18th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 18th Emmy Awards, later known as the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out in May 22, 1966, at the Hollywood Palladium. The ceremony was hosted by Danny Kaye and Bill Cosby. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top show of the night was The Dick Van Dyke Show, which won its fourth consecutive top series award, and tied the record (since broken) of five major wins. The ceremony returned to a more traditional format, after experimenting the previous year.
Winners and Nominees
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Single performances
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama |
- Cliff Robertson as Quincey Parke on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, (Episode: "The Game"), (NBC)
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- Simone Signoret as Sara Lescault on Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, (Episode: "A Small Rebellion"), (NBC)
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Directing
Writing
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy |
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama |
- Bill Persky, Sam Denoff for The Dick Van Dyke Show, (Episode: "Coast to Coast Big Mouth"), (CBS)
- Mel Brooks, Buck Henry for Get Smart, (Episode: "Mr. Big"), (NBC)
- Bill Persky, Sam Denoff for The Dick Van Dyke Show, (Episode: "The Ugliest Dog In The World"), (CBS)
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- Millard Lampell for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Eagle in a Cage"), (NBC)
- Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, for I Spy, (Episode: "A Cup of Kindness"), (NBC)
- S. Lee Pogostin for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, (Episode: "The Game"), (NBC)
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Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety |
- An Evening with Carol Channing, (CBS)
- The Danny Kaye Show, (CBS)
- The Julie Andrews Show, (CBS)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 45
- CBS – 29
- ABC – 15
- By program
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 11
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) – 8
- I Spy (NBC) – 7
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC) – 6
- Bewitched (ABC) – 5
- Get Smart (NBC) – 4
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- By program
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) – 5
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (NBC) – 4
- Bewitched (ABC) – 3
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 2
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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