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
Performing
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) |}