The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV)

Director:

Louis J. Horvitz

Writers:

Ken Ehrlich (writer)
Jon Macks (writer)

Release Date:

21 September 2008 (USA)

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jennifer Aniston	...	Herself (archive footage)
Christina Applegate	...	Herself - Presenter
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself - Winner: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Presenter
William Baldwin	...	Himself
Julie Benz	...	Herself
Candice Bergen	...	Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Presenter
Tom Bergeron	...	Himself - Host
Joey Bishop	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
David Boreanaz	...	Himself - Presenter
Katrina Bowden	...	Herself
Wayne Brady	...	Himself - Presenter
Bernie Brillstein	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Ruth Buzzi	...	Herself / Laugh-In Performer
Steve Carell	...	Himself
Michael Carney	...	Himself
Cyd Charisse	...	Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Herself - Presenter
Joe Cipriano	...	Announcer
Glenn Close	...	Herself - Winner: Lead Actress in a Drama Series and Presenter
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself - Winner: Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program and Presenter
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs	...	Himself (as Diddy)
Kevin Connolly	...	Himself
Lauren Conrad	...	Herself - Presenter
Les Crane	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Bryan Cranston	...	Himself - Winner: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Marcia Cross	...	Herself - Presenter
Jon Cryer	...	Himself
Ted Danson	...	Himself - Nominee: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Dana Delany	...	Herself - Presenter
Patrick Dempsey	...	Himself - Presenter
Emilie de Ravin	...	Herself
Laura Dern	...	Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Kevin Dillon	...	Himself
Ivan Dixon	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Kirk Ellis	...	Himself - Winner: Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Craig Ferguson	...	Himself - Presenter
Jerry Ferrara	...	Himself
America Ferrera	...	Herself - Presenter
Mel Ferrer	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Tina Fey	...	Herself - Winner: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Presenter
Sally Field	...	Herself - Presenter
Laurence Fishburne	...	Himself - Presenter
Kate Flannery	...	Herself
Hilary Fleming	...	Dancer
Calista Flockhart	...	Herself
Harrison Ford	...	Himself
Judah Friedlander	...	Himself
Jorge Garcia	...	Himself
Brad Garrett	...	Himself
Ricky Gervais	...	Himself - Presenter
Estelle Getty	...	Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Paul Giamatti	...	Himself - Winner: Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Henry Gibson	...	Himself
Gary Goetzman	...	Himself - Winner: Outstanding Miniseries
Kelsey Grammer	...	Himself
Adrian Grenier	...	Himself
Kathy Griffin	...	Herself - Presenter
Josh Groban	...	Himself - Musical Performer
Michael C. Hall	...	Himself
Jon Hamm	...	Himself - Nominee: Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Winner: Outstanding Miniseries
Mariska Hargitay	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Himself - Presenter
Teri Hatcher	...	Herself - Presenter
Isaac Hayes	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Sean Hayes	...	Himself (archive footage)
Patricia Heaton	...	Herself
Charlton Heston	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Herself - Presenter
Louis J. Horvitz	...	Himself - Winner: Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Felicity Huffman	...	Herself - Presenter
Holly Hunter	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Drama Series
David Hyde Pierce	...	Himself (archive footage)
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Himself - Winner: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Angus T. Jones	...	Himself
Kathryn Joosten	...	Herself - Presenter
Catherine Keener	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Deborah Kerr	...	Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel	...	Himself - Presenter
Roger King	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Heidi Klum	...	Herself - Host
Harvey Korman	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
John Krasinski	...	Himself
Hugh Laurie	...	Himself
Denis Leary	...	Himself
Evangeline Lilly	...	Herself
Kate Linder	...	Herself
Laura Linney	...	Herself - Winner: Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Eva Longoria Parker	...	Herself - Presenter
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Herself - Presenter
Bernie Mac	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Howie Mandel	...	Himself - Host
Vincent Martella	...	Himself
Dick Martin	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Steve Martin	...	Himself - Presenter
Ed McMahon	...	Himself
Debra Messing	...	Herself (archive footage)
Helen Mirren	...	Herself
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Herself
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Herself - Presenter
Barry Morse	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Lois Nettleton	...	Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Cynthia Nixon	...	Herself - Presenter
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself - Presenter
Sandra Oh	...	Herself - Presenter
Gary Owens	...	Himself / Laugh-In Performer
Lee Pace	...	Himself - Nominee: Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Hayden Panettiere	...	Herself - Presenter
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Herself (archive footage)
William Petersen	...	Himself - Presenter
Jeremy Piven	...	Himself - Winner: Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Suzanne Pleshette	...	Herself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Amy Poehler	...	Herself - Presenter
Sydney Pollack	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Jeff Probst	...	Himself - Host and Winner: Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Gordon Ramsay	...	Himself
Phylicia Rashad	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Don Rickles	...	Himself - Winner: Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program and Presenter
Jay Roach	...	Himself - Winner: Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Tim Robbins	...	Himself
Doris Roberts	...	Herself
Ray Romano	...	Himself
Nadia Sahari	...	Herself
Susan Sarandon	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ryan Seacrest	...	Himself - Host
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Herself - Nominee: Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Tom Selleck	...	Himself - Presenter
John Shaffner	...	Himself - Academy Chairman
William Shatner	...	Himself
Charlie Sheen	...	Himself
Martin Sheen	...	Himself - Presenter
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Herself - Presenter
Brooke Shields	...	Herself - Presenter
Christian Siriano	...	Himself
Christian Slater	...	Himself - Presenter
John Slattery	...	Himself - Nominee: Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jean Smart	...	Herself - Winner: Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Tom Smothers	...	Himself - Commemorative Emmy Winner (as Tommy Smothers)
Barry Sonnenfeld	...	Himself
Kevin Spacey	...	Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Made for Television Movie & Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
James Spader	...	Himself
Jesse Spencer	...	Himself
Jon Stewart	...	Himself - Winner: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series and Presenter
Alan Sues	...	Himself / Laugh-In Performer
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Himself - Presenter
Holland Taylor	...	Herself
Mel Tolkin	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Lily Tomlin	...	Herself / Laugh-In Performer
Donald Trump	...	Himself
Glynn Turman	...	Himself - Presenter
Kate Walsh	...	Herself - Presenter
Matthew Weiner	...	Himself - Winner: Outstanding Drama Series and Writing for a Drama Series
Jennifer Westfeldt	...	Herself
Betty White	...	Herself - Presenter
Richard Widmark	...	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)
Vanessa Williams	...	Herself - Presenter
Chandra Wilson	...	Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rainn Wilson	...	Himself
Oprah Winfrey	...	Herself - Presenter
Alfre Woodard	...	Herself - Nominee: Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jo Anne Worley	...	Herself / Laugh-In Performer
Greg Yaitanes	...	Himself - Winner: Directing for a Drama Series

Runtime:

USA:180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Nokia Theatre - 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

AEG Ehrlich Ventures

Trivia:

The "in memoriam" sequence included George Carlin, Bernie Brillstein, Joey Bishop, William F. Buckley, Charlton Heston, Les Crane, Alice Ghostley, Ivan Dixon, Cyd Charisse, Mel Ferrer, Claudio Guzmán, Barry Morse, Deborah Kerr, Larry Harmon, Estelle Getty, Roger King, Sydney Pollack, Ron Leavitt, Bernie Mac, Eric Lieber, Suzanne Pleshette, Abby Mann, Dick Martin, Delbert Mann, Harvey Korman, Jim McKay, Lois Nettleton, Mel Tolkin, Richard Widmark, Stan Winston, Tim Russert and Isaac Hayes, in that order.

Quotes:

Ricky Gervais: I couldn't come last year, which was a shame. But I still won. D'you remember? Thanks for that. The press called it a major upset. Which means they thought I shouldn't have won.

Movie Connections:

Features "M*A*S*H" (1972)

very poorly produced show

This was an amazingly poorly produced show. Even Oprah seemed stilted and her speech was too long. The most outrageously bad part had to do with the five reality show hosts. They killed time in the most ridiculous way, having nothing to say and making that their "bit." It was appalling. Howie Mandel talked way too much, and Tom Bergeron and Heidi Klum said nothing. Then, they pulled off Heidi Klum's clothes because she was wearing a suit instead of a tiny dress!! Then, they dragged out the announcement of the winner, by having them wait for a commercial. Jimmy Kimmel was insulting and not funny, and his "the judges said..." section didn't even make sense on top of not being funny because he was mixing judges from different shows. More time wasting. The winner even apologized for it, that was how bad it was!!! People even referred to their own sections as time wasters.

There was a very long, unfunny and excruciating "bit" between Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell. This was the only time Steve has ever not been funny or charming, and it was because he had ridiculous material.

Even the new Scorcese/Tina Fey commercial was long and appallingly boring (now he describes the timeshare in Boca). Put it this way--it makes those Seinfeld/Bill Gates commercials seem funny and organized in comparison.

Josh Groban doing a medley of theme songs--I couldn't hit the mute button fast enough. Was he serious? That being said, the actors made the best of it--everyone looked terrific and was in good spirits. The one thing I did like about the show was that they used the sets from the actual shows, but they barely showed them.

It was also nice to see some older actors, like Mary Tyler Moore and Betty White, introduce an award.