10th Primetime Emmy Awards

1958 American television programming awards February 2025 July 2026 10th Primetime Emmy Awards April 15, 1958 Coconut Grove, Hollywood, California Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Danny Thomas NBC Playhouse 90 (4) Playhouse 90 (11) Best Comedy Series The Phil Silvers Show Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters Gunsmoke Best Dramatic Anthology Series Playhouse 90 Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Best Public Service Program or Series Omnibus 9th Primetime Emmy Awards 11th The 10th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 10th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on April 15, 1958, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Coconut Grove in Hollywood, California. It was hosted by Danny Thomas. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses. The anthology drama Playhouse 90, was the top show for the second consecutive year, earning the most major nominations (11) and wins (4). Winners and nominees thumb|right|150px|Jack Benny, Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself winner right|thumb|150px|Dinah Shore, Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself winner right|thumb|150px|Robert Young, Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series winner right|thumb|150px|Jane Wyatt, Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series winner thumb|right|150px|Carl Reiner, Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series winner right|thumb|150px|Ann B. Davis, Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series winner right|thumb|150px|Peter Ustinov, Actor – Best Single Performance – Lead or Support winner right|thumb|150px|Polly Bergen, Actress – Best Single Performance – Lead or Support winner right|thumb|150px|Rod Serling, Best Teleplay Writing, One Hour or More winner Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1958 Emmys.com list of 1958 Nominees & Winners Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Programs + Programs #EEDD82 Best Comedy Series The Phil Silvers Show (CBS)Winner The Bob Cummings Show (CBS / NBC) Caesar's Hour (NBC) Father Knows Best (NBC) The Jack Benny Program (CBS) #EEDD82 Best Dramatic Anthology Series Playhouse 90 (CBS)Winner Alfred Hitchcock Presents (CBS) Climax! (CBS) Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC) Studio One (CBS) #EEDD82 Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters Gunsmoke (CBS)Winner Lassie (CBS) Maverick (ABC) Perry Mason (CBS) Wagon Train (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (NBC)Winner The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) The Perry Como Show (NBC) The Steve Allen Show (NBC) Tonight Starring Jack Paar (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Public Service Program or Series Omnibus (ABC / NBC)Winner Bell Telephone Science Series (NBC) Person to Person (CBS) See It Now (CBS) Wide Wide World (NBC) #EEDD82 Best New Program Series of the Year The Seven Lively Arts (CBS)Winner Leave It to Beaver (CBS) Maverick (ABC) Tonight Starring Jack Paar (NBC) Wagon Train (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Single Program of the Year Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" (CBS)Winner The Edsel Show (CBS) General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (NBC) Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Green Pastures" (NBC) Playhouse 90: "Helen Morgan" (CBS) Acting Lead performances + Lead performances #EEDD82 Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself Jack Benny – The Jack Benny Program as Jack Benny (CBS)Winner Steve Allen – The Steve Allen Show as himself (NBC) Sid Caesar – Caesar's Hour as himself (NBC) Perry Como – The Perry Como Show as himself (NBC) Jack Paar – Tonight Starring Jack Paar as himself (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Continuing Performance (Female) in a Series by a Comedienne, Singer, Hostess, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Herself Dinah Shore – The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as herself (NBC)Winner Gracie Allen – The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Gracie Allen (CBS) Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy as Lucy Ricardo (CBS) Dody Goodman – Tonight Starring Jack Paar as herself (NBC) Loretta Young – The Loretta Young Show as herself (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series Robert Young – Father Knows Best as Jim Anderson (NBC)Winner James Arness – Gunsmoke as Marshal Matt Dillon (CBS) Bob Cummings – The Bob Cummings Show as Bob Collins (CBS / NBC) Phil Silvers – The Phil Silvers Show as MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (CBS) Danny Thomas – The Danny Thomas Show as Danny Williams (ABC / CBS) #EEDD82 Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series Jane Wyatt – Father Knows Best as Margaret Anderson (NBC)Winner Eve Arden – The Eve Arden Show as Liza Hammond (CBS) Spring Byington – December Bride as Lily Ruskin (CBS) Jan Clayton – Lassie as Ellen Miller (CBS) Ida Lupino – Mr. Adams and Eve as Eve Drake (CBS) Supporting performances + Supporting performances #EEDD82 Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series Carl Reiner – Caesar's Hour as various characters (NBC)Winner Paul Ford – The Phil Silvers Show as Col. John T. Hall (CBS) William Frawley – I Love Lucy as Fred Mertz (CBS) Louis Nye – The Steve Allen Show as various characters (NBC) Dennis Weaver – Gunsmoke as Chester (CBS) #EEDD82 Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series Ann B. Davis – The Bob Cummings Show as Charmaine Schultz (CBS / NBC)Winner Pat Carroll – Caesar's Hour as Alice Brewster (NBC) Verna Felton – December Bride as Hilda Crocker (CBS) Marion Lorne – Sally as Myrtle Banford (CBS) Vivian Vance – I Love Lucy as Ethel Mertz (CBS) Single performances + Single performances #EEDD82 Actor – Best Single Performance – Lead or Support Peter Ustinov – Omnibus: "The Life of Samuel Johnson" as Dr. Samuel Johnson (NBC)Winner Lee J. Cobb – Studio One: "No Deadly Medicine" as Dr. Joseph Pearson (CBS) Mickey Rooney – Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" as Sammy Hogarth (CBS) David Wayne – Suspicion: "Heartbeat" as James Mennick (NBC) Ed Wynn – Hallmark Hall of Fame: "On Borrowed Time" as Gramps Northrup (CBS) #EEDD82 Actress – Best Single Performance – Lead or Support Polly Bergen – Playhouse 90: "Helen Morgan" as Helen Morgan (CBS)Winner Julie Andrews – Cinderella as Cinderella (CBS) Helen Hayes – The Alcoa Hour: "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper" as Mrs. Gilling (NBC) Piper Laurie – Studio One: "The Deaf Heart" as Ruth Cornelius (CBS) Teresa Wright – Playhouse 90: "The Miracle Worker" as Annie Sullivan (CBS) Directing + Directing #EEDD82 Best Direction, Half Hour or Less Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "The Glass Eye" – Robert Stevens (CBS)Winner The Danny Thomas Show – Sheldon Leonard (ABC / CBS) Father Knows Best – Peter Tewksbury (NBC) The Patrice Munsel Show – Clark Jones (ABC) Your Hit Parade – Bill Hobin (NBC) #EEDD82 Best Direction, One Hour or More The Dinah Shore Chevy Show – Bob Banner (NBC)Winner Hallmark Hall of Fame – George Schaefer (NBC) Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" – John Frankenheimer (CBS) Playhouse 90: "Helen Morgan" – George Roy Hill (CBS) Playhouse 90: "The Miracle Worker" – Arthur Penn (CBS) Writing + Writing #EEDD82 Best Teleplay Writing, Half Hour or Less Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: "The Lonely Wizard" – Paul Monash (CBS)Winner Father Knows Best: "Margaret Hires a Gardener" – Roswell Rogers (NBC) Frontiers of Faith: "A Chassidic Tale" – Morton Wishengrad (NBC) Gunsmoke: "Born to Hang" – John Meston (CBS) Leave It to Beaver: "Beaver Gets 'Spelled" – Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher (CBS) #EEDD82 Best Teleplay Writing, One Hour or More Playhouse 90: "The Comedian" – Rod Serling (CBS)Winner Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Green Pastures" – Marc Connelly (NBC) Omnibus: "The Life of Samuel Johnson" – James Lee (NBC) Playhouse 90: "The Miracle Worker" – William Gibson (CBS) Studio One: "No Deadly Medicine" – Arthur Hailey (CBS) #EEDD82 Best Comedy Writing The Phil Silvers Show – Billy Friedberg, Nat Hiken, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster and Sydney Zelinka (CBS)Winner Caesar's Hour – Gary Belkin, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, Sheldon Keller, Neil Simon, Michael Stewart, and Mel Tolkin (NBC) The Ernie Kovacs Show – Ernie Kovacs (NBC) Father Knows Best – Roswell Rogers and Paul West (NBC) The Jack Benny Program – George Balzer, Hal Goldman, Al Gordon, and Sam Perrin (CBS) Most major nominations +Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. Network Number ofNominations CBS 57 NBC 43 ABC 6 +Programs with multiple major nominations Program Category Network Number ofNominations Playhouse 90 Drama CBS 11 Father Knows Best Comedy NBC 6 Caesar's Hour 5 Hallmark Hall of Fame Drama Gunsmoke CBS 4 The Phil Silvers Show Comedy Studio One Drama Tonight Starring Jack Paar Musical/Variety NBC The Bob Cummings Show Comedy CBS/NBC 3 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Musical/Variety NBC I Love Lucy Comedy CBS The Jack Benny Program Omnibus Public Service NBC The Steve Allen Show Musical/Variety Alfred Hitchcock Presents Drama CBS 2 The Danny Thomas Show Comedy December Bride Lassie Drama Leave It to Beaver Comedy Maverick Drama ABC The Perry Como Show Musical/Variety NBC Wagon Train Drama Most major awards +Networks with multiple major awards"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories. Network Number ofAwards CBS 12 NBC 9 +Programs with multiple major awards Program Category Network Number ofAwards Playhouse 90 Drama CBS 4 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Musical/Variety NBC 3 Father Knows Best Comedy 2 Omnibus Public Affairs ABC/NBC The Phil Silvers Show Comedy CBS Notes "note" References External links Emmys.com list of 1958 Nominees & Winners 0000223/1958 010 Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Awards