Prime time Emmy Awards of 2000
The 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 2000. The ceremony was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC . Two networks, Bravo and The WB , received their first major nominations. This remains the only year in which a show from The WB or its descendants received a major nomination.
For its second season , Will & Grace led all comedy series with three major wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series . Ally McBeal became the first defending champion, that wasn't cancelled or ended, that failed to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series since Get Smart in 1970 .
The drama field was dominated by first year series The West Wing . In addition to winning Outstanding Drama Series , the series won five major awards total, leading all shows. Overall, when adding The West Wing ' s technical categories , it won nine awards in a single year, a record that stood until Game of Thrones received twelve awards for their fifth season in 2015 . In addition, James Gandolfini became the first HBO actor to win the Lead Actor, Drama Emmy, for The Sopranos .
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold :[1]
Sela Ward , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner
Jack Lemmon , Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Halle Berry , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Sean Hayes , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Megan Mullally , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Allison Janney , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
Hank Azaria , Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Vanessa Redgrave , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner
Eddie Izzard , Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Guest performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
By network [note 1]
NBC – 47
HBO – 41
ABC – 26
CBS – 18
By program
The Sopranos (HBO) – 10
The Practice (ABC) / The West Wing (NBC) – 9
Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) – 8
RKO 281 (HBO) / Will & Grace (NBC) – 7
Frasier (NBC) / Friends (NBC) – 6
Most major awards
By network [note 1]
NBC – 11
HBO – 8
ABC – 7
CBS – 2
Fox – 2
By program
The West Wing (NBC) – 5
The Corner (HBO) / Tuesdays with Morrie (ABC) / Will & Grace (NBC) – 3
Notes
^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
In Memoriam
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