Creating an “Office” episode is quite a process:

“Basically, there’s a couple times during the season where the writers will go off and try to generate dozens of stories, and then they’d pitch those stories to the executive producers. In our final year, we were head writers of the show, so we were involved in helping to select what stories would go. For some of the stories, you’d start piecing together the season – ‘Oh, OK, that nugget someone pitched can go really well with that other thing we were talking about.’ And things start taking shape.

“Then, from there, you split up into smaller rooms of maybe four people, and you start pitching jokes, storylines, and ‘The Office’ has a lot of arcs- romantic arcs and business arcs. The goal, as my former boss Greg Daniels said, what we try with a lot of the episodes is to really stuff the sausage – just trying to cram in as many jokes, as many things we think the audience will like that make us laugh. …
“The average ‘Office’ episode, when it’s shot, is probably about 39 minutes long. We have to cut it to 21 minutes for commercials. What that means is, you’re essentially cutting 40 percent of what you spent weeks writing and rewriting and shooting. You really have to find the story and make sure it still makes sense … and (keep) all the jokes you really like. It’s a tricky process.”

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The Office; Local Ad

-Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Steve Carell; Goodbye, Toby

-Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Rainn Wilson; Money

-Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Paul Lieberstein; Money

-Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Paul Feig; Goodbye, Toby

-Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky; Dinner Party

-Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
Dave Rogers and Dean Holland; Goodbye, Toby

-Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series
Ben Patrick, John W. Cook II and Peter J. Nusbaum; Local Ad

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Comedy Series
The Office – “Local Ad” and “Branch Wars”

Comedy Lead Actor
Steve Carell – “Branch Wars”

Comedy Supporting Actor
Leslie David Baker
Brian Buamgartner – “Chair Model”
Creed Batton _ Dunder Mifflin Infinity”
Ed Helms – “Launch Party”
John Krasinski – “Branch Wars”
Paul Liebersein - “Branch Wars”
Rainn Wilson – “Money”
B.J. Novak – “Night Out”

Comedy Supporting Actress
Jenna Fischer – “Fun Run”
Mindy Kaling – “The Deposition”
Kate Flannery – “Fun Run”
Angela Kinsey – “Fun Run”
Melora Hardin – “Dinner Party”
Phyllis Smith – “Launch Party”

Comedy Guest Actress
Amy Ryan – “Goodbye, Toby”
Rashida Jones – “Branch Wars”

Comedy Directing
Jeff Blitz – “Chair Model”
Greg Daniels – “Fun Run”
Randall Einhorn – “Did I Stutter?”
Julian Farino – “The Deposition”
Paul Feig – “Goodbye, Toby”
Tucker Gates – “Job Fair”
Paul Lieberstein – “Money”
Jason Reitman – “Local Ad”
Joss Whedon – “Branch Wars”
Keb Whittingham – “Launch Party”
Craig Zisk – “Dunder Mifflin Infinity”

Comedy Writing
Steve Carell – “Survivior Man”
Greg Daniels – “Fun Run”
Brent Forrester,Justin Spitzer – “Did I Stutter?”
Mindy Kaling – “Branch Wars”
Lester Lewis – “The Deposition”
Paul Lieberstein – “Money”
Paul Lieberstein, Jen Celotta – “Goodbye, Toby”
B.J. Novak – “Local Ad”
Michael Shur – “Dunder Mifflin Infinity”
Gene Stupntisky, Lee Eisenberg – “Dinner Party”

Hairstyling
‘The Office’ hairstyling staff – “Fun Run”

Makeup
‘The Office’ makeup staff – “Fun Run”

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