ABC Television Network Scores Six Emmy Wins Sunday Night, More Than Any Other Broadcast Network, Bringing ABC’s Emmy Total To A Broadcast Network-Topping 16

“Lost” Named Outstanding Drama Series and J.J. Abrams Receives Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series;

“Desperate Housewives’” Felicity Huffman Wins First Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Charles McDougall Wins Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series;

“Boston Legal’s” James Spader Receives Second Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and William Shatner Captures Second for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama;

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Previously Won Outstanding Reality Program Award at Creative Arts Emmys

The ABC Television Network won six Emmys at Sunday night’s 57th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, more than any other broadcast network. These wins bring ABC to a broadcast network-topping total of 16, including the network’s previous 10 wins at the Creative Arts Emmys.

ABC secured major wins for Outstanding Drama Series for “Lost,” Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Felicity Huffman for her work on “Desperate Housewives,” Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for James Spader and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for William Shatner, both of “Boston Legal.”

In addition to the Outstanding Drama Series award, “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams also received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. The kudos come as the series’ first season DVD set, released on September 6, has become the fastest-selling drama series for its first week of release in the TV on DVD market.

Director Charles McDougall won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for “Desperate Housewives.”

At the previously announced Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 11, ABC won 10 awards. The complete, combined list of ABC winners follows (last night’s wins in bold):“Boston Legal”

• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  James Spader
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  William Shatner

 “Desperate Housewives”

• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  Felicity Huffman
• Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series – “Pilot”
  Charles McDougall
• Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series
  Scott Genkinger
  Junie Lowry-Johnson, C.S.A.
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
  Michael Berenbaum, A.C.E., Editor (“Pilot”)
• Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
  Danny Elfman
• Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McClusky

“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”

• Outstanding Reality Program
  Tom Forman, Executive Producer
  Denise Cramsey, Co-Executive Producer
  Mike Maloy, Supervising Producer
  Conrad L. Ricketts, Senior Producer
  Diane Korman, Producer
  Emily Sinclair, Producer
  Andy Lipson, Producer
  Ty Pennington, Host

“George Lopez”

• Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
  John Shaffner, Art Director
  Judi Giovanni, Set Decorator (“Leave it to Lopez”/”The Simple Life”/”Trouble in Paradise)

“Lost”

• Outstanding Drama Series “Pilot”
  J.J. Abrams
  Damon Lindelof
  Bryan Burk
  Carlton Cuse
  Jack Bender
  David Fury
  Jesse Alexander
  Javier Grillo-Marxuah
  Jean Higgins
  Sarah Caplan
  Leonard Dick
• Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – “Pilot” (Part1 & Part 2)
  J.J. Abrams
• Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
  April Webster, C.S.A.
  Mandy Sherman, C.S.A.
  Alyssa Weisberg
  Veronica Collins Rooney
• Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
  Mary Jo Markey, A.C.E., Editor (“Pilot” Part 1 & Part 2)
• Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series
  Kevin Blank, Visual Effects Supervisor
  Mitch Suskin, Visual Effects Supervisor
  Archie Ahuna, Special Effects Supervisor
  Jonathan Spencer Levy, CGI Supervisor
  Benoit “Ben” Girard, CGI Supervisor
  Laurent M. Abecassis, CGI Supervisor
  Kevin Kutchaver, Visual Effects Compositor
  Bob Lloyd, Visual Effects Compositor (“Pilot” Part 1 & Part 2)