57th Primetime Emmy Awards

Infobox Emmy Awards
name = 57th
type = P


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date = September 18, 2005
site = Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
creative_arts = September 11, 2005
host = Ellen DeGeneres
network = CBS
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last = 56th Primetime
next = 58th Primetime

The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS.

The show, which aired three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, featured a mini-telethon for Habitat for Humanity and gave DeGeneres more opportunity to use the show to somberly remember the victims of the Gulf Coast. Opening the show was the famous 1970's band Earth Wind & Fire with a comedic version of "September", in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas. The show featured tributes to ABC-TV anchor Peter Jennings (who died seven weeks earlier) presented by rival anchors Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw and to talk show host Johnny Carson (who died in January 2005) by close friend and "Late Show" host David Letterman. Also, the show featured "Emmy Idol", five segments in which famous TV stars performed popular TV theme songs in a format like "American Idol".

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

Outstanding Comedy Series

*"Arrested Development", FOX
*"Desperate Housewives", ABC
*"Everybody Loves Raymond", CBS
*"Scrubs", NBC
*"Will & Grace", NBC

Outstanding Drama Series

* "Deadwood", HBO
* "Lost", ABC
* "Six Feet Under", HBO
* "24", FOX
* "The West Wing", NBC

Outstanding Mini-Series

* "The 4400", USA
* "Elvis", CBS
* "Empire Falls", HBO
* "The Lost Prince", PBS

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

* "The Office", BBC
* "Lackawanna Blues", HBO
* "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers", HBO
* "Warm Springs", HBO
* "The Wool Cap", TNT

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

* "The Amazing Race 6", CBS
* "American Idol", FOX
* "The Apprentice", NBC
* "Project Runway", Bravo
* "", CBS

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

* "Da Ali G Show", HBO
* "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", Comedy Central
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", NBC
* "The Late Show with David Letterman", CBS
* "Real Time with Bill Maher", HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

* Hank Azaria for playing Craig Huffstodt on "Huff"
* Hugh Laurie for playing Gregory House on "House, M.D."
* Ian McShane for playing Al Swearengen on "Deadwood"
* James Spader for playing Alan Shore on "Boston Legal"
* Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on "24"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

* Jason Bateman for playing Michael Bluth on "Arrested Development"
* Zach Braff for playing Dr. John "J.D." Dorian on "Scrubs"
* Eric McCormack for playing Will Truman on "Will & Grace"
* Ray Romano for playing Ray Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on "Monk"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* Jonathan Rhys-Meyers for playing Elvis Presley in "Elvis"
* Ed Harris for playing Miles Roby in "Empire Falls"
* Geoffrey Rush for playing Peter Sellers in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* Kenneth Branagh for playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "Warm Springs"
* William H. Macy for playing Gigot in "The Wool Cap"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

* Patricia Arquette for playing Allison DuBois on "Medium"
* Glenn Close for playing Monica Rawling on "The Shield"
* Frances Conroy for playing Ruth Fisher on "Six Feet Under"
* Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on "Alias"
* Mariska Hargitay for playing Olivia Benson on ""

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

* Marcia Cross for playing Bree Hodge on "Desperate Housewives"
* Teri Hatcher for playing Susan Mayer Delfino on "Desperate Housewives"
* Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Felicity Huffman for playing Lynette Scavo on "Desperate Housewives"
* Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on "Malcolm in the Middle"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

* Blythe Danner for playing Rebecca Holmes Davitch in "Back When We Were Grownups"
* Debra Winger for playing Dawn Anna Townsend in "Dawn Anna"
* S. Epatha Merkerson for playing Rachel Crosby in "Lackawanna Blues"
* Halle Berry for playing Janie Starks in "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
* Cynthia Nixon for playing Eleanor Roosevelt in "Warm Springs"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

* Alan Alda for playing Arnold Vinick on "The West Wing"
* Naveen Andrews for playing Sayid Jarrah on "Lost"
* Terry O'Quinn for playing John Locke on "Lost"
* Oliver Platt for playing Russell Tupper on "Huff"
* William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on "Boston Legal"

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"
* Jeremy Piven for playing Ari Gold on "Entourage"
* Jeffrey Tambor for playing George Bluth Sr. on "Arrested Development"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* Randy Quaid for playing Tom Parker in "Elvis"
* Philip Seymour Hoffman for playing Charlie Mayne in "Empire Falls"
* Paul Newman for playing Max Roby in "Empire Falls"
* Brian Dennehy for playing Father Dominic Spagnolia in "Our Fathers"
* Christopher Plummer for playing Cardinal Bernard Law in "Our Fathers"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

* Stockard Channing for playing Abbey Bartlet on "The West Wing"
* Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on "Judging Amy"
* Blythe Danner for playing Isabelle Huffstodt on "Huff"
* Sandra Oh for playing Cristina Yang on "Grey's Anatomy"
* CCH Pounder for playing Claudette Wyms on "The Shield"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

* Conchata Ferrell for playing Berta on "Two and a Half Men"
* Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on "Will & Grace"
* Doris Roberts for playing Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Holland Taylor for playing Evelyn Harper on "Two and a Half Men"
* Jessica Walter for playing Lucille Bluth on "Arrested Development"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

* Camryn Manheim for playing Gladys Presley in "Elvis"
* Joanne Woodward for playing Francine Whiting in "Empire Falls"
* Charlize Theron for playing Britt Ekland in "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* Jane Alexander for playing Sara Delano Roosevelt in "Warm Springs"
* Kathy Bates for playing Helena Mahoney in "Warm Springs"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

* Red Buttons for playing Mr. Rubadoux on "ER"
* Ray Liotta for playing Charlie Metcalf on "ER"
* Ossie Davis for playing Melvin Porter on "The L Word"
* Charles Durning for playing Ernie Yost on "NCIS"
* Martin Landau for playing Frank Malone on "Without a Trace"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

* Fred Willard for playing Hank on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Alec Baldwin for playing Malcolm on "Will & Grace"
* Bobby Cannavale for playing Vince D'Angelo on "Will & Grace"
* Victor Garber for playing Peter Bovington on "Will & Grace"
* Jeff Goldblum for playing Scott Woolley on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

* Swoosie Kurtz for playing Madeline Sullivan on "Huff"
* Cloris Leachman for playing Aunt Olive on "Joan of Arcadia"
* Angela Lansbury for playing Eleanor Duvall on ""
* Angela Lansbury for playing Eleanor Duvall on ""
* Amanda Plummer for playing Miranda Cole on ""
* Jill Clayburgh for playing Bobbie Broderick on "Nip/Tuck"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

* Kathryn Joosten for playing Karen McCluskey on "Desperate Housewives"
* Lupe Ontiveros for playing Juanita Solis on "Desperate Housewives"
* Georgia Engel for playing Pat on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Cloris Leachman for playing Ida on "Malcolm in the Middle"
* Blythe Danner for playing Marilyn Truman on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

* Jon Stewart—"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
* Jay Leno—"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
* Hugh Jackman—"The 58th Annual Tony Awards"
* Tracey Ullman—""
* Whoopi Goldberg—""

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

* Quentin Tarantino—""
* Gregg Fienberg—"Deadwood"
* Peter Horton—"Grey's Anatomy"
* Scott Winant—"Huff"
* J.J. Abrams—"Lost"
* Peter Tolan—"Rescue Me"
* Alex Graves—"The West Wing"

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

* Charles McDougall—"Desperate Housewives"
* David Frankel—"Entourage"
* Gary Halvorson—"Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Randy Zisk—"Monk"
* James Burrows—"Will & Grace"

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

* Fred Schepisi—"Empire Falls"
* George C. Wolfe—"Lackawanna Blues"
* Stephen Hopkins—"The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* Joseph Sargent—"Warm Springs"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

* Louis J. Horvitz—"The 77th Annual Academy Awards"
* James Bobin—"Da Ali G Show"
* Chuck O'Neil—"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
* Bucky Gunts—"The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony"
* Jerry Foley—"The Late Show with David Letterman"

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

* David Shore—"House" (episode: "Three Stories")
* J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof & Jeffrey Lieber—"Lost" (episode: "Pilot")
* David Fury—"Lost" (episode: "Walkabout")
* Peter Tolan & Denis Leary—"Rescue Me" (episode: "Pilot")
* George Pelecanos & David Simon—"The Wire" (episode: "Middle Ground")

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

* Barbara Feldman—"Arrested Development" (episode: "Sad Sack")
* Brad Copeland—"Arrested Development" (episode: "Sword of Destiny")
* Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely—"Arrested Development" (episode: "Righteous Brothers")
* Marc Cherry—"Desperate Housewives"
* Philip Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny—"Everybody Loves Raymond"

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

* Richard Russo—"Empire Falls"
* Scott Peters & René Echevarria—"The 4400" ("Pilot")
* Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely—"The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
* Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant—"The Office"
* Margaret Nagle—"Warm Springs"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

* "Da Ali G Show"
* "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
* "The Late Show with David Letterman"
* "Real Time with Bill Maher"