59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards explained

59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Date:September 8, 2007
Presenter:Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Most Awards:Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (5)
Most Nominations:Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (11)
Host:Carlos Mencia
Network:E!
Director:Chris Donovan
Previous:58th
Next:60th
Main: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. 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.

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, , 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

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

Programs

  • The Fallen Alternate Reality Game
    • Big Brother Goes Mobile
    • DirecTV Interactive Sports
    • Heroes Interactive
    • The Jericho Experience

Performing

Animation

Art Direction

  • 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)

Casting

Choreography

Cinematography

  • Two and a Half Men: "Release the Dogs" – Steven Silver (CBS)
  • 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

Costumes

  • 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)
  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic – Colleen Atwood and Kendall Errair (NBC)

Directing

Hairstyling

  • 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)

Lighting Direction

  • 49th Annual Grammy Awards – Robert A. Dickinson, Matt Firestone, and Andy O'Reilly (CBS)
    • 79th Annual Academy Awards – Robert A. Dickinson, Robert Barnhart, and Andy O'Reilly (ABC)
    • American Idol: "The Finale" – Kieran Healy, George Harvey, and Harry Sangmeister (Fox)
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 308" – Simon Miles (ABC)
    • Late Night with Conan O'Brien: "Episode 2408" – Fred Bock, Ronnie Skopac, and Eugene Meienhofer (NBC)

Main Title Design

Makeup

  • Deadwood: "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" – John Rizzo, Ron Snyder, Bob Scribner, and Jim Scribner (HBO)
    • : "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)
  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Gail Kennedy, Rochelle Pomerleau, and Joanne Preece (HBO)
    • Broken Trail – Debbie Vandelaar and Tania El Zahr (AMC)
    • Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower – Ronell Oliveri and Jason Allen (The History Channel)
    • – Angela Conte and Katherin Birch (TNT)
    • The Starter Wife – Viv Mepham and Deborah Lanser (USA)

Music

Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters – Todd Boekelheide (HBO)

Picture Editing

  • 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)
  • Two and a Half Men: "Release the Dogs" – Joe Bella (CBS)
    • American Idol: "Idol Gives Back" – Bill DeRonde, Oren Castro, Gus Comegys, John Cox, Patrick Franks, Narumi Inatsugu, Tim Perniciaro, Jeff Roe, and Ryan Tanner (Fox)
    • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: "Episode 12043" – Tonya Dreher, Graham Frazier, Mark Paone, Daric Schlesselman, Einar Westerlund, and Rob York (Comedy Central)
    • Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 304" – Ned Kerwin, Pamela Malouf, David Timoner, and Hans van Riet (ABC)
    • How I Met Your Mother: "Robin Sparkles" – Sue Federman (CBS)
  • 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)
    • : "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

  • 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)
    • : "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)
  • 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)
    • – 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)
    • : "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)

Sound Mixing

  • : "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)
" – Darin Knight, David Rawlinson, and Peter R. Kelsey (NBC)

Special Visual Effects

  • 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)
  • : "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)
    • 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

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

Technical Direction

  • 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)
  • 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)
    • – 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

Special awards

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:[4]

Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development

One Emmy Award, four plaques, and one certificate of recognition were presented to recognize engineering achievements:[6] [7]

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".[8] [9]

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
NominationsShowNetwork
11Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeHBO
10Broken TrailAMC
879th Annual Academy AwardsABC
7Dancing with the StarsABC
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)PBS
data-sort-value="Path to 9/11" The Path to 9/11ABC
Planet EarthDiscovery Channel
RomeHBO
Ugly BettyABC
6DeadwoodHBO
Tony Bennett: An American ClassicNBC
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsHBO
524Fox
American IdolFox
CBS
Desperate HousewivesABC
Grey's AnatomyABC
HeroesNBC
My Name Is EarlNBC
data-sort-value="Sopranos" The SopranosHBO
data-sort-value="Starter Wife" The Starter WifeUSA
430 RockNBC
data-sort-value="Amazing Race" The Amazing RaceCBS
American MastersPBS
Deadliest CatchDiscovery Channel
Ghosts of Abu GhraibHBO
MADtvFox
ScrubsNBC
Studio 60 on the Sunset StripNBC
data-sort-value="Tudors" The TudorsShowtime
349th Annual Grammy AwardsCBS
DexterShowtime
ERNBC
EntourageHBO
data-sort-value="History Channel" The History Channel
This American LifeShowtime
WeedsShowtime
2data-sort-value="60th Annual Tony Awards" The 60th Annual Tony AwardsCBS
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring MoviesCBS
Nickelodeon
Battlestar GalacticaSci Fi Channel
Boston LegalABC
Cirque Du Soleil: CorteoBravo
CBS
data-sort-value="Daily Show with Jon Stewart" The Daily Show with Jon StewartComedy Central
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflowerdata-sort-value="History Channel" The History Channel
ABC
Family GuyFox
Good Wilt Hunting (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)Cartoon Network
HouseFox
How I Met Your MotherCBS
Hu$tleAMC
Late Night with Conan O'BrienNBC
NBC
data-sort-value="Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines" TNT
LongfordHBO
LostABC
data-sort-value="Lost Room" The Lost RoomSci Fi Channel
Meerkat ManorAnimal Planet
TNT
data-sort-value="Office" The OfficeNBC
Showtime
Robot ChickenCartoon Network
Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime ShowCBS
Project RunwayBravo
Saturday Night LiveNBC
Secrets of the DeepDiscovery Channel
So You Think You Can DanceFox
Two and a Half MenCBS
Shows with multiple Creative Arts wins
WinsShowNetwork
5Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeHBO
4Planet EarthDiscovery Channel
Tony Bennett: An American ClassicNBC
3Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre)PBS
RomeHBO
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsHBO
279th Annual Academy AwardsABC
data-sort-value="Amazing Race" The Amazing RaceCBS
American IdolFox
American MastersPBS
DexterShowtime
TNT
Saturday Night LiveNBC
So You Think You Can DanceFox
data-sort-value="Tudors" The TudorsShowtime
Two and a Half MenCBS

Nominations and wins by network

Networks with multiple Creative Arts nominations
NominationsNetwork
53HBO
48ABC
42NBC
31CBS
24Fox
17PBS
15Discovery Channel
Showtime
12AMC
11Cartoon Network
7Bravo
data-sort-value="History Channel" The History Channel
TNT
6USA
5Sci Fi Channel
4Disney Channel
Nickelodeon
3Comedy Central
2A&E
Animal Planet
Networks with multiple Creative Arts wins
WinsNetwork
15HBO
12NBC
9CBS
8Cartoon Network
7Fox
6PBS
4ABC
Discovery Channel
Showtime
2Bravo
Nickelodeon
TNT

Presenters

The following individuals presented awards at the ceremony:[10]

Ceremony information

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.[12] [13] Comedian Carlos Mencia was announced as the host in August.[14] Nominations were announced on July 19, a week later than usual due to changes in voting rules.[15] 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.[16] [17]

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Creative Arts Winners . September 8, 2007 . . July 22, 2022 . November 16, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116035459/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/CTA59themmywinners.pdf . dead.
  2. Web site: 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations . . July 22, 2022 . September 27, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001910/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/59ptemmys_noms.pdf . dead.
  3. Web site: 59th Primetime Emmy Awards – 2006–2007 Rules and Procedures . . July 22, 2022 . October 30, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030192928/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/PT_rules2007.pdf . dead.
  4. Web site: Governors Award to Idol, Addiction Project . Nordyke . Kimberly . August 7, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021537/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/governors-award-idol-addiction-project-146689/ . live .
  5. Web site: American Idol 'Idol Gives Back' and HBO's "The Addiction Project" Named Recipients of Television Academy's 2007 Governors Award . August 6, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025181426/http://www.emmys.org/media/releases/2007/rel-pte07-gov1.php . October 25, 2007.
  6. Web site: Television Academy Announces Recipients of the 2007 Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards . . July 29, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071014195351/http://emmys.org/media/releases/2007/rel_pte07-engr.php . October 14, 2007.
  7. ATAS Honors Engineering Excellence . Videography . . September 2007 . 32 . 9 . 9 . .
  8. Web site: Frank to receive ATAS Founders Award . Nordyke . Kimberly . September 5, 2007 . . July 29, 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021547/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/frank-receive-atas-founders-award-149438/ . July 31, 2022.
  9. Web site: Frank earns Cassyd honor . Schneider . Michael . September 4, 2007 . . July 29, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021538/https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/frank-earns-cassyd-honor-1117971336/ . live .
  10. Web site: HBO Tops 59th Creative Arts Emmys, NBC Leads Nets . . July 30, 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071011193643/http://www.emmys.tv/awards/2007pt/crtvarts_wrap.php . October 11, 2007.
  11. Web site: Wounded Knee tops Creative Emmys . Nordyke . Kimberly . September 9, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021547/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wounded-knee-tops-creative-emmys-149749/ . live .
  12. 59th Annual Primetime Emmys . . July 2007 . 29 . 4 . 116, 118, 120–122 . .
  13. Web site: Emmy goes to Mencia as Creative host . Nordyke . Kimberly . August 28, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021539/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/emmy-goes-mencia-as-creative-148926/ . live .
  14. Web site: Mencia to host Primetime Creative Arts Emmys . August 27, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . limited . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021547/https://www.dailynews.com/2007/08/27/mencia-to-host-primetime-creative-arts-emmys/ . live .
  15. Web site: Panel weighs in on ATAS, NATAS fight . July 10, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021540/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/panel-weighs-atas-natas-fight-142391/ . live .
  16. Web site: Mencia to host creative arts Emmy ceremony . August 27, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021550/https://www.reuters.com/article/television-emmys-dc/mencia-to-host-creative-arts-emmy-ceremony-idUKN2720974720070828 . live .
  17. Web site: HBO tops Creative Arts Emmys . Sneider . Jeff . September 8, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021540/https://variety.com/2007/film/news/hbo-tops-creative-arts-emmys-1117971675/ . live .
  18. Web site: Emmys issue new rules . Schneider . Michael . March 15, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210713214938/https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/emmys-issue-new-rules-1117961270/ . live .
  19. Web site: 2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations (Live) . Finke . Nikki . July 18, 2013 . . July 30, 2022 . July 30, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130730014916/http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/emmy-awards-nominations-2013-full-list-nominees/ . live .
  20. Web site: ATAS tweaks Emmy rule on 'dangling' . Nordyke . Kimberly . June 1, 2007 . . July 30, 2022 . July 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731021543/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/atas-tweaks-emmy-rule-dangling-137691/ . live .
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