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HBO dominates Creative Arts Emmys

US broadcaster HBO topped the list of winners at the 58th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards with 17 golden statuettes. Among broadcast networks, ABC led the field with 10.

The ceremony was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles a few days ago. HBO’s show Elizabeth I got five trophies. Baghdad, ER and Rome got four awards each.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are dedicated primarily to the many essential crafts and technical disciplines involved in television production-including picture editing, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects, cinematography, art direction, music, stunts and more. Awards are also handed out for animation, variety series, reality series and four acting categories.

The award for Guest Actress in a Drama Series went to Patricia Clarkson for Six Feet Under; Guest Actress in a Comedy Series went to Cloris Leachman for Malcolm in the Middle; Guest Actor in a Drama Series went to Christian Clemenson for Boston Legal and Guest Actor in a Comedy Series went to Leslie Jordan for Will And Grace.

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards are dedicated primarily to the many essential crafts and technical disciplines involved in television production-including picture editing, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects, cinematography, art direction, music, stunts and more. Awards are also handed out for animation, variety series, reality series and four acting categories.

The award for Guest Actress in a Drama Series went to Patricia Clarkson for Six Feet Under; Guest Actress in a Comedy Series went to Cloris Leachman for Malcolm in the Middle; Guest Actor in a Drama Series went to Christian Clemenson for Boston Legal and Guest Actor in a Comedy Series went to Leslie Jordan for Will And Grace.

The Governors Award, which is given to individuals or organisations committed to important social causes, went to mtvU, MTV US’ college network, for the outlet’s Sudan Campaign-which for the past two years has been informing and empowering college students to help stop the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.

The Children’s Programme category resulted in a tie. Awards went to both the Disney Channel movie High School Musical (which also won the award for choreography) and the HBO production I Have Tourette’s But Tourette’s Doesn’t Have Me.

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