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Emmy Awards: 2006

Emmy

Date:	19 August (creative arts), 27 August (primetime programming)
Host:	Conan O'Brien
Location:	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA (creative arts, primetime programming)
Notes:	The awards are presented to shows that were originally broadcast 6:00pm to 2:00am between 1 June 2005 and 31 May 2006.

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Boston Legal" (2004) - Christian Clemenson; ABC
Other Nominees:
	"Boston Legal" (2004) - Michael J. Fox (I); ABC "ER" (1994) - James Woods (I); NBC "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Kyle Chandler; ABC "Lost" (2004) - Henry Ian Cusick; ABC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"24" (2001) - Kiefer Sutherland; FOX
Other Nominees:
	"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) - Christopher Meloni; NBC "Rescue Me" (2004) - Denis Leary; FX Network "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Peter Krause (I); HBO "West Wing, The" (1999) - Martin Sheen; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie


Winner:
	"Thief" (2006) {Pilot (#1.1)} - Andre Braugher; FX Network
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Charles Dance (I); PBS Human Trafficking (2005) (TV) - Donald Sutherland (I); Lifetime Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Ben Kingsley; HBO Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV) - Jon Voight; CBS

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Leslie Jordan; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Extras" (2005) - Patrick Stewart (I); HBO "Extras" (2005) - Ben Stiller; HBO "Two and a Half Men" (2003) - Martin Sheen; CBS "Will & Grace" (1998) - Alec Baldwin; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Monk" (2002) - Tony Shalhoub; USA
Other Nominees:
	"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) - Larry David (I); HBO "King of Queens, The" (1998) - Kevin James (III); CBS "Office, The" (2005) - Steve Carell; NBC "Two and a Half Men" (2003) - Charlie Sheen (I); CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) - Mariska Hargitay; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Closer, The" (2005) - Kyra Sedgwick; TNT "Commander in Chief" (2005) - Geena Davis; ABC "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Frances Conroy; HBO "West Wing, The" (1999) - Allison Janney; NBC

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Six Feet Under" (2001) - Patricia Clarkson; HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Kate Burton (I); ABC "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Christina Ricci; ABC "Huff" (2004) - Swoosie Kurtz; Showtime "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Joanna Cassidy; HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie


Winner:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Helen Mirren; HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Gillian Anderson (I); PBS Ambulance Girl (2005) (TV) - Kathy Bates (I); Lifetime Little Thing Called Murder, A (2006) (TV) - Judy Davis (I); Lifetime Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Annette Bening; HBO

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Cloris Leachman; FOX
Other Nominees:
	"Desperate Housewives" (2004) - Shirley Knight (I); ABC "Extras" (2005) - Kate Winslet; HBO "Monk" (2002) - Laurie Metcalf; USA "Will & Grace" (1998) - Blythe Danner; NBC

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"New Adventures of Old Christine, The" (2006) - Julia Louis-Dreyfus; CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Comeback, The" (2005) - Lisa Kudrow; HBO "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Jane Kaczmarek; FOX "Out of Practice" (2005) - Stockard Channing; CBS "Will & Grace" (1998) - Debra Messing; NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"West Wing, The" (1999) - Alan Alda; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"24" (2001) - Gregory Itzin; FOX "Boston Legal" (2004) - William Shatner; ABC "Huff" (2004) - Oliver Platt; Showtime "Sopranos, The" (1999) - Michael Imperioli; HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie


Winner:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Jeremy Irons; HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Denis Lawson; PBS "Elizabeth I" (2005) - Hugh Dancy; HBO "Thief" (2006) {Pilot (#1.1)} - Clifton Collins Jr.; FX Network Human Trafficking (2005) (TV) - Robert Carlyle (I); Lifetime

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Entourage" (2004) - Jeremy Piven; HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Arrested Development" (2003) - Will Arnett; FOX "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Bryan Cranston; FOX "Two and a Half Men" (2003) - Jon Cryer; CBS "Will & Grace" (1998) - Sean Hayes (I); NBC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Megan Mullally; NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) - Cheryl Hines; HBO "Desperate Housewives" (2004) - Alfre Woodard; ABC "My Name Is Earl" (2005) - Jaime Pressly; NBC "Weeds" (2005) - Elizabeth Perkins (I); Showtime

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Huff" (2004) - Blythe Danner; Showtime
Other Nominees:
	"24" (2001) - Jean Smart; FOX "Boston Legal" (2004) - Candice Bergen; ABC "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Sandra Oh; ABC "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Chandra Wilson; ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie


Winner:
	Girl in the Café, The (2005) (TV) - Kelly Macdonald; HBO
Other Nominees:
	Hidden Places (2006) (TV) - Shirley Jones (I); Hallmark Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Ellen Burstyn; HBO Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Cloris Leachman; HBO Water Is Wide, The (2006) (TV) - Alfre Woodard; CBS

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program


Winner:
	78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Louis J. Horvitz (director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - Bruce Gowers (director); FOX - For episode "Finale". "Colbert Report, The" (2005) - Jim Hoskinson (director); Comedy Central - For episode #110. "Daily Show, The" (1996) - Chuck O'Neil (II) (director); Comedy Central - For episode #10140. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Beth McCarthy-Miller (director); NBC - For episode with host Steve Martin.

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming


Winner:
	Baghdad ER (2006) (TV) - Jon Alpert (director); Matthew O'Neill (III) (director); HBO
Other Nominees:
	"American Masters" (1983) {John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend} - Samuel D. Pollard (director); PBS All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006) (TV) - Shari Cookson (director); HBO Children of Beslan (2005) (TV) - Ewa Ewart (director); Leslie Woodhead (director); HBO No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) - Martin Scorsese (director); PBS - (Screened within "American Masters" (1983).)

Outstanding Music Direction


Winner:
	"Great Performances" (1972) - Paul Gemignani (musical director and conductor); PBS - For episode "South Pacific In Concert From Carnegie Hall".
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances" (1972) {Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky (#34.2)} - David Foster (I) (music director); PBS 59th Annual Tony Awards, The (2005) (TV) - Elliot Lawrence (I) (music director); CBS 78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Bill Conti (music director); ABC Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (2005) (TV) - Elliot Lawrence (I) (musical director); Rob Mathes (I) (musical director); CBS

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series


Winner:
	"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) - John Pritchett (III) (technical director); Brian Reason (camera operator); Hector Ramirez (I) (camera operator); David Levisohn (camera operator); John Repczynski (camera operator); Danny Bonilla (camera operator); Easter Xua (camera operator); Chris Gray (X) (video control); ABC - For episode #204.
Other Nominees:
	"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - John Pritchett (III) (technical director); Diane Biederbeck (camera operator); Danny Bonilla (camera operator); Manny Bonilla (camera operator); Dave Eastwood (camera operator); Suzanne Ebner (camera operator); Bob Highton (camera operator); Ed Horton (I) (camera operator); Steve Martyniuk (camera operator); Kenneth Patterson (II) (camera operator); George Prince III (camera operator); John Repczynski (camera operator); Easter Xua (camera operator); Mark Sanford (I) (video control); FOX - For episode #530. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) - Gregory Aull (technical director); Rich Carter (I) (camera operator); Ken Decker (II) (camera operator); Kurt Decker (camera operator); Eugene Huelsman (camera operator); Greg Kasoff (camera operator); Chris Matott (camera operator); James Palczewski (camera operator); Jimmie Scurti (camera operator); Mark Sofil (camera operator); Eli Clarke (camera operator); Carl Henry III (video); Keith Winikoff (video); NBC - For episode #2226. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Timothy Kennedy (II) (technical director); Al Cialino (camera operator); Dave Dorsett (camera operator); Karin-Lucie Grzella (camera operator); Jack Young (VII) (camera operator); John Hannel (camera operator); John Curtin (II) (camera operator); George Rothweiler (camera operator); Dan Flaherty (I) (camera operator); Fred Shimizu (camera operator); Steve Kaufman (camera operator); John Pry (camera operator); Kevin Bailey (II) (camera operator); Bill White (XI) (senior video control); Daniel L. Campbell (video control); CBS - For episode #2472. "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Steven Cimino (technical director); Johnny Pinto (II) (camera operator); Richard B. Fox (camera operator); Brian Phraner (camera operator); Michael Bennett (IX) (camera operator); Eric Eisenstein (camera operator); John Rosenblatt (camera operator); Eugene Huelsman (camera operator); Susan Noll (senior video control); Frank Grisanti (senior video control); NBC - For episode with host Jack Black, musical guest Neil Young.

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"My Name Is Earl" (2005) - Marc Buckland (director); NBC - For the pilot episode.
Other Nominees:
	"Comeback, The" (2005) - Michael Patrick King (director); HBO - For episode "Valerie Does Another Classic Leno". "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) - Robert B. Weide (director); HBO - For episode "The Christ Nail". "Entourage" (2004) - Daniel Attias (director); HBO - For episode "Oh, Mandy". "Entourage" (2004) - Julian Farino (director); HBO - For episode "Sundance Kids". "Weeds" (2005) - Craig Zisk (director); Showtime - For episode "Good S*** Lollipop".

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"24" (2001) - Jon Cassar (director); FOX - For episode "7:00 AM - 8:00 AM".
Other Nominees:
	"Big Love" (2006) - Rodrigo Garc�a (I) (director); HBO - For the pilot episode. "Lost" (2004) - Jack Bender (director); ABC - For episode "Live Together, Die Alone". "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Alan Ball (I) (director); HBO - For episode "Everyone's Waiting". "Sopranos, The" (1999) - David Nutter (I) (director); HBO - For episode "Join The Club". "Sopranos, The" (1999) - Timothy Van Patten (director); HBO - For episode "Members Only". "West Wing, The" (1999) - Mimi Leder (director); NBC - For episode "Election Day".

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special


Winner:
	XX Olympic Winter Games - Opening Ceremony, The (2005) (TV) - Robert Lamacchia (technical director); Cody Alexander (I) (camera operator); Dan Beard (camera operator); Joe De Bonis (camera operator); Ken Decker (II) (camera operator); Eric Eisenstein (camera operator); Rick Fox Jr. (camera operator); Sal Guarna (camera operator); Mike Harvath (camera operator); Terry Hester (camera operator); Igor Klobas (camera operator); Richie Leible Jr. (camera operator); Tore Livia (camera operator); Jon Mantak (camera operator); Chris Matott (camera operator); Robert Mikkelson (camera operator); Brian Phraner (camera operator); Johnny Pinto (II) (camera operator); Marc Tippy (camera operator); Nick Utley (camera operator); James Wachter (camera operator); Harry Weisman (camera operator); Mike Wimberley (camera operator); Ken Woo (camera operator); John (L) Murphy (camera operator); Jerrold Hochman (senior video control); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances" (1972) {Andrea Bocelli: Amore Under the Desert Sky (#34.2)} - Allan Wells (I) (technical director); Randy Baer (camera operator); Bill Chaikowsky (camera operator); Ken Dahlquist (camera operator); Hank Geving (camera operator); Manny Guiterrez (camera operator); Larry Heider (camera operator); Pat Kerby (camera operator); Kenneth Patterson (II) (camera operator); Gordie Siager (camera operator); Rob Vuona (camera operator); Danny Webb (III) (camera operator); Easter Xua (camera operator); Billy Steinberg (I) (senior video control); Steve Rice (VI) (video control); PBS 78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - John B. Field (technical director); Kenneth R. Shapiro (technical director); Allan Wells (I) (screens technical director); Theodore Ashton (camera operator); Rob Balton (camera operator); John Burdick (camera operator); Dave Eastwood (camera operator); Marc Hunter (II) (camera operator); Charlie Huntley (camera operator); David Levisohn (camera operator); Jay Millard (camera operator); Lyn Noland (camera operator); Rob Palmer (I) (camera operator); Bill Philbin (I) (camera operator); David Plakos (camera operator); Hector Ramirez (I) (camera operator); Brian Reason (camera operator); Mark Whitman (camera operator); Kris Wilson (I) (camera operator); Brett Crutcher (camera operator); Aaron Fitzgerald (III) (camera operator); Dean Hall (I) (camera operator); Easter Xua (camera operator); Mark Sanford (I) (video control); Keith Winikoff (video control); Chuck Reilly (I) (video control); ABC Elton John: The Red Piano (2005) (TV) - Chuck Reilly (I) (technical director); Barrie Dodd (camera operator); Andy Watt (camera operator); James Ramsay (camera operator); Derek Pennell (camera operator); Paul Freeman (III) (camera operator); Thomas Geren (camera operator); Kenneth Patterson (II) (camera operator); David Plakos (camera operator); Danny Webb (III) (camera operator); Theodore Ashton (camera operator); Hector Ramirez (I) (camera operator); Gordie Siager (camera operator); Dave Eastwood (camera operator); John Repczynski (camera operator); Rob Palmer (I) (camera operator); Skip Eppley (camera operator); Chris Methven (senior video control); Guy Jones (III) (video control); NBC NFL Opening Kickoff 2005 (2005) (TV) - Eric Becker (II) (technical director); Bob DelRusso (camera operator); Freddy Fredrick (camera operator); Pat Gleason (II) (camera operator); Charlie Huntley (camera operator); Lyn Noland (camera operator); Mark Whitman (camera operator); Easter Xua (camera operator); Jay Kulick (camera operator); John Meiklejohn (camera operator); John Kosmaczewski (camera operator); Chuck Reilly (I) (video control); Guy Jones (III) (video control); ABC

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming


Winner:
	2005 American Music Awards (2005) (TV) - Olin Younger (lighting designer); Harry Sangmeister (lighting director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - Kieran Healy (lighting designer); Eli McKinney (lighting director); George Harvey (II) (lighting director); FOX - For episode "American Classics Songbook With Rod Stewart". "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - Kieran Healy (lighting designer); Harry Sangmeister (lighting director); George Harvey (II) (lighting director); FOX - For episode "Finale". "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) - Fred Bock (II) (lighting director); NBC - For episode #2226. 78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Robert A. Dickinson (lighting designer); Robert T. Barnhart (lighting director); Andy O'Reilly (lighting director); ABC

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special


Winner:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Tom Hooper (II) (director); HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Justin Chadwick (director); PBS Flight 93 (2006) (TV) - Peter Markle (director); A&E Girl in the Café, The (2005) (TV) - David Yates (II) (director); HBO High School Musical (2006) (TV) - Kenny Ortega (director); Disney Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Phyllis Nagy (director); HBO

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program


Winner:
	"Daily Show, The" (1996) - David Javerbaum (head writer); Rachel Axler (writer); Kevin Bleyer (writer); Rich Blomquist (writer); Steve Bodow (writer); Tim Carvell (writer); Stephen Colbert (writer); Eric Drysdale (writer); J.R. Havlan (writer); Scott Jacobson (II) (writer); Ben Karlin (writer); Rob Kutner (writer); Sam Means (II) (writer); Chris Regan (II) (writer); Jason Reich (writer); Jason Ross (V) (writer); Jon Stewart (writer); Comedy Central
Other Nominees:
	"Colbert Report, The" (2005) - Allison Silverman (head writer); Rich Dahm (head writer); Stephen Colbert (writer); Peter Gwinn (writer); Laura Krafft (writer); Michael Brumm (writer); Rob Dubbin (writer); Eric Drysdale (writer); Jay Katsir (writer); Frank Lesser (writer); Comedy Central "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) - Mike Sweeney (II) (head writer); Chris Albers (writer); Jos� Arroyo (II) (writer); Andy Blitz (writer); Dan Cronin (II) (writer); Kevin Dorff (writer); Daniel J. Goor (writer); Michael Gordon (VII) (writer); Tim Harrod (writer); Berkley Johnson (writer); Brian Kiley (writer); Michael Koman (writer); Brian McCann (I) (writer); Guy Nicolucci (writer); Conan O'Brien (writer); Brian Stack (writer); Andrew Weinberg (writer); NBC "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Eric Stangel (head writer); Justin Stangel (head writer); Michael Barrie (I) (writer); Jim Mulholland (writer); Steve Young (II) (writer); Tom Ruprecht (writer); Lee H. Ellenberg (writer); Matt Roberts (VI) (writer); Jeremy Weiner (writer); Joe Grossman (II) (writer); Meredith Scardino (writer); Bill Scheft (writer); Frank Sebastiano (writer); Sam Saltz (writer); David Letterman (writer); CBS "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003) - Ross Abrash (writer); David Feldman (II) (writer); Matt Gunn (writer); Brian Jacobsmeyer (writer); Jay Jaroch (writer); Chris Kelly (IX) (writer); Bill Maher (I) (writer); Billy Martin (X) (head writer); Danny Vermont (writer); Scott Carter (I) (writer); HBO

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special


Winner:
	Girl in the Café, The (2005) (TV) - Richard Curtis (I) (written by); HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Andrew Davies (I) (screenplay by); PBS "Elizabeth I" (2005) - Nigel Williams (I) (written by); HBO Flight 93 (2006) (TV) - Nevin Schreiner (written by); A&E Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Phyllis Nagy (written by); HBO

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming


Winner:
	Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) - Peter Jones (II) (writer); TCM
Other Nominees:
	"American Masters" (1983) {John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend} - Kenneth Bowser (written by); PBS "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" (2003) - Penn Jillette (written by); Teller (written by); Cliff Schoenberg (written by); Jon Hotchkiss (written by); Michael Goudeau (written by); Star Price (written by); Showtime - For episode "Prostitution". Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (2005) (TV) - DeWitt Sage (written by); PBS - (Screened within "American Masters" (1983).) How William Shatner Changed the World (2005) (TV) - Alan Handel (writer); Julian Jones (V) (writer); The History Channel

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"My Name Is Earl" (2005) - Gregory Thomas Garcia (written by); NBC - For the pilot episode.
Other Nominees:
	"Arrested Development" (2003) - Chuck Tatham (teleplay by); James Vallely (teleplay by); Richard Day (III) (story by); Mitchell Hurwitz (story by); FOX - For episode "Development Arrested". "Entourage" (2004) - Doug Ellin (I) (written by); HBO - For episode "Exodus". "Extras" (2005) - Ricky Gervais (written by); Stephen Merchant (written by); HBO - For episode with Kate Winslet. "Office, The" (2005) - Michael Schur (written by); NBC - For episode "Christmas Party".

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Sopranos, The" (1999) - Terence Winter (written by); HBO - For episode "Members Only".
Other Nominees:
	"Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Shonda Rhimes (written by); ABC - For episode "It's the End Of The World, As We Know It", parts 1 & 2. "Grey's Anatomy" (2005) - Krista Vernoff (written by); ABC - For episode "Into You Like A Train". "Lost" (2004) - Carlton Cuse (written by); Damon Lindelof (written by); ABC - For episode "The 23rd Psalm". "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Alan Ball (I) (written by); HBO - For episode "Everyone's Waiting".

Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Multi-Camera Productions


Winner:
	"Amazing Race, The" (2001) - Per Larsson (I) (director of photography); Sylvestre Campe (camera); Tom Cunningham (II) (camera); Chip Goebert (camera); Uri Sharon (camera); J. Scott Shelley (camera); CBS - For episode "Here Comes The Bedouin!".
Other Nominees:
	"Apprentice, The" (2004) - Jim Harrington (V) (director of photography); Alan Pierce (I) (camera); Jeff Watt (camera); Rodney Chauvin (camera); Tom Magill (camera); Vince Monteleone (camera); NBC - For episode #509. "Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska" (2005) - Doug Stanley (III) (director of photography); Scott Simper (camera); Patrick Cummings (V) (camera); Zac McFarlane (camera); Marc Carter (I) (camera); Bryan Miller (IV) (camera); Discovery Channel - For episode "The Clock's Ticking". "Project Runway" (2005) - Tony Sacco (director of photography); Bravo - For episode "Clothes Off Your Back". "Survivor" (2000) - Mark 'Ninja' Lynch (director of photography); Michael Murray (X) (director of photography); Mark Hryma (director of photography); Derek Carver (camera); Leighton De Barros (camera); Kevin Garrison (camera); CBS - For episode "Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise".

Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Single-Camera Productions


Winner:
	Baghdad ER (2006) (TV) - Jon Alpert (director of photography); Matthew O'Neill (III) (director of photography); HBO
Other Nominees:
	All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006) (TV) - Maryse Alberti (director of photography); Sandra Chandler (camera); Beth Wichterich (camera); HBO Children of Beslan (2005) (TV) - Dirk Nel (director of photography); HBO I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me (2005) (TV) - Buddy Squires (director of photography); HBO Rome: Engineering an Empire (2005) (TV) - Jeremiah Crowell (director of photography); The History Channel

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie


Winner:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Kieran McGuigan (III) (director of photography); PBS
Other Nominees:
	"Into the West" (2005) - Alan Caso (director of photography); TNT - For episode "Wheel To The Stars". "Into the West" (2005) - William Wages (director of photography); TNT - For episode "Dreams And Schemes". "Sleeper Cell" (2005) {Al-Faitha (#1.1)} - Robert Primes (I) (director of photography); Showtime Four Minutes (2005) (TV) - James Chressanthis (director of photography); ESPN2 Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Steven B. Poster (director of photography); HBO

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series


Winner:
	"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) - Michael Slovis (director of photography); CBS - For episode "Gum Drops".
Other Nominees:
	"24" (2001) - Rodney Charters (director of photography); FOX - For episode "9:00 PM - 10:00 PM". "Everybody Hates Chris" (2005) - Mark Doering-Powell (director of photography); UPN - For episode "Everybody Hates Funerals". "Lost" (2004) - Michael Bonvillain (director of photography); ABC - For episode "Man Of Science, Man Of Faith". "Sopranos, The" (1999) - Phil Abraham (director of photography); HBO - For episode "The Ride".

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series


Winner:
	"How I Met Your Mother" (2005) - Chris La Fountaine (director of photography); CBS - For episode "The Limo".
Other Nominees:
	"According to Jim" (2001) - George Mooradian (director of photography); ABC - For episode "Mr. Right". "New Adventures of Old Christine, The" (2006) - Gregg Heschong (director of photography); CBS - For episode "Open Water". "Reba" (2001) - Bryan Hays (director of photography); WB - For episode "The Goodbye Guy". "Two and a Half Men" (2003) - Steven V. Silver (director of photography); CBS - For episode "Carpet Burns And A Bite Mark".

Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program, or Special


Winner:
	78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Roy Christopher (production designer); Greg Richman (art director); ABC
Other Nominees:
	"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - Andy Walmsley (production designer); James Yarnell (art director); FOX - For episode #519. "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) - Patrick Doherty (III) (production designer); James Yarnell (production designer); ABC - For episode #206. "Mad TV" (1995) - John Sabato (production designer); D. Martyn Bookwalter (art decorator); Daryn-Reid Goodall (set decorator); FOX - For episode #1115. Rome: Engineering an Empire (2005) (TV) - Vincent Kralyevich (art director); The History Channel

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie


Winner:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Eve Stewart (production designer); Leon McCarthy (art director); Sarah Whittle (set decorator); HBO
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Simon Elliott (production designer); Bill Crutcher (art director); PBS "Into the West" (2005) - Marek Dobrowolski (I) (production designer); Rick Roberts (III) (art director); Guy Barnes (art director); Paul Healy (II) (set decorator); Wendy Ozols-Barnes (set decorator); TNT Desperation (2006) (TV) - Phil Dagort (production designer); Jason Weil (art director); Marcia Calosio (set decorator); ABC Girl in the Café, The (2005) (TV) - Candida Otton (production designer); Andrea Coathupe (art director); HBO

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series


Winner:
	"How I Met Your Mother" (2005) - Steve Olson (II) (production designer); Richard C. Walker (set decorator); CBS - For the pilot episode.
Other Nominees:
	"Stacked" (2005) - Bernard Vyzga (production designer); Mark Johnson (IV) (set decorator); FOX - For episode "iPOD". "Will & Grace" (1998) - Glenda Rovello (production designer); Melinda Ritz (set decorator); NBC - For episode "I Love L. Gay".

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series


Winner:
	"Rome" (2005) - Joseph Bennett (II) (production designer); Domenico Sica (art director); Christina Onori (set decorator); HBO - For episode "Caesarion, Triumph, Kalends Of February".
Other Nominees:
	"Desperate Housewives" (2004) - Thomas A. Walsh (production designer); Erik Carlson (I) (art director); Erica Rogalla (set decorator); ABC - For episode "There's Something About A War". "House M.D." (2004) - Derek R. Hill (production designer); Danielle Berman (set decorator); FOX - For episode "Autopsy, Distractions, Skin Deep". "Nip/Tuck" (2003) - Liz Kay (production designer); Ellen Brill (set decorator); FX Network - For episode "Ben White". "Six Feet Under" (2001) - Suzuki Ingerslev (production designer); Kristan Andrews (art director); Rusty Lipscomb (set decorator); HBO - For episodes "Holding My Hand", "Singing For Our Lives" and "Everyone's Waiting".

Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program


Winners:
	"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I) - Dana Campbell (I) (costume designer); Randall Christensen (costume designer); ABC - For episode #208A. "Mad TV" (1995) - Wendy Benbrook (costume designer); Wanda Leavey (costume supervisor); FOX - For episode #1109. Benise: Nights of Fire (2005) (TV) - Erin Lareau (costume designer); PBS

Outstanding Costumes for a Series


Winner:
	"Rome" (2005) - April Ferry (costume designer); Augusto Grassi (costume supervisor); HBO - For episode "Triumph".
Other Nominees:
	"Battlestar Galactica" (2004) - Glenne Campbell (costume designer); Glenna Owen (assistant costume designer); Cali Newcomen (assistant costume designer); Sci Fi Channel - For episode "Lay Down Your Burdens", part 2. "Desperate Housewives" (2004) - Catherine Adair (costume designer); Joyce Unruh (costume supervisor); Karo Vartanian (costume supervisor); ABC - For episode "Next". "Everybody Hates Chris" (2005) - Darryle Johnson (costume designer); Sharlene Williams (costume supervisor); UPN - For episode "Everybody Hates The Pilot". "Sopranos, The" (1999) - Juliet Polcsa (costume designer); Joseph La Corte (costume supervisor); Elizabeth Feldbauer (costume supervisor); HBO - For episode "Mr. And Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...".

Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special


Winner:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Mike O'Neill (I) (costume designer); Samantha Horn (assistant costume designer); HBO - For part 2.
Other Nominees:
	"Bleak House" (2005) {(#1.1)} - Andrea Galer (costume designer); Charlotte Morris (II) (assistant costume designer); PBS "Into the West" (2005) - Michael T. Boyd (costume designer); Joe McCloskey (costume supervisor); TNT - For episode "Hell On Wheels". Mrs. Harris (2005) (TV) - Julie Weiss (costume designer); Elaine Ramires (costume supervisor); HBO Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV) - Bob Mackie (ms. burnett's costume designer); Christopher Hargadon (costume designer); Dawn Climie (costume supervisor); ABC

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation


Winners:
	78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Ed Greene (I) (audio director); Thomas Vicari (orchestra mixer); Patrick Baltzell (house p.a.); Robert Douglass (supplemental audio); Jamie Santos (I) (post audio); ABC Eagles: The Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne (2005) (V) - Elliot Scheiner (music recorded and mixed by); Susan Pelino (post production audio mixer); NBC
Other Nominees:
	"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002) - Ed Greene (I) (production mixer); Andrew Fletcher (III) (house mixer); Paul Sandweiss (music mixer); Brian Riordan (re-recording mixer); Conner Moore (post-audio mixer); FOX - For episode "American Classics Songbook With Rod Stewart". 48th Annual Grammy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Tom Holmes (II) (audio mixer); John Harris (IV) (music mixer); Eric Schilling (music mixer); Don Worsham (audio mixer); Mikael Stewart (pa mixer); Ron Reeves (pa mixer); Paul Sandweiss (5.1 surround sound); Klaus Landsberg (I) (audience production mixer); Bob La Masney (audio); CBS Barry Manilow: Music and Passion (2006) (TV) - Tom Davis (II) (audio/music mixer); John Zvolensky (audio sweetening); Steve Johnson (XIII) (audio sweetening); PBS

Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series


Winner:
	"Boston Legal" (2004) - Craig Hunter (III) (re-recording mixer); Peter Kelsey (re-recording mixer); Clark King (production sound mixer); William Butler (VI) (production sound mixer); ABC - For episode "Finding Nimmo".
Other Nominees:
	"24" (2001) - Mike Olman (supervising re-recording mixer); Ken Kobett (supervising re-recording mixer); William Gocke (production mixer); FOX - For episode "7:00 AM - 8:00 AM". "Battlestar Galactica" (2004) - Ken Kobett (supervising re-recording mixer); Mike Olman (supervising re-recording mixer); Rick Bal (production mixer); Sci Fi Channel - For episode "Scattered". "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) - Yuri Reese (re-recording mixer); William Smith (V) (re-recording mixer); Michael Fowler (II) (production sound mixer); CBS - For episode "A Bullet Runs Through It". "House M.D." (2004) - Gerry Lentz (re-recording mixer); Rich Weingart (re-recording mixer); Russell C. Fager (production mixer); FOX - For episode "Euphoria", part 1. "Lost" (2004) - David Yaffe (I) (production sound); Sean Rush (I) (production sound); Frank Morrone (re-recording mixer); Scott Weber (II) (re-recording mixer); ABC - For episode "Live Together, Die Alone" (part 2).

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)


Winner:
	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) - Tom Fleischman (re-recording mixer); PBS - (Screened within "American Masters" (1983).)
Other Nominees:
	"Amazing Race, The" (2001) - Troy Smith (IV) (re-recording mixer); Jim Ursulak (lead audio); Jerry Masanky Chabane (audio); Peter Jones (IX) (audio); CBS - For episode "Here Comes The Bedouin!". "Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska" (2005) - Bob Bronow (re-recording mixer); Discovery Channel - For episode "The Clock's Ticking". "Survivor" (2000) - Terrance Dwyer (re-recording mixer); Jeremy Ireland (production sound mixer); Matthias Hoffman (sound mixer); Tony Jensen (II) (sound mixer); CBS - For episode "Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise". Baghdad ER (2006) (TV) - Jon Alpert (production mixer); Matthew O'Neill (III) (production mixer); Paul Hsu (production mixer/ re-recording mixer); HBO

Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special


Winner:
	"West Wing, The" (1999) - Ed Greene (I) (audio mixer); Andy Strauber (efx mixer); NBC - For episode "The Debate".
Other Nominees:
	"Two and a Half Men" (2003) - Bruce Peters (production sound mixer); Charlie McDaniel (re-recording mixer); Kathy Oldham (re-recording mixer); Bob La Masney (re-recording mixer); CBS - For episode "The Unfortunate Little Schnauzer".

Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie


Winner:
	"Into the West" (2005) - George Tarrant (sound mixer); Rick Alexander (II) (re-recording mixer); Richard D. Rogers (re-recording mixer); TNT - For episode "Dreams And Schemes".
Other Nominees:
	"Elizabeth I" (2005) - Ken Campbell (II) (production mixer); Paul Hamblin (re-recording mixer); Hbo - For part 1. "Into the West" (2005) - Bayard Carey (production sound mixer); Rick Alexander (II) (re-recording mixer); Richard D. Rogers (re-recording mixer); TNT - For episode "Hell On Wheels". "Sleeper Cell" (2005) {Youmud Din (#1.10)} - Elmo Ponsdomenech (re-recording mixer); Joe Earle (re-recording mixer); Roger Pietschmann (production mixer); Showtime Flight 93 (2006) (TV) - Mark Linden (re-recording mixer); Tara Paul (re-recording mixer); Liam Lockhart (re-recording mixer); Harry E. Snodgrass (re-recording mixer); A&E Ten Commandments, The (2006) (TV) - Alistair Crocker (sound recordist/mixer); Terry O'Bright (re-recording mixer); Keith Rogers (I) (re-recording mixer); ABC - For part II.

Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)


Winner:
	Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (2005) (TV) - Michael Polito (editor); John Zimmer (IV) (editor); Catherine Shields (editor); Anny Lowery Meza (editor); CBS
Other Nominees:
	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976) - Girish Bhargava (edited by); PBS - For episode "Swan Lake With American Ballet Theatre". "Turin 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games" (2006) - Howard Tate (II) (editor); Don Vermeulen Jr. (editor); Rachel Pillar (editor); Patrice Freymond (editor); Jim O'Farrell (editor); NBC - For the opening ceremony. 78th Annual Academy Awards, The (2006) (TV) - Douglass M. Stewart Jr. (nomination sequence by); June Beallor (original score film sequence by); Chuck Workman (biography/film noir etc. film sequences by); Michael J. Shapiro (I) (opening sequence and in memoriam by); Troy Miller (I) (host opening film by); Jon Bloom (II) (honorary award film by); Michael Polito (videotape editor); ABC Bill Maher: I'm Swiss (2005) (TV) - El Armstrong (editor); Sara Aderhold (editor); HBO Concert for Hurricane Relief, A (2005) (TV) - Rico Bolognino (editor); Paul Musilli (editor); Barry Spitzer (editor); Sean Sohl (editor); NBC

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series


Winner: