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60th Primetime Emmy Awards
Network 10]
Nominations[10] 11]
Awards[11]
ABC 76 12
AMC 20 8
CBS 51 10
FOX 28 4
FX Networks 11 3
HBO 85 26
NBC 50 10
PBS 33 10
60th Primetime Emmy Awards The Creative Arts Awards was held eight days earlier
(September 13) at the same venue. They were hosted by
Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke.
The telecast was viewed by 12.20 million[4] with a
household rating of 8.86/12.79[5] making it the lowest
rated and least viewed ceremony in its televised history.
Many critics cited lackluster performances from the five
hosts as a reason for the huge decline.[6] Others pointed
to the field of nominees which were dominated by low-
rated and sparsely viewed programs,[7] thus making the
Date September 21, 2008 Emmys widely considered as a bust, which was panned by
critics as "... the worst ever, laid a big, fat ratings egg as
Site Nokia Theatre,
Los Angeles, California well ..."[8]
Creative Arts Awards September 13, 2008
Host Tom Bergeron
Nominations
Heidi Klum The nominees were announced on July 17 by nominees
Howie Mandel Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris and Academy
Jeff Probst president John Schaffley.[9]
Ryan Seacrest[1]
TV in the United States Summary per network
Network ABC
Primetime Telecast Winners
Producer Ken Ehrlich[2]
BOLD.
Winners are listed first in BOLD Other nominees are in
Creative Arts winners
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the 60th Primetime
The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Emmy Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre on
Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia September 13, 2008. The ceremony was broadcast a week
Theatre in Los Angeles, California.[3] They were hosted later on September 20 on E!, the night before the Prime-
by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, time telecast.
and Ryan Seacrest[1] (all nominated for Outstanding Host
for a Reality Show or Reality Competition) and televised In Memoriam
in the United States on ABC. A special tribute to the lost stars durning last part of 2007
and 2008:
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Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Comedy Series
• • Boston Legal (ABC) • • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
• Damages (FX) • Entourage (HBO)
• Dexter (Showtime) • The Office (NBC)
• House (Fox) • Two and a Half Men (CBS)
• Lost (ABC)
Outstanding Miniseries Outstanding Made for Television Movie
• • The Andromeda Strain (A&E) • • Bernard and Doris (HBO)
• Cranford (BBC) • Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO/BBC)
• Tin Man (Sci Fi) • The Memory Keeper’s Daughter (Lifetime)
• A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) • • American Idol (FOX)
• Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
• Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) • Project Runway (Bravo)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC) • Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
• • Gabriel Byrne for playing Dr. Paul Weston on In • • Steve Carell for playing Michael Scott on The Office
Treatment for episode "Paul and Gina: Week 4" for episode "Goodbye, Toby" (NBC)
(HBO) • Lee Pace for playing Ned on Pushing Daisies for
• Michael C. Hall for playing Dexter Morgan on episode "Pie-lette" (ABC)
Dexter for episode "There’s Something About • Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk
Harry" (Showtime) for episode "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man" (USA)
• Jon Hamm for playing Don Draper on Mad Men for • Charlie Sheen for playing Charlie Harper on Two
"The Wheel" (AMC) and a Half Men for episode "Is There a Mrs.
• Hugh Laurie for playing Dr. Gregory House on Waffles?" (CBS)
House for "House’s Head" (FOX)
• James Spader for playing Alan Shore on Boston
Legal for "The Court Supreme" (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• • Sally Field for playing Nora Walker on Brothers & • • Christina Applegate for playing Samantha "Sam"
Sisters for episode "History Repeating" (ABC) Newly on Samantha Who? for episode "The
• Mariska Hargitay for playing Olivia Benson on Law Restraining Order" (ABC)
& Order: Special Victims Unit for episode • America Ferrera for playing Betty Suarez on Ugly
"Undercover" (NBC) Betty for episode "Odor in the Court" (ABC)
• Holly Hunter for playing Grace Hanadarko on • Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Christine Campbell
Saving Grace for episode "Tacos, Tulips, Duck and on The New Adventures of Old Christine for episode
Spices" (TNT) "One and a Half Men" (CBS)
• Kyra Sedgwick for playing Brenda Leigh Johnson • Mary-Louise Parker for playing Nancy Botwin on
on The Closer for episode "Manhunt" (TNT) Weeds for episode "Bill Sussman" (Showtime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
• • Ralph Fiennes for playing Bernard Lafferty in • • Judi Dench for playing Matty Jenkyns in Cranford
Bernard and Doris (HBO) (BBC)
• Ricky Gervais for playing Andy Millman in Extras • Catherine Keener for playing Gertrude
(HBO/BBC) Baniszewski in An American Crime (Showtime)
• Kevin Spacey for playing Ron Klain in Recount • Phylicia Rashād for playing Lena Younger in A
(HBO) Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
• Tom Wilkinson for playing James Baker in Recount • Susan Sarandon for playing Doris Duke in Bernard
(HBO) and Doris (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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• • Ted Danson for playing Arthur Frobisher on • • Jon Cryer for playing Alan Harper on Two and a
Damages for episode "Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker" Half Men for episode "Meander to Your Dander"
(FX) (CBS)
• Michael Emerson for playing Benjamin Linus on • Kevin Dillon for playing Johnny "Drama" Chase on
Lost for episode "The Shape of Things to Come" Entourage for episode "The Dream Team" (HBO)
(ABC) • Neil Patrick Harris for playing Barney Stinson on
• William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on How I Met Your Mother for episode "The Goat"
Boston Legal for episode "Mad About You" (ABC) (CBS)
• John Slattery for playing Roger Sterling on Mad • Rainn Wilson for playing Dwight Schrute on The
Men for episode "Long Weekend" (AMC) Office for episode "Money" (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• • Candice Bergen for playing Shirley Schmidt on • • Kristin Chenoweth for playing Olive Snook on
Boston Legal for episode "The Mighty Rogues" Pushing Daisies for episode "Girth" (ABC)
(ABC) • Amy Poehler for playing various characters on
• Rachel Griffiths for playing Sarah Whedon on Saturday Night Live for episode "Tina Fey" (NBC)
Brothers and Sisters for episode "Domestic Issues" • Holland Taylor for playing Evelyn Harper on Two
(ABC) and a Half Men for episode "Media Room Slash
• Sandra Oh for playing Dr. Christina Yang on Grey’s Dungeon" (CBS)
Anatomy for episode "The Becoming" (ABC) • Vanessa L. Williams for playing Wilhelmina Slater
• Chandra Wilson for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on on Ugly Betty for episode "Bananas for Betty"
Grey’s Anatomy for episode "Lay Your Hands on (ABC)
Me" (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
• • Bob Balaban for playing Benjamin Ginsburg in • • Laura Dern for playing Katherine Harris in
Recount (HBO) Recount (HBO)
• Stephen Dillane for playing Thomas Jefferson in • Ashley Jensen for playing Maggie Jacobs in Extras
John Adams (HBO) (HBO/BBC)
• Denis Leary for playing Michael Whouley in • Audra McDonald for playing Ruth Younger in A
Recount (HBO) Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
• David Morse for playing George Washington in • Alfre Woodard for playing Edna Reilly in Pictures
John Adams (HBO) of Hollis Woods (CBS)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Mu-
sic Special
• (HBO) • • Stephen Colbert for The Colbert Report (Comedy
• Bill Maher: The Decider (HBO) Central)
• George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya! (HBO) • Tina Fey for Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances) • David Letterman for Late Show with David Letterman
(PBS) (CBS)
• Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell (Bravo) • Jon Stewart for 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
• The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
• • Arlene Sanford for Boston Legal (episode: "The • • Dan Attias for Entourage (episode: "No Cannes
Mighty Rogues") (ABC) Do") (HBO)
• Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad (episode: "Pilot") • James Bobin for Flight of the Conchords (episode:
(AMC) "Sally Returns") (HBO)
• Allen Coulter for Damages (episode: "Get Me A • Paul Feig for The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Toby")
Lawyer" (Pilot)) (FX) (NBC)
• Alan Taylor for Mad Men (episode: "Smoke Gets In • Paul Lieberstein for The Office (episode: "Money")
Your Eyes" (Pilot)) (AMC) (NBC)
• Michael Engler for 30 Rock (episode: "Rosemary’s
Baby") (NBC)
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Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
• • Michael Angeli for Battlestar Galactica (episode: • • James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie
"Six of One") (SciFi) for Flight of the Conchords (episode: "Yoko") (HBO)
• Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman • Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky for The Office
for Damages (episode: "Get Me A Lawyer" (Pilot)) (episode: "Dinner Party") (NBC)
(FX) • Bryan Fuller for Pushing Daisies (episode: "Pie-
• Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith for Mad Men lette") (ABC)
(episode: "The Wheel") (AMC) • Jack Burditt for 30 Rock (episode: "Rosemary’s
• David Simon and Ed Burns for The Wire (episode: Baby") (NBC)
"–30–") (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
• • Bob Balaban for Bernard and Doris (HBO) • • Hugh Costello for Bernard and Doris (HBO)
• Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for Extras: The • Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for Extras
Extra Special Series Finale (HBO/BBC) (HBO/BBC)
• Tom Hooper for John Adams (HBO) • Heidi Thomas for Cranford (BBC)
• Mikael Salomon for The Company (TNT) • Danny Strong for Recount (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
• • Lonny Price for Company (Great Performances) (PBS) • (Comedy Central)
• Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live (NBC) • Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)
• Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report (Comedy • Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Central) • Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Chuck O’Neil for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
(Comedy Central)
Outstanding Host for a Reality Show or Reality Competi- Outstanding Writing for Nonfictional Programming
tion
• • Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars (ABC) PBS)
• for The War (episode: "Pride of Our Nation") (PBS
• Heidi Klum for Project Runway (Bravo) • Jeff Grogan for Intervention (episode: "Caylee")
• Howie Mandel for Deal or No Deal (NBC) (A&E)
• Ryan Seacrest for American Idol (FOX) • David de Vries for Life After People (History)
Note: They were also the hosts of this award ceremony. • Ira Glass for This American Life (episode: "Escape")
(Showtime)
• Mark Zwonitzer for American Experience (episode:
"Walt Whitman") (PBS)
• George Carlin (twice) • Eric Lieber
• Bernie Brillstein • Suzanne Pleshette
• Joey Bishop • Abby Mann
• William F. Buckley • Dick Martin
• Charlton Heston • Delbert Mann
• Les Crane • Harvey Korman
• Alice Ghostley • Jim McKay
• Ivan Dixon • Lois Nettleton
• Cyd Charisse • Mel Tolkin
• Mel Ferrer • Richard Widmark
• Claudio Guzman • Stan Winston
• Barry Morse • Tim Russert
• Deborah Kerr • Isaac Hayes
• Larry Hamilton
•
•
Estelle Getty
Roger King
See also
• Sydney Pollack • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
• Ron Leavitt • Emmy Awards
• Bernie Mac • 65th Golden Globe Awards
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
• for playing Alex Sr. on In Treatment for episode "Alex: • for playing Bucky Bright on 30 Rock for episode
HBO)
Week 8" (HBO NBC)
"Subway Hero" (NBC
• Charles Durning for playing John Gavin, Sr. on • Will Arnett for playing Devon Banks on 30 Rock for
Rescue Me for episode "Yaz" (FX) episode "Jack Gets in the Game" (NBC)
• Robert Morse for playing Bertram Cooper on Mad • Shelley Berman for playing Nat David on Curb
Men for episode "Nixon vs. Kennedy" (AMC) Your Enthusiasm for episode "The Rat Dog" (HBO)
• Oliver Platt for playing Freddie Prune on Nip/Tuck • Steve Buscemi for playing Lem on 30 Rock for
for episode "Carly Summers" (FX) episode "The Collection" (NBC)
• Stanley Tucci for playing Dr. Kevin Moretti on ER • Rip Torn for playing Don Geiss on 30 Rock for
for episode "The War Comes Home" (NBC) episode "Jack Gets in the Game" (NBC)
• Robin Williams for playing Merritt Rook on Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit for episode "Authority"
(NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• for playing Janis Donovan on Law & Order: Special • for playing Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives
NBC)
Victims Unit for episode "Alternate" (NBC for episode "Welcome to Kanagawa" (ABC ABC)
• Ellen Burstyn for playing Nancy Dutton on Big • Polly Bergen for playing Stella Wingfield on
Love for episode "Take Me As I Am" (HBO) Desperate Housewives for episode "Distant Past"
• Diahann Carroll for playing Jane Burke on Grey’s (ABC)
Anatomy for episode "Love/Addiction" (ABC) • Edie Falco for playing Celeste ’C.C.’ Cunningham
• Sharon Gless for playing Colleen Rose on Nip/Tuck on 30 Rock for episode "Episode 210" (NBC)
for episode "Kyle Ainge" (FX) • Carrie Fisher for playing Rosemary Howard on 30
• Anjelica Huston for playing Cynthia Keener on Rock for episode "Rosemary’s Baby" (NBC)
Medium for episode "Wicked Game (Part 2)" (NBC) • Sarah Silverman for playing Marci Maven on
Monk for episode "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan"
(USA)
• Elaine Stritch for playing Colleen Donaghy on 30
Rock for episode "Ludachristmas" (NBC)
• 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards [10] Berman, Marc (2007-07-16). "Emmy Award
Nominations: HBO Leads; ABC Well Above CBS and
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