58th Primetime Emmy Awards

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58th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date August 27, 2006
Site Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Creative Arts Awards August 19, 2006
Host Conan O'Brien
Network NBC
Producer Ken Ehrlich and Jeff Ross

The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, August 27, 2006 on NBC at 8:00pm ET (00:00 UTC) with Conan O'Brien hosting the show. The ceremony attracted 16.2 million viewers, 2½ million fewer than last year's ceremony, but still the ratings winner for the week.[1]

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[edit] Nominations and winners

HBO received the most nominations and the most awards; its co-production Elizabeth I won nine Emmys, including Best Miniseries.

Network Nominations Awards
HBO 95 26
NBC 41 14
ABC 63 11
FOX 41 10
CBS 34 8
PBS 0 0

A new voting system determined nominees in particular categories (mostly lead acting and outstanding series categories) by a "blue ribbon" panel of judges, which resulted in the exclusion of popular shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost, and actors like Hugh Laurie from House. Lost's exclusion was mocked during the opening sequence (see below), when O'Brien, accompanied by Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, heads down a hatch to get to the Emmys. O'Brien asked Reyes if he wanted to come; Reyes says coyly, "Well, we weren't exactly invited", to which O'Brien replies "But you won last year!"

Ellen Burstyn was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special for her role in Mrs. Harris, even though she was onscreen for only 14 seconds.

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Outstanding Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Mini-Series

[edit] Outstanding Made for Television Movie

[edit] Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

[edit] Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Children's Program

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

[edit] Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

[edit] Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

[edit] Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

[edit] Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

[edit] Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

[edit] Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie

[edit] Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Program, or Special

[edit] Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

[edit] Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

[edit] Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

[edit] Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

[edit] Outstanding Reality Program

[edit] Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)

[edit] Outstanding Animated Program (An Hour Or More)

[edit] Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

[edit] Opening sequence and subsequent controversy

[edit] The plane crash Lost parody

The opening sequence of the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards show depicted the host, Conan O'Brien, wearing a tuxedo, sitting in luxury on a plane, sipping champagne and mentioning to the flight attendant that this would be the second Emmy's broadcast that he would be hosting. O'Brien then rhetorically asked the flight attendant, "What could possibly go wrong?" Immediately after that, the plane began to experience turbulence and then was portrayed as having crashed on (or near) an island. O'Brien is then seen walking ashore on the beach and onto the island still wearing his (now drenched) tuxedo (the video of this opening sequence is here [1]). Hurley appears and then follows O'Brien to a hatch. When O'Brien asks if he wants to come along, Hurley says that they "weren't actually invited".

The intention of this opening sequence was to parody the premise of the ABC television series Lost; however, the sequence reportedly disturbed some viewers because of the Comair Flight 5191 aircraft disaster that had occurred earlier in the day.[2]

Entertainment industry critics, such as LA Weekly columnist Nikki Finke, lambasted NBC's decision to not pull the plane crash portion of the opening sequence, in light of the aforementioned crash earlier that day. Finke stated that she believes NBC could have – with relative ease – instructed their writers to come up with a different sketch at the last minute, which could have been used as a substitute [2].

[edit] Other parodies

The skit also parodied shows such as The Office, 24, House, South Park, and Dateline NBC (specifically, the "To Catch a Predator" segments). An animated Tom Cruise from the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" appears in a skit where an animated O'Brien hides in Stan Marsh's closet, only to run away when he discovers Cruise has already occupied the closet.

[edit] Tributes

The show featured tributes to two TV legends : Dick Clark ("America's Oldest Teenager"), and Aaron Spelling, producer of such classic TV shows as Dynasty and Beverly Hills, 90210. The former tribute was presented by Simon Cowell, American Idol judge, with a performance by Barry Manilow, who won an Emmy later that evening. Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, and Stephen Collins, along with the original three Charlie's Angels, gave the tribute for Spelling.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-tvratingstext30aug30,0,7856317.htmlstory
  2. ^ http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/15376874.htm

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