56th Primetime Emmy Awards

56th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	September 19, 2004
Site	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Creative Arts Awards	September 12, 2004
Host	Garry Shandling
TV in the United States
Network	ABC
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The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 19, 2004. The awards show was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC. Nominees are listed below; winners are in bold.

Contents 1 Outstanding Drama Series 2 Outstanding Comedy Series 3 Outstanding Mini-Series 4 Outstanding Made for Television Movie 5 Outstanding Reality-Competition Program 6 Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 7 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series 8 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 9 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 10 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 11 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 12 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie 13 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 14 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 15 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie 16 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 17 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 18 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie 19 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 20 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series 21 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 22 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 23 Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 24 Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series 25 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series 26 Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special 27 Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program 28 Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series 29 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series 30 Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special 31 Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

Outstanding Drama Series

• The Sopranos, HBO
  • 24, Fox
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS
  • Joan of Arcadia, CBS
  • The West Wing, NBC

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Arrested Development, Fox
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
  • Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
  • Sex and the City, HBO
  • Will & Grace, NBC

Outstanding Mini-Series

• Angels in America, HBO
  • American Family, PBS
  • Hornblower: Duty, A&E
  • Prime Suspect 6, PBS
  • Traffic, USA

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

• Something the Lord Made, HBO
  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, HBO
  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day, A&E
  • The Lion in Winter, Showtime
  • The Reagans, Showtime

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race 4, CBS
  • American Idol, Fox
  • The Apprentice, NBC
  • Last Comic Standing, NBC
  • Survivor: Pearl Islands, CBS

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
  • Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC
  • The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
  • Saturday Night Live, NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• James Spader for playing Alan Shore on The Practice
  • James Gandolfini for playing Tony Soprano on The Sopranos
  • Anthony LaPaglia for playing Jack Malone on Without a Trace
  • Martin Sheen for playing President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing
  • Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on 24

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Kelsey Grammer for playing Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier
  • Larry David for playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Matt LeBlanc for playing Joey Tribianni on Friends
  • John Ritter for playing Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
  • Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Al Pacino for playing Roy Cohn in Angels in America
  • Antonio Banderas for playing Pancho Villa in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
  • James Brolin for playing Ronald Reagan in The Reagans
  • Mos Def for playing Vivien Thomas in Something the Lord Made
  • Alan Rickman for playing Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
  • Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos
  • Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on Alias
  • Mariska Hargitay for playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU
  • Amber Tamblyn for playing Joan Girardi on Joan of Arcadia

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Sarah Jessica Parker for playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City
  • Jennifer Aniston for playing Rachel Green on Friends
  • Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Bonnie Hunt for playing Bonnie Molloy on Life with Bonnie
  • Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

• Meryl Streep for playing Hannah Pitt, Rabbi Isidor Chemelwitz, Ethel Rosenberg & Angel Australia in Angels in America
  • Emma Thompson for playing Nurse Emily, Homeless Woman and Angel America in Angels in America
  • Glenn Close for playing Eleanor in The Lion in Winter
  • Helen Mirren for playing Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
  • Judy Davis for playing Nancy Reagan in The Reagans

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Michael Imperioli for playing Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
  • Steve Buscemi for playing Tony Blundetto on The Sopranos
  • Brad Dourif for playing Doc Cochran on Deadwood
  • Victor Garber for playing Jack Bristow on Alias
  • John Spencer for playing Leo McGarry on The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• David Hyde Pierce for playing Niles Crane on Frasier
  • Peter Boyle for playing Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Brad Garrett for playing Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland on Will & Grace
  • Jeffrey Tambor for playing George Bluth Sr. on Arrested Development

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Jeffrey Wright for playing Belize, Mr. Lies & Continental Principality in Angels in America
  • Patrick Wilson for playing Joe Pitt in Angels in America
  • Justin Kirk for playing Prior Walter and The Man in the Park in Angels in America
  • Ben Shenkman for playing Louis Ironson & Continental Principality in Angels in America
  • William H. Macy for playing John Irwin in Stealing Sinatra

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Drea de Matteo for playing Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos
  • Stockard Channing for playing Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing
  • Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on Judging Amy
  • Janel Moloney for playing Donna Moss onThe West Wing
  • Robin Weigert for playing Calamity Jane on Deadwood

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kim Cattrall for playing Samantha Jones on Sex and the City
• Kristin Davis for playing Charlotte York on Sex and the City
• Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on Will & Grace
• Cynthia Nixon for playing Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City
• Doris Roberts for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Mary-Louise Parker for playing Harper Pitt in Angels in America
• Julie Andrews for playing Nanny in Eloise at Christmastime
• Angela Lansbury for playing Dora in The Blackwater Lightship (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
• Anne Heche for playing Rowena Larson in Gracie's Choice
• Anjelica Huston for playing Carrie Chapman Catt in Iron Jawed Angels

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• James Earl Jones for playing Will Cleveland on Everwood
• Martin Landau for playing Frank Malone on Without a Trace
• Bob Newhart for playing Ben Hollander on ER
• Matthew Perry for playing Joe Quincy on The West Wing
• William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on The Practice

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Louise Fletcher for playing Miss Eva Garrison on Joan of Arcadia
• Marlee Matlin for playing Dr. Amy Solwey on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Sharon Stone for playing Sheila Carlisle on The Practice
• Betty White for playing Catherine Piper on The Practice
• Mare Winningham for playing "Sandra Blaine" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• John Cleese for playing Lyle Finster on Will & Grace
• Danny DeVito for playing Roy on Friends
• Anthony LaPaglia for playing Simon Moon on Frasier
• John Turturro for playing "Ambrose Monk" on Monk
• Fred Willard for playing Hank MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate for playing Amy on Friends
• Eileen Brennan for playing Zandra on Will & Grace
• Georgia Engel for playing Pat MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond
• Cloris Leachman for playing Ida on Malcolm in the Middle
• Laura Linney for playing Charlotte on Frasier

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

• Billy Crystal—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
• Elaine Stritch—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
• Ellen DeGeneres—Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now
• Bill Maher—Real Time With Bill Maher
• Tracey Ullman—Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• Walter Hill—Deadwood
• Christopher Chulack—ER
• Ryan Murphy—Nip/Tuck
• Allen Coulter—The Sopranos
• Tim Van Patten—The Sopranos

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

• Joe Russo & Anthony Russo—Arrested Development
• Bryan Gordon—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Robert B. Weide—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Larry Charles—Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Tim Van Patten—Sex and the City

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

• Mike Nichols—Angels in America
• Robert Harmon—Ike: Countdown to D-Day
• Andrei Konchalovsky—The Lion In Winter
• Tom Hooper—Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
• Joseph Sargent—Something The Lord Made

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

• Louis J. Horvitz—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
• John Moffitt—Bill Maher: Victory Begins At Home
• Chuck O'Neil—The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Andy Picheta, Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
• Neal Brennan, Andre Allen and Scott Vincent—Chappelle's Show
• Jerry Foley—The Late Show with David Letterman

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• David Milch—Deadwood (episode: "Pilot")
• Michael Caleo—The Sopranos (episode: "Where's Johnny?")
• Terence Winter—The Sopranos (episode: "Long Term Parking")
• Terence Winter & Matthew Weiner—The Sopranos (episode: "Unidentified Black Males")
• Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess—The Sopranos (episode: "Irregular Around the Margins")

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• Mitchell Hurwitz—Arrested Development (episode: "Pilot")
• Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman—Scrubs (episode: "My Screw Up")
• Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan—Frasier (episode: "Goodnight, Seattle")
• Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky—Sex and the City (episode: "The Ick Factor")
• Michael Patrick King—Sex and the City (episode: "An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux")

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

• Larry Gelbart—And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
• Sally Robinson, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer & Jennifer Friedes—Iron Jawed Angels
• Jane Marchwood, Tom Rickman & Elizabeth Egloff—The Reagans
• Peter Silverman & Robert Caswell—Something The Lord Made
• Tony Kushner—Angels in America

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

• Chappelle's Show
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Chris Rock: Never Scared
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien
• Late Show With David Letterman

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