2005 Tyler's Choice Television Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Television Series - Drama

• 24 (Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer & Tony Krantz)
• Deadwood (David Milch & Gregg Fienberg)
• Lost (J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof)
• Six Feet Under (Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, David Janollari, Bruce Eric Kaplan & Alan Poul)
• The West Wing (John Wells, Alex Graves & Christopher Misiano)
  (Honourable Mentions: Alias, Battlestar Galactica, House, Rescue Me, The Shield)

Best Television Series - Comedy

• Arrested Development (Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Mitchell Hurwitz & David Nevins)
• Desperate Housewives (Marc Cherry, Michael Edelstein & Tom Spezialy)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (Ray Romano, Philip Rosenthal, Tucker Cawley, Rory Rosegarten, Mike Royce, Lew Schneider, Aaron Shure, Steve Skrovan, Stu Smiley & Jeremy Stevens)
• Gilmore Girls (Daniel Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino & Gavin Polone)
• Scrubs (Bill Lawrence)
  (Honourable Mentions: Entourage, Malcolm in the Middle, The Simpsons, Two and a Half Men, Will & Grace)

Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Empire Falls (Paul Newman, Marc Platt, Fred Schepisi & Scott Steindorff, executive producers; William Teitler, producer)
• Lackawanna Blues (Halle Berry, Vincent Cirrincione, Ruben Santiago-Hudson & Shelby Stone, executive producers; Nellie Rachel Nugiel, producer)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Freddy DeMann, George Faber, Charles Pattinson & David M. Thompson, executive producers; Simon Bosanquet, producer)
• The Office Christmas Special (Anil Gupta, Jon Plowman & Paul Lee, executive producers; Ash Atalla, producer)
• Warm Springs (Celia D. Costas & Mark Gordon, executive producers; Chrisann Verges, producer)
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400, Elvis, The Grid, The Lost Prince, The Wool Cap)

Best Variety Series

• Da Ali G Show (Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Fincham & Dan Mazer)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Ben Karlin & Jon Stewart)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Lorne Michaels & Jeff Ross)
• Late Show with David Letterman (Barbara Gaines, Maria Pope, Rob Burnett & Jude Brennan)
• Saturday Night Live (Lorne Michaels)

Best Variety Special

• 58th Tony Awards (Ricky Kirshner & Glenn Weiss)
• 77th Academy Awards (Louis J. Horvitz, executive producers; Gilbert Cates, producer)
• Everybody Loves Raymond: The Last Laugh (Ray Romano, Philip Rosenthal, Stu Smiley, Rory Rosegarten, Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Mark Herzog & Mark Cowen, executive producers; Jonathan Buss, Holli Gailen & Ken Ornstein, producers)
• Summer Olympic Games XXVII - Opening Ceremony (Dick Ebersol, executive producer; David Neal & Jim Bell, producers)
• Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway (Marty Callner & Whoopi Goldberg)

Best Reality Series

• Antiques Roadshow (Marsha Bemko)
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Tom Forman)
• MythBusters (John Luscombe)
• Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Mark Wolper & Star Price)
• Project Greenlight (Ben Affleck, Sean Bailey, Dan Cutforth, Matt Damon, Jane Lipsitz, Chris Moore, Bob Osher, Harvey Weinstein & Bob Weinstein)

Best Reality-Competition Series

• The Amazing Race (Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman & Hayma "Screech" Washington)
• American Idol (Nigel Lythgoe, Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz)
  
• Survivor (Mark Burnett, Charlie Parsons & Tom Shelly)

Best Animated Program

• Family Guy - "North by North Quahog" (Seth MacFarlane, executive producer/writer; David A. Goodman & Chris Sheridan, executive producers; Peter Shin, director)
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - "House of Bloos" (Craig McCracken, executive producer/director/writer; Brian A. Miller, executive producer; Robert Alvarez & Randy Myers, animation directors)
• Samurai Jack - "The Four Seasons of Death" (Genndy Tartakovsky, executive producer/producer/director; Brian A. Miller, executive producer; Randy Myers, director; Bryan Andrews & Mark Andrews, writers)
• The Simpsons - "Future-Drama" (Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon & Ian Maxtone-Graham, executive producers; Mike B. Anderson, director; Matt Selman, executive producer/writer)
• South Park - "Best Friends Forever" (Trey Parker, executive producer/director/writer; Matt Stone & Anne Garefino, executive producers)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad! - "Pilot", The Fairly OddParents - "Channel Chasers", King of the Hill - "It Ain't Over 'til the Fat Neighbor Sings", SpongeBob Squarepants - "Fear of a Krabby Patty/Shell of a Man", Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25)")

Best Lead Actor - Drama

• Hank Azaria - Huff (Episode: "Crazy, Nuts and All Fucked Up")
• Hugh Laurie - House (Episode: "Detox")
  
• Ian McShane - Deadwood (Episode: "The Whores Can Come")
• James Spader - Boston Legal (Episode: "Death Be Not Proud")
• Kiefer Sutherland - 24 (Episode: "Day 4: 2:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.")
  (Honourable Mentions: Michael Chiklis - The Shield, Matthew Fox - Lost, Peter Krause - Six Feet Under, Denis Leary - Rescue Me, Martin Sheen - The West Wing)

Best Lead Actor - Comedy

• Jason Bateman - Arrested Development (Episode: "Righteous Brothers")
• Zach Braff - Scrubs (Episode: "My Last Chance")
• Eric McCormack - Will & Grace (Episode: "Queens for a Day")
• Ray Romano - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Power of No")
• Tony Shalhoub - Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine")
  (Honourable Mentions: Kevin Connolly - Entourage, Topher Grace - That 70's Show, George Lopez - George Lopez, Frankie Muniz - Malcolm in the Middle, Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men)

Best Lead Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Kenneth Branagh - Warm Springs
• Ed Harris - Empire Falls
• William H. Macy - The Wool Cap
  
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Elvis
• Geoffrey Rush - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
  (Honourable Mentions: Ted Danson - Our Fathers, Marcus Carl Franklin - Lackawanna Blues, Ricky Gervais - The Office Special, Dylan McDermott - The Grid, Jon Voight - The Five People You Meet in Heaven)

Best Lead Actress - Drama

• Kristen Bell - Veronica Mars (Episode: "Pilot")
• Glenn Close - The Shield (Episode: "Hurt")
  
• Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under (Episode: "Coming and Going")
• Jennifer Garner - Alias (Episode: "Before the Flood")
• Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Charisma")
  (Honourable Mentions: Patricia Arquette - Medium, Allison Janney - The West Wing, Evangeline Lilly - Lost, Mary McDonnell - Battlestar Galactica, Molly Parker - Deadwood)

Best Lead Actress - Comedy

• Marcia Cross - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Running to Stand Still")
• Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls (Episode: "Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller")
• Patricia Heaton - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Finale")
• Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Pilot")
• Eva Longoria - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Children Will Listen")
  (Honourable Mentions: Kirstie Alley - Fat Actress, Faith Ford - Hope & Faith, Jane Kaczmarek - Malcolm in the Middle, Mila Kunis - That 70's Show, Debra Messing - Will & Grace)

Best Lead Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Halle Berry - Their Eyes Were Watching God
• Blythe Danner - Back When We Were Grownups
• S. Epatha Merkerson - Lackawanna Blues
• Cynthia Nixon - Warm Springs
• Miranda Richards - The Lost Prince
  (Honourable Mentions: Kristen Bell - Reefer Madness, Jacqueline MacKenzie - The 4400, Julianna Margulies - The Grid, Natascha McElhone - Revelations, Debra Winger - Dawn Anna)

Best Supporting Actor - Drama

• Alan Alda - The West Wing (Episode: "In God We Trust")
• Naveen Andrews - Lost (Episode: "The Greater Good")
• Terry O'Quinn - Lost (Episode: "Walkabout")
• Oliver Platt - Huff (Episode: "Crazy, Nuts and All Fucked Up")
• William Shatner - Boston Legal (Episode: "Tortured Souls")
  (Honourable Mentions: Anthony Anderson - The Shield, Powers Boothe - Deadwood, James Cromwell - Six Feet Under, Victor Garber - Alias, Walton Goggins - The Shield)

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy

• Will Arnett - Arrested Development (Episode: "Righteous Brothers")
• Peter Boyle - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Tasteless Frank")
• Brad Garrett - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Pat's Secret")
• Jeremy Piven - Entourage (Episode: "Busey and the Beach")
• Jeffrey Tambor - Arrested Development (Episode: "Righteous Brothers")
  (Honourable Mentions: Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle, David Cross - Arrested Development, Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men, Sean Hayes - Will & Grace, John C. McGinley - Scrubs)

Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Philip Seymour Hoffman - Empire Falls
• John Lithgow - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Paul Newman - Empire Falls
• Christopher Plummer - Our Fathers
• Randy Quaid - Elvis
  (Honourable Mentions: Peter Coyote - The 4400, Jeff Daniels - The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Martin Freeman - The Office Special, Terrence Howard - Lackawanna Blues, Tim Blake Nelson - Warm Springs)

Best Supporting Actress - Drama

• Shorheh Aghdashloo - 24 (Episode: "Day 4: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.")
• Stockhard Channing - The West Wing (Episode: "The Wake Up Call")
• Blythe Danner - Huff (Episode: "Is She Dead?")
• Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Save Me")
• C.C.H. Pounder - The Shield (Episode: "Doghouse")
  (Honourable Mentions: Lauren Ambrose - Six Feet Under, Yunjin Kim - Lost, Paula Malcomson - Deadwood, Michelle Rodriguez - Lost, Mary Steenburgen - Joan of Arcadia)

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy

• Kelly Bishop - Gilmore Girls (Episode: "Emily Says Hello")
• Portia de Rossi - Arrested Development (Episode: "Burning Love")
• Megan Mullally - Will & Grace (Episode: "Saving Grace, Again")
• Doris Roberts - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Finale")
• Jessica Walter - Arrested Development (Episode: "Motherboy XXX")
  (Honourable Mentions: Sarah Chalke - Scrubs, Conchata Farrell - Two and a Half Men, Judy Reyes - Scrubs, Nicollette Sheridan - Desperate Housewives, Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men)

Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Jane Alexander - Warm Springs
• Kathy Bates - Warm Springs
• Camryn Manheim - Elvis
• Charlize Theron - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Emily Watson - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
  (Honourable Mentions: Laura Allen - The 4400, Lucy Davis - The Office Special, Macy Gray - Lackawanna Blues, Helen Hunt - Empire Falls, Joanne Woodward - Empire Falls)

Best Guest Actor - Drama

• Martin Landau - Without a Trace (Episode: "John Michaels")
• Ray Liotta - ER (Episode: "Time of Death")
• Alfred Molina - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Night")
• Martin Short - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Pure")
• Jimmy Smits - The West Wing (Episode: "Liftoff")
  (Honourable Mentions: Red Buttons - ER, Charles Durning - NCIS, Arliss Howard - Medium, James Earl Jones - Everwood, Gerald McRaney - Deadwood)

Best Guest Actor - Comedy

• Bobby Cannavale - Will & Grace (Episode: "Queens for a Day")
• Jeff Goldblum - Will & Grace (Episode: "Board Games")
• Matthew Perry - Scrubs (Episode: "My Unicorn")
  
• Ben Stiller - Arrested Development (Episode: "Sword of Destiny")
• Fred Willard - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Pat's Secret")
  (Honourable Mentions: Alec Baldwin - Will & Grace, Tom Cavanaugh - Scrubs, Robert Culp - Everybody Loves Raymond, Bob Newhart - Desperate Housewives, Henry Winkler - Arrested Development)

Best Guest Actress - Drama

• Swoosie Kurtz - Huff (Episode: "Christmas is Ruined")
• Angela Lansbury - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Night")
• Cloris Leachman - Joan of Arcadia (Episode: "The Cat")
• Lena Olin - Alias (Episode: "Search and Rescue")
• Amanda Plummer - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Weak")
  (Honourable Mentions: Lorraine Bracco - Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Jill Clayburgh - Nip/Tuck, Cynthia Nixon - ER, Annie Potts - House, Sela Ward - House)

Best Guest Actress - Comedy

• Georgia Engel - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Pat's Secret")
• Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Love is in the Air")
• Cloris Leachman - Malcolm in the Middle (Episode: "Ida Loses a Leg")
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Arrested Development (Episode: "Out on a Limb")
• Liza Minnelli - Arrested Development (Episode: "Queen for a Day")
  (Honourable Mentions: Blythe Danner - Will & Grace, Judy Greer - Arrested Development, Lupe Ontiveros - Desperate Housewives, Lesley Ann Warren - Desperate Housewives)

Best Direction - Drama

• J.J. Abrams - Lost (Episode: "Pilot")
• Alex Graves - The West Wing (Episode: "2162 Votes")
• Peter Horton - Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "A Hard Day's Night")
• Quentin Tarantino - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Grave Danger")
  
• Scott Winant - Huff (Episode: "Crazy, Nuts and All Fucked Up")
  (Honourable Mentions: Phillip Atwell - The Shield, Ed Bianchi - Deadwood, Michael Cuesta - Six Feet Under, Gregg Fienberg - Deadwood, Peter Tolan - Rescue Me)

Best Direction - Comedy

• Gary Halvorson - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Finale")
• Charles McDougall - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Pilot")
• Joe Russo - Arrested Development (Episode: "Motherboy XXX")
• Amy Sherman-Palladino - Gilmore Girls (Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues")
• Randall Zisk - Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine")
  (Honourable Mentions: Adam Bernstein - Scrubs, Linwood Boomer - Malcolm in the Middle, James Burrows - Will & Grace, David Frankel - Entourage, Arlene Sanford - Desperate Housewives)

Best Direction - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant - The Office Special
• Stephen Hopkins - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Joseph Sargent - Warm Springs
• Fred Schepisi - Empire Falls
• George C. Wolfe - Lackawanna Blues
  (Honourable Mentions: Robert Altman - Tanner on Tanner, Lesli Linka Glatter - Revelations, Stephen Poliakoff - The Lost Prince, James Steven Sandwith - Elvis, Yves Simoneau - The 4400)

Best Writing - Drama

• J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber & Damon Lindelof - Lost (Episode: "Pilot")
• Ronald D. Moore - Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "33")
• George Pelecanos & David Simon - The Wire (Episode: "Middle Ground")
• David Shore - House (Episode: "Three Stories")
• Peter Tolan & Denis Leary - Rescue Me (Episode: "Pilot")
  (Honourable Mentions: Debora Cahn - The West Wing, David Fury - Lost, Ted Mann - Deadwood, Nancy Oliver - Six Feet Under, Naren Shankar - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)

Best Writing - Comedy

• Marc Cherry - Desperate Housewives (Episode: "Pilot")
• Doug Ellin & Larry Charles - Entourage (Episode: "Busey and the Beach")
• Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely - Arrested Development (Episode: "Righteous Brothers")
• Ray Romano, Philip Rosenthal, Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Steve Skrovan, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce, Aaron Shure, Tom Caltabiano & Leslie Caveny - Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Finale")
• Amy Sherman-Palladino - Gilmore Girls (Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues")

Best Writing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Rene Echevarria & Scott Peters - The 4400
• Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant - The Office Special
• Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Margaret Nagle - Warm Springs
• Richard Russo - Empire Falls
  (Honourable Mentions: Tracey Alexander & Ken Friedman - The Grid, Thomas Michael Donnelly - Our Fathers, Stephen Poliakoff - The Lost Prince, Ruben Santiago-Hudson - Lackawanna Blues, Garry Trudeau - Tanner on Tanner)

Best Casting - Drama

• 24 (Peggy Kennedy & Debi Manwiller)
• Deadwood (Libby Goldstein & Junie Lowry-Johnson)
• House (Amy Lippens)
• Lost (Veronica Collins, Mandy Sherman, April Webster & Alyssa Weisberg)
• The West Wing (Laura Schiff)
  (Honourable Mentions: Battlestar Galactica, Grey's Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me, Six Feet Under)

Best Casting - Comedy

• Arrested Development (Allison Jones)
• Desperate Housewives (Scott Genkinger & Junie Lowry-Johnson)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (Lisa Miller Katz)
• Scrubs (Brett Benner & Debby Romano)
• Will & Grace (Tracy Lilienfeld)
  (Honourable Mentions: Entourage, Gilmore Girls, Malcolm in the Middle, Monk, The Simpsons)

Best Casting - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Elvis (Beth Blanks, Steve Brooksbank & Mary Jo Slater)
• Empire Falls (Avy Kaufman)
  
• Lackawanna Blues (John Papsidera)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Nina Gold)
• Warm Springs (Shay Griffin & Lynn Kressel)
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Lost Prince, Reefer Madness, Their Eyes Were Watching God) 

Best Cinematography - Series

• 24 - Rodney Charters (Episode: "Day 4: 5:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.")
• Carnivàle - Jeff Jur (Episode: "Lincoln Highway")
• Deadwood - James Glennon (Episode: "Complications")
  
• Lost - Larry Fong (Episode: "Pilot")
• Six Feet Under - Lowell Patterson (Episode: "Untitled")
• (Honourable Mentions: Carnivàle - Jim Denault, Desperate Housewives - David Franco, Gilmore Girls - Richard M. Rawlings, Jr., Veronica Mars - Joaquin Sedillo, Without a Trace - Peter Manning Robinson)

Best Cinematography - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Faith of My Fathers (Bill Roe)
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Kramer Morgenthau)
• Lackawanna Blues (Ivan Strasburg)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Peter Levy)
• Warm Springs (Robbie Greenberg)
  

Best Costume Design - Series

• Arrested Development - Katie Sparks (Episode: "Motherboy XXX")
  
• Battlestar Galactica - Glenne Campbell (Episode: "Bastille Day")
• Carnivàle - Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko (Episode: "The Road to Damascus")
• Deadwood - Janie Bryant (Episode: "New Money")
• Desperate Housewives - Catherine Adair (Episode: "Suspicious Minds")
  (Honourable Mentions: Alias, Gilmore Girls, MADtv, Six Feet Under, The West Wing)

Best Costume Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Elvis (Eduardo Castro)
• Empire Falls (Donna Zakowska)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Jill Taylor)
• The Lost Prince (Odile Dicks-Mireaux)
• Warm Springs (Hope Hanafin)
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400, Conquest of America, Lackawanna Blues, Reefer Madness, Tanner on Tanner)

Best Editing - Series

• 24 - Chris G. Willingham (Episode: "Day 4: 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.")
• Alias - Anthony Miller (Episode: "Search and Rescue")
• Arrested Development - Robert Bramwell (Episode: "Motherboy XXX")
• Deadwood - Stephen Mark (Episode: "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I")
• Lost - Mary Jo Markey (Episode: "Pilot")
  (Honourable Mentions: 24 (Scott Powell), Battlestar Galactica (Dany Cooper), Desperate Housewives (Michael Berenbaum), Everybody Loves Raymond (Pat Barnett), Will & Grace (Peter John Chakos))

Best Editing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Empire Falls (Kate Williams)
• Faith of My Fathers (Scott Boyd)
• Lackawanna Blues (Brian A. Kates)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (John Smith)
• Warm Springs (Michael Brown)
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400 (Allan Lee), Back When We Were Grownups (Tina Hirsch), Elvis (Katina Zinner), The Wool Cap (Paul Dixon))

Best Ensemble - Drama

• Battlestar Galactica (Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas, Sam Witwer & Katee Sackhoff, et. al.)
• Deadwood (Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawkes, Paula Malcomson, Powers Boothe, Kim Dickens & Anna Gunn, et. al.)
• Lost (Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Naveen Andrews, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan & Terry O'Quinn, et. al.)
• Six Feet Under (Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, George Sibley, Justina Machado & Rachel Griffiths, et. al.)
• The West Wing (Alan Alda, Stockhard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Jimmy Smits & Martin Sheen, et. al.)

Best Ensemble - Comedy

• Arrested Development (Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Alia Shawkat, Tony Hale, David Cross, Jeffrey Tambor & Jessica Walter, et. al.)
• Desperate Housewives (Felicity Huffman, Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Steven Culp, Jesse Metcalfe, Cody Kasch, James Denton & Brenda Strong, et. al.)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (Ray Romano, Philip Rosenthal, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Monica Horan, Madylin Sweeten, Georgia Engel & Fred Willard, et. al.)
• Scrubs (Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, Judy Reyes & John C. McGinley, et. al.)
• The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Russi Taylor & Tress MacNeille, et. al.)

Best Main Title Design

• Desperate Housewives (Yolanda Santosa & Garson Yu)
• House (Dan Brown, Dave Molloy, Matt Mulder & Jake Sargeant)
• Huff (Tracy Chandler, Jose Gomez, Christopher Markos & André Stringer)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Paul Donnellon, David Z. Obadiah, John Sunter & Andrew White)
• Rescue Me (Paul Matthaeus, Andrew Maggio & Amy D'Alessandro)
  

Best Main Title Theme Music

• Battlestar Galactica (Richard Gibbs)
• Desperate Housewives (Danny Elfman)
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (James Venable)
• Huff (Snuffy Walden)
• Stargate Atlantis (Joel Goldsmith)

Best Makeup - Series

• Carnivàle - Steve Artmont, Simone Almekias-Siegl & Heather Plott (Episode: "Alamogordo, N.M.")
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Melanie Levitt, Matthew W. Mungle & Pam Phillips (Episode: "Ch-Changes")
• Deadwood - John Rizzo, Adam Brandy & Deborah McNulty (Episode: "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I")
• Nip/Tuck - Eryn Kreuger Mekash & Stephanie A. Fowler (Episode: "Julia McNamara")
• Star Trek: Enterprise - Michael Westmore, Suzanne Diaz & Garrett Immel (Episode: "Untitled")

Best Makeup - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Frankenstein (Beatrix Dollingerova)
• Lackawanna Blues (Edna Sheen, Charles Gregory Ross & Karen Westerfield)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Wesley Wofford, Davy Jones & Veronica McAleer)
• Reefer Madness (Victoria Down & Joann Fowler)
• Warm Springs (Carla White, Donna M. Premick & Taylor Knight)

Best Music Composition - Series

• 24 - Sean Callery (Episode: "Day 4: 2:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m.")
• Battlestar Galactica - Bear McCreary (Episode: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 2")
• Carnivàle - Jeff Beal (Episode: "Lincoln Highway")
• House - Christopher Hoag (Episode: "Pilot")
• Lost - Michael Giacchino (Episode: "Pilot")
  (Honourable Mentions: Alias (Michael Giacchino), Deadwood (Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek), Desperate Housewives (Steve Bartek), Medium (Jeff Beal), The Simpsons (Alf Clausen))

Best Music Composition - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Empire Falls (Paul Grabowsky)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Richard Hartley)
• Pride (George Fenton)
• Sometimes in April (Bruno Coulais)
• Warm Springs (Bruce Broughton)
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400 (George S. Clinton), Lackawanna Blues (Meshell Ndegeocello), The Lost Prince (Richard Hartley), Revelations (Joseph Vitarelli), Salem's Lot (Christopher Gordon))

Best Original Music & Lyrics

• Malcolm in the Middle - "The Marriage Bed" (Charles Sydnor & Eric Kaplan)
• Reefer Madness - "Mary Jane/Mary Lane" (Dan Studney & Kevin Murphy)
• The Simpsons - "Always My Dad" (Alf Clausen & Carolyn Omine)

Best Production Design - Series

• Carnivàle - Dan Bishop & Joyce Anne Gilstrap (Episode: "Old Cherry Blossom Road")
• Deadwood - Maria Rebman Caso & Ernie Bishop (Episode: "New Money")
• Desperate Housewives - Thomas A. Walsh & Erica Rogalla (Episode: "Suspicious Minds")
• Lost - Mark Worthington & Brian Costa (Episode: "Pilot")
• The West Wing - Kenneth Hardy & Ellen Totleben (Episode: "2162 Votes")
  (Honourable Mentions: Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy, Six Feet Under, Star Trek: Enterprise, Will & Grace)

Best Production Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Empire Falls (Stuart Wuertzel & Maria Nay)
• Faith of My Fathers (Vincent M. Cresciman & Raymond Pumila)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Norman Garwood & Maggie Gray)
• The Lost Prince (John Paul Kelly & Sara Wan)
• Warm Springs (Sarah Knowles & Frank Galline)

Best Sound Design - Series

• 24 - William Dotson, Kenneth Kobett & Michael Olman (Episode: "Day 4: 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.")
• Battlestar Galactica - Jack Levy, Kevin Burns & Todd Orr (Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again")
• Deadwood - Benjamin Cook, William Freesh & R. Russell Smith (Episode: "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I")
• Lost - Thomas deGorter, Frank Morrone & Scott Weber (Episode: "Pilot")
• The West Wing - Thomas A. Harris, Dan Hiland & Gary D. Rogers (Episode: "2162 Votes")
  (Honourable Mentions: Alias, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rescue Me, The Shield, Smallville)

Best Sound Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Empire Falls (Glenn Newnham, Paul Pirola & Roger Savage)
• Faith of My Fathers (Harry E. Snodgrass, Mark Linden & Tara Paul)
• Lackawanna Blues (Jon Mete, Rick Ash & Adam Jenkins)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Tim Hands, Rick Ash & Adam Jenkins)
• Warm Springs (Richard Taylor, Rick Ash, Mary H. Ellis & Adam Jenkins)
  (Honourable Mentions: 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, The 4400, Elvis, The Grid, The Wool Cap)

Best Visual Effects

• Alias - Kevin Blank, Mitchell Ferm, David Pahoa & Jonathan Spencer Levy (Episode: "Before the Flood")
• Battlestar Galactica - Gary Hutzel, Patricia Gannon, Michael Gibson & Lee Stringer (Episode: "33")
• Lost - Kevin Blank, Mitch Suskin, Archie Ahuna & Steve Fong (Episode: "Pilot")
• Stargate SG-1 - Michelle Comens, James Rorick, Karen Watson & Brett Keyes (Episode: "Reckoning")
• Supervolcano - Rob Harvey, Max Wright & Abbie Tucker-Williams & Mark Richardson
  (Honourable Mentions: The 4400, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hercules, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek: Enterprise)

Best Voice-Over Performance

• Albert Brooks - The Simpsons for voicing Tab Spangler in "The Heartbroke Kid"
• Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons for voicing Homer Simpson in "Mobile Homer"
• Keith Ferguson - Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for voicing Bloo in "Store Wars"
• Johnny Hardwick - King of the Hill for voicing Dale Gribble in "Smoking and the Bandit"
• Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy for voicing Peter Griffin in "North by North Quahog"