1st Primetime Emmy Awards

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1 Nominations and winners
2 References

The 1st Annual Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 1st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmys, were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles, California on January 25 1949. Only shows produced in Los Angeles County, California and aired in the Los Angeles media market were eligible to win. The awards were hosted by Walter O'Keefe who substituted for Rudy Vallee when he had to leave town at the last minute.

[edit] Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

[edit] Best Film Made for Television

Christopher Columbus
Hollywood Brevities
It Could Happen To You
Tell Tale Heart
The Necklace (Your Show Time Series)
Time Signal

[edit] Most Outstanding Television Personality

Shirley Dinsdale
Patricia Morrison
Rita LeRoy
Mike Stokey
Bill Welsh

[edit] Most Popular Television Program

Armchair Detective - KTLA
Don Lee Music Hall - KTSL
Felix De Cola Show - KTLA
Judy Splinters - KTLA
Mabel's Fables - KTLA
Masked Spooner - KTSL
Pantomime Quiz - KTLA - Mike Stokey
Treasure of Literature - KFI-TV
Tuesday Varieties - KTLA
What's the Name of that Song - KTSL

[edit] Special Award

Louis McManus for designing the Emmy statuette.

[edit] References

Advanced Primetime Awards Search. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.
IMDb: Emmy Awards: 1949. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-07.

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Emmy Awards by Year

Primetime Emmys
(Full list)

1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007

Daytime Emmys
(Full list)