7th Primetime Emmy Awards

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7th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMarch 7, 1955
LocationMoulin Rouge Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted bySteve Allen
Highlights
Most awardsStudio One (3)
Most nominationsI Love Lucy
The Jackie Gleason Show
Studio One (5)
Best Dramatic SeriesThe United States Steel Hour
Best Situation Comedy SeriesMake Room for Daddy
Best Variety Series Including Musical VarietiesDisneyland
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 7th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 7, 1955, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the "Moulin Rouge Nightclub" in Hollywood, California. The ceremony, hosted by Steve Allen and broadcast on NBC, was the first Emmy Awards ceremony to be televised nationally. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. New categories for this ceremony included awards for writing and directing, as well as one-time performances in anthology series, (this category would eventually morph into the current guest-acting category). Studio One was the most successful show of the night, winning three awards.

Fredric March made Emmy history when he became the first actor to be nominated for two different works in the same category. However, he lost for both of his performances in the category of Best Actor in a Single Performance.

Winners and nominees[]

[1]

Programs[]

Best Situation Comedy Best Dramatic Program
  • Make Room for Daddy, (ABC)
    • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, (CBS)
    • I Love Lucy, (CBS)
    • Mr. Peepers, (NBC)
    • Our Miss Brooks, (CBS)
    • Private Secretary, (CBS)
  • The United States Steel Hour, (ABC)
    • Four Star Playhouse, (CBS)
    • Medic, (NBC)
    • The Philco Television Playhouse, (NBC)
    • Studio One, (CBS)
Best Variety Series including Musical Varieties Best Audience, Guest Participation, or Panel Program
  • Disneyland, (ABC)
    • The Ed Sullivan Show, (CBS)
    • The George Gobel Show, (NBC)
    • The Jack Benny Program, (CBS)
    • The Jackie Gleason Show, (CBS)
    • Your Show of Shows, (NBC)
  • This Is Your Life, (NBC)
    • Masquerade Party, (ABC)
    • People Are Funny, (NBC)
    • What's My Line?, (CBS)
    • You Bet Your Life, (CBS)
Best Mystery or Intrigue Series Best Children's Program
  • Dragnet, (NBC)
    • Foreign Intrigue, (NBC)
    • I Led Three Lives, (NBC)
    • Racket Squad, (CBS)
    • Waterfront, (Syndication)
  • Lassie, (CBS)
    • Art Linkletter and the Kids, (Syndication)
    • Ding Dong School, (NBC)
    • Kukla, Fran and Ollie, (ABC)
    • Time for Beany, (PTN)
    • Zoo Parade, (NBC)
Best Cultural, Religious, or Educational Program Best Sports Program
  • Omnibus, (CBS)
    • Life is Worth Living, (DuMont)
    • See It Now, (CBS)
    • Meet the Press, (NBC)
  • Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, (NBC)
    • Greatest Moments in Sports, (NBC)
    • Forrest Hills Tennis Matches, (NBC)
    • NCAA Football Games, (ABC)
    • Pabst Blue Ribbion Bouts, (CBS)
    • Professional Football, (DuMont)
Best Western or Adventure Series Best Daytime Program
  • Stories of the Century, (Syndication)
    • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (Syndication)
    • Annie Oakley (Syndication)
    • Death Valley Days (CBS)
    • The Roy Rogers Show (NBC)
Best Individual Program of the Year
  • Disneyland, (Episode: "Operation Undersea")(ABC)
    • Light's Diamond Jubilee, (Simulcast)
    • Medic, (Episode: "White is the Color") (NBC)
    • Chrysler Shower of Stars, (Episode: "A Christmas Carol") (CBS)
    • Studio One, (Episode "Twelve Angry Men") (CBS)

Acting[]

Lead performances[]

Best Actor Starring a Regular Series Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series
  • Danny Thomas as Danny Williams on Make Room for Daddy, (ABC)
    • Richard Boone as Dr. Konrad Styner on Medic, (NBC)
    • Robert Cummings as Bob Beanblossom on My Hero, (NBC)
    • Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden on The Jackie Gleason Show, (CBS)
    • Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet, (NBC)
  • Loretta Young as Herself on The Loretta Young Show, (CBS)
    • Gracie Allen as Gracie Allen on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, (CBS)
    • Eve Arden as Connie Brooks on Our Miss Brooks, (CBS)
    • Lucille Ball as Lucy Ricardo on I Love Lucy, (CBS)
    • Ann Sothern as Susie McNamara on Private Secretary, (CBS)

Supporting performances[]

Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series
  • Art Carney as Ed Norton on The Jackie Gleason Show, (CBS)
    • Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith on Dragnet, (NBC)
    • Don DeFore as Thorny on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, (ABC)
    • William Frawley as Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy, (CBS)
    • Gale Gordon as Osgood Conklin on Our Miss Brooks, (CBS)
  • Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden on The Jackie Gleason Show, (CBS)
    • Bea Benaderet as Blanche Morton on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, (CBS)
    • Jean Hagen as Margaret Williams on Make Room for Daddy, (ABC)
    • Marion Lorne as Mrs. Gurney on Mr. Peepers, (NBC)
    • Vivian Vance as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy, (CBS)

Single performances[]

Best Actor in a Single Performance Best Actress in a Single Performance
  • Robert Cummings as Juror #8 on Studio One, (Episode: "Twelve Angry Men"), (CBS)
    • Frank Lovejoy as Walter Neff on Lux Video Theatre, (Episode: "Double Indemnity"), (CBS)
    • Fredric March as Tony Cavendish on The Best of Broadway, (Episode: "The Royal Family"), (CBS)
    • Fredric March as Ebenezer Scrooge on Shower of Stars, (Episode: "A Christmas Carol"), (CBS)
    • Thomas Mitchell as Father Devlin on The Ford Television Theatre, (Episode: "The Good of His Soul"), (NBC)
    • David Niven as Deacon on Four Star Playhouse, (Episode: "The Answer"), (CBS)
  • Judith Anderson as Lady Macbeth on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Macbeth"), (CBS)
    • Ethel Barrymore as Mme. Rosalie La Grange on Climax!, (Episode: "The Thirteenth Chair"), (CBS)
    • Beverly Garland as Estelle Collins on Medic, (Episode: "White Is the Color"), (NBC)
    • Ruth Hussey as Harriet Craig on Lux Video Theatre, (Episode: "Craig's Wife"), (CBS)
    • Dorothy McGuire as Janet Spence on Climax!, (Episode: "The Gioconda Smile"), (CBS)
    • Eva Marie Saint as Betty on The Philco Television Playhouse, (Episode: "Middle of the Night"), (NBC)
    • Claire Trevor as Ellen Creed on Lux Video Theatre, (Episode: "Ladies in Retirement"), (CBS)

Directing[]

Best Direction
  • Franklin Schaffner for Studio One, (Episode: "Twelve Angry Men"), (CBS)
    • Robert Florey for The Loretta Young Show, (NBC)
    • Clark Jones for Your Hit Parade, (NBC)
    • Roy Kellino for Four Star Playhouse, (CBS)
    • Ted Post for Waterfront, (CBS)
    • Alex Segal for The United States Steel Hour, (ABC)

Writing[]

Best Written Comedy Material Best Written Dramatic Material
  • James B. Allardice, Jack Douglas, Hal Kanter, Harry Winkler for The George Gobel Show, (NBC)
    • George Balzer, Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin, John Tackaberry for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS)
    • Jess Oppenheimer, Bob Carroll, Jr., Madelyn Pugh Davis for I Love Lucy, (CBS)
    • James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum for Mr. Peepers, (NBC)
    • Jackie Gleason for The Jackie Gleason Show, (CBS)
    • Danny Thomas for Make Room for Daddy, (ABC)
  • Reginald Rose for Studio One, (Episode: "Twelve Angry Men"), (CBS)
    • Paddy Chayefsky for The Philco Television Playhouse, (NBC)
    • David Dortort for Climax!, (Episode: "An Error in Chemistry"), (CBS)
    • Leonard Freeman for Four Star Playhouse, (Episode: "The Answer"), (CBS)
    • James Moser for Medic, (Episode: "White is the Color"), (NBC)

Hosting[]

Best News Reporter or Commentator Most Outstanding New Personality
  • John Daly, (ABC)
    • Douglas Edwards, (CBS)
    • Clete Roberts, (Syndication)
    • John Cameron Swayze, (NBC)
    • Eric Sevareid, CBS
  • George Gobel, (NBC)
    • Richard Boone, (NBC)
    • Preston Foster, (Syndication)
    • Tennessee Ernie Ford, (CBS)
    • Walt Disney, (ABC)
    • Michael O'Shea, (NBC)
    • Fess Parker, (ABC)

Singing[]

Best Male Singer Best Female Singer
  • Perry Como, (NBC)
    • Tony Martin, (NBC)
    • Frankie Laine, (Syndication)
    • Eddie Fisher, (NBC)
    • Gordon MacRae, (NBC)
  • Dinah Shore, (NBC)
    • Jane Froman, (CBS)
    • Peggy King, (NBC)
    • Gisele MacKenzie, (NBC)
    • Jo Stafford, (CBS)

Most major nominations[]

By network [note 1]
  • CBS – 60
  • NBC – 44
  • ABC – 15
By program
  • I Love Lucy (CBS) / Studio One (CBS) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) – 5
  • Four Star Playhouse (CBS) / Make Room for Daddy (ABC) / Medic (NBC) / Your Show of Shows (NBC) – 4
  • Climax! (CBS) / Dragnet (NBC) / The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (CBS) / Lux Video Theatre (CBS) / Mr. Peepers (NBC) / Our Miss Brooks (CBS) / The Philco Television Playhouse (NBC) – 3

Most major awards[]

By network [note 1]
  • CBS – 10
  • NBC – 7
  • ABC – 6
By program
  • Studio One (CBS) – 3
  • Disneyland (ABC) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) / Make Room for Daddy (ABC) – 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 1955 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

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