59th Primetime Emmy Awards (Creative Arts)

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium on September 8 2007, and were hosted by comedian-actor Carlos Mencia. The ceremony was broadcasted a week later on September 15 on E!, the night before the Primetime telecast on FOX.

:Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

* John Goodman for playing Robert Bebe on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
** Christian Clemenson for playing Jerry Espenson on "Boston Legal"
** Timothy Daly for playing J.T. Dolan on "The Sopranos"
** David Morse for playing Michael Tritter on "House"
** Eli Wallach for playing Eli Weintraub on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
** Forest Whitaker for playing Curtis Ames on "ER"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

* Stanley Tucci for playing David Ruskin on "Monk"
** Beau Bridges for playing Carl Hickey on "My Name Is Earl"
** Martin Landau for playing Bob Ryan on "Entourage"
** Ian McKellen for playing himself on "Extras"
** Giovanni Ribisi for playing Ralph Mariano on "My Name Is Earl"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

* Leslie Caron for playing Lorraine Chalmers on ""
** Kate Burton for playing Ellis Grey on "Grey's Anatomy"
** Marcia Gay Harden for playing Star Morrison on ""
** Elizabeth Reaser for playing Jane Doe on "Grey's Anatomy"
** Jean Smart for playing Martha Logan on "24"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

* Elaine Stritch for playing Colleen Donaghy on "30 Rock"
** Dixie Carter for playing Gloria Hodge on "Desperate Housewives"
** Salma Hayek for playing Sofia Reyes on "Ugly Betty"
** Judith Light for playing Claire Meade on "Ugly Betty"
** Laurie Metcalf for playing Carolyn Bigsby on" Desperate Housewives"

Outstanding Children's Program

* ""
** "Hannah Montana"
** "That's So Raven"
** "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"
** "When Parents are Deployed"

Outstanding Non-Fiction Special

* "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
** ""
** "Blood Diamonds"
** "Brando"
** ""

Outstanding Non-Fiction Series

* "Planet Earth"
** "American Masters"
** "Biography"
** "Deadliest Catch"
** "Inside the Actors Studio"

Outstanding Reality Program

* ""
** "Antiques Roadshow"
** "Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan"
** ""
** ""

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)

* "South Park": Make Love, Not Warcraft
** "":
** "Robot Chicken": Lust for Puppets
** "SpongeBob SquarePants": Bummer Vacation / Wigstruck
** "The Simpsons": The Haw-Hawed Couple

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more)

* ""
** "Good Wilt Hunting (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)"
** ""
** "Secrets of the Deep"

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series

* "How I Met Your Mother"
** "The Class" — Pilot

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

* "Rome"
** "Deadwood"
** "Heroes" — Genesis
** "Shark" — Teacher's Pet
** "The Tudors" — Episode 101
** "Ugly Betty" — The Box and the Bunny

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

* "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")"
** "Broken Trail"
** "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Return to Halloweentown"
** "The Starter Wife"

Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program

A first-place tie was recorded in this category.

* "79th Academy Awards"
* ""
** ""
** ""
** "Engineering an Empire" — Egypt
** "Hell's Kitchen" — Episode 210
** "MADtv" — Episode 1209

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

* "Ugly Betty"
** "30 Rock"
** "Desperate Housewives"
** "Entourage"
** "Weeds"

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

* "Friday Night Lights"
** "Brothers & Sisters"
** "Grey's Anatomy"
** "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
** "The Tudors"

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

* "Broken Trail"
** "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")
** "The Path to 9/11"
** "The Ron Clark Story"
** "The Starter Wife"

Outstanding Choreography

A first-place tie was recorded in this category.

* Wade Robson for "So You Think You Can Dance" — Ramalama (Bang Bang)
* Mia Michaels for "- So You Think You Can Dance" — Calling You
* John DeLuca & Rob Marshall for ""
** Louis van Amstel for "Dancing With the Stars" —

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series

* "Two and a Half Men" — Release the Dogs
** "According to Jim" — Hoosier Daddy
** "Rules of Engagement" — Jeff's Wooby

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

* "Rome"
** ""
** "Deadwood"
** "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip"
** "The Sopranos"

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie

* "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Broken Trail"
** "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")
** "The Path to 9/11"
** "The Valley of Light"

Outstanding Cinematography for Non-Fiction Programming

* "Planet Earth"
** "Deadliest Catch"
** "Meerkat Manor"
** "This American Life"
** "When the Levees Broke"

Outstanding Commercial

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

Outstanding Costumes for a Series

* "The Tudors — Episode 103"
** "Deadwood — Amateur Night"
** "Desperate Housewives — Getting Married Today"
** "Rome — De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)"
** "Ugly Betty — I'm Coming Out"

Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, movie or a Special

* "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")
** "Broken Trail Part 2"
** "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Longford"
** "The Starter Wife Part 1"

Outstanding Directing for Non-Fiction Programming

* Spike Lee for "When the Levees Broke"
** Rory Kennedy for "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
** Kevin Burns for ""
** Lauren Greenfield for "Thin"
** Christopher Wicha for "This American Life #104 God's Closeup"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

* "Dexter — Dexter"
** "Heroes — Genesis"
** "Lost — Through the Looking Glass"
** "The Sopranos — Soprano Home Movies"
** "The Sopranos — The Second Coming"

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series

* "The Office — The Job"
** "My Name Is Earl — Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy?"
** "My Name Is Earl — The Trial"
** "Weeds — Crush Girl Love Panic"
** "Weeds — Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood"

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

A first-place tie was recorded in this category.

* "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
* "The Path to 9/11 — Night 2"
** "Broken Trail — Part 2"
** "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")
** "Life Support"
** "The Starter Wife — Part 3"

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series

* "Two and a Half Men — Release the Dogs"
** "American Idol — Idol Gives Back"
** "Dancing with the Stars — Episode 304"
** "How I Met Your Mother — Robin Sparkles"
** "The Daily Show — #12043"

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

* "Cirque du Soleil: Corteo"
** "79th Academy Awards"
** "A Tribute to James Taylor"
** ""
** ""

Outstanding Picture Editing for Non-fiction Programming

* "When the Levees Broke"
** ""
** "Deadliest Catch — The Unforgiving Sea"
** "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
** "Meerkat Manor — Family Affair"
** "Planet Earth — Mountains"

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series

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

Outstanding Hairstyling for a miniseries, movie or special

* "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre")
** "79th Academy Awards"
** "Broken Trail"
** "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"

Outstanding Lighting Direction (electronic, multicamera) for VMC Programming

* "49th Grammy Awards"
** "79th Academy Awards"
** "American Idol — Finale"
** "Dancing with the Stars — Episode 308"
** "Late Night with Conan O'Brien — #2408"

Outstanding Main Title Design

* "Dexter"
** "Hustle"
** "Standoff"
** "The Lost Room"
** "The Path to 9/11"
** "Ugly Betty"

Outstanding Makeup for a Series (non-prosthetic)

* "Deadwood — I Am Not The Man You Take Me For"
** " — Fannysmackin' "
** "Dancing with the Stars — Episode Number 303"
** "MADtv — Episode 1210"
** "Rome — De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)"

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

* "House — Que Sera Sera"
** " — Living Legend"
** "Grey's Anatomy — My Favorite Mistake"
** "MADtv — Episode 1203"
** "Nip/Tuck — Conor McNamara, 2026"

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

* "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Broken Trail"
** ""
** ""
** "The Starter Wife"

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)

* George Fenton for "Planet Earth — From Pole to Pole"
** Sean Callery for "24"
** John M. Keane for " — Law of Gravity"
** Mark Snow for "Ghost Whisperer — Love Never Dies"
** W. G. Snuffy Walden for "Kidnapped — Pilot"
** Jeff Beal for "Rome — Philippi"

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

* Jeff Beal for ' -" Battleground""'
** Todd Boekelheide for "Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters"
** Van Dyke Parks & David Mansfield for "Broken Trail"
** George S. for "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** Rob Lane for " Longford"
** Joseph LeDuca for ""
** John Cameron for "The Path to 9/11"

Outstanding Music Direction

* "79th Academy Awards" — William Ross, Music Director
** "Dancing with the Stars — Episode Number: 310" — Harold Wheeler, Musical Director
** "Scrubs — My Musical" — Music by Jan Stevens
** "The 60th Annual Tony Awards" — Elliot Lawrence — Music Director

Outstanding Music & Lyrics

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

Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

* "The Tudors — Episode 5"
** "30 Rock — Hard Ball"
** "Dexter"
** "Hustle" — 401
** "On the Lot — 102A"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

* "24 – "
** "Battlestar Galactica — Exodus, Part 2"
** " — No Man's Land"
** "ER — Bloodline"
** "Lost — A Tale of Two Cities"
** "Smallville — Zod"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

* "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Broken Trail — Night 2"
** ""
** "The Path to 9/11 — Night 1"
** " — Part 1"

Outstanding Sound Editing for Non-fiction Programming (single or multi-camera)

* "Planet Earth — From Pole To Pole"
** "American Masters "
** "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib"
** "The Amazing Race — I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"
** "When the Levees Broke"

Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series

* " — Living Doll"
** "24 — 11:00 PM"
** "Boston Legal — Lincoln"
** "Deadwood — A Two-Headed Beast"
** "Heroes — Genesis"
** "The Sopranos — Stage 5"

Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie

* "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Broken Trail — Night 2"
** "Jane Eyre" ("Masterpiece Theatre") "- Part 1"
** ""
** "The Lost Room — The Key and The Clock (Night 1)"

Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special

A first-place tie was recorded in this category.

* "Entourage — "
* "Scrubs — My Musical"
** "30 Rock — "
** "My Name Is Earl — "
** "The Office — The Coup"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special

* ""
** "49th Grammy Awards"
** "79th Academy Awards"
** "The Daily Show — Episode #12061"
** "The Magic Flute (Great Performances At The Met)"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Non-Fiction Program

* "American Masters — Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built"
** "Deadliest Catch — The Unforgiving Sea"
** "Planet Earth — From Pole To Pole"
** "The Amazing Race — I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing"
** "When the Levees Broke"

Outstanding Stunt Coordination

* ""
** "24"
** ""
** "ER"
** "Heroes"

Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series

* "Battlestar Galactica — Exodus, Part 2"
** "Eureka — Pilot"
** "Grey's Anatomy — Walk on Water"
** "Heroes — Five Years Gone"
** "Rome — Philippi"

Outstanding Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

* " — Battleground"
** "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
** "Drive -The Starting Line"
** " — The End of the Whole Mess"
** "Secrets Of The Deep"
** "The Path to 9/11"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series

* "Saturday Night Live" — Host Alec Baldwin and Musical Guest Christina Aguilera
** "American Idol" — Bon Jovi
** "Dancing with the Stars" — Episode 310
** "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" — Jay Z Show
** "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" — #2424

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

* "American Idol — Idol Gives Back"
** "49th Grammy Awards"
** "79th Academy Awards"
** "#In the United States|Comic Relief 2006"
** ""
** "Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show"
** ""

Exceptional Merit in Non-Fiction Award

A first-place tie was recorded in this category.

* "Lion in The House"
* "When the Levees Broke"
** ""

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

* "Teranex"
* "TM Systems QC Station"
** "OSRAM HMI Metal Halide Lamp Technology"

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television Program or Series

* The Fallen Alternate Reality Game