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[08/27/06 - 12:00 AM]
Winners of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards Announced

[via press release from The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight (Sunday, August 27, 2006) awarded the 2005-2006 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the �58th Primetime Emmy Awards� originating on the NBC Television Network from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The Academy's Chairman & CEO Dick Askin participated in the awards ceremony. Ken Ehrlich was Executive Producer of the telecast.

In addition to Emmys in 27 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 68 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on August 19, 2006 from the Shrine Auditorium. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

The total primetime awards announced on tonight�s telecast were distributed as follows: (Note: The figures in parenthesis represent the grand total of Emmys awarded, including those announced tonight and those announced August 19.)

Programs Individuals Total

HBO 2 (4) 7 (22) 9 (26)
NBC 1 (2) 5 (12) 6 (14)
ABC - (1) 1 (10) 1 (11)
FOX 1 (2) 2 (8) 3 (10)
CBS 1 (1) 1 (8) 2 (9)
PBS - (2) 1 (6) 1 (8)
Cartoon Network - (-) - (4) - (4)
History Channel - (2) - (1) - (3)
Comedy Central 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2)
Disney - (1) - (1) - (2)
FX Network - (-) 1 (2) 1 (2)
Showtime - (-) 1 (2) 1 (2)
TNT - (-) - (2) - (2)
A&E - (-) - (1) - (1)
Discovery Channel - (1) - (-) - (1)
Nickelodeon - (-) - (1) - (1)
SCI FI Channel - (-) - (1) - (1)
TCM - (-) - (1) - (1)
USA - (-) 1 (1) 1 (1)
WB - (-) - (1) - (1)

A complete list of all awards presented tonight is attached. The final page of the attached list includes a recap of all programs with multiple awards.

For further information, see www.emmys.tv

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

MEGAN MULLALLY as Karen NBC

Will & Grace

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

ALAN ALDA as Arnold Vinick NBC

The West Wing

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

BLYTHE DANNER as Izzy Huffstodt SHOWTIME

Huff

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold HBO

Entourage

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

KELLY MACDONALD as Gina HBO

The Girl In The Caf�

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL

Jon Stewart, Executive Producer Ben Karlin, Executive Producer Stewart Bailey, Co-Executive Producer Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer David Javerbaum, Supervising Producer

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

MARC BUCKLAND, Director NBC

My Name Is Earl Pilot

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

GREG GARCIA, Writer NBC

My Name Is Earl Pilot

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM

BARRY MANILOW, Performer PBS

Barry Manilow: Music and Passion

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

JON CASSAR, Director FOX

24 7:00 AM � 8:00 AM

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

TERENCE WINTER, Writer HBO

The Sopranos Members Only

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

JEREMY IRONS as Earl of Leicester HBO

Elizabeth I

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM

LOUIS J. HORVITZ, Director ABC

78th Annual Academy Awards

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM

DAVID JAVERBAUM, Head Writer COMEDY CENTRAL RACHEL AXLER, Writer KEVIN BLEYER, Writer RICH BLOMQUIST, Writer STEVE BODOW, Writer TIM CARVELL, Writer STEPHEN COLBERT, Writer ERIC DRYSDALE, Writer J.R. HAVLAN, Writer SCOTT JACOBSON, Writer BEN KARLIN, Writer ROB KUTNER, Writer SAM MEANS, Writer CHRIS REGAN, Writer JASON REICH, Writer JASON ROSS, Writer JON STEWART, Writer

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

ANDRE BRAUGHER as Nick Atwater FX NETWORK

Thief

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

TONY SHALHOUB as Adrian Monk USA

Monk

OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE

THE GIRL IN THE CAF� HBO

Richard Curtis, Executive Producer Paul Abbott, Executive Producer Hilary Bevan Jones, Producer

OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM

THE AMAZING RACE CBS

Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer Bertram Van Munster, Executive Producer Jonathan Litman, Executive Producer Hayma "Screech" Washington, Executive Producer Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer Elise Doganier, Co-Executive Producer Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer John Moffet, Supervising Producer Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer Alex Rader, Supervising Producer Phil Keoghan, Producer/Host David Brown, Senior Producer Allison Chase, Senior Producer Barry Hennessey, Senior Producer Jennifer Basa, Producer Patrick Cariaga, Producer Bob Mora, Producer Michael Norton, Producer Michael Noval, Producer Cynthia A. Palormo, Producer Giselle Parets, Producer Bob Parr, Producer Bill Pruitt, Producer Matt Schmidt, Producer

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL

TOM HOOPER, Director HBO

Elizabeth I

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL

RICHARD CURTIS, Writer HBO

The Girl In The Caf�

OUTSTANDING MINISERIES

ELIZABETH I HBO

Suzan Harrison, Executive Producer George Faber, Executive Producer Charles Pattinson, Executive Producer Nigel Williams, Executive Producer Barney Reisz, Producer

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE

HELEN MIRREN as Elizabeth I HBO

Elizabeth I

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

MARISKA HARGITAY as Detective Olivia Benson NBC

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS as Christine Campbell CBS

The New Adventures of Old Christine

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

KIEFER SUTHERLAND as Jack Bauer FOX

24

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

THE OFFICE NBC

Greg Daniels, Executive Producer Ben Silverman, Executive Producer Ricky Gervais, Executive Producer Stephen Merchant, Executive Producer Howard Klein, Executive Producer Paul Lieberstein, Co-Executive Producer Michael Schur, Producer Kent Zbornak, Producer

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

24 FOX

Joel Surnow, Executive Producer Robert Cochran, Executive Producer Howard Gordon, Executive Producer Evan Katz, Executive Producer Brian Grazer, Executive Producer Kiefer Sutherland, Co-Executive Producer Michael Loceff, Co-Executive Producer Steven Kronish, Co-Executive Producer Jon Cassar, Co-Executive Producer Manny Coto, Co-Executive Producer David Fury, Co-Executive Producer Michael Klick, Producer Brad Turner, Producer

PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS

August 19 August 27 Total

Elizabeth I 5 4 9
24 2 3 5
Baghdad ER 4 - 4
My Name Is Earl 2 2 4
Rome 4 - 4
78th Annual Academy Awards 3 1 4
The Amazing Race 2 1 3
The Girl In The Caf� - 3 3
Bleakhouse (Masterpiece Theatre) 2 - 2
Boston Legal 2 - 2
Dancing With The Stars 2 - 2
High School Musical 2 - 2
How I Met Your Mother 2 - 2
Into The West 2 - 2
MADtv 2 - 2
Rome: Engineering An Empire 2 - 2
Six Feet Under 2 - 2
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - 2 2
The Simpsons 2 - 2
The XX Olympic Winter Games � Opening Ceremony 2 - 2
The West Wing 1 1 2
Will & Grace 1 1 2





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· 24 (FOX)
· AMAZING RACE, THE (CBS)
· ELIZABETH I (HBO)
· ENTOURAGE (HBO)
· GIRL IN THE CAFE, THE (HBO)
· HUFF (SHOWTIME)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· MONK (USA)
· MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
· NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE, THE (CBS)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· SOPRANOS, THE (HBO)
· THIEF (FX)
· WEST WING, THE (NBC)
· WILL & GRACE (NBC)





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