17th Primetime Emmy Awards

17th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	September 12, 1965
Location	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Sammy Davis, Jr. and Danny Thomas
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 17th Emmy Awards, later known as the 17th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on September 12, 1965. The ceremony was hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Danny Thomas. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The structure of the ceremony was a complete departure from previous years. Categories were streamlined so that there were only four major categories (the previous year had 20 major categories). As a result of this, only five shows won an award. NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame was the top show of the night, winning three major awards. The new format would be scrapped for the traditional one the following year. The traditional format would be used for all future Primetime Emmy Awards ceremonies.

Winners and Nominees

Programs

Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment

The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee," (NBC) My Name is Barbra, (CBS) Young People's Concerts: "What Is Sonata Form?", (CBS) The Andy Williams Show, (NBC) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, (NBC) Carol for Another Christmas, (ABC) Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque, (NBC) The Defenders, (CBS) The Man from U.N.C.L.E., (NBC) Mr. Novak, (NBC) Profiles in Courage, (NBC) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, (NBC) Who Has Seen the Wind?, (ABC)

Acting

Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers

Leonard Bernstein as Himself on Young People's Concerts, (CBS) Lynn Fontanne as Fanny Bowditch Holmes on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "The Magnificent Yankee"), (NBC) Alfred Lunt as Oliver Wendell Holmes on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "The Magnificent Yankee"), (NBC) Barbra Streisand as Herself on My Name is Barbra, (CBS) Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Julie Andrews as Herself on The Andy Williams Show, (NBC) Johnny Carson as Himself on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, (NBC) Gladys Cooper as Auntie Margaret on The Rogues, (NBC) Robert Coote as Timmy Fleming on The Rogues, (NBC) Richard Crenna as James Slattery on Slattery's People, (CBS) Julie Harris as Florence Nightingale on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "The Holy Terror"), (NBC) Bob Hope as Himself on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, (Episode: "Bob Hope Comedy Special"), (NBC) Dean Jagger as Principal Albert Vane on Mr. Novak, (NBC) Danny Kaye as Himself on The Danny Kaye Show, (CBS) David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin on The Man from U.N.C.L.E., (NBC) Red Skelton as Various characters on The Red Skelton Show, (CBS)

Directing

Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors
Paul Bogart for The Defenders, (Episode: "The 700 Year Old Gang"), (CBS) Dwight Hemion for My Name is Barbra, (CBS)

Writing

Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Writers

David Karp for The Defenders, (Episode: "The 700 Year Old Gang"), (CBS) Gerald Gardner, Larry Siegel, Buck Henry, Gloria Steinem, Robert Emmett, Calvin Trillin, Dee Caruso, William Boardman, Joseph Hurley, Herbert Sargent, David Frost, Jim Stevenson, Thomas Meehan, Saul Turteltaub, for That Was the Week That Was, (NBC) Robert Hartung for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "The Magnificent Yankee"), (NBC) Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show, (Episode: "Never Bathe on Sunday"), (CBS) Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jacoby for Danny Thomas Special: The Wonderful World of Burlesque, (NBC)

Most major nominations

By network

• NBC – 21
• CBS – 14
• ABC – 2

By program

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 5
• The Defenders (CBS) / The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) / My Name is Barbra (CBS) – 3

Most major awards

By network

• CBS – 8
• NBC – 3

By program

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 3
• The Defenders (CBS) / The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) / My Name is Barbra (CBS) / Young People's Concerts (CBS) – 2

Notes

External links

• Emmys.com list of 1965 Nominees & Winners
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