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| Directors Guild of America, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| 1961 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Franklin J. Schaffner For episode "The Cruel Day". |
| 1958 | Nominated | DGA Award |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Bernard Girard For episode "Four Women in Black". |
| Edgar Allan Poe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1957 | Won | Honorary Scroll |
Best Episode in a TV Series For excellence of production and quality of its telecasts. |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1961 | Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork (CBS). |
| 1960 | Won | Emmy |
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama (CBS). |
| Nominated | Emmy |
Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camerawork (CBS). |
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Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support) Lee J. Cobb (CBS). For episode "Project Immortality". |
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Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama Loring Mandel (writer) (CBS). For episode "Project Immortality". |
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| 1959 | Won | Emmy |
Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer (CBS). |
| Nominated | Emmy |
Best Direction of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer John Frankenheimer (CBS). For episode "A Town Has Turned to Dust". |
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Best Direction of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer George Roy Hill (CBS). For episode "Child of Our Time". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actor Robert Crawford Jr. (CBS). For playing "Tanguy". For episode "Child of Our Time". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actor Paul Muni (CBS). For playing "Sam Arlen". For episode "Last Clear Chance". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actor Rod Steiger (CBS). For playing "Harvey Denton". For episode "A Town Has Turned to Dust". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actress Piper Laurie (CBS). For playing "Kirsten Clay". For episode "Days of Wine and Roses". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actress Geraldine Page (CBS). For playing "The Young Woman". For episode "The Old Man". |
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Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer 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. |
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Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer J.P. Miller (CBS). For episode "Days Of Wine And Roses". |
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Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer Irving Gaynor Neiman (CBS). For episode "Child of Our Time". |
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Best Writing of a Single Dramatic Program - One Hour or Longer Rod Serling (CBS). For episode "A Town Has Turned To Dust". |
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Most Outstanding Single Program of the Year (CBS). For episode "Child of Our Time". |
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Most Outstanding Single Program of the Year (CBS). For episode "The Old Man". |
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| 1958 | Won | Emmy |
Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support Polly Bergen (CBS). For episode "The Helen Morgan Story". |
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Best Dramatic Anthology Series (CBS). |
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Best Single Program of the Year (CBS). For episode "The Comedian (#1.20)". (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)). |
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Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More Rod Serling (CBS). For episode "The Comedian (#1.20)". (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)). |
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Actor - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support Mickey Rooney (CBS). For episode "The Comedian (#1.20)". (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)). |
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Actress - Best Single Performance - Lead or Support Teresa Wright (CBS). For playing "Annie Sullivan". For episode "The Miracle Worker". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More John Frankenheimer (CBS). For episode "The Comedian". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More George Roy Hill (CBS). For episode "Helen Morgan Story". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More Arthur Penn (CBS). For episode "Miracle Worker". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More John Frankenheimer (CBS). For episode "The Comedian (#1.20)". (Shown within "Playhouse 90" (1956)). |
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Best Single Program of the Year (CBS). For episode "The Helen Morgan Story". |
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Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More William Gibson (CBS). For episode "Miracle Worker". |
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| 1957 | Won | Emmy |
Best Art Direction - One Hour or More Albert Heschong (CBS). For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More Ralph Nelson (CBS). For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight". |
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Best New Program Series (CBS). |
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Best Single Performance by an Actor Jack Palance (CBS). For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight". |
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Best Single Program of the Year (CBS). For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight". |
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Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More Rod Serling (CBS). For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight". |
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Best Direction - One Hour or More John Frankenheimer (CBS). For episode "Forbidden Area". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actor Red Skelton (CBS). For episode "The Big Slide". |
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Best Single Performance by an Actress Evelyn Rudie (CBS). For episode "Eloise". |
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Best Supporting Performance by an Actor Ed Wynn (CBS). For episode "Requiem For A Heavyweight". |
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Best Teleplay Writing - One Hour or More Elick Moll (CBS). For episode "Sizeman and Son". |
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| Golden Globes, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1973 | Nominated | Golden Globe |
Best TV Special For the "Look Homeward Angel" special. |
| 1957 | Won | Golden Globe |
Best TV Show Together with "The Mickey Mouse Club" (1955), "Cheyenne" (1955), "Matinee Theatre" (1955) and "This Is Your Life" (1952). |
| Peabody Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
| 1959 | Won | Peabody Award |
(CBS Television [us]). |
| 1957 | Won | Personal Award |
Rod Serling
(writer)
For episode "Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)". This is the first Peabody Award given for television writing. |
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