Emmy voters feted Fox’s "24" and NBC’s "The Office" as the best drama and comedy series on televison, respectively.Kiefer Sutherland ("24")and Mariska Hargitay ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC) won tonight’s dramatic lead acting kudos, with Tony Shalhoub (USA’s "Monk") and Julia Louis-Dreyfus ("The New Adventures Of Old Christine," CBS) winning for comedic thesping.HBO slides ahead of the pack with nine wins, including three for made for television movie "The Girl In The Café." Telepic won best made for television movie, writing for a miniseries and thesp Kelly Macdonald won for supporting actress in a miniseries or movie.Miniseries kudos went to HBO’s "Elizabeth I," which also saw actress Helen Mirren, supporting actor Jeremy Irons and helmer Tom Hooper win in their erspective categories.Pay cabler also scored with "Entourage’s" Jeremy Piven for supporting actor. Terence Winter won drama writing for his "Sopranos" episode ‘Members Only.’Tony Shalhoub was voted comedy actor for his role in USA’s "Monk," and Andre Braugher won as actor in a miniseries or movie for FX’s "Thief."NBC’s Emmys include two for its sitcom "My Name is Earl." Greg Garcia won for writing "Earl’s" pilot, and Marc Buckland for directing.Peacock also took evening’s first two awards, with Alan Alda and Megan Mullally winning for suporting roles.Mullally won the first Emmy of the night, for supporting actress in a comedy. Alda took supporting actor in a drama for his role in "The West Wing.""The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" has snagged two Emmys for best variety, music or comedy series and writing for a variety, music or comedy series .Showtime’s Blythe Danner won supporting actress, drama, for her role in "Huff."After missing out in the supporting thesp categories, Fox’s "24" took drama directing for Jon Cassar
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They suck. The only one I like is Tony Shaloub, the rest I do not care to watch. I really wish that Shatner would’ve won because that would’ve saved Boston Legal.
