2005 American television programming awards
The 57th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 18, 2005, and were hosted by Ellen DeGeneres . The ceremony was broadcast on CBS . BBC America received its first major nomination this year.
The ceremony, which aired three weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit, featured a mini-telethon for Habitat for Humanity and gave DeGeneres more opportunity to use the ceremony to somberly remember the victims of the Gulf Coast . Opening the ceremony was the famous 1970's band Earth, Wind & Fire with a comedic version of "September ", in collaboration with The Black Eyed Peas . The ceremony featured tributes to ABC -TV anchor Peter Jennings (who died seven weeks earlier) presented by rival anchors Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw , and to talk show host Johnny Carson (who died on January 23, 2005) by close friend and Late Show host David Letterman . Also, the show featured Emmy Idol , five segments in which famous TV stars performed popular TV theme songs in a format like American Idol .
Everybody Loves Raymond became the first comedy to have its final season win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series since Barney Miller in 1982 . The CBS comedy series also tied for the lead in major nominations and wins with ten and three, respectively. Freshman series Desperate Housewives became just the second series to earn three nominations in a lead acting category, joining The Golden Girls which had three nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for four separate years. In the drama field, new series Lost won Outstanding Drama Series .
Actress Angela Lansbury received her eighteenth and final nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series . However, she failed to win causing her record losing streak to be extended. Lansbury died on October 11, 2022.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold :[ 1]
Tony Shalhoub , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Felicity Huffman , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
James Spader , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Patricia Arquette , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Geoffrey Rush , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Brad Garrett , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Doris Roberts , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
William Shatner , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Blythe Danner , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Paul Newman , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Jane Alexander , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Hugh Jackman , Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner
Programs
Acting
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
Networks with multiple major nominations[ note 1]
Network
No. of Nominations
HBO
35
NBC
28
CBS
ABC
24
Fox
14
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program
Category
Network
No. of Nominations
Everybody Loves Raymond
Comedy
CBS
8
Arrested Development
Fox
7
Empire Falls
Miniseries
HBO
Warm Springs
Movie
Desperate Housewives
Comedy
ABC
6
Lost
Drama
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Movie
HBO
5
Will & Grace
Comedy
NBC
Elvis
Miniseries
CBS
4
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Variety
Comedy Central
Huff
Drama
Showtime
The West Wing
NBC
Da Ali G Show
Variety
HBO
3
Deadwood
Drama
Lackawanna Blues
Movie
Late Show with David Letterman
Variety
CBS
24
Drama
Fox
2
The 4400
Miniseries
USA
Boston Legal
Drama
ABC
Entourage
Comedy
HBO
Grey's Anatomy
Drama
ABC
House
Fox
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Variety
NBC
Monk
Comedy
USA
The Office Christmas Special
Movie
BBC America
Our Fathers
Showtime
Real Time with Bill Maher
Variety
HBO
Rescue Me
Drama
FX
Scrubs
Comedy
NBC
The Shield
Drama
FX
Six Feet Under
HBO
Two and a Half Men
Comedy
CBS
The Wool Cap
Movie
TNT
Most major awards
Networks with multiple major awards[ note 1]
Network
No. of Awards
HBO
7
ABC
6
CBS
5
Comedy Central
2
Fox
NBC
Programs with multiple major awards
Program
Category
Network
No. of Awards
Everybody Loves Raymond
Comedy
CBS
3
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Movie
HBO
Boston Legal
Drama
ABC
2
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Variety
Comedy Central
Desperate Housewives
Comedy
ABC
Lost
Drama
Warm Springs
Movie
HBO
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories .
Presenters
The awards were presented by the following people:[ 2]
In Memoriam
References
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