3rd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 3rd Annual Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 3rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmys, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1951.

This would be the last year that the Emmys were primarily given out to shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area. Starting with the 4th Annual Emmy Awards, nominations were considered on a national television network basis.

Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Best Actor

• Sid Caesar, KNBH
• José Ferrer
• Stan Freberg, KTLA
• Charles Ruggles, KECA
• Alan Young, KTTV

Best Actress

• Gertrude Berg, KTTV
• Judith Anderson
• Imogene Coca, KNBH
• Helen Hayes, KECA
• Betty White, KLAC

Best Children's Show

• The Cisco Kid, KNBH
• Jump Jump, KTTV
• Kukla, Fran and Ollie, KNBH
• The Lone Ranger, KTLA
• Time for Beany, KTLA

Best Dramatic Show

• Fireside Theater, KTLA
• I Remember Mama, KTLA
• Philco TV Playhouse, KNBH
• Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, KECA
• Studio One, KTTV

Best Games and Audience Participation Show

• Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge, KNBH
• Life with Linkletter, KECA
• Pantomime Quiz, KECA
• Truth or Consequences, KTTV
• You Bet Your Life, KNBH

Best Sports Program

• College Basketball Games, KTTV
• College Football Games, KTTV
• Hollywood Baseball, KLAC
• Los Angeles Baseball, KFI
• Los Angeles Rams Football, KNBH

Best Variety Show

• Four Star Revue, KNBH
• The Ken Murray Show, KTTV
• Texaco Star Theater, KNBH
• The Alan Young Show, KTTV
• Your Show of Shows, KNBH

Most Outstanding Personality

• Alan Young, KTTV
• Groucho Marx, KNBH
• Sid Caesar, KNBH
• Faye Emerson, KTTV and KECA
• Dick Lane, KTLA

References

• "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php. Retrieved 2007-03-09. 
• "IMDb: Emmy Awards: 1951". Internet Movie Database. http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/1951. Retrieved 2007-03-08.