3rd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards References

3rd Primetime Emmy Awards
3rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	January 23, 1951
Location	Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Earl Warren
Highlights
Best Dramatic Show	Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Best Variety Show	The Alan Young Show
Television/radio coverage
Network	KLAC

The 3rd Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1951.

This would be the last year that the Emmys were primarily given out to shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area. Starting with the 4th Annual Emmy Awards, nominations were considered on a national television network basis.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[1]^[2]

Programs

Programs
Best Dramatic Show Pulitzer Prize Playhouse ( KECA)‡ Fireside Theater ( KTLA) I Remember Mama (KTLA) The Philco Television Playhouse ( KNBH) Studio One ( KTTV)	Best Children's Show Time for Beany (KTLA)‡ The Cisco Kid (KNBH) Jump Jump (KTTV) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (KNBH) The Lone Ranger (KTLA)
Best Games and Audience Participation Show Truth or Consequences (KTTV)‡ Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge (KNBH) Life with Linkletter (KECA) Pantomime Quiz (KECA) You Bet Your Life (KNBH)	Best Cultural Show Campus Chorus and Orchestra (KTSL)‡ Designed for Women (KNBH) Vienna Philharmonic (KTTV) Sunset Service (KNBH) The Woman's Voice (KTTV)
Best Educational Show KFI-TV University ( KFI)‡ Kieran's Kaleidoscope (KECA) Know Your Schools (KFI) Magazine of the Week (KTLA) Zoo Parade (KNBH)	Best News Program KTLA Newsreel (KTLA)‡ Clete Roberts ( KLAC) Ford News and Weather (KNBH) Fleetwood Lawton (KTSL)
Best Variety Show The Alan Young Show (KTTV)‡ Four Star Revue (KNBH) The Ken Murray Show (KTTV) Texaco Star Theater (KNBH) Your Show of Shows (KNBH)	Best Sports Program Los Angeles Rams Football (KNBH)‡ College Basketball Games (KTTV) College Football Games (KTTV) Hollywood Baseball (KLAC) Los Angeles Baseball (KFI)
Best Public Service City at Night (KTLA)‡ Classified Column (KTTV) In Our Time (KTTV) Community Chest Kickoff Teleforum (KTLA) Marshall Plan (KECA)

Acting

Acting
Best Actor Alan Young‡ Sid Caesar José Ferrer Stan Freberg Charles Ruggles	Best Actress Gertrude Berg‡ Judith Anderson Imogene Coca Helen Hayes Betty White

Hosting

Hosting
Most Outstanding Personality Groucho Marx (KNBH)‡ Sid Caesar (KNBH) Faye Emerson (KTTV and KECA) Dick Lane (KTLA)

Special Events

Special Events
Best Special Events Departure of Marines to Korea (KTLA)‡ Arrival of Cruiser from Korea (KTLA) Commissioning of Hospital Ship Haven Election Coverage (KECA) Tournament of Roses (KECA)

Station Awards

KTLA for Station Achievement
KNBH for Technical Achievement

References

^ "Top TV Awards Nominations Listed; Winners to Be Announced Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1951. p. II-16. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Emmys.com list of 1951 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

External links

[1] "Top TV Awards Nominations Listed; Winners to Be Announced Tuesday". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1951. p. II-16. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[Winners/Nominees-2] "Emmys.com list of 1951 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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