20th Primetime Emmy Awards#Programs
{{Short description|1968 American television programming awards}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 20th Primetime Emmy Awards
| image =
| caption =
| date = May 19, 1968
| location = Hollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
| hosts = Frank Sinatra
Dick Van Dyke
| network = NBC
| producer =
| most_awards = Get Smart (3)
| most_nominations = Bewitched
Dear Friends
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
He & She
Mission: Impossible (5)
| award1_type = Outstanding Comedy Series
| award1_winner = Get Smart
| award2_type = Outstanding Dramatic Series
| award2_winner = Mission: Impossible
| award3_type = Outstanding Dramatic Program
| award3_winner = Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Elizabeth the Queen"
| award4_type = Outstanding Musical or Variety Series
| award4_winner = Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
| previous = 19th
| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}
| next = 21st
}}
The 20th Emmy Awards, later known as the 20th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 19, 1968. The ceremony was hosted by Frank Sinatra and Dick Van Dyke. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The top shows of the night were Get Smart and Mission: Impossible. Get Smart won three major awards, while the most nominated show was the anthology drama CBS Playhouse with ten. It also won three major awards.
The first posthumous Acting Emmy went to Marion Lorne for her performance in Bewitched, while The Avengers was the first non American produced nomination, having been syndicated from ABC Weekend TV, which was a part of the United Kingdom Independent Television Network, by ABC. However, other than sharing the same initials, the two companies were independent of each other.
Winners and nominees
=Programs=
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|+ {{sronly|Programs}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Comedy Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Dramatic Series}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Musical or Variety Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Musical or Variety Program}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming - Programs}}
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style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Dramatic Program}}
|
=Acting=
==Lead performances==
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|+ {{sronly|Acting}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance
|
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series}} | style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance
|
==Supporting performances==
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama}}
|
==Single performances==
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama}}
|
=Directing=
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|+ {{sronly|Directing}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Music or Variety}}
|
=Writing=
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|+ {{sronly|Writing}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama}}
|
style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Music or Variety}}
|
Most major nominations
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|+Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. | |
Network | Number of Nominations |
---|---|
CBS | 43 |
NBC | 30 |
ABC | 20 |
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|+Programs with multiple major nominations | |||
Program | Category | Network | Number of Nominations |
---|---|---|---|
Bewitched | Comedy | ABC | rowspan="5"|5 |
Dear Friends | rowspan="2"|Special | rowspan="4"|CBS | |
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | |||
He & She | Comedy | ||
Mission: Impossible | Drama | ||
Get Smart | Comedy | rowspan="2"|NBC | rowspan="3"|4 |
Ironside | Drama | ||
The Lucy Show | Comedy | rowspan="4"|CBS | |
The Crucible | Special | rowspan="6"|3 | |
Family Affair | rowspan="2"|Comedy | ||
Hogan's Heroes | |||
I Spy | Drama | rowspan="2"|NBC | |
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Variety | ||
That Girl | Comedy | rowspan="3"|ABC | |
10th Winter Olympic Games | Sports | rowspan="12"|2 | |
The Avengers | Drama | ||
The Carol Burnett Show | rowspan="2"|Variety | CBS | |
The Dean Martin Comedy Hour | rowspan="2"|NBC | ||
Elizabeth the Queen | Special | ||
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | Variety | CBS | |
NET Playhouse | rowspan="2"|Drama | NET | |
Run for Your Life | NBC | ||
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Variety | CBS | |
Star Trek | Drama | NBC | |
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Special | rowspan="2"|ABC | |
Wide World of Sports | Sports |
Most major awards
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|+Networks with multiple major awards"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. | |
Network | Number of Awards |
---|---|
NBC | 10 |
CBS | 9 |
ABC | 3 |
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|+Programs with multiple major awards | |||
Program | Category | Network | Number of Awards |
---|---|---|---|
Get Smart | Comedy | NBC | 3 |
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night | Special | rowspan="2"|CBS | rowspan="4"|2 |
Mission: Impossible | Drama | ||
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Variety | NBC | |
Wide World of Sports | Sports | ABC |
;Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1968 Emmys.com list of 1968 Nominees & Winners]
- {{IMDb event|0000223/1968}}
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