57th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS. One network BBC America received its first major nomination this year.
The show, which aired three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, featured a mini-telethon for Habitat for Humanity and gave DeGeneres more opportunity to use the show to somberly remember the victims of the Gulf Coast. Opening the show was the famous 1970's band Earth Wind & Fire with a comedic version of "September", in collaboration with The Black Eyed Peas. The show featured tributes to ABC-TV anchor Peter Jennings (who died seven weeks earlier) presented by rival anchors Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw and to talk show host Johnny Carson (who died in January 2005) by close friend and Late Show host David Letterman. Also, the show featured Emmy Idol, five segments in which famous TV stars performed popular TV theme songs in a format like American Idol.
Everybody Loves Raymond became the first comedy to have its final season win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series since Barney Miller in 1982. Everybody Loves Raymond tied for the lead in major nominations and wins with 10 and three. Freshman series Desperate Housewives became just the second series to earn three nominations in a lead acting category, it joined The Golden Girls which had three nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series four separate years. In the drama field, new series Lost won Outstanding Drama Series. Defending champion The Sopranos was on hiatus, and had not aired a new season during the eligibility period.
Actress Angela Lansbury received her 18th and most recent nomination. However, she failed to win, this extended her record losing streak.
Winners and nominees
Brad Garrett, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Doris Roberts, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Guest performances
Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
- Charles McDougall, for Desperate Housewives, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC)
- James Burrows for Will & Grace, (Episode: "It’s a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"), (NBC)
- David Frankel for Entourage, (Episode: "Pilot"), (HBO)
- Gary Halvorson for Everybody Loves Raymond, (Episode: "The Finale"), (CBS)
- Randall Zisk, for Monk, (Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"), (USA)
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- J.J. Abrams for Lost, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC)
- Gregg Fienberg for Deadwood, (Episode: "Complications"), (HBO)
- Alex Graves for The West Wing, (Episode: "2162 Votes"), (NBC)
- Peter Horton for Grey's Anatomy, (Episode: "A Hard Day’s Night"), (ABC)
- Quentin Tarantino for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, (Episode: "Grave Danger"), (CBS)
- Peter Tolan for Rescue Me, (Episode: "Pilot"), (FX)
- Scott Winant for Huff, (Episode: "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up"), (Showtime)
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Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
- Bucky Gunts for Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, (Opening ceremony) (NBC)
- James Bobin for Da Ali G Show, (Episode: "Rekognize"), (HBO)
- Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Louis J. Horvitz for The 77th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central)
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Writing
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
- Mitchell Hurwitz, James Vallely for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Righteous Brothers"), (Fox)
- Marc Cherry for Desperate Housewives, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC)
- Brad Copeland for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Sword of Destiny"), (Fox)
- Barbara Feldman for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Sad Sack"), (Fox)
- Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano, Leslie Caveny for Everybody Loves Raymond, (Episode: "The Finale"), (CBS)
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- David Shore for House, (Episode: "Three Stories"), (Fox)
- J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber for Lost, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC)
- David Fury for Lost, (Episode: "Walkabout"), (ABC)
- George Pelecanos, David Simon for The Wire, (Episode: "Middle Ground"), (HBO)
- Peter Tolan, Denis Leary for Rescue Me, (Episode: "Pilot"), (FX)
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Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program |
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special |
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central)
- Da Ali G Show, (HBO)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien, (NBC)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Real Time with Bill Maher, (HBO)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- HBO – 35
- NBC / CBS – 28
- ABC – 24
- Fox – 14
- By program
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / Will & Grace (NBC) – 10
- Arrested Development (Fox) / Empire Falls (HBO) / Warm Springs (HBO) – 7
- Desperate Housewives (ABC) – 8
- Lost (ABC) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- HBO / ABC – 7
- NBC / CBS – 5
- Fox / Comedy Central – 2
- By program
- Desperate Housewives (ABC) / Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (HBO) – 3
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
In Memoriam
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