And the Emmy goes to …
Winners in 28 categories were revealed during Sunday’s 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
Here is a complete list of winners. Hopefully, those who filled out Emmy ballots did better than me — I was 6-for-28.
–Penny TV
Words to live by: The Emmys opened with current celebrities quoting famous TV lines, and Oklahoma actress Kristin Chenoweth gave it her best Jan Brady when she said, “”Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.”
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
◊Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)(winner, also won in 2007, 2006)
Kevin Dillon, Entourage (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother (CBS)(Penny’s pick)
Rainn Wilson, The Office (NBC)
Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
◊Jean Smart, Samantha Who? (ABC)(winner)
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies (ABC)(Penny’s pick)(she didn’t win, but she looked stunning)
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Holland Taylor, Two And A Half Men (CBS)
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty (ABC)
(two categories, two commercials. It could be a long night)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
◊Zeljko Ivanek, Damages (FX)(winner)
William Shatner, Boston Legal (ABC)(won in 2005)
Ted Danson, Damages (FX)(Penny’s pick)
Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)
John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)
(all the “Desperate Housewives” actresses presented the supporting actor in a drama series award, which was won by a first-time Emmy nominee with a difficult name to pronounce)
Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
◊80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)(winner, and he was busy producing the Emmy show)
Great Performances: Company (PBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)(Penny’s pick)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
(Ricky Gervais, 2007 winner for best actor in comedy series, finally got his Emmy back from Steve Carell, who accepted it for Gervais last year)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
◊Dianne Wiest, In Treatment (HBO)(winner)
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal (ABC)
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)(Penny’s pick)
(Dianne Wiest was not there to accept her award, so presenter Conan O’Brien said he would give it to Steve Carell)
Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program
◊The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)(winner)
Late Night With Conan O’Brien (NBC)(won in 2007)
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)(Penny’s pick)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
◊Laura Linney, John Adams (HBO)(Penny’s pick)(winner)
Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Catherine Keener, An American Crime (Showtime)
Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Dame Judi Dench, Cranford (PBS)
(I am now 1-for-7 on my Emmy picks)
Sock It To Me Moment: Kristen Chenoweth was one of the actors who delivered that famous “Laugh In” line, and she got a boxing glove to the face.
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
◊The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)(winner)(also won in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)(won in 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1994)
Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)(won in 1993)(Penny’s pick)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
(Jon Stewart’s show tied David Letterman’s with six wins in the variety, music or comedy series category. But Stewart has won it the last six years.)
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
◊Pushing Daisies (ABC)(winner)
30 Rock (NBC)(Penny’s pick)
Entourage (HBO)
Flight Of The Conchords (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
(Lee Pace and Kristin Chenoweth, both actors with Oklahoma ties, clapped and smiled with delight when Barry Sonnenfeld won for directing an episode of “Pushing Daisies.”)
Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
◊30 Rock, “Cooter” (NBC)(winner)(Tina Fey got the Emmy for writing this episode)
30 Rock, “Rosemary’s Baby” (NBC)
Flight Of The Conchords (HBO)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)(Penny’s pick)
The Office (NBC)
Outstanding Made For Television Movie
◊Recount (HBO)(winner)
A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)(Penny’s pick)
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter (Lifetime)
(Penny’s Emmy picks update: 1-for-11)
Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
◊Tom Wilkinson, John Adams (HBO)(winner)
David Morse, John Adams (HBO)(Penny’s pick)
Stephen Dillane, John Adams (HBO)
Denis Leary, Recount (HBO)
Bob Balaban, Recount (HBO)
Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
◊Recount (HBO)(winner)(second Emmy win of evening for Jay Roach, who attended the event with a former Bangle)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
John Adams (HBO)(Penny’s pick)
The Company (TNT)
Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
◊John Adams (HBO)(winner)
Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Cranford (PBS)
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)(Penny’s pick)
Recount (HBO)
(Music cut off the Emmy winning writer for “John Adams.” But they need to speed things up a bit. We’re only halfway through the 3-hour show with an hour to go)
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
◊Dame Eileen Atkins, Cranford (PBS)(winner)
Audra McDonald, A Raisin In The Sun (ABC)
Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Alfre Woodard, Pictures Of Hollis Woods (CBS)(Penny’s pick)
Laura Dern, Recount (HBO)
Tulsa native Alfre Woodard had the winning hairdo on Emmy night, but she did not take home an Emmy. She has four already though, and this was her 15th nomination. Alfre’s previous Emmy wins:
1984 for Hill Street Blues (supporting actress in drama)
1987 for LA Law (guest performer in drama)
1997 for Miss Evers’ Boys (lead actress in miniseries or special)
2003 for The Practice (guest actress in drama)
Outstanding Reality-competition Program
◊The Amazing Race (CBS)(winner)(also won in 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)(Penny’s pick)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)
(what an amazing ride “The Amazing Race” is enjoying in the reality-competition category. That show is 6-for-6, and I am now 2-for-16 on Emmy picks)
Outstanding Miniseries
◊John Adams (HBO)(winner)(Penny’s pick)
Cranford (PBS)
The Andromeda Strain (A&E)
Tin Man (Sci Fi Channel)
Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
◊Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO)(winner)
Jon Stewart, 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
David Letterman, Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live (NBC)(Penny’s pick)
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Bitter, Party of 2: Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris (pictured in ABC Photo above) had their comedy bit cut for time. Still, they got to present the Emmy to Mr. Warmth, Don Rickles.
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
◊House (Fox)(Penny’s pick)(winner)
Boston Legal (ABC)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Damages (FX)
Mad Men (AMC)
(Penny’s Emmy Picks: 4-for-19)
Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series
◊Mad Men, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” (AMC)(winner)
Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
Damages (FX)(Penny’s pick)
Mad Men, “The Wheel” (AMC)
The Wire (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
◊Paul Giamatti, John Adams (HBO)(Penny’s pick)(winner)
Ralph Fiennes, Bernard And Doris (HBO)
Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Kevin Spacey, Recount (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson, Recount (HBO)
(According to Paul Giamatti, he is living proof that anybody can play the president. He won an Emmy for his portrayal of John Adams. )
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
◊Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)(winner)
Tony Shalhoub, Monk (USA)(won in 2006, 2005, 2003)
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)(Penny’s pick)
Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men (CBS)
(Lee Pace, who was born in Chickasha, didn’t win, but he could in a future season. It was Alec Baldwin’s seventh nomination and his first Emmy win.)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
◊Glenn Close, Damages (FX)(winner)
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (ABC)(won in 2007)
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)(won in 2006)
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace (TNT)(Penny’s pick)
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)
(WOW, so pressed for time are the Emmy producers that they cued the music while Glenn Close was in the middle of her acceptance speech for best actress in a drama.)
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
◊Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)(winner and nominee who most resembled the Emmy award–bald)
James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)(won in 2007, 2005, 2004)
Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)
Hugh Laurie, House (Fox)(Penny’s pick)
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment (HBO)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
◊Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)(Penny’s pick)(winner)
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? (ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures Of Old Christine (CBS)(won in 2006)
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)(won in 2007)
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds (Showtime)
(Tina Fey’s second Emmy win this evening, which boosted Penny’s Emmy picks to 6-for-25)
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality – Competition Program
◊Jeff Probst, Survivor (CBS)(winner)
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol (Fox)(Penny’s pick)
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal (NBC)
Heidi Klum, Project Runway (Bravo)
(OK, it was worth rushing things a bit to get in the reality host bit. The show even took a commercial break to keep the nominees in suspense.)
Outstanding Comedy Series
◊30 Rock (NBC)(winner)(also won in 2007)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)(won in 2006)(Penny’s pick)
Two And A Half Men (CBS)
(Tina Fey reminded viewers to tune in to NBC Oct. 30 for the season premiere of “30 Rock”)
Outstanding Drama Series
◊Mad Men (AMC)(winner)
Boston Legal (ABC)
Damages (FX)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (Fox)(Penny’s pick)
Lost (ABC)(won in 2005)
Note to Emmy show producers: Present more of the main categories earlier in the telecast so the winners most viewers tune in to see are not rushed off the stage at the end.
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