user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: Who was the recipient for Outstanding actress television series prior to 2008?
Columns: ['Year', 'Recipient', 'Role', 'Category', 'Result']
Types: ['real', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [2007.0, 'Sara Ramirez', 'Callie Torres', 'Outstanding Actress – Television Series', 'Nominated']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT "Recipient" FROM "Table" WHERE "Year" < 2008.0;