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 1958-1959

(1st January 1958-28th February 1959)

BEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (CBS)

BEST COMEDY SERIES:
The Jack Benny Show (CBS)

BEST DRAMATIC SERIES (LESS THAN ONE HOUR):
Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre (NBC)

BEST DRAMATIC SERIES (ONE HOUR OR LONGER):
Playhouse 90 (CBS)

BEST WESTERN SERIES:
Maverick (ABC)

BEST NEWS REPORTING SERIES:
The Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC)

BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM OR SERIES:
Omnibus (NBC)

BEST PANEL, QUIZ, OR AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION SERIES:
What's My Line? (CBS)

MOST OUTSTANDING SINGLE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM:
An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST SPECIAL DRAMATIC PROGRAM:
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Little Moon of Alban (NBC)

BEST SPECIAL NEWS PROGRAM:
Face of Red China (CBS)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Raymond Burr, Perry Mason (CBS)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Loretta Young, The Loretta Young Show (NBC)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jack Benny, The Jack Benny Show (CBS)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Jane Wyatt, Father Knows Best (NBC/CBS)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
Perry Como, The Perry Como Show (NBC)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SERIES:
Dinah Shore, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC)

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR:
Fred Astaire, An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS:
Julie Harris, Hallmark Hall of Fame:<episode> Little Moon of Alban (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Dennis Weaver, Gunsmoke (CBS)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC SERIES:
Barbara Hale, Perry Mason (CBS)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Tom Poston, The Steve Allen Show (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES:
Ann B. Davis, The Bob Cummings Show (NBC)

BEST NEWS COMMENTATOR OR ANALYST:
Edward R. Murrow (CBS)

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BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES (LESS THAN ONE HOUR):
Jack Smight, Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: <episode> Eddie (NBC)

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES (ONE HOUR OR LONGER):
George Schaefer, Hallmark Hall of Fame:<episode> Little Moon of Alban (NBC)

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM:
Bud Yorkin, An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST DIRECTION OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A COMEDY SERIES:
Peter Tewksbury, Father Knows Best <episode> A Medal for Margaret

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BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES (LESS THAN ONE HOUR):
Alfred Brenner & Ken Hughes, Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: <episode> Eddie (NBC)

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A DRAMATIC SERIES (ONE HOUR OR LONGER):
James Costigan, Hallmark Hall of Fame:<episode> Little Moon of Alban (NBC)

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE MUSICAL OR VARIETY PROGRAM:
Bud Yorkin & Herbert Baker, An Evening with Fred Astaire (NBC)

BEST WRITING OF A SINGLE PROGRAM OF A COMEDY SERIES:
Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Hal Goodman, & Al Gordon, The Jack Benny With Ernie Kovaks (CBS)

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BEST ON-THE-SPOT COVERAGE OF A NEWS EVENT:
CBS for coverage of the Cuban Revolution

BEST ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT:
Industry-wide improvement of editing videotape as exemplified by ABC, CBS, NBC.

TRUSTEES' AWARD:
Bob Hope

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