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1 Winners and nominees  



1.1  Programs  





1.2  Acting  



1.2.1  Lead performances  





1.2.2  Supporting performances  







1.3  Hosting  







2 Most major nominations  





3 Most major awards  





4 References  





5 External links  














6th Primetime Emmy Awards






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6th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateFebruary 11, 1954
LocationHollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byEd Sullivan
Highlights
Most awardsI Love Lucy
The United States Steel Hour (2)
Most nominationsI Love Lucy
The Jackie Gleason Show
Mister Peepers
Your Show of Shows (4)
Outstanding Dramatic ProgramThe United States Steel Hour
Outstanding Situation ComedyI Love Lucy
Outstanding Variety ProgramOmnibus
Television/radio coverage
NetworkKHJ
← 5th · Primetime Emmy Awards · 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 PalladiuminLos 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

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1]

Programs

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Programs

Best Situation Comedy

Best Dramatic Program

Best Variety Program

Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program

Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program

Best Children's Program

Best Public Affairs Program

Best Program of News or Sports

Best New Program

Acting

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Lead performances

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Lead performances

Best Male Star of a Regular Series

Best Female Star of a Regular Series

Supporting performances

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Supporting performances

Best Series Supporting Actor

Best Series Supporting Actress

Hosting

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Hosting

Most Outstanding Personality

Most major nominations

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By network [note 1]
By program

Most major awards

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By network [note 1]
By program
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References

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  1. ^ "Emmys.com list of 1954 Nominees & Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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