Winners of the 2007 Emmy Awards
Here are the winners of the 2007 Emmy Awards:
Tags: 2007-emmy-awards, emmy, emmy-awards, emmy-winnersOscar winner Helen Mirren (”The Queen”) was honored as best actress in a miniseries or movie for “Prime Suspect,” making her the category’s biggest winner with four awards.
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” received its fifth consecutive trophy as best variety, music or comedy series. Stewart noted the satiric news show sent correspondents to Iraq this year who “found laughs in hell. I think it’s the proudest thing we found so far.”
In an animated opening, cartoon characters from “Family Guy” spoofed the industry in a song-and-dance number on a specially designed set-in-the-round at the Shrine Auditorium.
Then host Ryan Seacrest took over.
He saluted hosts of years past, including Johnny Carson, Conan O’Brien and Ellen DeGeneres: “Sure, they were brilliant, if that’s what you’re into.” After briefly bantering with audience members, including Eva Longoria of “Desperate Housewives,” the “American Idol” host turned the ceremony over to the awards and to those with comedy on their resumes.
Romano and DeGeneres did comedy bits and Lewis Black offered a mini-standup routine.
“The Sopranos” took aim Sunday at its final Emmy Awards while “Heroes” and “Ugly Betty” made a stand for television’s new generation. The mob saga, which ended its six-season run in June, was competing for best drama series and was prominent in the acting categories, with stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco up for honors.
“The Sopranos” wasn’t a sure bet for the top trophy, which it claimed in 2004: It’s rarely gone to a drama after it’s off the air. The series also faced tough rivals that included “Grey’s Anatomy,” the controversy-rocked medical drama, and sci-fi freshman hit “Heroes.”
Last year’s winner, “24,” was snubbed in the nominations.
Ratings expectations were dampened by last year’s outcome, when the show drew its fourth-smallest audience ever of about 16 million viewers. There also was formidable competition from Sunday evening’s National Football League game between the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, airing on NBC.
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