Al Gore has an Emmy to keep Oscar company

An Inconvenient Truth earned him the best documentary Oscar earlier this year, and last night the audience rose to its feet as Al Gore took the stage to accept the Emmy award for creative achievement in interactive television for Current TV.

While he may not have been elected to the Oval Office, with this award, the former US presidential candidate has secured his position as an innovator of the television entertainment industry.

Current TV is a cable and satellite network that allows viewers to decide the programming by creating, submitting and voting on content.

About one third of Current TV's programming is created by viewers.

Check out the Current TV website to learn more.

Other winners of the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards include:

Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series - Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold in the HBO series Entourage

Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series - Terry O'Quinn as John Locke in the ABC series Lost

Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series - Jaime Pressly as Joy Turner in the NBC series My Name is Earl

Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series - Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens in the ABC series Grey's Anatomy

Outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy program - NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or movie - Robert Duvall as Prentice "Print" Ritter, Broken Trail

Outstanding directing for a drama series - Alan Taylor for HBO's The Sopranos: Kennedy and Heidi

Outstanding writing for a drama series - David Chase for HBO's The Sopranos: Made in America

Outstanding variety, music or comedy series - Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Outstanding variety, music or comedy special - NBC's Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or movie - Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison in PBS's Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)

Outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program - Tony Bennett in NBC's Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Outstanding directing for a comedy series - Richard Shepard for NBC's Ugly Betty pilot episode

Outstanding writing for a comedy series - Greg Daniels for NBC's The Office: Gay Witch Hunt

Outstanding comedy series - NBC's 30 Rock

Outstanding drama series - HBO's The Sopranos

For a complete list of Emmy winners, click here.

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