The Office (American TV series) season 2: Difference between revisions

The second season of ''The Office'' received five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] nominations at the [[58th Primetime Emmy Awards]], and won the award for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]. Other nominations included [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]] for [[Steve Carell]], for his portrayal of Michael Scott, [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]] for [[Michael Schur]], for the episode "[[Christmas Party (The Office)|Christmas Party]]", and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series]] for both "[[Christmas Party (The Office)|Christmas Party]]", edited by David Rogers, and "[[Booze Cruise (The Office)|Booze Cruise]]", edited by [[Dean Holland]].<ref>[http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/Emmys_2006/nominees.shtml The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmys Nominations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102105653/http://www.nbc.com/movies-specials-more/Emmys_2006/nominees.shtml |date=2012-11-02 }} ''[[The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences]]''. Retrieved June 22, 2008</ref> Carell also received the Television Critic's Award for Best Individual Achievement in Comedy, and the show received the Television Critic's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.<ref>Brious, Bill. [http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/C/Carell_Steve/2006/07/26/1702673.html Steve Carell wins TV Critic's Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422151746/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/C/Carell_Steve/2006/07/26/1702673.html |date=2008-04-22 }} ''Jam Showbiz''. Retrieved April 14, 2008</ref> For the episode "[[Michael's Birthday]]", Ken Whittingham won the award for Outstanding Director in Comedy Series at the [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215757/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/38th_NAACP_Image_Awards_Winners_Release.pdf|archivedate=July 23, 2011|title = 38th NAACP Image Awards Winners Release |page=8 | date = March 2, 2007|publisher=NAACP Image Awards | accessdate =June 16, 2008}}</ref> At the 2007 [[Writers Guild of America Awards]], ''The Office'' received the award for Best Comedy Series, and Carell won the award for Episodic Comedic Writing for the episode "Casino Night".<ref name=WGA>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=Writers Guild Awards |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America|Writers Guild of America, West]] |accessdate=June 16, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704052517/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517|archivedate=July 4, 2007}}</ref> ''The Office'' was also honored as a recipient of a [[Peabody Award]] in 2006, honoring the show for excellence in radio and/or television broadcasting.<ref>{{cite web| title = George Foster Peabody Award Winners Book| publisher = [[University of Georgia]]| page =100|accessdate =June 16, 2008| url = http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/PeabodyWinnersBook.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726163315/http://www.peabody.uga.edu/winners/PeabodyWinnersBook.pdf|archivedate=July 26, 2011}}</ref>