| 9th Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
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| Date | March 16, 1957 | |||
| Location | NBC Studios,Burbank, California | |||
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | |||
| Hosted by | Desi Arnaz | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Caesar's Hour Playhouse 90 (5) | |||
| Most nominations | Playhouse 90 (11) | |||
| Best Series - Half Hour or Less | The Phil Silvers Show | |||
| Best Series - One Hour or More | Caesar's Hour | |||
| Best New Program Series | Playhouse 90 | |||
| Best Public Service Series | See It Now | |||
| Best Single Program of the Year | Playhouse 90: "Requiem for a Heavyweight" | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | NBC | |||
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The9th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the9th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 16, 1957, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at theNBC Studios inBurbank, California.Desi Arnaz hosted the event. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. Categories were sorted based on running time, instead of by genre.
The top shows of the night wereCaesar's Hour andPlayhouse 90. Each show won a then-record five major awards, (however, two of Playhouse 90's wins came in now defunct categories).
Caesar's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories.Caesar's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories. For over fifty years, it remained the only show to win every major acting award. In2004, theminiseriesAngels in America became the second show, and first miniseries/television film, to sweep the acting field. In2020,Schitt’s Creek became the first comedy or drama series to win in all four acting categories.
Winners are listed first, highlighted inboldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]
Best Series, Half Hour or Less | Best Series, One Hour or More
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Best Live Camera Work
| Best Coverage of a Newsworthy Event
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Best Public Service Series
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Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
| Best Supporting Performance by an Actress
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Best Single Performance by an Actor
| Best Single Performance by an Actress
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Best Direction, Half Hour or Less
| Best Direction, One Hour or More
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| Network | Number of Nominations |
|---|---|
| CBS | 59 |
| NBC | 41 |
| ABC | 6 |
| Program | Network | Number of Nominations |
|---|---|---|
| Playhouse 90 | CBS | 11 |
| Caesar's Hour | NBC | 6 |
| The Ernie Kovacs Show | 4 | |
| Kraft Television Theatre | ||
| The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
| Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse | NBC | 3 |
| Four Star Playhouse | CBS | |
| I Love Lucy | ||
| The Jack Benny Program | ||
| Producers' Showcase | NBC | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | CBS | 2 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | NBC | |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | ||
| Father Knows Best | ||
| Ford Star Jubilee | CBS | |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | ||
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | ABC | |
| The Loretta Young Show | NBC | |
| NBC Opera Theatre | ||
| Omnibus | CBS | |
| The Perry Como Show | NBC | |
| See It Now | CBS | |
| Studio One | ||
| Wide Wide World | NBC | |
| You Are There | CBS |
| Network | Number of Awards |
|---|---|
| CBS | 11 |
| NBC | 8 |
| Program | Network | Number of Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Caesar's Hour | NBC | 5 |
| Playhouse 90 | CBS | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | 2 |
