55th Primetime Emmy Awards

{{Short description|2003 American television programming awards}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 55th Primetime Emmy Awards

| image = The_55th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards_Poster.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| date = {{unbulleted list

| September 21, 2003
{{small|(Ceremony)}}

| September 13, 2003
{{small|(Creative Arts Awards)}}

}}

| location = Shrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California

| presenter = Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

| host =

| network = Fox

| producer =

| most_awards = {{unbulleted list

| Major: Door to Door

| All: Door to Door (6)}}

| most_nominations = The Sopranos (10)

| award1_type = Outstanding Comedy Series

| award1_winner = Everybody Loves Raymond

| award2_type = Outstanding Drama Series

| award2_winner = The West Wing

| award3_type = Outstanding Miniseries

| award3_winner = Taken

| award4_type = Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

| award4_winner = The Amazing Race

| award5_type = Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

| award5_winner = The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

| previous = 54th

| main = {{nowrap|Primetime Emmy Awards}}

| next = 56th

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalhit.com/emmy/55/ |title=55th Primetime Emmy Awards |website=Digitalhit.com |publisher=Digital Hit Entertainment/ Multiplex Theatre Properties Inc. |date=2003-09-21 |access-date=2016-03-24}}

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2003 Emmys.com list of 2003 Nominees & Winners]

File:Tony Shalhoub (1).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Debra Messing at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:James Gandolfini in Kuwait City 2010 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Edie Falco 2010.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:WilliamHMacyTIFFSept2012.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Dame Maggie Smith-cropped.jpg, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:BradGarrettApr2011.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:DorisRobertsDec10.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:JoePantolianoFeb2009 (cropped).jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Tyne Daly at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Ben Gazarra - still.jpg, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Gena Rowlands - 1967.JPG, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie winner]]

File:Wayne Brady 2015.jpg, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program winner]]

=Programs=

class="wikitable"

|+ {{sronly|Programs}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Comedy Series}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Drama Series}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series}}
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
  • Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC)
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Made for Television Movie}}
  • Door to Door (TNT)
  • Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (Lifetime)
  • Live from Baghdad (HBO)
  • My House in Umbria (HBO)
  • Normal (HBO)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Miniseries}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" colspan="2" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Reality-Competition Program}}
  • The Amazing Race (CBS)
  • 100 Years of Hope and Humor (NBC)
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (CBS)
  • American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (Fox)
  • Survivor (CBS)
  • =Acting=

    ==Lead performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Lead performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • James GandolfiniThe Sopranos as Tony Soprano (HBO)
  • Michael ChiklisThe Shield as Vic Mackey (FX)
  • Peter KrauseSix Feet Under as Nate Fisher (HBO)
  • Martin SheenThe West Wing as President Jed Bartlet (NBC)
  • Kiefer Sutherland24 as Jack Bauer (Fox)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie}}
  • William H. MacyDoor to Door as Bill Porter (TNT)
  • Brad GarrettGleason as Jackie Gleason (CBS)
  • Paul NewmanOur Town as the Stage Manager (Showtime)
  • Tom WilkinsonNormal as Ruth "Roy" Applewood (HBO)
  • James WoodsRudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story as Rudy Giuliani (USA)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie}}

    ==Supporting performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Supporting performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series}}
  • Joe PantolianoThe Sopranos as Ralph Cifaretto (HBO)
  • Victor GarberAlias as Jack Bristow (ABC)
  • Michael ImperioliThe Sopranos as Christopher Moltisanti (HBO)
  • John SpencerThe West Wing as Leo McGarry (NBC)
  • Bradley WhitfordThe West Wing as Josh Lyman (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie}}
  • Ben GazzaraHysterical Blindness as Nick Piccolo (HBO)
  • Alan ArkinThe Pentagon Papers as Harry Rowen (FX)
  • Chris CooperMy House in Umbria as Thomas Riversmith (HBO)
  • John MalkovichNapoléon as Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (A&E)
  • Peter O'TooleHitler: The Rise of Evil as Paul von Hindenburg (CBS)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie}}

    ==Individual performances==

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Individual performances}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program}}

    =Directing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Directing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program}}
  • 56th Annual Tony AwardsGlenn Weiss (CBS)
  • 75th Annual Academy AwardsLouis J. Horvitz (ABC)
  • Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – Chris Hilson (CBS)
  • Late Show with David LettermanJerry Foley (CBS)
  • Saturday Night Live: "Host: Christopher Walken" – Beth McCarthy-Miller (NBC)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special}}

    =Writing=

    class="wikitable"

    |+ {{sronly|Writing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series}}

    | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program}}
  • 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)
  • | style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special}}

    Most major nominations

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Networks with multiple major nominations

    Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 53

    style="text-align:center"

    | NBC

    | 38

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | 28

    class="wikitable"

    |+ Programs with multiple major nominations

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of
    Nominations

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Sopranos

    | Drama

    | HBO

    | 10

    style="text-align:center"

    | Everybody Loves Raymond

    | Comedy

    | CBS

    | rowspan="2"|8

    style="text-align:center"

    | The West Wing

    | Drama

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Curb Your Enthusiasm

    | Comedy

    | rowspan="2"|HBO

    | rowspan="2"|7

    style="text-align:center"

    | Six Feet Under

    | Drama

    style="text-align:center"

    | Door to Door

    | Movie

    | TNT

    | rowspan="3"|6

    style="text-align:center"

    | Sex and the City

    | rowspan="2"|Comedy

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | Will & Grace

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | My House in Umbria

    | rowspan="4"|Movie

    | rowspan="4"|HBO

    | 5

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hysterical Blindness

    | rowspan="3"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | Live from Baghdad

    style="text-align:center"

    | Normal

    style="text-align:center"

    | 24

    | rowspan="2"|Drama

    | Fox

    | rowspan="8"|3

    style="text-align:center"

    | Alias

    | ABC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    | Variety

    | Comedy Central

    style="text-align:center"

    | Friends

    | Comedy

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Late Show with David Letterman

    | rowspan="2"|Variety

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    | Movie

    | Showtime

    style="text-align:center"

    | Saturday Night Live

    | rowspan="2"|Variety

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | The 75th Annual Academy Awards

    | ABC

    | rowspan="10"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Bernie Mac Show

    | Comedy

    | Fox

    style="text-align:center"

    | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

    | Variety

    | rowspan="2"|CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    | Drama

    style="text-align:center"

    | Frasier

    | Comedy

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    | Miniseries

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

    | Movie

    | Lifetime

    style="text-align:center"

    | Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    | Variety

    | NBC

    style="text-align:center"

    | Malcolm in the Middle

    | Comedy

    | Fox

    style="text-align:center"

    | Napoléon

    | Miniseries

    | A&E

    Most major awards

    class="wikitable"

    |+Networks with multiple major awards"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

    Network

    ! No. of
    Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | HBO

    | 8

    style="text-align:center"

    | CBS

    | 7

    style="text-align:center"

    | NBC

    | rowspan="2"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | TNT

    style="text-align:center"

    | Comedy Central

    | 2

    class="wikitable"

    |+Programs with multiple major awards

    Program

    ! Category

    ! Network

    ! No. of
    Awards

    style="text-align:center"

    | Door to Door

    | Movie

    | TNT

    | rowspan="3"|4

    style="text-align:center"

    | Everybody Loves Raymond

    | Comedy

    | CBS

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Sopranos

    | Drama

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    | Variety

    | Comedy Central

    | rowspan="3"|2

    style="text-align:center"

    | Hysterical Blindness

    | Movie

    | HBO

    style="text-align:center"

    | The West Wing

    | Drama

    | NBC

    Presenters

    The awards were presented by the following people:{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalhit.com/emmy/55/|title=55th Primetime Emmy Awards|website=DigitalHit|access-date=March 30, 2023}}

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    Presenter(s) || Role(s)
    David Schwimmer
    Matt LeBlanc
    Matthew Perry
    Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    Kiefer SutherlandPresented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    Jon StewartPresented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Poppy Montgomery
    Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    Alfre Woodard
    Charles S. Dutton
    Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    Conan O'BrienPresented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    Bryan Cranston
    Jane Kaczmarek
    Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
    Ellen DeGeneresPresented the award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    Michael ChiklisPresented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    Bernie MacPresented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    Christina ApplegatePresented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    Alicia Silverstone
    Rob Lowe
    Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
    Allison JanneyPresented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    Eric McCormack
    Debra Messing
    Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    Dennis MillerPresented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    Jeff Probst
    Ryan Seacrest
    Presented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
    Bonnie HuntPresented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special
    Sarah Jessica ParkerPresented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
    George LopezPresented the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
    Jennifer Garner
    Victor Garber
    Presented the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
    Edie Falco
    James Gandolfini
    Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
    Damon WayansPresented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    Ray RomanoPresented the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award to Bill Cosby
    Martin ShortPresented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    Marg Helgenberger
    William Petersen
    Presented the award for Outstanding Miniseries
    Helen MirrenPresented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    Ted DansonPresented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
    William H. MacyPresented the award for Outstanding Drama Series
    Mike MyersPresented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series

    In Memoriam

    References

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