7th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 7th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 7, 1955, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the "Moulin Rouge Nightclub" in Hollywood, California. The ceremony, hosted by Steve Allen and broadcast on NBC, was the first Emmy Awards ceremony to be televised nationally. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. New categories for this ceremony included awards for writing and directing, as well as one-time performances in anthology series, (this category would eventually morph into the current guest-acting category). Studio One was the most successful show of the night, winning three awards.

Fredric March made Emmy history when he became the first actor to be nominated for two different works in the same category. However, he lost for both of his performances in the category of Best Actor in a Single Performance.

Winners, & Nominees

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Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Single performances

Directing

Writing

Hosting

Singing

Most major nominations

By network ^{[note 1]}

• CBS – 60
• NBC – 44
• ABC – 15

By program

• I Love Lucy (CBS) / Studio One (CBS) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) – 5
• Four Star Playhouse (CBS) / Make Room for Daddy (ABC) / Medic (NBC) / Your Show of Shows (NBC) – 4
• Climax! (CBS) / Dragnet (NBC) / The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (CBS) / Lux Video Theatre (CBS) / Mr. Peepers (NBC) / Our Miss Brooks (CBS) / The Philco Television Playhouse (NBC) – 3

Most major awards

By network ^{[note 1]}

• CBS – 10
• NBC – 7
• ABC – 6

By program

• Studio One (CBS) – 3
• Disneyland (ABC) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) / Make Room for Daddy (ABC) – 2

Notes

References

External links

• Emmys.com list of 1955 Nominees & Winners
• 1955 Emmy Awards at the Internet Movie Database