Primetime Emmy Awards Winners
"30 Rock" and "Mad Men" take home Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series respectively.
September 21, 2008
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight awarded the 2007-2008 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the "60th Primetime Emmy Awards" originating on the ABC Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Academy's Chairman & CEO John Shaffner participated in the awards ceremony. Ken Ehrlich was Executive Producer of the telecast.
In addition to Emmys in 28 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 70 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on September 13, 2008 from the Nokia Theatre. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Jeremy Piven" as Ari Gold - HBO - "Entourage"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Jean Smart" as Regina Newly - ABC - "Samantha Who?"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
ELJKO IVANEK as Ray Fiske - FX NETWORKS - "Damages"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
LOUIS J. HORVITZ - ABC - "80th Annual Academy Awards"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
DIANNE WIEST as Dr. Gina Toll - HBO - "In Treatment"
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
"The Colbert Report" - COMEDY CENTRAL
TOM PURCELL, Head Writer
STEPHEN COLBERT, Writer
ALLISON SILVERMAN, Writer
RICHARD DAHM, Writer
MICHAEL BRUMM, Writer
ROB DUBBIN, Writer
ERIC DRYSDALE, Writer
PETER GWINN, Writer
JAY KATSIR, Writer
LAURA KRAFFT, Writer
FRANK LESSER, Writer
GLENN EICHLER, Writer
PETER GROSZ, Writer
BRYAN ADAMS, Writer
BARRY JULIEN, Writer
MEREDITH SCARDINO, Writer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
LAURA LINNEY as Abigail Adams - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART" - COMEDY CENTRAL
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
David Javerbaum, Executive Producer
Rory Albanese, Co-Executive Producer
Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer
Josh Lieb, Co-Executive Producer
Jim Margolis, Supervising Producer
Jennifer Flanz, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
BARRY SONNENFELD - ABC - "Pushing Daisies" - Pie-Lette
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
TINA FEY - NBC - "30 Rock" - Cooter
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
"RECOUNT" - HBO
Paula Weinstein, Executive Producer
Len Amato, Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack, Executive Producer
Jay Roach, Executive Producer
Michael Hausman, Produced by
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
TOM WILKINSON as Benjamin Franklin - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
JAY ROACH - HBO - "Recount"
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
KIRK ELLIS - HBO - "John Adams" - Independence
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
DAME EILEEN ATKINS as Miss Deborah Jenkyns - PBS - "Cranford (Masterpiece)"
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"THE AMAZING RACE" - CBS
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Hayma "Screech" Washington, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
Elise Doganieri, Co-Executive Producer
Bill Pruitt, Supervising Producer
Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer
Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer
Jarratt Carson, Senior Producer
Giselle Parets, Senior Producer
Phil Keoghan, Producer
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
"JOHN ADAMS" - HBO
Tom Hanks, Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer
Kirk Ellis, Co-Executive Producer
Frank Doelger, Co-Executive Producer
David Coatsworth, Produced by
Steven Shareshian, Produced by
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
DON RICKLES - HBO - "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GREG YAITANES - FOX - "House" - Houses Head
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
MATTHEW WEINER - AMC - "Mad Men" - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
PAUL GIAMATTI as John Adams - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ALEC BALDWIN as Jack Donaghy - NBC - "30 Rock"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
GLENN CLOSE as Patty Hewes - FX NETWORKS - "Damages"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRYAN CRANSTON as Walt White - AMC - "Breaking Bad"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
TINA FEY as Liz Lemon - NBC - "30 Rock"
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
JEFF PROBST - CBS - "Survivor"
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
"30 ROCK" - NBC
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Tina Fey, Executive Producer
Marci Klein, Executive Producer
David Miner, Executive Producer
Robert Carlock, Executive Producer
John Riggi, Co-Executive Producer
Jack Burditt, Co-Executive Producer
Jeff Richmond, Producer
Don Scardino, Producer
Jerry Kupfer, Producer
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
"MAD MEN" - AMC
Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
Tom Palmer, Co-Executive Producer
Scott Hornbacher, Producer
Lisa Albert, Producer
Andre Jacquemetton, Producer
Maria Jacquemetton, Producer
PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS
September 13 - September 21 - Total
"John Adams" - 8 - 5 - 13
"30 Rock" - 3 - 4 - 7
"Mad Men" - 4 - 2 - 6
"50th Annual Grammy Awards" - 3 - 0 - 3
"Damages" - 1 - 2 - 3
"Pushing Daisies" - 2 - 1 - 3
"Recount" - 1 - 2 - 3
"The War" - 3 - 0 -3
"80th Annual Academy Awards" - 1 - 1 - 2
"American Masters" - 2 - 0 -2
"Autism: The Musical" - 2 - 0 -2
"Battlestar Galactica" - 2 - 0 - 2
"Breaking Bad" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Cranford (Masterpiece)" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Dancing With The Stars" - 2 - 0 - 2
"In Treatment" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - 2 - 0 - 2
"Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" - 1 - 1 - 2
"This American Life" - 2 - 0 - 2
In addition to Emmys in 28 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 70 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on September 13, 2008 from the Nokia Theatre. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Jeremy Piven" as Ari Gold - HBO - "Entourage"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Jean Smart" as Regina Newly - ABC - "Samantha Who?"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
ELJKO IVANEK as Ray Fiske - FX NETWORKS - "Damages"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
LOUIS J. HORVITZ - ABC - "80th Annual Academy Awards"
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
DIANNE WIEST as Dr. Gina Toll - HBO - "In Treatment"
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
"The Colbert Report" - COMEDY CENTRAL
TOM PURCELL, Head Writer
STEPHEN COLBERT, Writer
ALLISON SILVERMAN, Writer
RICHARD DAHM, Writer
MICHAEL BRUMM, Writer
ROB DUBBIN, Writer
ERIC DRYSDALE, Writer
PETER GWINN, Writer
JAY KATSIR, Writer
LAURA KRAFFT, Writer
FRANK LESSER, Writer
GLENN EICHLER, Writer
PETER GROSZ, Writer
BRYAN ADAMS, Writer
BARRY JULIEN, Writer
MEREDITH SCARDINO, Writer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
LAURA LINNEY as Abigail Adams - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
"THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART" - COMEDY CENTRAL
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
David Javerbaum, Executive Producer
Rory Albanese, Co-Executive Producer
Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer
Josh Lieb, Co-Executive Producer
Jim Margolis, Supervising Producer
Jennifer Flanz, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
BARRY SONNENFELD - ABC - "Pushing Daisies" - Pie-Lette
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
TINA FEY - NBC - "30 Rock" - Cooter
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
"RECOUNT" - HBO
Paula Weinstein, Executive Producer
Len Amato, Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack, Executive Producer
Jay Roach, Executive Producer
Michael Hausman, Produced by
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
TOM WILKINSON as Benjamin Franklin - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
JAY ROACH - HBO - "Recount"
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
KIRK ELLIS - HBO - "John Adams" - Independence
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
DAME EILEEN ATKINS as Miss Deborah Jenkyns - PBS - "Cranford (Masterpiece)"
OUTSTANDING REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"THE AMAZING RACE" - CBS
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Hayma "Screech" Washington, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
Elise Doganieri, Co-Executive Producer
Bill Pruitt, Supervising Producer
Matt Schmidt, Supervising Producer
Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer
Jarratt Carson, Senior Producer
Giselle Parets, Senior Producer
Phil Keoghan, Producer
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
"JOHN ADAMS" - HBO
Tom Hanks, Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman, Executive Producer
Kirk Ellis, Co-Executive Producer
Frank Doelger, Co-Executive Producer
David Coatsworth, Produced by
Steven Shareshian, Produced by
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
DON RICKLES - HBO - "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
GREG YAITANES - FOX - "House" - Houses Head
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
MATTHEW WEINER - AMC - "Mad Men" - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
PAUL GIAMATTI as John Adams - HBO - "John Adams"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
ALEC BALDWIN as Jack Donaghy - NBC - "30 Rock"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
GLENN CLOSE as Patty Hewes - FX NETWORKS - "Damages"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
BRYAN CRANSTON as Walt White - AMC - "Breaking Bad"
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
TINA FEY as Liz Lemon - NBC - "30 Rock"
OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
JEFF PROBST - CBS - "Survivor"
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
"30 ROCK" - NBC
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Tina Fey, Executive Producer
Marci Klein, Executive Producer
David Miner, Executive Producer
Robert Carlock, Executive Producer
John Riggi, Co-Executive Producer
Jack Burditt, Co-Executive Producer
Jeff Richmond, Producer
Don Scardino, Producer
Jerry Kupfer, Producer
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
"MAD MEN" - AMC
Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
Tom Palmer, Co-Executive Producer
Scott Hornbacher, Producer
Lisa Albert, Producer
Andre Jacquemetton, Producer
Maria Jacquemetton, Producer
PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS
September 13 - September 21 - Total
"John Adams" - 8 - 5 - 13
"30 Rock" - 3 - 4 - 7
"Mad Men" - 4 - 2 - 6
"50th Annual Grammy Awards" - 3 - 0 - 3
"Damages" - 1 - 2 - 3
"Pushing Daisies" - 2 - 1 - 3
"Recount" - 1 - 2 - 3
"The War" - 3 - 0 -3
"80th Annual Academy Awards" - 1 - 1 - 2
"American Masters" - 2 - 0 -2
"Autism: The Musical" - 2 - 0 -2
"Battlestar Galactica" - 2 - 0 - 2
"Breaking Bad" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Cranford (Masterpiece)" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Dancing With The Stars" - 2 - 0 - 2
"In Treatment" - 1 - 1 - 2
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" - 2 - 0 - 2
"Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" - 1 - 1 - 2
"This American Life" - 2 - 0 - 2


