| 13th Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
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| Date | May 16, 1961 | |||
| Location | Moulin Rogue Nightclub,Los Angeles, California | |||
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | |||
| Hosted by | Dick Powell | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" (5) | |||
| Most nominations | Hallmark Hall of Fame (5) | |||
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor | The Jack Benny Show | |||
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" | |||
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety | Astaire Time | |||
| Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming | Young People's Concerts | |||
| The Program of the Year | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | NBC | |||
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The13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted byJoey Bishop andDick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top show of the night was theNBC anthologyHallmark Hall of Fame for their production ofMacbeth. It won in all its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major wins. A milestone was set byThe Flintstones, it became the first ever animated show to be nominated in one of the main series categories (comedy or drama). It would be the only animated show to accomplish this feat until2009, whenFamily Guy was included in the expanded comedy field.
Winners and nominees are listed below.[1]
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Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service
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Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)
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Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program
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Outstanding Writing Achievement in the Documentary Field
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| Network | Number of Nominations |
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| CBS | 29 |
| NBC | 24 |
| ABC | 9 |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
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| Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" | Drama | NBC | 5 |
| Sacco-Vanzetti Story | 4 | ||
| Hennesey | Comedy | CBS | 3 |
| The Untouchables | Drama | ABC | |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Comedy | CBS | 2 |
| Astaire Time | Variety | NBC | |
| The Bob Hope Show | Comedy | ||
| CBS Reports | Documentary/Public Affairs | CBS | |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Comedy | ||
| Desilu Playhouse | Drama | ||
| An Hour with Danny Kaye | Variety | ||
| NBC White Paper | Documentary/Public Affairs | NBC | |
| Perry Mason | Drama | CBS | |
| The Twilight Zone | |||
| Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years | Documentary/Public Affairs | ABC |
| Network | Number of Awards |
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| CBS | 8 |
| NBC |
| Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
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| Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" | Drama | NBC | 5 |
