6th Primetime Emmy Awards
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2015) |
| 6th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Date | February 11, 1954 |
| Location | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California |
| Hosted by | Ed Sullivan |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | KHJ |
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 Ed Sullivan at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. 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, & Nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
| Best Male Star of a Regular Series | Best Female Star of a Regular Series |
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Supporting performances
| Best Series Supporting Actor | Best Series Supporting Actress |
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Hosting
| Most Outstanding Personality |
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- 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 [note 1]
- CBS – 8
- NBC – 5
- ABC – 3
- By program
- I Love Lucy (CBS) / The United States Steel Hour (ABC) – 2
- Notes
- ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
References
- ^ "1954 Primetime Emmy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
