‘Raymond’ and ‘Lost’ win top Emmys
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, September 18, 2005
LOS ANGELES – Emmy voters loved “Everybody Loves Raymond” one more time, honoring it as best comedy series for its final season Sunday, denying the prize to newcomer “Desperate Housewives” while giving best drama honors to another first-year hit, “Lost.”
| The complete list of winners at Sunday’s 57th annual primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &Sciences:
Drama series: “Lost,” ABC. Comedy series: “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS. Miniseries: “The Lost Prince” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS. Variety, music or comedy series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central. Made-for-TV movie: “Warm Springs,” HBO. Reality-competition program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS. Actor, drama series: James Spader, “Boston Legal,” ABC. Actor, comedy series: Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA. Actor, miniseries or movie: Geoffrey Rush, “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” HBO. Actress, drama series: Patricia Arquette, “Medium,” NBC. Actress, comedy series: Felicity Huffman, “Desperate Housewives,” ABC. Actress, miniseries or movie: S. Epatha Merkerson, “Lackawanna Blues,” HBO. Supporting actor, drama series: William Shatner, “Boston Legal,” ABC. Supporting actor, comedy series: Brad Garrett, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS. Supporting actor, miniseries or movie: Paul Newman, “Empire Falls,” HBO. Supporting actress, drama series: Blythe Danner, “Huff,” Showtime. Supporting actress, comedy series: Doris Roberts, “Everybody Loves Raymond,” CBS. Supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Jane Alexander, “Warm Springs,” HBO. Individual performance in a variety or music program: Hugh Jackman, “The 58th annual Tony Awards (2004),” CBS. Directing for a drama series: “Lost: Pilot (Part 1 &Part 2),” ABC. Directing for a comedy series: “Desperate Housewives: Pilot,” ABC. Directing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special: “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” HBO. Directing for a variety, music or comedy program: “The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad – Opening Ceremony,” NBC. Writing for a drama series: “House: Three Stories,” Fox. Writing for a comedy series: “Arrested Development: The Righteous Brothers,” Fox. Writing for a miniseries, movie or dramatic special: “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers,” HBO. Writing for a variety, music or comedy program: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central. |
Felicity Huffman and Patricia Arquette became first-time Emmy winners as they received lead actress honors while Tony Shalhoub and James Spader once again proved favorites in the best actor category.
“I’ve turned into one of those actresses, and I’m sorry,” Huffman, who plays an overwhelmed homemaker on ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” said as she teared up at the start of her acceptance speech.
She thanked “the women of Wisteria Lane,” her co-stars Marcia Cross and Teri Hatcher – also nominees in the category – and Eva Longoria.
Arquette, who plays a crime-solving psychic in NBC’s “Medium,” won the best drama series actress award.
“I want to thank you for this honor, for putting me in this incredible company,” she said. She offered her “respect and gratitude” to volunteers helping Hurricane Katrina victims and issued a prayer that soldiers in Iraq “come home safe and sound.”
Shalhoub was named best actor in a comedy series for “Monk.”
“To my fellow nominees, whoever they are, I’m not that familiar with their work, I just want to say, there’s always next year. Except, you know, for Ray Romano,” he said jokingly.
Spader was named best dramatic actor for “Boston Legal” for his portrayal of a lawyer with an ethics problem – his second consecutive win.
“I’d like to thank the academy, and I’d like to thank my mother, and I’d like to thank my mother again, because I forgot to thank her last year,” he said.
Other past Emmy favorites grabbed trophies at Sunday’s ceremony, with Brad Garrett and Doris Roberts of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and William Shatner of “Boston Legal” receiving best supporting actor honors.
Garrett received his third Emmy for the CBS sitcom and Shatner received his second Emmy for the character of egotistical lawyer Denny Crane, which also had first been featured on “The Practice.”
“Oh, my gosh. … Thank you so much,” said Garrett, adding facetiously: “I have to dedicate this to Britney (Spears) and our baby. This is amazing.”
Roberts appeared on stage with two grandsons at her side.
“This is the icing on the cake,” she said, accepting her fourth trophy for her role as a meddling mother-in-law. “Nine wonderful years on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and to finish it off with this is wonderful.”
Blythe Danner was named best supporting actress in a drama for Showtime’s “Huff.”
“I think my husband Bruce Paltrow is up there, stirring this up for me,” Danner said, making a sentimental reference to her late husband, a director.
Host Ellen DeGeneres paid brief tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The magnolia on her lapel was for them; presenters also were asked to wear the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi. And Jon Stewart, a winner and a presenter, did a comedic bit that blasted the federal response to Katrina.
The ceremony included a tribute to late-night king Johnny Carson, the “Tonight” show host who died this year, with David Letterman remembering the man who entertained America and was mentor to so many comedians.
The ceremony also honored network TV’s veteran news anchors, the retired Dan Rather of CBS and Tom Brokaw of NBC and the late Peter Jennings of ABC. Rather and Brokaw drew a prolonged standing ovation when they took the stage.
The directing and writing awards for a drama series were split between two new hit shows. “Lost” won the former and “House” took the latter.
“Desperate Housewives” won the comedy series directing award while the writing trophy went to Fox’s “Arrested Development.”
