Primetime Emmy Awards 2005
The 57th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 18, 2005 · 38 categories · everything in 2005
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Lost · J. J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Jesse Alexander, David Fury, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Leonard Dick, Jean Higgins
- Nominee 24 · Howard Gordon, Peter M. Lenkov
- Nominee Deadwood · Gregg Fienberg, David Milch, Scott Stephens, Jody Worth, Ed Bianchi, Ted Mann, Liz Sarnoff
- Nominee Six Feet Under
- Nominee The West Wing
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Everybody Loves Raymond · Tucker Cawley, Ray Romano, Rory Rosegarten, Philip Rosenthal, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider, Aaron Shure, Steve Skrovan, Tom Caltabiano, Leslie Caveny
- Nominee Arrested Development · Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Mitchell Hurwitz, David Nevins, Jim Vallely, Brad Copeland, John Amodeo
- Nominee Desperate Housewives · Marc Cherry, Michael Edelstein, Tom Spezialy, Kevin Murphy, Joey Murphy, John Pardee, Alexandra Cunningham, Patty Lin, Larry Shaw, Tracey Stern
- Nominee Scrubs · Bill Lawrence, Bill Callahan, Eric Weinberg, Mike Schwartz, Randall Winston
- Nominee Will & Grace · James Burrows, Alex Herschlag, David Kohan, Max Mutchnick, Gary Janetti, Jon Kinnally, Greg Malins, Tracy Poust
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner The Lost Prince · Peter Fincham, David M. Thompson
- Nominee Elvis · Michael Jaffe
- Nominee Empire Falls · Paul Newman, Marc Platt, Fred Schepisi, Scott Steindorff
- Nominee The 4400 · Ira Steven Behr, René Echevarria, Scott Peters, Yves Simoneau
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner Warm Springs · Celia Costas, Mark Gordon
- Nominee Lackawanna Blues · Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Nominee The Life and Death of Peter Sellers · Freddy DeMann, George S. J. Faber, Charles Pattinson, David M. Thompson
- Nominee The Office
- Nominee The Wool Cap · David A. Rosemont, William H. Macy, Steven Schachter
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- Winner The Amazing Race · Bertram van Munster, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Phil Keoghan
- Nominee American Idol: The Search for a Superstar · Simon Lythgoe
- Nominee Project Runway · Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Desiree Gruber, Heidi Klum
- Nominee Survivor
- Nominee The Apprentice
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner James Spader · Boston Legal
- Nominee Kiefer Sutherland · 24
- Nominee Ian McShane · Deadwood
- Nominee Hugh Laurie · House M.D.
- Nominee Hank Azaria · Huff
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Patricia Arquette · Medium
- Nominee Jennifer Garner · Alias
- Nominee Mariska Hargitay · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Nominee Frances Conroy · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Glenn Close · The Shield
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Tony Shalhoub · Monk
- Nominee Jason Bateman · Arrested Development
- Nominee Ray Romano · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Zach Braff · Scrubs
- Nominee Eric McCormack · Will & Grace
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Felicity Huffman · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Teri Hatcher · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Marcia Cross · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Patricia Heaton · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Jane Kaczmarek · Malcolm in the Middle
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Geoffrey Rush · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Nominee Jonathan Rhys Meyers · Elvis
- Nominee Ed Harris · Empire Falls
- Nominee William H. Macy · The Wool Cap
- Nominee Kenneth Branagh · Warm Springs
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner S. Epatha Merkerson · Lackawanna Blues
- Nominee Blythe Danner · Back When We Were Grownups
- Nominee Debra Winger · Dawn Anna
- Nominee Halle Berry · Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Nominee Cynthia Nixon · Warm Springs
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner William Shatner · Boston Legal
- Nominee Oliver Platt · Huff
- Nominee Naveen Andrews · Lost
- Nominee Terry O'Quinn · Lost
- Nominee Alan Alda · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Blythe Danner · Huff
- Nominee Sandra Oh · Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Tyne Daly · Judging Amy
- Nominee C. C. H. Pounder · The Shield
- Nominee Stockard Channing · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Brad Garrett · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Jeffrey Tambor · Arrested Development
- Nominee Jeremy Piven · Entourage
- Nominee Peter Boyle · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Sean Hayes · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Doris Roberts · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Jessica Walter · Arrested Development
- Nominee Conchata Ferrell · Two and a Half Men
- Nominee Holland Taylor · Two and a Half Men
- Nominee Megan Mullally · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Paul Newman · Empire Falls
- Nominee Randy Quaid · Elvis
- Nominee Philip Seymour Hoffman · Empire Falls
- Nominee Brian Dennehy · Our Fathers
- Nominee Christopher Plummer · Our Fathers
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Jane Alexander · Warm Springs
- Nominee Camryn Manheim · Elvis
- Nominee Joanne Woodward · Empire Falls
- Nominee Charlize Theron · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Nominee Kathy Bates · Warm Springs
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner J. J. Abrams · Pilot from Lost
- Nominee Alex Graves · 2162 Votes from The West Wing
- Nominee Peter Horton · A Hard Day's Night from Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Gregg Fienberg · Complications from Deadwood
- Nominee Scott Winant · Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up from Huff
- Nominee Quentin Tarantino · Grave Danger from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Nominee Peter Tolan · Guts from Rescue Me
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Charles McDougall · Pilot from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee James Burrows · It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World from Will & Grace
- Nominee Randall Zisk · Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine from Monk
- Nominee David Frankel · Pilot from Entourage
- Nominee Gary Halvorson · The Finale from Everybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Bucky Gunts · 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
- Nominee Jerry Foley · Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee James Bobin · Rekognize from Da Ali G Show
- Nominee Louis J. Horvitz · The 77th Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee Chuck O'Neil · The Daily Show
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner David Shore · Three Stories from House M.D.
- Nominee Peter Tolan, Denis Leary · Guts from Rescue Me
- Nominee George Pelecanos, David Simon · Middle Ground from The Wire
- Nominee J. J. Abrams · Pilot from Lost
- Nominee David Fury · Walkabout from Lost
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Mitchell Hurwitz · Righteous Brothers from Arrested Development
- Nominee Marc Cherry · Pilot from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Barbara Feldman · Sad Sack from Arrested Development
- Nominee Brad Copeland · Sword of Destiny from Arrested Development
- Nominee Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano, Leslie Caveny · The Finale from Everybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner The Daily Show
- Nominee Seth Rogen · Da Ali G Show
- Nominee Da Ali G Show
- Nominee Dan Mazer · Da Ali G Show
- Nominee Sacha Baron Cohen · Da Ali G Show
- Nominee Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Real Time with Bill Maher
Outstanding Animated Program
- Winner South Park
- Winner Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Nominee Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
- Nominee Family Guy
- Nominee Samurai Jack
- Nominee SpongeBob SquarePants
- Nominee The Simpsons
Outstanding Choreography
- Winner Smucker's Stars On Ice 2005
- Nominee 36th NAACP Image Awards
- Nominee A Christmas Carol
- Nominee MADtv
- Nominee Reefer Madness
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series
- Winner Broadway: The American Musical · Jac Venza, Julie Andrews
- Nominee Biography
- Nominee Cold Case Files · Bill Kurtis
- Nominee Dinner for Five · Jon Favreau, Peter Billingsley, Chris Donovan
- Nominee Inside the Actors Studio · James Lipton
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special
- Winner Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson · Ken Burns
- Nominee Beyond The Da Vinci Code
- Nominee Cary Grant: A Class Apart
- Nominee Inside the Actors Studio · James Lipton
- Nominee Saturday Night Live · Ken Aymong
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Bobby Cannavale · Will & Grace
- Winner Bobby Cannavale · Will & Grace
- Nominee Fred Willard · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Jeff Goldblum · Will & Grace
- Nominee Alec Baldwin · Will & Grace
- Nominee Victor Garber · Will & Grace
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Ray Liotta · ER
- Winner Ray Liotta · ER
- Nominee Red Buttons · ER
- Nominee Charles Durning · NCIS
- Nominee Ossie Davis · The L Word
- Nominee Martin Landau · Without a Trace
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Kathryn Joosten · Desperate Housewives
- Winner Kathryn Joosten · Pretty Little Picture from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Georgia Engel · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Cloris Leachman · Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Lupe Ontiveros · Pretty Little Picture from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Blythe Danner · Will & Grace
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Amanda Plummer · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Winner Amanda Plummer · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Nominee Swoosie Kurtz · Huff
- Nominee Cloris Leachman · Joan of Arcadia
- Nominee Angela Lansbury · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Nominee Jill Clayburgh · Nip/Tuck
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Hugh Jackman · The 58th Annual Tony Awards
- Nominee Jon Stewart · The Daily Show
- Nominee Jay Leno · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Nominee Whoopi Goldberg · Whoopi Back to Broadway – The 20th Anniversary
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Lost · Michael Giacchino
- Nominee 24 · Sean Callery
- Nominee Carnivàle · Jeff Beal
- Nominee House · Christopher Hoag
- Nominee The Simpsons · Alf Clausen
Outstanding Music Direction
- Winner A Christmas Carol
- Nominee Broadway: The American Musical · Matthias Gohl
- Nominee Christmas in Washington · Ian Fraser
- Nominee Genius: A Night For Ray Charles · Rickey Minor
- Nominee Great Performances · Rachel Portman
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner Reefer Madness · Kevin Murphy
- Nominee Malcolm in the Middle · Eric Kaplan
- Nominee Terror At Home: Domestic Violence in America · Michael Bolton
- Nominee The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · Michael Giacchino
- Nominee The Simpsons · Alf Clausen, Carolyn Omine
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely · The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
- Nominee Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant · Christmas Special from The Office
- Nominee Richard Russo · Empire Falls
- Nominee Scott Peters, René Echevarria · Pilot from The 4400
- Nominee Margaret Nagle · Warm Springs