9/16/2007

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Sopranos walk away with 21 Emmy awards.

Rebecca Axelrad

*The Sopranos* cleaned up at the 59th annual Emmy Awards, winning a total of 21 Emmys, including "Outstanding Drama Series," "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series," and "Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series."  
  
HBO, which will rerun *The Sopranos* on A&E; a joint project shared by the Hearst Corporation, was not the only winner. NBC claimed 19 awards and the network's show, *30 Rock*, won for "Outstanding Comedy Series." ABC and CBS each walked away with 10 awards.  
  
For ABC, *Ugly Betty* and *Brothers and Sisters* won, while CBS won for shows including *How I Met Your Mother* and the comedy starring Charlie Sheen, *Two and a Half Men*.  
  
PBS walked away with nine Emmys and Fox received seven, along with the honor of hosting the awards ceremony.