Actress Jennifer Garner was backstage during the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. Star of the TV show "Alias," Garner was a presenter at the ceremony, one of several to honor outstanding TV work. The prime-time Emmy ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, Sept. 18.
Actress Anne Heche arrives at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. HBO was the night's winner, sweeping up 20 of the golden statuettes.
Actress Kathy Joosten holds the Emmy award for best actress for a guest-starring role in a comedy for "Desperate Housewives" backstage at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Comedian George Lopez hosted the red carpet ceremony.
Actress Sarah Chalke from the show "Scrubs" poses on the red carpet at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Awards were handed out for animation, variety series and such technical categories as picture editing, sound editing, sound mixing, special visual effects, cinematography and art direction. Awards for acting will be given out Sept. 18.
Actor Charles Durning arrives at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Among broadcast networks, ABC led the field with 10 awards. PBS was second with nine.
Actress Angela Landsbury arrives at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other networks taking home awards were NBC with eight awards, Cartoon Network with seven, CBS with six and Fox with four. Nickelodeon and Showtime garnered two apiece while A&E, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel and Hallmark each took home one.
Actress Cloris Leachman tries to cover up the Emmy statue as she faces the media on the red carpet at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Leachman has six Emmys on her shelf for her work on the "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Phyllis" and some made-for-TV movies.
Actress Sandra Oh poses on the red carpet at the Creative Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Star of the TV show "Grey's Anatomy," she was a presenter at the 57th annual ceremony.
The cast of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" pose together on the red carpet at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
Actress Blythe Danner and her son pose on the red carpet at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. Danner had roles in three TV series: "Back When They Were Grownups," "Huff" and "Will & Grace." She was one of the presenters.
Actor John O'Hurley poses with his wife, Lisa Mesloh, left, and dancer Charlotte Jorgensen from the show "Dancing with the Stars" at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. O'Hurley and Jorgensen, dance partners who took second place in "Dancing with the Stars," were both presenters at the ceremony.
Actress Georgia Engel arrives at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
Comedian Jerry Lewis arrives with his wife, SanDee Pitnick, center, and daughter, Daniele, at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005. Lewis was given the Governors Award for 50 years of work on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He was introduced by "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes, who played Lewis in a TV movie.
Actor Martin Landau and actress Gretchen Becker arrive at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. arrives at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles.
Actress Joely Richardson poses for photographers at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. A star of "Nip/Tuck," she was one of the ceremony presenters along with co-star Dylan Walsh, Kristin Chenowith, Zach Branff, Will Arnett and others.
Actor/comedian Red Buttons, left, and his guest arrive at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. An Academy Award winning actor, Buttons also has an Emmy for "The Red Buttons Show," which had a three-year run on CBS in the 1950s.
Actor Tony Shalhoub arrives at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. The star of the hit series "Monk," he was one of the ceremony's presenters.
Actress Swoosie Kurtz walks the red carpet at the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. A Broadway, TV and movie actress, she once won an Emmy for her guest-starring performance on Carol Burnett's comedy series.
Actor Ben Affleck is seen backstage during the 2005 Creative Arts Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sept. 11, 2005, in Los Angeles. He accompanied his wife, Jennifer Garner, to the ceremony where she was one of the presenters.