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Primetime Emmy Awards 2008 (september 21, 2008)

the primetime emmy awards are television awards given for artistic and technical merit in the american television industry.

Edition number 60 of the event; awards assigned:


Outstanding Drama Series

  for the movie Mad Men
nominations for the movie :
  Lost
  Dr. House - Medical Division
  Dexter
  Boston Legal
  Damages

Outstanding Comedy Series

  for the movie 30 Rock
nominations for the movie :
  Two and a Half Men
  Office 2005
  Entourage
  Curb Your Enthusiasm

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

  for the movie Dr. House - Medical Division
nominations for the movie :
  Breaking Bad
  Boston Legal
  Mad Men
  Damages

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

  for the movie Pushing Daisies
nominations for the movie :
  Office 2005
  30 Rock
  Entourage
  Flight of the Conchords

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

  for the movie Mad Men
nominations for the movie :
  Battlestar Galactica
  Mad Men
  Damages
  Wire

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  for the movie 30 Rock
nominations for the movie :
  Office 2005
  30 Rock
  Pushing Daisies
  Flight of the Conchords

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

  for the movie Breaking Bad
Assigned to
Bryan Cranston
nominations for the movie :
  Dr. House - Medical Division
Assigned to
Hugh Laurie
  Dexter
Assigned to
Michael C. Hall
  In Treatment
Assigned to
Gabriel Byrne
  Boston Legal
Assigned to
James Spader
  Mad Men
Assigned to
Jon Hamm

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

  for the movie Damages
Assigned to
Glenn Close
nominations for the movie :
  Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Assigned to
Mariska Hargitay
  Saving Grace
Assigned to
Holly Hunter
  Closer
Assigned to
Kyra Sedgwick
  Brothers and Sisters
Assigned to
Sally Field

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  for the movie 30 Rock
Assigned to
Alec Baldwin
nominations for the movie :
  Two and a Half Men
Assigned to
Charlie Sheen
  Office 2005
Assigned to
Steve Carell
  Monk
Assigned to
Tony Shalhoub
  Pushing Daisies
Assigned to
Lee Pace

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  for the movie 30 Rock
Assigned to
Tina Fey
nominations for the movie :
  Ugly Betty
Assigned to
America Ferrera
  New Adventures of Old Christine
Assigned to
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  Weeds
Assigned to
Mary-Louise Parker
  Samantha Who?
Assigned to
Christina Applegate

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

  for the movie Damages
Assigned to
Željko Ivanek
nominations for the movie :
  Lost
Assigned to
Michael Emerson
  Boston Legal
Assigned to
William Shatner
  Mad Men
Assigned to
John Slattery
  Damages
Assigned to
Ted Danson

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

  for the movie In Treatment
Assigned to
Dianne Wiest
nominations for the movie :
  Grey's Anatomy
Assigned to
Chandra Wilson, Sandra Oh
  Boston Legal
Assigned to
Candice Bergen
  Brothers and Sisters
Assigned to
Rachel Griffiths

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

  for the movie Entourage
Assigned to
Jeremy Piven
nominations for the movie :
  Two and a Half Men
Assigned to
Jon Cryer
  Office 2005
Assigned to
Rainn Wilson
  How I Met Your Mother
Assigned to
Neil Patrick Harris
  Entourage
Assigned to
Kevin Dillon

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  for the movie Samantha Who?
Assigned to
Jean Smart
nominations for the movie :
  Two and a Half Men
Assigned to
Holland Taylor
  Ugly Betty
Assigned to
Vanessa Williams
  Pushing Daisies
Assigned to
Kristin Chenoweth

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

  for the movie In Treatment
Assigned to
Glynn Turman
nominations for the movie :
  ER
Assigned to
Stanley Tucci
  Nip/Tuck
Assigned to
Oliver Platt
  Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Assigned to
Robin Williams
  Mad Men
Assigned to
Robert Morse
  Rescue Me
Assigned to
Charles Durning

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

  for the movie Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Assigned to
Cynthia Nixon
nominations for the movie :
  Grey's Anatomy
Assigned to
Diahann Carroll
  Nip/Tuck
Assigned to
Sharon Gless
  Big Love
Assigned to
Ellen Burstyn
  Medium
Assigned to
Anjelica Huston

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

  for the movie 30 Rock
Assigned to
Tim Conway
nominations for the movie :
  30 Rock
Assigned to
Rip Torn, Will Arnett, Steve Buscemi
  Curb Your Enthusiasm
Assigned to
Shelley Berman

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

  for the movie Desperate Housewives
Assigned to
Kathryn Joosten
nominations for the movie :
  Monk
Assigned to
Sarah Silverman
  30 Rock
Assigned to
Carrie Fisher, Elaine Stritch, Edie Falco
  Desperate Housewives
Assigned to
Polly Bergen

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  for the movie John Adams [filmTV]
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Cranford [filmTV]
  Cranford [filmTV]
poster del film Tin Man [filmTV]
  Tin Man [filmTV]
poster del film The Andromeda Strain [filmTV]
  The Andromeda Strain [filmTV]

Miglior filmTV

poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  for the movie Recount [filmTV]
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
  Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
poster del film A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
  A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
poster del film The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
  The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
poster del film The Memory Keeper's Daughter [filmTV]
  The Memory Keeper's Daughter [filmTV]

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  for the movie Recount [filmTV]
Assigned to
Jay Roach
nominations for the movie :
poster del film The Company [filmTV]
  The Company [filmTV]
Assigned to
Mikael Salomon
poster del film Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
  Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
Assigned to
Bob Balaban
poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
Tom Hooper
poster del film The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
  The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
Assigned to
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  for the movie John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
Kirk Ellis
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
  Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
Assigned to
Hugh Costello
poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  Recount [filmTV]
Assigned to
Danny Strong
poster del film Cranford [filmTV]
  Cranford [filmTV]
Assigned to
Heidi Thomas
poster del film The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
  The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
Assigned to
Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  for the movie John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
Paul Giamatti
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
  Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
Assigned to
Ralph Fiennes
poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  Recount [filmTV]
Assigned to
Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson
poster del film The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
  The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
Assigned to
Ricky Gervais

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  for the movie John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
Laura Linney
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
  Bernard and Doris [filmTV]
Assigned to
Susan Sarandon
poster del film Cranford [filmTV]
  Cranford [filmTV]
Assigned to
Judi Dench
poster del film A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
  A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
Assigned to
Phylicia Rashad
poster del film An American Crime [filmTV]
  An American Crime [filmTV]
Assigned to
Catherine Keener

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  for the movie John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
Tom Wilkinson
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  Recount [filmTV]
Assigned to
Bob Balaban, Denis Leary
poster del film John Adams [filmTV]
  John Adams [filmTV]
Assigned to
David Morse, Stephen Dillane

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

poster del film Cranford [filmTV]
  for the movie Cranford [filmTV]
Assigned to
Eileen Atkins
nominations for the movie :
poster del film Recount [filmTV]
  Recount [filmTV]
Assigned to
Laura Dern
poster del film A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
  A Raisin in the Sun [filmTV]
Assigned to
Audra Mcdonald
poster del film The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
  The Extra Special Series Finale [filmTV]
Assigned to
Ashley Jensen
poster del film Pictures of Hollis Woods [filmTV]
  Pictures of Hollis Woods [filmTV]
Assigned to
Alfre Woodard