The 59th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium on September 8, 2007, and were hosted by comedian-actor Carlos Mencia. The ceremony was broadcast a week later on September 15 on E!, the night before the Primetime telecast on Fox. This is in conjunction with the annual Primetime Emmy Awards and is presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
Teranex (TIE)
TM Systems QC Station (TIE)
OSRAM HMI Metal Halide Lamp Technology
Outstanding Animated Program (One Hour)
South Park (Episode: "Make Love, Not Warcraft") (Comedy Central)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Episode: "City of Walls and Secrets") (Nickelodeon)
Robot Chicken (Episode: "Lust for Puppets") (Adult Swim)
The Simpsons (Episode: "The Haw-Hawed Couple") (Fox)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Episode: "Bummer Vacation / Wigstruck") (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Animated Program (One Hour or more)
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (Cartoon Network)
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (Episode: "Good Wilt Hunting") (Cartoon Network)
Hellboy: Sword of Storms (Cartoon Network)
Secrets of the Deep (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
Broken Trail (AMC)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Return to Halloweentown (Disney Channel)
The Starter Wife (USA)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
How I Met Your Mother (Episodes: "Aldrin Justice"; "Something Borrowed"; "Something Blue") (CBS)
The Class (Episode: "Pilot") (CBS)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series
Rome (Episodes: "Heroes of the Republic"; "Philippi"; "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)") (HBO)
Deadwood (Episodes: "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood"; "True Colors"; "Amateur Night") (HBO)
Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)
Shark (Episode: "Teacher's Pet") (CBS)
The Tudors (Episode: "In Cold Blood") (Showtime)
Ugly Betty (Episode: "The Box and the Bunny") (NBC)
Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program
79th Academy Awards (ABC) (TIE)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC) (TIE)
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo (Bravo)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of The Mayflower (The History Channel)
Engineering an Empire (Episode: "Egypt") (The History Channel)
Hell's Kitchen (Episode: "Episode 210") (Fox)
MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1209") (Fox)
Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
Ugly Betty (ABC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Entourage (HBO)
Weeds (Showtime)
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
Friday Night Lights (NBC)
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
The Tudors (Showtime)
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Broken Trail (AMC)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
The Ron Clark Story (TNT)
The Starter Wife (USA)
Outstanding Children's Program
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (Nickelodeon)
Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney Channel)
That's So Raven (Disney Channel)
When Parents are Deployed (PBS)
Outstanding Choreography
John DeLuca and Rob Marshall for Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC) (TIE)
Mia Michaels for So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Calling You") (Fox) (TIE)
Wade Robson for So You Think You Can Dance (Episode: "Ramalama (Bang Bang)") (Fox) (TIE)
Louis Van Amstel for Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 1") (AMC)
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC)
The Valley of Light (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Release the Dogs") (CBS)
According to Jim (Episode: "Hoosier Daddy") (ABC)
Rules of Engagement (Episode: "Jeff's Wooby") (CBS)
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
Rome (Episode: "Passover") (HBO)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Built to Kill", Part 1) (CBS)
Deadwood (Episode: "Catbird Seat") (HBO)
The Sopranos (Episode: "Soprano Home Movies") (HBO)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Episode: "Pilot") (NBC)
Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming
Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
Meerkat Manor (Episode: "Family Affair") (Animal Planet)
This American Life (Episode: "God's Close-Up") (Showtime)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
Dirty Jobs (Episode: "Mule Logger") (Discovery Channel)
Intervention (Episode: "Sylvia") (A&E)
Project Runway (Episode: "Iconic Statement") (Bravo)
Top Chef (Episode: "Episode 209") (Bravo)
Outstanding Commercial
"Animals" (American Express)
"Battle" (Cingular)
"Happiness Factory" (Coca-Cola)
"Jar" (General Electric)
"Pinball" (Pepsi)
"Singing Cowboy" (TheTruth.com)
"Snowball" (The Travelers Companies)
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Longford (HBO)
The Starter Wife (Episode: "Part 1") (USA)
Outstanding Costumes for a Series
The Tudors (Episode: "Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!") (Showtime)
Deadwood (Episode: "Amateur Night") (HBO)
Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Getting Married Today") (ABC)
Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)
Ugly Betty (Episode: "I'm Coming Out") (ABC)
Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television Program or Series
The Fallen Alternate Reality Game
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Spike Lee for When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
Kevin Burns for Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (The History Channel)
Lauren Greenfield for Thin (HBO)
Rory Kennedy for Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
Christopher Wicha for This American Life (Episode: "God's Closeup") (Showtime)
Outstanding Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
A Lion in the House (PBS) (TIE)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO) (TIE)
American Experience (Episode: "Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple") (PBS)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (PBS)
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
Broken Trail (AMC)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series
Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)
Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)
Deadwood (Episode: "A Constant Throb") (HBO)
Desperate Housewives (Episode: "It Takes Two") (ABC)
Ugly Betty (Episode: "I'm Coming Out") (ABC)
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming
49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
American Idol (Episode: "Finale") (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 308") (ABC)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Episode: "Episode 2408") (NBC)
Outstanding Main Title Design
Dexter (Showtime)
Hu$tle (AMC)
The Lost Room (Sci Fi)
The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
Standoff (Fox)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Broken Trail (AMC)
Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of The Mayflower (The History Channel)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (TNT)
The Starter Wife (USA)
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Deadwood (Episode: "I Am Not The Man You Take Me For") (HBO)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Fannysmackin'") (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 303") (ABC)
MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1210") (Fox)
Rome (Episode: "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)") (HBO)
Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Prosthetic)
House (Episode: "Que Sera Sera") (Fox)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Living Legend") (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "My Favorite Mistake") (ABC)
MADtv (Fox)
Nip/Tuck (Episode: "Conor McNamara, 2026") (FX)
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Two and a Half Men (Episode: "Release the Dogs") (CBS)
American Idol (Episode: "Idol Gives Back") (Fox)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Episode 12043") (Comedy Central)
Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 304") (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Slap Bet") (CBS)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Jeff Beal for Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "Battleground") (TNT)
Todd Boekelheide for Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (HBO)
John Cameron for The Path to 9/11 (ABC)
George S. Clinton for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks for Broken Trail (AMC)
Rob Lane for Longford (HBO)
Joseph LeDuca for The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TNT)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
George Fenton for Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
Jeff Beal for Rome (Episode: "Philippi") (HBO)
Sean Callery for 24 (Episode: "Day 6: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.") (Fox)
John M. Keane for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Law of Gravity") (CBS)
Mark Snow for Ghost Whisperer (Episode: "Love Never Dies") (CBS)
W. G. Snuffy Walden for Kidnapped (Episode: "Pilot") (NBC)
Outstanding Music Direction
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
60th Tony Awards (CBS)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (NBC)
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)
American Masters (PBS)
Biography (A&E)
Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (CBS)
Blood Diamonds (The History Channel)
Brando (TCM)
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (The History Channel)
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
The Tudors (Episode: "Arise, My Lord") (Showtime)
30 Rock (Episode: "Hard Ball") (NBC)
Dexter (Showtime)
Hu$tle (Episode: "Episode 401") (AMC)
On the Lot (Episode: "Episode 102A") (Fox)
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake" (Song Title: "Dick in a Box") (NBC)
Family Guy (Episode: "Peter's Two Dads") (Song Title: "My Drunken Irish Dad") (Fox)
MADtv (Episode: "Episode 1209" (Song Title: "Merry Ex-Mas") (Fox)
Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (Song Title: "Everything Comes Down to Poo") (NBC)
Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (Song Title: "Guy Love") (NBC)
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera)
Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo (Bravo)
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed (HBO)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances) (PBS)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
Meerkat Manor (Episode: "Family Affair") (Animal Planet)
Planet Earth (Episode: "Mountains") (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming
The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
American Idol (Episode: "Memphis Auditions") (Fox)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Episode: "The Thomas Family") (ABC)
Project Runway (Episode: "Iconic Statement") (Bravo)
Survivor (Episode: "An Evil Thought") (CBS)
Outstanding Reality Program
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (Nat Geo)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
The Office (Episode: "The Job") (NBC)
My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Guess Who's Coming Out of Joy?") (NBC)
My Name Is Earl (Episode: "The Trial") (NBC)
Weeds (Episode: "Crush Girl Love Panic") (Showtime)
Weeds (Episode: "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood") (Showtime)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
Dexter (Episode: "Dexter") (Showtime)
Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NC)
Lost (Episode: "Through the Looking Glass") (ABC)
The Sopranos (Episode: "The Second Coming") (HBO)
The Sopranos (Episode: "Soprano Home Movies") (HBO)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO) (TIE)
The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC) (TIE)
Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
Life Support (HBO)
The Starter Wife (Episode: "Part 3") (USA)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (TNT)
The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 1") (ABC)
Tsunami: The Aftermath (Episode: "Part 1") (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series
24 (Episode: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.") (Fox)
Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Exodus", Part 2) (Sci Fi)
CSI: Miami (Episode: "No Man's Land") (CBS)
ER (Episode: "Bloodline") (NBC)
Lost (Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities") (ABC)
Smallville (Episode: "Zod") (The CW)
Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
American Masters (Episode: "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built") (PBS)
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation
Entourage (Episode: "One Day in the Valley") (HBO) (TIE)
Scrubs (Episode: "My Musical") (NBC) (TIE)
30 Rock (Episode: "Corporate Crush") (NBC)
My Name Is Earl (Episode: "Our Cops is On!") (NBC)
The Office (Episode: "The Coup") (NBC)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Living Doll") (CBS)
24 (Episode: "Day 6: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.") (Fox)
Boston Legal (Episode: "Lincoln") (ABC)
Deadwood (Episode: "A Two-Headed Beast") (HBO)
Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)
The Sopranos (Episode: "Stage 5") (HBO)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Broken Trail (Episode: "Part 2") (AMC)
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) (Episode: "Part 1") (PBS)
Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction (Discovery Channel)
The Lost Room (Episode: "The Key and the Clock", Part 1) (Sci Fi)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety, Music Series, or Special
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Episode: "Episode 12061") (Comedy Central)
The Magic Flute (Great Performances at the Met) (PBS)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)
American Masters (Episode: "Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built") (PBS)
The Amazing Race (Episode: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!") (CBS)
Deadliest Catch (Episode: "The Unforgiving Sea") (Discovery Channel)
Planet Earth (Episode: "From Pole to Pole") (Discovery Channel)
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO)
Outstanding Stunt Coordination
CSI: Miami (Episode: "Rush") (CBS)
24 (Episode: "Day 6: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.") (Fox)
CSI: NY (Episode: "Sleight out of Hand") (CBS)
ER (Episode: "Bloodline") (NBC)
Heroes (Episode: "Genesis") (NBC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
American Idol (Episode: "Idol Gives Back") (Fox)
49th Grammy Awards (CBS)
79th Academy Awards (ABC)
Comic Relief 2006 (HBO)
Dane Cook: Vicious Circle (HBO)
Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show starring Prince (NBC)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (NBC)
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series
Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Alec Baldwin") (NBC)
American Idol (Episode: "Bon Jovi") (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (Episode: "Episode 310") (ABC)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Episode: "Jay-Z Show") (ABC)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Episode: "Episode 2424") (NBC)
Outstanding Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "Battleground") (TNT)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Drive (Episode: "The Starting Line") (Fox)
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Episode: "The End of the Whole Mess") (TNT)
The Path to 9/11 (Episode: "Part 2") (ABC)
Secrets of the Deep (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Visual Effects for a Series
Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Exodus", Part 2) (Sci Fi)
Eureka (Episode: "Pilot") (Sci Fi)
Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Walk on Water") (ABC)
Heroes (Episode: "Five Years Gone") (NBC)
Rome (Episode: "Philippi") (HBO)
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