Primetime Emmy Awards 1959
The 11th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held May 6, 1959 · 19 categories · everything in 1959
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Alcoa Theatre
- Winner Playhouse 90
- Nominee Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Nominee General Electric Theater
- Nominee Letter to Loretta
- Nominee Naked City
- Nominee Peter Gunn
- Nominee The United States Steel Hour
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner The Jack Benny Program
- Nominee Father Knows Best
- Nominee The Bob Cummings Show
- Nominee The Danny Thomas Show
- Nominee The Phil Silvers Show
- Nominee The Red Skelton Show
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Winner The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
- Nominee The Perry Como Show
- Nominee The Steve Allen Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Raymond Burr · Perry Mason
- Nominee Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. · 77 Sunset Strip
- Nominee James Arness · Gunsmoke
- Nominee Richard Boone · Have Gun – Will Travel
- Nominee James Garner · Maverick
- Nominee Craig Stevens · Peter Gunn
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Loretta Young · Letter to Loretta
- Nominee Jane Wyman · Fireside Theater
- Nominee June Lockhart · Lassie
- Nominee Phyllis Kirk · The Thin Man
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jack Benny · The Jack Benny Program
- Nominee Robert Young · Father Knows Best
- Nominee Robert Cummings · The Bob Cummings Show
- Nominee Danny Thomas · The Danny Thomas Show
- Nominee Phil Silvers · The Phil Silvers Show
- Nominee Walter Brennan · The Real McCoys
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jane Wyatt · Father Knows Best
- Nominee Spring Byington · December Bride
- Nominee Ida Lupino · Mr. Adams and Eve
- Nominee Ann Sothern · The Ann Sothern Show
- Nominee Donna Reed · The Donna Reed Show
- Nominee Gracie Allen · The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Fred Astaire · An Evening with Fred Astaire
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Julie Harris · Hallmark Hall of Fame
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Dennis Weaver · Gunsmoke
- Nominee William Hopper · Perry Mason
- Nominee Herschel Bernardi · Peter Gunn
- Nominee Johnny Crawford · The Rifleman
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Barbara Hale · Perry Mason
- Nominee Amanda Blake · Gunsmoke
- Nominee Hope Emerson · Peter Gunn
- Nominee Lola Albright · Peter Gunn
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Tom Poston · The Steve Allen Show
- Nominee Harry Morgan · December Bride
- Nominee Billy Gray · Father Knows Best
- Nominee Paul Ford · The Phil Silvers Show
- Nominee Maurice Gosfield · The Phil Silvers Show
- Nominee Richard Crenna · The Real McCoys
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Ann B. Davis · The Bob Cummings Show
- Nominee Verna Felton · December Bride
- Nominee Elinor Donahue · Father Knows Best
- Nominee Rosemary DeCamp · The Bob Cummings Show
- Nominee Zasu Pitts · The Gale Storm Show
- Nominee Kathleen Nolan · The Real McCoys
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Jack Smight · Eddie from Alcoa Theatre
- Winner George Schaefer · Little Moon of Alban
- Nominee John Frankenheimer · A Town Has Turned to Dust from Playhouse 90
- Nominee George Roy Hill · Child of Our Time from Playhouse 90
- Nominee James Neilson · Kid at the Stick from General Electric Theater
- Nominee Alfred Hitchcock · Lamb to the Slaughter from Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Nominee Herschel Daugherty · One Is a Wanderer from General Electric Theater
- Nominee Blake Edwards · The Kill from Peter Gunn
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Peter Tewksbury · Medal for Margaret from Father Knows Best
- Nominee Seymour Berns · Gary Cooper from The Jack Benny Program
- Nominee Hy Averback · Kate's Career from The Real McCoys
- Nominee Sheldon Leonard · Pardon My Accent from The Danny Thomas Show
- Nominee Richard Kinon · The Interview from Mr. Adams and Eve
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Ken Hughes · Eddie from Alcoa Theatre
- Winner James Costigan · Little Moon of Alban
- Nominee Rod Serling · A Town Has Turned to Dust from Playhouse 90
- Nominee Irving G. Neiman · Child of Our Time from Playhouse 90
- Nominee J.P. Miller · Days of Wine and Roses from Playhouse 90
- Nominee Roald Dahl · Lamb to the Slaughter from Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Nominee Horton Foote · Old Man from Playhouse 90
- Nominee Samuel A. Taylor · One Is a Wanderer from General Electric Theater
- Nominee Blake Edwards · The Kill from Peter Gunn
- Nominee Christopher Knopf · The Loudmouth from Alcoa Theatre
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner George Balzer · Ernie Kovacs from The Jack Benny Program
- Nominee Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby · Bilko's Vampire from The Phil Silvers Show
- Nominee Paul Henning, Dick Wesson · Grandpa Clobbers the Air Force from The Bob Cummings Show
- Nominee Roswell Rogers · Medal for Margaret from Father Knows Best
- Nominee Bill Manhoff · Once There Was a Traveling Salesman from The Real McCoys
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Fred Astaire · An Evening with Fred Astaire
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Dinah Shore · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
- Winner Perry Como · The Perry Como Show
- Nominee Patti Page · The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show
- Nominee Steve Allen · The Steve Allen Show
- Nominee Jack Paar · Tonight Starring Jack Paar