56th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 19, 2004. The awards show was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC. Nominees are listed below; winners are in bold.
Outstanding Drama Series
- 24, Fox
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS
- Joan of Arcadia, CBS
- The Sopranos, HBO
- The West Wing, NBC
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Arrested Development, Fox
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
- Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS
- Sex and the City, HBO
- Will & Grace, NBC
Outstanding Mini-Series
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, HBO
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day, A&E
- The Lion in Winter, Showtime
- The Reagans, Showtime
- Something the Lord Made, HBO
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race 4, CBS
- American Idol, Fox
- The Apprentice, NBC
- Last Comic Standing, NBC
- Survivor: Pearl Islands, CBS
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- Chappelle's Show, Comedy Central
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Comedy Central
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC
- The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
- Saturday Night Live, NBC
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- James Gandolfini for playing Tony Soprano on The Sopranos
- Anthony LaPaglia for playing Jack Malone on Without a Trace
- Martin Sheen for playing President Josiah Bartlet on The West Wing
- James Spader for playing Alan Shore on The Practice
- Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on 24
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Larry David for playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Kelsey Grammer for playing Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier
- Matt LeBlanc for playing Joey Tribianni on Friends
- John Ritter for playing Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
- Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Antonio Banderas for playing Pancho Villa in And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
- James Brolin for playing Ronald Reagan in The Reagans
- Mos Def for playing Vivien Thomas in Something the Lord Made
- Al Pacino for playing Roy Cohn in Angels in America
- Alan Rickman for playing Alfred Blalock in Something the Lord Made
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos
- Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on Alias
- Mariska Hargitay for playing Detective Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU
- Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
- Amber Tamblyn for playing Joan Girardi on Joan of Arcadia
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Jennifer Aniston for playing Rachel Green on Friends
- Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
- Bonnie Hunt for playing Bonnie Molloy on Life with Bonnie
- Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle
- Sarah Jessica Parker for playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Emma Thompson for playing Nurse Emily, Homeless Woman and Angel America in Angels in America
- Meryl Streep for playing Hannah Pitt, The Rabbi, Ethel Rosenberg & Continental Principality in Angels in America
- Glenn Close for playing Eleanor in The Lion in Winter
- Helen Mirren for playing Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
- Judy Davis for playing Nancy Reagan in The Reagans
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Steve Buscemi, The Sopranos
- Brad Dourif, Deadwood
- Victor Garber, Alias
- Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
- John Spencer, The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Peter Boyle for playing Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
- Brad Garrett for playing Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
- Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland on Will & Grace
- David Hyde Pierce for playing Niles Crane on Frasier
- Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Patrick Wilson for playing Joe Pitt in Angels in America
- Justin Kirk for playing Prior Walter and The Man in the Park in Angels in America
- Ben Shenkman for playing Louis Ironson & Continental Principality in Angels in America
- Jeffrey Wright for playing Belize, Mr. Lies & Continental Principality in Angels in America
- William H. Macy for playing John Irwin in Stealing Sinatra
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Stockard Channing, The West Wing
- Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on Judging Amy
- Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos
- Janel Moloney, The West Wing
- Robin Weigert, Deadwood
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Kim Cattrall for playing Samantha Jones on Sex and the City
- Kristin Davis for playing Charlotte York on Sex and the City
- Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on Will & Grace
- Cynthia Nixon for playing Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City
- Doris Roberts for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Mary-Louise Parker for playing Harper Pitt in Angels in America
- Julie Andrews for playing Nanny in Eloise At Christmastime
- Angela Lansbury for playing Dora in The Blackwater Lightship (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
- Anne Heche for playing Rowena Larson in Gracie’s Choice
- Anjelica Huston for playing Carrie Chapman Catt in Iron Jawed Angels
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- James Earl Jones for playing Will Cleveland on Everwood
- Martin Landau for playing Frank Malone on Without a Trace
- Bob Newhart for playing Ben Hollander on ER
- Matthew Perry for playing Joe Quincy on The West Wing
- William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on The Practice
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Louise Fletcher for playing Miss Eva Garrison on Joan of Arcadia
- Marlee Matlin for playing Dr. Amy Solwey on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Sharon Stone for playing Sheila Carlisle on The Practice
- Betty White for playing Catherine Piper on The Practice
- Mare Winningham for playing "Sandra Blaine" on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- John Cleese for playing Lyle Finster on Will & Grace
- Danny DeVito for playing Roy on Friends
- Anthony LaPaglia for playing Simon Moon on Frasier
- John Turturro for playing "Ambrose Monk" on Monk
- Fred Willard for playing Hank MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Christina Applegate for playing Amy on Friends
- Eileen Brennan for playing Zandra on Will & Grace
- Georgia Engel for playing Pat MacDougal on Everybody Loves Raymond
- Cloris Leachman for playing Ida on Malcolm in the Middle
- Laura Linney for playing Charlotte on Frasier
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Billy Crystal—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
- Elaine Stritch—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
- Ellen DeGeneres—Ellen DeGeneres: Here And Now
- Bill Maher—Real Time With Bill Maher
- Tracey Ullman—Tracey Ullman In The Trailer Tales
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Walter Hill—Deadwood
- Christopher Chulack— ER
- Ryan Murphy—Nip/Tuck
- Allen Coulter—The Sopranos
- Tim Van Patten—The Sopranos
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Joe Russo & Anthony Russo—Arrested Development
- Bryan Gordon—Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Robert B. Weide—Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Larry Charles—Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Tim Van Patten—Sex And The City
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Mike Nichols—Angels in America
- Robert Harmon—Ike: Countdown To D-Day
- Andrei Konchalovsky—The Lion In Winter
- Tom Hooper—Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness (Masterpiece Theatre)
- Joseph Sargent—Something The Lord Made
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Louis J. Horvitz—The 76th Annual Academy Awards
- John Moffitt—Bill Maher: Victory Begins At Home
- Chuck O'Neil—The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Andy Picheta, Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
- Neal Brennan, Andre Allen and Scott Vincent—Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
- Jerry Foley—The Late Show with David Letterman
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- David Milch—Deadwood (episode: "Pilot")
- Michael Caleo—The Sopranos (episode: "Where's Johnny?")
- Terence Winter—The Sopranos (episode: "Long Term Parking")
- Terence Winter & Matthew Weiner—The Sopranos (episode: "Unidentified Black Males")
- Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess—The Sopranos (episode: "Irregular Around the Margins")
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Mitchell Hurwitz—Arrested Development (episode: "Pilot")
- Garrett Donovan & Neil Goldman—Scrubs (episode: "My Screw Up")
- Christopher Lloyd & Joe Keenan—Frasier (episode: "Goodnight, Seattle")
- Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky—Sex and the City (episode: "The Ick Factor")
- Michael Patrick King—Sex and the City (episode: " An American Girl in Park, Part Deux")
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Larry Gelbart—And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
- Sally Robinson, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer & Jennifer Friedes—Iron Jawed Angels
- Jane Marchwood, Tom Rickman & Elizabeth Egloff—The Reagans
- Peter Silverman & Robert Caswell—Something The Lord Made
- Tony Kushner—Angels in America
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Chappelle’s Show
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Chris Rock: Never Scared
- Late Night With Conan O’Brien
- Late Show With David Letterman
