Nov 4, 2001
It was a good night for "The West Wing" - taking three awards including outstanding drama series.
"Sex and the City" won outstanding comedy series, while "The Sopranos" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" won two acting Emmys each.
The show was originally to air September 16, 2001, but was postponed because of the events of 9/11. The 53rd Emmys eventually aired on November 4.
| Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| Sex And The City | |
| Jenny Bicks; Cindy Chupack | |
| Other Nominees: Everybody Loves Raymond; Frasier; Malcolm In the Middle; Will & Grace | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | |
| The West Wing | |
| Kevin Falls; Kristin Harms; Michael Hissrich | |
| Other Nominees: ER; Law & Order; The Practice; The Sopranos | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama | |
| James Gandolfini (The Sopranos) | |
| Other Nominees: Andre Braugher (Gideon's Crossing); Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue); Rob Lowe (The West Wing); Martin Sheen (The West Wing) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama | |
| Edie Falco (The Sopranos) | |
| Other Nominees: Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation); Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy); Sela Ward (Once and Again); Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama | |
| Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) | |
| Other Nominees: Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos); Dominic Chianese (The Sopranos); John Spencer (The West Wing); Richard Schiff (The West Wing) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama | |
| Allison Janney (The West Wing) | |
| Other Nominees: Maura Tierney (ER); Tyne Daly (Judging Amy); Aida Turturro (The Sopranos); Stockard Channing (The West Wing) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy | |
| Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) | |
| Other Nominees: John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun); Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond); Kelsey Grammer (Frasier); Frankie Muniz (Malcolm In the Middle) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy | |
| Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) | |
| Other Nominees: Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal); Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle); Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City); Debra Messing (Will & Grace) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy | |
| Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal) | |
| Other Nominees: Robert Downey (Ally McBeal); Peter Boyle (Everybody Loves Raymond); David Hyde Pierce (Frasier); Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy | |
| Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) | |
| Other Nominees: Jennifer Aniston (Friends); Lisa Kudrow (Friends); Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City); Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Kenneth Branagh (Conspiracy) | |
| Other Nominees: Barry Pepper (61); Ben Kingsley (Anne Frank); Gregory Hines (Bojangles); Andy Garcia (For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Judy Davis (Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows) | |
| Other Nominees: Hannah Gordon (Anne Frank); Judi Dench (Last of the Blonde Bombshells); Holly Hunter (When Billie Beat Bobby); Emma Thompson (Wit) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | |
| Brian Cox (Nuremberg) | |
| Other Nominees: Alan Alda (Club Land); Colin Firth (Conspiracy); Stanley Tucci (Conspiracy); Victor Garber (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows); Ian Holm (Last of the Blonde Bombshells) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | |
| Tammy Blanchard (Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows) | |
| Other Nominees: Brenda Blethyn (Anne Frank); Anne Bancroft (Haven); Holly Hunter (Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her); Audra McDonald (Wit) | |
| Outstanding Made for TV Movie | |
| Wit | |
| Simon Bosanquet; Cary Brokaw; Mike Nichols | |
| Other Nominees: 61; Conspiracy; For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story; Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |
| Anne Frank | |
| David Kappes; Hans Proppe | |
| Other Nominees: Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City; Horatio Hornblower; Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows; Nuremberg | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Series | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | |
| Rob Burnett; Barbara Gaines; Maria Pope | |
| Other Nominees: Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher; Saturday Night Live; The Chris Rock Show; Daily Show with Jon Stewart | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special | |
| Cirque du Soleil's Dralion | |
| Frances Berwick; Rocky Oldham | |
| Other Nominees: 73rd Annual Academy Awards; Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band; Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning; Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash 2000 | |