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=== Outstanding Animated Program (An Hour Or More) ===
=== Outstanding Animated Program (An Hour Or More) ===

Revision as of 03:52, 16 January 2007

58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
File:58thPTawards banner.jpg
Date (Primetime Telecast) August 27, 2006
Date (Creative Arts Awards) August 19, 2006
Venue Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Network NBC
Host Conan O'Brien
Executive Producers Ken Ehrlich and Jeff Ross

The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, August 27, 2006 on NBC at 8:00pm ET (00:00 UTC) with Conan O'Brien hosting the show. The ceremony attracted 16.2 million viewers, 2½ million fewer than last year's ceremony, but still the ratings winner for the week.[1]

Nominations and winners

HBO received the most nominations and the most awards; it's co-production Elizabeth I won nine Emmys, including Best Miniseries.

Network Nominations Awards
HBO 95 26
NBC 41 14
ABC 63 11
FOX 41 10
CBS 34 8
PBS 0 0

A new voting system determined nominees in particular categories (mostly lead acting and outstanding series categories) by a "blue ribbon" panel of judges, which resulted in the exclusion of popular shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost, and actors like Hugh Laurie from House. Lost's exclusion was mocked during the opening sequence (see below), when O'Brien, accompanied by Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, heads down a hatch to get to the Emmys. O'Brien asked Reyes if he wanted to come; Reyes says coyly, "Well, we weren't exactly invited", to which O'Brien replies "But you won last year!"

Ellen Burstyn was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special for her role in Mrs. Harris, even though she was onscreen for only 14 seconds.

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Comedy Series

Outstanding Mini-Series

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

Outstanding Children's Program

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie

Outstanding Art Direction For A Variety, Music Program, or Special

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

Outstanding Reality Program

Outstanding Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)

Outstanding Animated Program (An Hour Or More)

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

Opening sequence and subsequent controversy

The plane crash Lost parody

The opening sequence of the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards show depicted the host, Conan O'Brien, wearing a tuxedo, sitting in luxury on a plane, sipping champagne and mentioning to the flight attendant that this would be the second Emmy's broadcast that he would be hosting. O'Brien then rhetorically asked the flight attendant, "What could possibly go wrong?" Immediately after that, the plane began to experience turbulence and then was portrayed as having crashed on (or near) an island. O'Brien is then seen walking ashore on the beach and onto the island still wearing his (now drenched) tuxedo (the video of this opening sequence is here [1]). Hurley appears and then follows O'Brien to a hatch. When O'Brien asks if he wants to come along, Hurley says that they "weren't actually invited".

The intention of this opening sequence was to parody the premise of the ABC television series Lost; however, the sequence reportedly disturbed some viewers because of the Comair Flight 5191 aircraft disaster that had occurred earlier in the day.[2]

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 believes 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 [2].

Other parodies

The skit also parodied shows such as The Office, 24, House, South Park, and Dateline NBC (specifically, the "To Catch a Predator" segments). An animated Tom Cruise from the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" appears in a skit where an animated O'Brien hides in Stan Marsh's closet, only to run away when he discovers Cruise has already occupied the closet.

Tributes

The show featured tributes to two TV legends : Dick Clark ("America's Oldest Teenager"), and Aaron Spelling, producer of such classic TV shows as Dynasty and Beverly Hills, 90210. The former tribute was presented by Simon Cowell, American Idol judge, with a performance by Barry Manilow, who won an Emmy later that evening. Joan Collins, Heather Locklear , and Stephen Collins, along with the original three Charlie's Angels, gave the tribute for Spelling.

References

  1. ^ http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-tvratingstext30aug30,0,7856317.htmlstory
  2. ^ http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/15376874.htm
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