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13th Primetime Emmy Awards

1961 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	13th Primetime Emmy Awards
date	May 16, 1961
location	Moulin Rogue Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Dick Powell
network	NBC
most_awards	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" (5)
most_nominations	Hallmark Hall of Fame (5)
award1_type	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor
award1_winner	The Jack Benny Show
award2_type	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama
award2_winner	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
award3_type	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety
award3_winner	Astaire Time
award4_type	Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
award4_winner	Young People's Concerts
award5_type	The Program of the Year
award5_winner	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
previous	12th
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	14th

The 13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and Dick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The top show of the night was the NBC anthology Hallmark Hall of Fame for their production of Macbeth. It won in all its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major wins. A milestone was set by The 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 until 2009, when Family Guy was included in the expanded comedy field.

Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees are listed below.

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Network	Number of
Nominations
CBS	29
NBC	24
ABC	9

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Nominations
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

Most major awards

Network	Number of
Awards
CBS	8
NBC

Program	Category	Network	Number of
Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"	Drama	NBC	5

;Notes

References

[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1961 Emmys.com list of 1961 Nominees & Winners]

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