At the first ever ceremony in 1949, tickets were only $5 each.
1.During the first ever Emmys ceremony in 1949, only six awards were given.
The first Emmy Award wasawardedto a 20-year-old ventriloquist.
Shirley Dinsdale and her puppet, Judy Splinters, received the award for Outstanding Television Personality.
2.In fact, tickets to the first awards ceremony onlycost$5 per person.
This package costs $3,500 or 350,000 credit card points.
4.A single Emmystatuettecosts about $400 and takes about five and a half hours to be made.
It’s made of copper, nickel, silver, and gold and weighs six pounds, twelve ounces.
5.In fact, each winning entry onlyreceivesone free award.
7.Lorne Michaelsholds the record for the most Emmynominationsfor anindividual.
He currently has 102 nominations and 21 wins.
8.Meanwhile,Saturday NightLive holds the record for the mostnominatedtelevisedprogram.
It currently has earned 314 nominations and 84 wins.
Her 11-wordspeechwas literally, “Thanks so much.
Thank you so much.
I gotta go.
Betty eventually got her Emmy and the man later received a fine of $175 for the stunt.
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