24 and The Office Top the Emmy Awards 2006
August 28, 2006 by cd
‘24‘ and the US version of ‘The Office‘ were among the winners at the Emmy Awards in California last night.
Thriller series ‘24‘ was named Best Drama Series while star Kiefer Sutherland was named Best Actor.
Accepting his award, Sutherland said: “Every once in a while you’ll have an evening that just reminds you that you’re given too much and this is that evening. This experience on ’24′ has been nothing but remarkable for me.”
’24′ had been nominated on four previous occasions for Best Drama Series.
Medical drama ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ won in just one category of the 11 in which it was nominated: Best Casting for a Drama Series.
The Steve Carell-starring ‘The Office’ was named Best Comedy, but Carrell lost out on the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award to ‘Monk‘ star Tony Shalhoub.
‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ star Mariska Hargitay was named Best Actress in a Drama Series while Julia Louis-Dreyfus won the Best Actress in a Comedy Series award for ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’.
The HBO mini-series ‘Elizabeth I’ won nine awards, with stars Helen Mirren named Best Actress and Jeremy Irons named Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries respectively.
The awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Drama Series went to Alan Alda for ‘The West Wing’ and Blythe Danner for ‘Huff’.
Megan Mullally was named Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for ‘Will & Grace’ with Jeremy Piven winning Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for ‘Entourage’.
Summary:
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Megan Mullally, Will & Grace
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Alan Alda, The West Wing
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Blythe Danner, Huff
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Kelly Mcdonald, The Girl in the Café
Best Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Best Directing for a Comedy Series: My Name is Earl, Pilot (Mark Buckland, director)
Best Writing for a Comedy Series: My Name is Earl, Pilot (written by Greg Garcia)
Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: Barry Manilow
Best Directing for a Drama Series: 24, “7:00 AM – 8:00 AM” (Jon Cassar, director)
Best Writing for a Drama Series: The Sopranos, “Members Only” (written by Terence Winter)
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth I
Best Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: 78th Annual Academy Awards (Louis J. Horvitz, director)
Best Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Andre Braugher, Thief
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Best Made for TV Movie: The Girl in the Café
Best Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race
Best Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Elizabeth I, Tom Hooper
Best Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: The Girl in the Café, Richard Curtis
Best Miniseries: Elizabeth I
Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Helen Mirren, Elizabeth I
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Kiefer Sutherland, 24
Best Comedy Series: The Office
Best Drama Series: 24
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