58th Primetime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Children's Program

{{Short description|2006 American television programming awards}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 58th Primetime Emmy Awards

| image = The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| date = {{unbulleted list

| August 27, 2006
{{small|(Ceremony)}}

| August 19, 2006
{{small|(Creative Arts Awards)}}

}}

| location = Shrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

| host = Conan O'Brien

| network = NBC

| producer = Ken Ehrlich

| director = Louis J. Horvitz

| most_awards = {{unbulleted list

| Major: Elizabeth I (4)

| All: Elizabeth I (9)

}}

| most_nominations = Mrs. Harris (7)

| award1_type = Outstanding Comedy Series

| award1_winner = The Office

| award2_type = Outstanding Drama Series

| award2_winner = 24

| award3_type = Outstanding Miniseries

| award3_winner = Elizabeth I

| award4_type = Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

| award4_winner = The Amazing Race

| award5_type = Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

| award5_winner = The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

| previous = 57th

| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}

| next = 59th

}}

The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, August 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on NBC at 8:00 p.m. ET (00:00 UTC) with Conan O'Brien hosting the show. The ceremony attracted 16.2 million viewers, 2.5 million fewer than the previous year's ceremony, but still the ratings winner for the week.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/|title=Entertainment – Los Angeles Times|website=Los Angeles Times}} The Discovery Channel received its first major nomination this year.

This awards show was the first in fourteen years to be held in August because of NBC's request; because of NBC Sunday Night Football, the ceremony moved to accommodate NFL Kickoff Weekend.

A new voting system determined nominees in particular categories (mostly lead acting and outstanding series categories) by a "blue ribbon" panel of judges, which resulted in the exclusion of popular shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost, and actors like James Gandolfini and Edie Falco from The Sopranos and Hugh Laurie from House. Lost{{'}}s exclusion was mocked during the opening sequence (see below), when O'Brien, accompanied by Hugo "Hurley" Reyes, heads down a hatch to get to the Emmys. O'Brien asked Reyes if he wanted to come; Reyes says coyly, "Well, we weren't exactly invited", to which O'Brien replies "But you won last year!"

For its second season, The Office won Outstanding Comedy Series; this was its only major award. No comedy series won more than two major awards this year. In the drama field, 24 won Outstanding Drama Series for its fifth season, after being nominated and losing the previous four years. It was also the first time the Fox Network won this award. Its three major awards topped all drama series. Its Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama award (for Kiefer Sutherland) was also the first time Fox had won this award.

Ellen Burstyn was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role in Mrs. Harris, even though she was onscreen for only fourteen seconds, which caused controversy.

The show that received the most major nominations was Mrs. Harris, with seven. The top-nominated show had not received so few nominations since 1970, when Marcus Welby, M.D. received six. However, there were far fewer nominations back then, with most categories having three slots making this ceremony unique.

The pilot episode of My Name Is Earl joined a select group of TV episodes to win for both directing and writing.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2006 Emmys.com list of 2006 Nominees & Winners]

File:Tony Shalhoub (1).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Julia Louis-Dreyfus VF 2012 Shankbone 3.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Kiefer Sutherland 2 SDCC 2014.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Mariska Hargitay 2011.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Andre Braugher 2011 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Helen Mirren 2014.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:JeremyPivenFeb09.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Megan Mullally by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Alan Alda by Bridget Laudien.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Blythe Danner - 1980.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Jeremy Irons - Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) - 2013.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:KellyMacdonald07TIFF.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:BarryManilow.jpg, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner]]

=Programs=

class="wikitable"

|+ {{sronly|Programs}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Comedy Series}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Drama Series}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Made for Television Movie}}
  • The Girl in the Café (HBO)
  • Flight 93 (A&E)
  • The Flight That Fought Back (Discovery Channel)
  • Mrs. Harris (HBO)
  • Yesterday (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Miniseries}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series}}
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
  • Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Reality-Competition Program}}

    =Acting=

    ==Lead performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Lead performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Kiefer Sutherland24 as Jack Bauer (Fox)
  • Peter KrauseSix Feet Under as Nate Fisher (HBO)
  • Denis LearyRescue Me as Tommy Gavin (FX)
  • Christopher MeloniLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit as Elliot Stabler (NBC)
  • Martin SheenThe West Wing as President Jed Bartlet (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Andre BraugherThief as Nick Atwater (FX)
  • Charles DanceBleak House as Mr. Tulkinghorn (PBS)
  • Ben KingsleyMrs. Harris as Dr. Herman Tarnower (HBO)
  • Donald SutherlandHuman Trafficking as Bill Meehan (Lifetime)
  • Jon VoightPope John Paul II as Pope John Paul II (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program}}
  • Barry ManilowBarry Manilow: Music and Passion (PBS)
  • Stephen ColbertThe Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
  • Craig FergusonThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS)
  • Hugh JackmanThe 59th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
  • David LettermanLate Show with David Letterman (CBS)
  • ==Supporting performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Alan AldaThe West Wing as Arnold Vinick (NBC)
  • Michael ImperioliThe Sopranos as Christopher Moltisanti (HBO)
  • Gregory Itzin24 as Charles Logan (Fox)
  • Oliver PlattHuff as Russell Tupper (Showtime)
  • William ShatnerBoston Legal as Denny Crane (ABC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie}}
  • Jeremy IronsElizabeth I as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (HBO)
  • Robert CarlyleHuman Trafficking as Sergei Karpovich (Lifetime)
  • Clifton Collins Jr.Thief as Jack Hill (FX)
  • Hugh DancyElizabeth I as Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex (HBO)
  • Denis LawsonBleak House as John Jarndyce (PBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie}}

    =Directing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Directing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program}}
  • The 78th Academy AwardsLouis J. Horvitz (ABC)
  • American Idol: "Finale" – Bruce Gowers (Fox)
  • The Colbert ReportJim Hoskinson (Comedy Central)
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Chuck O'Neill (Comedy Central)
  • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Steve Martin" – Beth McCarthy-Miller (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special}}

    =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Writing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program}}
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
  • Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
  • Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special}}

    Most major nominations

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Networks with multiple major nominations"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

    Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 48

    style="text-align:center"

    | NBC

    | 27

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | 22

    style="text-align:center"

    | ABC

    | 15

    style="text-align:center"

    | Fox

    | 10

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Programs with multiple major nominations

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | Mrs. Harris

    | Movie

    | HBO

    | 7

    style="text-align:center"

    | Bleak House

    | rowspan="2"|Miniseries

    | PBS

    | rowspan="2"|6

    style="text-align:center"

    | Elizabeth I

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | 24

    | rowspan="4"|Drama

    | Fox

    | rowspan="4"|5

    style="text-align:center"

    | Grey's Anatomy

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Sopranos

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | The West Wing

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Colbert Report

    | Variety

    | Comedy Central

    | rowspan="5"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | Curb Your Enthusiasm

    | rowspan="2"|Comedy

    | rowspan="4"|HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Entourage

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Girl in the Café

    | Movie

    style="text-align:center"

    | Six Feet Under

    | Drama

    style="text-align:center"

    | Arrested Development

    | Comedy

    | Fox

    | rowspan="8"|3

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    | Variety

    | Comedy Central

    style="text-align:center"

    | Flight 93

    | Movie

    | A&E

    style="text-align:center"

    | Late Show with David Letterman

    | Variety

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | My Name Is Earl

    | rowspan="4"|Comedy

    | rowspan="2"|NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Office

    style="text-align:center"

    | Two and a Half Men

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Will & Grace

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | American Idol

    | Competition

    | Fox

    | rowspan="12"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | Boston Legal

    | Drama

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Comeback

    | Comedy

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Huff

    | Drama

    | Showtime

    style="text-align:center"

    | Human Trafficking

    | Miniseries

    | Lifetime

    style="text-align:center"

    | Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    | Variety

    | rowspan="2"|NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    | rowspan="2"|Drama

    style="text-align:center"

    | Lost

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Malcolm in the Middle

    | Comedy

    | Fox

    style="text-align:center"

    | Real Time with Bill Maher

    | Variety

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Thief

    | Miniseries

    | FX

    style="text-align:center"

    | Weeds

    | Comedy

    | Showtime

    Most major awards

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Networks with multiple major awards

    Network

    ! No. of Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 9

    style="text-align:center"

    | NBC

    | 6

    style="text-align:center"

    | Fox

    | 3

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | rowspan="2"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | Comedy Central

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Programs with multiple major awards

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | Elizabeth I

    | Miniseries

    | HBO

    | 4

    style="text-align:center"

    | 24

    | Drama

    | Fox

    | rowspan="2"|3

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Girl in the Café

    | Movie

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    | Variety

    | Comedy Central

    | rowspan="2"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | My Name Is Earl

    | Comedy

    | NBC

    ;Notes

    {{reflist|group="note"}}

    Presenters and performers

    =Presenters=

    The awards were presented by the following people:{{cite web|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/eva-longoria-added-to-emmy-presenter-list-55217|title=Eva Longoria Added To Emmy Presenter List|work=Access|date=August 8, 2006|accessdate=January 21, 2023}}

    class="wikitable sortable"

    |+ {{sronly|Presenters at the ceremony}}

    scope="col" | Name(s)

    ! scope="col" | Role

    scope="row" |

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Patrick|Dempsey}}

    | Ellen Pompeo}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Sean|Hayes}}

    | Julia Louis-Dreyfus}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Charlie|Sheen}}

    | Martin Sheen}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Jason|Lee|Jason Lee (actor)}}

    | Jaime Pressly}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Dennis|Haysbert}}

    | William Petersen}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Heidi|Klum}}

    | John Lithgow

    | Jeffrey Tambor}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Ron|Livingston}}

    | Jennifer Love Hewitt}}

    | Introduced Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series winner Leslie Jordan and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series winner Cloris Leachman

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Leslie|Jordan}}

    | Cloris Leachman}}

    | Presented the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

    {{sortname|Simon|Cowell}}

    | Presented of a special presentation paying tribute to Dick Clark

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Tina|Fey}}

    | Tracy Morgan}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Evangeline|Lilly}}

    | Wentworth Miller}}

    | Introduced Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series winner Christian Clemenson and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series winner Patricia Clarkson
    Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

    {{sortname|Christian|Clemenson}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Mariska|Hargitay}}

    | Tom Selleck}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Howie|Mandel}}

    | Megan Mullally}}

    | Presented the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Hugh|Laurie}}

    | Helen Mirren}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Matthew|Perry}}

    | Bradley Whitford}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

    {{sortname|Candice|Bergen}}

    | Introduced the chairman of Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Dick Askin

    {{unbulleted list|

    | {{sortname|Joan|Collins}}

    | Stephen Collins

    | Farrah Fawcett

    | Kate Jackson

    | Heather Locklear

    | Jaclyn Smith}}

    | Presented of a special presentation paying tribute to Aaron Spelling

    {{unbulleted list|

    | {{sortname|Eva|Longoria}}

    | James Woods}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Stephen|Colbert}}

    | Jon Stewart}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Omar|Epps}}

    | Katherine Heigl}}

    | Presented the awards for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Edie|Falco}}

    | James Gandolfini}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Miniseries

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Felicity|Huffman}}

    | Kiefer Sutherland}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Craig|Ferguson}}

    | Calista Flockhart}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Tyra|Banks}}

    | Victor Garber}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

    {{unbulleted list

    | {{sortname|Ray|Liotta}}

    | Virginia Madsen}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

    {{sortname|Bob|Newhart}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series

    {{sortname|Annette|Bening}}

    | Presented the award for Outstanding Drama Series

    =Performers=

    class="wikitable sortable"
    Name(s)

    !Performed

    Conan O'Brien

    | "Ya Got Trouble"

    {{sortname|Barry|Manilow}}

    | "Bandstand Boogie"

    Opening sequence and subsequent controversy

    =The plane crash ''Lost'' parody=

    The opening sequence of the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards show depicted host Conan O'Brien wearing a tuxedo, sitting in luxury on a plane, sipping champagne and mentioning to the flight attendant that this would be the second Emmy's ceremony that he would be hosting. O'Brien then rhetorically asked the flight attendant, "What could possibly go wrong?" Immediately after that, the plane began to experience turbulence and then was portrayed as having crashed on (or near) an island. O'Brien is then seen walking ashore on the beach and onto the island still wearing his (now drenched) tuxedo. Hurley appears and then follows O'Brien to a hatch. When O'Brien asks if he wants to come along, Hurley says that they "weren't exactly invited". O'Brien enters the hatch and arrives on the set of The Office.

    The intention of this opening sequence was to parody the premise of the ABC series Lost. However, the sequence reportedly disturbed some viewers because of the Comair Flight 5191 disaster that had occurred earlier in the day. Cincinnati NBC affiliate WLWT-TV had the unfortunate coincidence of running a "Breaking News" scroll about the crash at the same time as the scene was airing.{{cite AV media |date= August 27, 2006|title= Recording of 2006 Emmy Award opening with a "Breaking News" scroll of a real life plane crash.|medium= Youtube|language= en |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o67XXwVrts4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211217/o67XXwVrts4 |archive-date=2021-12-17 |url-status=live|access-date= May 25, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}

    Entertainment industry critics, such as LA Weekly columnist Nikki Finke, lambasted NBC's decision to not pull the plane crash portion of the opening sequence, in light of the aforementioned crash earlier that day. Finke stated that she believed NBC could have—with relative ease—instructed their writers to come up with a different sketch at the last minute, which could have been used as a substitute.

    =Other parodies=

    The skit also parodied shows such as The Office, 24, House, South Park, and Dateline NBC (specifically, the "To Catch a Predator" segments). An animated Tom Cruise from the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet" appears in a skit where an animated O'Brien hides in Stan Marsh's closet, only to run away when he discovers Cruise has already occupied the closet.

    Tributes

    The show featured tributes to two TV legends: Dick Clark ("America's Oldest Teenager"), and Aaron Spelling, producer of such classic TV shows as Dynasty and Beverly Hills, 90210. The former tribute was presented by Simon Cowell, American Idol judge, with a performance by Barry Manilow, who won a Primetime Emmy Award later that evening. Joan Collins, Heather Locklear, and Stephen Collins, along with the original three Charlie's Angels, gave the tribute for Spelling.

    In Memoriam

    References

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