1st Primetime Emmy Awards

1949 television awards event July 2026 1st Primetime Emmy Awards January 25, 1949 Hollywood Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Walter O'Keefe KTSL Most Popular Television Program Pantomime Quiz Time Primetime Emmy Awards 2nd The 1st Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the counterpart Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 25, 1949. Only shows produced in Los Angeles County, California and aired in the Los Angeles media market were eligible to win. The awards were hosted by Walter O'Keefe who substituted for Rudy Vallée when he had to leave town at the last minute. A special award category was introduced and awarded to Louis McManus for designing the actual Emmy Award statuette. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1949 Emmys.com list of 1949 Nominees & Winners Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Programs + Programs #EEDD82 Most Popular Television Program Pantomime Quiz (KTLA)Winner Armchair Detective (KTLA) Don Lee Music Hall (KTSL) Felix De Cola Show (KTLA) Judy Splinters (KTLA) Mabel's Fables (KTLA) Masked Spooner (KTSL) Treasure of Literature (KFI-TV) Tuesday Varieties (KTLA) What's the Name of that Song (KTSL) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | #EEDD82 Best Film Made for Television The Necklace (Your Show Time Series)Winner Christopher Columbus Hollywood Brevities It Could Happen to You Tell Tale Heart Time Signal Hosting + Hosting #EEDD82 Most Outstanding Television Personality Shirley DinsdaleWinner Rita LeRoy Patricia Morison Mike Stokey Bill Welsh Station Award KTLA for Outstanding Overall Performance in 1948 Special Award Louis McManus – for designing the Emmy Award statuette. McManus was presented with a plaque as an award instead of a copy of the very statue which he was being honored for. Technical Award Charles Mesak of Don Lee Television for the introduction of TV camera technology Phasefader References External links Emmys.com list of 1949 Nominees & Winners 0000223/1949 001 Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards