13th Primetime Emmy Awards

13th Primetime Emmy Awards
13th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	May 16, 1961
Location	Moulin Rogue Nightclub, Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted by	Dick Powell
Highlights
Most awards	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth" (5)
Most nominations	Hallmark Hall of Fame (5)
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor	The Jack Benny Show
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety	Astaire Time
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming	Young People's Concerts
The Program of the Year	Hallmark Hall of Fame: "Macbeth"
Television/radio coverage
Network	NBC

The 13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961, to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Joey Bishop and Dick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The top show of the night was the NBC anthology Hallmark Hall of Fame for their production of Macbeth. It won in all its nominated categories, tying the record (since broken) of five major wins. A milestone was set by The Flintstones, it became the first ever animated show to be nominated in one of the main series categories (comedy or drama). It would be the only animated show to accomplish this feat until 2009, when Family Guy was included in the expanded comedy field.