12th Primetime Emmy Awards


The 12th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 12th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on June 20, 1960, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios, in Burbank, California. It was hosted by Fred Astaire. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The ceremony's format was a sharp contrast to the previous year's. Several Acting categories were either combined or simply removed, and nearly every category had only three nominees, as opposed to the traditional five or six. Due to the relatively small crop of categories, no show received more than two major awards. The NBC anthology Startime received the most major nominations with five.

Winners and nominees

Programs

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of HumorOutstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

  • Playhouse 90,
  • * The DuPont Show of the Month,
  • * The Moon and Sixpence,
  • * Startime,
  • * The Untouchables,
    • Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of VarietyOutstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
  • The Fabulous Fifties,
  • * Another Evening with Fred Astaire,
  • * The Dinah Shore Chevy Show,
  • * The Garry Moore Show,
  • * The Revlon Revue,
  • The Huckleberry Hound Show,
  • * Captain Kangaroo,
  • * Lassie,
  • * Mr. Wizard,
  • * Quick Draw McGraw,
    • Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Affairs and Education
  • The Twentieth Century,
  • * CBS Reports,
  • * Meet the Press,
  • * Small World,
  • * The VIII Olympic Winter Games,

    • Acting

    Lead performances

    Single performances

    Directing

    Writing

    Most major nominations

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