12th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 12th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 12th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on June 20, 1960 to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studio, in Burbank. It was hosted by Fred Astaire. There were no awards given out in the categories of lead actor in comedy series, lead actress in a drama series or for supporting roles. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

* "The DuPont Show of the Month" (CBS)
* "The Moon and Sixpence" (NBC)
* "Playhouse 90" (CBS)
* "Startime" (NBC)
* "The Untouchables" (ABC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor

* "The Art Carney Special" (NBC)
* "Father Knows Best" (CBS)
* "The Jack Benny Program" (CBS)
* "Make Room for Daddy" (CBS)
* "The Red Skelton Show" (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety

* "CBS Television News" (CBS)
* "Chet Huntley Reporting" (CBS)
* "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (NBC)
* "The Fabulous Fifties" (CBS)
* "The Gary Moore Show" (CBS)
* "The Revlon Revue" (CBS)
* "Another Evening with Fred Astaire" (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming

* "Captain Kangaroo" (CBS)
* "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (Syndicated)
* "Lassie" (CBS)
* "Quick Draw McGraw" (Syndicated)
* "Watch Mr. Wizard" (NBC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service

* "CBS Reports" (CBS)
* "Meet the Press" (NBC)
* "The Twentieth Century" (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News

* "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series

* "Richard Boone" for "Have Gun - Will Travel"
* "Raymond Burr" for "Perry Mason"
* Robert Stack for "The Untouchables"

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series

* "Donna Reed" for "The Donna Reed Show"
* "Loretta Young" for "Letter to Loretta"
* Jane Wyatt for "Father Knows Best"

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor

* "Lee J. Cobb" for "Playhouse 90"
* "Alec Guinness" for "The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks"
* Laurence Olivier for "The Moon and Sixpence"

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress

* Ingrid Bergman for "Startime"
* "Julie Harris" for "The DuPont Show of the Month"