Primetime Emmy Awards 2000
The 2000 Emmy Awards were held on September 10, 2000 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . The moderator was Garry Shandling . The award was broadcast by ABC . It was the 52nd edition of the Emmy Awards in the Primetime category .
Main categories
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
Miniseries
(Outstanding Mini-Series)
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
Variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
- Late Show with David Letterman , CBS
- The Chris Rock Show , HBO
- Dennis Miller Live , HBO
- Politically Incorrect , ABC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , NBC
main actor
Leading actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
-
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz in New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- Jerry Orbach as Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order
- Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing
- Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
-
Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty in Chaos City
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in Frasier
- John Lithgow as Dick Solomon in Behind the Moon Immediately Left
- Eric McCormack as Will Truman in Will & Grace
- Ray Romano as Ray Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
Lead actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
-
Jack Lemmon as Morrie Schwartz in Tuesdays at Morrie
- Beau Bridges as PT Barnum in PT Barnum
- Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman
- William H. Macy as Terry Thorpe in Murder That Made a Movie
- Liev Schreiber as Orson Welles in Citizen Kane: The Hollywood Legend
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
-
Sela Ward as Lily Manning in Feeling Again
- Lorraine Bracco as Jennifer Melfi in The Sopranos
- Amy Brenneman as Amy Gray in Just In Case, Amy
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway in Emergency Room
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
-
Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Jenna Elfman as Dharma Montgomery in Dharma & Greg
- Jane Kaczmarek as Lois in Malcolm right in the middle
- Debra Messing as Grace Adler in Will & Grace
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City
Leading actress in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie)
-
Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge in Rising Star
- Judy Davis as Paula in Ice Age - A Marital War with Consequences
- Sally Field as Iris in the Ice Age - A Marital War with Consequences
- Holly Hunter as Ruby Kincaid in Time of Justice
- Gena Rowlands as Georgia Porter in Color of Love
supporting cast
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
-
Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler in The West Wing
- Michael Badalucco as Jimmy Berluti in Practice - The Lawyers
- Dominic Chianese as Junior Soprano in Die Sopranos
- Steve Harris as Eugene Young in Practice - The Lawyers
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry in The West Wing
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
-
Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland in Will & Grace
- Peter Boyle as Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Brad Garrett as Robert Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Peter MacNicol as John Cage in Ally McBeal
- David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane in Frasier
Supporting actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Hank Azaria as Mitch Albom in Morrie's Tuesdays
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
-
Allison Janney as CJ Cregg in The West Wing
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet in The West Wing
- Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray in Just In Case, Amy
- Nancy Marchand as Livia Soprano in The Sopranos
- Holland Taylor as Roberta Kittleson in Practice - The Lawyers
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
-
Megan Mullally as Karen Walker in Will & Grace
- Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green in Friends
- Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay in Friends
- Doris Roberts as Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
Supporting actress in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie)
-
Vanessa Redgrave as Edith Tree in Women Love Women
- Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan in Annie: An Orphan's Christmas
- Elizabeth Franz as Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman
- Melanie Griffith as Marion Davies in Citizen Kane: The Hollywood Legend
- Maggie Smith as Betsey Trotwood in David Copperfield
Guest actor
Guest actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
-
James Whitmore as Raymond Oz in Practice - The Lawyers
- Alan Alda as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence in Emergency Room
- Paul Dooley as Philip Swackheim in Practice - The Lawyers
- Kirk Douglas as Ros in A Breath of Heaven
- Henry Winkler as Henry Olson in Practice - The Lawyers
Guest actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series)
-
Bruce Willis as Paul Stevens in Friends
- Anthony LaPaglia as Simon Moon in Frasier
- William H. Macy as Sam Donovan on Sports Night
- Carl Reiner as Sid Barry on Beggars and Choosers
- Tom Selleck as Dr. Richard Burke in Friends
Guest actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
-
Beah Richards as Gertrude Turner in Practice - The Lawyers
- Jane Alexander as Regina Mulroney in Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Kathy Baker as Ellen Sawyer in A Touch of Heaven
- Marlee Matlin as Sally Berg in Practice - The Lawyers
- Tracy Pollan as Harper Anderson in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Guest actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series)
-
Jean Smart as Lorna Lenley in Frasier
- Beatrice Arthur as Mrs. White in the middle of Malcolm
- Cheri Oteri as Cindy in Just Shoot Me - Editorial team
- Debbie Reynolds as Bobbie Adler in Will & Grace
- Holland Taylor as Letitia Devine in The Lot
Individual performance in a variety show or music show
(Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program)
-
Eddie Izzard in Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
- Cher in Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas
- Billy Crystal at the 2000 Academy Awards
- Chris Rock on Bigger and Blacker
- Molly Shannon on Saturday Night Live
Director
Directed a drama series
(Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series)
Directed a comedy series
(Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series)
Directing a miniseries or a TV movie
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)
Directed a variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)
- Louis J. Horvitz for the 2000 Academy Awards
script
Script of a drama series
(Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series)
-
Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland for The West Wing - In the Center of Power (Episode: In Excelsis Deo)
- David Chase and Todd A. Kessler for The Sopranos (episode: A Friend Must Go)
- Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess for The Sopranos (episode: A Quick End)
- Aaron Sorkin for The West Wing - In the Center of Power (episode: Pilot)
- Joss Whedon for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Episode: The Great Silence )
Screenplay for a comedy series
(Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series)
Screenplay for a miniseries, TV movie, or drama
(Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special)
- David Simon and David Mills for The Corner
Screenplay for a variety, music or comedy show
(Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)