7th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 7th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 7, 1955 to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the "Moulin Rouge Nightclub" in Hollywood, California. The ceremony, hosted by Steve Allen and broadcast on [NBC] , was the first Emmy Awards ceremony to be televised nationally.

All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Awards, Winners, & Nominations

Best Situation Comedy

* "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" (CBS)
* "I Love Lucy" (CBS)
* "Make Room for Daddy" (ABC)
* "Mister Peepers" (NBC)
* "Our Miss Brooks" (CBS)
* "Private Secretary" (CBS)

Best Dramatic Program

* "Four Star Playhouse" (CBS)
* "Medic" (NBC)
* "The Philco Television Playhouse" (NBC)
* "Studio One" (CBS)
* "The United States Steel Hour" (ABC)

Best Mystery, Action, or Adventure Program

* "Dragnet" (NBC)
* "Foreign Intrigue" (NBC)
* "I Led Three Lives" (NBC)
* "Racket Squad" (CBS)
* "Waterfront" (Syndicated)

Best Variety Program

* "Disneyland" (ABC)
* "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS)
* "The George Gobel Show" (NBC)
* "The Jack Benny Program" (CBS)
* "The Jackie Gleason Show" (CBS)
* "Your Show of Shows" (NBC)

Best Audience Participation, Quiz or Panel Program

* "Masquerade Party" (ABC)
* "People Are Funny" (NBC)
* "This Is Your Life" (NBC)
* "What's My Line?" (CBS)
* "You Bet Your Life" (CBS)

Best Individual Program of the Year

* "Disneyland" (ABC)
* "Light's Diamond Jubilee" (Syndicated)
* "Medic" (NBC)
* "Shower of Stars" (CBS)
* "Studio One" (CBS)

Best Sports Program

* "Cavalcade of Sports" (NBC)

Best News Reporter or Commentator

* "John Daly"
* "Douglas Edwards"
* "Eric Sevareid"
* "John Cameron Swayze"
* "Clete Roberts"

Best Western or Adventure Series

* "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" (CBS)
* "Annie Oakley" (Syndicated)
* "Death Valley Days" (CBS)
* "The Roy Rogers Show (NBC)
* "Stories of the Century" (Syndicated)

Best Daytime Program

* "The Betty White Show" (NBC)
* "The Bob Crosby Show" (CBS)
* "The Garry Moore Show" (CBS)
* "House Party" (CBS)
* "The Robert Q. Lewis Show" (CBS)

Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series

* "Richard Boone" for "Medic"
* "Robert Cummings" for "My Hero"
* "Jackie Gleason" for "The Jackie Gleason Show"
* Danny Thomas for "Make Room for Daddy"
* "Jack Webb" for "Dragnet"

Best Actress Starring in a Regular Series

* "Gracie Allen" for "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
* "Eve Arden" for "Our Miss Brooks"
* "Lucille Ball for "I Love Lucy"
* "Ann Sothern" for "Private Secretary"
* Loretta Young for "Letter to Loretta"

Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series

* "Ben Alexander" for "Dragnet"
* Art Carney" for "The Jackie Gleason Show""'
* "Don DeFore" for "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet"
* "William Frawley for "I Love Lucy"
* "Gale Gordon" for "Our Miss Brooks"

Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series

* "Bea Benaderet" for "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"
* "Jean Hagen" for "Make Room for Daddy"
* "Marion Lorne" for "Mister Peepers"
* Audrey Meadows for "The Jackie Gleason Show""'
* "Vivian Vance" for "I Love Lucy"

Best Female Singer

* "Jane Froman"
* "Peggy King"
* "Gisele MacKenzie"
* "Dinah Shore"
* "Jo Stafford"

Best Male Singer

* "Perry Como"
* "Eddie Fisher"
* "Frankie Laine"
* "Tony Martin"
* "Gordon MacRae"

Most Outstanding New Personality

* "Richard Boone"
* "Walt Disney"
* "Tennessee Ernie Ford"
* "Preston Foster"
* "George Gobel"
* "Fess Parker"
* "Michael O'Shea"

Best Children's Program

* "Ding Dong School" (NBC)
* "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" (ABC)
* "Lassie" (CBS)
* "Time for Beany" (Paramount Television Network)
* "Zoo Parade" (NBC)