The 5th Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 5th Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmy Awards, were presented at the Hotel Statler in Los Angeles, California on February 5, 1953. The ceremonies were hosted by Art Linkletter.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Programs
+ I Love Lucy (CBS) The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (ABC) The Amos 'n Andy Show (CBS) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (CBS) Mister Peepers (NBC) Our Miss Brooks (CBS) Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC) Celanese Theatre (ABC) Goodyear Television Playhouse (NBC) Kraft Television Theatre (NBC) Studio One (CBS) Your Show of Shows (NBC) Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (CBS) The Colgate Comedy Hour (NBC) The Jackie Gleason Show (CBS) Toast of the Town (CBS) What's My Line? (CBS) Down You Go (DuMont) This Is Your Life (NBC) Two for the Money (NBC) You Bet Your Life (NBC) Dragnet (NBC) The Big Story (NBC) Foreign Intrigue (Syndicated) Martin Kane, Private Eye (NBC) Racket Squad (NBC) Time for Beany (KTLA) Big Top (CBS) The Gabby Hayes Show (NBC) Kukla, Fran and Ollie (NBC) Puppet Playhouse (NBC) Super Circus (NBC) Zoo Parade (NBC) See It Now (CBS) Camel News Caravan (NBC) Life Is Worth Living (DuMont) Meet the Press (NBC) Victory at Sea (NBC)
Acting + Thomas Mitchell John Forsythe Charlton Heston John Newland Vaughn Taylor Jack Webb Helen Hayes Sarah Churchill June Lockhart Maria Riva Peggy Wood
Hosting + Jimmy Durante (NBC) Sid Caesar (NBC) Wally Cox (NBC) Jackie Gleason (CBS) Herb Shriner (ABC) Lucille Ball (CBS) Eve Arden (CBS) Imogene Coca (NBC) Joan Davis (NBC) Martha Raye (NBC) Fulton J. Sheen (DuMont) Lucille Ball (CBS) Jimmy Durante (CBS) Arthur Godfrey (CBS) Edward R. Murrow (CBS) Donald O'Connor (NBC) Adlai Stevenson (NBC)
References
External links Emmys.com list of 1953 Nominees & Winners