On Sunday 27 August, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2005-2006 Primetime Emmys for programmes and individual achievements on the “58th Primetime Emmy Awards”, originating on the NBC Television Network from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
In addition to Emmys in 27 categories announced, Emmys in 68 other categories and areas for programmes and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on 19 August, 2006 from the Shrine Auditorium. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
The Primetime winners are:
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
MEGAN MULLALLY as Karen NBC
Will & Grace
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
ALAN ALDA as Arnold Vinick NBC
The West Wing
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
BLYTHE DANNER as Izzy Huffstodt SHOWTIME
Huff
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold HBO
Entourage
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A
MOVIE
KELLY MACDONALD as Gina HBO
The Girl In The Café
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
MARC BUCKLAND, Director NBC
My Name Is Earl
Pilot
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
GREG GARCIA, Writer NBC
My Name Is Earl
Pilot
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
BARRY MANILOW, Performer PBS
Barry Manilow: Music and Passion
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
JON CASSAR, Director FOX
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7:00 AM a€” 8:00 AM
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
TERENCE WINTER, Writer HBO
The Sopranos
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OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JEREMY IRONS as Earl of Leicester HBO
Elizabeth I
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
LOUIS J. HORVITZ, Director ABC
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OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
COMEDY CENTRAL
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
ANDRE BRAUGHER as Nick Atwater FX NETWORK
Thief
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
TONY SHALHOUB as Adrian Monk USA
Monk
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 HBO
Elizabeth I
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
RICHARD CURTIS, Writer HBO
The Girl In The Café
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
ELIZABETH I HBO
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
HELEN MIRREN as Elizabeth I HBO
Elizabeth I
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
MARISKA HARGITAY as Detective Olivia Benson NBC
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Christine Campbell CBS
The New Adventures of Old Christine
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
KIEFER SUTHERLAND as Jack Bauer FOX
24
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
THE OFFICE NBC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
24 FOX
