Here's what the Emmy Awards looked like 50 years ago

So much changes, and yet so much stays the same.

As Hollywood gears up for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, we're taking a look back at photos from the ceremony fifty years ago. The 1969 ceremony marked the Emmys' 21st year, and the night was hosted by Bill Cosby and Merv Griffin. (Griffin passed in 2007, and it's safe to assume Cosby won't be making any sort of return to the awards circuit.)

Among the famous faces fraternizing on June 8, 1969 were Marlo Thomas, a major "it girl" of the era, as well as Ann-Margret, a bonafide movie star who had already shot to fame with "Bye Bye Birdie" a few years prior.

The general format of the show was the same as it is today: A presenter read the category aloud, the cameras cut to each nominee one-by-one, and the winner then took to the stage for his or her speech.

That said, the night wasn't without some weirdness: Although three actors were nominated for the "outstanding performance in a supporting role" category, the judges ultimately did not select a winner, determining that none of the nominees were worthwhile choices.

Also among the big winners in 1969 was Don Adams for his starring role in "Get Smart." Adams won the Emmy for lead actor in a comedy series, beating out Brian Keith ("Family Affair"), Edward Mulhare ("The Ghost & Mrs. Muir) and Lloyd Nolan ("Julia").

In his acceptance speech, Adams, who died in 2005, endearingly fumbled a bit while thanking co-star Barbara Feldon: "Agent 99, I almost forgot your number, Barbara." Watch in the video below.