchcock (I); CBS - For episode "Lamb to the Slaughter". "General Electric Theater" (1953) - Herschel Daugherty; CBS - For episode "One is a Wanderer". "General Electric Theater" (1953) - James Neilson; CBS - For episode "Kid at the Stick". "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Blake Edwards; NBC - For episode "The Kill".

Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Peter Tewksbury; CBS - For episode "Medal for Margaret".
Other Nominees:
	"Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - Sheldon Leonard; CBS - For episode "Pardon My Accent". "Mr. Adams and Eve" (1957) - Richard Kinon (I); CBS - For episode "The Interview". "The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - Seymour Berns; CBS - For episode with Gary Cooper (I). "The Real McCoys" (1957) - Hy Averback; ABC - For episode "Kate's Career".

Best Direction of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - George Schaefer (I); NBC - For episode "Little Moon of Alban".
Other Nominees:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - John Frankenheimer; CBS - For episode "A Town Has Turned to Dust". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - George Roy Hill; CBS - For episode "Child of Our Time".

Best Writing of a Single Program of a Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour


Winner:
	"Alcoa Theatre" (1957) - Alfred Brenner; Ken Hughes (I); NBC - For episode "Eddie".
Other Nominees:
	"Alcoa Theatre" (1957) - Christopher Knopf; NBC - For episode "The Loudmouth". "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - Roald Dahl; CBS - For episode "Lamb to the Slaughter". "General Electric Theater" (1953) - Samuel A. Taylor; CBS - For episode "One is a Wanderer". "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Blake Edwards; NBC - For episode "The Kill".

Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer


Winner:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - James Costigan; NBC - For episode "Little Moon of Alban".
Other Nominees:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - Horton Foote; CBS - For episode "The Old Man". - Horton Foote would again adapt this Faulkner short story in 1997, winning an Emmy on his second try. "Playhouse 90" (1956) - J.P. Miller; CBS - For episode "Days Of Wine And Roses". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Irving Gaynor Neiman; CBS - For episode "Child of Our Time". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - Rod Serling; CBS - For episode "A Town Has Turned To Dust".

Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - Sam Perrin; George Balzer; Hal Goldman (I); Al Gordon (I); CBS - For episode with Ernie Kovaks.
Other Nominees:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - Roswell Rogers; CBS - For episode "Medal for Margaret". "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Paul Henning (I); Dick Wesson (I); NBC - For episode "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force". "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - Billy Friedberg; Arnie Rosen; Coleman Jaacoby; CBS - For episode "Bilko's Vampire". "The Real McCoys" (1957) - Bill Manhoff; ABC - For episode "Once There Was a Traveling Salesman".

Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - Herbert Baker (I); Bud Yorkin; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Perry Como Show" (1948) - Goodman Ace; Mort Green; George Foster (V); Jay Burton; NBC - For episode with Pier Angeli, Griffith, Andy and O'Connell, Helen. "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - Leonard Stern; Stan Burns; Herbert Sargent (I); Bill Dana; Don Hinkley; Hal Goodman; Larry Klein (I); NBC - For episode with Peter Ustinov, Armstrong, Louis and Van Cliburn. Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958) (TV) - A.J. Russell; ABC

Best Musical or Variety Series


Winner:
	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The Perry Como Show" (1948) - NBC "The Steve Allen Show" (1956) - NBC

Best Special Musical or Variety Program - One Hour or Longer


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958) (TV) - ABC

Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer


Nominees:
	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - CBS - For episode "Hamlet". "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - CBS - For episode "The Bridge of San Luis Rey". "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - CBS - For episode "The Hasty Heart".

Best News Reporting Series


Winner:
	"The Huntley-Brinkley Report" (1956) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Television News" (1948) - CBS "John Daly and the News" (????) - ABC

Best Public Service Program or Series


Winner:
	"Omnibus" (1952) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Meet the Press" (1947) - NBC "The Twentieth Century" (1957) - CBS

Most Outstanding Single Program of the Year


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - NBC - For episode "Little Moon of Alban". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - CBS - For episode "Child of Our Time". "Playhouse 90" (1956) - CBS - For episode "The Old Man".

Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer


Winner:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - CBS

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950) - CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Father Knows Best" (1954) - CBS; NBC "Make Room for Daddy" (1953) - CBS "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - NBC "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955) - CBS "The Red Skelton Show" (1951) - CBS

Best Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation Series


Winner:
	"What's My Line?" (1950) - CBS

Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour


Winner:
	"Alcoa Theatre" (1957) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955) - CBS "General Electric Theater" (1953) - CBS "Letter to Loretta" (1953) - NBC "Naked City" (1958) - ABC "Peter Gunn" (1958) - NBC

Best News Commentator or Analyst


Nominees:
	John Daly (I); ABC

Best Live Camerawork


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - CBS - For episode "The Bridge of San Luis Rey".

Best Special News Program


Nominees:
	"Chet Huntley Reporting" (1957) - NBC - For episode "The Story of Atlas 10B".

Best Western Series


Winner:
	"Maverick" (1957) - ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Gunsmoke" (1955) - CBS "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957) - CBS "The Rifleman" (1958) - ABC "Wagon Train" (1957) - NBC

Best Art Direction in a Live Television Program


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - Edward Stephenson (I) (art director); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - Bob Markell (II) (art director); CBS - For episode "Hamlet".

Best Editing of a Film for Television


Nominees:
	"Bat Masterson" (1958) - Richard L. Van Enger (editor); NBC - For episode "Two Graves for Swan Valley". "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) - Danny B. Landres (editor); CBS - For episode "Long Distance". "The Bob Cummings Show" (1955) - Robert Crawford (IV) (editor); NBC - For episode "Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force".

Best Musical Contribution to a Television Program


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - David Rose (I) (music director); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - Bernard Green (music director); NBC - For episode "Johnny Belinda". "Peter Gunn" (1958) - Henry Mancini (composer); NBC - For the theme. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957) - Eddy Lawrence Manson (composer/conductor); CBS - For episode "Harvey". Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf (1958) (TV) - Paul Weston (I) (composer/conductor); ABC

Best Choreography for Television


Winner:
	An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958) (TV) - Hermes Pan (choreographer); NBC