21st Primetime Emmy Awards
21st Emmy Awards | |
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Date | June 8, 1969 |
Location |
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California |
Hosted by |
Bill Cosby Merv Griffin |
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Network | CBS |
The 21st Emmy Awards—also known since 1974 as the 21st Primetime Emmy Awards—were handed out on June 8, 1969. The ceremony was co-hosted by Bill Cosby and Merv Griffin.
The top shows of the night were Get Smart, which won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second consecutive year, and Outstanding Dramatic Series winner NET Playhouse. NET Playhouse, from the PBS predecessor National Educational Television Network, became the first show outside of the Big Three television networks to win a top series award.
Due to several categories being combined for the ceremony, no show received more than two major wins. The most drastic rule change was that all shows that had aired more than two seasons were ineligible. The cause of this change was due to the rise in repeat winners in recent years. There was no winner in the category of Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, because the judges felt that none of the nominees were worthy of an award.[1]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.[2]
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series |
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Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series |
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series |
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Supporting performances
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series |
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series |
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Single performances
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
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Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role |
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Directing
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama |
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Writing
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama |
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Most major nominations
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Most major awards
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- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
References
- ↑ O'Neil, Thomas (2000). The Emmys. New York: Berkley Publishing Group. pp. 130–132. ISBN 0399526110.
- ↑ "1969 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2013.