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| 12th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 20, 1960 |
| Location | NBC Studios, Burbank, California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Hosted by | Fred Astaire |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | The Jack Benny Show The Moon and Sixpence (2) |
| Most nominations | Startime (5) |
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor | The Art Carney Special |
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | Playhouse 90 |
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety | Fabulous Fifties |
| Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming | The Huckleberry Hound Show |
| Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service | The Twentieth Century |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
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.