Emmy voters showed their affinity for repeat winners on Sunday as Jeremy Piven was named best supporting actor in a comedy for a third straight year for playing a sly Hollywood agent on the HBO series "Entourage."

Jeremy Piven reacts after being awarded Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his work in "Entourage" at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008. [Agencies]

Piven's prize was the first award handed out at the 60th Primetime Emmys, an annual celebration of the best of U.S. television that this year focused on the glory days of the medium with a heavy dose of clips and special tributes.

The show kicks off the premiere week of prime-time TV's new season, looked upon by industry executives as a kind of reboot after the disruptions caused by the Hollywood writers strike.

The award for best supporting actress in a comedy went to Jean Smart for her role on the new ABC series "Samantha Who."

Following Piven's victory for "Entourage," the award for best supporting actress in a comedy went to Jean Smart for her role as the overbearing mother of a woman with amnesia on the new ABC series "Samantha Who."

On the drama side, Zeljko Ivanek was named best supporting actor for his performance as a smooth-talking lawyer on the new FX legal hour "Damages." And veteran screen actress Dianne Wiest was named best supporting actress for her role as a psychotherapist's therapist on the HBO series "In Treatment."

Laura Linney wins the Outstanding Leading Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for her work in "John Adams" at the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2008.