23 Emmy noms
for 'Six Feet Under'

'West Wing' trails with 21, including top drama

By Jeff Bercovici

   "Six Feet Under" had it all over everyone else in this year’s Emmy nominations, announced early this morning by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
    HBO’s unconventional mortuary drama led all shows in nominations, earning a total of 23 including those for outstanding dramatic series and best actor and actress in a drama series.
   "The West Wing" was close behind with 21 nominations, including outstanding drama series.
    The other shows nominated for outstanding drama series were CBS’s "CSI," NBC’s "Law & Order" and Fox’s "24."
    Nominated for outstanding comedy series were "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO), "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS), "Friends" (NBC), "Sex and the City" (HBO) and "Will & Grace" (NBC).
    The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on NBC.
    Following is a selection of this year’s nominations:

Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm
HBO
HBO Original Programming

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions

Friends
NBC
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television

Sex And The City
HBO
HBO Original Programming

Will & Grace
NBC
Komut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.

Outstanding Drama Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CBS
An Alliance Atlantis Production in association with CBS Productions

Law & Order
NBC
Wolf Films in association with Studios USA

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming

24
FOX
Real Time Productions, Imagine Televison in association with 20th Century Fox Television

The West Wing 
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

The Bernie Mac Show
FOX
Regency Television
Bernie Mac as Bernie Mac

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions
Ray Romano as Raymond

Frasier
NBC
Grub Street Productions in association with Paramount Television
Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane

Friends
NBC
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani

Friends
NBC
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

The Shield
FX
Fox Television Studios in association with Columbia Tristar Television
Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Michael C. Hall as David Fisher

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Peter Krause as Nate Fisher

24
FOX
Real Time Productions, Imagine Televison in association with 20th Century Fox Television
Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Martin Sheen as Josiah Bartlet

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in
association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Patricia Heaton as Debra

Friends
NBC
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green

Malcolm In The Middle
FOX
Regency Television
Jane Kaczmarek as Lois

Sex And The City
HBO
HBO Original Programming
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw

Will & Grace
NBC
Komut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
Debra Messing as Grace Adler

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Alias
ABC
Touchstone Television
Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow

Judging Amy
CBS
Barbara Hall/Joseph Stern Productions for 20th Century Fox Television in association with CBS Worldwide, Inc.
Amy Brenneman as Judge Amy Gray

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Rachel Griffiths as Brenda Chenowith

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Peter Boyle as Frank

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Brad Garrett as Robert

Frasier
NBC
Grub Street Productions in association with Paramount Television
David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane

Malcolm In The Middle
FOX
Regency Television
Bryan Cranston as Hal

Will & Grace
NBC
Komut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Alias
ABC
Touchstone Television
Victor Garber as CIA Agent Jack D. Bristow

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Freddy Rodriguez as Federico Diaz

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Dulé Hill as Charlie Young

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
John Spencer as Leo McGarry

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Everybody Loves Raymond
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Doris Roberts as Marie

Just Shoot Me
NBC
A Universal Studios Production
Wendie Malick as Nina Van Horn

Sex And The City
HBO
HBO Original Programming
Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes

Sex And The City
HBO
HBO Original Programming
Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones

Will & Grace
NBC
Komut Entertainment in association with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
Megan Mullally as Karen Walker

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Judging Amy
CBS
Barbara Hall/Joseph Stern Productions for 20th Century Fox Television in association with CBS Worldwide, Inc.
Tyne Daly as Maxine Gray

Six Feet Under
HBO
The Greenblatt/Janollari Studios and Actual Size, Inc., in association with HBO Original Programming
Lauren Ambrose as Claire Fisher

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet

The West Wing
NBC
John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Televison
Janel Moloney as Donna Moss

Outstanding MiniSeries

Band Of Brothers
HBO
Dreamworks SKG and Playtone in association with HBO Original Programming

Dinotopia
ABC
Hallmark Entertainment in association with RTL Television Germany

The Mists Of Avalon
TNT
A Mark Wolper Production

Shackleton
A&E
A&E Network/Channel 4 Int’l co-production in association with Firstsight Film Production

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

Dinner With Friends
HBO
Laura Ziskin Productions in association with HBO Films

The Gathering Storm
HBO
A Scott Free Production in association with HBO Films

James Dean
TNT
A Gerber Pictures/Marvin Worth Production in association with Five Mile River Films and Splendid Television

The Laramie Project
HBO
Good Machine in association with HBO Films

Path To War
HBO
An Edgar J. Scherick Associates/Avenue Pictures production in association with HBO Films


Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
COM
A Mad Cow Productions, Inc. production in association with Comedy Central

Late Show With David Letterman
CBS
Worldwide Pants, Inc.

Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher
ABC
Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Downtown Productions

Saturday Night Live
NBC
Broadway Video Inc., in association with SNL Studios

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
NBC
Big Dog Productions in association with NBC Studios, Inc.

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

The 74th Annual Academy Awards
ABC
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

America: A Tribute To Heroes

The Carol Burnett Show "Show Stoppers"
CBS

Cirque Du Soleil’s Alegria
BRAVO

Concert For New York City
VH1

Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games
NBC

Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality)

American High
PBS
Actual Reality Pictures in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Frontier House
PBS
A co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York and Wall To Wall Television in association with Channel 4 Television Corporation 4 International

The Osbournes
MTV
MTV Networks

Project Greenlight
HBO
Miramax Television

Taxicab Confessions
HBO
View Film

Trauma: Life In The ER
TLC
TLC/NYT Television

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Andy Richter Controls The Universe
Pilot
FOX
Garfield Grove in association with Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox
Victor Fresco, Writer

The Bernie Mac Show
Pilot
FOX
Regency Television
Larry Wilmore, Writer

Everybody Loves Raymond
Marie’s Sculpture
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Jennifer Crittenden, Writer

Everybody Loves Raymond
The Angry Family
CBS
Worldwide Pants Incorporated and HBO Independent Productions in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Philip Rosenthal, Writer

Sex And The City
My Motherboard, My Self
HBO
HBO Original Programming
Julie Rottenberg, Writer
Elisa Zuritsky, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Alias
Truth Be Told (Pilot)
ABC
Touchstone Television
J.J. Abrams, Writer

ER
On The Beach
NBC
Constant C Productions and Amblin Television in assoiciation with Warner Bros. Television
John Wells, Writer

The Shield
Pilot
FX
Fox Television Studios in association with Columbia Tristar Television
Shawn Ryan, Writer

24 
FOX
Real Time Productions, Imagine Televison in association with 20th Century Fox Television


The West Wing
 Posse Comitatus 
 NBC 
 John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television

July 18, 2002© 2002 Media Life


-Jeff Bercovici is a staff writer for Media Life.


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