60th Primetime Emmy Awards
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The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California to honor the best in U.S. prime time television.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Tom Bergeron (who was also hosting America's Funniest Home Videos and Dancing with the Stars, both also on ABC, at the time), Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest (all were nominated in the debut category—Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program) and televised in the United States on ABC.
The nominations were announced on July 17 by Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris.[2] The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held eight days earlier (September 13) at the same venue. The ceremony was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke.
The telecast was viewed by 12.20 million with a household rating of 8.86/12.79 making it the lowest rated and least viewed ceremony in its televised history.[3] Many critics cited lackluster performances from the five hosts as a reason for the huge decline.[4] Others pointed to the field of nominees which were dominated by low-rated and sparsely viewed programs, thus making the Emmys widely considered as a bust, which was panned by critics as "... the worst ever, laid a big, fat ratings egg as well ..."[5][6]
In 2011, when TV Guide Network re-did their list of "25 Biggest TV Blunders", this ceremony was included.
For the first time in a decade, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series was won by the defending champion. 30 Rock
Outstanding Drama Series went to AMC freshmen series Mad Men. This marked the first series award for a program on a basic cable station. Mad Men led all dramas with six major nominations.
This would be the final ceremony to have five nominees per category, most major categories (acting and programs) were expanded to include at least six slots the following year.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[7]
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Programs
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Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Individual performances
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Hosting
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Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
| Network | No. of Nominations |
|---|---|
| HBO | 44 |
| NBC | 30 |
| ABC | 29 |
| CBS | 11 |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | Miniseries | HBO | 8 |
| Recount | Movie | ||
| 30 Rock | Comedy | NBC | 6 |
| Damages | Drama | FX | |
| Mad Men | AMC | ||
| The Office | Comedy | NBC | |
| Bernard and Doris | Movie | HBO | 5 |
| Boston Legal | Drama | ABC | |
| Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale | Movie | HBO | |
| Saturday Night Live | Variety | NBC | |
| The Colbert Report | Comedy Central | 4 | |
| Cranford | Miniseries | PBS | |
| Entourage | Comedy | HBO | |
| Pushing Daisies | ABC | ||
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | ||
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Variety | Comedy Central | 3 |
| House | Drama | Fox | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Variety | CBS | |
| A Raisin in the Sun | Movie | ABC | |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Variety | 2 | |
| American Idol | Competition | Fox | |
| Breaking Bad | Drama | AMC | |
| Brothers & Sisters | ABC | ||
| Dancing with the Stars | Competition | ||
| Dexter | Drama | Showtime | |
| Flight of the Conchords | Comedy | HBO | |
| Great Performances | Variety | PBS | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Drama | ABC | |
| In Treatment | HBO | ||
| Lost | ABC | ||
| Project Runway | Competition | Bravo | |
| Samantha Who? | Comedy | ABC | |
| Ugly Betty |
Most major awards
| Network | No. of Awards |
|---|---|
| HBO | 10 |
| NBC | 4 |
| ABC | 3 |
| AMC | |
| CBS | 2 |
| Comedy Central | |
| FX |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Adams | Miniseries | HBO | 5 |
| 30 Rock | Comedy | NBC | 4 |
| Damages | Drama | FX | 2 |
| Mad Men | AMC | ||
| Recount | Movie | HBO |
- Notes
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- ↑ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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Presenters
The awards were presented by the following:
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Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
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Presenters of the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
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Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Kathryn Joosten |
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Presenters of the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie |
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Introducers of Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Glynn Turman and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Cynthia Nixon |
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Presenters of the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
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Presenters of the award for Outstanding Comedy Series |
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In Memoriam
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- George Carlin (twice)
- Bernie Brillstein
- Joey Bishop
- William F. Buckley Jr.
- Charlton Heston
- Les Crane
- Alice Ghostley
- Ivan Dixon
- Cyd Charisse
- Mel Ferrer
- Claudio Guzmán
- Barry Morse
- Deborah Kerr
- Larry Harmon
- Estelle Getty
- Roger King
- Sydney Pollack
- Ron Leavitt
- Bernie Mac
- Eric Lieber
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Abby Mann
- Dick Martin
- Delbert Mann
- Harvey Korman
- Jim McKay
- Lois Nettleton
- Mel Tolkin
- Richard Widmark
- Stan Winston
- Tim Russert
- Isaac Hayes
References
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- ↑ The Live Feed; 60th Emmy Awards reviews
- ↑ Give Emmys to Craig from Broadcasting and Cable
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- ↑ Emmys.com list of 2008 Nominees & Winners
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