3rd Primetime Emmy Awards

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3rd Primetime Emmy Awards
DateJanuary 23, 1951
LocationAmbassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byEarl Warren
Highlights
Best Dramatic ShowPulitzer Prize Playhouse
Best Variety ShowThe Alan Young Show
Television/radio coverage
NetworkKLAC
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The 3rd Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1951.

This would be the last year that the Emmys were primarily given out to shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area. Starting with the 4th Annual Emmy Awards, nominations were considered on a national television network basis.

Winners and nominees[]

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Programs[]

Best Dramatic Show Best Children's Show
  • Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, (KECA)
    • Fireside Theater, (KTLA)
    • I Remember Mama, (KTLA)
    • The Philco Television Playhouse, (KNBH)
    • Studio One, (KTTV)
  • Time for Beany (KTLA)
    • The Cisco Kid, (KNBH)
    • Jump Jump, (KTTV)
    • Kukla, Fran and Ollie, (KNBH)
    • The Lone Ranger, (KTLA)
Best Games and Audience Participation Show Best Cultural Show
  • Campus Chorus and Orchestra, (KTSL)
    • Designed for Women, (KNBH)
    • Vienna Philharmonic, (KTTV)
    • Sunset Service, (KNBH)
    • The Woman's Voice, (KTTV)
Best Educational Show Best News Program
  • KFI-TV University, (KFI)
    • Kieran's Kaleidoscope, (KECA)
    • Know Your Schools, (KFI)
    • Magazine of the Week, (KTLA)
    • Zoo Parade, (KNBH)
  • KTLA Newsreel, (KTLA)
    • Clete Roberts, (KLAC)
    • Ford News and Weather, (KNBH)
    • Fleetwood Lawton, (KTSL)
Best Variety Show Best Sports Program
  • The Alan Young Show, (KTTV)
    • Four Star Revue, (KNBH)
    • The Ken Murray Show, (KTTV)
    • Texaco Star Theater, (KNBH)
    • Your Show of Shows, (KNBH)
  • Los Angeles Rams Football, (KNBH)
    • College Basketball Games, (KTTV)
    • College Football Games, (KTTV)
    • Hollywood Baseball, (KLAC)
    • Los Angeles Baseball, (KFI)
Best Public Service
  • City at Night, (KTLA)
    • Classified Column, (KTTV)
    • In Our Time, (KTTV)
    • Community Chest Kickoff
    • Teleforum, (KTLA)
    • Marshall Plan, (KECA)

Acting[]

Best Actor Best Actress
  • Alan Young
  • Gertrude Berg
    • Judith Anderson
    • Imogene Coca
    • Helen Hayes
    • Betty White

Hosting[]

Most Outstanding Personality
  • Groucho Marx, (KNBH)
    • Sid Caesar, (KNBH)
    • Faye Emerson, (KTTV) and (KECA)
    • Dick Lane, (KTLA)

Special Events[]

Best Special Events
  • Departure of Marines to Korea, (KTLA)
    • Arrival of Cruiser from Korea, (KTLA)
    • Commissioning of Hospital Ship Haven
    • Election Coverage, (KECA)
    • Tournament of Roses, (KECA)

Station Awards[]

  • KTLA for Station Achievement
  • KNBH for Technical Achievement

References[]

  1. ^ Emmys.com list of 1951 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

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