6th Primetime Emmy Awards explained

6th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date:February 11, 1954
Location:Hollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Host:Ed Sullivan
Network:KHJ
Most Awards:I Love Lucy
The United States Steel Hour (2)
Most Nominations:I Love Lucy
The Jackie Gleason Show
Mister Peepers
Your Show of Shows (4)
Award1 Type:Outstanding Dramatic Program
Award1 Winner:The United States Steel Hour
Award2 Type:Outstanding Situation Comedy
Award2 Winner:I Love Lucy
Award3 Type:Outstanding Variety Program
Award3 Winner:Omnibus
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The 6th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 6th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on February 11, 1954, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was hosted by Don DeFore at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Don DeFore was president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and sold this first national broadcast of the Emmy Awards to NBC. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The ceremony included several new categories, including Best New Program, as well as awards for Supporting Actor and Actress in a television series. This was also the first year that acting nominees were nominated for a specific television show, in the past nominees were simply nominated as individuals.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

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Hosting

Most major nominations

By network [2]
By program

Most major awards

By network [3]
By program
Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmys.com list of 1954 Nominees & Winners . Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  2. "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
  3. "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.