58th Primetime Emmy Awards
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| Date (Primetime Telecast) | August 27, 2006 |
| Date (Creative Arts Awards) | August 19, 2006 |
| Venue | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
| Network | NBC |
| Host | Conan O'Brien |
| Executive Producers | Ken Ehrlich and Jeff Ross |
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are currently being held Sunday, August 27, 2006 on NBC at 8:00pm ET (00:00 UTC). The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on August 19, 2006. Nominees were announced on the morning of July 6, 2006 by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Garrett.
The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:
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Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Mini-Series
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Flight 93
- The Flight that Fought Back
- The Girl in the Café
- Mrs. Harris
- Yesterday
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Real Time with Bill Maher
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Peter Krause for playing Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under
- Denis Leary for playing Tommy Gavin on Rescue Me
- Christopher Meloni for playing Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Martin Sheen for playing Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing
- Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on 24
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Steve Carell for playing Michael Scott on The Office
- Larry David for playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Kevin James for playing Doug Heffernan on The King of Queens
- Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk
- Charlie Sheen for playing Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Andre Braugher for playing Nick Atwater on Thief
- Charles Dance for playing Mr. Tulkinghorn on Bleak House
- Ben Kingsley for playing Herman Tarnower on Mrs. Harris
- Donald Sutherland for playing Bill Meehan on Human Trafficking
- Jon Voight for playing Pope John Paul II on Pope John Paul II
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Frances Conroy for playing Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under
- Geena Davis for playing Mackenzie Allen on Commander in Chief
- Mariska Hargitay for playing Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
- Kyra Sedgwick for playing Brenda Johnson on The Closer
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Stockard Channing for playing Lydia Barnes on Out of Practice
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle
- Lisa Kudrow for playing Valerie Cherish on The Comeback
- Debra Messing for playing Grace Adler on Will & Grace
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Gillian Anderson for playing Lady Dedlock in Bleak House
- Kathy Bates for playing Jane Stern in Ambulance Girl
- Annette Bening for playing Jean Harris in Mrs. Harris
- Judy Davis for playing Sante Kimes in A Little Thing Called Murder
- Helen Mirren for playing Elizabeth I in Elizabeth I
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Alan Alda for playing Arnold Vinick on The West Wing
- Michael Imperioli for playing Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
- Gregory Itzin for playing Charles Logan on 24
- Oliver Platt for playing Russell Tupper on Huff
- William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on Boston Legal
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Will Arnett for playing Gob Bluth on Arrested Development
- Bryan Cranston for playing Hal Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle
- Jon Cryer for playing Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men
- Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland om Will & Grace
- Jeremy Piven for playing Ari Gold on Entourage
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Robert Carlyle for playing Sergei Karpovich in Human Trafficking
- Clifton Collins Jr. for playing Jack Hill in Thief
- Hugh Dancy for playing Earl of Essex in Elizabeth I
- Jeremy Irons for playing Earl of Leicester in Elizabeth I
- Denis Lawson for playing John Jarndyce in Bleak House
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Candice Bergen for playing Shirley Schmidt on Boston Legal
- Blythe Danner for playing Izzy Huffstodt on Huff
- Sandra Oh for playing Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy
- Jean Smart for playing Martha Logan on 24
- Chandra Wilson for playing Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Cheryl Hines for playing Cheryl David on Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on Will & Grace
- Elizabeth Perkins for playing Celia Hodes on Weeds
- Jaime Pressly for playing Joy Damian on My Name Is Earl
- Alfre Woodard for playing Betty Applewhite on Desperate Housewives
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Ellen Burstyn for playing Former Tarnower in Mrs. Harris
- Shirley Jones for playing Aunt Batty in Hidden Places
- Cloris Leachman for playing Tarnower's sister in Mrs. Harris
- Kelly Macdonald for playing Gina in The Girl in the Café
- Alfre Woodard for playing Mrs. Brown in The Water is Wide
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Michael J. Fox for Boston Legal
- Christian Clemenson for Boston Legal
- James Woods for ER
- Kyle Chandler for Grey's Anatomy
- Henry Ian Cusick for Lost
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Patrick Stewart for Extras
- Ben Stiller for Extras
- Martin Sheen for Two and a Half Men
- Alec Baldwin for Will & Grace
- Leslie Jordan for Will & Grace
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Kate Burton for Grey's Anatomy
- Christina Ricci for Grey's Anatomy
- Swoosie Kurtz for Huff
- Patricia Clarkson for Six Feet Under
- Joanna Cassidy for Six Feet Under
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Shirley Knight for Desperate Housewives
- Kate Winslet for Extras
- Cloris Leachman for Malcolm in the Middle
- Laurie Metcalf for Monk
- Blythe Danner for Will & Grace
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Barry Manilow for Barry Manilow: Music and Passion
- Stephen Colbert for playing Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report
- Craig Ferguson for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
- David Letterman for The Late Show with David Letterman
- Hugh Jackman for The 59th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Rodrigo Garcia for Big Love (episode: Pilot)
- Jack Bender for Lost (episode: Live Together, Die Alone)
- Alan Ball for Six Feet Under (episode: Everyone's Waiting)
- Tim Van Patten for The Sopranos (episode: Members Only)
- David Nutter for The Sopranos (episode: Join the Club)
- Jon Cassar for 24 (episode: 07:00 a.m. - 08:00 a.m.)
- Mimi Leder for The West Wing (episode: Election Day)
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Michael Patrick King for The Comeback (episode: Valerie Does Another Classic Leno)
- Robert B. Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (episode: The Christ Nail)
- Dan Attias for Entourage (episode: Oh, Mandy)
- Julian Farino for Entourage (episode: Sundance Kids)
- Marc Buckland for My Name Is Earl (episode: Pilot)
- Craig Zisk for Weeds (episode: Good S*** Lollipop)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Justin Chadwick for Bleak House
- Tom Hooper for Elizabeth I
- Peter Markle for Flight 93
- David Yates for The Girl in the Café
- Kenny Ortega for High School Musical
- Phyllis Nagy for Mrs. Harris
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Louis J. Horvitz for 78th Academy Awards
- Bruce Gowers for American Idol
- Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report
- Chuck O'Neill for The Daily Show
- Beth McCarthy Miller for Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
- Desperate Housewives for episode There's Something About A War
- House for episodes Autopsy, Distractions and Skin Deep
- Nip/Tuck for episode Ben White
- Rome for episodes Caesarion, Triumph and Kalends of February
- Six Feet Under for episodes Hold My Hand, Singing For Our Lives and Everyone's Waiting
Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series
- How I Met Your Mother for episode Pilot
- Stacked for episode iPod
- Will & Grace for episode I Love L. Gay
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Shonda Rhimes for Grey's Anatomy (episodes: It's the End of the World and (As We Know It))
- Krista Vernoff for Grey's Anatomy (episode: Into You Like a Train)
- Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof for Lost (episode: The 23rd Psalm)
- Alan Ball for Six Feet Under (episode: Everyone's Waiting)
- Terence Winter for The Sopranos (episode: Members Only)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Chuck Tatham, Jim Vallely, Richard Day and Mitchell Hurwitz for Arrested Development (episode: Development Arrested, aka Harboring Resentment)
- Doug Ellin for Entourage (episode: Exodus)
- Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for Extras (episode: Kate Winslet)
- Greg Garcia for My Name Is Earl (episode: Pilot)
- Michael Schur for The Office (episode: Christmas Party)
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Andrew Davies for Bleak House
- Nigel Williams for Elizabeth I
- Nevin Schreiner for Flight 93
- Richard Curtis for The Girl in the Café
- Phyllis Nagy for Mrs. Harris
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Real Time with Bill Maher
Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)
- Camp Lazlo for episode "Hello Dolly / Over Cooked Beans"
- Family Guy for episode "PTV"
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for episode "Go Goo Go"
- The Simpsons for episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"
- South Park for episode "Trapped in the Closet"
Outstanding Animated Program (An Hour Or More)
- Before The Dinosaurs
- My Life as a Teenage Robot for the episode "Escape From Cluster Prime"
Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
- Kelsey Grammer for portraying Sideshow Bob in the episode The Italian Bob
