20th Primetime Emmy Awards#Programs

{{Short description|1968 American television programming awards}}

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{{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

[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1968 Emmys.com list of 1968 Nominees & Winners]

=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}}
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
  • The Bell Telephone Hour (NBC)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (NBC)
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS)
  • | 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}}
  • Today (NBC)
  • Camera Three (CBS)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (Syndicated)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming - Programs}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Dramatic Program}}
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC): "Elizabeth the Queen"
  • CBS Playhouse (CBS): "Dear Friends"
  • CBS Playhouse (CBS): "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
  • NET Playhouse (NET): "Uncle Vanya"
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (ABC)
  • Xerox Special (ABC): "Luther"
  • =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
    by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series
    }}

    style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance
    by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
    }}
  • Bill Cosby as Alexander Scott in I Spy (NBC)
  • Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside (NBC)
  • Robert Culp as Kelly Robinson in I Spy (NBC)
  • Ben Gazzara as Paul Bryan in Run for Your Life (NBC)
  • Martin Landau as Rollin Hand in Mission: Impossible (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Continued Performance
    by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series
    }}

    ==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}}
  • Milburn Stone as Doc in Gunsmoke (CBS) (Episode: "Baker's Dozen")
  • Joseph Campanella as Lew Wickersham in Mannix (CBS)
  • Lawrence Dobkin as Dr. Gettlinger in CBS Playhouse (CBS) (Episode: "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night")
  • Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock in Star Trek (NBC)
  • | 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}}

    • Melvyn Douglas as Peter Schermann in CBS Playhouse (CBS): "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
    • Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in NBC World Premiere Movie (NBC): "Ironside"
    • Van Heflin as Robert Sloane in A Case of Libel (ABC)
    • George C. Scott as John Proctor in The Crucible (CBS)
    • Eli Wallach as Douglas Lambert in CBS Playhouse (CBS): "Dear Friends"

    | style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama}}

    =Directing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{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}}
  • Movin' with Nancy (NBC) – Jack Haley Jr.
  • The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (NBC) – Greg Garrison
  • Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (CBS) – Dwight Hemion
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC) – Gordon Wiles
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC): "Pilot" – Bill Foster
  • =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{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}}
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC)
  • The Carol Burnett Show (CBS)
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: "Pilot" (NBC)
  • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS): "Ronnie Schell, Kate Smith and Simon & Garfunkel"
  • 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.

    NetworkNumber of
    Nominations
    CBS43
    NBC30
    ABC20

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    |+Programs with multiple major nominations

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Nominations
    BewitchedComedyABCrowspan="5"|5
    Dear Friendsrowspan="2"|Specialrowspan="4"|CBS
    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
    He & SheComedy
    Mission: ImpossibleDrama
    Get SmartComedyrowspan="2"|NBCrowspan="3"|4
    IronsideDrama
    The Lucy ShowComedyrowspan="4"|CBS
    The CrucibleSpecialrowspan="6"|3
    Family Affairrowspan="2"|Comedy
    Hogan's Heroes
    I SpyDramarowspan="2"|NBC
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InVariety
    That GirlComedyrowspan="3"|ABC
    10th Winter Olympic GamesSportsrowspan="12"|2
    The AvengersDrama
    The Carol Burnett Showrowspan="2"|VarietyCBS
    The Dean Martin Comedy Hourrowspan="2"|NBC
    Elizabeth the QueenSpecial
    Herb Alpert and the Tijuana BrassVarietyCBS
    NET Playhouserowspan="2"|DramaNET
    Run for Your LifeNBC
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourVarietyCBS
    Star TrekDramaNBC
    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSpecialrowspan="2"|ABC
    Wide World of SportsSports

    Most major awards

    class="wikitable"

    |+Networks with multiple major awards"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

    NetworkNumber of
    Awards
    NBC10
    CBS9
    ABC3

    class="wikitable"

    |+Programs with multiple major awards

    ProgramCategoryNetworkNumber of
    Awards
    Get SmartComedyNBC3
    Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightSpecialrowspan="2"|CBSrowspan="4"|2
    Mission: ImpossibleDrama
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InVarietyNBC
    Wide World of SportsSportsABC

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