Nominees Larry David, Kathy Bates, Judy Davis, Ellen Burstyn, Shirley Jones, David Letterman and winner Alan Alda were not present at the ceremony.
In Leslie Jordan s one-man-show he recalls that his fellow presenter, actress Cloris Leachman, had ripped her gown only moments before their presentation. Attendants were quickly sewing her gown up until the moment they walked out on stage.
When the cast of The Office (2005) was on stage accepting the Emmy for Best Comedy Series, cast member Mindy Kaling suffered a brief nipple slip when Jenna Fischer's arm brushed by her right breast after hugging her, causing Mindy's black dress to briefly slip down.