Sep 21, 2008
The 60th Annual Primetime Emmys were held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by reality tv hosts Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst and Ryan Seacrest.
Big winners included the NBC comedy "30 Rock," the AMC drama "Mad Men" and the HBO miniseries "John Adams."
HBO won the most Emmy Awards in 2008 with 26.
2008 Emmy Award Winners
| Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| 30 Rock |    |
| Lorne Michaels; Tina Fey; David Miner; Marci Klein; Robert Carlock | |
| Other Nominees: Curb Your Enthusiasm; Entourage; The Office; Two And A Half Men | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | |
| Mad Men | |
| Matthew Weiner; Tom Palmer | |
| Other Nominees: Boston Legal; Damages; Dexter; House; Lost | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama | |
| Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) | |
| Other Nominees: James Spader (Boston Legal); Michael C Hall (Dexter); Hugh Laurie (House); Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment); Jon Hamm (Mad Men) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama | |
| Glenn Close (Damages) | |
| Other Nominees: Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters); Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU); Holly Hunter (Saving Grace); Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama | |
| Zeljko Ivanek (Damages) | |
| Other Nominees: William Shatner (Boston Legal); Ted Danson (Damages); Michael Emerson (Lost); John Slattery (Mad Men) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama | |
| Dianne Wiest (In Treatment) | |
| Other Nominees: Candice Bergen (Boston Legal); Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters); Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy); Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy | |
| Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: Tony Shalhoub (Monk); Steve Carell (The Office); Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies); Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy | |
| Tina Fey (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (New Adventures Of Old Christine); America Ferrera (Ugly Betty); Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy | |
| Jeremy Piven (Entourage) | |
| Other Nominees: Kevin Dillon (Entourage); Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother); Rainn Wilson (The Office); Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy | |
| Jean Smart (Samantha Who?) | |
| Other Nominees: Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies); Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live); Holland Taylor (Two And A Half Men); Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Paul Giamatti (John Adams) | |
| Other Nominees: Ralph Fiennes (Bernard And Doris); Ricky Gervais (Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale); Kevin Spacey (Recount); Tom Wilkinson (Recount) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Laura Linney (John Adams) | |
| Other Nominees: Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin In The Sun); Catherine Keener (An American Crime); Susan Sarandon (Bernard And Doris); Judi Dench (Cranford) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | |
| Tom Wilkinson (John Adams) | |
| Other Nominees: David Morse (John Adams); Stephen Dillane (John Adams); Denis Leary (Recount); Bob Balaban (Recount) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | |
| Eileen Atkins (Cranford) | |
| Other Nominees: Audra McDonald (A Raisin In The Sun); Ashley Jensen (Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale); Alfre Woodard (Pictures Of Hollis Woods); Laura Dern (Recount) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor Comedy Series | |
| Tim Conway (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: Rip Torn (30 Rock); Will Arnett (30 Rock); Steve Buscemi (30 Rock); Shelley Berman (Curb Your Enthusiasm) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor Drama Series | |
| Glynn Turman (In Treatment) | |
| Other Nominees: Stanley Tucci (ER); Robin Williams (Law & Order); Robert Morse (Mad Men); Oliver Platt (Nip/Tuck); Charles Durning (Rescue Me) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actress Comedy Series | |
| Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives) | |
| Other Nominees: Carrie Fischer (30 Rock); Edie Falco (30 Rock); Elaine Stritch (30 Rock); Polly Bergen (Desperate Housewives); Sarah Silverman (Monk) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actress Drama Series | |
| Cynthia Nixon (Law & Order: SVU) | |
| Other Nominees: Ellen Burstyn (Big Love); Diahann Carroll (Grey's Anatomy); Anjelica Huston (Medium); Sharon Gless (Nip/Tuck) | |
| Outstanding Made for TV Movie | |
| Recount | |
| Paula Weinstein; Len Amato; Sydney Pollack; Jay Roach | |
| Other Nominees: A Raisin In The Sun; Bernard And Doris; Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale; The Memory Keeper's Daughter | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |
| John Adams | |
| Tom Hanks; Gary Goetzman; Kirk Ellis; Frank Doelger | |
| Other Nominees: Cranford; The Andromeda Strain; Tin Man | |
| Outstanding Reality Program | |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List) | |
| Marcia Mule; Bryan Scott; Lisa M Tucker; Kathy Griffin | |
| Other Nominees: Antiques Roadshow; Dirty Jobs; Extreme Makeover Home Edition; Intervention | |
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | |
| The Amazing Race | |
| Jerry Bruckheimer; Bertram van Munster; Jonathan Littman; Hayma ?Screech? Washington | |
| Other Nominees: American Idol; Dancing With The Stars; Project Runway; Top Chef | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Performer | |
| Don Rickles (Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project) | |
| Other Nominees: Jon Stewart (80th Annual Academy Awards); David Letterman (Late Show With David Letterman); Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live); Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Series | |
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | |
| Jon Stewart; David Javerbaum | |
| Other Nominees: Late Show with David Letterman; Real Time with Bill Maher; Saturday Night Live; The Colbert Report | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special | |
| Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | |
| Mike Richardson; Bob Engelman; Larry Rickles; John Landis | |
| Other Nominees: Bill Maher: The Decider; George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya!; James Taylor: One Man Band; Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell; The Kennedy Center Honors | |
| Outstanding Writing: Comedy Series | |
| Tina Fey (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: Flight Of The Conchords; Pushing Daisies; The Office | |
| Outstanding Writing: Drama Series | |
| Matthew Weiner (Mad Men) | |
| Other Nominees: Battlestar Gallactica; Damages; The Wire | |
| Outstanding Writing: Miniseries or Made For TV Movie | |
| Kirk Ellis (John Adams) | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; Cranford; Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale; Recount | |
| Outstanding Writing: Nonfiction | |
| The War | |
| Geoffrey C Ward | |
| Other Nominees: Intervention; Life After People; This American Life; Walt Whitman | |
| Outstanding Writing: Variety Music or Comedy Program | |
| The Colbert Report | |
| Tom Purcell (head writer) | |
| Other Nominees: Late Night With Conan O'Brien; Late Show With David Letterman; Saturday Night Live; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | |
| 30 Rock | |
| Jennifer McNamara Shroff | |
| Other Nominees: Californication; Curb Your Enthusiasm; Pushing Daisies; Ugly Betty | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | |
| Damages | |
| Julie Tucker; Ross Meyerson; Avy Kaufman | |
| Other Nominees: Brothers & Sisters; Friday Night Lights; Mad Men; The Tudors | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie | |
| John Adams | |
| Kathleen Chopin; Nina Gold; Tracy Kilpatrick | |
| Other Nominees: Cranford; Recount; The Bronx Is Burning; The Company | |
| Outstanding Directing (Comedy Series) | |
| Barry Sonnenfeld (Pushing Daisies) | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Rock; Entourage; Flight Of the Conchords; The Office | |
| Outstanding Directing (Drama Series) | |
| Greg Yaitanes (House) | |
| Other Nominees: Boston Legal; Breaking Bad; Damages; Mad Men | |
| Outstanding Directing (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| Jay Roach (Recount) | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; Extras; John Adams; The Company | |
| Outstanding Directing (Variety Program) | |
| Louis J Horvitz (80th Annual Academy Awards) | |
| Other Nominees: Company; Saturday Night Live; The Colbert Report; The Daily Show With John Stewart | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| John Adams | |
| Gemma Jackson; David Crank; Christina Moore; Kathy Lucas; Sarah Whittle | |
| Other Nominees: Cranford; Recount; The Andromeda Strain; Tin Man | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Multi-Camera Series) | |
| How I Met Your Mother | |
| Stephen Olson; Susan Eschelbach | |
| Other Nominees: New Adventures of Old Christine | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Single-Camera Series) | |
| Mad Men | |
| Bob Shaw; Henry Dunn; Rena DeAngelo | |
| Other Nominees: Dexter; Heroes; Pushing Daisies; Ugly Betty | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Variety/Music/Nonfiction) | |
| Academy Awards (80th Annual Academy Awards) | |
| Roy Christopher; Joe Celli | |
| Other Nominees: 2007 MTV Video Music Awards; 50th Annual Grammy Awards; Hell's Kitchen; MADtv | |
| Outstanding Costumes (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| John Adams | |
| Donna Zakowska; Amy Andrews Harrell; Clare Spragge | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; Comanche Moon; Cranford; Tin Man | |
| Outstanding Costumes (Series) | |
| The Tudors | |
| Joan Bergin; Susan O'Connor Cave; Gabriel O'Brien | |
| Other Nominees: Desperate Housewives; Mad Men; Pushing Daisies; Ugly Betty | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Miniseries | |
| Cranford | |
| Alison Elliott | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; John Adams; Tin Man | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Multicamera | |
| Saturday Night Live | |
| Bettie O Rogers; Annemichelle Radcliffe; Jodi Mancuso | |
| Other Nominees: Dancing With the Stars; Two and a Half Men | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Single-Camera | |
| Mad Men | |
| Gloria Pasqua Casny; Lucia Mace; Anthony Wilson; Barbara Cantu | |
| Outstanding Host for Reality TV | |
| Jeff Probst (Survivor) | |
| Other Nominees: Ryan Seacrest (American Idol); Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars); Howie Mandel (Deal or No Deal); Heidi Klum (Project Runway) | |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | |
| Mad Men | |
| Mark Gardner; Steve Fuller; Cara McKenney | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; Chuck; New Amsterdam; The Company | |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | |
| Pirate Master | |
| Russ Landau | |
| Other Nominees: Canterbury's Law; Kid Nation; Phineas And Ferb; Saving Grace | |
| Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries | |
| Tin Man | |
| Lisa Love; Rebecca Lee | |
| Other Nominees: Comanche Moon; John Adams; The Andromeda Strain | |
| Outstanding Makeup For Multi-Camera | |
| Dancing With The Stars | |
| Melanie Mills; Zena Shteysel; Patti Ramsey Bortoli; Nadege Schoenfeld | |
| Other Nominees: MADtv; So You Think You Can Dance; Two And A Half Men | |
| Outstanding Makeup For Single-Camera | |
| Tracy Ullman's State Of The Union (Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union) | |
| Sally Craven; Matthew Mungle | |
| Other Nominees: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Grey's Anatomy; Mad Men; Pushing Daisies | |
| Outstanding Makeup Prosthetic | |
| John Adams | |
| Trefor Proud; John R Bayless; Christopher Burgoyne; Matthew Mungle | |
| Other Nominees: Grey's Anatomy; Mad Men; Pushing Daisies; Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | |
| Outstanding Original Music for a Miniseries | |
| The Company | |
| Jeff Beal | |
| Other Nominees: Bernard And Doris; John Adams; Masters of Science Fiction; For One More Day; Sense & Sensibility | |
| Outstanding Original Music for a Series | |
| Pushing Daisies | |
| Jim Dooley | |
| Other Nominees: Family Guy; House; Little People Big World; Lost; The Simpsons | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Comedy | |
| Pushing Daisies | |
| Stuart Bass | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Rock; Curb Your Enthusiasm; The Office; Weeds | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Drama | |
| Breaking Bad | |
| Lynne Willingham | |
| Other Nominees: Battlestar Gallactica; Boston Legal; Heroes; Lost; Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special | |
| Justin Timberlake: FutureSex/LoveShow | |
| Michael D Schultz; Jim Kelly; Chad Callner | |
| Other Nominees: Company; Movies Rock; The AFI Life Achievement Award: Tribute To Al Pacino; We Love Ella! A Tribute To The First Lady Of Song | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Miniseries or Movie | |
| Recount | |
| Alan Baumgarten | |
| Other Nominees: Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale; John Adams; The Andromeda Strain; Tin Man | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Nonfiction | |
| Autism: The Musical | |
| Kim Roberts | |
| Other Nominees: AFI's 100 Years?100 Movies; Deadliest Catch; The War; This American Life | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Of Clip Packages | |
| American Idol | |
| Bill DeRonde; Oren Castro | |
| Other Nominees: 80th Annual Academy Awards; Dancing With The Stars; Jimmy Kimmel Live | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Reality | |
| Top Chef | |
| Kevin Leffler; Vikash Patel; Marc Clark; Annie Tighe; Steve Lichtenstein; Sue Hoover; Katherine Griffin | |
| Other Nominees: Extreme Makeover Home Edition; Project Runway; Survivor; The Amazing Race | |
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