59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

The 59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2006, until May 31, 2007, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[1][2] The awards were presented on September 8, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by Carlos Mencia at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast by E! on September 15, preceding the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16. A total of 80 Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 66 categories.

For the main ceremony, see 59th Primetime Emmy Awards.

59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
DateSeptember 8, 2007
Location
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Hosted byCarlos Mencia
Most awardsBury My Heart at Wounded Knee (5)
Most nominationsBury My Heart at Wounded Knee (11)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkE!
Produced by
  • Lee Miller
  • John Moffitt
  • Spike Jones Jr.
Directed byChris Donovan

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee received five wins from 11 nominations, leading all programs in both wins and nominations. Planet Earth and Tony Bennett: An American Classic tied for the second-most awards with four each, followed by Jane Eyre, Rome, and When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts with three each. The 60th Annual Tony Awards, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, A Lion in the House, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Planet Earth, South Park, When the Levees Broke, and Where's Lazlo? won Emmys in their respective overall program fields. HBO was the most-recognized network, receiving 15 awards from 53 nominations.

Winners and nominees
Stanley Tucci in 2010
Stanley Tucci, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Elaine Stritch in 1996
Elaine Stritch, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner
John Goodman in 2014
John Goodman, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner
Leslie Caron in 2009
Leslie Caron, Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][3][lower-alpha 1] Sections are based upon the categories listed in the 2006–2007 Emmy rules and procedures.[1] Area awards and juried awards are denoted next to the category names as applicable.[lower-alpha 2] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.

Programs
Programs
Outstanding Special Class Program (Area)
Outstanding Children's Program (Area)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series (Area)
Outstanding Nonfiction Special (Area)
  • 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)
Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking (Juried)
Outstanding Reality Program
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television (Programming) (Juried)[lower-alpha 3]
  • The Fallen Alternate Reality Game‡
    • Big Brother Goes Mobile
    • DirecTV Interactive Sports
    • Heroes Interactive
    • The Jericho Experience

Performing
Performing
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
No award given[5]

Animation
Animation
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation (Juried)

Art Direction
Art Direction
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
  • Rome: "Heroes of the Republic" / "Philippi" / "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus" – Joseph Bennett, Anthony Pratt, Carlo Serafini, and Cristina Onori (HBO)‡
    • Deadwood: "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" / "True Colors" / "Amateur Night" – Maria Caso, David Potts, and Ernie Bishop (HBO)
    • Heroes: "Genesis" – Curtis A. Schnell, Daniel J. Vivanco, and Crista Schneider (NBC)
    • Shark: "Teacher's Pet" – Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith, and Rusty Lipscomb (CBS)
    • The Tudors: "Episode 101" – Tom Conroy, Alan Gilmore, and Eliza Solesbury (Showtime)
    • Ugly Betty: "The Box and the Bunny" – Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, and Archie D'Amico (ABC)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie (Area)
Outstanding Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming (Area)
  • 79th Annual Academy Awards – J. Michael Riva, Gregory Richman, and Tamlyn Wright (ABC)‡
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic – John Myhre, Tomas Voth, and Barbara Cassel (NBC)‡
    • Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo – Jean Rabasse (Bravo)
    • Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower – Katha Seidman and Kent Lanigan (The History Channel)
    • Engineering an Empire: "Egypt" – Preeya Jensen (The History Channel)
    • Hell's Kitchen: "Episode 210" – John Janavs, Robert Frye, and Dawn Sinko (Fox)
    • MADtv: "Episode 1209" – John Sabato, D Martyn Bookwalter, and Daryn Reid Goodall (Fox)

Casting
Casting
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  • Ugly Betty – Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry Johnson (ABC)‡
    • 30 Rock – Jennifer McNamara (NBC)
    • Desperate Housewives – Junie Lowry Johnson and Scott Genkinger (ABC)
    • Entourage – Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken (HBO)
    • Weeds – Amy McIntyre Britt and Anya Colloff (Showtime)
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Choreography
Choreography
Outstanding Choreography (Area)

Cinematography
Cinematography
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
  • The Amazing Race: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing" – Per Larsson, John Armstrong, Sylvester Campe, Petr Cikhart, Tom Cunningham, Chip Goebert, Bob Good, Peter Rieveschl, Dave Ross, Uri Sharon, and Alan Weeks (CBS)‡
    • Dirty Jobs: "Mule Logger" – Douglas Glover, Troy Paff, and Christopher Whiteneck (Discovery Channel)
    • Intervention: "Sylvia" – Chris Baron, Meri Pritchett, and Jamie Hall (A&E)
    • Project Runway: "Iconic Statement" – Tony Sacco (Bravo)
    • Top Chef: "Episode 209" – Craig Spirko and Gus Dominguez (Bravo)

Commercial
Commercial
Outstanding Commercial

Costumes
Costumes
Outstanding Costumes for a Series
  • The Tudors: "Episode 103" – Joan Bergin, Ger Scully, and Jessica O'Leary (Showtime)‡
    • Deadwood: "Amateur Night" – Katherine Jane Bryant and Le Dawson (HBO)
    • Desperate Housewives: "Getting Married Today" – Catherine Adair, Karo Vartanian, and Joyce Unruh Goodwin (ABC)
    • Rome: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)" – April Ferry, Augusto Grassi, and Uliva Pizzetti (HBO)
    • Ugly Betty: "I'm Coming Out" – Eduardo Castro and Michael Chapman (ABC)
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Outstanding Costumes for a Variety/Music Program or a Special (Juried)
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic – Colleen Atwood and Kendall Errair (NBC)‡

Directing
Directing
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming

Hairstyling
Hairstyling
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series
  • Rome: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)" – Aldo Signoretti, Stefano Ceccarelli, Claudia Catini, and Michele Vigliotta (HBO)‡
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 303" – Mary Guerrero, Lucia Mace, and Cynthia P. Romo (ABC)
    • Deadwood: "A Constant Throb" – Peter Tothpal, Carol Pershing, and De'Ann Power (HBO)
    • Desperate Housewives: "It Takes Two" – Gabor Heiligenberg, Dena Green, James Dunham, and Maria Fernandez (ABC)
    • Ugly Betty: "I'm Coming Out" – Mary Ann Valdes, Lynda K. Walker, and Norma Lee (ABC)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

Lighting Direction
Lighting Direction (Electronic Production)
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming

Main Title Design
Main Title Design
Outstanding Main Title Design
  • Dexter – Eric Anderson, Josh Bodnar, Lindsay Daniels, and Colin Davis (Showtime)‡
    • Hu$tle – Joe Berger and Pascal Wyse (AMC)
    • The Lost Room – Thomas Cobb, Robert Bradley, and Patrick Loungway (Sci Fi Channel)
    • The Path to 9/11 – Matthew Mulder, Dave Molloy, Colin Day, and Lindsay Daniels (ABC)
    • Standoff – Michael Riley, Bob Swensen, Dan Meehan, and Brad Simmons (Fox)
    • Ugly Betty – Garson Yu and Yolanda Santosa (ABC)

Makeup
Makeup
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
  • Deadwood: "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" – John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Bob Scribner, and Jim Scribner (HBO)‡
    • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "Fannysmackin'" – Melanie Levitt, Tom Hoerber, Matthew Mungle, and Clinton Wayne (CBS)
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 303" – Melanie Mills, Zena Shteysel, Patti Ramsey Bortoli, and Nadege Shoenfeld (ABC)
    • MADtv: "Episode 1210" – Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, James Rohland, and David Williams (Fox)
    • Rome: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)" – Maurizio Silvi, Francesco Nardi, Federico Laurenti, and Laura Tonello (HBO)
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Area)
  • House: "Que Sera Sera" – Dalia Dokter, Jamie Kelman, and Ed French (Fox)‡
    • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "Living Legend" – Melanie Levitt, Tom Hoerber, Matthew Mungle, and Clinton Wayne (CBS)
    • Grey's Anatomy: "My Favorite Mistake" – Norman Leavitt, Brigitte Bugayong, Tom Burman, and Bari Burman (ABC)
    • MADtv: "Episode 1203" – Jennifer Aspinall, Heather Mages, James Rohland, and Randy Westgate (Fox)
    • Nip/Tuck: "Conor McNamara" – Eryn Krueger, Stephanie Fowler, Bill Corso, Mary Kay Witt, Christopher Nelson, and Christien Tinsley (FX)

Music
Music
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Picture Editing
Picture Editing
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
  • The Office: "The Job" – David Rogers and Dean Holland (NBC)‡
    • My Name Is Earl: "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy" – Lance Luckey (NBC)
    • My Name Is Earl: "The Trial" – William Marrinson (NBC)
    • Weeds: "Crush Girl Love Panic" – William Turro (Showtime)
    • Weeds: "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood" – David Helfand (Showtime)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
  • Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo – Sylvain Lebel (Bravo)‡
    • 79th Annual Academy Awards – Michael Polito, Jeff Roe, Douglass M. Stewart Jr., Kyle Cooper, Neil Travis, Chuck Workman, and Steve Sidwell (ABC)
    • Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed – Jeff U'Ren (HBO)
    • Tony Bennett: An American Classic – Wyatt Smith (NBC)
    • A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances) – Gary Bradley and Laura Young (PBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts – Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir, and Nancy Novack (HBO)‡
    • AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies – Tim Preston, Debra Light, and Barry A. O'Brien (CBS)
    • Deadliest Catch: "The Unforgiving Sea" – Kelly Coskran and Ed Greene (Discovery Channel)
    • Ghosts of Abu Ghraib – Sari Gilman (HBO)
    • Meerkat Manor: "Family Affair" – Renoir Tuahene (Animal Planet)
    • Planet Earth: "Mountains" – Andrew Netley (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
  • The Amazing Race: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing" – Jon Bachmann, Steven Escobar, Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andy Kozar, Paul Nielsen, and Jacob Parsons (CBS)‡
    • American Idol: "Memphis Auditions" – Bill DeRonde, Gus Comegys, Cliff Dorsey, Ryan Tanner, Oren Castro, Narumi Inatsugu, and Tim Perniciaro (Fox)
    • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: "The Thomas Family" – Matt Deitrich, Wes Paster, Tenna Guthrie, Phil Stuben, Jason Cherella, Ben Daughtry, and Hilary Scratch (ABC)
    • Project Runway: "Iconic Statement" – Kevin Leffler, Annie Tighe, Steve Lichtenstein, Drew Brown, Clark Vogeler, Andy Robertson, and Jillian Moul (Bravo)
    • Survivor: "An Evil Thought" – Brian Barefoot, Bob Mathews, Eric Gardner, Chad Bertalotto, Fred Hawthorne, Tim Atzinger, and Evan Mediuch (CBS)

Sound Editing
Sound Editing
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
  • 24: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." – William Dotson, Catherine Speakman, Jeffrey R. Whitcher, Pembrooke Andrews, Shawn Kennelly, Rick Polanco, Vic Radulich, Jeffrey Charbonneau, Laura Macias, and Vince Nicastro (Fox)‡
    • Battlestar Galactica: "Exodus, Part 2" – Jack Levy, Daniel Colman, Vince Balunas, Michael Baber, Doug Madick, and Rick Partlow (Sci Fi Channel)
    • CSI: Miami: "No Man's Land" – Tim Kimmel, Todd Niesen, Bradley C. Katona, Ruth Adelman, Skye Lewin, Zane Bruce, and Joseph Sabella (CBS)
    • ER: "Bloodline" – Walter Newman, Bob Redpath, Darleen R. Stoker, Karyn Foster, Kenneth Young, Adam Johnston, Sharon Tylk-Gersh, Casey Crabtree, and Mike Crabtree (NBC)
    • Lost: "A Tale of Two Cities" – Thomas deGorter, Paula Fairfield, Carla Murray, Maciek Malish, Jay Keiser, Joe Schultz, Geordy Sincavage, Alex Levy, Doug Reed, and Cynthia Merrill (ABC)
    • Smallville: "Zod" – Michael E. Lawshe, Jeremy Gordon, Eric Hertsgaard, Timothy Cleveland, Eric Erickson, Marc Meyer, Paul Diller, Chris McGeary, Casey Crabtree, and Michael Crabtree (The CW)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Stephen Flick, Avram Gold, Steffan Falesitch, Eric Hertsgaard, Patricio Libenson, Denise Horta, Adam Johnston, Paul Berolzheimer, Dean Beville, Jeff Sawyer, Kenneth Young, Mike Flicker, David Lee Fein, and Hilda Hodges (HBO)‡
    • Broken Trail: "Night 2" – Kevin Howard, Robert Hegedus, Richard Calistan, Clive Turner, P. Jason MacNeill, Steve Copley, Carl Sealove, John Sievert, and Virginia Storey (AMC)
    • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines – Mark Friedgen, Joy Ealy, Kristi Johns, Burt Weinstein, Tim Terusa, Anton Holden, Bob Costanza, Rick Steele, Bill Bell, Jason Ruder, Tim Chilton, and Jill Sanders (TNT)
    • The Path to 9/11: "Night 1" – G. Michael Graham, J. Michael Hooser, Bob Costanza, Bill Bell, Mike Dickeson, Kevin Fisher, Anton Holden, Adriane Marfiak, Mark Steele, Joy Ealy, Devon Curry, Dan Johnson, Tim Chilton, and Jill Sanders (ABC)
    • Tsunami: The Aftermath: "Part 1" – Julian Slater, Paul Conway, Simon Price, Tony Currie, Peter Gates, Steve Browell, Ben Norrington, Stephen Griffiths, John Warhurst, John Fewell, and Julie Ankerson (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
  • Planet Earth: "Pole to Pole" – Kate Hopkins (Discovery Channel)‡
    • The Amazing Race: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing" – Jon Bachmann, Eric Goldfarb, Julian Gomez, Andy Kozar, Paul Nielsen, Jacob Parsons, and Rick Livingstone (CBS)
    • American Masters: "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built" – Richard Fairbanks and Pamela Scott Arnold (PBS)
    • Ghosts of Abu Ghraib – Margaret Crimmins and Greg Smith (HBO)
    • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts – Fredric Rosenberg (HBO)

Sound Mixing
Sound Mixing
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour)
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "Living Doll" – Mick Fowler, Yuri Reese, and Bill Smith (CBS)‡
    • 24: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." – Bill Gocke, Michael Olman, Kenneth Kobett, and Jeff Gomillion (Fox)
    • Boston Legal: "Lincoln" – Clark King, David Rawlinson, and Peter R. Kelsey (ABC)
    • Deadwood: "A Two-Headed Beast" – Geoffrey Patterson, R. Russell Smith, and William Freesh (HBO)
    • Heroes: "Genesis" – Kenn Fuller, Gerry Lentz, and Richard Weingart (NBC)
    • The Sopranos: "Stage 5" – Mathew Price, Kevin Burns, and Todd Orr (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation (Area)
  • Entourage: "One Day in the Valley" – Steve Morantz, Dennis Kirk, and Mark Fleming (HBO)‡
  • Scrubs: "My Musical" – Joe Foglia, John W. Cook II, and Peter J. Nusbaum (NBC)‡
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special (Area)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)

Special Visual Effects
Special Visual Effects
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
  • Battlestar Galactica: "Exodus, Part 2" – Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Doug Drexler, Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz, Jeremy Hoey, Tom Archer, Andrew Karr, Alec McClymont, and Brenda Campbell (Sci Fi Channel)‡
    • Eureka: "Pilot" – Robert Habros, Matthew S. Gore, Darren Marcoux, Elizabeth Alvarez, Lane Jolly, Ben Funk, Tom Tennisco, Jarrod Davis, and Jamie Clark (Sci Fi Channel)
    • Grey's Anatomy: "Walk on Water" – Sam Nicholson, Val Pfahning, Scott Ramsey, Anthony Ocampo, Michael Cook, Diego Galtieri, Eric Grenaudier, Adalberto Lopez, and Jason Gustafson (ABC)
    • Heroes: "Five Years Gone" – Mark Kolpack, Mark Spatny, Gary D'Amico, Daniel Kumiega, Cedric Tomacruz, Diego Galtieri, Chris Martin, Ragui Hanna, and Jon Rosenthal (NBC)
    • Rome: "Philippi" – James Madigan, Barrie Hemsley, Anna Panton, Merrin Jensen, Paula Pope, Daniel Acon, Duncan Kinnaird, Gary Brozenich, and Doug Larmour (HBO)
Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: "Battleground" – Sam Nicholson, Eric Grenaudier, Mark Spatny, Adalberto Lopez, Michael Cook, Daniel Kumiega, Megan Omi, Ryan Wieber, and Marc van Buuren (TNT)‡
    • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – David Goldberg, Chris Del Conte, Joseph Bell, Justin Mitchell, Erik Bruhwiler, Tommy Tran, Benoit Girard, Tammy Sutton, and Andrew Roberts (HBO)
    • Drive: "The Starting Line" – Loni Peristere, Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Chris Jones, Jarrod Davis, Mark Shimer, Jamie Clark, Steve Meyer, Tyler Nathan, and Nate Overstrom (Fox.com)[lower-alpha 4]
    • Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King: "The End of the Whole Mess" – David Vana, Peter Stubbs, Vit Komrzy, Marc van Buuren, Monika Pavlickova, Jiri Linhart, Jaroslav Poklensky, Jan Heusler, and Jiri Forejt (TNT)
    • The Path to 9/11: "Night 1" – Anthony Paterson, Tom Turnbull, Robert Crowther, Ian Britton, Tavia Charlton, Joel Skeete, Graham Cunningham, Andrew Nguyen, and Kristijan Danilovski (ABC)
    • Secrets of the Deep – Tim Greenwood, Pete Farrer, Lorna Paterson, Antony Carysforth, Pete Metelko, Theo Facey, Adam Burnett, and Jason Horley (Discovery Channel)

Stunt Coordination
Stunt Coordination
Outstanding Stunt Coordination
  • CSI: Miami: "Rush" – Jim Vickers (CBS)‡
    • 24: "Day 6: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m." – Jeff Cadiente (Fox)
    • CSI: NY: "Sleight Out of Hand" – Norman Howell (CBS)
    • ER: "Bloodline" – Gary Hymes (NBC)
    • Heroes: "Genesis" – Ian Quinn (NBC)

Technical Direction
Technical Direction
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series
  • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Alec Baldwin and Musical Guest: Christina Aguilera" – Steven Cimino, John Pinto, Richard B. Fox, Brian Phraner, Barry Frischer, Eric A. Eisenstein, Susan Noll, and Frank Grisanti (NBC)‡
    • American Idol: "Bon Jovi" – John Pritchett, Manny Bonilla, Bert Atkinson, John Repczynski, George Prince, Danny Bonilla, Alex Hernandez, Dave Eastwood, Bobby Highton, Ken Dahlquist, Bill Chaikowski, Damien Tuffereau, Danny Webb, Ed Horton, and Mark Sanford (Fox)
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 310" – Charles Ciup, Diane Biederbeck, Danny Bonilla, Dave Hilmer, James Karidas, Dave Levisohn, Hector Ramirez, Brian Reason, John Repczynski, Damien Tuffereau, Easter Xua, and Chuck Reilly (ABC)
    • Jimmy Kimmel Live!: "Jay-Z Show" – Ervin D. Hurd, Parker Bartlett, Randy Gomez, Greg Grouwinkel, Mark Gonzales, Garrett Hurt, Ritch Kenney, Kris Wilson, Mike Malone, Marc Hunter, and Guy Jones (ABC)
    • Late Night with Conan O'Brien: "Episode 2424" – Gregory Aull, Richard S. Carter, Kurt Decker, Eugene Huelsman, Chris Matott, James Palczewski, Pat Casey, Gregory Kasoff, and Carl M. Henry, III (NBC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
  • American Idol: "Idol Gives Back" – John Pritchett, Rick Edwards, Damien Tuffereau, Suzanne Ebner, John Repczynski, George Prince, Easter Xua, Alex Hernandez, Dave Eastwood, Bobby Highton, Ray Gonzales, Vince Singletary, Bert Atkinson, Brian Reason, Ed Horton, Rob Vuona, Mike Tribble, Hector Ramirez, Brad Zerbst, Garrett Hurt, Danny Bonilla, Dave Hilmer, Allen Merriweather, Marc Hunter, Richard Strock, and Mark Sanford (Fox)‡
    • 79th Annual Academy Awards – John B. Field, Kenneth Shapiro, Allan Wells, Ted Ashton, Robert Balton, Danny Bonilla, John Burdick, Dave Eastwood, Marc Hunter, Charlie Huntley, Dave Levisohn, Lyn Noland, Rob Palmer, Bill Philbin, David Plakos, Hector Ramirez, Brian Reason, Mark Whitman, Kris Wilson, Brett Crutcher, Aaron Fitzgerald, Dean Hall, Easter Xua, Chuck Reilly, Mark Sanford, and Keith Winikoff (ABC)
    • Comic Relief 2006 – Keith Winikoff, Ted Ashton, Bill Chaikowski, Dave Eastwood, Larry Heider, Dave Hilmer, Dave Levisohn, Ken Patterson, Bill Philbin, Hector Ramirez, Gordi Saiger, and Mark Sanford (HBO)
    • Dane Cook: Vicious Circle – Keith Winikoff, Robert Balton, John Burdick, Bob Del Russo, Manny Gutierrez, Charlie Huntley, John Mieklejohn, Jay Millard, Lyn Noland, Mark Renaudin, Carlos Rios, Jofre Rosero, Jim Scurti, David Smith, Ron Washburn, Mark Whitman, Matty Randazzo, and Bob Amour (HBO)
    • 49th Annual Grammy Awards – John B. Field, Ted Ashton, Mike Breece, Dave Eastwood, Freddy Frederick, Hank Geving, Dean Hall, Larry Heider, Dave Hilmer, Ed Horton, Marc Hunter, Charlie Huntley, Dave Levisohn, Steve Martyniuk, Rob Palmer, Bill Philbin, Hector Ramirez, Brian Reason, Guy Jones, and Keith Winikoff (CBS)
    • Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show – Eric Becker, Dave Bernstein, Robert Balton, Danny Webb, Ray Hoover, John Burdick, Jofre Rosero, Mark Sanford, and Rob Levy (CBS)
    • Tony Bennett: An American Classic – Terry Donohue, Sion Michel, Darin Moran, John Grillo, Thomas G. Tcimpidis, and Nick Theodorakis (NBC)

Writing
Writing
Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
  • American Masters: "Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film" – James Sanders and Ric Burns (PBS)‡
    • Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: "Wal-Mart" – Penn Jillette, Teller, Sheryl Zohn, Jon Hotchkiss, Michael Goudeau, Star Price, Cliff Schoenberg, and David Weiss (Showtime)
    • Planet Earth: "Mountains" – Vanessa Berlowitz and Gary Parker (Discovery Channel)
    • Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed – Steven Smith, David Comtois, and Kevin Burns (The History Channel)
    • This American Life: "God's Close-Up" – Nancy Updike (Showtime)

Governors Award

The Governors Award, recognizing an individual or group "whose works stand out with the immediacy of current achievement", was presented to two programs:[7]

  • American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" (Fox) was recognized for raising "more than $75 million to benefit relief programs for children and young people in extreme poverty in America and Africa".[8]
  • The Addiction Project (HBO) was "an unprecedented multi-platform and outreach campaign [...] aimed at helping Americans understand addiction as a chronic but treatable brain disease".[8]

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

One Emmy Award, four plaques, and one certificate of recognition were presented to recognize engineering achievements:[9][10]

  • The Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Howard A. Anderson for his visual effects work.
  • Plaques for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development went to TM Systems' QC Station, Osram Sylvania Products' OSRAM HMI Metal Halide Lamp Technology, Digital Vision's DVNR Image Processing Hardware-DVO Image Process Software, and Silicon Optix's Teranex Video Computer.
  • A Certificate of Achievement, recognizing a historic contribution to television technology, was presented to Sycom for its work on the varicap.

Syd Cassyd Founders Award

The Syd Cassyd Founders Award was presented to Rich Frank, former television executive and president of the Television Academy, for his "significant positive impact on the Academy through [his] efforts and service over many years of involvement".[11][12]

Nominations and wins by program

For the purposes of the lists below, any wins in juried categories are assumed to have a prior nomination.

Shows with multiple Creative Arts nominations
Nominations Show Network
11 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee HBO
10 Broken Trail AMC
8 79th Annual Academy Awards ABC
7 Dancing with the Stars ABC
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) PBS
The Path to 9/11 ABC
Planet Earth Discovery Channel
Rome HBO
Ugly Betty ABC
6 Deadwood HBO
Tony Bennett: An American Classic NBC
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts HBO
5 24 Fox
American Idol Fox
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CBS
Desperate Housewives ABC
Grey's Anatomy ABC
Heroes NBC
My Name Is Earl NBC
The Sopranos HBO
The Starter Wife USA
4 30 Rock NBC
The Amazing Race CBS
American Masters PBS
Deadliest Catch Discovery Channel
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib HBO
MADtv Fox
Scrubs NBC
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip NBC
The Tudors Showtime
3 49th Annual Grammy Awards CBS
Dexter Showtime
ER NBC
Entourage HBO
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed The History Channel
This American Life Showtime
Weeds Showtime
2 The 60th Annual Tony Awards CBS
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies CBS
Avatar: The Last Airbender Nickelodeon
Battlestar Galactica Sci Fi Channel
Boston Legal ABC
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo Bravo
CSI: Miami CBS
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Comedy Central
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower The History Channel
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ABC
Family Guy Fox
Good Wilt Hunting (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) Cartoon Network
House Fox
How I Met Your Mother CBS
Hu$tle AMC
Late Night with Conan O'Brien NBC
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines TNT
Longford HBO
Lost ABC
The Lost Room Sci Fi Channel
Meerkat Manor Animal Planet
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King TNT
The Office NBC
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Showtime
Robot Chicken Cartoon Network
Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show CBS
Project Runway Bravo
Saturday Night Live NBC
Secrets of the Deep Discovery Channel
So You Think You Can Dance Fox
Two and a Half Men CBS
Shows with multiple Creative Arts wins
Wins Show Network
5 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee HBO
4 Planet Earth Discovery Channel
Tony Bennett: An American Classic NBC
3 Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) PBS
Rome HBO
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts HBO
2 79th Annual Academy Awards ABC
The Amazing Race CBS
American Idol[lower-alpha 5] Fox
American Masters PBS
Dexter Showtime
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King TNT
Saturday Night Live NBC
So You Think You Can Dance Fox
The Tudors Showtime
Two and a Half Men CBS

Nominations and wins by network
Networks with multiple Creative Arts nominations
Nominations Network
53 HBO
48 ABC
42 NBC
31 CBS
24 Fox
17 PBS
15 Discovery Channel
Showtime
12 AMC
11 Cartoon Network
7 Bravo
The History Channel
TNT
6 USA
5 Sci Fi Channel
4 Disney Channel
Nickelodeon
3 Comedy Central
2 A&E
Animal Planet
Networks with multiple Creative Arts wins
Wins Network
15 HBO[lower-alpha 5]
12 NBC
9 CBS
8 Cartoon Network
7 Fox[lower-alpha 5]
6 PBS
4 ABC
Discovery Channel
Showtime
2 Bravo
Nickelodeon
TNT

Presenters

The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[13]

Ceremony information
Carlos Mencia in 2010
Carlos Mencia served as host for the ceremony.

The 59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were executive produced by Lee Miller and John Moffitt, produced by Spike Jones Jr. through his company SJ2 Entertainment, and directed by Chris Donovan.[15][16] Comedian Carlos Mencia was announced as the host in August.[17] Nominations were announced on July 19, a week later than usual due to changes in voting rules.[18] The awards were presented on September 8 in a four-hour ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, which was then edited into a two-hour broadcast shown on E! on September 15, the day before the main ceremony on Fox.[19][20]

Major rule changes for this year's Creative Arts categories included:

  • Public performances taped for television were moved from Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special to Outstanding Special Class Program.[21]
  • Broadband programs were allowed to compete in categories alongside cable and broadcast programs.[6][22]
  • Episodes of an eligible program airing outside of the eligibility window became qualified for awards in the same year that the program was competing. Previously, such episodes were ineligible for any awards.[23][24]

Notes
  1. The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different than the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.
    • Area awards are non-competitive and nominees are considered on their own terms. Any nominee with at least two-thirds approval received an Emmy. If no nominee received two-thirds approval, the nominee with the highest approval (and a minimum majority approval) received an Emmy.[1]
    • Juried awards generally do not have nominations; instead, all entrants were screened before members of the appropriate peer group, and one, more than one, or no entry was awarded an Emmy based on the jury's vote.[1]
  3. Finalists were announced for this juried category; they are not considered to be nominees.[4]
  4. While Drive was broadcast on Fox, the relevant effects were released online because the series was cancelled before reaching the six-episode eligibility requirement. As a result, this nomination was the first broadband nominee at the Emmys. This also led to its nomination as a special, not a series.[6]
  5. Including the Governors Award

References
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  3. "59th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. "59th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. July 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  5. "Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Emmy Award Winners in Costumes for a Variety or Music Program and Individual Achievement in Animation". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 21, 2007. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  6. Schneider, Michael (July 20, 2007). "Drive makes primetime Emmy history". Variety. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. Nordyke, Kimberly (August 7, 2007). "Governors Award to Idol, Addiction Project". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. "American Idol's 'Idol Gives Back' and HBO's "The Addiction Project" Named Recipients of Television Academy's 2007 Governors Award". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. August 6, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. "Television Academy Announces Recipients of the 2007 Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. "ATAS Honors Engineering Excellence". Videography. Vol. 32, no. 9. NewBay Media. September 2007. p. 9. ProQuest 199883236.
  11. Nordyke, Kimberly (September 5, 2007). "Frank to receive ATAS Founders Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  12. Schneider, Michael (September 4, 2007). "Frank earns Cassyd honor". Variety. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  13. "HBO Tops 59th Creative Arts Emmys, NBC Leads Nets". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  14. Nordyke, Kimberly (September 9, 2007). "Wounded Knee tops Creative Emmys". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  15. "59th Annual Primetime Emmys". Emmy. Vol. 29, no. 4. July 2007. pp. 116, 118, 120–122. ProQuest 2297350232.
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  18. "Panel weighs in on ATAS, NATAS fight". The Hollywood Reporter. July 10, 2007. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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  20. Sneider, Jeff (September 8, 2007). "HBO tops Creative Arts Emmys". Variety. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  21. Schneider, Michael (March 15, 2007). "Emmys issue new rules". Variety. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  22. Finke, Nikki (July 18, 2013). "2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations (Live)". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  23. Nordyke, Kimberly (June 1, 2007). "ATAS tweaks Emmy rule on 'dangling'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  24. Schneider, Michael (May 31, 2007). "Emmy tweaks eligible dates". Variety. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
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