12th Primetime Emmy Awards

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12th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateJune 20, 1960
LocationNBC Studios, Burbank, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byFred Astaire
Highlights
Most awardsThe Jack Benny Show
The Moon and Sixpence (2)
Most nominationsStartime (5)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of HumorThe Art Carney Special
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of DramaPlayhouse 90
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of VarietyFabulous Fifties
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's ProgrammingThe Huckleberry Hound Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public ServiceThe Twentieth Century
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 12th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 12th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on June 20, 1960, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios, in Burbank, California. It was hosted by Fred Astaire. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The ceremony's format was a sharp contrast to the previous year's. Several Acting categories were either combined or simply removed, and nearly every category had only three nominees, as opposed to the traditional five or six. Due to the relatively small crop of categories, no show received more than two major awards. The NBC anthology Startime received the most major nominations with five.

Winners and nominees[]

[1]

Programs[]

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama
  • Art Carney Special, (NBC)
    • The Danny Thomas Show, (CBS)
    • Father Knows Best, (CBS)
    • The Jack Benny Show, (CBS)
    • The Red Skelton Show, (CBS)
  • Playhouse 90, (CBS)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
  • The Fabulous Fifties, (CBS)
    • Another Evening with Fred Astaire, (NBC)
    • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, (NBC)
    • The Garry Moore Show, (CBS)
    • The Revlon Revue, (CBS)
  • The Huckleberry Hound Show, (Syndicated)
    • Captain Kangaroo, (CBS)
    • Lassie, (CBS)
    • Mr. Wizard, (NBC)
    • Quick Draw McGraw, (Syndicated)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Affairs and Education Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News
  • The Twentieth Century, (CBS)
    • CBS Reports, (CBS)
    • Meet the Press, (NBC)
    • Small World, (CBS)
    • The VIII Olympic Winter Games, (CBS)

Acting[]

Lead performances[]

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support) Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support)
  • Robert Stack as Eliot Ness on The Untouchables, (ABC)
    • Richard Boone as Paladin on Have Gun, Will Travel, (CBS)
    • Raymond Burr as Perry Mason on Perry Mason, (CBS)
  • Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best, (CBS)
    • Donna Reed as Donna Stone on The Donna Reed Show, (ABC)
    • Teresa Wright as Margaret Bourke-White on NBC Sunday Showcase (NBC)
    • Loretta Young as Herself on The Loretta Young Show, (NBC)

Single performances[]

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor (Lead or Support) Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress (Lead or Support)
  • Laurence Olivier as Charles Strickland on The Moon and Sixpence, (NBC)
    • Lee J. Cobb as Dr. Lawrence Doner on Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Project Immortality"), (CBS)
    • Alec Guinness as Jebal Deeks on Startime, (Episode: "The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks"), (NBC)
  • Ingrid Bergman as The Governess on Startime, (Episode: "The Turn of the Screw"), (NBC)
    • Julie Harris as Mattie Silver on The DuPont Show of the Month, (Episode: "Ethan Frome"), (CBS)
    • Teresa Wright as Margaret Bourke-White on Sunday Showcase, (Episode: "The Margaret Bourke-White Story"), (NBC)

Directing[]

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
  • Ralph Levy, Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS)
    • Seymour Berns for The Red Skelton Show, (CBS)
    • Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show, (CBS)
  • Robert Mulligan for The Moon and Sixpence, (NBC)
    • John Frankenheimer for Startime, (Episode: "The Turn of the Screw"), (NBC)
    • Phil Karlson for Desilu Playhouse, (Episode: "The Untouchables"), (CBS)

Writing[]

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama
  • George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Sam Perrin, Al Gordon for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS)
    • Dorothy Cooper, Roswell Rogers for Father Knows Best, (CBS)
    • Nat Hiken for The Ballad of Louie the Louse, (CBS)
  • Rod Serling for The Twilight Zone, (CBS)
    • Loring Mandel, for Playhouse 90, (Episode: "Project Immortality"), (CBS)
    • James Costigan for Startime, (Episode: "The Turn of the Screw"), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field
  • Howard K. Smith, Av Westin, for CBS Reports, (Episode: "The Population Explosion"), (CBS)
    • James Benjamin for The Twentieth Century, (Episode: "From Kaiser to Fuehrer"), (CBS)
    • Richard Hanser for Project XX, (Episode: "Life in the Thirties"), (NBC)

Most major nominations[]

By network[note 1]
  • CBS – 32
  • NBC – 17
  • ABC – 3
By program
  • Startime (NBC) – 5
  • Father Knows Best (CBS) / The Jack Benny Show (CBS) / The Moon and the Sixpence (NBC) / Playhouse 90 (CBS) – 3

Most major awards[]

By network[note 1]
  • CBS – 8
  • NBC – 4
  • ABC – 1
By program
  • The Jack Benny Show (CBS) / The Moon and Sixpence (NBC) – 2
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References[]

  1. ^ Emmys.com list of 1960 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

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