Primetime Emmy Awards 2005
The presentation of the Emmy Awards 2005 took place on 18 September 2005 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles instead. This was the 57th award in the primetime category .
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The ceremony, which took place three weeks after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, started with the song September by the band Earth Wind & Fire , in a fun version in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas . They remembered the appeals for donations for the victims of the hurricane. The television station CBS broadcast the event, organized by Ellen DeGeneres was moderated. The broadcaster with the most nominations (36) was HBO and received seven awards. The most successful series were All Love Raymond (10 nominations), Will & Grace (10) and Desperate Housewives (8). With only three awards and only four nominations, the station Comedy Central was the "most accurate".
Channel | Nominations | Prices |
HBO | 36 | 7th |
CBS | 31 | 5 |
NBC | 26th | 4th |
ABC | 22nd | 6th |
FOX | 19th | 2 |
Comedy Central |
4th | 3 |
PBS | 1 | 1 |
Other | 13 | 2 |
Awards
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
- Arrested Development
- Desperate Housewives
- Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Scrubs - The Beginners (Scrubs)
- Will & Grace
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
- Deadwood
- Lost
- Six Feet Under - Died always (Six Feet Under)
- 24
- The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
Miniseries
(Outstanding Mini-Series)
- 4400 - The Returnees (The 4400)
- Elvis
- Empire Falls
- The Lost Prince
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
Reality TV show
(Outstanding Reality Competition Program)
Variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
- Da Ali G Show
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien , NBC
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Real Time with Bill Maher
main actor
Leading actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
- Hank Azaria as Craig Huffstodt in Huff - Ready for the Couch (Huff)
- Hugh Laurie as Gregory House in Dr. House (House)
- Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in Deadwood
- James Spader as Alan Shore in Boston Legal
- Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth in Arrested Development
- Zach Braff as John "JD" Dorian in Scrubs (Scrubs)
- Eric McCormack as Will Truman in Will & Grace
- Ray Romano as Ray Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk in Monk
Leading actor in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Elvis Presley in Elvis
- Ed Harris as Miles Roby in Empire Falls
- Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Kenneth Branagh as Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs
- William H. Macy as a gigot in The Wool Cap
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
- Patricia Arquette as Allison DuBois in Medium - Nothing Remains Hidden (Medium)
- Glenn Close as Monica Rawling in The Shield - The Shield (The Shield)
- Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under - Died always (Six Feet Under)
- Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow in Alias - Die Agentin (Alias)
- Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Marcia Cross as Bree Hodge in Desperate Housewives
- Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer Delfino in Desperate Housewives
- Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo in Desperate Housewives
- Jane Kaczmarek as Lois Wilkerson in Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm in the Middle)
Leading actress in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)
- Blythe Danner as Rebecca Holmes Davitch in Back When We Were Grownups
- Debra Winger as Dawn Anna Townsend in Dawn Anna
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Rachel Crosby in Lackawanna Blues
- Halle Berry as Janie Starks in The Love Never Dies (Their Eyes Were Watching God)
- Cynthia Nixon as Eleanor Roosevelt in Warm Springs
supporting cast
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
- Alan Alda as Arnold Vinick in The West Wing - The West Wing (The West Wing)
- Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah in Lost
- Terry O'Quinn as John Locke in Lost
- Oliver Platt as Russell Tupper in Huff - Ready for the Couch (Huff)
- William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Peter Boyle as Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Brad Garrett as Robert Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland in Will & Grace
- Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold in Entourage
- Jeffrey Tambor as George Bluth Sr. in Arrested Development
Supporting actor in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie)
- Randy Quaid as Colonel Tom Parker in Elvis
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Charlie Mayne in Empire Falls
- Paul Newman as Max Roby in Empire Falls
- Brian Dennehy as Dominic Spagnolia's father in Our Fathers
- Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Bernard Law in Our Fathers
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet in The West Wing - The West Wing (The West Wing)
- Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray in Judging Amy (Judging Amy)
- Blythe Danner as Isabelle Huffstodt in Huff - Ready for the Couch (Huff)
- Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang in Grey's Anatomy (Grey's Anatomy)
- CCH Pounder as Claudette Wyms in The Shield - The Shield (The Shield)
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Conchata Ferrell as Berta in Two and a Half Men
- Megan Mullally as Karen Walker in Will & Grace
- Doris Roberts as Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half Men
- Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development
Supporting actress in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)
- Camryn Manheim as Gladys Presley in Elvis
- Joanne Woodward as Francine Whiting in Empire Falls
- Charlize Theron as Britt Ekland in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Jane Alexander as Sara Delano Roosevelt in Warm Springs
- Kathy Bates as Helena Mahoney in Warm Springs
Guest actor
Guest actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
- Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux in Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme (ER)
- Ray Liotta as Charlie Metcalf in Emergency Room (ER)
- Ossie Davis as Melvin Porter in The L Word (The L Word)
- Charles Durning as Ernie Yost in Navy CIS
- Martin Landau as Frank Malone in Without a Trace disappeared (Without a Trace)
Guest actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Fred Willard as Hank in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Alec Baldwin as Malcolm in Will & Grace
- Bobby Cannavale as Vince D'Angelo in Will & Grace
- Victor Garber as Peter Bovington in Will & Grace
- Jeff Goldblum as Scott Woolley in Will & Grace
Guest actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Madeline Sullivan in Huff - Ready for the Couch (Huff)
- Cloris Leachman as Aunt Olive in The Heavenly Joan (Joan of Arcadia)
- Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Duvall in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Duvall in Law & Order: Trial by Jury
- Amanda Plummer as Miranda Cole in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Jill Clayburgh as Bobbie Broderick in Nip / Tuck (Nip / Tuck)
Guest actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives
- Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita Solis in Desperate Housewives
- Georgia Engel as Pat in Everyone Loves Raymond
- Cloris Leachman as Ida in Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm in the Middle)
- Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman in Will & Grace
Individual performance in a variety show or music show
(Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program)
- Jon Stewart for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Jay Leno for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Hugh Jackman for The 58th Annual Tony Awards
- Tracey Ullman for Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed
- Whoopi Goldberg for Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary
Director
Directed a drama series
(Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series)
- Quentin Tarantino for CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators
- Gregg Fienberg for Deadwood
- Peter Horton for Grey's Anatomy
- Scott Winant for Huff - Ready for the Couch (Huff)
- JJ Abrams for Lost
- Peter Tolan for Rescue Me
- Alex Graves for The West Wing - In the Center of Power
Direction for a comedy series
(Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series)
- Charles McDougall for Desperate Housewives
- David Frankel for Entourage
- Gary Halvorson for Everybody Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
- Randy Zisk for Monk
- James Burrows for Will & Grace
Direction for a miniseries, TV movie or a special
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)
- Fred Schepisi for Empire Falls
- George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues
- Stephen Hopkins for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs
Directing a variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)
- Louis J. Horvitz for The 77th Annual Academy Awards
- James Bobin for Da Ali G Show
- Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Bucky Gunts for The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
- Jerry Foley for The Late Show with David Letterman
script
Script for a drama series
(Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series)
- David Shore for Dr. House ( House , Episode: "Three Stories")
- JJ Abrams , Damon Lindelof & Jeffrey Lieber for Lost (Episode: "Pilot")
- David Fury for Lost (Episode: "Walkabout")
- Peter Tolan & Denis Leary for Rescue Me (episode: "Pilot")
- George Pelecanos & David Simon for The Wire (episode: "Middle Ground")
Screenplay for a comedy series
(Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series)
- Barbara Feldman for Arrested Development (episode: "Sad Sack")
- Brad Copeland for Arrested Development (episode: "Sword of Destiny")
- Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely for Arrested Development (episode: "Righteous Brothers")
- Marc Cherry for Desperate Housewives
- Philip Rosenthal , Ray Romano , Tucker Cawley , Lew Schneider , Steve Skrovan , Jeremy Stevens , Mike Royce , Aaron Shure , Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny for Everyone Loves Raymond (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Script for a miniseries, TV movie or a special
(Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)
- Richard Russo for Empire Falls
- Scott Peters & René Echevarria for 4400 - The Returners ( The 4400 , "Pilot")
- Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant for The Office
- Margaret Nagle for Warm Springs
Screenplay for a variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)
- Da Ali G Show
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- The Late Show with David Letterman
- Real Time with Bill Maher