*** 12TH ANNUAL RATTY AWARDS ***
Sci Fi's Battlestar Galactica took home top honors at the 12th Annual
RATTY Awards, as voted by readers of rec.arts.tv and other newsgroups
for the 2005-2006 television season. Battlestar Galactica picked up 6
awards this year including Best Series on Television and Best SF
Series.
However, Fox and NBC tied for the lead among networks by winning 8
awards each. Fox's awards were received by Arrested Development, 24,
House, and Prison Break, while NBC's awards went to The Office and My
Name Is Earl.
Thanks to all of you who voted. (There were 60 ballots received this
year.) I will post a separate article about voting trends and possible
changes to the award categories later. Watch for the 13th Annual Ratty
Awards next year.
Winners tally by show:
The Best:
6: Battlestar Galactica
5: The Office; Veronica Mars
3: Arrested Development; Lost; My Name Is Earl
2: 24; The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; Gilmore Girls; House
1: Alias; The Amazing Race; The Colbert Report; Doctor Who; Invasion;
Mythbusters; Prison Break; Sleeper Cell; South Park.
The Worst:
1: American Idol; CSI: Miami.
Winners tally by network:
The Best: Fox 8 * NBC 8 * Sci Fi 7 * ABC 5 * UPN 5 * Comedy Central 4 *
WB 2 * CBS 1 * Discovery 1 * Showtime 1.
The Worst: CBS 1 * Fox 1.
*** THE RESULTS ***
"The Best"
BEST SERIES ON TELEVISION
** winner ** Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
2. Veronica Mars (UPN)
3. Arrested Development (Fox)
tie. Lost (ABC)
5. The Office (NBC)
DRAMA SERIES
** winner ** Veronica Mars (UPN)
2. House (Fox)
3. 24 (Fox)
4. Rescue Me (FX)
5. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
DRAMA LEAD ACTOR
** winner ** Hugh Laurie as Gregory House - House (Fox)
2. Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin - Rescue Me (FX)
3. Wentworth Miller as Michael Scofield - Prison Break (Fox)
4. Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey - The Shield (FX)
tie. Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer - 24 (Fox)
DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS
** winner ** Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars - Veronica Mars (UPN)
2. Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Johnson - The Closer (TNT)
3. Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano - The Sopranos (HBO)
4. Polly Walker as Atia of the Julii - Rome (HBO)
5. Chloe Sevigny as Nicolette Grant - Big Love (HBO)
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR
** winner ** Gregory Itzin as Charles Logan - 24 (Fox)
2. Enrico Colantoni as Keith Mars - Veronica Mars (UPN)
3. Forrest Whitaker as Jon Kavanaugh - The Shield (FX)
4. T. R. Knight as George O'Malley - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
5. Jason Dohring as Logan Echolls - Veronica Mars (UPN)
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS
** winner ** Jean Smart as Martha Logan - 24 (Fox)
2. Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian - 24 (Fox)
3. Katherine Heigl as Izzie Stevens - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
4. Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
5. Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR
** winner ** Elias Koteas as Jack Moriarty - House, "No Reason" (Fox)
2. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny Duquette - Grey's Anatomy, recurring
(ABC)
3. Harry Hamlin as Aaron Echolls - Veronica Mars, recurring (UPN)
4. Peter Weller as Christopher Henderson - 24, recurring (Fox)
5. Hal Holbrook as John Schwinn - The Sopranos, "The Fleshy Part of the
Thigh" (HBO)
DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS
** winner ** Tina Majorino as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie - Veronica Mars,
recurring (UPN)
2. Gina Torres as Sadie - The Shield, recurring (FX)
3. Charisma Carpenter as Kendall Casablancas - Veronica Mars, recurring
(UPN)
4. Monica Keena as Bonnie Crasnoff - Grey's Anatomy, "Into You Like a
Train" (ABC)
5. Alyson Hannigan as Trina Echolls - Veronica Mars, "My Mother, the
Fiend" (UPN)
DRAMA WRITING
** winner ** Rob Thomas - Veronica Mars, "Normal Is the Watchword"
(UPN)
2. Rob Thomas & John Enbom - Veronica Mars, "Not Pictured" (UPN)
3. Alan Ball - Six Feet Under, "Everyone's Waiting" (HBO)
4. Terence Winter - The Sopranos, "Members Only" (HBO)
5. Krista Vernoff - Grey's Anatomy, "Into You Like a Train" (ABC)
DRAMA DIRECTING
** winner ** John T. Kretchmer - Veronica Mars, "Not Pictured" (UPN)
2. Jon Cassar - 24, "Day 5: 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M." (Fox)
3. Mikael Solomon - Rome, "The Spoils" (HBO)
4. Jeff Melman - Grey's Anatomy, "Into You Like a Train" (ABC)
5. Stephen T. Kay - The Shield, "Post Partum" (FX)
COMEDY SERIES
TIE:
** winner ** Arrested Development (Fox)
** winner ** The Office (NBC)
3. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
4. My Name Is Earl (NBC)
5. Scrubs (NBC)
COMEDY LEAD ACTOR
** winner ** Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
2. Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth - Arrested Development (Fox)
3. Jason Lee as Earl Hickey - My Name Is Earl (NBC)
4. Zach Braff as J.D. Dorian - Scrubs (NBC)
5. Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman - Extras (HBO)
COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS
** winner ** Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore - Gilmore Girls (WB)
2. Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
3. Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish - The Comeback (HBO)
tie. Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin - Weeds (Showtime)
5. Sarah Chalke as Elliot Reid - Scrubs (NBC)
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR
** winner ** John Krasinski as Jim Halpert - The Office (NBC)
2. Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson - How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
3. Will Arnett as GOB Bluth - Arrested Development (Fox)
4. John C. McGinley as Perry Cox - Scrubs (NBC)
5. Michael Cera as George-Michael Bluth - Arrested Development (Fox)
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS
** winner ** Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner - My Name Is Earl (NBC)
2. Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly - The Office (NBC)
3. Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore - Gilmore Girls (WB)
4. Alia Shawkat as Maeby Funke - Arrested Development (Fox)
tie. Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth - Arrested Development (Fox)
COMEDY GUEST ACTOR
** winner ** Beau Bridges as Carl Hickey - My Name Is Earl, recurring
(NBC)
2. Patrick Stewart as himself - Extras, "Episode 6: Patrick Stewart"
(HBO)
3. Tom Cavanagh as Dan Dorian - Scrubs, "My New Suit" (NBC)
tie. Giovanni Ribisi as Ralph Mariano - My Name Is Earl, recurring
(NBC)
5. Andy Richter as Stan - The New Adventures of Old Christine,
recurring (CBS)
COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS
TIE:
** winner ** Justine Bateman as Nellie - Arrested Development, "Family
Ties" (Fox)
** winner ** Juliette Lewis as Jesse - My Name Is Earl, "The Bounty
Hunter" (NBC)
3. Charlize Theron as Rita - Arrested Development, recurring (Fox)
tie. Ashley Williams as Victoria - How I Met Your Mother, recurring
(CBS)
5. Mandy Moore as Julie Quinn - Scrubs, recurring (NBC)
COMEDY WRITING
** winner ** Steve Carell - The Office, "Casino Night" (NBC)
2. Greg Garcia - My Name Is Earl, "Joy's Wedding" (NBC)
3. Jim Vallely & Chuck Tatham - Arrested Development, "Harboring
Resentment" a/k/a "Development Arrested" (Fox)
tie. Rob Weiner - Arrested Development, "Family Ties" (Fox)
5. Charlie Day - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "Charlie Wants an
Abortion" (FX)
COMEDY DIRECTING
TIE:
** winner ** John Fortenberry - Arrested Development, "Harboring
Resentment" a/k/a "Development Arrested" (Fox)
** winner ** Kenny Ortega - Gilmore Girls, "Friday Night's Alright For
Fighting" (WB)
3. Zach Braff - Scrubs, "My Way Home" (NBC)
4. Ken Kwapis - The Office, "Casino Night" (NBC)
5. Marc Buckland - My Name Is Earl, "Pilot" (NBC)
SF SERIES
** winner ** Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
2. Lost (ABC)
3. Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
4. Medium (NBC)
5. Threshold (CBS)
SF LEAD ACTOR
TIE:
** winner ** Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
** winner ** William Fichtner as Tom Underlay - Invasion (ABC)
3. Edward James Olmos as Cmdr. William Adama - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
4. Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard - Lost (ABC)
5. Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester - Supernatural (WB)
SF LEAD ACTRESS
** winner ** Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin - Battlestar
Galactica (Sci Fi)
2. Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois - Medium (NBC)
3. Billie Piper as Rose Tyler - Doctor Who (Sci Fi)
4. Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow - Alias (ABC)
5. Carla Gugino as Molly Anne Caffrey - Threshold (CBS)
SF SUPPORTING ACTOR
TIE:
** winner ** Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko - Lost (ABC)
** winner ** James Callis as Dr. Gaius Baltar - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
3. Terry O'Quinn as John Locke - Lost (ABC)
4. Jake Weber as Joe Dubois - Medium (NBC)
5. Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah - Lost (ABC)
SF SUPPORTING ACTRESS
** winner ** Amy Acker as Kelly Peyton - Alias (ABC)
2. Tricia Helfer as Number Six - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
tie. Katee Sackhoff as Lt. Kara "Starbuck" Thrace - Battlestar
Galactica (Sci Fi)
4. Yunjin Kim as Sun Kwon - Lost (ABC)
5. Grace Park as Lt. Sharon "Boomer" Valerii - Battlestar Galactica
(Sci Fi)
SF GUEST ACTOR
** winner ** Michael Emerson as Henry Gale - Lost, recurring (ABC)
2. John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness - Doctor Who, recurring (Sci
Fi)
3. Kelsey Grammer as Angel of Death - Medium, "Death Takes a Policy"
(NBC)
4. Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond Hume - Lost, recurring (ABC)
5. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as John Winchester - Supernatural, recurring
(WB)
SF GUEST ACTRESS
** winner ** Michelle Forbes as Admiral Helena Cain - Battlestar
Galactica, recurring (Sci Fi)
2. Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau - Lost, recurring (ABC)
3. Lena Olin as Irina Derevko - Alias, recurring (ABC)
4. L. Scott Caldwell as Rose - Lost, recurring (ABC)
5. Lucy Lawless as D'Anna Biers - Battlestar Galactica, recurring (Sci
Fi)
SF WRITING
** winner ** David Weddle & Bradley Thompson - Battlestar Galactica,
"Downloaded" (Sci Fi)
2. Mark Verheiden & Anne Cofell - Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your
Burdens (2)" (Sci Fi)
3. Paul Cornell - Doctor Who, "Father's Day" (Sci Fi)
4. Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse - Lost, "The 23rd Psalm" (ABC)
5. Robert Doherty - Medium, "Time Out of Mind" (NBC)
SF DIRECTING
** winner ** Jack Bender - Lost, "Live Together, Die Alone" (ABC)
2. Michael Rymer - Battlestar Galactica, "Pegasus" (Sci Fi)
3. Jeff Woolnough - Battlestar Galactica, "Downloaded" (Sci Fi)
4. David S. Goyer & Peter Hyams - Threshold, "Trees Made of Glass"
(CBS)
5. Thomas Schlamme - Invasion, "Pilot" (ABC)
TV MOVIE/MINI-SERIES
** winner ** Sleeper Cell (Showtime)
2. Bleak House (PBS)
3. The Girl in the Cafe (HBO)
4. High School Musical (Disney)
5. Elizabeth I (HBO)
VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
** winner ** The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
2. The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
3. Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
4. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
tie. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
PERFORMANCE, VARIETY SERIES/SPECIAL
TIE:
** winner ** Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
** winner ** Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy
Central)
3. Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
4. Conan O'Brien - Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
5. Maya Rudolph - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
REALITY/GAME PROGRAM (series or special)
** winner ** The Amazing Race (CBS)
2. Jeopardy! (Syndicated)
3. 30 Days (FX)
4. Survivor (CBS)
5. America's Next Top Model (UPN)
BEST NEWS/TALK/DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
** winner ** Mythbusters (Discovery)
2. Frontline (PBS)
3. 60 Minutes (CBS)
tie. Ebert & Roeper (Syndicated)
5. CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
ANIMATED PROGRAM (series or special)
** winner ** South Park (Comedy Central)
2. Family Guy (Fox)
tie. The Simpsons (Fox)
4. Kim Possible (Disney)
tie. King of the Hill (Fox)
BEST NEW SERIES
** winner ** Prison Break (Fox)
2. My Name Is Earl (NBC)
3. Bones (Fox)
tie. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
5. Everybody Hates Chris (UPN)
MOST IMPROVED SERIES
** winner ** The Office (NBC)
2. The West Wing (NBC)
3. 24 (Fox)
4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
5. Alias (ABC)
"The Worst"
WORST SERIES ON TELEVISION
** non-winner ** American Idol (Fox)
2. Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (UPN)
3. 7th Heaven (WB)
4. Unan1mous (Fox)
5. The Apprentice (NBC)
WORST PERFORMER ON TELEVISION
** non-winner ** David Caruso as Horatio Caine - CSI: Miami (CBS)
2. Britney Spears as herself - Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (UPN)
3. Ryan Seacrest as himself - American Idol (Fox)
4. Donald Trump as himself - The Apprentice (NBC)
5. Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins - Charmed (WB)
