HBO’s The Sopranos took a final bow at last night’s 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the award for outstanding drama series and picking up honors for best drama writing (creator David Chase) and directing (Alan Taylor).
The pay-cable channel picked up six awards overall, including the top awards for actor and supporting actor in a comedy series (Extras’ Ricky Gervais and Entourage’sJeremy Piven, respectively).
NBC and ABC led the broadcast networks, each winning six awards. NBC’s 30 Rock, a critics’ favorite that has struggled to find an audience, won for outstanding comedy series. Creator and star Tina Fey thanked NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker and former network entertainment chief Kevin Reilly for supporting the show—and jokingly thanked new entertainment co-president Ben Silverman for renewing the show for another six years.
While NBC also picked up acting (My Name Is Earl’sJaime Pressly for supporting actress in a comedy series) and comedy writing (The Office’s Greg Daniels), it was thrice honored for the musical special Tony Bennett: An American Classic.
ABC led the acting awards with wins for four of its series. Sally Field (Brothers and Sisters) and America Ferrara (Ugly Betty) won best actress (for drama and comedy series, respectively). James Spader (Boston Legal) picked up his third consecutive Emmy for actor in a drama series, upsetting favorite James Gandolfini for The Sopranos. And Lost’sTerry O’Quinn won best supporting actor in a drama series.
AMC miniseries Broken Trail won for best miniseries, and its two stars, Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church, took home the top acting honors.
Fox bleeped a number of speeches, including ones by Ray Romano and Sally Field, when the language got too salty to potentially pass FCC muster.
The complete list of Emmy winners is below:
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
JEREMY PIVEN as Ari Gold HBO
Entourage
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
TERRY O’QUINN as John Locke ABC
Lost
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
JAIME PRESSLY as Joy Turner NBC
My Name Is Earl
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
THOMAS HADEN CHURCH as Tom Harte AMC
Broken Trail
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
KATHERINE HEIGL as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens ABC
Grey’s Anatomy
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
Mike Sweeney, Head Writer NBC
Chris Albers, Writer
Jose Arroyo, Writer
Dan Cronin, Writer
Kevin Dorff, Writer
Daniel J. Goor, Writer
Michael Gordon, Writer
Berkley Johnson, Writer
Brian Kiley, Writer
Michael Koman, Writer
Tim Harrod, Writer
Brian McCann, Writer
Guy Nicolucci, Writer
Conan O’Brien, Writer
Brian Stack, Writer
Andrew Weinberg, Writer
Late Night with Conan O’Brien
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
ROB MARSHALL NBC
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
ROBERT DUVALL as Prentice “Print” Ritter AMC
Broken Trail
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
BROKEN TRAIL AMC
Stanley M. Brooks, Executive Producer
Robert Duvall, Executive Producer
Robert Carliner, Executive Producer
Chad Oakes, Producer
Walter Hill, Produced By
Damian Ganczewski, Producer
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
ALAN TAYLOR HBO
The Sopranos
Kennedy and Heidi
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
DAVID CHASE HBO
The Sopranos
Made InAmerica
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART COMEDY CENTRAL
Jon Stewart, Executive Producer
Ben Karlin, Executive Producer
David Javerbaum, Executive Producer
Kahane Corn, Co-Executive Producer
Josh Lieb, Co-Executive Producer
Rory Albanese, Supervising Producer
Jim Margolis, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL
TONY BENNETT: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC NBC
Danny Bennett, Executive Producer
Jodi Hurwitz, Producer
John DeLuca, Executive Producer
Rob Marshall, Executive Producer
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
JUDY DAVIS as Joan McAllister USA
The Starter Wife
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEEHBO
Tom Thayer, Executive Producer
Dick Wolf, Executive Producer
Yves Simoneau, Co-Executive Producer
Clara George, Produced By
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison PBS
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
PHILIP MARTIN PBS
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
FRANK DEASY PBS
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
CURRENT TV CURRENTTV.COM
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM
TONY BENNETT NBC
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
RICHARD SHEPARD ABC
Ugly Betty
Pilot
OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
GREG DANIELS NBC
The Office
Gay Witch Hunt
OUTSTANDING REALITY/COMPETITION PROGRAM
THE AMAZING RACE CBS
Jerry Bruckheimer, Executive Producer
Bertram van Munster, Executive Producer
Jonathan Littman, Executive Producer
Hayma "Screech" Washington, Executive Producer
Amy Nabseth Chacon, Co-Executive Producer
Phil Keoghan, Producer/Host
Elise Doganieri, Co-Executive Producer
Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer
John Moffet, Supervising Producer
Bob Parr, Producer
Allison Chase, Senior Producer
Barry Hennessey, Senior Producer
Bill Pruitt, Senior Producer
Patrick Cariaga, Producer
Jarratt Carson, Producer
Cris Graves, Producer
Jarrod Harlow, Producer
Bob Mora, Producer
Michael Norton, Producer
Michael Noval, Producer
Cynthia A. Palormo, Producer
Giselle Parets, Producer
Matt Schmidt, Producer
Mark Vertullo, Supervising Producer
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
RICKY GERVAIS as Andy Millman HBO
Extras
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
SALLY FIELD as Nora Walker ABC
Brothers & Sisters
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
AMERICA FERRERA as Betty Suarez ABC
Ugly Betty
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
JAMES SPADER as Alan Shore ABC
Boston Legal
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
30 ROCK NBC
Lorne Michaels, Executive Producer
Tina Fey, Executive Producer
David Miner, Executive Producer
JoAnn Alfano, Executive Producer
Marci Klein, Executive Producer
Robert Carlock, Executive Producer
Jack Burditt, Co-Executive Producer
John Riggi, Co-Executive Producer
Brett Baer, Co-Executive Producer
Dave Finkel, Co-Executive Producer
Adam Bernstein, Supervising Producer
Jeff Richmond, Producer
Jerry Kupfer, Produced By
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
THE SOPRANOS HBO
David Chase, Executive Producer
Brad Grey, Executive Producer
Ilene S. Landress, Executive Producer
Terence Winter, Executive Producer
Matthew Weiner, Executive Producer
Henry J. Bronchtein, Co-Executive Producer
Diane Frolov, Supervising Producer
Andrew Schneider, Supervising Producer
Martin Bruestle, Producer
Gianna Maria Smart, Producer
