52nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Promotional poster
Date
  • September 10, 2000
    (Ceremony)
  • August 26, 2000
    (Creative Arts Awards)
LocationShrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
Hosted byGarry Shandling
Highlights
Most awardsThe West Wing (5)
Most nominationsThe Sopranos (10)
Outstanding Comedy SeriesWill & Grace
Outstanding Drama SeriesThe West Wing
Outstanding MiniseriesThe Corner
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy SeriesLate Show with David Letterman
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
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The 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 2000.[1] The ceremony was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC. Networks Bravo and The WB received their first major nominations; this remains the only year in which a series from the latter or its descendants (The CW and UPN) received a major nomination.[citation needed] The nominations were announced on July 20, 2000.[2]

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 canceled 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 series.[1] 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 its fifth season in 2015.[3] In addition, James Gandolfini became the first actor from an HBO series to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for The Sopranos; Gandolfini would win twice more over the next three years.[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][5][6][a] For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards have been omitted.

Michael J. Fox, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Patricia Heaton, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series winner
James Gandolfini, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winner
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
Richard Schiff, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama 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

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Directing

Writing

Writing

Most major nominations

Networks with multiple major nominations[note 1]
Network No. of
Nominations
NBC 47
HBO 41
ABC 26
CBS 18
Programs with multiple major nominations
Program Category Network No. of
Nominations
The Sopranos Drama HBO 10
The West Wing NBC 9
Everybody Loves Raymond Comedy CBS 8
RKO 281 Movie HBO 7
Will & Grace Comedy NBC 6
Sex and the City HBO 5
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker Variety 4
ER Drama NBC
Frasier Comedy
Friends
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Movie HBO
The Practice Drama ABC
72nd Annual Academy Awards Variety 3
Annie Movie
The Corner Miniseries HBO
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill Variety
If These Walls Could Talk 2 Movie
Late Show with David Letterman Variety CBS
Law & Order Drama NBC
Malcolm in the Middle Comedy Fox
Tuesdays with Morrie Movie ABC
Ally McBeal Comedy Fox 2
The Chris Rock Show Variety HBO
A Cooler Climate Movie Showtime
Death of a Salesman
Judging Amy Drama CBS
P. T. Barnum Miniseries A&E
Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special Variety NBC
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Most major awards

Networks with multiple major awards[note 1]
Network No. of
Awards
NBC 11
HBO 8
ABC 7
CBS 2
Fox
Programs with multiple major awards
Program Category Network No. of
Awards
The West Wing Drama NBC 5
The Corner Miniseries HBO 3
Tuesdays with Morrie Movie ABC
Will & Grace Comedy NBC
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill Variety HBO 2
Malcolm in the Middle Comedy Fox
Notes
  1. ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.

In Memoriam

Notes

  1. ^ The outlets listed for each program are the U.S. broadcasters or streaming services identified in the nominations, which for some international productions are different from the broadcaster(s) that originally commissioned the program.

References

  1. ^ a b c Gallo, Phil (September 11, 2000). "The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "'West Wing', 'Sopranos' lead Emmy nominations". CNN. July 20, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Prudom, Laura (September 20, 2015). "'Game of Thrones' Sets Record for Most Emmy Wins in a Year". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Reid, Joe (November 13, 2022). "A Timeline of HBO's Dominance at the Emmys". Primetimer. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Angulo, Sandra P. (September 11, 2000). "'The West Wing' and 'Will & Grace' lead the Emmys". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Weinraub, Bernard (September 11, 2000). "'West Wing' Dominates Television's Big Night; NBC Drama Carries Off 5 Emmy Awards as Newer Shows Find Their Niche". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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