11th Primetime Emmy Awards

11th Primetime Emmy Awards
11th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	May 6, 1959
Location	Moulin Rouge Nightclub, Hollywood, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Raymond Burr
Highlights
Most awards	An Evening with Fred Astaire (5)
Most nominations	Playhouse 90 (14)
Best Comedy Series	The Jack Benny Show
Best Dramatic Series - Less Than One Hour	Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre
Best Dramatic Series - One Hour or Longer	Playhouse 90
Best Musical or Variety Series	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Best Special Dramatic Program - One Hour or More	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Little Moon of Alban"
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 11th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 11th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 6, 1959, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Moulin Rouge Nightclub in Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Raymond Burr. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

For the first time in Emmy history, all major categories were split into genre-specific fields, this would become standard for later ceremonies. The top show of the night was the NBC special, An Evening with Fred Astaire, it tied the record of five major wins. Father Knows Best also set a milestone, becoming the first show to be nominated in every major category (series, writing, directing, and the four major acting categories).