Emmy Awards for Directing – Comedy, Drama, and More

Direction is a pretty important award because without good direction you end up with shows that suck. Keeping in that in mind, for comedy I am guessing Ugly Betty has this one. For drama I am going with The Sopranos and for variety program I am giving it to American Idol. The others I am looking forward to seeing the winners though I have no idea of the show quality for any of the shows.

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Entourage • One Day In The Valley • HBO • Julian Farino, Director
Extras • Orlando Bloom • HBO • Ricky Gervais, Director, Stephen Merchant, Director
The Office • Gay Witch Hunt • NBC • Ken Kwapis, Director
Scrubs • My Musical • NBC • Will Mackenzie, Director
30 Rock • The Breakup • NBC • Scott Ellis, Director
Ugly Betty • Pilot • ABC • Richard Shepard, Director

Winner: Ugly Betty

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica • Exodus, Part 2 • Sci Fi Channel • Felix Alcala, Director
Boston Legal • Son of the Defender • ABC • Bill D’Elia, Director
Friday Night Lights • Pilot • NBC • Peter Berg, Director
Heroes • Genesis • NBC • David Semel, Director
Lost • Through the Looking Glass • ABC • Jack Bender, Director
The Sopranos • Kennedy And Heidi • HBO • Alan Taylor, Director
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip • Pilot • NBC • Thomas Schlamme, Director

Winner: The Sopranos

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

American Idol • The Final Two • Fox • Bruce Gowers, Director
The Colbert Report • Show #2161 • Comedy Central • Jim Hoskinson, Director
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Show #12061 • Comedy Central • Chuck O’Neil, Director
Saturday Night Live • Host: Alec Baldwin • NBC • Don Roy King, Director
Tony Bennett: An American Classic • NBC • Rob Marshall, Director

Winner: Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Broken Trail • Part 1 & Part 2 • AMC • Walter Hill, Director
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee • HBO • Yves Simoneau, Director
Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • Susanna White, Director
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) • PBS • Philip Martin, Director
Tsunami, The Aftermath • Part 1 & Part 2 • HBO • Bharat Nalluri, Director

Winner: Prime Suspect: The Final Act

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

Ghosts Of Abu Ghraib • HBO • Rory Kennedy, Director
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed • The History Channel • Kevin Burns, Director
Thin • HBO • Lauren Greenfield, Director
This American Life • God’s Close-Up • Showtime • Christopher Wilcha, Director
When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts • HBO • Spike Lee, Director

Winner: When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts

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