The 15th Emmy Awards Ceremony, later known as the 15th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 26, 1963. The ceremony was hosted by Annette Funicello and Don Knotts. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
15th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Date | May 26, 1963 |
Location | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
Hosted by | Annette Funicello Don Knotts |
Highlights | |
Most awards | The Defenders (4) |
Most nominations | Alcoa Premiere The Defenders (7) |
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor | The Dick Van Dyke Show |
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | The Defenders |
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music | Julie and Carole at Carnegie Hall |
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety | The Andy Williams Show |
The Program of the Year | The Tunnel |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | NBC |
The top shows of the night were The Defenders and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Each won for series, directing, and writing in their respective genres. The Defenders led the night in major wins (4) and nominations (7).
Winners and nominees
editPrograms
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Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Panel,
Quiz or Audience Participation
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Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs
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Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
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Outstanding Program Achievement
in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs
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Acting
editLead performances
editOutstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
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Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)
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Supporting performances
editOutstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor
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Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress
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Single performances
editOutstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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Directing
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Writing
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Most major nominations
editNetwork | Number of Nominations |
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CBS | 34 |
NBC | 30 |
ABC | 23 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
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Alcoa Premiere | Drama | ABC | 7 |
The Defenders | CBS | ||
The Dick Van Dyke Show | Comedy | 6 | |
Hallmark Hall of Fame | Drama | NBC | |
Ben Casey | ABC | 4 | |
The Beverly Hillbillies | Comedy | CBS | |
The DuPont Show of the Week | Documentary/Drama | NBC | |
Naked City | Drama | ABC | |
The Eleventh Hour | Drama | NBC | 3 |
McHale's Navy | Comedy | ABC | |
The Red Skelton Show | Comedy/Variety | CBS | |
The Danny Kaye Show | Comedy | NBC | 2 |
The Garry Moore Show | Variety | CBS | |
The Tunnel | Documentary | NBC |
Most major awards
editNetwork | Number of Awards |
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CBS | 9 |
NBC | 7 |
ABC | 2 |
Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
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The Defenders | Drama | CBS | 4 |
The Dick Van Dyke Show | Comedy | 3 | |
Ben Casey | Drama | ABC | 2 |
The Tunnel | Documentary | NBC |
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
References
editExternal links
edit- The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb
- "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- Emmys.com list of 1963 Nominees & Winners
- 15th Primetime Emmy Awards at IMDb