15th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 15th Emmy Awards, later known as the 15th Primetime Emmy Awards, were handed out in May, 1963. The ceremony was hosted by Annette Funicello and Don Knotts. Winners are listed in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design

*"Bonanza" (NBC)
*"Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*"The Defenders" (CBS)
*"The Eleventh Hour" (NBC)
*"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Television

*"Bell & Howell Close-Up!" (ABC)
*"Combat! (ABC)
*"Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*"Naked City" (ABC)
*"" AND "The River Nile" (NBC)
*"The Twilight Zone" (CBS)

Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music

*"Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*"NBC Opera" (NBC)
*"Project 20" (NBC)
*"The Dick Powell Theatre" (NBC)
*"The River Nile" (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Electronic Camera Work

*"ABC's Wide World of Sports" (ABC)
*"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*"Here's Edie" (ABC)
*"The Lively Ones" (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement for Film Editing in Television

*"Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*"Ben Casey" (ABC)
*"Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*"Naked City" (ABC)
*"The Defenders" (CBS)

Outstanding Achievement in International Reporting

*"Bell & Howell Close-Up!" (ABC)
*"" (NBC)
*James Robinson, Southeast Asia, for NBC
*Marvin Kalb, Moscow Correspondent, for CBS
*"The Tunnel", Piers Anderton, Berlin Correspondent, for NBC

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Documentary

*"Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*"Project 20" (NBC)
*"" (NBC)
*"The River Nile" (NBC)
*"The Tunnel" (NBC)

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series

*Vic Morrow as Sgt. Chip Saunders in "Combat!" (ABC)
*Ernest Borgnine as McHale in "McHale's Navy" (ABC)
*Paul Burke as Detective Adam Flint in "Naked City" (ABC)
*E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston in "The Defenders" (CBS)
*Dick Van Dyke as Robert "Rob" Petrie in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS)

Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series

*Shirley Booth as Hazel Burke in "Hazel" (NBC)
*Irene Ryan as Granny in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (CBS)
*Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Meeker/Meehan Petrie in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS)
*Lucille Ball as Lucy Carmichael in The Lucille Ball Show (CBS)
*Shirl Conway in "The Nurses" (CBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy

*Richard Whorf for "The Beverly Hillbillies" (CBS)
*John Rich for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS)
*David Geisel for "The Garry Moore Show" (CBS)
*Fred DeCordova for "The Jack Benny Program" (CBS)
*Seymour Berns for "The Red Skelton Hour" (CBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama

*Sydney Pollack for "Ben Casey" (ABC)
*Fielder Cook for "Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*George Schaefer for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Robert Ellis Miller for "Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*Stuart Rosenberg for "The Defenders" (CBS)

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress

*Glenda Farrell in "Ben Casey" (ABC)
*Kate Reid in "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Nancy Malone in "Naked City" (ABC)
*Rose Marie as Sally Rogers in "The Dick Van Dyke Show " (CBS)
*Davey Davison in "The Eleventh Hour" (NBC)

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor

*Paul Ford in "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Hurd Hatfield in "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker in "McHale's Navy" (ABC)
*Robert Redford in "Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*Don Knotts as Barney Fife in "The Andy Griffith Show" (CBS)

Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program

*Edie Adams in "Here's Edie" (ABC)
*Carol Burnett in "Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall" AND "Carol and Company" (CBS)
*Andy Williams in "The Andy Williams Show" (NBC)
*Danny Kaye in "The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball" (NBC)
*Merv Griffin in "The Merv Griffin Show" (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming

*"Captain Kangaroo" (CBS)
*"Discovery '62-'63" (ABC)
*"The Shari Lewis Show" (NBC)
*"Update with Robert Abernathy" (NBC)
*"Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (NBC)
*"Watch Mr. Wizard" (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

*"Alcoa Premiere/Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*"Naked City" (ABC)
*"The Defenders" (CBS)
*"The Dick Powell Theatre" (NBC)
*"The Eleventh Hour" (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor

*"McHale's Navy" (ABC)
*"The Beverly Hillbillies" (CBS)
*The Danny Kaye Show With Lucille Ball" (NBC)
*"The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Music

*"Bell Telephone Hour" (NBC)
*"Judy Garland and Her Guests Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet" (CBS)
*"Julie and Carole at Carnegie Hall" (CBS)
*"NBC Opera" (NBC)
*"The Lively Ones" (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News

*"Bell & Howell Close-Up!" (ABC)
*"CBS News Evening Report with Walter Cronkite" (CBS)
*"CBS Reports" (CBS)
*"David Brinkley's Journal" (NBC)
*"Eyewitness" (CBS)
*"Howard K. Smith, News and Comment" (ABC)
*"Huntley-Brinkley Report" (NBC)
*"NBC Special News Reports (NBC)
*"Twentieth Century" (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Panel, Quiz or Audience Participation

*"G-E College Bowl" (CBS)
*"Password" (CBS)
*"To Tell The Truth" (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety

*"Carol and Company" (CBS)
*"Here's Edie" (ABC)
*"The Andy Williams Show" (NBC)
*"The Garry Moore Show" (CBS)
*"The Red Skelton Hour" (CBS)

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

*Walter Matthau in "Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*Trevor Howard in "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Bradford Dillman in "Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*Joseph Schildkraut in "Sam Benedict" (NBC)
*Don Gordon as Joey Tassili in "The Defenders" (CBS)

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

*Kim Stanley in "Ben Casey" (ABC)
*Diahann Carroll in "Naked City" (ABC)
*Diana Hyland in "Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*Sylvia Sidney in "The Defenders" (CBS)
*Eleanor Parker in "The Eleventh Hour" (NBC)

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy

*Nat Hiken for "Car 54, Where Are You?" (NBC)
*Paul Henning for "The Beverly Hillbillies" (CBS)
*Carl Reiner for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS)
*George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, and Sam Perrin for "The Jack Benny Program (CBS)
*Mort Greene, Bruce Howard, Rick Mittleman, Dave O'Brien, Arthur Phillips, Martin A. Ragaway, Larry Rhine, Ed Simmons, Red Skelton, and Hugh Wedlock for "The Red Skelton Hour" (CBS}

Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama

*Norman Katkov for "Ben Casey" (ABC)
*Sidney Carroll for "Du Pont Show of the Week" (NBC)
*James Lee for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC)
*Halsted Welles for "Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*Reginald Rose and Robert Thom for "The Defenders" (CBS)

Program of the Year

*"Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire" (ABC)
*"The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball" (NBC)
*"The Defenders" (CBS)
*"The Tunnel" (NBC)

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