58th Primetime Emmy Awards
58th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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Produced by | Ken Ehrlich |
Directed by | Louis J. Horvitz |
The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, August 27, 2006, at the
This awards show was the first in fourteen years to be held in August because of NBC's request; because of
A new voting system determined nominees in particular categories (mostly lead acting and outstanding series categories) by a
For its
The show that received the most major nominations was Mrs. Harris, with seven. The top-nominated show had not received so few nominations since 1970, when Marcus Welby, M.D. received six. However, there were far fewer nominations back then, with most categories having three slots making this ceremony unique.
The pilot episode of My Name Is Earl joined a select group of TV episodes to win for both directing and writing.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[2]
Programs
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Outstanding Miniseries
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Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
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Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
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Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
Network | No. of Nominations |
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HBO | 48 |
NBC | 27 |
CBS | 22 |
ABC | 15 |
Fox | 10 |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
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Mrs. Harris | Movie | HBO | 7 |
Bleak House | Miniseries | PBS | 6 |
Elizabeth I | HBO | ||
24 | Drama | Fox | 5 |
Grey's Anatomy | ABC | ||
The Sopranos | HBO | ||
The West Wing | NBC | ||
The Colbert Report | Variety | Comedy Central | 4 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Comedy | HBO | |
Entourage | |||
The Girl in the Café | Movie | ||
Six Feet Under | Drama | ||
Arrested Development | Comedy | Fox | 3 |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Variety | Comedy Central | |
Flight 93 | Movie | A&E | |
Late Show with David Letterman | Variety | CBS | |
My Name Is Earl | Comedy | NBC | |
The Office | |||
Two and a Half Men | CBS | ||
Will & Grace | NBC | ||
American Idol | Competition | Fox | 2 |
Boston Legal | Drama | ABC | |
The Comeback | Comedy | HBO | |
Huff | Drama | Showtime | |
Human Trafficking | Miniseries | Lifetime | |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Variety | NBC | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Drama | ||
Lost | ABC | ||
Malcolm in the Middle | Comedy | Fox | |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Variety | HBO | |
Thief | Miniseries | FX | |
Weeds | Comedy | Showtime |
Most major awards
Network | No. of Awards |
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HBO | 10 |
NBC | 9 |
Fox | 4 |
ABC | 2 |
Comedy Central |
Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
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Elizabeth I | Miniseries | HBO | 4 |
24 | Drama | Fox | 3 |
The Girl in the Café | Movie | HBO | |
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Variety | Comedy Central | 2 |
My Name Is Earl | Comedy | NBC |
- Notes
- ^ technical categories.
Presenters and performers
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following people:[3]
Name(s) | Role |
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Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Presented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | |
Introduced Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Leslie Jordan and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Cloris Leachman | |
Presented the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | |
Simon Cowell | Presented of a special presentation paying tribute to Dick Clark |
Presented the award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | |
Introduced Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Christian Clemenson and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Patricia Clarkson Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | |
Christian Clemenson | Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Presented the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |
Candice Bergen | Introduced the chairman of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Dick Askin |
Presented of a special presentation paying tribute to Aaron Spelling | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
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Presented the awards for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
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Presented the award for Outstanding Miniseries
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Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
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Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |
Bob Newhart | Presented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
Annette Bening | Presented the award for Outstanding Drama Series |
Performers
Name(s) | Performed |
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Barry Manilow | "Bandstand Boogie" |
Opening sequence and subsequent controversy
The plane crash Lost parody
The opening sequence of the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards show depicted host
The intention of this opening sequence was to parody the premise of the
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 believed 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.
Other parodies
The skit also parodied shows such as
Tributes
The show featured tributes to two TV legends:
In Memoriam
- Dennis Weaver
- Barnard Hughes
- Mrs. Philo T. Farnsworth
- Don Adams
- Dan Curtis
- Lew Anderson
- Ralph Edwards
- Curt Gowdy
- Robert Sterling
- Michael Piller
- Red Buttons
- Mike Douglas
- Scott Brazil
- Anthony Franciosa
- Phyllis Huffman
- Darren McGavin
- Gloria Monty
- Jan Murray
- Pat Morita
- Al Lewis
- Maureen Stapleton
- Buck Owens
- Jack Warden
- Don Knotts
- Robert Wise
- John Spencer
- Louis Nye
- Shelley Winters
- Richard Pryor
References
- ^ "Entertainment – Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Emmys.com list of 2006 Nominees & Winners
- ^ "Eva Longoria Added To Emmy Presenter List". Access. August 8, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ Recording of 2006 Emmy Award opening with a "Breaking News" scroll of a real life plane crash (Youtube). August 27, 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved May 25, 2020.