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{{Infobox award
| name = 7th Primetime Emmy Awards
| name = 7th Primetime Emmy Awards
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| date = March 7, 1955
| date = March 7, 1955
| location = Moulin Rouge Nightclub, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| location = Moulin Rouge Nightclub, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| presenter = [[Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]
| host = [[Steve Allen]]
| host = [[Steve Allen]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| producer =
| producer =
| most_awards = ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' (3)
| most_nominations = ''[[I Love Lucy]]''<br>''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]''<br>''Studio One'' (5)
| award1_type = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Best Dramatic Series]]
| award1_winner = ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]''
| award2_type = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Best Situation Comedy Series]]
| award2_winner = ''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]''
| award3_type = [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series|Best Variety Series Including Musical Varieties]]
| award3_winner = ''[[Walt Disney anthology television series#Walt Disney's Disneyland (1954–1958)|Disneyland]]''
| previous = [[6th Primetime Emmy Awards|6th]]
| previous = [[6th Primetime Emmy Awards|6th]]
| main = {{nowrap|[[Primetime Emmy Award]]s}}
| main = {{nowrap|[[Primetime Emmy Award]]s}}
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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.
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). [[Westinghouse Studio One|Studio One]] was the most successful show of the night, winning three awards.
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 (American TV series)|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'''.
[[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==
==Winners and nominees==
Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface''', and indicated with a double dagger (‡).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1955 |title=Emmys.com list of 1955 Nominees & Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Winners/Nominees">{{cite news | title=1955 Primetime Emmy Awards | url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1955 | work=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=April 19, 2013}}</ref>


===Programs===
===Programs===


{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Programs}}
|-
|-
! width="50%"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Best Situation Comedy]]
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Best Situation Comedy]]}}
* '''''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]] ''([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Best Dramatic Program]]
** ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' ([[CBS]])
** ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Mister Peepers]]'' ([[NBC]])
** ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]'' (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Best Dramatic Program]]}}
* '''''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' (ABC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' (CBS)
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series|Best Variety Series including Musical Varieties]]}}
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Walt Disney anthology television series#Walt Disney's Disneyland (1954–1958)|Disneyland]]'' (ABC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
* '''''[[Make Room for Daddy]], ''([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])
** ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'', ([[CBS]])
** ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[The George Gobel Show]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[Mister Peepers|Mr. Peepers]]'', ([[NBC]])
** ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'' (NBC)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Audience, Guest Participation, or Panel Program}}
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'' (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
*'''''[[The United States Steel Hour]], ''(ABC)
** ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[Masquerade Party]]'' (ABC)
** ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[People Are Funny]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[What's My Line?]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Westinghouse Studio One|Studio One]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'' (CBS)
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Mystery or Intrigue Series}}
! width="50%" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series|Best Variety Series including Musical Varieties]]
* '''''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%" | Best Audience, Guest Participation, or Panel Program
** ''[[Foreign Intrigue]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[I Led Three Lives]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[Racket Squad]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Waterfront (1955 TV series)|Waterfront]]'' ([[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]])
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program|Best Children's Program]]}}
* '''''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** ''Art Linkletter and the Kids'' (Syndicated)
** ''[[Ding Dong School]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]'' (ABC)
** ''[[Time for Beany]]'' ([[Paramount Television Network|PTN]])
** ''[[Zoo Parade]]'' (NBC)
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Cultural, Religious, or Educational Program}}
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Omnibus (American TV program)|Omnibus]]'' (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
* '''''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|Disneyland]], ''(ABC)
** ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[Life Is Worth Living]]'' ([[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]])
** ''[[The George Gobel Show]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[Meet the Press]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[See It Now]]'' (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Sports Program}}
** ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[Your Show of Shows]]'', (NBC)
* '''''[[Cavalcade of Sports|Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]]'' (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** ''[[US Open (tennis)|Forrest Hills Tennis Matches]]'' (NBC)
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[This Is Your Life]]'', (NBC)
** ''Greatest Moments in Sports'' (NBC)
** ''[[Masquerade Party]]'', (ABC)
** ''NCAA Football Games'' (ABC)
** ''[[People Are Funny]]'', (NBC)
** ''Pabst Blue Ribbion Bouts'' (CBS)
** ''[[What's My Line?]]'', (CBS)
** ''Professional Football'' (DuMont)
** ''[[You Bet Your Life]]'', (CBS)
|-
|-
! width="50%"| Best Mystery or Intrigue Series
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Western or Adventure Series}}
* '''''[[Stories of the Century]]'' (Syndicated)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%"| Best Children's Program
** ''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'' (Syndicated)
|-
** ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' (Syndicated)
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'', (NBC)'''
** ''[[Foreign Intrigue]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[I Led Three Lives]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[Racket Squad]]'', (CBS)
** ''Waterfront'', ([[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]])
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Lassie]]'', (CBS)
**''Art Linkletter and the Kids'', (Syndication)
** ''[[Ding Dong School]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]'', (ABC)
** ''[[Time for Beany]]'', ([[Paramount Television Network|PTN]])
** ''[[Zoo Parade]]'', (NBC)
|-
! width="50%"| Best Cultural, Religious, or Educational Program
! width="50%"| Best Sports Program
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Omnibus (U.S. TV series)|Omnibus]]'', (CBS)'''
**''[[Life is Worth Living]]'', ([[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]])
**''[[See It Now]]'', (CBS)
**''[[Meet the Press]]'', (NBC)
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Cavalcade of Sports|Gillette Cavalcade of Sports]], ''(NBC)
**''Greatest Moments in Sports'', (NBC)
**''[[US Open (tennis)|Forrest Hills Tennis Matches]]'', (NBC)
**''NCAA Football Games'', (ABC)
**''Pabst Blue Ribbion Bouts'', (CBS)
**''Professional Football'', (DuMont)
|-
! width="50%" | Best Western or Adventure Series
! width="50%" | Best Daytime Program
|-
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[Stories of the Century]]'', (Syndication)'''
** ''[[The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok]]'' (Syndication)
** ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' (Syndication)
** ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Death Valley Days]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]] (NBC)
** ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]'' (NBC)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Daytime Program}}
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Art Linkletter's House Party|House Party]], ''(CBS)
* '''''[[House Party (radio and TV show)|House Party]]'' (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** ''[[The Betty White Show]]'', (NBC)
** ''[[The Betty White Show (1952 TV series)|The Betty White Show]]'' (NBC)
** ''[[Bob Crosby|The Bob Crosby Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[The Bob Crosby Show]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[The Garry Moore Show]]'' (CBS)
** ''[[Robert Q. Lewis|The Robert Q. Lewis Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''The Robert Q. Lewis Show'' (CBS)
|-
|-
! width="50%" | [[Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year|Best Individual Program of the Year]]
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Program of the Year|Best Individual Program of the Year]]}}
* '''''[[Walt Disney anthology television series#Walt Disney's Disneyland (1954–1958)|Disneyland]]'': "Operation Undersea" (ABC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
|-
** ''[[Light's Diamond Jubilee]]'' ([[Simulcast]])
| valign="top" |
** ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'': "White Is the Color" (NBC)
* '''''Disneyland,'' (Episode: "Operation Undersea")(ABC)
** ''[[Shower of Stars]]'': "[[A Christmas Carol (Shower of Stars)|A Christmas Carol]]" (CBS)
** ''[[Light's Diamond Jubilee]]'', ([[Simulcast]])
** ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'': "[[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|Twelve Angry Men]]" (CBS)
** ''Medic'', (Episode: "White is the Color") (NBC)
** ''[[Shower of Stars|Chrysler Shower of Stars]]'', (Episode: "[[A Christmas Carol]]") (CBS)
** ''Studio One'', (Episode "Twelve Angry Men") (CBS)
|}
|}


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====Lead performances====
====Lead performances====
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Lead performances}}
|-
|-
! width="50%"| Best Actor Starring a Regular Series
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series}}
* '''[[Danny Thomas]] – ''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]'' as Danny Williams (ABC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%"| Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series
** [[Richard Boone]] – ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'' as Dr. Konrad Styner (NBC)
|-
** [[Robert Cummings]] – ''[[My Hero (American TV series)|My Hero]]'' as Bob Beanblossom (NBC)
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Danny Thomas]] as Danny Williams on ''Make Room for Daddy'', (ABC)
** [[Jackie Gleason]] – ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' as Ralph Kramden (CBS)
** [[Jack Webb]] – ''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' as [[Joe Friday|Sgt. Joe Friday]] (NBC)
** [[Richard Boone]] as Dr. Konrad Styner on ''Medic'', (NBC)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series}}
** [[Robert Cummings]] as Bob Beanblossom on ''My Hero'', (NBC)
** [[Jackie Gleason]] as Ralph Kramden on ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', (CBS)
* '''[[Loretta Young]] – ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' as herself (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Jack Webb]] as [[Joe Friday|Sgt. Joe Friday]] on ''Dragnet'', (NBC)
** [[Gracie Allen]] – ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' as Gracie Allen (CBS)
** [[Eve Arden]] – ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'' as Connie Brooks (CBS)
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Loretta Young]] as Herself on ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'', (CBS)
** [[Lucille Ball]] – ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' as [[Lucy Ricardo]] (CBS)
** [[Ann Sothern]] – ''[[Private Secretary (TV series)|Private Secretary]]'' as Susie McNamara (CBS)
** [[Gracie Allen]] as Gracie Allen on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', (CBS)
** [[Eve Arden]] as Connie Brooks on ''Our Miss Brooks'', (CBS)
** [[Lucille Ball]] as [[Lucy Ricardo]] on ''I Love Lucy'', (CBS)
** [[Ann Sothern]] as Susie McNamara on ''Private Secretary'', (CBS)
|}
|}


====Supporting performances====
====Supporting performances====
{| class=wikitable width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
! width="50%"| Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series
|+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}}
! width="50%"| Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series}}
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Art Carney]] as Ed Norton on ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', (CBS)
* '''[[Art Carney]] – ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' as Ed Norton (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Ben Alexander (actor)|Ben Alexander]] as Officer Frank Smith on ''Dragnet'', (NBC)
** [[Ben Alexander (actor)|Ben Alexander]] – ''[[Dragnet (1951 TV series)|Dragnet]]'' as Officer Frank Smith (NBC)
** [[Don DeFore]] as Thorny on ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet]]'', (ABC)
** [[Don DeFore]] – ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'' as Thorny (ABC)
** [[William Frawley]] as [[Fred Mertz]] on ''I Love Lucy'', (CBS)
** [[William Frawley]] – ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' as [[Fred Mertz]] (CBS)
** [[Gale Gordon]] as Osgood Conklin on ''Our Miss Brooks'', (CBS)
** [[Gale Gordon]] – ''[[Our Miss Brooks]]'' as Osgood Conklin (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series}}
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Audrey Meadows]] as Alice Kramden on ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', (CBS)
* '''[[Audrey Meadows]] – ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' as Alice Kramden (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Bea Benaderet]] as Blanche Morton on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', (CBS)
** [[Bea Benaderet]] – ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'' as Blanche Morton (CBS)
** [[Jean Hagen]] as Margaret Williams on ''Make Room for Daddy'', (ABC)
** [[Jean Hagen]] – ''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]'' as Margaret Williams (ABC)
** [[Marion Lorne]] as Mrs. Gurney on ''Mr. Peepers'', (NBC)
** [[Marion Lorne]] – ''[[Mister Peepers]]'' as Mrs. Gurney (NBC)
** [[Vivian Vance]] as [[Ethel Mertz]] on ''I Love Lucy'', (CBS)
** [[Vivian Vance]] – ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' as [[Ethel Mertz]] (CBS)
|}
|}


====Single performances====
====Single performances====
{| class=wikitable width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Single performances}}
! width="50%"| Best Actor in a Single Performance
! width="50%"| Best Actress in a Single Performance
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Actor in a Single Performance}}
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Robert Cummings]] as Juror #8 on ''Studio One'', (Episode: "Twelve Angry Men"), (CBS)
* '''[[Robert Cummings]] – ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'': "[[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|Twelve Angry Men]]" as Juror #8 (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Frank Lovejoy]] as Walter Neff on ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'', (Episode: "Double Indemnity"), (CBS)
** [[Frank Lovejoy]] – ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'': "Double Indemnity" as Walter Neff (CBS)
** [[Fredric March]] as Tony Cavendish on ''[[The Best of Broadway]]'', (Episode: "The Royal Family"), (CBS)
** [[Fredric March]] – ''[[The Best of Broadway]]'': "The Royal Family" as Tony Cavendish (CBS)
** Fredric March as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] on ''Shower of Stars'', (Episode: "A Christmas Carol"), (CBS)
** Fredric March – ''[[Shower of Stars]]'': "[[A Christmas Carol (Shower of Stars)|A Christmas Carol]]" as [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] (CBS)
** [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]] as Father Devlin on ''[[The Ford Television Theatre]]'', (Episode: "The Good of His Soul"), (NBC)
** [[Thomas Mitchell (actor)|Thomas Mitchell]] – ''[[Ford Theatre|The Ford Television Theatre]]'': "The Good of His Soul" as Father Devlin (NBC)
** [[David Niven]] as Deacon on ''Four Star Playhouse'', (Episode: "The Answer"), (CBS)
** [[David Niven]] – ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'': "The Answer" as Deacon (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Actress in a Single Performance}}
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Judith Anderson]] as [[Lady Macbeth]] on ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'', (Episode: "Macbeth"), (CBS)
* '''[[Judith Anderson]] – ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]'': "[[Macbeth (1954 film)|Macbeth]]" as [[Lady Macbeth]] (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Ethel Barrymore]] as Mme. Rosalie La Grange on ''[[Climax!]]'', (Episode: "The Thirteenth Chair"), (CBS)
** [[Ethel Barrymore]] – ''[[Climax!]]'': "The Thirteenth Chair" as Mme. Rosalie La Grange (CBS)
** [[Beverly Garland]] as Estelle Collins on ''Medic'', (Episode: "White Is the Color"), (NBC)
** [[Beverly Garland]] – ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'': "White Is the Color" as Estelle Collins (NBC)
** [[Ruth Hussey]] as Harriet Craig on ''Lux Video Theatre'', (Episode: "Craig's Wife"), (CBS)
** [[Ruth Hussey]] – ''[[Lux Video Theatre]]'': "Craig's Wife" as Harriet Craig (CBS)
** [[Dorothy McGuire]] as Janet Spence on ''Climax!'', (Episode: "The Gioconda Smile"), (CBS)
** [[Dorothy McGuire]] – ''Climax!'': "The Gioconda Smile" as Janet Spence (CBS)
** [[Eva Marie Saint]] as Betty on ''The Philco Television Playhouse'', (Episode: "Middle of the Night"), (NBC)
** [[Eva Marie Saint]] – ''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'': "Middle of the Night" as Betty (NBC)
** [[Claire Trevor]] as Ellen Creed on ''Lux Video Theatre'', (Episode: "Ladies in Retirement"), (CBS)
** [[Claire Trevor]] – ''Lux Video Theatre'': "Ladies in Retirement" as Ellen Creed (CBS)
** [[Patricia Barry]] on ''[[Suspense (U.S. TV series)|Suspense]]'', (Episode: "The Tenth Reunion"), (CBS)
|}
|}


===Directing===
===Directing===
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Directing}}
|-
|-
! width="50%"| Best Direction
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Direction}}
* '''''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'': "[[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|Twelve Angry Men]]" – [[Franklin Schaffner]] (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
|-
** ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'' – [[Roy Kellino]] (CBS)
| valign="top" |
** ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]'' – [[Robert Florey]] (NBC)
*'''[[Franklin Schaffner]] for ''Studio One,'' (Episode: [[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|"Twelve Angry Men"]]), (CBS)
** [[Robert Florey]] for ''The Loretta Young Show, ''(NBC)
** ''[[The United States Steel Hour]]'' – [[Alex Segal]] (ABC)
** ''[[Waterfront (1955 TV series)|Waterfront]]'' – [[Ted Post]] (Syndicated)
** Clark Jones for ''[[Your Hit Parade]], ''(NBC)
** [[Roy Kellino]] for ''Four Star Playhouse, ''(CBS)
** ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'' – Clark Jones (NBC)
** [[Ted Post]] for ''Waterfront, ''(CBS)
** [[Alex Segal]] for ''The United States Steel Hour, ''(ABC)
|}
|}


===Writing===
===Writing===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Writing}}
|-
|-
! width="50%"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Best Written Comedy Material]]
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Best Written Comedy Material]]}}
* '''''[[The George Gobel Show]]'' – [[James B. Allardice]], [[Jack Douglas (writer)|Jack Douglas]], [[Hal Kanter]] and [[Harry Winkler (writer)|Harry Winkler]] (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Best Written Dramatic Material]]
** ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' – [[Jess Oppenheimer]], [[Bob Carroll, Jr.]] and [[Madelyn Pugh Davis]] (CBS)
|-
** ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' – [[George Balzer]], [[Milt Josefsberg]], [[Sam Perrin]] and [[John Tackaberry]] (CBS)
| valign="top" |
** ''[[The Jackie Gleason Show]]'' – [[Jackie Gleason]] (CBS)
* '''[[James B. Allardice]], [[Jack Douglas (writer)|Jack Douglas]], [[Hal Kanter]], [[Harry Winkler (writer)|Harry Winkler]] for ''The George Gobel Show'', (NBC)
** ''[[The Danny Thomas Show|Make Room for Daddy]]'' – [[Danny Thomas]] (ABC)
** [[George Balzer]], Milt Josefsberg, Sam Perrin, John Tackaberry for ''[[The Jack Benny Show]]'', (CBS)
** ''[[Mister Peepers]]'' – [[Jim Fritzell]] and [[Everett Greenbaum]] (NBC)
** Jess Oppenheimer, [[Bob Carroll, Jr.]], [[Madelyn Pugh Davis]] for ''I Love Lucy'', (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Best Written Dramatic Material]]}}
** James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum for ''Mr. Peepers'', (NBC)
* '''''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'': "[[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|Twelve Angry Men]]" – [[Reginald Rose]] (CBS)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** Jackie Gleason for ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', (CBS)
** ''[[Climax!]]'': "An Error in Chemistry" – [[David Dortort]] (CBS)
** Danny Thomas for ''Make Room for Daddy'', (ABC)
** ''[[Four Star Playhouse]]'': "The Answer" – [[Leonard Freeman]] (CBS)
| valign="top" |
** ''[[Medic (TV series)|Medic]]'': "White Is the Color" – James Moser (NBC)
* '''[[Reginald Rose]] for ''Studio One'', (Episode: [[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|"Twelve Angry Men"]]), (CBS)
** [[Paddy Chayefsky]] for ''The Philco Television Playhouse'', (NBC)
** ''[[The Philco Television Playhouse]]'' – [[Paddy Chayefsky]] (NBC)
** David Dortort for ''Climax!'', (Episode: "An Error in Chemistry"), (CBS)
** Leonard Freeman for ''Four Star Playhouse'', (Episode: "The Answer"), (CBS)
** James Moser for ''Medic'', (Episode: "White is the Color"), (NBC)
|}
|}


===News and miscellaneous category===
===Hosting===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Hosting}}
|-
! width="50%"| Best News Reporter or Commentator
! width="50%"| Most Outstanding New Personality
|-
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best News Reporter or Commentator}}
| valign="top" |
*'''[[John Charles Daly|John Daly]]''', '''(ABC)'''
* '''[[John Charles Daly|John Daly]] (ABC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Douglas Edwards]], (CBS)
** [[Douglas Edwards]] (CBS)
** [[Clete Roberts]], (Syndication)
** [[Clete Roberts]] (Syndication)
** [[John Cameron Swayze]], (NBC)
** [[John Cameron Swayze]] (NBC)
** [[Eric Sevareid]], CBS
** [[Eric Sevareid]] (CBS)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Most Outstanding New Personality}}
| valign="top" |
*'''[[George Gobel]]''', '''(NBC)'''
* '''[[George Gobel]] (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Richard Boone]], (NBC)
** [[Richard Boone]] (NBC)
** [[Preston Foster]], (Syndication)
** [[Walt Disney]] (ABC)
** [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]], (CBS)
** [[Preston Foster]] (Syndication)
** [[Walt Disney]], (ABC)
** [[Tennessee Ernie Ford]] (CBS)
** [[Michael O'Shea (actor)|Michael O'Shea]], (NBC)
** [[Michael O'Shea (actor)|Michael O'Shea]] (NBC)
** [[Fess Parker]], (ABC)
** [[Fess Parker]] (ABC)
|}
|}


===Singing===
===Singing===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Singing}}
|-
|-
! width="50%"| Best Male Singer
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Male Singer}}
* '''[[Perry Como]] (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
! width="50%"| Best Female Singer
** [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] (NBC)
|-
** [[Frankie Laine]] (Syndication)
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Perry Como]], (NBC)
** [[Gordon MacRae]] (NBC)
** [[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]], (NBC)
** [[Tony Martin (American singer)|Tony Martin]] (NBC)
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Female Singer}}
** [[Frankie Laine]], (Syndication)
* '''[[Dinah Shore]] (NBC)'''{{double dagger|alt=Winner}}
** [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]], (NBC)
** [[Gordon MacRae]], (NBC)
** [[Jane Froman]] (CBS)
** [[Peggy King]] (NBC)
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Dinah Shore]], (NBC)
** [[Gisele MacKenzie]] (NBC)
** [[Jane Froman]], (CBS)
** [[Jo Stafford]] (CBS)
** [[Peggy King]], (NBC)
** [[Gisele MacKenzie]], (NBC)
** [[Jo Stafford]], (CBS)
|}
|}


==Most major nominations==
==Most major nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
;By network <ref group="note" name="MW Note">"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the [[Creative Arts Emmy|technical categories.]]</ref>
|+Networks with multiple major nominations<ref group="note" name="MW Note">"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the [[Creative Arts Emmy|technical categories.]]</ref>
* CBS – 60
|-
* NBC – 44
! Network !! Number of<br>Nominations
* ABC – 15
|-
| CBS || 60
|-
| NBC || 44
|-
| ABC || 15
|}


{| class="wikitable"
; By program
|+Programs with multiple major nominations
* ''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
! Program !! Category !! Network !! Number of<br>Nominations
* ''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
|-
| ''I Love Lucy'' || Comedy || rowspan="4"|CBS || rowspan="3"|5
|-
| ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' || Variety
|-
| ''Studio One'' || rowspan="2"|Drama
|-
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' || rowspan="3"|4
|-
| ''Make Room for Daddy'' || Comedy || ABC
|-
| ''Medic'' || rowspan="2"|Drama || NBC
|-
| ''Climax!'' || CBS || rowspan="7"|3
|-
| ''Dragnet'' || Mystery/Intrigue || NBC
|-
| ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' || Comedy || rowspan="2"|CBS
|-
| ''Lux Video Theatre'' || Drama
|-
| ''Mister Peepers'' || rowspan="2"|Comedy || NBC
|-
| ''Our Miss Brooks'' || CBS
|-
| ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' || rowspan="2"|Drama || NBC
|-
| ''A Christmas Carol'' || CBS || rowspan="9"|2
|-
| ''Disneyland'' || rowspan="3"|Variety || ABC
|-
| ''The George Gobel Show'' || NBC
|-
| ''The Jack Benny Program'' || CBS
|-
| ''The Loretta Young Show'' || Drama || NBC
|-
| ''Private Secretary'' || Comedy || CBS
|-
| ''The United States Steel Hour'' || Drama || ABC
|-
| ''Waterfront'' || Mystery/Intrigue || Syndicated
|-
| ''Your Hit Parade'' || Variety || NBC
|}


==Most major awards==
==Most major awards==
{| class="wikitable"
;By network <ref group="note" name="MW Note">"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the [[Creative Arts Emmy|technical categories.]]</ref>
|+Networks with multiple major awards<ref group="note" name="MW Note">"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the [[Creative Arts Emmy|technical categories.]]</ref>
* CBS – 10
|-
* NBC – 7
! Network !! Number of<br>Awards
* ABC – 6
|-
| CBS || 10
|-
| NBC || 7
|-
| ABC || 6
|}


{| class="wikitable"
; By program
|+Programs with multiple major awards
* ''Studio One'' (CBS) – 3
|-
* ''Disneyland'' (ABC) / ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' (CBS) / ''Make Room for Daddy'' (ABC) – 2
! Program !! Category !! Network !! Number of<br>Awards
|-
| ''Studio One'' || Drama || CBS || 3
|-
| ''Disneyland'' || rowspan="2"|Variety || ABC || rowspan="3"|2
|-
| ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' || CBS
|-
| ''Make Room for Daddy'' || Comedy || ABC
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1955 Emmys.com list of 1955 Nominees & Winners]
* [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1955 Emmys.com list of 1955 Nominees & Winners]
* {{IMDb award|Emmy_Awards/1955|1955 Emmy Awards}}
* {{IMDb event|0000223/1955}}


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7th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMarch 7, 1955
LocationMoulin Rouge Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted bySteve Allen
Highlights
Most awardsStudio One (3)
Most nominationsI Love Lucy
The Jackie Gleason Show
Studio One (5)
Best Dramatic SeriesThe United States Steel Hour
Best Situation Comedy SeriesMake Room for Daddy
Best Variety Series Including Musical VarietiesDisneyland
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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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 and nominees

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

Programs

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Programs
Best Audience, Guest Participation, or Panel Program
Best Mystery or Intrigue Series
Best Cultural, Religious, or Educational Program
Best Sports Program
Best Western or Adventure Series
Best Daytime Program

Acting

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Lead performances

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Lead performances
Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series
Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series

Supporting performances

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Supporting performances
Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series
Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series

Single performances

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Single performances
Best Actor in a Single Performance
Best Actress in a Single Performance

Directing

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Directing
Best Direction

Writing

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Writing

News and miscellaneous category

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Hosting
Best News Reporter or Commentator
Most Outstanding New Personality

Singing

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Singing
Best Male Singer
Best Female Singer

Most major nominations

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Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network Number of
Nominations
CBS 60
NBC 44
ABC 15
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network Number of
Nominations
I Love Lucy Comedy CBS 5
The Jackie Gleason Show Variety
Studio One Drama
Four Star Playhouse 4
Make Room for Daddy Comedy ABC
Medic Drama NBC
Climax! CBS 3
Dragnet Mystery/Intrigue NBC
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Comedy CBS
Lux Video Theatre Drama
Mister Peepers Comedy NBC
Our Miss Brooks CBS
The Philco Television Playhouse Drama NBC
A Christmas Carol CBS 2
Disneyland Variety ABC
The George Gobel Show NBC
The Jack Benny Program CBS
The Loretta Young Show Drama NBC
Private Secretary Comedy CBS
The United States Steel Hour Drama ABC
Waterfront Mystery/Intrigue Syndicated
Your Hit Parade Variety NBC

Most major awards

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Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network Number of
Awards
CBS 10
NBC 7
ABC 6
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network Number of
Awards
Studio One Drama CBS 3
Disneyland Variety ABC 2
The Jackie Gleason Show CBS
Make Room for Daddy Comedy ABC
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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  1. ^ "Emmys.com list of 1955 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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