Emmy Awards
Since 1949, the Emmy has represented the pinnacle of prime-time television excellence in the United States of America. The Emmy® Awards recognize excellence within various areas of television and emerging media. The Emmy® Awards are administered by three sister organizations who focus on various sectors of television and broadband programming: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (primetime) National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (daytime, sports, news and documentary) International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (international) The awards are a symbol of peer recognition from over 15,000 Academy members.
History
The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic
Club. The name "Emmy" was a feminization of "immy", a nickname used for the image
orthicon tubes that were common in early television cameras. Shirley Dinsdale has the
distinction of receiving the very first Emmy in the first awards ceremony. The Emmy
Awards trophies are currently made by a private company with a manufacturing site at
the maximum security El Dorado Correctional Facility, in El Dorado, Kansas.
The statuette of a winged woman holding an atom has since become the symbol of the
TV Academies' goal of supporting and uplifting the art and science of television:
The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science.
How the Phil Silvers Show fared at the Emmy Awards:
1956
Won: Best Comedy Series
Won: Best Director - Film Series Nat Hiken
Won: Best Comedy Writing - Nat Hiken, Arnold Auerbach, Barry Blitser, Vincent Bogert,
Coleman Jacoby, Harvey Orkin, Arnold Rosen, Terry Ryan, Tony Webster
Won: Best Actor - Continuing Performance - Phil Silvers
Nominated: Emmy Best Producer - Film Series Nat Hiken
1957
Won: Best Series - Half Hour or Less
Won: Best Comedy Writing - Variety or Situation Comedy - Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg,
Coleman Jacoby, Arnold Rosen, Leonard Stern, Tony Webster
Nominated: Best Supporting Performance by an Actor - Paul Ford
Nominated: Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series - Phil Silvers
1958
Won: Best Comedy Series
Won: Best Comedy Writing - Nat Hiken, Billy Friedberg, Coleman Jacoby, Arnold
Rosen, A.J. Russell, Terry Ryan, Phil Sharp, Tony Webster, Sidney Zelinka
Nominated: Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or
Comedy Series - Paul Ford
1959
Nominated: Best Comedy Series
Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series -
Paul Ford
Nominated: Best Writing of a Single Program of a Comedy Series - Billy Friedberg,
Arnie Rosen, Coleman Jaacoby - for the show called Bilko's Vampire.
Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series -
Maurice Gosfield
Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series -
Phil Silvers
Logie Awards
In the US it's the Emmys. In the UK it's the BAFTAs, in Australia
it's the Logies. The TV Week Logie Awards are the
Australian television industry awards, which have been
presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy
in 1960 after he won the first Star Of The Year award, the
name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman
who invented the television as a practical medium.
How the Phil Silvers Show fared at the Logie Awards: 1960 Won: ABC: Best Program
A very proud entertainer with his Emmy
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1957: Presenting Emmys to some very special people!
1956: Emmys by the three!!
