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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
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Winners are listed first, highlighted in
boldface
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Programs
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Programs
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Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program
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Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program
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Best Public Affairs Program
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Best Program of News or Sports
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Acting
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Lead performances
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Lead performances
Best Male Star of a Regular Series
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Best Female Star of a Regular Series
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Supporting performances
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Supporting performances
Best Series Supporting Actor
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Best Series Supporting Actress
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Hosting
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Hosting
Most Outstanding Personality
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Most major nominations
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- By network
[note 1]
- NBC ? 36
- CBS ? 30
- ABC ? 3
- By program
- I Love Lucy
(CBS) /
The Jackie Gleason Show
(CBS) /
Mr. Peepers
(NBC) /
Your Show of Shows
(NBC) ? 4
Most major awards
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- By network
[note 1]
- By program
- I Love Lucy
(CBS) /
The United States Steel Hour
(ABC) ? 2
- Notes
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"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the
technical categories.
References
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