13th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 13th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on May 16, 1961 to honor the best in television of the year. It was hosted by Dick Powell. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC)
• Naked City (ABC)
• Sunday Showcase (NBC)
• The Twilight Zone (CBS)
• The Untouchables (ABC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Humor

• Candid Camera (CBS)
• The Andy Griffith Show (CBS)
• The Flintstones (ABC)
• The Jack Benny Program (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Variety

• Astaire Time (NBC)
• The Garry Moore Show (CBS)
• The Tonight Show (NBC)

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Children's Programming

• Captain Kangaroo (CBS)
• The Huckleberry Hound Show (Syndicated)
• Shirley Temple's Storybook (NBC)
• The Shari Lewis Show (NBC)
• Young People's Concerts (CBS)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Public Service

• CBS Reports (CBS)
• NBC White Paper (NBC)
• Project XX (NBC)
• Twentieth Century (CBS)
• Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years (ABC)

Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of News

• CBS Television News (CBS)
• Eyewitness to History (CBS)
• The Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC)

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series

• Raymond Burr for Perry Mason
• Jackie Cooper for Hennesey
• Robert Stack for The Untouchables

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series

• Donna Reed for The Donna Reed Show
• Barbara Stanwyck for The Barbara Stanwyck Show
• Loretta Young for Letter to Loretta

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor

• Maurice Evans for Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Cliff Robertson for The United States Steel Hour
• Ed Wynn for Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress

• Judith Anderson for Hallmark Hall of Fame
• Ingrid Bergman for 24 Hours in a Woman's Life
• Elizabeth Montgomery for The Untouchables