The ceremony was held at the Moulin Rouge Nightclub in Hollywood, California.
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.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).