56th Primetime Emmy Awards

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56th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	September 19, 2004
Site	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Creative Arts Awards	September 12, 2004
Host	Garry Shandling
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
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The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 19, 2004. The awards show was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC. Nominees are listed below; winners are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Sopranos, HBO
  • 24, Fox
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS
  • Joan of Arcadia, CBS
  • The West Wing, NBC

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Arrested Development, Fox
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
  • Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
  • Sex and the City, HBO
  • Will & Grace, NBC

Outstanding Miniseries

• Angels in America, HBO
  • American Family, PBS
  • Hornblower: Duty, A&E
  • Prime Suspect 6, PBS
  • Traffic, USA

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

• Something the Lord Made, HBO
  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, HBO
  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day, A&E
  • The Lion in Winter, Showtime
  • The Reagans, Showtime

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race, CBS
  • American Idol, Fox
  • The Apprentice, NBC
  • Last Comic Standing, NBC
  • Survivor: Pearl Islands, CBS

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
  • Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC
  • Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
  • Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• James Spader for playing Alan Shore on The Practice
  • James Gandolfini for playing Tony Soprano on The Sopranos
  • Anthony LaPaglia for playing Jack Malone on Without a Trace
  • Martin Sheen for playing President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing
  • Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on 24

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Kelsey Grammer for playing Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier
  • Larry David for playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Matt LeBlanc for playing Joey Tribianni on Friends
  • John Ritter for playing Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
  • Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Al Pacino for playing Roy Cohn in Angels in America
  • Antonio Banderas for playing Pancho Villa in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
  • James Brolin for playing Ronald Reagan in The Reagans
  • Mos Def for playing Vivien Thomas in Something the Lord Made
  • Alan Rickman for playing Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
  • Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos
  • Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on Alias
  • Mariska Hargitay for playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU
  • Amber Tamblyn for playing Joan Girardi on Joan of Arcadia

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Sarah Jessica Parker for playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City
  • Jennifer Aniston for playing Rachel Green on Friends
  • Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Bonnie Hunt for playing Bonnie Molloy on Life with Bonnie
  • Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Meryl Streep for playing Hannah Pitt, Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz, Ethel Rosenberg & Angel Australia in Angels in America
  • Glenn Close for playing Eleanor in The Lion in Winter
  • Judy Davis for playing Nancy Reagan in The Reagans
  • Helen Mirren for playing Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
  • Emma Thompson for playing Nurse Emily, Homeless Woman and Angel America in Angels in America

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Michael Imperioli for playing Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
  • Steve Buscemi for playing Tony Blundetto on The Sopranos
  • Brad Dourif for playing Doc Cochran on Deadwood
  • Victor Garber for playing Jack Bristow on Alias
  • John Spencer for playing Leo McGarry on The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• David Hyde Pierce for playing Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
  • Peter Boyle for playing Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Brad Garrett for playing Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland on Will & Grace
  • Jeffrey Tambor for playing George Bluth, Sr. on Arrested Development

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Jeffrey Wright for playing Belize, Mr. Lies & Continental Principality in Angels in America
  • Justin Kirk for playing Prior Walter and The Man in the Park in Angels in America
  • William H. Macy for playing John Irwin in Stealing Sinatra
  • Ben Shenkman for playing Louis Ironson & Continental Principality in Angels in America
  • Patrick Wilson for playing Joe Pitt in Angels in America

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Drea de Matteo for playing Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos
  • Stockard Channing for playing Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing
  • Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on Judging Amy
  • Janel Moloney for playing Donna Moss onThe West Wing
  • Robin Weigert for playing Calamity Jane on Deadwood

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kim Cattrall for playing Samantha Jones on Sex and the City
• Kristin Davis for playing Charlotte York on Sex and the City
• Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on Will & Grace
• Cynthia Nixon for playing Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City
• Doris Roberts for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Mary-Louise Parker for playing Harper Pitt in Angels in America
• Julie Andrews for playing Nanny in Eloise at Christmastime
• Anne Heche for playing Rowena Larson in Gracie's Choice
• Anjelica Huston for playing Carrie Chapman Catt in Iron Jawed Angels
• Angela Lansbury for playing Dora in The Blackwater Lightship (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• James Earl Jones for playing Will Cleveland on Everwood
• Martin Landau for playing Frank Malone on Without a Trace
• Bob Newhart for playing Ben Hollander on ER
• Matthew Perry for playing Joe Quincy on The West Wing
• William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on The Practice

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Louise Fletcher for playing Miss Eva Garrison on Joan of Arcadia
• Marlee Matlin for playing Dr. Amy Solwey on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Sharon Stone for playing Sheila Carlisle on The Practice
• Betty White for playing Catherine Piper on The Practice
• Mare Winningham for playing "Sandra Blaine" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• John Cleese for playing Lyle Finster on Will & Grace
• Danny DeVito for playing Roy on Friends
• Anthony LaPaglia for playing Simon Moon on Frasier
• John Turturro for playing "Ambrose Monk" on Monk
• Fred Willard for playing Hank MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate for playing Amy on Friends
• Eileen Brennan for playing Zandra on Will & Grace
• Georgia Engel for playing Pat MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond
• Cloris Leachman for playing Ida on Malcolm in the Middle
• Laura Linney for playing Charlotte on Frasier

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

• Billy Crystal—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
• Elaine Stritch—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
• Ellen DeGeneres—Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
• Bill Maher—Real Time With Bill Maher
• Tracey Ullman—Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• Walter Hill—Deadwood - "Deadwood"
• Christopher Chulack—ER
• Ryan Murphy—Nip/Tuck
• Allen Coulter—The Sopranos
• Tim Van Patten—The Sopranos

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• Joe Russo & Anthony Russo—Arrested Development
• Bryan Gordon—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Robert B. Weide—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Larry Charles—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Tim Van Patten—Sex and the City

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

• Robert Harmon—Ike: Countdown to D-Day
• Tom Hooper—Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
• Andrei Konchalovsky—The Lion in Winter
• Mike Nichols—Angels in America
• Joseph Sargent—Something The Lord Made

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

• Louis J. Horvitz—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
• John Moffitt—Bill Maher: Victory Begins At Home
• Chuck O'Neil—The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, DA Pennebaker, and Andy Picheta—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
• Andre Allen, Neal Brennan, and Scott Vincent—Chappelle's Show
• Jerry Foley—The Late Show with David Letterman

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• David Milch—Deadwood (episode: "Pilot")
• Michael Caleo—The Sopranos (episode: "Where's Johnny?")
• Terence Winter—The Sopranos (episode: "Long Term Parking")
• Terence Winter & Matthew Weiner—The Sopranos (episode: "Unidentified Black Males")
• Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess—The Sopranos (episode: "Irregular Around the Margins")

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Mitchell Hurwitz—Arrested Development (episode: "Pilot")
• Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman—Scrubs (episode: "My Screw Up")
• Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan—Frasier (episode: "Goodnight, Seattle")
• Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky—Sex and the City (episode: "The Ick Factor")
• Michael Patrick King—Sex and the City (episode: "An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

• Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Jennifer Friedes, Sally Robinson, and Raymond Singer—Iron Jawed Angels
• Robert Caswell & Peter Silverman—Something The Lord Made
• Elizabeth Egloff, Jane Marchwood, and Tom Rickman—The Reagans
• Larry Gelbart—And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
• Tony Kushner—Angels in America

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

• Chappelle's Show
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Chris Rock: Never Scared
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien
• Late Show With David Letterman

In Memoriam

Presented by Tom Selleck, the academy remembers his late actors and producers who died since the last ceremony: Paul Winfield, Alan King, Julia Child, June Taylor, Bob Keeshan, executive Ethel Winant, composer Michael Kamen, Jack Elam, Rod Roddy, Jack Paar, composer Elmer Bernstein, composer Jerry Goldsmith, Donald O'Connor, Ronald Reagan, Anna Lee, Gordon Jump, Isabel Sanford, Robert Pastorelli, director Dan Petrie Sr., producer Mary-Ellis Bunim, Ray Charles, Marlon Brando, Peter Ustinov, Art Carney, Tony Randall and Alistair Cooke.