The 59th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards honored the best in artistic and technical achievement in American prime time television programming from June 1, 2006, until May 31, 2007, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The awards were presented on September 8, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by Carlos Mencia at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast by E! on September 15, preceding the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16. A total of 80 Creative Arts Emmys were presented across 66 categories.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee received five wins from 11 nominations, leading all programs in both wins and nominations. Planet Earth and Tony Bennett: An American Classic tied for the second-most awards with four each, followed by Jane Eyre, Rome, and When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts with three each. The 60th Annual Tony Awards, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, A Lion in the House, Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, Planet Earth, South Park, When the Levees Broke, and Where's Lazlo? won Emmys in their respective overall program fields. HBO was the most-recognized network, receiving 15 awards from 53 nominations.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). Sections are based upon the categories listed in the 2006–2007 Emmy rules and procedures. Area awards and juried awards are denoted next to the category names as applicable. For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.
Programs + The 60th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) 79th Annual Academy Awards (ABC) The 64th Golden Globe Awards (NBC) Jerry Seinfeld – The Comedian Award (HBO) Prince Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show (CBS) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Private Worlds: Kids and Autism (Nickelodeon) Hannah Montana (Disney Channel) The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney Channel) That's So Raven (Disney Channel) When Parents Are Deployed (PBS) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | South Park: "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (Comedy Central) Avatar: The Last Airbender: "City of Walls and Secrets" (Nickelodeon) Robot Chicken: "Lust for Puppets" (Cartoon Network) The Simpsons: "The Haw-Hawed Couple" (Fox) SpongeBob SquarePants: "Bummer Vacation / Wigstruck" (Nickelodeon) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Where's Lazlo? (Camp Lazlo) (Cartoon Network) Good Wilt Hunting (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) (Cartoon Network) Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (Cartoon Network) Secrets of the Deep (Discovery Channel) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Planet Earth (Discovery Channel) American Masters (PBS) Biography (A&E) Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel) Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (HBO) AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (CBS) Blood Diamonds (The History Channel) Brando (TCM) Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (The History Channel) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | A Lion in the House (Independent Lens) (PBS) When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (HBO) Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (American Experience) (PBS) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (National Geographic) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (Showtime) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | The Fallen Alternate Reality Game Big Brother Goes Mobile DirecTV Interactive Sports Heroes Interactive The Jericho Experience
Performing + Stanley Tucci – Monk as David Ruskin (USA) Beau Bridges – My Name Is Earl as Carl Hickey (NBC) Martin Landau – Entourage as Bob Ryan (HBO) Ian McKellen – Extras as himself (HBO) Giovanni Ribisi – My Name Is Earl as Ralph Mariano (NBC) Elaine Stritch – 30 Rock as Colleen Donaghy (NBC) Dixie Carter – Desperate Housewives as Gloria Hodge (ABC) Salma Hayek – Ugly Betty as Sofia Reyes (ABC) Judith Light – Ugly Betty as Claire Meade (ABC) Laurie Metcalf – Desperate Housewives as Carolyn Bigsby (ABC) John Goodman – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Judge Robert Bebe (NBC) Christian Clemenson – Boston Legal as Jerry "Hands" Espenson (ABC) Tim Daly – The Sopranos as J.T. Dolan (HBO) David Morse – House as Michael Tritter (Fox) Eli Wallach – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Eli Weintraub (NBC) Forest Whitaker – ER as Curtis Ames (NBC) Leslie Caron – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Lorraine Delmas (NBC) Kate Burton – Grey's Anatomy as Ellis Grey (ABC) Marcia Gay Harden – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Star Morrison (NBC) Elizabeth Reaser – Grey's Anatomy as Jane Doe (ABC) Jean Smart – 24 as Martha Logan (Fox)
Animation {| class="wikitable" |+ |- | style="vertical-align:top;" | Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Lake Laogai" – Sang-Jin Kim (Nickelodeon) Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) – Phil Rynda (Cartoon Network) Camp Lazlo: "Squirrel Secrets" – Sue Mondt (Cartoon Network) Class of 3000: "Eddie's Money" – David Colman (Cartoon Network) Eloise: "Me, Eloise" – James McDermott (Starz Kids & Family) Family Guy: "No Chris Left Behind" – Steve Fonti (Fox) Good Wilt Hunting (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) – Dave Dunnet (Cartoon Network) Moral Orel: "The Lord's Prayer" – Sihanouk Mariona (Cartoon Network) My Gym Partner's a Monkey: "The Big Field Trip" – Narina Sokolova (Cartoon Network) Robot Chicken: "Lust for Puppets" – Thomas Smith (Cartoon Network)|}
Art Direction {| class="wikitable" |+ |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | How I Met Your Mother: "Aldrin Justice" / "Something Borrowed" / "Something Blue" – Steve Olson and Susan Eschelbach (CBS) The Class: "Pilot" – Glenda Rovello and Peter Gurski (CBS) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Rome: "Heroes of the Republic" / "Philippi" / "Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus" – Joseph Bennett, Anthony Pratt, Carlo Serafini, and Cristina Onori (HBO) Deadwood: "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" / "True Colors" / "Amateur Night" – Maria Caso, David Potts, and Ernie Bishop (HBO) Heroes: "Genesis" – Curtis A. Schnell, Daniel J. Vivanco, and Crista Schneider (NBC) Shark: "Teacher's Pet" – Suzuki Ingerslev, Cat Smith, and Rusty Lipscomb (CBS) The Tudors: "Episode 101" – Tom Conroy, Alan Gilmore, and Eliza Solesbury (Showtime) Ugly Betty: "The Box and the Bunny" – Mark Worthington, Jim Wallis, and Archie D'Amico (ABC) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) – Grenville Horner, Patrick Rolfe, and Clare Andrade (PBS) Broken Trail – Ken Rempel, Bill Ives, and Paul Healy (AMC) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Ian Thomas, D.A. Menchions, and Paul Healy (HBO) Return to Halloweentown – Edward L. Rubin and Kenneth J. Kirchner (Disney Channel) The Starter Wife – Tracey Gallacher, Brian Edmonds, and Rolland Pike (USA) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | 79th Annual Academy Awards – J. Michael Riva, Gregory Richman, and Tamlyn Wright (ABC) Tony Bennett: An American Classic – John Myhre, Tomas Voth, and Barbara Cassel (NBC) Cirque Du Soleil: Corteo – Jean Rabasse (Bravo) Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower – Katha Seidman and Kent Lanigan (The History Channel) Engineering an Empire: "Egypt" – Preeya Jensen (The History Channel) Hell's Kitchen: "Episode 210" – John Janavs, Robert Frye, and Dawn Sinko (Fox) MADtv: "Episode 1209" – John Sabato, D Martyn Bookwalter, and Daryn Reid Goodall (Fox)
Casting {| class="wikitable" |+ |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Ugly Betty – Libby Goldstein and Junie Lowry Johnson (ABC) 30 Rock – Jennifer McNamara (NBC) Desperate Housewives – Junie Lowry Johnson and Scott Genkinger (ABC) Entourage – Sheila Jaffe and Georgianne Walken (HBO) Weeds – Amy McIntyre Britt and Anya Colloff (Showtime) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Friday Night Lights – Linda Lowy, John Brace, and Beth Sepko (NBC) Brothers & Sisters – Jeanie Bacharach and Gillian O'Neill (ABC) Grey's Anatomy – Linda Lowy and John Brace (ABC) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Elizabeth Barnes, Francine Maisler, and Liberman/Patton Casting (NBC) The Tudors – Nuala Moiselle, Frank Moiselle, Mary Jo Slater, and Steven Brooksbank (Showtime) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | Broken Trail – Wendy Weidman, Coreen Mayrs, Heike Brandstatter, Jackie Lind, and Fiorentino/Mangieri/Weidman Casting (AMC) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Rene Haynes, Rhonda Fisekci, and Candice Elzinga (HBO) Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre) – Di Carling (PBS) The Path to 9/11 – Meg Liberman, Cami Patton, Robin D. Cook, Nicole Hilliard-Forde, and Suzanne M. Smith (ABC) The Ron Clark Story – Gary M. Zuckerbrod, Lonnie Hamerman, Bonnie Finnegan, Rhonda Fisekci, and Candice Elzinga (TNT) The Starter Wife – Mary Jo Slater, Steven Brooksbank, and Tom McSweeney (USA)
Choreography {| class="wikitable" |+ |- | style="vertical-align:top;" | So You Think You Can Dance: "Calling You" – Mia Michaels (Fox) So You Think You Can Dance: "Ramalama (Bang Bang)" – Wade Robson (Fox) Tony Bennett: An American Classic – John DeLuca and Rob Marshall (NBC) Dancing with the Stars: "Episode 303" – Louis Van Amstel (ABC)
Cinematography {| class="wikitable" |+ |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Two and a Half Men: "Release the Dogs" – Steven Silver (CBS) According to Jim: "Hoosier Daddy" – George Mooradian (ABC) Rules of Engagement: "Jeff's Wooby" – Wayne Kennan (CBS) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Rome: "Passover" – Alik Sakharov (HBO) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: "Built to Kill (Part One)" – Michael Slovis (CBS) Deadwood: "Catbird Seat" – Joseph E. Gallagher (HBO) The Sopranos: "Soprano Home Movies" – Phil Abraham (HBO) Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: "Pilot" – Thomas Del Ruth (NBC) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – David Franco (HBO) Broken Trail: "Part 1" – Lloyd Ahern (AMC) Jane Eyre (Masterpiece Theatre): "Part 1" – Mike Eley (PBS) The Path to 9/11: "Night 2" – Joel Ransom (ABC) The Valley of Light (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) – Eric Van Haren Noman (CBS) | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | Planet Earth: "Pole to Pole" – Doug Allan, Martyn Colbeck, Paul Stewart, Simon King, Michael Kelem, and Wade Fairley (Discovery Channel) Deadliest Catch: "The Unforgiving Sea" – Doug Stanley, Zac McFarlane, Don Bland, Cameron Glendenning, Todd Stanley, and Eric Lange (Discovery Channel) Meerkat Manor: "Family Affair" – John Brown and Robin Smith (Animal Planet) This American Life: "God's Close-Up" – Adam Beckman (Showtime) When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts – Cliff Charles (HBO) |- | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | The Amazing Race: "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing" – Per Larsson, John Armstrong, Sylvester Campe, Petr Cikhart, Tom Cunningham, Chip Goebert, Bob Good, Peter Rieveschl, Dave Ross, Uri Sharon, and Alan Weeks (CBS) Dirty Jobs: "Mule Logger" – Douglas Glover, Troy Paff, and Christopher Whiteneck (Discovery Channel) Intervention: "Sylvia" – Chris Baron, Meri Pritchett, and Jamie Hall (A&E) Project Runway: "Iconic Statement" – Tony Sacco (Bravo) Top Chef: "Episode 209" – Craig Spirko and Gus Dominguez (Bravo)
Commercial + "Animals" – Hungry Man and Ogilvy & Mather (American Express) "Battle" – Park Pictures and BBDO New York (Cingular) "Happiness Factory" – Psyop and Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam (Coca-Cola) "Jar" – Partizan Entertainment and BBDO New York (GE) "Pinball" – Partizan Entertainment and BBDO New York (Pepsi) "Singing Cowboy" – MJZ and Arnold / Crispin Porter + Bogusky (Truth)