The 58th Primetime Emmy Winners

It's the Oscars of the television industry, the Emmys are here! Thanks to the new Emmy rules, many surprises, snubs and not-so-surprising nominations complete the best of the best in television. The typical and well deserved multiple nominations include The West Wing, 24 and The Sopranos. New to the Emmy race this year are Grey's Anatomy and House in the Outstanding Drama Series category and Kyra Sedgwick and Chandra Wilson in the Outstanding Lead Actress and Supporting Actress categories respectively.

The Emmy winners were a nice variety of not the typical annual winners, which made for a nice change and for the first time ever, Kiefer Sutherland won the much-deserved Emmy for his role as Jack Bauer on the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy winner 24.

Outstanding Drama Series

• Grey’s Anatomy
• House
• The Sopranos
• 24 - WINNER
• The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

• Christopher Meloni - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Denis Leary - Rescue Me
• Peter Krause - Six Feet Under
• Kiefer Sutherland - 24 - WINNER
• Martin Sheen - The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

• Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
• Geena Davis - Commander In Chief
• Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - WINNER
• Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under
• Allison Janney - The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

• William Shatner - Boston Legal
• Oliver Platt - Huff
• Michael Imperioli - The Sopranos
• Gregory Itzin - 24
• Alan Alda - The West Wing - WINNER

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

• Candice Bergen - Boston Legal
• Sandra Oh - Grey’s Anatomy
• Chandra Wilson - Grey’s Anatomy
• Blythe Danner - Huff - WINNER
• Jean Smart - 24

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

• The Amazing Race - WINNER
• American Idol
• Dancing With The Stars
• Project Runway
• Survivor

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Michael J. Fox - Boston Legal
• Christian Clemenson - Boston Legal - WINNER
• James Woods - ER
• Kyle Chandler - Grey’s Anatomy
• Henry Ian Cusick - Lost

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Kate Burton - Grey’s Anatomy
• Christina Ricci - Grey’s Anatomy
• Swoosie Kurtz - Huff
• Patricia Clarkson - Six Feet Under - WINNER
• Joanna Cassidy - Six Feet Under

Directing for a Drama Series

• Big Love: "Pilot"
• Lost: "Live Together, Die Alone"
• Six Feet Under: "Everyone's Waiting"
• The Sopranos: "Members Only"
• The Sopranos: "Join the Club"
• 24: "7:00 AM - 8:00 AM" - WINNER
• The West Wing: "Election Day"

Writing for a Drama Series

• Grey's Anatomy: "It's the End of the World, as We Know It (Part 1 & Part 2)"
• Grey's Anatomy: "Into You Like a Train"
• Lost: "The 23rd Psalm"
• Six Feet Under: "Everyone's Waiting"
• The Sopranos: "Members Only" - WINNER

TV Comedy Emmy Nominations