1951 Sylvania Television Awards
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| Sylvania Award | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored by | Sylvania Electric Products |
| Date | November 8, 1951 |
| Location | New York City |
| Country | United States |
The 1951 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on November 8, 1951, at the Hotel Pierre in New York City.[1] The awards were established earlier in 1951 by Sylvania Electric Products. Deems Taylor was the chairman of the judges committee.[2]
The panel of 17 judges presented 12 awards as follows:[2][3]
- Best television revue -Your Show of Shows
- Best director - Max Liebman, Your Show of Shows
- Best actor in television- Sid Caesar
- Best actress in television - Imogene Coca
- Best use of film in television - Fireside Theatre
- Producer-director - Frank Wisbar, Fireside Theatre
- Writer - Arnold Belgard, Fireside Theatre
- Outstanding feat of television journalism - WPIX, New York City, for coordinating and producing pool telecasts of the Kefauver Committee hearings into organized crime
- Public service - WDSU, New Orleans, for first televising the Kefauver Committee hearings
- Best program planned as public service - Meet the Press, NBC
- Excellence as a moderator or master of ceremonies - John Charles Daly, What's My Line?
- Best program suitable for children - The Chicago Zoo Parade[3]
The "grand award" was not awarded, as the committee found no program that measured up to its concept of "truly outstanding entertainment."[1]