The 3rd Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 3rd Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 23, 1951.
This would be the last year that the Emmys were primarily given out to shows that were produced or aired in the Los Angeles area. Starting with the 4th Annual Emmy Awards, nominations were considered on a national television network basis.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Programs
+ Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (KECA) Fireside Theater (KTLA) I Remember Mama (KTLA) The Philco Television Playhouse (KNBH) Studio One (KTTV) Time for Beany (KTLA)The Cisco Kid (KNBH) Jump Jump (KTTV) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (KNBH) The Lone Ranger (KTLA) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Truth or Consequences (KTTV)Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge (KNBH) Life with Linkletter (KECA) Pantomime Quiz (KECA) You Bet Your Life (KNBH) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Campus Chorus and Orchestra (KTSL)Designed for Women (KNBH) Vienna Philharmonic (KTTV) Sunset Service (KNBH) The Woman's Voice (KTTV) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | KFI-TV University (KFI)Kieran's Kaleidoscope (KECA) Know Your Schools (KFI) Magazine of the Week (KTLA) Zoo Parade (KNBH) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | KTLA Newsreel (KTLA)Clete Roberts (KLAC) Ford News and Weather (KNBH) Fleetwood Lawton (KTSL) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | The Alan Young Show (KTTV)Four Star Revue (KNBH) The Ken Murray Show (KTTV) Texaco Star Theater (KNBH) Your Show of Shows (KNBH) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Los Angeles Rams Football (KNBH)College Basketball Games (KTTV) College Football Games (KTTV) Hollywood Baseball (KLAC) Los Angeles Baseball (KFI) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | City at Night'' (KTLA)Classified Column (KTTV)In Our Time (KTTV)Community Chest KickoffTeleforum (KTLA)Marshall Plan'' (KECA)
Acting + Alan Young Sid Caesar José Ferrer Stan Freberg Charles Ruggles Gertrude Berg Judith Anderson Imogene Coca Helen Hayes Betty White
Hosting + Groucho Marx (KNBH) Sid Caesar (KNBH) Faye Emerson (KTTV and KECA) Dick Lane (KTLA)
Special Events + Departure of Marines to Korea (KTLA) Arrival of Cruiser from Korea (KTLA) Commissioning of Hospital Ship Haven Election Coverage (KECA) Tournament of Roses (KECA)
Station Awards KTLA for Station Achievement KNBH for Technical Achievement
References
External links Emmys.com list of 1951 Nominees & Winners