59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 59th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium on September 8, 2007, and were hosted by comedian-actor Carlos Mencia. The ceremony was broadcast a week later on September 15 on E!, the night before the Primetime telecast on Fox. This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.

Winners and nominees

See also: 59th Primetime Emmy Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

Acting

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Stanley Tucci as David Ruskin on Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Actor") (USA) Beau Bridges as Carlton "Carl" Hickey on My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy?") (NBC) Martin Landau as Bob Ryan on Entourage (Episode: "What About Bob?") (HBO) Ian McKellen as Himself on Extras (Episode: "Sir Ian McKellen") (HBO) Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano on My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Van Hickey") (NBC)	Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy on 30 Rock (Episode: "Hiatus") (NBC) Dixie Carter as Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Children and Art") (ABC) Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes on Ugly Betty (Episode: "Sofia's Choice") (ABC) Judith Light as Claire Meade on Ugly Betty (Episode: "Brothers") (ABC) Laurie Metcalf as Carolyn Bigsby on Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Listen to the Rain on the Roof") (ABC)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
John Goodman as Judge Robert Bebe on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Episode: "Nevada Day") (NBC) Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson on Boston Legal (Episode: "Guise 'n' Dolls") (ABC) Tim Daly as J.T. Dolan on The Sopranos (Episode: "Walk Like a Man") (HBO) David Morse as Michael Tritter on House (Episode: "Finding Judas") (Fox) Eli Wallach as Eli Weintraub on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Episode: "The Wrap Party") (NBC) Forest Whitaker as Curtis Ames on ER (Episode: "Murmers of the Heart") (NBC)	Leslie Caron as Lorraine Chalmers on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Recall") (NBC) Kate Burton as Ellis Grey on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Wishin' and Hopin'") (ABC) Marcia Gay Harden as Dana Lewis on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Informed") (NBC) Elizabeth Reaser as Jane Doe on Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "My Favorite Mistake") (ABC) Jean Smart as Martha Logan on 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.") (Fox)

Achievement in Engineering Development

• Teranex (TIE)
• TM Systems QC Station (TIE)
  • OSRAM HMI Metal Halide Lamp Technology

Animated Program (One Hour)

• South Park (Episode: "Make Love, Not Warcraft") (Comedy Central)
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender (Episode: "City of Walls and Secrets") (Nickelodeon)
  • Robot Chicken (Episode: "Lust for Puppets") (Adult Swim)
  • The Simpsons (Episode: "The Haw-Hawed Couple") (Fox)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants (Episode: "Bummer Vacation / Wigstruck") (Nickelodeon)

Animated Program (One Hour or more)

• Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (Cartoon Network)
  • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Episode: "Good Wilt Hunting") (Cartoon Network)
  • Hellboy: Sword of Storms (Cartoon Network)
  • Secrets of the Deep (Discovery Channel)

Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
  • Broken Trail (AMC)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Return to Halloweentown (Disney Channel)
  • The Starter Wife (USA)

Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series

• How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: "Aldrin Justice"; "Something Borrowed"; "Something Blue") (CBS)
  • The Class (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS)

Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

• Rome (Episodes: "Heroes of the Republic"; "Philippi"; "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)") (HBO)
  • Deadwood (Episodes: "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood"; "True Colors"; "Amateur Night") (HBO)
  • Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)
  • Shark (Episode: "Teacher's Pet") (CBS)
  • The Tudors (Episode: "In Cold Blood") (Showtime)
  • Ugly Betty (Episode: "The Box and the Bunny") (NBC)

Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program

• 79th Academy Awards (ABC) (TIE)
• Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC) (TIE)
  • Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo (Bravo)
  • Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of The Mayflower (The History Channel)
  • Engineering an Empire (Episode: "Egypt") (The History Channel)
  • Hell's Kitchen (Episode: "Episode 210") (Fox)
  • MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1209") (Fox)

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

• Ugly Betty (ABC)
  • 30 Rock (NBC)
  • Desperate Housewives (ABC)
  • Entourage (HBO)
  • Weeds (Showtime)

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

• Friday Night Lights (NBC)
  • Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
  • Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
  • The Tudors (Showtime)

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Broken Trail (AMC)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
  • The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
  • The Ron Clark Story (TNT)
  • The Starter Wife (USA)

Children's Program

• Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (Nickelodeon)
  • Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney Channel)
  • That's So Raven (Disney Channel)
  • When Parents are Deployed (PBS)

Choreography

• John DeLuca and Rob Marshall for Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC) (TIE)
• Mia Michaels for So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Calling You") (Fox) (TIE)
• Wade Robson for So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Ramalama (Bang Bang)") (Fox) (TIE)
  • Louis Van Amstel for Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)

Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 1") (AMC)
  • Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
  • The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC)
  • The Valley of Light (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) (CBS)

Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series

• Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Release the Dogs") (CBS)
  • According to Jim (Episode: "Hoosier Daddy") (ABC)
  • Rules of Engagement (Episode: "Jeff's Wooby") (CBS)

Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

• Rome (Episode: "Passover") (HBO)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Built to Kill", Part 1) (CBS)
  • Deadwood (Episode: "Catbird Seat") (HBO)
  • The Sopranos (Episode: "Soprano Home Movies") (HBO)
  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Episode: "Pilot") (NBC)

Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming

• Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
  • Meerkat Manor (Episode: "Family Affair") (Animal Planet)
  • This American Life (Episode: "God's Close-Up") (Showtime)
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)

Cinematography for Reality Programming

• The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
  • Dirty Jobs (Episode: "Mule Logger") (Discovery Channel)
  • Intervention (Episode: "Sylvia") (A&E)
  • Project Runway (Episode: "Iconic Statement") (Bravo)
  • Top Chef (Episode: "Episode 209") (Bravo)

Commercial

• "Animals" (American Express)
  • "Battle" (Cingular)
  • "Happiness Factory" (Coca-Cola)
  • "Jar" (General Electric)
  • "Pinball" (Pepsi)
  • "Singing Cowboy" (TheTruth.com)
  • "Snowball" (The Travelers Companies)

Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
  • Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Longford (HBO)
  • The Starter Wife (Episode: "Part 1") (USA)

Costumes for a Series

• The Tudors (Episode: "Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!") (Showtime)
  • Deadwood (Episode: "Amateur Night") (HBO)
  • Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Getting Married Today") (ABC)
  • Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)
  • Ugly Betty (Episode: "I'm Coming Out") (ABC)

Creative Achievement in Interactive Television Program or Series

• The Fallen Alternate Reality Game

Directing for Nonfiction Programming

• Spike Lee for When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
  • Kevin Burns for Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (The History Channel)
  • Lauren Greenfield for Thin (HBO)
  • Rory Kennedy for Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
  • Christopher Wicha for This American Life (Episode: "God's Closeup") (Showtime)

Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking

• A Lion in the House (PBS) (TIE)
• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO) (TIE)
  • American Experience (Episode: "Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple") (PBS)

Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
  • 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • Broken Trail (AMC)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)

Hairstyling for a Series

• Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)
  • Deadwood (Episode: "A Constant Throb") (HBO)
  • Desperate Housewives (Episode: "It Takes Two") (ABC)
  • Ugly Betty (Episode: "I'm Coming Out") (ABC)

Lighting Direction (electronic, Multi-camera) for VMC Programming

• 49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 308") (ABC)
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Episode: "Episode 2408") (NBC)

Main Title Design

• Dexter (Showtime)
  • Hu$tle (AMC)
  • The Lost Room (Sci Fi)
  • The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
  • Standoff (Fox)
  • Ugly Betty (ABC)

Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Broken Trail (AMC)
  • Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of The Mayflower (The History Channel)
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TNT)
  • The Starter Wife (USA)

Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)

• Deadwood (Episode: "I Am Not The Man You Take Me For") (HBO)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Fannysmackin'") (CBS)
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)
  • MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1210") (Fox)
  • Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)

Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Prosthetic)

• House (Episode: "Que Sera Sera") (Fox)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Living Legend") (CBS)
  • Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "My Favorite Mistake") (ABC)
  • MADtv (Fox)
  • Nip/Tuck (Episode: "Conor McNamara, 2026") (FX)

Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

• Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Release the Dogs") (CBS)
  • American Idol (Episode: "Idol Gives Back") (Fox)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Episode 12043") (Comedy Central)
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 304") (ABC)
  • How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Slap Bet") (CBS)

Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Dramatic Underscore)

• Jeff Beal for Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "Battleground") (TNT)
  • Todd Boekelheide for Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (HBO)
  • John Cameron for The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
  • George S. Clinton for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks for Broken Trail (AMC)
  • Rob Lane for Longford (HBO)
  • Joseph LeDuca for The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TNT)

Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

• George Fenton for Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
  • Jeff Beal for Rome (Episode: "Philippi") (HBO)
  • Sean Callery for 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.") (Fox)
  • John M. Keane for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Law of Gravity") (CBS)
  • Mark Snow for Ghost Whisperer (Episode: "Love Never Dies") (CBS)
  • W. G. Snuffy Walden for Kidnapped (Episode: "Pilot") (NBC)

Music Direction

• 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • 60th Tony Awards (CBS)
  • Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
  • Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (NBC)

Nonfiction Series

• Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)
  • American Masters (PBS)
  • Biography (A&E)
  • Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
  • Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)

Nonfiction Special

• Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (CBS)
  • Blood Diamonds (The History Channel)
  • Brando (TCM)
  • Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (The History Channel)

Original Main Title Theme Music

• The Tudors (Episode: "Arise, My Lord") (Showtime)
  • 30 Rock (Episode: "Hard Ball") (NBC)
  • Dexter (Showtime)
  • Hu$tle (Episode: "Episode 401") (AMC)
  • On the Lot (Episode: "Episode 102A") (Fox)

Original Music and Lyrics

• Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake" (Song Title: "Dick in a Box") (NBC)
  • Family Guy (Episode: "Peter's Two Dads") (Song Title: "My Drunken Irish Dad") (Fox)
  • MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1209" (Song Title: "Merry Ex-Mas") (Fox)
  • Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (Song Title: "Everything Comes Down to Poo") (NBC)
  • Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (Song Title: "Guy Love") (NBC)

Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)

• Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo (Bravo)
  • 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed (HBO)
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
  • A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances) (PBS)

Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming

• When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
  • AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (CBS)
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
  • Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
  • Meerkat Manor (Episode: "Family Affair") (Animal Planet)
  • Planet Earth (Episode: "Mountains") (Discovery Channel)

Picture Editing for Reality Programming

• The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
  • American Idol (Episode: "Memphis Auditions") (Fox)
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Episode: "The Thomas Family") (ABC)
  • Project Runway (Episode: "Iconic Statement") (Bravo)
  • Survivor (Episode: "An Evil Thought") (CBS)

Reality Program

• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
  • Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
  • Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (Nat Geo)
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
  • Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

• The Office (Episode: "The Job") (NBC)
  • My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy?") (NBC)
  • My Name Is Earl (Episode: "The Trial") (NBC)
  • Weeds (Episode: "Crush Girl Love Panic") (Showtime)
  • Weeds (Episode: "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood") (Showtime)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

• Dexter (Episode: "Dexter") (Showtime)
  • Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NC)
  • Lost (Episode: "Through the Looking Glass") (ABC)
  • The Sopranos (Episode: "The Second Coming") (HBO)
  • The Sopranos (Episode: "Soprano Home Movies") (HBO)

Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO) (TIE)
• The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC) (TIE)
  • Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
  • Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
  • Life Support (HBO)
  • The Starter Wife (Episode: "Part 3") (USA)

Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
  • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TNT)
  • The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 1") (ABC)
  • Tsunami: The Aftermath (Episode: "Part 1") (HBO)

Sound Editing for a Series

• 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.") (Fox)
  • Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Exodus", Part 2) (Sci Fi)
  • CSI: Miami (Episode: "No Man's Land") (CBS)
  • ER (Episode: "Bloodline") (NBC)
  • Lost (Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities") (ABC)
  • Smallville (Episode: "Zod") (The CW)

Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

• Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
  • The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
  • American Masters (Episode: "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built") (PBS)
  • Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)

Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation

• Entourage (Episode: "One Day in the Valley") (HBO) (TIE)
• Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (NBC) (TIE)
  • 30 Rock (Episode: "Corporate Crush") (NBC)
  • My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Our Cops is On!") (NBC)
  • The Office (Episode: "The Coup") (NBC)

Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Living Doll") (CBS)
  • 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.") (Fox)
  • Boston Legal (Episode: "Lincoln") (ABC)
  • Deadwood (Episode: "A Two-Headed Beast") (HBO)
  • Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)
  • The Sopranos (Episode: "Stage 5") (HBO)

Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
  • Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
  • Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction (Discovery Channel)
  • The Lost Room (Episode: "The Key and the Clock", Part 1) (Sci Fi)

Sound Mixing for a Variety, Music Series, or Special

• Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
  • 49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Episode 12061") (Comedy Central)
  • The Magic Flute (Great Performances at the Met) (PBS)

Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

• American Masters (Episode: "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built") (PBS)
  • The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
  • Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
  • Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)

Stunt Coordination

• CSI: Miami (Episode: "Rush") (CBS)
  • 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.") (Fox)
  • CSI: NY (Episode: "Sleight out of Hand") (CBS)
  • ER (Episode: "Bloodline") (NBC)
  • Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• American Idol (Episode: "Idol Gives Back") (Fox)
  • 49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • 79th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • Comic Relief 2006 (HBO)
  • Dane Cook: Vicious Circle (HBO)
  • Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show starring Prince (NBC)
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)

Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series

• Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Alec Baldwin") (NBC)
  • American Idol (Episode: "Bon Jovi") (Fox)
  • Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 310") (ABC)
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode: "Jay-Z Show") (ABC)
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Episode: "Episode 2424") (NBC)

Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special

• Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "Battleground") (TNT)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
  • Drive (Episode: "The Starting Line") (Fox)
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "The End of the Whole Mess") (TNT)
  • The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC)
  • Secrets of the Deep (Discovery Channel)

Visual Effects for a Series

• Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Exodus", Part 2) (Sci Fi)
  • Eureka (Episode: "Pilot") (Sci Fi)
  • Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Walk on Water") (ABC)
  • Heroes (Episode: "Five Years Gone") (NBC)
  • Rome (Episode: "Philippi") (HBO)

External links

• emmys.com