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11th Primetime Emmy Awards

1959 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	11th Primetime Emmy Awards
date	May 6, 1959
location	Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Raymond Burr
network	NBC
most_awards	An Evening with Fred Astaire (5)
most_nominations	Playhouse 90 (14)
award1_type	Best Comedy Series
award1_winner	The Jack Benny Show
award2_type	Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour
award2_winner	Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre
award3_type	Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer
award3_winner	Playhouse 90
award4_type	Best Musical or Variety Series
award4_winner	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
award5_type	Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or More
award5_winner	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Little Moon of Alban"
previous	10th
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	12th

The 11th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 6, 1959, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Moulin Rouge Nightclub in Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Raymond Burr. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

For the first time in Emmy history, all major categories were split into genre-specific fields, this would become standard for later ceremonies. The top show of the night was the NBC special, An Evening with Fred Astaire, it tied the record of five major wins. Father Knows Best also set a milestone, becoming the first show to be nominated in every major category (series, writing, directing, and the four major acting categories).

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Network	Number of
Nominations
CBS	69
NBC	57
ABC	16

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Nominations
Playhouse 90	Drama	CBS	14
Father Knows Best	Comedy	CBS/NBC	7
Peter Gunn	Drama	NBC
Little Moon of Alban	6
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre	5
The Bob Cummings Show	Comedy
An Evening with Fred Astaire	Musical/Variety
The Phil Silvers Show	Comedy	CBS
The Real McCoys	ABC
General Electric Theater	Drama	CBS	4
Gunsmoke	Western
The Jack Benny Show	Comedy
The Perry Como Show	Musical/Variety	NBC
The Steve Allen Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Drama	CBS	3
The Danny Thomas Show	Comedy
December Bride
Perry Mason	Drama
Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf	Musical/Variety	ABC	2
The Bridge of San Luis Rey	Drama	CBS
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Musical/Variety	NBC
Have Gun – Will Travel	Western	CBS
The Loretta Young Show	Drama	NBC
Maverick	Western	ABC
Mr. Adams and Eve	Comedy	CBS
The Rifleman	Western	ABC
The United States Steel Hour	Drama	CBS

Most major awards

Network	Number of
Awards
NBC	19
CBS	10

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Awards
An Evening with Fred Astaire	Musical/Variety	NBC	5
Little Moon of Alban	Drama	4
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre	3
The Jack Benny Show	Comedy	CBS
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Musical/Variety	NBC	2
Father Knows Best	Comedy	CBS
Perry Mason	Drama

;Notes

References

"Emmys.com list of 1959 Nominees & Winners". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].

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