15th Primetime Emmy Awards

15th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	May 26, 1963
Location	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Annette Funicello Don Knotts
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 15th Emmy Awards, later known as the 15th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out on May 26, 1963. The ceremony was hosted by Annette Funicello and Don Knotts. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The top shows of the night were The Defenders and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Each won for series, directing, and writing in their respective genres. The Defenders led the night in major wins (4) and nominations (7).

Winners and nominees

Programs

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama
The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) The Beverly Hillbillies, (CBS) The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball, (NBC) McHale's Navy, (ABC)	The Defenders, (CBS) Alcoa Premiere, (ABC) The Dick Powell Theatre, (NBC) The Eleventh Hour, (NBC) Naked City, (ABC)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation
The Andy Williams Show, (NBC) An Evening with Carol Burnett, (CBS) Here's Edie, (ABC) The Garry Moore Show, (CBS) The Red Skelton Show, (CBS)	The General Electric College Bowl, (CBS) Password All-Stars, (CBS) To Tell the Truth, (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary Programs	Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming
The Tunnel, (NBC) The DuPont Show of the Week, (NBC) Project XX, (NBC) The River Nile, (NBC) Shakespeare: Soul of an Age, (NBC)	Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, (NBC) Captain Kangaroo, (CBS) Discovery, (ABC) Mr. Wizard, (NBC) The Shari Lewis Show, (NBC) Update, (NBC)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News Commentary or Public Affairs	The Program of the Year
David Brinkley's Journal, (NBC) ABC Close Up!, (ABC) CBS Reports, (CBS) Howard K. Smith, (ABC) The Twentieth Century, (CBS)	The Tunnel, (NBC) Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC) The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball, (NBC) The Defenders, (Episode: "The Madman"), (CBS)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)	Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead)
E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston on The Defenders, (CBS) Ernest Borgnine as Lt. Commander Quinton McHale on McHale's Navy, (ABC) Paul Burke as Det. Adam Flint on Naked City, (ABC) Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Vic Morrow as Sgt. Saunders on Combat!, (ABC)	Shirley Booth as Hazel Burke on Hazel, (NBC) Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael on The Lucy Show, (CBS) Shirl Conway as Liz Thorpe on The Doctors and the Nurses, (CBS) Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Irene Ryan as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, (CBS)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress

Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, (CBS) Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker on McHale's Navy, (ABC) Paul Ford as Col. Wainwright Purdy III on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "The Teahouse of the August Moon"), (NBC) Hurd Hatfield as Lionel Rothschild on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Invincible Mr. Disraeli"), (NBC) Robert Redford as George Laurents on Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC)

Glenda Farrell as Martha Morrison on Ben Casey, (Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy"), (ABC) Davey Davison as Laura Hunter on The Eleventh Hour, (Episode: "Of Roses and Nightingales and Other Lovely Things"), (NBC) Nancy Malone as Libby Kingston on Naked City, (ABC) Rose Marie as Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Kate Reid as Queen Victoria on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Invincible Mr. Disraeli"), (NBC)

Single performances

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Trevor Howard as Benjamin Disraeli on Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Invincible Mr. Disraeli"), (NBC) Bradford Dillman as Charlie Pont on Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC) Don Gordon as Joey Tassili on The Defenders, (Episode: "The Madman"), (CBS) Walter Matthau as Meredith on The DuPont Show of the Week, (Episode: "Big Deal in Laredo"), (NBC) Joseph Schildkraut as Rabbi Gottlieb on Sam Benedict, (Episode: "Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells"), (NBC)

Kim Stanley as Faith Parsons on Ben Casey, (Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy"), (ABC) Diahann Carroll as Ruby Jay on Naked City, (Episode: "A Horse Has A Big Head, Let Him Worry"), (ABC) Diana Hyland as Liza Laurents on Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC) Eleanor Parker as Connie Folsom on The Eleventh Hour, (Episode: "Why Am I Grown So Cold?"), (NBC) Sylvia Sidney as Adela on The Defenders, (Episode: "The Madman"), (CBS)

Directing

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama
John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Seymour Berns for The Red Skelton Show, (CBS) Frederick De Cordova for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS) Dave Geisel for The Garry Moore Show, (CBS) Richard Whorf for The Beverly Hillbillies, (CBS)	Stuart Rosenberg for The Defenders, (Episode: "The Madman"), (CBS) Fielder Cook for The DuPont Show of the Week, (Episode: "Big Deal in Laredo"), (NBC) Robert Ellis Miller for Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC) Sydney Pollack for Ben Casey, (Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy"), (ABC) George Schaefer for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Invincible Mr. Disraeli"), (NBC)

Writing

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama

Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show, (CBS) Paul Henning, for The Beverly Hillbillies, (CBS) Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You?, (NBC) Sam Perrin, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, George Balzer for The Jack Benny Show, (CBS) Ed Simmons, Dave O'Brien, Martin Ragaway, Arthur Phillips, Larry Rhine, Mort Greene, Hugh Wedlock Jr., Red Skelton, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman for The Red Skelton Show, (CBS)

Robert Thom, Reginald Rose for The Defenders, (Episode: "The Madman"), (CBS) Sidney Carroll, for The DuPont Show of the Week, (Episode: "Big Deal in Laredo"), (NBC) Norman Katkov, for Ben Casey, (Episode: "A Cardinal Act of Mercy"), (ABC) James Lee for Hallmark Hall of Fame, (Episode: "Invincible Mr. Disraeli"), (NBC) Halsted Welles for Alcoa Premiere, (Episode: "The Voice of Charlie Pont"), (ABC)

Most major nominations

By network

• CBS – 34
• NBC – 30
• ABC – 23

By program

• Alcoa Premiere (ABC) / The Defenders (CBS) – 7
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) / Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) – 6
• Ben Casey (ABC) / The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS) / Naked City (ABC) / The DuPont Show of the Week (NBC) – 4

Most major awards

By network

• CBS – 9
• NBC – 7
• ABC – 2

By program

• The Defenders (CBS) – 4
• The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS) – 3
• The Tunnel (NBC) / Ben Casey (ABC) – 2

Notes

External links

• The 15th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on IMDb
• "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
• Emmys.com list of 1963 Nominees & Winners
• 15th Primetime Emmy Awards on IMDb