The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2009-2010 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards for programs and individual achievements at the 62nd Emmy Awards presentation at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles this past Saturday night. The Colbert Report won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series for “The Colbert Report #5076 (in Iraq)” (Comedy Central), beating out the nominated writing teams of Saturday Night Live (NBC), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central), The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien (NBC) and Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO).
