55th Primetime Emmy Awards

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55th Primetime Emmy Awards
The 55th Primetime Emmy Awards Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Date
  • September 21, 2003
    (Ceremony)
  • September 13, 2003
    (Creative Arts Awards)
LocationShrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Highlights
Most awards
  • Door to Door
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • The Sopranos (4)
Most nominations
  • Everybody Loves Raymond
  • The Sopranos
  • The West Wing (10)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesEverybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing
Outstanding MiniseriesTaken
Outstanding Reality-Competition ProgramThe Amazing Race
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy SeriesThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox
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The 55th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 21, 2003. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox. The Sci Fi channel received its first major nomination this year for Outstanding Miniseries for Taken; the series won the award.

With the win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Debra Messing, Will & Grace became only the third television show to have all credited actors win a Primetime Emmy Award for their respective role, following All in the Family and The Golden Girls (also later tied by The Simpsons). For its seventh season, Everybody Loves Raymond won its first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. It led all comedies with four major wins and ten major nominations. The West Wing won Outstanding Drama Series for the fourth consecutive year, tying the record set by Hill Street Blues (also later tied by Game of Thrones and Mad Men).

Despite failing to win Outstanding Drama Series, The Sopranos continued to rake in the awards, leading all dramas with four major wins, including James Gandolfini and Edie Falco winning their third and final trophy for their respective category. Also Joe Pantoliano's win for Supporting Actor in a Drama marked the first time HBO had won in this category.

Additionally, for the first time, not only did the Lead Male in a Comedy award go to a show outside the Big Four TV networks, with Tony Shalhoub's win, for Monk on the USA Network, it was that network's first ever Acting win.

For the first time since 1991, the Outstanding Drama Series field did not include Law & Order; it was nominated 11 times in the category, a record for drama series that still stands. The mark tied the overall record held by comedy series M*A*S*H and Cheers. For the first time since its premiere, Frasier, then in its tenth and penultimate season, didn't win a major award, with its only major nominations going to David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The ceremony featured 11 presenters, which included: Ellen DeGeneres, Brad Garrett, Darrell Hammond, George Lopez, Conan O'Brien, Bernie Mac, Dennis Miller, Garry Shandling (who opened the show with a comedic monologue), Martin Short, Jon Stewart, and Wanda Sykes.[1]

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[2]

Tony Shalhoub, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Debra Messing, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
James Gandolfini, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
Edie Falco, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
William H. Macy, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Maggie Smith, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Brad Garrett, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Doris Roberts, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Joe Pantoliano, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Tyne Daly, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Ben Gazzara, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Gena Rowlands, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Wayne Brady, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner

Programs[]

Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Drama Series
  • Everybody Loves Raymond, (CBS)
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm, (HBO)
    • Friends, (NBC)
    • Sex and the City, (HBO)
    • Will & Grace, (NBC)
  • The West Wing, (NBC)
    • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, (CBS)
    • Six Feet Under, (HBO)
    • The Sopranos, (HBO)
    • 24, (FOX)
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central)
  • Cher: The Farewell Tour, (NBC)
    • The 75th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
    • Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, (CBS)
    • Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, (HBO)
    • Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden, (HBO)
Outstanding Made for Television Movie Outstanding Miniseries
  • Door to Door, (TNT)
    • Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, (Lifetime)
    • Live from Baghdad, (HBO)
    • My House in Umbria, (HBO)
    • Normal, (HBO)
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

Acting[]

Lead performances[]

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk (Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Airplane"), (USA)
    • Larry David as Himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Special Section"), (HBO)
    • Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani on Friends (Episode: "The One in Barbados"), (NBC)
    • Bernie Mac as Bernie McCullough on The Bernie Mac Show (Episode: "The Incredible Bulk"), (Fox)
    • Eric McCormack as Will Truman on Will & Grace (Episode: "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture"), (NBC)
    • Ray Romano as Ray Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Counseling"), (CBS)
  • Debra Messing as Grace Adler on Will & Grace (Episode: "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture"), (NBC)
    • Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green on Friends (Episode: "The One Where Monica Sings"), (NBC)
    • Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Baggage"), (CBS)
    • Jane Kaczmarek as Lois on Malcolm in the Middle (Episode: "Baby"), (Fox)
    • Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City (Episode: "Anchors Away"), (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  • James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: "Whitecaps"), (HBO)
    • Michael C. Hall as David Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episode: "A Private Life"), (HBO)
    • Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episode: "The Secret"), (HBO)
    • Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet on The West Wing (Episode: "Twenty Five"), (NBC)
    • Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on 24 (Episode: "Day 2: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m."), (Fox)
  • Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: "Whitecaps"), (HBO)
    • Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episode: "Nobody Sleeps"), (HBO)
    • Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow on Alias, (ABC)
    • Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows on CSI, (CBS)
    • Allison Janney as C. J. Cregg on The West Wing (Episode: "The Long Goodbye"), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • William H. Macy as Bill Porter on Door to Door, (TNT)
    • Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason on Gleason, (CBS)
    • Paul Newman as The Stage Manager on Our Town, (Showtime)
    • Tom Wilkinson as Ruth "Roy" Applewood on Normal, (HBO)
    • James Woods as Rudy Giuliani on Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story, (USA)
  • Maggie Smith as Emily Delahunty on My House in Umbria, (HBO)
    • Thora Birch as Liz Murray on Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, (Lifetime)
    • Helena Bonham Carter as Ingrid Formanek on Live from Baghdad, (HBO)
    • Jessica Lange as Irma Applewood on Normal, (HBO)
    • Helen Mirren as Karen Stone on The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, (Showtime)

Supporting performances[]

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Brad Garrett as Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Just a Formality" + "Robert's Wedding"), (CBS)
    • Peter Boyle as Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Grandpa Steals" + "Meeting the Parents"), (CBS)
    • Bryan Cranston as Hal on Malcolm in the Middle (Episodes: "Malcolm Holds His Tongue" + "Day Care"), (Fox)
    • Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland on Will & Grace (Episodes: "Bacon and Eggs" + "The Needle and the Omelets Done"), (NBC)
    • John Mahoney as Martin Crane on Frasier (Episodes: "The Devil and Dr. Phil" + "Fathers and Sons"), (NBC)
    • David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier (Episodes: "Fraternal Schwinns" + "Roe to Perdition"), (NBC)
  • Doris Roberts as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episodes: "Marie's Vision" + "Robert's Wedding"), (CBS)
    • Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones on Sex and the City (Episodes: "Cover Girl" + "Critical Condition"), (HBO)
    • Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episodes: "The Terrorist Attack" + "Krazee-Eyez Killa"), (HBO)
    • Megan Mullally as Karen Walker on Will & Grace (Episodes: "The Honeymoon's Over" + "23"), (NBC)
    • Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City (Episodes: "Anchors Away" + "Cover Girl"), (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  • Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos (Episodes: "Christopher" + "Whoever Did This"), (HBO)
    • Victor Garber as Jack Bristow on Alias (Episodes: "Passage (Part 2)" + "Endgame"), (ABC)
    • Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos (Episodes: "Whoever Did This" + "The Strong, Silent Type"), (HBO)
    • John Spencer as Leo McGarry on The West Wing (Episodes: "The Red Mass" + "Twenty Five"), (NBC)
    • Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman on The West Wing (Episodes: "20 Hours in America" + "Evidence of Things Not Seen"), (NBC)
  • Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray on Judging Amy (Episodes: "Maxine, Interrupted" + "Requiem"), (CBS)
    • Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episodes: "Nobody Sleeps" + "Twilight"), (HBO)
    • Stockard Channing as First Lady Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing (Episodes: "Privateers" + "Twenty Five"), (NBC)
    • Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith on Six Feet Under (Episodes: "Timing & Space" + "The Opening"), (HBO)
    • Lena Olin as Irina Derevko on Alias (Episodes: "Passage (Part 2)" + "A Dark Turn"), (ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • Gena Rowlands as Virginia Miller on Hysterical Blindness, (HBO)
    • Kathy Baker as Gladys on Door to Door, (TNT)
    • Anne Bancroft as Contessa on The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, (Showtime)
    • Juliette Lewis as Beth Tocyznski on Hysterical Blindness, (HBO)
    • Helen Mirren as Irene Porter on Door to Door, (TNT)

Guest performances[]

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  • Gene Wilder as Mr. Stein on Will & Grace (Episode: "Boardroom and a Parked Place"), (NBC)
    • Hank Azaria as David on Friends (Episode: "The One with the Donor"), (NBC)
    • David Duchovny as Johnny Volcano on Life with Bonnie (Episode: "Partly Sunny"), (ABC)
    • Fred Willard as Hank MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Meet the Parents"), (CBS)
    • Jonathan Winters as Q.T. Marlens on Life with Bonnie (Episode: "Money Plus Marlens Makes Four"), (ABC)
  • Christina Applegate as Amy Green on Friends (Episode: "The One with Rachel's Other Sister"), (NBC)
    • Georgia Engel as Pat MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Meet the Parents"), (CBS)
    • Betty Garrett as Molly Firth on Becker (Episode: "Nightmare on Becker Street"), (CBS)
    • Cloris Leachman as Grandma Ida on Malcolm in the Middle (Episode: "Grandma Sues"), (Fox)
    • Betty White as Sylvia on Yes, Dear (Episode: "Kim's New Nanny"), (CBS)
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  • Charles S. Dutton as Chet Collins on Without a Trace, (CBS)
    • Don Cheadle as Paul Nathan on ER, (NBC)
    • James Cromwell as George Sibley on Six Feet Under, (HBO)
    • Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes on The West Wing, (NBC)
    • Matthew Perry as Joe Quincy on The West Wing, (NBC)
    • James Whitmore as Bill Sterling Sr. on Mister Sterling, (NBC)
  • Alfre Woodard as Denise Freeman on The Practice (Episode: "Down the Hatch"), (ABC)
    • Barbara Barrie as Paula Haggerty on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Perfect"), (NBC)
    • Kathy Bates as Bettina on Six Feet Under, (HBO)
    • Farrah Fawcett as Mary Gressler on The Guardian, (CBS)
    • Tovah Feldshuh as Danielle Melnick on Law & Order (Episode: "Open Season"), (NBC)
    • Sally Field as Maggie Wyczenski on ER, (NBC)

Directing[]

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  • Robert B. Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Krazee-Eyez Killa"), (HBO)
    • James Burrows for Will & Grace (Episode: "24"), (NBC)
    • Larry Charles for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Nanny from Hell"), (HBO)
    • Michael Engler for Sex and the City (Episode: "I Love a Charade"), (HBO)
    • Bryan Gordon for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "The Special Section"), (HBO)
    • David Steinberg for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Episode: "Mary, Joseph, and Larry"), (HBO)
  • Christopher Misiano for The West Wing (Episode: "Twenty Five"), (NBC)
    • Alan Poul for Six Feet Under (Episode: "Nobody Sleeps"), (HBO)
    • John Patterson for The Sopranos (Episode: "Whitecaps"), (HBO)
    • Ian Toynton for 24 (Episode: "Day 2: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m."), (FOX)
    • Tim Van Patten for The Sopranos (Episode: "Whoever Did This"), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
  • Glenn Weiss for 56th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
    • Jerry Foley for Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
    • Chris Hilson for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, (CBS)
    • Louis J. Horvitz for The 75th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
    • Beth McCarthy-Miller for Saturday Night Live, (Host: Christopher Walken), (NBC)
  • Steven Schachter for Door to Door, (TNT)
    • Robert Allan Ackerman for The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, (Showtime)
    • Mick Jackson for Live from Baghdad, (HBO)
    • Richard Loncraine for My House in Umbria, (HBO)
    • Frank Pierson for Soldier's Girl, (Showtime)

Writing[]

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
  • Tucker Cawley for Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Baggage"), (CBS)
    • Cindy Chupack, Michael Patrick King for Sex and the City (Episode: "I Love a Charade"), (HBO)
    • Robb Cullen, Mark Cullen for Lucky (Episode: "Pilot"), (FX)
    • Mike Royce for Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Counseling"), (CBS)
    • Steve Tompkins for The Bernie Mac Show (Episode: "Goodbye, Dolly"), (Fox)
  • Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess, David Chase for The Sopranos (Episode: "Whitecaps"), (HBO)
    • Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess for The Sopranos (Episode: "Whoever Did This"), (HBO)
    • Aaron Sorkin for The West Wing (Episode: "Twenty Five"), (NBC)
    • Terence Winter for The Sopranos (Episode: "Eloise"), (HBO)
    • Craig Wright for Six Feet Under (Episode: "Twilight"), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, (Comedy Central)
    • Late Night with Conan O'Brien, (NBC)
    • Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
    • Robin Williams: Live on Broadway, (HBO)
    • Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
  • William H. Macy, Steven Schachter for Door to Door, (TNT)
    • Jane Anderson for Normal, (HBO)
    • Laura Cahill for Hysterical Blindness, (HBO)
    • Hugh Whitemore for My House in Umbria, (HBO)
    • Robert Wiener, Richard Chapman, John Patrick Shanley, Timothy J. Sexton for Live from Baghdad, (HBO)

Most major nominations[]

By network [note 1]
  • HBO – 53
  • NBC – 38
  • CBS – 28
By program
  • Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / Six Feet Under (HBO) / The Sopranos (HBO) / The West Wing (NBC) - 10
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) / Will & Grace (NBC) – 7
  • Door to Door (TNT) / Sex and the City (HBO) – 6

Most major awards[]

By network [note 1]
  • HBO – 8
  • CBS – 8
  • NBC – 6
  • TNT – 4
  • Comedy Central – 2
By program
  • Door to Door (TNT) / Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / The Sopranos (HBO) – 4

In Memoriam[]

  • Roone Arledge
  • David Bloom
  • Ben Brady
  • David Brinkley
  • Charles Bronson
  • Nell Carter
  • Johnny Cash
  • James Coburn
  • Jeff Corey
  • Richard Crenna
  • Hume Cronyn
  • Buddy Ebsen
  • Buddy Hackett
  • Katharine Hepburn
  • Gregory Hines
  • Bob Hope*
  • Michael Jeter
  • Bob Keene
  • Bruce Paltrow
  • Gregory Peck
  • Peg Phillips
  • John Ritter
  • Fred Rogers
  • Edgar Scherick
  • Jack Smight
  • Robert Stack
  • Mike Stokey
  • Lynne Thigpen
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

References[]

  1. ^ "55th Primetime Emmy Awards". Digitalhit.com. Digital Hit Entertainment/ Multiplex Theatre Properties Inc. 2003-09-21. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. ^ Emmys.com list of 2003 Nominees & Winners

External links[]

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