The1st Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the1st Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the counterpartDaytime Emmy Awards, were presented at theHollywood Athletic Club inLos Angeles on Tuesday, January 25, 1949. Only shows produced in Los Angeles County, California and aired in the Los Angelesmedia market were eligible to win. The awards were hosted byWalter O'Keefe who substituted forRudy Vallée when he had to leave town at the last minute. A special award category was introduced and awarded toLouis McManus for designing the actual Emmy Award statuette.

Winners are listed first, highlighted inboldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[1]

• KTLA for Outstanding Overall Performance in 1948

• Louis McManus – for designing the Emmy Award statuette.

McManus was presented with a plaque as an award instead of a copy of the very statue which he was being honored for.

• Charles Mesak of Don Lee Television for the introduction of TV camera technology Phasefader

• Emmys.com list of 1949 Nominees & Winners
• 1st Primetime Emmy Awards atIMDb

• Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies
• 1949 television awards
• 1949 in American television
• January 1949 in the United States
• 1949 in Los Angeles

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