2003 Primetime Emmy Awards
The 2003 Emmy Awards ceremony took place on September 21, 2003 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles . This was the 55th award ceremony in the Primetime category .
Awards
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
Miniseries
(Outstanding Mini-Series)
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
Reality TV show
(Outstanding Reality Competition Program)
Variety, music or comedy special
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
- 
Cher - The Farewell Tour
- Academy Awards 2003
 - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
 - Robin Williams : Live on Broadway
 - Rolling Stones - Licks World Tour
 
 
Variety, music or comedy show
main actor
Leading actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
- 
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos
- Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey in The Shield
 - Peter Krause as Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under
 - Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing
 - Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24
 
 
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
- 
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk in Monk
- Larry David as himself in Leave it Larry!
 - Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani in Friends
 - Bernie Mac as Bernie McCullough on The Bernie Mac Show
 - Eric Mc Cormack as Will Truman in Will & Grace
 - Ray Romano as Ray Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
 
 
Leading actor in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- 
William H. Macy as Bill Porter in Door to Door
- Brad Garrett as Jackie Gleason in Gleason: The Jackie Gleason Story
 - Tom Wilkinson as Roy in A Matter of Love
 - Paul Newman as a manager in Our Town
 - James Woods as Rudy Giuliani in Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
 
 
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
- 
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos
- Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow in Alias The Agent
 - Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows in CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators
 - Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under
 - Allison Janney as CJ Gregg in The West Wing
 
 
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
- 
Debra Messing as Grace Adler in Will & Grace
- Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green in Friends
 - Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
 - Jane Kaczmarek as Lois Wilkerson in Malcolm in the middle
 - Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City
 
 
Leading actress in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)
- 
Maggie Smith as Mrs. Delahunty in My House in Umbria
- Thora Birch as Liz Murray in Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
 - Helena Bonham Carter as Ingrid Formanek in Live from Baghdad
 - Jessica Lange as Irma in A Question of Love
 - Helen Mirren as Karen Stone in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
 
 
supporting cast
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
- 
Joe Pantoliano as Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos
- Victor Garber as Jack Bristow in Alias - The Agent
 - Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos
 - Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman in The West Wing
 - John Spencer as Leo McGarry in The West Wing
 
 
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
- 
Brad Garrett as Robert Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Peter Boyle as Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
 - John Mahoney as Martin Crane in Frasier
 - David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane in Frasier
 - Bryan Cranston as Hal in Malcolm in the Middle
 - Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland in Will & Grace
 
 
Supporting actor in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- 
Ben Gazzara as Nick in Hysterical Blindness
- Peter O'Toole as Paul von Hindenburg in Hitler: The Rise of Evil
 - Chris Cooper as Thomas Riversmith in My House in Umbria
 - John Malkovich as Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord in Napoleon
 - Alan Arkin as Jack McFarland in The Pentagon Papers
 
 
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
- 
Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray in Just In Case, Amy
- Lena Olin as Irina Derevko in Alias - The Agent
 - Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher in Six Feet Under
 - Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith in Six Feet Under
 - Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet in The West Wing
 
 
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
- 
Doris Roberts as Marie Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond
- Cheryl Hines as Cheryl David in Leave It, Larry!
 - Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City
 - Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City
 - Megan Mullally as Karen Walker in Will & Grace
 
 
Supporting actress in a miniseries or television movie
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie)
- 
Gena Rowlands as Virginia in Hysterical Blindness
- Kathy Baker as Gladys in Door To Door
 - Helen Mirren as Irene Porter in Door to Door
 - Juliette Lewis as Beth in Hysterical Blindness
 - Anne Bancroft as Contessa in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
 
 
Guest actor
Guest actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)
- 
Charles S. Dutton as Chet Collins in Without a Trace
- Don Cheadle as Paul nathan in Emergency Room
 - James Cromwell as George Sibley in Six Feet Under
 - Matthew Langford Perry as Joe Quincy in The West Wing
 - Tim Matheson as John Hoynes in The West Wing
 
 
Guest actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series)
- 
Gene Wilder as Mr. Stein in Will & Grave
- Fred Willard as Hank MacDougal in Everybody Loves Raymond
 - Hank Azaria as David in Friends
 - Jonathan Winters as QT Marlens in It's All About Bonnie
 - David Duchovny as Johnny Volcano in It's All About Bonnie
 
 
Guest actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series)
- 
Alfre Woodard as Denise Freeman in Practice - The Lawyers
- Sally Field as Maggie Wyczenski in Emergency Room
 - Tovah Feldshu as Danielle Melnick in Law & Order
 - Barbara Barrie as Paula Haggerty in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
 - Kathy Bates as Bettina in Six Feet Under
 - Farrah Fawcett as Mary Gressler in The Guardian
 
 
Guest actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series)
- 
Christina Applegate as Amy Green in Friends
- Betty Garrett as Molly Firth in Becker
 - Georgia Engel as Pat MacDougal in Everybody Loves Raymond
 - Cloris Leachman as Ida in Malcolm in the middle
 - Betty White as Sylvia in Yes, Dear
 
 
Individual performance in a variety show or music show
(Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program)
- 
Hugh Jackman for The 58th Annual Tony Awards
- Martin Short as "Jiminy Glick"
 - Jon Stewart for The Daily Show
 - Jay Leno for The Tonight Show
 - Whoopi Goldberg for Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary
 
 
Director
Directed a drama series
(Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series)
Direction for a comedy series
(Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series)
Direction for a miniseries, TV movie or a special
(Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)
Directing a variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)
- 
Glenn Weiss for The 56th Annual Tony Awards
- Louis J. Horvitz for The 75th Annual Academy Awards
 - Chris Hilson for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
 - Jerry Foley for The Late Show with David Letterman
 - Beth Cathy Miller for Saturday Night Live
 
 
script
Script for a drama series
(Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series)
- 
Mitchell Burgess , Robin Green and David Chase for The Sopranos
- Craig Wright for Six Feet Under
 - David Milch for Deadwood (episode: "Pilot")
 - Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green for The Sopranos
 - Terence Winter for The Sopranos
 - Aaron Sorkin for The West Wing - At the Center of Power
 
 
Screenplay for a comedy series
(Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series)
Script for a miniseries, TV movie or a special
(Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special)
- William H. Macy and Steven Schachter for Door to Door
 
Screenplay for a variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program)
Best cartoon episode
(Outstanding Animated Program)
- 
The Simpsons : Homer on the wrong track
- Ginger's World : And She Was Gone
 - Kim Possible : Crush
 - Futurama : Barking from the Stone Age
 - SpongeBob SquarePants : The new classmate / Moby Clam