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9th Primetime Emmy Awards

1957 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	9th Primetime Emmy Awards
date	March 16, 1957
location	NBC Studios, Burbank, California
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Desi Arnaz
network	NBC
most_awards	Caesar's Hour
Playhouse 90 (5)
most_nominations	Playhouse 90 (11)
award1_type	Best Series - Half Hour or Less
award1_winner	The Phil Silvers Show
award2_type	Best Series - One Hour or More
award2_winner	Caesar's Hour
award3_type	Best New Program Series
award3_winner	Playhouse 90
award4_type	Best Public Service Series
award4_winner	See It Now
award5_type	Best Single Program of the Year
award5_winner	Playhouse 90: "Requiem for a Heavyweight"
previous	8th
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	10th

Playhouse 90 (5) The 9th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 16, 1957, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank, 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 were Caesar's Hour and Playhouse 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. In 2004, the miniseries Angels in America became the second show, and first miniseries/television film, to sweep the acting field. In 2020, Schitt’s Creek became the first comedy or drama series to win in all four 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	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

Most major awards

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

;Notes

References

"Emmys.com list of 1957 Nominees & Winners". [[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]].

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