The 58th annual Emmy Awards
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Incase you missed the show tonight on NBC, here’s a recap of who won at the 58th Emmy Awards hosted by Conan O’Brien.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
MEGAN MULLALLY as Kare, “Will & Grace” (NBC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALAN ALDA as Arnold Vinick, “The West Wing” (NBC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
BLYTHE DANNER as Izzy Huffstodt, “Huff” (Showtime)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold, “Entourage” (HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
KELLY MACDONALD as Gina, “The Girl in the Café (HBO)
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
MARC BUCKLAND, Director, “My Name is Earl” Pilot (NBC)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
GREG GARCIA, Writer, “My Name is Earl” Pilot (NBC)
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
BARRY MANILOW, Performer, “Barry Manilow: Music and Passion” (PBS)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
JON CASSAR, Director, “24” 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM (FOX)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
TERENCE WINTER, Writer, “The Sopranos” Members Only (HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JEREMY IRONS as Earl of Leicester, “Elizabeth I” (HBO)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
LOUIS J. HORVITZ, Director, 78th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART (Comedy Central)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
ANDRE BRAUGHER as Nick Atwater, “Thief” (FX Network)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
TONY SHALHOUB as Adrian Monk, “Monk (USA)
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ (HBO)
OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE (CBS)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
TOM HOOPER, Director, “Elizabeth I” (HBO)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
RICHARD CURTIS, Writer, “The Girl in the Café” (HBO)
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
ELIZABETH I (HBO)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
HELEN MIRREN as Elizabeth I, “Elizabeth I” (HBO)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MARISKA HARGITAY as Detective Olivia Benson, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Christine Campbell, “The New Adventures of Old Christine” (CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
KIEFER SUTHERLAND as Jack Bauer, “24” (FOX)
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
THE OFFICE (NBC)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
24 (FOX)







I am guessing a lot of folks find this show interesting but I watched POTC for the third time even if it was highly edited for TV. Award shows just seem like a group getting together to pat themselves on the back for doing their job. Even then it seems like too much about nothing. Maybe I am just a grouch but if they didn’t do the show anymore, it would be ok with me. Maybe the ratings will tell a different story.
Sunday’s awards show drew its fourth-smallest audience ever, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research
Even so, there was good news for NBC: It soundly won the night in viewers, even against strong competition: ABC’s broadcast of “Pirates of the Caribbean” aired from 7 to 10 p.m. EDT, in a partial clash with the 8 to 11 p.m. airing of the Emmys.