9th Primetime Emmy Awards


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,.
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. After over fifty years, it remains the only comedy or drama series to win every major acting award. In 2004, the miniseries Angels in America became the second show, and first miniseries/television movie, to sweep the acting field.

Winners and nominees

Programs

Best Series, Half Hour or LessBest Series, One Hour or More

  • Caesar's Hour,
  • * Climax!,
  • * The Ed Sullivan Show,
  • * Omnibus,
  • * The Perry Como Show,
    • Best Live Camera WorkBest Coverage of a Newsworthy Event
  • Kraft Television Theatre,
  • * Playhouse 90,
  • * Producers' Showcase,
  • * Republican National Convention,,,
  • * Wide Wide World,
  • Years of Crisis,
  • * Andrea Doria Sinking,
  • * Andrea Doria Survivors Arrive in New York,
  • * National Political Conventions,
  • * National Political Conventions,
    • Best Public Service SeriesBest New Program Series
  • See It Now,
  • * Meet the Press,
  • * NBC Opera Theatre,
  • * Wide Wide World,
  • * You Are There,
  • Playhouse 90,
  • * Air Power,
  • * The Dinah Shore Chevy Show,
  • * The Ernie Kovacs Show,
  • * The Steve Allen Sunday Show,
    • Best Single Program of the Year
  • Playhouse 90, ,
  • * Kraft Television Theatre, ,
  • * Omnibus, ,
  • * See It Now, ,
  • * The Victor Borge Show,

    • Acting

    Lead performances

    Supporting performances

    Single performances

    Directing

    Writing

    Most major nominations

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