Awards for 1964

Primetime Emmy

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

WINNER

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Dick Van Dyke (CBS)

NOMINEES

East Side/West Side: George C. Scott (CBS)
The Fugitive: David Janssen (ABC)
Mr. Novak: Dean Jagger (NBC)
The Richard Boone Show: Richard Boone (NBC)

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

The Defenders: Jack Klugman (CBS)
For playing "Joe Larch".
For episode "Blacklist".

NOMINEES

Arrest and Trial: Roddy McDowall (ABC)
For playing "Paul LeDoux".
For espisode "Journey into Darkness".
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Rod Steiger (NBC)
For playing "Mike Kirsch".
For episode "A Slow Fade to Black".
East Side/West Side: James Earl Jones (CBS)
For playing "Joe".
For episode "Who Do You Kill?".
The Doctors and the Nurses: Harold J. Stone (CBS)
For playing "Elihu Kaminsky".
For episode "Nurse is a Feminine Noun".
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Jason Robards (NBC)
For episode "Abe Lincoln in Illinois (#13.4)".
For playing "Abe Lincoln".

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

WINNER

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Shelley Winters (NBC)
For playing "Jenny Dworak".
For episode "Two Is The Number".

NOMINEES

East Side/West Side: Diana Sands (CBS)
For playing "Ruth".
For episode "Who Do You Kill?".
The Doctors and the Nurses: Ruby Dee (CBS)
For playing "Jenny Bishop".
For episode "Express Stop from Lennox Avenue".
The Richard Boone Show: Bethel Leslie (NBC)
For playing "Ellen Dudley".
For episode "Statement of Fact".
The Richard Boone Show: Jeanette Nolan (NBC)
For playing "Jessie McCoony".
For episode "Vote No on 11!".

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

WINNER

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Mary Tyler Moore (CBS)

NOMINEES

Hazel: Shirley Booth (NBC)
The Beverly Hillbillies: Irene Ryan (CBS)
The Farmer's Daughter: Inger Stevens (ABC)
The Patty Duke Show: Patty Duke (ABC)

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor

WINNER

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Albert Paulsen (NBC)
For episode "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich".

NOMINEES

Combat!: Conlan Carter (ABC)
For episode "The Hostages".
Dr. Kildare: Sorrell Booke (NBC)
For episode "What's God to Julius?".
The Doctors and the Nurses: Carl Lee (CBS)
For episode "Express Shop from Lenox Avenue".

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress

WINNER

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Ruth White (NBC)
For episode "Little Moon of Alban".

NOMINEES

Arrest and Trial: Martine Bartlett (ABC)
For episode "Journey Into Darkness".
Arrest and Trial: Anjanette Comer (ABC)
For episode "Journey Into Darkness".
The Dick Van Dyke Show: Rose Marie (CBS)
The Doctors and the Nurses: Claudia McNeil (CBS)
For episode "Express Shop from Lenox Avenue".

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy

WINNER

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Jerry Paris (CBS)

NOMINEES

The Beverly Hillbillies: Richard Whorf (CBS)
The Farmer's Daughter: Paul Nickell, William D. Russell, Don Taylor (ABC)
McHale's Navy: Sidney Lanfield (ABC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama

WINNER

East Side/West Side: Tom Gries (CBS)
For episode "Who Do You Kill?".

NOMINEES

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Sydney Pollack (NBC)
For episode "Something About Lee Wiley".
The Defenders: Paul Bogart (CBS)
For episode "Moment of Truth".
The Defenders: Stuart Rosenberg (CBS)
For episode "Blacklist".
Hallmark Hall of Fame: George Schaefer (NBC)
For episode "The Patriots (#13.2)".

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music

WINNER

The Danny Kaye Show: Robert Scheerer (CBS)

NOMINEES

Young People's Concerts: A Tribute to Teachers: Roger Englander (director) (CBS)
Official ATAS records list title as "New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein".
The Andy Williams Show: Bob Henry (NBC)
The Bell Telephone Hour: Clark Jones, Sid Smith (NBC)
For various programs.
That Was the Week That Was: Marshall Jamison (NBC)

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original

WINNER

The Defenders: Ernest Kinoy (writer) (CBS)
For episode "Blacklist".

NOMINEES

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: David Rayfiel (writer) (NBC)
For episode "Something About Lee Wiley".
Breaking Point: Allan Sloane (ABC)
For episode "And James Was A Very Small Snail".
Dr. Kildare: Adrian Spies (NBC)
For episode "What's God to Julius?".
East Side/West Side: Arnold Perl (CBS)
For episode: "Who Do You Kill?".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation

WINNER

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: Rod Serling (adaptation writer) (NBC)
For episode "It's Mental Work".

NOMINEES

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Robert Hartung (adaptation writer) (NBC)
For episode "The Patriots".
The Richard Boone Show: Walter Newman (adaptation writer) (NBC)
For episode "The Hooligan".
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: James Bridges (adaptation writer) (CBS)
For episode "The Jar".

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety

WINNER

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Carl Reiner, Sam Denoff, Bill Persky (CBS)
For various episodes.

NOMINEES

The Danny Kaye Show: Herbert Baker, Mel Tolkin, Ernest Chambers, Saul Ilson, Sheldon Keller, Paul Mazursky, Larry Tucker, Gary Belkin, Larry Gelbart (CBS)
The Farmer's Daughter: Steve Gethers (writer), Jerry Davis (writer), Lee Loeb (writer), John McGreevey (writer) (ABC)
That Was the Week That Was: Robert Emmett, Gerald Gardner, Saul Turteltaub, David Panich, Tony Webster, Thomas Meehan, Ed Sherman (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design

WINNER

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Warren Clymer (NBC)

NOMINEES

The Danny Kaye Show: Edward Stephenson (art director) (CBS)
The Judy Garland Show: Gary Smith (scenic designer), Robert Kelly (art director) (CBS)
The Outer Limits: Jack Poplin (art director) (ABC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music

WINNER

The Bell Telephone Hour: (NBC)

NOMINEES

Young People's Concerts: A Tribute to Teachers, Young People's Concerts: The Genius of Paul Hindemith, Young People's Concerts: Young Performers 5, Young People's Concerts: Jazz in the Concert Hall: (CBS)
Official ATAS records lists title as "New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein".
The Lively Ones: (NBC)

Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series

WINNER

The Danny Kaye Show: Danny Kaye (CBS)

NOMINEES

The Andy Williams Show: Andy Williams (NBC)
The Judy Garland Show: Judy Garland (CBS)
The Judy Garland Show: Barbra Streisand (CBS)
For episode on 6 October 1963.
That Was the Week That Was: Burr Tillstrom (NBC)
For various episodes.

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs

WINNER

The Making of the President 1960: David L. Wolper (producer), Mel Stuart (producer), Theodore H. White (writer) (ABC)

NOMINEES

The DuPont Show of the Week: William Jersey (producer/writer) (NBC)
For episode "Manhattan Battleground".
Saga of Western Man: John H. Secondari (producer/writer), Helen Jean Rogers (producer) (ABC)
The Twentieth Century: Isaac Kleinerman (producer) (CBS)
Greece: The Golden Age: Lou Hazam (producer/writer) (NBC)
The Kremlin: George Vicas (producer/writer), Norman Borisoff (writer), Aram Boyajian (writer) (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Reports

WINNER

The Huntley-Brinkley Report: (NBC)

NOMINEES

(NBC)
For NBC Special News Reports.
World News with Diane Sawyer: (ABC)
Official ATAS records lists title as "Ron Cochran with The News".
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite: (CBS)

The Program of the Year

WINNER

The Making of the President 1960: (ABC)

NOMINEES

Town Meeting of the World: (CBS)
The American Revolution of '63: (NBC)
The Kremlin: (NBC)
The Defenders: (CBS)
For episode "Blacklist".

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety

WINNER

The Danny Kaye Show: (CBS)

NOMINEES

The Andy Williams Show: (NBC)
The Garry Moore Show: (CBS)
The Judy Garland Show: (CBS)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

WINNER

The Defenders: (CBS)

NOMINEES

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre: (NBC)
East Side/West Side: (CBS)
Mr. Novak: (NBC)
The Richard Boone Show: (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Comedy

WINNER

The Dick Van Dyke Show: (CBS)

NOMINEES

The Bill Dana Show: (NBC)
The Farmer's Daughter: (ABC)
McHale's Navy: (ABC)
That Was the Week That Was: (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Photography

WINNER

The Danny Kaye Show: (CBS)

NOMINEES

The DuPont Show of the Week: (NBC)
The Bell Telephone Hour: (NBC)
The Lively Ones: (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs

WINNER

NBC White Paper: (NBC)
For part I: The Bay of Pigs and part II: The Missile Crisis.

NOMINEES

Chronicle: (CBS)
The American Revolution of '63: (NBC)
CBS Reports: (CBS)
Town Meeting of the World: (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming

WINNER

Discovery: (ABC)

NOMINEES

NBC Children's Theatre: (NBC)
Exploring: (NBC)
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: (NBC)
Science All-Stars: (ABC)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television

WINNER

The Kremlin: J. Baxter Peters (cinematographer) (NBC)

NOMINEES

Kraft Suspense Theatre: Bud Thackery (cinematographer) (NBC)
Greece: The Golden Age: Bradford Kress (cinematographer) (NBC)
East Side/West Side: Jack Priestley (cinematographer) (CBS)

Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television

WINNER

The Making of the President 1960: William T. Cartwright (editor) (ABC)

NOMINEES

Saga of Western Man: Alexander Hamilton (editor), Walter Essenfeld (editor), Samuel Cohen (editor), Hans Dudelheim (editor), Edward Shea (editor), Edward Lempa (editor), Robert Sandbo (editor), James Algie (editor), John Roberts (editor), Walter Moran (editor), Nils Rasmussen (editor) (ABC)
Arrest and Trial: Danny B. Landres (editor), Milton Shifman (editor), Richard G. Wray (editor) (ABC)
The Kremlin: Aram Boyajian (editor) (NBC)
Greece: The Golden Age: Constantine S. Gochis (editor) (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television

WINNER

The Making of the President 1960: Elmer Bernstein (ABC)

NOMINEES

East Side/West Side: Kenyon Hopkins (CBS)
Saga of Western Man: Ulpio Minucci (composer), Joe Moon (composer), Rayburn Wright (composer) (ABC)
Elizabeth Taylor in London: John Barry (CBS)
Greece: The Golden Age: George Kleinsinger (NBC)
The Kremlin: Georges Auric (NBC)

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