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60th Primetime Emmy Awards

Date

September 21, 2008

Site

Nokia Theatre,
Los Angeles, California

Creative Arts Awards

September 13, 2008

Host

Tom Bergeron
Heidi Klum
Howie Mandel
Jeff Probst
Ryan Seacrest^[1]

TV in the United States

Network

ABC

Producer

Ken Ehrlich^[2]

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The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.^[3] They were hosted by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest^[1] (all nominated for Outstanding Host for a Reality Show or Reality Competition) and televised in the United States on ABC.

The Creative Arts Awards was held eight days earlier (September 13) at the same venue. They were hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke.

The telecast was viewed by 12.20 million^[4] with a household rating of 8.86/12.79^[5] making it the lowest rated and least viewed ceremony in its televised history. Many critics cited lackluster performances from the five hosts as a reason for the huge decline.^[6] Others pointed to the field of nominees which were dominated by low-rated and sparsely viewed programs,^[7] thus making the Emmys widely considered as a bust, which was panned by critics as "... the worst ever, laid a big, fat ratings egg as well ..."^[8]

Contents

1 Nominations
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Nominations

The nominees were announced on July 17 by nominees Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris and Academy president John Schaffley.^[9]

Summary per network

Network	Nominations^[10]	Awards^[11]
ABC	76	12
AMC	20	8
CBS	51	10
FOX	28	4
FX Networks	11	3
HBO	85	26
NBC	50	10
PBS	33	10

Primetime Telecast Winners

Winners are listed first in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order

Outstanding Drama Series	Outstanding Comedy Series
Mad Men (AMC) Boston Legal (ABC) Damages (FX) Dexter (Showtime) House (FOX) Lost (ABC)	30 Rock (NBC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Entourage (HBO) The Office (NBC) Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Miniseries	Outstanding Made for Television Movie
John Adams (HBO) The Andromeda Strain (A&E) Cranford (PBS) Tin Man (SCI FI)	Recount (HBO) Bernard and Doris (HBO) Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO) The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Lifetime) A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Daily Show (Comedy Central) The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Saturday Night Live (NBC)	The Amazing Race (CBS) American Idol (FOX) Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Project Runway (Bravo) Top Chef (Bravo)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
*Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad* (Episode: "Pilot") (AMC)** Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston on In Treatment (Episode: "Week 4: Paul and Gina") (HBO) Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter (Episode: "There's Something About Harry") (Showtime) Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (Episode: "The Wheel") (AMC) Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House (Episode: "House's Head") (FOX) James Spader as Alan Shore on Boston Legal (Episode: "The Court Supreme") (ABC)	*Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock* (Episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC)** Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office (Episode: "Goodbye, Toby") (NBC) Lee Pace as Ned on Pushing Daisies (Episode: "Pie-lette") (ABC) Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man") (USA) Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Is There a Mrs. Waffles?") (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
*Glenn Close as Patricia "Patty" Hewes on Damages* (Episode: "Get Me A Lawyer") (FX)** Sally Field as Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters (Episode: "History Repeating") (ABC) Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia "Liv" Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Undercover") (NBC) Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko on Saving Grace (Episode: "Tacos, Tulips, Duck and Spices") (TNT) Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer (Episode: "Manhunt") (TNT)	*Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock* (Episode: "Sandwich Day") (NBC)** Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly on Samantha Who? (Episode: "The Restraining Order") (ABC) America Ferrera as Betty Suarez on Ugly Betty (Episode: "Odor in the Court") (ABC) Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (Episode: "One and a Half Men") (CBS) Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds (Episode: "Bill Sussman") (Showtime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
*Paul Giamatti as John Adams in John Adams* (HBO)** Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty in Bernard and Doris (HBO) Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman in Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO) Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain in Recount (HBO) Tom Wilkinson as James Baker in Recount (HBO)	*Laura Linney as Abigail Adams in John Adams* (HBO)** Judi Dench as Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns in Cranford (PBS) Catherine Keener as Gertrude Baniszewski in An American Crime (Showtime) Phylicia Rashād as Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun (ABC) Susan Sarandon as Doris Duke in Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
*Željko Ivanek as Ray Fiske on Damages* (Episode: "I Hate These People") (FX)** Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher on Damages (Episode: "Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker") (FX) Michael Emerson as Benjamin Linus on Lost (Episode: "The Shape of Things to Come") (ABC) William Shatner as Denny Crane on Boston Legal (Episode: "Mad About You") (ABC) John Slattery as Roger Sterling, Jr. on Mad Men (Episode: "Long Weekend") (AMC)	*Jeremy Piven as Ariel "Ari" Gold on Entourage* (Episode: "The Day Fuckers") (HBO)** Jon Cryer as Dr. Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Meander to Your Dander") (CBS) Kevin Dillon as Johnny "Drama" Chase on Entourage (Episode: "The Dream Team") (HBO) Neil Patrick Harris as Barnabus "Barney" Stinson on How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "The Goat") (CBS) Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute on The Office (Episode: "Money") (NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
*Dianne Wiest as Dr. Gina Toll on In Treatment* (Episode: "Week 1: Paul and Gina") (HBO)** Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt on Boston Legal (Episode: "The Mighty Rogues") (ABC) Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Whedon on Brothers and Sisters (Episode: "Domestic Issues") (ABC) Sandra Oh as Dr. Christina Yang on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "The Becoming") (ABC) Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Lay Your Hands on Me") (ABC)	*Jean Smart as Regina Newly on Samantha Who?* (Episode: "The Girlfriend") (ABC)** Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook on Pushing Daisies (Episode: "Girth") (ABC) Amy Poehler as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Tina Fey") (NBC) Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Media Room Slash Dungeon") (CBS) Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (Episode: "Bananas for Betty") (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
*Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin in John Adams* (HBO)** Bob Balaban as Benjamin Ginsberg in Recount (HBO) Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson in John Adams (HBO) Denis Leary as Michael Whouley in Recount (HBO) David Morse as George Washington in John Adams (HBO)	*Eileen Atkins as Deborah Jenkyns in Cranford* (PBS)** Laura Dern as Katherine Harris in Recount (HBO) Ashley Jensen as Maggie Jacobs in Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO) Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun (ABC) Alfre Woodard as Edna Reilly in Pictures of Hollis Woods (CBS)
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Special
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO) Bill Maher: The Decider (HBO) George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya! (HBO) James Taylor: One Man Band (PBS) Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell (Bravo) The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)	*Don Rickles for Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project* (HBO)** Stephen Colbert for The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Tina Fey for Saturday Night Live (NBC) David Letterman for Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Jon Stewart for The 80th Academy Awards (ABC)
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
*Greg Yaitanes for House* (Episode: "House's Head") (FOX)** Allen Coulter for Damages (Episode: "Get Me A Lawyer") (FX) Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad (Episode: "Pilot") (AMC) Arlene Sanford for Boston Legal (Episode: "The Mighty Rogues") (ABC) Alan Taylor for Mad Men (Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") (AMC)	*Barry Sonnenfeld for Pushing Daisies* (Episode: "Pie-lette") (ABC)** Dan Attias for Entourage (Episode: "No Cannes Do") (HBO) James Bobin for Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "Sally Returns") (HBO) Michael Engler for 30 Rock (Episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC) Paul Feig for The Office (Episode: "Goodbye, Toby") (NBC) Paul Lieberstein for The Office (Episode: "Money") (NBC)
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
*Matthew Weiner for Mad Men* (Episode: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") (AMC)** Michael Angeli for Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Six of One") (SCI FI) Ed Burns & David Simon for The Wire (Episode: "–30–") (HBO) Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, and Daniel Zelman for Damages (Episode: "Get Me A Lawyer") (FX) Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (Episode: "The Wheel") (AMC)	*Tina Fey for 30 Rock* (Episode: "Cooter") (NBC)** James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie for Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "Yoko") (HBO) Jack Burditt for 30 Rock (Episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC) Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky for The Office (Episode: "Dinner Party") (NBC) Bryan Fuller for Pushing Daisies (Episode: "Pie-lette") (ABC)
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
*Jay Roach for Recount* (HBO)** Bob Balaban for Bernard and Doris (HBO) Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO) Tom Hooper for John Adams (HBO) Mikael Salomon for The Company (TNT)	*Kirk Ellis for John Adams* (Episode: "Part II: Independence") (HBO)** Hugh Costello for Bernard and Doris (HBO) Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO) Danny Strong for Recount (HBO) Heidi Thomas for Cranford (PBS)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program	Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
*Louis J. Horvitz for The 80th Academy Awards* (ABC)** Jim Hoskinson for The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live (NBC) Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Lonny Price for Company (PBS)	The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming	Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
*Adam Beckman & Christopher Wilcha for This American Life* (Showtime)** Ken Burns & Lynn Novick for The War (PBS) Tricia Regan for Autism: The Musical (HBO) Tony Sacco for Top Chef (Bravo) Bertram van Munster for The Amazing Race (CBS)	The War (PBS) American Experience (PBS) Intervention (A&E) Life After People (History) This American Life (Showtime)

Hosting

Outstanding Host for a Reality Show or Reality Competition
*Jeff Probst for Survivor* (CBS)** Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars (ABC) Heidi Klum for Project Runway (Bravo) Howie Mandel for Deal or No Deal (NBC) Ryan Seacrest for American Idol (FOX)

Creative Arts Awards

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Nokia Theatre on September 13, 2008. The ceremony was broadcast a week later on September 20 on E!, the night before the Primetime telecast.

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
*Glynn Turman as Alex Prince, Sr. on In Treatment* (Episode: "Week 8: Alex") (HBO)** Charles Durning as John Gavin, Sr. on Rescue Me (Episode: "Yaz") (FX) Robert Morse as Bertram "Bert" Cooper on Mad Men (Episode: "Nixon vs. Kennedy") (AMC) Oliver Platt as Freddie Prune on Nip/Tuck (Episode: "Carly Summers") (FX) Stanley Tucci as Dr. Kevin Moretti on ER (Episode: "The War Comes Home") (NBC) Robin Williams as Merritt Rook on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Authority") (NBC)	*Tim Conway as Bucky Bright on 30 Rock* (Episode: "Subway Hero") (NBC)** Will Arnett as Devon Banks on 30 Rock (Episode: "Jack Gets in the Game") (NBC) Shelley Berman as Nat David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Rat Dog") (HBO) Steve Buscemi as Lenny "Len" Wosniak on 30 Rock (Episode: "The Collection") (NBC) Rip Torn as Don Geiss on 30 Rock (Episode: "Jack Gets in the Game") (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
*Cynthia Nixon as Janis Donovan on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (Episode: "Alternate") (NBC)** Ellen Burstyn as Nancy Dutton on Big Love (Episode: "Take Me As I Am") (HBO) Diahann Carroll as Jane Burke on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Love/Addiction") (ABC) Sharon Gless as Colleen Rose on Nip/Tuck (Episode: "Kyle Ainge") (FX) Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener on Medium (Episode: "Wicked Game, Part 2") (NBC)	*Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives* (Episode: "Welcome to Kanagawa") (ABC)** Polly Bergen as Stella Wingfield on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Distant Past") (ABC) Edie Falco as Celeste "C.C." Cunningham on 30 Rock (Episode: "Episode 210") (NBC) Carrie Fisher as Rosemary Howard on 30 Rock (Episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC) Sarah Silverman as Marci Maven on Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan") (USA) Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "Ludachristmas") (NBC)

In Memoriam

A special tribute to the lost stars durning last part of 2007 and 2008:

References

^ ^a ^b http://www.emmys.tv/media/releases/2008/rel-pte60-host.php
^ "The Hollywood Reporter". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i4b1f1f7f2a01d2b36f364b58a0e3c7b2. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Emmys will move to new venue". USA Today. March 11, 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-03-11-emmys_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ The Live Feed; 60th Emmy Awards reviews
^ Give Emmys to Craig from Broadcasting and Cable
^ Emmys bomb in ratings and reviews
^ "Noms". http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_nomswin.php.
^ Berman, Marc (2007-07-16). "Emmy Award Nominations: HBO Leads; ABC Well Above CBS and NBC". MediaWeek.com. http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3i50336777802bc299f4e764c17a033a51. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
^ Mesger, Robin (2008-09-21). "Emmy Award Winners Release" (PDF). Academy of Television. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/PTE60winners_pressrel.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-01. ^{[dead link]}

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