12th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 12th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 12th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on June 20, 1960, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios, in Burbank, California. It was hosted by Fred Astaire. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.
The ceremony's format was a sharp contrast to the previous year's. Several Acting categories were either combined or simply removed, and nearly every category had only three nominees, as opposed to the traditional five or six. Due to the relatively small crop of categories, no show received more than two major awards. The NBC anthology Startime received the most major nominations with five.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger.

Programs

The Art Carney Special * The [Danny Thomas Show] * Father Knows Best * The [Jack Benny Show] * The Red Skelton Show	Playhouse 90 * DuPont Show of the Month * The [Moon and Sixpence (1959 film)\|The Moon and Sixpence] * Startime * The Untouchables
The Fabulous Fifties * Another Evening with Fred Astaire * The [Dinah Shore Chevy Show] * The [Garry Moore Show] * The Revlon Revue	The [Huckleberry Hound Show] * Captain Kangaroo * Lassie * Mr. Wizard * Quick Draw McGraw
The Twentieth Century * CBS Reports * Meet the Press * Small World * The VIII Olympic Winter Games	The Huntley–Brinkley Report * Chet Huntley Reporting * Douglas Edwards with the News * Journey to Understanding

Most major nominations

Program	Category	Network	Number of Nominations
Startime	Drama	NBC	5
Father Knows Best	Comedy	CBS	3
The Jack Benny Show	Comedy	CBS	3
The Moon and Sixpence	Drama	NBC	3
Playhouse 90	Drama	CBS	3
CBS Reports	Documentary/Public Affairs	CBS	2
The Danny Thomas Show	Comedy	CBS	2
DuPont Show of the Month	Drama	CBS	2
The Red Skelton Show	Comedy	CBS	2
The Twentieth Century	Documentary/Public Affairs	CBS	2
The Untouchables	Drama	ABC	2

Most major awards

Program	Category	Network	Number of Awards
The Jack Benny Show	Comedy	CBS	2
The Moon and Sixpence	Drama	NBC	2

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