The show has also received accolades in the US . In 2006 , the show received four nominations at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards . Ben Stiller and Patrick Stewart received nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and both lost to Leslie Jordan on '' Will & Grace '' . Kate Winslet received a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series and lost to Cloris Leachman for '' Malcolm in the Middle '' . Gervais and Merchant were also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode with Kate Winslet . They lost to Greg Garcia for writing the pilot episode of '' My Name Is Earl '' . In 2007 , the show received four nominations at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards . Gervais was nominated for and won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series , and Ian McKellen was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series . Gervais and Merchant were also nominated for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for Daniel Radcliffe and Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for Orlando Bloom . '' Extras '' made the Top 10 list of Outstanding Comedy Series but was not nominated in the Top 5 . In 2008 , the finale earned five nominations at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards . The special was nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie , losing out to '' Recount '' . On the acting side , Gervais was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie , losing to Paul Giamatti in '' John Adams '' , while Jensen received her first Emmy nomination with a nod in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie category . She lost out to Eileen Atkins in '' Cranford '' . Gervais and Merchant received nominations for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries , Movie , or Dramatic Special , as well as in the Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries , Movie , or Dramatic Special category , but lost the former to Jay Roach for '' Recount '' and the latter to Kirk Ellis for '' John Adams ''
58th Primetime Emmy Awards
58th Primetime Emmy Awards
Extras (TV series)