56th Primetime Emmy Awards Promotional poster
Date September 19, 2004 (Ceremony) September 12, 2004 (Creative Arts Awards) Location Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles , California Presented by Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hosted by Garry Shandling Most awards Angels in America Most nominations The Sopranos Outstanding Comedy Series Arrested Development Outstanding Drama Series The Sopranos Outstanding Miniseries Angels in America Outstanding Reality-Competition Program The Amazing Race Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Network ABC Produced by Don Mischer Directed by Louis J. Horvitz
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The 56th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, 2004. The ceremony was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC .
The HBO miniseries Angels in America 2020 when Schitt’s Creek Schitt’s Creek , Caesar's Hour 1957 and The Crown 2021 , it is one of only four programs to win all four main acting categories.
Upstart comedy series Arrested Development Outstanding Comedy Series (being the second time Fox won that specific award) and three other major awards overall. Its pilot became the twelfth episode to accomplish the directing /writing double.
After years of winning everything but the top prize, The Sopranos Outstanding Drama Series , not only knocking off four-time defending champion The West Wing cable show , HBO , ever to beat any of the Big Four television networks for that award. It led all dramas with twelve major nominations and four major wins. One of those wins was for Drea de Matteo for Drama Supporting Actress and, too, was the first time that award went to a cable network. Furthermore, the cable network also won for the first times in the Comedy Lead Actress and Comedy Supporting Actress categories (Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon respectively for Sex and the City
Entering its final ceremony, five-time series champion Frasier The Mary Tyler Moore Show ' s record of 27 major wins. Because it was only nominated in five major categories, breaking the record was not possible. Though it did not tie the record, Frasier finished its Emmy career on a high note, winning three major awards, the most it had won since 1998 . Its 25 major wins put it at second of all time. When adding its wins in technical categories , its total rises to 37, the most for any comedy series.
Winners and nominees [ ] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold :[1]
Kelsey Grammer , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Sarah Jessica Parker , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
James Spader , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Allison Janney , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Al Pacino , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Meryl Streep , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
David Hyde Pierce , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Cynthia Nixon , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Michael Imperioli , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Drea de Matteo , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Jeffrey Wright , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Mary-Louise Parker , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Elaine Stritch , Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner
Programs [ ]
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Drama Series
Arrested Development Fox )Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO )Everybody Loves Raymond CBS )Sex and the City Will & Grace NBC )
The Sopranos CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joan of Arcadia 24 The West Wing
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Comedy Central )
Elaine Stritch at Liberty The 76th Annual Academy Awards ABC )Chris Rock: Never Scared Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now Paul McCartney in Red Square A&E )
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Outstanding Miniseries
Something the Lord Made And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Ike: Countdown to D-Day The Lion in Winter Showtime )The Reagans
Angels in America American Family PBS )Hornblower Prime Suspect VI: The Last Witness Traffic USA )
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race American Idol The Apprentice Last Comic Standing Survivor
Acting [ ] Lead performances [ ]
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier Larry David as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Opening Night"), (HBO)Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani on Friends John Ritter as Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules (posthumous) Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City (Episode: "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"), (HBO)Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green on Friends (Episode: "The One with Rachel's Going Away Party"), (NBC)Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Fun with Debra"), (CBS)Bonnie Hunt as Bonnie Molloy on Life with Bonnie Jane Kaczmarek as Lois on Malcolm in the Middle
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
James Spader as Alan Shore on The Practice James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: "Where's Johnny? "), (HBO)Anthony LaPaglia as Jack Malone on Without a Trace Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet on The West Wing (Episode: "Memorial Day"), (NBC)Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on 24 (Episode: "Day 3: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m."), (Fox)
Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg on The West Wing (Episode: "Access"), (NBC)Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: "All Happy Families... "), (HBO)Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow on Alias Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Amber Tamblyn as Joan Girardi on Joan of Arcadia (Episode: "Pilot"), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Al Pacino as Roy Cohn on Angels in America , (HBO)Antonio Banderas as Pancho Villa on And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself , (HBO)James Brolin as President Ronald Reagan on The Reagans , (Showtime)Mos Def as Vivien Thomas on Something the Lord Made , (HBO)Alan Rickman as Alfred Blalock on Something the Lord Made , (HBO)
Meryl Streep as Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia on Angels in America , (HBO)Glenn Close as Eleanor of Aquitaine on The Lion in Winter , (Showtime)Judy Davis as First Lady Nancy Reagan on The Reagans , (Showtime)Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison on Prime Suspect VI: The Last Witness , (PBS)Emma Thompson as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel America on Angels in America , (HBO)
Supporting performances [ ]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier (Episodes: "No Sex Please, We're Skittish" + "Goodnight, Seattle ", Part 2), (NBC)Peter Boyle as Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Jazz Records" + "The Mentor"), (CBS)Brad Garrett as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "The Model" + "Golf for It"), (CBS)Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland on Will & Grace (Episodes: "Me and Mr. Jones" + "I Never Cheered for My Father"), (NBC)Jeffrey Tambor as George Bluth, Sr. on Arrested Development (Episodes: "Visiting Ours" + "Not Without My Daughter"), (Fox)
Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City (Episodes: "One" + "The Ick Factor"), (HBO)Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones on Sex and the City (Episodes: "Out of the Frying Pan" + "An American Girl in Paris: Part Une"), (HBO)Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt on Sex and the City (Episodes: "Hop, Skip, and a Week" + "Splat!"), (HBO)Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace (Episodes: "Heart Like a Wheelchair" + "Speechless"), (NBC)Doris Roberts as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Thank You Notes" + "Liars"), (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos (Episodes: "Irregular Around the Margins " + "Long Term Parking "), (HBO)Steve Buscemi as Tony Blundetto on The Sopranos (Episodes: "Rat Pack " + "Marco Polo "), (HBO)Brad Dourif as Doc Cochran on Deadwood Victor Garber as Jack Bristow on Alias (Episodes: "Breaking Point" + "Hourglass"), (ABC)John Spencer as Leo McGarry on The West Wing (Episodes: "An Khe " + "Memorial Day"), (NBC)
Drea de Matteo as Adriana La Cerva on The Sopranos (Episodes: "Irregular Around the Margins" + "Long Term Parking"), (HBO)Stockard Channing as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing (Episodes: "7A WF 83429" + "No Exit"), (NBC)Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray on Judging Amy (Episodes: "Ex Parte of Five" + "Roadhouse Blues"), (CBS)Janel Moloney as Donna Moss on The West Wing (Episodes: "No Exit" + "Gaza"), (NBC)Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane on Deadwood (Episodes: "Deep Water" + "No Other Sons or Daughters"), (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Lies / Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Homeless Man / The Angel Europa on Angels in America , (HBO)Justin Kirk as Prior Walter / Leatherman in Park on Angels in America , (HBO)William H. Macy as John Irwin on Stealing Sinatra Ben Shenkman as Louis Ironson / The Angel Oceania on Angels in America , (HBO)Patrick Wilson as Joe Pitt/The Antarctic Eskimo/Mormon Father on Angels in America , (HBO)
Mary-Louise Parker as Harper Pitt on Angels in America , (HBO)
Directing [ ]
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo for Arrested Development (Episode: "Pilot "), (Fox)Larry Charles for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Survivor"), (HBO)Bryan Gordon for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The 5 Wood"), (HBO)Tim Van Patten for Sex and the City (Episode: "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"), (HBO)Robert B. Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Car Pool Lane"), (HBO)
Walter Hill for Deadwood (Episode: "Deadwood"), (HBO)Christopher Chulack for ER (Episode: "The Lost"), (NBC)Allen Coulter for The Sopranos (Episode: "Irregular Around the Margins"), (HBO)Ryan Murphy for Nip/Tuck FX )Tim Van Patten for The Sopranos (Episode: "Long Term Parking"), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Louis J. Horvitz for The 76th Annual Academy Awards , (ABC)
Neal Brennan , Andre Allen, Scott Vincent for Chappelle's Show , (Comedy Central)Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman , (CBS)John Moffitt for Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home , (HBO)Chuck O'Neil for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , (Comedy Central)
Andy Picheta , Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus , D. A. Pennebaker for Elaine Stritch at Liberty , (HBO)
Mike Nichols for Angels in America , (HBO)Robert Harmon for Ike: Countdown to D-Day , (A&E)Tom Hooper for Prime Suspect VI: The Final Witness , (PBS)Andrey Konchalovskiy for The Lion in Winter , (Showtime)Joseph Sargent for Something the Lord Made , (HBO)
Writing [ ]
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Mitchell Hurwitz for Arrested Development (Episode: "Pilot"), (Fox)Garrett Donovan , Neil Goldman for Scrubs My Screw Up "), (NBC)Michael Patrick King for Sex and the City (Episode: "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"), (HBO)Christopher Lloyd , Joe Keenan for Frasier (Episode: "Goodnight, Seattle"), (NBC)Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky for Sex and the City (Episode: "The Ick Factor"), (HBO)
Terence Winter for The Sopranos (Episode: "Long Term Parking"), (HBO)Michael Caleo for The Sopranos (Episode: "Where's Johnny?"), (HBO)
Robin Green , Mitchell Burgess for The Sopranos (Episode: "Irregular Around the Margins"), (HBO)David Milch for Deadwood (Episode: "Deadwood"), (HBO)Matthew Weiner , Terence Winter for The Sopranos (Episode: "Unidentified Black Males "), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , (Comedy Central)Chappelle's Show , (Comedy Central)Chris Rock: Never Scared , (HBO)Late Night with Conan O'Brien , (NBC)Late Show with David Letterman , (CBS)
Tony Kushner for Angels in America , (HBO)Larry Gelbart for And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself , (HBO)Jane Marchwood, Thomas Rickman , and Elizabeth Egloff for The Reagans , (Showtime)
Sally Robinson, Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, Raymond Singer, and Jennifer Friedes for Iron Jawed Angels , (HBO)
Peter Silverman , Robert Caswell for Something the Lord Made , (HBO)
Most major nominations [ ] By network [note 1] HBO – 56
NBC – 33
CBS – 19
ABC – 12 By program The Sopranos (HBO) – 12Angels in America (HBO) – 11Sex and the City (HBO) – 8Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / The West Wing (NBC) – 7Most major awards [ ] By network [note 1] HBO – 16
NBC / ABC – 4
Fox – 3
Comedy Central – 2 By program Angels in America (HBO) – 7The Sopranos (HBO) – 4Arrested Development (Fox) – 3Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
In Memoriam [ ]
Paul Winfield Alan King Julia Child June Taylor Bob Keeshan Ethel Winant Michael Kamen Jack Elam Rod Roddy Jack Paar Elmer Bernstein Jerry Goldsmith Donald O'Connor Ronald Reagan Anna Lee Gordon Jump Isabel Sanford Robert Pastorelli Daniel Petrie Mary-Ellis Bunim Ray Charles Marlon Brando Peter Ustinov Art Carney Tony Randall Alistair Cooke
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