Die 23. Emmy-Verleihung fand am 9. Mai 1971 im Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA statt. Die Zeremonie wurde von Johnny Carson moderiert.
(Outstanding Dramatic Series)
* The Bold Ones: The Senator (NBC)
(Outstanding Series - Comedy)
* All In The Family - Es bleibt in der Familie (All In the Family) (CBS)
(Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy)
* The Andersonville Trial (PBS)
(Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series)
* Hal Holbrook als Senator Hays Stowe in The Bold Ones: The Senator
(Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series)
* Jack Klugman als Oscar Madison in Männerwirtschaft (The Odd Couple)
(Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
* George C. Scott als Victor Franz in Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: The Price)
(Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series)
* Susan Hampshire als Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough in The First Churchills
(Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series)
* Jean Stapleton als Edith Bunker in All In The Family - Es bleibt in der Familie (All In the Family)
(Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
* Lee Grant als Carrie Miller in The Neon Ceiling
(Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama)
* David Burns als Mr. Solomon in Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: The Price) posthum
(Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy)
* Ed Asner als Lou Grant in Oh Mary (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
(Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama)
* Margaret Leighton als Gertrude Hallmark Hall of Fame (Episode: Hamlet)
(Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Comedy)
* Valerie Harper als Rhoda Morgenstern in Oh Mary (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
(Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme)
* Daryl Duke für The Bold Ones: The Senator (Episode: The Day the Lion Died) (NBC)
(Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy)
* Jay Sandrich für Oh Mary (The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Episode: Toulouse Lautrec Is One Of My Favorite Artists) (CBS)
(Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music)
* Sterling Johnson für Peggy Fleming at Sun Valley (NBC)
* Mark Warren für Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (Episode mit Orson Welles) (NBC)
(Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama)
* Joel Oliansky für The Bold Ones: The Senator (Episode: To Taste of Death But Once) (NBC)
(Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy)
* James L. Brooks & Allan Burns für Oh Mary (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Episode: Support Your Local Mother) (CBS)