The 1955 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 2, 1955, in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products.
The committee presented the following awards:[1]
Best show of the year - Peter Pan (NBC)
Best new TV series - The $64,000 Question (CBS)
Best performance by an actor - Sidney Poitier in A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (NBC)
Most original teleplay - A Man Is Ten Feet Tall by Robert Alan Aurthur (NBC)
Best performance by an actress - Julie Harris in Wind From The South (CBS)
Best performance in classical role - Jose Ferrer in Cyrano De Bergerac (NBC)
Best performance, supporting actress - Mildred Dunnock, A Child Is Born (ABC)
Best dramatic show - Patterns by Rod Serling
Best comedy show - You'll Never Get Rich, Phil Silvers (CBS)
Variety entertainment - The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)
Best musical series - The Voice of Firestone (ABC)
Best dramatic series - Kraft Television Theatre (NBC)
Best documentary - The Vice Presidency, Edward R. Murrow (CBS)
Network public service - The Search (CBS)
Local public service - Our Religious Roots (KPIX San Francisco) and Dateline Washington (WDSU New Orleans)
Network news and special events - Presidential news conference, award to James Hagerty, White House News Secretary
Local news and special events - WBX in Boston
Network education series - Omnibus (CBS)
Best local education series - Your future unlimited (WMCT)
Best network children's show - The Mickey Mouse Club, Disney
Best local children's show - The Children's Corner, Fred Rogers, producer (WQED Pittsburgh)
Special award for "The Greatest Contributions to creative Television Techniques" - Sylvester Weaver, president of NBC
Best sports coverage - Gillette Safety Razor Company
^"Sylvania TV Awards". Sand Mountain Reporter. December 3, 1955. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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