2nd Primetime Emmy Awards

The 2nd Annual Emmy Awards, retroactively known as the 2nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards after the debut of the Daytime Emmys, were presented at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California on January 27, 1950. Like the 1st Primetime Emmy Awards, Emmys were primarily given out to Los Angeles-based TV shows and stations.

Several new award categories were introduced, including "Best Sports Coverage". However, it would be a few decades later until that category would become a permanent fixture in the Sports Emmys.

Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Best Children's Show

• Cyclone Malone, KNBH
• Kukla, Fran and Ollie, KNBH
• Time for Beany, KTLA

Best Commercial

• Lucky Strike

Best Kinescope Show

• Studio One, KTTV
• Texaco Star Theatre, KNBH
• The Fred Waring Show, KTTV
• The Goldbergs, KTTV

Best Live Show

• Pantomime Quiz, KTTV
• The Ed Wynn Show, KTTV
• Your Witness, KECA

Most Outstanding Kinescoped Personality

• Arthur Godfrey, KTTV
• Milton Berle, KNBH
• Fran Allison, KNBH

Most Outstanding Live Personality

• Bill Welsh, KFI and KTLA
• Ed Wynn, KTTV
• Tom Harmon, KECA and KFI
• Mike Stokey, KTTV and KTLA

Best Sports Coverage

• Amateur Boxing, KTLA
• Baseball, KLAC
• College Basketball, KTTV
• Ice Hockey, KTLA
• USC-UCLA Football, KECA
• Wrestling, KTLA

References

• "Advanced Primetime Awards Search". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php. Retrieved 2007-03-08. 
• "IMDb: Emmy Awards: 1950". Internet Movie Database. http://imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Emmy_Awards/1950. Retrieved 2007-03-08.