| Category | Winner | Other Nominees |
| Program of the Year | Heroes |
- American Idol
- Friday Night Lights
- Planet Earth
- When the Levees Broke
- The Wire
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| Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | The Office | 30 Rock The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Entourage Ugly Betty |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | The Sopranos | Friday Night Lights Heroes Lost The Wire |
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials | Planet Earth | Broken Trail ' The State Within When the Levees Broke |
| Outstanding New Program of the Year | Friday Night Lights | 30 Rock Dexter Heroes Ugly Betty |
| Individual Achievement in Comedy | Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock | Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report America Ferrera - Ugly Betty Tina Fey - 30 Rock Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Michael C. Hall - Dexter | Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights Hugh Laurie - House Helen Mirren - ' |
| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming | Kyle XY | Dora the Explorer Johnny and the Sprites Lincoln Heights SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Outstanding Achievement in News and Information | Planet Earth | Baghdad ER Bill Moyers Journal Galápagos When the Levees Broke |
| Heritage Award | The Sopranos | M*A*S*H The Mary Tyler Moore Show Roots Sesame Street |
| Career Achievement Award | Mary Tyler Moore |
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