At the 2008 Emmy Awards, AMC's Mad Men won for Best Dramatic Series while the NBC sitcom 30 Rock took the top prize for Best Comedy Series. Other winners included Glenn Close for the series Damages, Bryan Cranston for the AMC series Breaking Bad and 30 Rock stars Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey.
Emmy Hosts
- Heidi Klum from Project Runway
- Howie Mandel from Deal or No Deal
- Tom Bergeron from Dancing with the Stars
- Jeff Probst from Survivor
- Ryan Seacrest from American Idol
Emmy Winners 2008
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Outstanding Miniseries
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Zeljko Ivanek for Damages
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Reality Program
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
- Jeff Probst for Survivor
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
- Tim Conway for 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
- Greg Yaitanes for House
Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing Variety, Comedy or Music Series
- Louis J Horvitz for 80th Annual Academy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Comedy or Music Series
Oustanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Matthew Weiner for Mad Men
Outstanding Directing for a TV Movie
- Jay Roach for Recount
Oustandign Writing for a TV Movie
- Kirk Ellis for John Adams
