57th Primetime Emmy Awards

57th Primetime Emmy Awards
Date	September 18, 2005 (Ceremony) September 11, 2005 (Creative Arts Awards)
Location	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Host	Ellen DeGeneres
Television/Radio coverage
Network	CBS
Producer	Ken Ehrlich
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The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS. One network BBC America received its first major nomination this year.

The show, which aired three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, featured a mini-telethon for Habitat for Humanity and gave DeGeneres more opportunity to use the show to somberly remember the victims of the Gulf Coast. Opening the show was the famous 1970's band Earth Wind & Fire with a comedic version of "September", in collaboration with The Black Eyed Peas. The show featured tributes to ABC-TV anchor Peter Jennings (who died seven weeks earlier) presented by rival anchors Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw and to talk show host Johnny Carson (who died in January 2005) by close friend and Late Show host David Letterman. Also, the show featured Emmy Idol, five segments in which famous TV stars performed popular TV theme songs in a format like American Idol.

Everybody Loves Raymond became the first comedy to have its final season win the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series since Barney Miller in 1982. Everybody Loves Raymond tied for the lead in major nominations and wins with 10 and three. Freshman series Desperate Housewives became just the second series to earn three nominations in a lead acting category, it joined The Golden Girls which had three nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series four separate years. In the drama field, new series Lost won Outstanding Drama Series. Defending champion The Sopranos was on hiatus, and had not aired a new season during the eligibility period.

Actress Angela Lansbury received her 18th and most recent nomination. However, she failed to win, this extended her record losing streak.

Winners and nominees

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Programs

Outstanding Comedy Series	Outstanding Drama Series
Everybody Loves Raymond, (CBS) Arrested Development, (Fox) Desperate Housewives, (ABC) Scrubs, (NBC) Will & Grace, (NBC)	Lost, (ABC) 24, (Fox) Deadwood, (HBO) Six Feet Under, (HBO) The West Wing, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central) Da Ali G Show, (HBO) Late Night with Conan O'Brien, (NBC) Late Show with David Letterman, (NBC) Real Time with Bill Maher, (HBO)	The 58th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS) Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, (Opening ceremony) (NBC) The 77th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC) Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth, (Showtime) Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh, (CBS)
Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Outstanding Miniseries
Warm Springs, (HBO) Lackawanna Blues, (HBO) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, (HBO) The Office, (Episode: "Christmas Special"), (BBC America) The Wool Cap, (TNT)	The Lost Prince, (PBS) The 4400, (USA) Elvis, (CBS) Empire Falls, (HBO)
Outstanding Reality/Competition Program
The Amazing Race, (CBS) American Idol, (Fox) The Apprentice, (NBC) Project Runway, (Bravo) Survivor, (CBS)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"), (USA) Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth on Arrested Development (Episode: "Good Grief"), (Fox) Zach Braff as Dr. John "J.D." Dorian on Scrubs (Episode: "My Last Chance"), (NBC) Eric McCormack as Will Truman on Will & Grace (Episode: "Queens for a Day"), (NBC) Ray Romano as Ray Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Power of No"), (CBS)	Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC) Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Running to Stand Still"), (ABC) Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Move On"), (ABC) Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Finale"), (CBS) Jane Kaczmarek as Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle (Episode: "Lois Battles Jamie"), (Fox)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
James Spader as Alan Shore on Boston Legal (Episode: "Death Be Not Proud"), (ABC) Hank Azaria as Craig Huffstodt on Huff (Episode: "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up"), (Showtime) Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House (Episode: "Detox"), (Fox) Ian McShane as Al Swearengen on Deadwood (Episode: "The Whores Can Come"), (HBO) Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on 24 (Episode: "Day 4: 2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m."), (Fox)	Patricia Arquette as Allison DuBois on Medium (Episode: "In Sickness and Adultery"), (NBC) Glenn Close as Monica Rawling on The Shield (Episode: "Hurt"), (FX) Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episode: "Coming and Going"), (HBO) Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow on Alias (Episode: "Before the Flood"), (ABC) Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Charisma"), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers on The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, (HBO) Kenneth Branagh as Franklin D. Roosevelt on Warm Springs, (HBO) Ed Harris as Miles Roby on Empire Falls, (HBO) William H. Macy as Gigot on The Wool Cap, (TNT) Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Elvis Presley on Elvis, (CBS)	S. Epatha Merkerson as Rachel Crosby on Lackawanna Blues, (HBO) Halle Berry as Janie Starks on Their Eyes Were Watching God, (ABC) Blythe Danner as Rebecca Holmes Davitch on Back When We Were Grownups, (CBS) Cynthia Nixon as Eleanor Roosevelt on Warm Springs, (HBO) Debra Winger as Dawn Anna Townsend on Dawn Anna, (Lifetime)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Brad Garrett as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "A Job for Robert" + "Pat's Secret"), (CBS) Peter Boyle as Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Boys' Therapy" + "Tasteless Frank"), (CBS) Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland on Will & Grace (Episodes: "Queens for a Day" + "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"), (NBC) Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold on Entourage (Episodes: "The Review" + "Busey and the Beach"), (HBO) Jeffrey Tambor as George Bluth, Sr. on Arrested Development (Episodes: "Burning Love" + "Righteous Brothers"), (Fox)	Doris Roberts as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Tasteless Frank" + "The Finale"), (CBS) Conchata Ferrell as Berta on Two and a Half Men (Episodes: "Can You Eat Human Flesh With Wooden Teeth?" + "Woo-Hoo, a Hernia Exam!"), (CBS) Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace, (Episodes: "The Birds and the Bees" + "Saving Grace, Again: Part I"), (NBC) Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper on Two and a Half Men (Episodes: "Those Big Pink Things with Coconut" + "A Sympathetic Crotch to Cry On"), (CBS) Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development (Episodes: "Motherboy XXX" + "Spring Breakout"), (Fox)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
William Shatner as Denny Crane on Boston Legal (Episodes: "It Girls and Beyond" + "Tortured Souls"), (ABC) Alan Alda as Arnold Vinick on The West Wing (Episodes: "King Corn" + "In God We Trust"), (NBC) Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah on Lost (Episodes: "Solitary" + "The Greater Good"), (ABC) Terry O'Quinn as John Locke on Lost (Episodes: "Walkabout" + "The Moth"), (ABC) Oliver Platt as Russell Tupper on Huff (Episodes: "That Fucking Cabin" + "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up"), (Showtime)	Blythe Danner as Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt on Huff (Episodes: "Is She Dead?" + "Christmas is Ruined"), (Showtime) Stockard Channing as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing (Episodes: "Third-Day Story" + "The Wake Up Call"), (NBC) Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray on Judging Amy (Episodes: "Early Winter" + "Too Little, Too Late"), (CBS) Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy (Episodes: "No Man's Land" + "Save Me"), (ABC) CCH Pounder as Claudette Wyms on The Shield (Episodes: "Doghouse" + "Tar Baby"), (FX)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Paul Newman as Max Roby on Empire Falls, (HBO) Brian Dennehy as Father Dominic Spagnolia on Our Fathers, (Showtime) Philip Seymour Hoffman as Charlie Mayne on Empire Falls, (HBO) Christopher Plummer as Cardinal Bernard Francis Law on Our Fathers, (Showtime) Randy Quaid as Colonel Tom Parker on Elvis, (CBS)	Jane Alexander as Sara Roosevelt on Warm Springs, (HBO) Kathy Bates as Helena Mahoney on Warm Springs, (HBO) Camryn Manheim as Gladys Presley on Elvis, (CBS) Charlize Theron as Britt Ekland on The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, (HBO) Joanne Woodward as Francine Whiting on Empire Falls, (HBO)

Guest performances

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Bobby Cannavale as Vince D'Angelo on Will & Grace, (NBC) Alec Baldwin as Malcolm on Will & Grace, (NBC) Victor Garber as Peter Bovington on Will & Grace, (NBC) Jeff Goldblum as Scott Woolley on Will & Grace, (NBC) Fred Willard as Hank Macdougall on Everybody Loves Raymond, (CBS)	Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives, (ABC) Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman on Will & Grace, (NBC) Georgia Engel as Pat Macdougall on Everybody Loves Raymond, (CBS) Cloris Leachman as Grandma Ida on Malcolm in the Middle, (Fox) Lupe Ontiveros as Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives, (ABC)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Ray Liotta as Charlie Metcalf on ER, (NBC) Red Buttons as Mr. Rubadoux on ER, (NBC) Ossie Davis as Melvin Porter on The L Word, (Showtime) Charles Durning as Ernie Yost on NCIS, (CBS) Martin Landau as Frank Malone on Without a Trace, (CBS)	Amanda Plummer as Miranda Cole on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, (NBC) Jill Clayburgh as Bobbie Broderick on Nip/Tuck, (FX) Swoosie Kurtz as Madeline Sullivan on Huff, (Showtime) Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Duvall on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Law & Order: Trial by Jury, (NBC) Cloris Leachman as Aunt Olive on Joan of Arcadia, (CBS)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Charles McDougall, for Desperate Housewives, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC) James Burrows for Will & Grace, (Episode: "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"), (NBC) David Frankel for Entourage, (Episode: "Pilot"), (HBO) Gary Halvorson for Everybody Loves Raymond, (Episode: "The Finale"), (CBS) Randall Zisk, for Monk, (Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine"), (USA)	J.J. Abrams for Lost, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC) Gregg Fienberg for Deadwood, (Episode: "Complications"), (HBO) Alex Graves for The West Wing, (Episode: "2162 Votes"), (NBC) Peter Horton for Grey's Anatomy, (Episode: "A Hard Day's Night"), (ABC) Quentin Tarantino for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, (Episode: "Grave Danger"), (CBS) Peter Tolan for Rescue Me, (Episode: "Pilot"), (FX) Scott Winant for Huff, (Episode: "Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up"), (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Bucky Gunts for Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, (Opening ceremony) (NBC) James Bobin for Da Ali G Show, (Episode: "Rekognize"), (HBO) Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS) Louis J. Horvitz for The 77th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC) Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central)	Stephen Hopkins for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, (HBO) Fred Schepisi for Empire Falls, (HBO) Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs, (HBO) George C. Wolfe for Lackawanna Blues, (HBO)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Mitchell Hurwitz, James Vallely for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Righteous Brothers"), (Fox) Marc Cherry for Desperate Housewives, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC) Brad Copeland for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Sword of Destiny"), (Fox) Barbara Feldman for Arrested Development, (Episode: "Sad Sack"), (Fox) Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano, Leslie Caveny for Everybody Loves Raymond, (Episode: "The Finale"), (CBS)	David Shore for House, (Episode: "Three Stories"), (Fox) J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber for Lost, (Episode: "Pilot"), (ABC) David Fury for Lost, (Episode: "Walkabout"), (ABC) George Pelecanos, David Simon for The Wire, (Episode: "Middle Ground"), (HBO) Peter Tolan, Denis Leary for Rescue Me, (Episode: "Pilot"), (FX)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central) Da Ali G Show, (HBO) Late Night with Conan O'Brien, (NBC) Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS) Real Time with Bill Maher, (HBO)	Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely for The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, (HBO) Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant for The Office, (Episode: "Christmas Special"), (BBC America) Margaret Nagle for Warm Springs, (HBO) Scott Peters, René Echevarria for The 4400, (Episode: "Part I"), (USA) Richard Russo for Empire Falls, (HBO)

Most major nominations

By network ^{[note 1]}

• HBO – 35
• NBC / CBS – 28
• ABC – 24
• Fox – 14

By program

• Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / Will & Grace (NBC) – 10
• Arrested Development (Fox) / Empire Falls (HBO) / Warm Springs (HBO) – 7
• Desperate Housewives (ABC) – 8
• Lost (ABC) – 6

Most major awards

By network ^{[note 1]}

• HBO / ABC – 7
• NBC / CBS – 5
• Fox / Comedy Central – 2

By program

• Desperate Housewives (ABC) / Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (HBO) – 3

Notes

In Memoriam

References

External links

• Emmys.com list of 2005 Nominees & Winners
• 2005 Emmy Awards at the Internet Movie Database

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