6th Primetime Emmy Awards
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{{Infobox award
| name = 6th Primetime Emmy Awards
| image =
| caption =
| date = February 11, 1954
| location = Hollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
| host = Ed Sullivan
| network = KHJ
| producer =
| most_awards = I Love Lucy
The United States Steel Hour (2)
| most_nominations = I Love Lucy
The Jackie Gleason Show
Mister Peepers
Your Show of Shows (4)
| award1_type = Outstanding Dramatic Program
| award1_winner = The United States Steel Hour
| award2_type = Outstanding Situation Comedy
| award2_winner = I Love Lucy
| award3_type = Outstanding Variety Program
| award3_winner = Omnibus
| previous = 5th
| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}
| next = 7th
}}
The 6th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 6th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on February 11, 1954, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was hosted by Don DeFore at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Don DeFore was president of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and sold this first national broadcast of the Emmy Awards to NBC. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The ceremony included several new categories, including Best New Program, as well as awards for Supporting Actor and Actress in a television series. This was also the first year that acting nominees were nominated for a specific television show, in the past nominees were simply nominated as individuals.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1954 |title=Emmys.com list of 1954 Nominees & Winners |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}}
=Programs=
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Programs}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Situation Comedy}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Dramatic Program}}
|
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Variety Program}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program}}
|
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Children's Program}}
|
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Public Affairs Program}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Program of News or Sports}}
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| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best New Program}}
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=Acting=
==Lead performances==
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|+ {{sronly|Lead performances}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Male Star of a Regular Series}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Female Star of a Regular Series}}
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==Supporting performances==
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}} | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Series Supporting Actor}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Best Series Supporting Actress}}
|
=Hosting=
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|Hosting}} |
style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Most Outstanding Personality}}
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Most major nominations
;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
- NBC – 36
- CBS – 30
- ABC – 3
; By program
- I Love Lucy (CBS) / The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) / Mr. Peepers (NBC) / Your Show of Shows (NBC) – 4
Most major awards
;By network "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
- CBS – 8
- NBC – 5
- ABC – 3
; By program
- I Love Lucy (CBS) / The United States Steel Hour (ABC) – 2
;Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1954 Emmys.com list of 1954 Nominees & Winners]
- {{IMDb event|0000223/1954}}
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