KO FOR HBO `SOPRANOS,' `ANGELS' PROVIDE ONE-TWO PUNCH OVER NETWORKS.Byline: David Kronke Television Writer It was the night the major TV networks would like to forget as cable network HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy dominated the Emmy Awards given out Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . HBO took 16 Emmys Sunday night (and 32 overall), leaving its nearest competition in the dust: Fox won three Sunday and 10 overall, while NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. won three Sunday and eight overall. After six seasons of critical acclaim, HBO's drama ``The Sopranos'' finally won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. The evening's biggest winner, however, was HBO's ``Angels in America Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an award winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into both a television miniseries of the same name and an opera by Peter Eötvös. ,'' playwright Tony Kushner's epic about the burgeoning AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, which won seven Emmys Sunday night and 11 overall. Its total included the award for Outstanding Miniseries, which means ``Angels'' has surpassed ``Roots'' as the most honored miniseries in TV history and tying ``Eleanor and Franklin'' as television most-honored event. Only Fox's ``Arrested Development'' broke HBO's stranglehold, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series trophy in its first season. The ``Angels in America'' cast swept their categories: Jeffrey Wright and Mary-Louise Parker Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2 1964) is an American actress. She has been the recipient of the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Her best-known works include Fried Green Tomatoes, Boys on the Side, Proof, The West Wing, for their supporting roles and Al Pacino and Meryl Streep Noun 1. Meryl Streep - United States film actress (born in 1949) Streep for their lead performances. Streep continued her string of wittily disarming acceptance speeches by beginning, ``There are some days when I myself think that I'm overrated Overrated was a Horde World of Warcraft guild, based on the US Black Dragonflight Realm. On November 2 2006, the majority of the guild members were indefinitely banned from the game for use of (or directly benefiting from) a third-party "wall-hack", used to bypass content - but not today.'' Kushner won the Emmy for adapting his play for television, 11 years after it received the Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize Any of a series of annual prizes awarded by Columbia University for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters, and music. Fellowships are also awarded. . Mike Nichols, who won for directing the production, accepted the Outstanding Miniseries Emmy by declaring, ``The fight against AIDS isn't over yet, and we must do what we can for Africa, and that's what we want to leave you with.'' In a ceremony broadcast worldwide from the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. , the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences split the difference between aging series and those with a fresher, edgier perspective in the 56th annual awards. ``The Sopranos'' was the first cable series to win the top drama award, and also won trophies for Michael Imperioli James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966 in Mount Vernon, New York), commonly known as Michael Imperioli, is an Emmy-Award winning American actor who is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. He also appears as Det. and Drea de Matteo Andrea Donna de Matteo (born January 19, 1972[1]) is an Emmy-winning American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Adriana La Cerva on the HBO TV series The Sopranos and as Joey Tribbiani's sister Gina on the NBC sitcom Joey. , whose neurotic character was written out rather violently this past season on ``The Sopranos.'' In accepting, de Matteo fretted tongue-in-cheek that, were she to thank everyone she needed to, she would ``puke Puke Slang for selling off a losing position even if the loss is substantial. Notes: The point at which an investor decides to sell regardless of price has been dubbed "the puke point. , choke, cry or die, and you've already seen me do that.'' The actress appears on the NBC sitcom ``Joey'' this season. ``Arrested Development,'' a single-camera comedy about a fractious frac·tious adj. 1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly. 2. Having a peevish nature; cranky. [From fraction, discord (obsolete). family of corrupt materialists, beat out higher-profile competition like previous winners ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' and ``Will & Grace'' to take home the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy, as well as awards for writing and direction, for a total of five wins out of its seven nominations (it won two in an nontelevised ceremony). The wins are expected to help its ratings, which have been slight despite great critical acclaim. It's the lowest-rated network series to win the top comedy prize. ``This is a huge thing for us, this is outrageous,'' exulted creator Mitch Hurwitz, ending his acceptance speech by jokingly offering to screen the show for the audience. Last month, Fox sponsored an evening with the cast and creators of ``Arrested Development'' on the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX campus, the first event of its kind for an Emmy nominee. Expect several such events next summer. Sarah Jessica Parker won her first performing Emmy, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, for her lead role on the departed ``Sex and the City.'' ``This is great punctuation for the end of a lon-n-ng sentence - I mean, a really good sentence,'' she rejoiced, sort of. Cynthia Nixon Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actress who is best known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO comedy-drama Sex and the City (1998–2004). won her first Emmy in three tries for her supporting performance on `'Sex and the City,'' beating, among others, co-stars Kristin Davis and Kim Cattrall. While the evening began with a spate of wins for edgier and/or emerging series - ``The Sopranos,'' ``Arrested Development''- it soon settled into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' dreary habit of honoring the same old names - ``The West Wing's'' Allison Janney and ``Frasier's'' Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. each won their fourth Emmy. Even Pierce seemed disappointed by his win: ``It's not the way I would've gone,'' he admitted. If his win, for a departing series, didn't suggest the waning days of TV comedy, then Pierce's final comment certain did: ``They say comedy in television is changing, and I just want to say, when it changes back, call me.'' Longshot James Spader was a surprise winner of the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama, for the departing series ``The Practice.'' However, he will return in ABC's ``Boston Legal,'' with William Shatner, who won earlier for his guest appearance on ``The Practice.'' ``The Amazing Race,'' for the second year in a row, was named Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, beating higher-profile shows such as `'Survivor,'' ``The Apprentice'' and ``American Idol.'' Also for the second year running, ``The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' won Emmys for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series and its writing. Elaine Stritch gave the evening's most emotional - and, probably, most honest - acceptance speech for performing in a variety or music program, declaring, ``I'm so glad none of (her competitors) won! I won! And listen, I can hardly take a compliment; tonight, be my guest.'' Acceptance speeches were kept short, curtailed by a merciless orchestra that cut off most winners as they were just getting started with their thank-you's. ``Arrested Development'' creator Mitchell Hurwitz, who won for his script for the show's pilot, ad-libbed as the swelling music interrupted him, ''I'd like to sing this now, if I may.'' Only Al Pacino's protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. discourse was spared the impatient orchestra's riffs. Nonetheless, the show ran a couple of minutes long, despite a push to give out the major trophies in a couple of minutes. The ceremony ended in some confusion, with `'Sopranos'' star James Gandolfini trying to add to David Chase's acceptance speech but getting cut off by host Garry Shandling's goodbye, which was likewise cut off. David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com HOW THEY FARED Network Emmys HBO 32 Fox 10 NBC 8 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 7 PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, 7 A&E 4 Cartoon Network 2 CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. 2 Comedy Central 2 Discovery Channel 2 Showtime 2 UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation 2 USA 2 Bravo 1 FX 1 Lifetime 1 Nickelodeon 1 WB 1 THE WINNERS Drama series: ``The Sopranos,'' HBO Comedy series: ``Arrested Development,'' NBC Miniseries: ``Angels in America'' HBO Made-for-TV movie: ``Something The Lord Made,'' HBO Actor, drama series: James Spader, ``The Practice,'' ABC Actress, drama series: Allison Janney, ``The West Wing,'' NBC Actor, comedy series: Kelsey Grammer, ``Frasier,'' NBC Actress, comedy series: Sarah Jessica Parker, ``Sex and the City,'' HBO Actor, miniseries or movie: Al Pacino, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Actress, miniseries or movie: Meryl Streep, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Supporting actor, comedy series: David Hyde Pierce, ``Frasier,'' NBC Supporting actor, drama series: Michael Imperioli, ``The Sopranos,'' HBO Supporting actor, miniseries or movie: Jeffrey Wright, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Supporting actress, comedy series: Cynthia Nixon, ``Sex and the City,'' HBO Supporting actress, drama series: Drea de Matteo, ``The Sopranos,'' HBO Supporting actress, miniseries or movie: Mary-Louise Parker, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Individual performance, variety or music program: Elaine Stritch, ``Elaine Stritch: At Liberty,'' HBO Variety, music or comedy series: ``The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,'' Comedy Central Directing, comedy series: Anthony Russo, ``Arrested Development - Pilot,'' Fox Directing, drama series: Walter Hill, ``Deadwood Deadwood, city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. - Pilot,'' HBO Directing, variety, music or comedy program: Louis J. Horvitz, ``76th Annual Academy Awards,'' ABC Directing, miniseries, movie or dramatic special: Mike Nichols, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Writing, comedy series: Mitchell Hurwitz ``Arrested Development - Pilot,'' Fox Writing, drama series: Terence Winter, ``The Sopranos - Long Term Parking,'' HBO Writing, variety, music or comedy program: ``The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,'' Comedy Central Writing, miniseries, movie or dramatic special: Tony Kushner, ``Angels in America,'' HBO Reality-competition program: ``The Amazing Race,'' CBS - Associated Press CAPTION(S): 8 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- color) ``Sopranos'' co-stars Edie Falco and James Gandolfini applaud as their HBO series wins the Best Drama Series Emmy on Sunday night. (2 -- color) Writer Mitchell Hurwitz, backed by the whole gang from Fox's ``Arrested Development,'' accepts the Emmy for Best Comedy Series. (3 -- color) Oscar- and Emmy-winng actress Meryl Streep accepts her trophy as Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for HBO's ``Angels in America.'' Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer (4 -- color) Portia de Rossi Portia de Rossi, born Amanda Lee Rogers on January 31, 1973, is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the television series Arrested Development. of ``Arrested Development'' Tina Burch/Staff Photographer (5 -- color) DRAMA Best actor James Spader ``The Practice'' (6 -- color) Best actress Allison Janney ``The West Wing'' (7 -- color) COMEDY Best actor Kelsey Grammer ``Frasier'' (8 -- color) Best actress Sarah Jessica Parker ``Sex and the City'' Box: (1) HOW THEY FARED (see text) (2) THE WINNERS (see text) |
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