5th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 5th Annual Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 5th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmys, were presented at the Hotel Statler in Los Angeles, California on February 5 1953. The ceremonies were hosted by Art Linkletter.

Nominations and winners

The following is a list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program

*"What's My Line?", CBS
*"Down You Go", DuMont
*"This Is Your Life", NBC
*"Two for the Money", CBS
*"You Bet Your Life", NBC

Best Children's Program

*"Big Top", CBS
*"The Gabby Hayes Show", NBC
*"Kukla, Fran and Ollie", NBC
*"Puppet Playhouse", NBC
*"Super Circus", NBC
*"Time for Beany", KTLA
*"Zoo Parade", NBC

Best Dramatic Show

*"Celanese Theatre", ABC
*"Goodyear Television Playhouse", NBC
*"Kraft Television Theatre", NBC
*"Robert Montgomery Presents", NBC
*"Studio One", CBS

Best Mystery, Action or Adventure Program

*"The Big Story", NBC
*"Dragnet", NBC
*"Foreign Intrigue", Syndicated
*"Martin Kane, Private Eye", NBC
*"Racket Squad", NBC

Best Public Affairs Program

*"Camel News Caravan", NBC
*"Life Is Worth Living", DuMont
*"Meet the Press", NBC
*"See It Now", CBS
*"Victory at Sea", NBC

Best Situation Comedy

*"The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet", ABC
*"Amos 'n Andy Show, The", CBS
*"The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", CBS
*"I Love Lucy", CBS
*"Mister Peepers", NBC
*"Our Miss Brooks", CBS

Best Variety Program

*"Arthur Godfrey and His Friends", CBS
*"The Colgate Comedy Hour", NBC
*"The Jackie Gleason Show", CBS
*"Toast of the Town", CBS
*"Your Show of Shows", NBC"

Best Actor

*John Forsythe
*Charlton Heston
*Thomas Mitchell
*John Newland
*Vaughn Taylor
*Jack Webb

Best Actress

*Sarah Curchill
*Helen Hayes
*June Lockhart
*Maria Riva
*Peggy Wood

Best Comedian

*Sid Caesar, NBC
*Wally Cox, NBC
*Jimmy Durante, NBC
*Jackie Gleason, CBS
*Herb Shriner, ABC

Best Comedienne

*Eve Arden, CBS
*Lucille Ball, CBS
*Imogene Coca, NBC
*Joan Davis, NBC
*Martha Raye, NBC

Most Outstanding Personality

*Lucille Ball, CBS
*Jimmy Durante, NBC
*Arthur Godfrey, CBS
*Edward R. Murrow, CBS
*Donald O'Connor, NBC
*Fulton J. Sheen, DuMont
*Adlai Stevenson, NBC

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