57th Primetime Emmy Awards

Welcome to DigitalHit.com's coverage of the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The Emmy nominations were announced on July 14th, 2005. The Creative Arts Awards were handed out on September 11th, 2005, while the rest of the awards were handed out on September 18th, 2005.

8:02 PM ET

The ceremony opens with several actors talking about their first Emmy wins. Earth, Wind & Fire rework one of their classics to talk about the past TV season. They're then joined onstage by the Black Eyed Peas.

8:06 PM ET

Emmy host Ellen DeGeneres takes the stage. "As I like to call them Earth, Wind & Fibre." She pointed out that many were wearing magnolias to remember the victims of Katrina. She said that this is the second time she's hosted after a national tragedy. "Next month I'm hosting the North Korean People's Choice Awards."

"If you don't win tonight, it doesn't mean you're not a good person. It means you're not a good actor."

"Let's get our priorities straight. Winning an Emmy is not important. Winning an Oscar is. I'd love to host that show."

8:12 PM ET

The cast of the Desperate Housewives present the first Emmy of the night, Best Supporting Actor in Comedy. And the Emmy goes to Brad Garrett for Everybody Loves Raymond.

"I have to dedicate this to Britney and her baby. We had an amazing run."

8:20 PM ET

Ellen sits in audience with Eva Longoria to discuss not being nominated. The camera pulls back to show she's in the upper balcony.

Kiefer Sutherland and Kyra Sedgwick present the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. And the Emmy goes to William Shatner for Boston Legal.

8:23 PM ET

Ellen's at the bar trying to get a drink. She introduces the first segment of Emmy Idol. Donald Trump and Megan Mullally sing the theme to Green Acres.

Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen present the nominees for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program. Hugh Jackman wins for hosting the Tony Awards.

8:33 PM ET

The Blue Man Group present the Emmy for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. And the Emmy goes to The Amazing Race. Zoinks. The pace of tonight's program is sluggish.

8:37 PM ET

Hugh Laurie and Zach Braff present Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Braff thinks they're supposed to do British accents, while Laurie tries to explain he is British. And the Emmy goes to Blythe Danner for Huff. Danner makes the first political comment of the night: "Our kids in Iraq: Let's get them out of there!"

8:44 PM ET

Jason Lee and Debra Messing stroll out to present Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. And the Emmy goes to Paul Newman. Newman wasn't there.

Next up we have Lauren Graham and Jennifer Love Hewitt present Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. And the Emmy goes to Jane Alexander.

8:48 PM ET

Neal Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan introduce Kristen Bell singing the theme from Fame. Whoever thought of this segment sould be sent to a deserted island.

Rachel Bilson and Chris O'Donnell talk about the comedy guest appearance winners from last week. The two winners, Bobby Cannavale and Kathryn Joosten, present the Emmy for Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program. And the Emmy goes to Bucky Gunts for The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony. They also present the Emmy for Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program to The Daily Show.

9:01 PM ET

Adrian Grenier and Mischa Barton trip over some clunky comedy lines and then present the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. And the Emmy goes to Doris Roberts for Everybody Loves Raymond.

9:03 PM ET

David Letterman takes to the stage to pay a heartfelt tribute to Johnny Carson.

9:15 PM ET

The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond appear together on stage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series. And the Emmy goes to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He paid tribute to Letterman, saying that the way Letterman feels about Carson is the way he feels about Letterman.

9:20 PM ET

Portia De Rossi introduces Gary Dourdan and Macy Gray, who perform the theme from The Jeffersons.

9:21 PM ET

Ellen walks out with a sparkler and unicycle. She does nothing with them, but introduces Patricia Arquette. Arquette introduces the two winners for Guest performances in a drama. The two winners were Amanda Plummer and Ray Liotta. Ray introduces the nominees for best direction in a drama series. And the Emmy goes to J.J. Abrams for Lost. Liotta also presents the award for Drama Series Writing. And the Emmy goes to House's David Shore.

9:32 PM ET

Halle Berry has the task of presenting the Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. And the Emmy goes to Geoffrey Rush for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.

9:36 PM ET

Wow. We're only an hour and a half in. Feels longer. So Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey are here to present Directing for a Movie or Miniseries. Dempsey's joke falls very flat. And the Emmy goes to Stephen Hopkins for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. The pair then present the Emmy for Movie/Miniseries writing to Peter Sellers' Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

9:44 PM ET

Geena Davis and Matthew Fox present the Lead Actress in a Miniseries/Movie Emmy. And the Emmy goes to a surprised S. Epetha Merkeson for Lackawana Blues. She freaks out because she put her acceptance speech down her dress and it fell down. Her speech is the most honest and funniest tonight.

9:48 PM ET

Jon Stewart says the Emmys asked him to do something topical, but to pretape it because of the FCC. His taped segement attacks the government over the response to Katrina, but it's so cut up, it sounds like praise. Very funny. He then presents the Emmy for Comedy Series Direction. And the Emmy goes to Charles McDougal for Desperate Housewives. Stewart then presents the Comedy Series Writing Emmy. And the Emmy goes to Mitchell Hurwitz and Jim Valley for Arrested Development. They joke that they've won again for a show that nobody watches.

9:59 PM ET

One hour to go! Quentin Tarantino and Marg Helgenberger team up to present the Emmy for Outstanding Made for TV Movie. And the Emmy goes to Warm Springs.

10:03 PM ET

Jeff Probst and Phil Keoghan give props to the trophy girls and then intoduce William Shatner and Frederica von Stade in an operatic rendition of the Star Trek theme.

10:05 PM ET

Ellen tells us the Emmy Idol segment is over -- thankfuly and now people can vote. Wow, does life get any better?

10:10 PM ET

Mariska Hargitay and Jimmy Smits are on stage now to handle the presenting duties for Outstanding Miniseries. And the Emmy goes to The Lost Prince.

10:13 PM ET

Dick Askin, the Chairman & CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Alan Alda pay tribute to Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and the late Peter Jennings.

10:18 PM ET

Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather get a standing ovation as they come out on stage. They pay tribute to Jennings and to the hard work of the news crews covering Katrina.

10:29 PM ET

Half an hour (hopefully!) to go. Conan O'Brien's task is to present Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Since only one of the five nominees can win, O'Brien jokes that "I can live out my dream of disappointing four women at once." And the Emmy goes to Felicity Huffman for Desperate Housewives. She's overwhelmed. The best part is when she thanks William H. Macy for "taking a chubby girl with glasses into a corn patch, kissing her and making me his wife."

10:33 PM ET

James Spader follows up with the presentation of Lead Actress in a Drama Series. And the Emmy goes to Patricia Arquette for Medium. She also pleads for assistance to the Katrina victims and a safe return for the troops.

10:36 PM ET

It's time for the In Memoriam segment.

10:44 PM ET

Sela Ward and Craig Ferguson stroll out with the task of presenting Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. And the Emmy goes to Tony Shalhoub for Monk.

10:47 PM ET

Charles S. Dutton is presenting Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. And the Emmy goes to James Spader. He thanks his mother twice because he forgot to thank her last year.

Tyler James Williams, the young star of Everybody Hates Chris, brings out a young survivor of New Orleans and asks for donations to Habitat for Humanity.

10:53 PM ET

Ellen announces that Donald Trump and Megan Mullally won Emmy Idol.

Hugh Jackman and Whoopi Goldberg announce the nominees for Outstanding Drama Series. Jackman pays tribute to Ellen, noting that he and Whoopi have both hosted awards shows. "It takes months of work and preparations; much like a photo shoot of the cast of Desperate Housewives." And the Emmy goes to Lost.

10:58 PM ET

Whoopi and Hugh now present the fianl award of the night, Outstanding Comedy Series. And the Emmy goes to Everybody Loves Raymond. Creator Phil Rosenthal says "Now the show is over people ask if that's the end of the sitcom. I say yes, and then the end of laugh, followed by smiling."

11:01 PM ET

It's over and on time too! See ya next year. Thanks for joining us tonight.

And the nominees are:

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)

• South Park • Best Friends Forever • Comedy Central • Comedy Central
  Trey Parker, Executive Producer/Directed by/Written by
  Matt Stone, Executive Producer
  Anne Garefino, Executive Producer
  Jennifer Howell, Supervising Producer
  Frank C. Agnone II, Producer
  Eric Stough, Director of Animation

Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour Or More)

• Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25) • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios Production
  Claudia Katz, Executive Producer
  Brian A. Miller, Executive Producer
  Jennifer Pelphrey, Supervising Producer
  Shareena Carlson, Producer
  Geraldine Symon, Producer
  Genndy Tartakovsky, Produced by/Directed by/Story by/Animation Direction
  Bryan Andrews, Story by
  Darrick Bachman, Story by
  Paul Rudish, Story by
  Yu Mun Jeong, Supervising Director
  Dong Soo Lee, Director
  Jong-Ho Kim, Director
  Scott Vanzo, Director of Computer Animation Robert Alvarez, Sheet Timer
  Randy Myers, Sheet Timer

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

• George Lopez • Leave It To Lopez/The Simple Life/Trouble In Paradise • ABC • Fortis Productions and Mohawk Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television Productions, Inc.
  John Shaffner, Art Director
  Judi Giovanni, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

• Deadwood • Requiem For A Gleet/Complications/Childish Things • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
  Maria Caso, Production Designer
  James J. Muakami, Art Director
  Ernie Bishop, Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries, Or Movie

• The Lost Prince (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A Talkback production in association with BBC Films and WGBH Boston
  John-Paul Kelly, Production Designer
  Emma MacDevitt, Art Director
  Sara Wan, Set Decorator
• Warm Springs • HBO • A Deluxe Pictures production in association with HBO Films
  Sarah Knowles, Production Designer
  Scott Ritenour, Art Director
  Thomas Minton, Art Director
  Frank Galline, S.D.S.A., Set Decorator

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Program, Or Special

• The 47th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS • Cossette Productions Inc./Ken Ehrlich Productions
  Steve Bass, Production Designer
  Brian Stonestreet, Production Designer
  Tamlyn Wright, Art Director
  Scott Welborn, Art Director

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

• Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television Scott Genkinger, Casting by
  Junie Lowry Johnson, Casting by

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

• Lost • ABC • Touchstone Television
  April Webster, C.S.A., Casting by
  Mandy Sherman, C.S.A., Casting by
  Alyssa Weisberg, Casting by
  Veronica Collins, Casting by

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• Lackawanna Blues • HBO • Bellah Films, Good Shepherd Production in association with HBO Films
  John Papsidera, C.S.A., Casting by

Outstanding Choreography

• Smucker’s Stars On Ice 2005 • A&E • A&E Network in association with TWI
  Christopher Dean, Choreographer

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series

• Will & Grace • Friends With Benefits • NBC • KoMut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
  Tony Askins, Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series

• Deadwood • Complications • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
  James Glennon, A.S.C., Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Peter Levy, A.C.S., A.S.C., Director of Photography

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

• Death In Gaza • HBO • HBO Documentaries
  James Miller, Director of Photography

Outstanding Commercial

• Surprise Dinner - Ameriquest Mortgage • • MJZ, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, Production Company
  DDB Los Angeles, Ad Agency

Outstanding Costumes For A Series

• Deadwood • Boy The Earth Talks To • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
  Katherine Jane Bryant, Costume Designer
  Le Dawson, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Lost Prince (Masterpiece Theatre) • Episode One • PBS • A Talkback production in association with BBC Films and WGBH Boston
  Odile Dicks-Mireaux, Costume Designer
  Colin May, Wardrobe Supervisor

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• Desperate Housewives • Pilot • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Charles McDougall, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• Lost • Pilot (Part 1 & Part 2) • ABC • Touchstone Television
  J.J. Abrams, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

• The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony • NBC • NBC Olympics
  Bucky Gunts, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Stephen Hopkins, Directed by

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

• Death In Gaza • HBO • HBO Documentaries James Miller, Directed by

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series

• Lost • Pilot (Part 1 & Part 2) • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Mary Jo Markey, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series

• Desperate Housewives • Pilot • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Michael Berenbaum, Editor

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  John Smith, Editor

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Series

• Scrubs • My Life In Four Cameras • NBC • Touchstone Television
  John F. Michel, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

• Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival (Great Performances) • PBS • A co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and Warner Strategic Marketing
  Gary Bradley, Editor

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

• The Amazing Race • We’re Moving Up The Food Chain • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions Inc.
  Matt Deitrich, Supervising Editor
  Mike Bolanowski, Editor
  Heeyeon Chang, Editor
  Chris Dalzell, Editor
  Evan Finn, Editor
  Danny Flynn, Editor
  Michael “Mighty” Friedman, Editor
  Eric Goldfarb, Editor
  Julian Gomez, Editor
  Andy Kozar, Editor
  Paul Neilsen, Editor
  Jacob Parsons, Editor
  Jeff Runyan, Editor
  Eric Wilson, Editor

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series

• Deadwood • Boy The Earth Talks To • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
  Carol Pershing, Dept. Head Hairstylist
  Terry Baliel, Key Hairstylist
  Kimberly Spiteri, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Veronica Brebner, Key and Dept. Head for Hairstyling
  Enzo Angileri, Hairstylist for Ms. Theron
  Ashley Johnson, Hairstylist

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For VMC Programming

• The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony • NBC • NBC Olympics
  Robert Dickinson, Lighting Designer
  Eleftheria Deko, Lighting Designer
  Ted Wells, Lighting Director
  Andy O’Reilly, Lighting Director
  Theodore Tsevas, Lighting Director

Outstanding Main Title Design

• Huff • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Sony Pictures Television
  André Stringer, Title Designer
  Jose Gomez, Title Designer
  Tracy Chandler, Title Designer
  Christopher Markos, Title Designer

Outstanding Makeup For A Series (Non-Prosthetic)

• Deadwood • A Lie Agreed Upon, Part I • HBO • Red Board Productions and Paramount Television in association with HBO Entertainment
  John Rizzo, Dept. Head Makeup
  Adam Brandy, Assistant Dept. Head Makeup
  Ron Snyder, Key Makeup Artist
  Deborah McNulty, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Non-Prosthetic)

• Frankenstein • Hallmark • Hallmark Entertainment in association with RTL Television Germany
  Beatrix Dollingerova, Key Makeup Artist

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Wesley Wofford, Geoffrey Rush Prosthetics Designed and Applied by
  Davy Jones, Prosthetic Makeup Artist and Applied by

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)

• Lost • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Michael Giacchino, Music by

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Dramatic Underscore)

• Warm Springs • HBO • A Deluxe Pictures production in association with HBO Films
  Bruce Broughton, Composer

Outstanding Music Direction

• A Christmas Carol • NBC • Hallmark Entertainment
  Michael Kosarin, Music Produced and Adapted Underscore by

Outstanding Music And Lyrics

• Reefer Madness • Song: Mary Jane/Mary Lane • Showtime • Showtime Presents Dead Old Man/Apolloscreen Production
  Dan Studney, Music by
  Kevin Murphy, Music by

Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

• Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Danny Elfman, Main Title Theme by

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

• Monk • USA • NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television
  Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television Studios
  James Spader as Alan Shore

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

• Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• Medium • NBC • Picturemaker Productions/Grammnet/Paramount Network Television
  Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Lackawanna Blues • HBO • Bellah Films, Good Shepherd Production in association with HBO Films
  S. Epatha Merkerson as Nanny

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

• Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • HBO Independent Production and Worldwide Pants Incorporated in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
  Brad Garrett as Robert Barone

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• Boston Legal • ABC • David E. Kelley Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television Studios
  William Shatner as Denny Crane

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Empire Falls • HBO • A Marc Platt Production, Aspetuck Production & Stone Village Pictures Production in association with HBO Films
  Paul Newman as Max Roby

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

• Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • HBO Independent Production and Worldwide Pants Incorporated in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
  Doris Roberts as Marie Barone

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Huff • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with Sony Pictures Television
  Blythe Danner as Izzy Huffstodt

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Warm Springs • HBO • A Deluxe Pictures production in association with HBO Films
  Jane Alexander as Sara Roosevelt

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

• Will & Grace • NBC • KoMut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
  Bobby Cannavale as Vince

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

• ER • NBC • Constant c Productions and Amblin TV in association with Warner Bros. Television, Inc.
  Ray Liotta as Charlie Metcalf

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

• Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McClusky

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Wolf Films in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
  Amanda Plummer as Miranda Cole

Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program

• 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) • CBS • Tony Award Productions
  Hugh Jackman, Host

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • HBO Independent Production and Worldwide Pants Incorporated in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
  Philip Rosenthal, Executive Producer
  Ray Romano, Executive Producer
  Rory Rosegarten, Executive Producer
  Stu Smiley, Executive Producer
  Lew Schneider, Executive Producer
  Tucker Cawley, Executive Producer
  Steve Skrovan, Executive Producer
  Jeremy Stevens, Executive Producer
  Mike Royce, Executive Producer
  Aaron Shure, Executive Producer
  Lisa Helfrich Jackson, Co-Executive Producer
  Tom Caltabiano, Co-Executive Producer
  Leslie Caveny, Co-Executive Producer
  Ken Ornstein, Producer
  Holli Gailen, Producer

Outstanding Drama Series

• Lost • ABC • Touchstone Television
  J.J. Abrams, Executive Producer
  Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer
  Bryan Burk, Executive Producer
  Carlton Cuse, Executive Producer
  Jack Bender, Executive Producer
  David Fury, Co-Executive Producer
  Jesse Alexander, Co-Executive Producer
  Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Supervising Producer
  Sarah Caplan, Producer
  Leonard Dick, Producer
  Jean Higgins, Produced by

Outstanding Miniseries

• The Lost Prince (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • A Talkback production in association with BBC Films and WGBH Boston
  Peter Fincham, Executive Producer
  David Thompson, Executive Producer
  Rebecca Eaton, Executive Producer
  Joanna Beresford, Executive Producer
  John Chapman, Producer

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

• Warm Springs • HBO • A Deluxe Pictures production in association with HBO Films
  Mark Gordon, Executive Producer
  Celia Costas, Executive Producer
  Chrisann Verges, Producer

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
  Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
  Ben Karlin, Executive Producer
  Stewart Bailey, Co-Executive Producer
  Kahane Corn, Supervising Producer
  David Javerbaum, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

• 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) • CBS • Tony Award Productions
  Ricky Kirshner, Executive Producer
  Glenn Weiss, Executive Producer

Outstanding Special Class Program

• Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion” (Live From Lincoln Center) • PBS • Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
  John Goberman, Executive Producer
  Marc Bauman, Supervising Producer

Outstanding Children's Program

• Classical Baby • HBO • HBO Original Programming
  Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
  Dolores Morris, Supervising Producer
  Amy Schatz, Producer
  Sabina Barach, Producer
  Beth Levison, Producer
  Gina B. Legnani, Producer
  Elissa W. Patterson, Producer
  Elisabeth K. Wolfe, Producer
• Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: Never Again? From The Holocaust To The Sudan • Nickelodeon • Nickelodeon, Lucky Duck Productions
  Linda Ellerbee, Executive Producer
  Rolfe Tessem, Executive Producer
  Wally Berger, Supervising Producer
  Martin D. Toub, Producer
  Mark Lyons, Produced by

Outstanding Nonfiction Special

• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson • PBS • Florentine Films in assocation with WETA Washington, DC
  David Schaye, Producer
  Paul Barnes, Producer
  Ken Burns, Producer

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

• Broadway: The American Musical • PBS • A co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK, and BBC in association with Carlton International
  David Horn, Executive Producer
  Jac Venza, Executive Producer
  Bill O’Donnell, Supervising Producer
  Michael Kantor, Producer
  Jeff Dupre, Producer
  Sally Rosenthal, Producer
  Julie Andrews, Host

Outstanding Reality Program

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition • ABC • Endemol USA
  Tom Forman, Executive Producer
  Denise Cramsey, Co-Executive Producer
  Mike Maloy, Supervising Producer
  Conrad L. Ricketts, Senior Producer
  Diane Korman, Producer
  Emily Sinclair, Producer
  Andy Lipson, Producer
  Ty Pennington, Host

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race • CBS • Amazing Race Productions Inc. and Touchstone Television Productions, LLC in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and WorldRace Productions Inc.
  Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
  Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
  Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
  Hayma “Screech” Washington, Executive Producer
  Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
  Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
  Elise Doganieri, Supervising Producer
  John Moffet, Supervising Producer
  Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer
  Julian Grimmond, Senior Producer
  Nancy Gunn, Senior Producer
  Alex Rader, Senior Producer
  Glenn Stickley, Senior Producer
  Jennifer Basa, Producer
  David Brown, Producer
  Patrick Cariaga, Producer
  Jarratt Carson, Producer
  Allison Chase, Producer
  Curtis Colden, Producer
  Al Edgington, Producer
  Barry Hennessey, Producer
  Michael Norton, Producer
  Michael Noval, Producer
  Giselle Parets, Producer
  Bob Parr, Producer
  Bill Pruitt, Producer
  Matt Schmidt, Producer
  Rebekah Fry, Producer
  Richard Hall, Producer
  Scott Owens, Producer
  Phil Keoghan, Host

Outstanding Writing For Nonfiction Programming

• Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson • PBS • Florentine Films in assocation with WETA Washington, DC
  Geoffrey C. Ward, Writer

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

• 24 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • FOX • Real Time Productions in association with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television
  William Dotson, Supervising Sound Editor
  Catherine Speakman, Sound Editor
  Pembrooke Andrews, Sound Editor
  Jeff Whitcher, Sound Editor
  Shawn Kennelly, Sound Editor
  Jeff Charbonneau, Music Editor
  Laura Macias, Foley Artist
  Vince Nicastro, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Tim Hands, Supervising Sound Editor
  Geoff Rubay, Sound Effects Editor
  James Mather, Sound Editor
  Victoria Brazier, Dialogue & ADR Editor
  Zack Davis, Dialogue & ADR Editor
  Laura Lovejoy, Dialogue Editor
  Anna MacKenzie, ADR Editor
  Felicity Cottrell, Foley Artist
  Ruth Sullivan, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

• Pompeii: The Last Day • Discovery Channel • JV Programs LLC for Discovery Channel
  Simon Farmer, Sound Supervisor

Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series

• 24 • 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM • FOX • Real Time Productions in association with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television
  Bill Gocke, Production Sound Mixer
  Michael Olman, Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
  Kenneth Kobett, Supervising Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Warm Springs • HBO • A Deluxe Pictures production in association with HBO Films
  Mary Ellis, Production Mixer
  Rick Ash, Re-Recording Mixer
  Adam Jenkins, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series Or Special

• Two And A Half Men • Can You Eat Human Flesh With Wooden Teeth? • CBS • Warner Bros.
  Bruce Peters, Production Sound Mixer
  Kathy Oldham, Re-Recording Mixer
  Bob La Masney, Re-Recording Mixer
  Charlie McDaniel, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special Or Animation

• Genius: A Night For Ray Charles • CBS • Ken Ehrlich Productions in association with AEG Live
  Evan Adelman, Production Mixer
  Paul Sandweiss, Music Mixer
  Robert LaMasney, Sweetener

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)

• Broadway: The American Musical • Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin’ • PBS • A co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK, and BBC in association with Carlton International
  Ed Campbell, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series

• Lost • Pilot (Part 1 & Part 2) • ABC • Touchstone Television
  Kevin Blank, Visual Effects Supervisor
  Mitch Suskin, Visual Effects Supervisor
  Archie Ahuna, Special Effects Supervisor
  Jonathan Spencer Levy, CGI Supervisor
  Benoit “Ben” Girard, CGI Supervisor
  Laurent M. Abecassis, CGI Supervisor
  Kevin Kutchaver, Visual Effects Compositor
  Steve Fong, Visual Effects Compositor
  Bob Lloyd, Visual Effects Compositor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Joe Pavlo, VFX Supervisor
  Barrie Hemsley, VFX Producer
  Paul Tuersley, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
  Andy McLeod, Lead Visual Effects Animator
  Andrew Fowler, Visual Effects Producer
  Camille Cellucci, Visual Effects Producer
  Mark Intravartola, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
  Robin Huffer, Lead CGI Artist
  Neil Culley, Lead Visual Effects Compositor
  

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

• 24 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • FOX • Real Time Productions in association with Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television
  Matt Taylor, Stunt Coordinator

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series

• Late Show With David Letterman • #2269 • CBS • Worldwide Pants Inc.
  Timothy Kennedy, Technical Director
  William White, Senior Video Control
  Dan Campbell, Video Control
  Al Cialino, Camera Operator
  David Dorsett, Camera Operator
  Karin-Lucie Grzella, Camera Operator
  Jack Young, Camera Operator
  John Hannel, Camera Operator
  John Curtin, Camera Operator
  George Rothweiler, Camera Operator
  Dan Flaherty, Camera Operator
  Fred Shimizu, Camera Operator
  Steve Kaufman, Camera Operator
  Joe Debonis, Camera Operator
  Claus Stuhlweissenburg, Camera Operator
  John Pry, Camera Operator

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special

• The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony • NBC • NBC Olympics
  Steve Laxton, Technical Director
  Dean Andersen, Electronic Camera Operator
  Dave Adkins, Electronic Camera Operator
  Bob Basile, Electronic Camera Operator
  Cody Alexander, Electronic Camera Operator
  Dan Beard, Electronic Camera Operator
  Andy Allman, Electronic Camera Operator
  Joe Carzoli, Electronic Camera Operator
  Steve Cozakos, Electronic Camera Operator
  Robert Jaeger, Electronic Camera Operator
  Joe Debonis, Electronic Camera Operator
  Richie Leible, Jr., Electronic Camera Operator
  Rick Fox, Jr., Electronic Camera Operator
  James Mansfield, Electronic Camera Operator
  Mike Harvath, Electronic Camera Operator
  David Manton, Electronic Camera Operator
  Terry Hester, Electronic Camera Operator
  Brian Phraner, Electronic Camera Operator
  Andy Italiano, Electronic Camera Operator
  John Pinto, Electronic Camera Operator
  Rick Rice, Electronic Camera Operator
  David Whitlock, Electronic Camera Operator
  Pat Rondou, Electronic Camera Operator
  Mike Wimberly, Electronic Camera Operator
  Marc Tippy, Electronic Camera Operator
  Ken Woo, Electronic Camera Operator
  Nick Utley, Electronic Camera Operator
  James Wachter, Electronic Camera Operator
  Harry Weisman, Electronic Camera Operator
  Jerrold Hochman, Senior Video Control

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

• Arrested Development • The Righteous Brothers • FOX • Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television
  Mitchell Hurwitz, Written by
  Jim Valley, Written by

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

• House • Three Stories • FOX • Heel and Toe Films and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with NBC Universal Television Studio
  David Shore, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central • Central Productions LLC and Hello Doggie, Inc.
  David Javerbaum, Head Writer
  Rich Blomquist, Writer
  Steve Bodow, Writer
  Tim Carvell, Writer
  Stephen Colbert, Writer
  Eric Drysdale, Writer
  J.R. Havlan, Writer
  Scott Jacobson, Writer
  Ben Karlin, Writer
  Rob Kutner, Writer
  Chris Regan, Writer
  Jason Reich, Writer
  Jason Ross, Writer
  Jon Stewart, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers • HBO • DeMann Entertainment and Company Pictures Production in association with HBO Films and BBC Films
  Christopher Markus, Screenplay by
  Stephen McFeely, Screenplay by

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking

• Death In Gaza • HBO • HBO Documentaries
  Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
  Nancy Abraham, Supervising Producer
  James Miller, Producer
  Saira Shah, Producer