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53rd Primetime Emmy Awards

2001 American television programming awards

Field	Value
name	53rd Primetime Emmy Awards
date	{{unbulleted list	November 4, 2001
(Ceremony)
location	Shubert Theatre,
Los Angeles, California, U.S. (ceremony)
Shrine Auditorium,
Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Creative Arts Awards)
presenter	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
host	Ellen DeGeneres
network	CBS
producer	Gary Smith
most_awards	The West Wing (4)
most_nominations	The Sopranos (14)
award1_type	Outstanding Comedy Series
award1_winner	Sex and the City
award2_type	Outstanding Drama Series
award2_winner	The West Wing
award3_type	Outstanding Miniseries
award3_winner	Anne Frank: The Whole Story
award4_type	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
award4_winner	Late Show with David Letterman
previous	[52nd](52nd-primetime-emmy-awards)
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	[54th](54th-primetime-emmy-awards)

(Ceremony) | September 8, 2001 (Creative Arts Awards) Los Angeles, California, U.S. (ceremony) Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Creative Arts Awards)

The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, November 4, 2001, seven weeks later than originally scheduled. The ceremony was rescheduled twice from its original date of September 16 at the Shrine Auditorium because of the September 11th attacks that occurred five days prior to the event. It was also removed from its rescheduled date of October 7 again at the same venue as a result of the start of the War in Afghanistan. The event was then relocated to the smaller Shubert Theater, which had previously hosted the 1973 and 1976 ceremonies, and would be demolished in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and was broadcast on CBS. 27 awards were presented.

Barbra Streisand sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" in a surprise appearance at the close, in honor of the victims of the attacks.

Sex and the City became the first premium channel show to win Outstanding Comedy Series; this was its only major award. The NBC cult hit Freaks and Geeks accomplished a rare feat: though it only ran for one season, it was nominated in two different years for writing. Frasier, now in its eighth season, earned its final Outstanding Comedy Series nomination after eight consecutive nominations including five consecutive wins (seasons 1–5).

The episode "Bowling" made Malcolm in the Middle just the second show, and first comedy, to have two different episodes win awards for directing and writing. The Defenders was the first show to do this in 1963 and 1965. (Specific episodes were not nominated in the comedy categories until the late 1960s). Game of Thrones would also achieve this in 2015 and 2016.

For his portrayal of John Cage in Ally McBeal, Peter MacNicol won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, the first in this category for Fox and the first in this category for any show outside the Big Three television networks.

In the drama field, The West Wing won Outstanding Drama Series for its second straight year and led all shows with four major awards on the night. The Sopranos led all shows with 14 major nominations and was second to The West Wing with three major wins.

Mike Nichols' win made him the ninth person to become an EGOT winner.

Rescheduling

The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on September 16, 2001 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

On September 11, just hours following the September 11th attacks, CBS announced the event would be postponed indefinitely, but were hopeful it would take place September 23.

On September 15, CBS and officials from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) announced they had chosen a new date of October 7, with the venue remaining unchanged.

On October 1, CBS and ATAS announced that a scaled down ceremony would take place in both Los Angeles and New York. The majority of the night's 30 awards given would still be given at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, but some would be given at a simultaneous event in studio 6A at NBC Studios (New York) where Late Night with Conan O'Brien was normally filmed. According to then-executive producer Don Mischer, this was to accommodate nominees who were reluctant to fly to Los Angeles so soon after the attacks.

On October 7 at 12:30 p.m. (PST), only hours before the ceremony's 5 p.m. scheduled commencement, CBS and ATAS announced that the ceremony was cancelled due to the start of the War in Afghanistan earlier in the day.

On October 9, ATAS officials and CBS execs announced their intention to reschedule the ceremony, but that it would not take place at the Shrine Auditorium.

On October 16, representatives from CBS and ATAS announced that the ceremony would now be held on November 4 at the Shubert Theater in Los Angeles, a smaller venue, and that the simultaneous event in New York would no longer be taking place.

On November 4, the awards ceremony was held at the Shubert Theater in Los Angeles. To ensure security, sharpshooters were placed rooftops, attendees passed through metal detectors, nearby businesses were closed, and the Shubert complex's two lowest underground parking levels were blocked off due to the risk of car bombs.

The awards took place simultaneously with Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. During that game, the broadcast flashed updates across the bottom of the screen, informing viewers about who had won various Emmy Awards.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). For simplicity, producers who received nominations for program awards, as well as nominated writers for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program, have been omitted.

Programs

Acting

Lead performances

Supporting performances

Directing

Writing

Most major nominations

Network	No. of
Nominations
HBO	44
NBC	43
ABC	24
CBS	15
Fox	13

Program	Category	Network	No. of
Nominations
The Sopranos	Drama	HBO	14
The West Wing	NBC	11
Will & Grace	Comedy	NBC	7
Anne Frank: The Whole Story	Miniseries	ABC	6
Conspiracy	Movie	HBO
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Miniseries	ABC
Malcolm in the Middle	Comedy	Fox
Everybody Loves Raymond	CBS	5
Sex and the City	HBO
Wit	Movie
61*	4
Late Show with David Letterman	Variety	CBS
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards	ABC	3
Ally McBeal	Comedy	Fox
ER	Drama	NBC
Frasier	Comedy
Saturday Night Live	Variety
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	HBO	2
The Chris Rock Show
Cirque du Soleil's Dralion	Bravo
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
Ed	Comedy	NBC
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning	Variety	HBO
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story	Movie
Friends	Comedy	NBC
Judging Amy	Drama	CBS
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells	Movie	HBO
Nuremberg	Miniseries	TNT

Most major awards

Network	No. of
Awards
HBO	8
NBC	5
Fox	4
ABC	3
CBS
Bravo	2

Program	Category	Network	No. of
Awards
The West Wing	Drama	NBC	4
The Sopranos	HBO	3
Cirque du Soleil's Dralion	Variety	Bravo	2
Conspiracy	Movie	HBO
Everybody Loves Raymond	Comedy	CBS
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Miniseries	ABC
Malcolm in the Middle	Comedy	Fox
Wit	Movie	HBO

;Notes

Presenters

The awards were presented by the following people:

Presenter(s)	Role(s)
Dennis Franz	Presented the awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Marg Helgenberger
William Petersen	Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Sally Field
Michael Emerson	Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Martin Short	Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Kelsey Grammer	Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Frankie Muniz	Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart	Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Wayne Brady	Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Jessica Alba
Jennifer Garner	Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program
Debra Messing
Eric McCormack	Presented the awards for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Amy Brenneman	Presented the award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Andy Garcia	Presented the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kevin James
Leah Remini
Jerry Stiller	Presented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Ray Romano
Patricia Heaton	Presented the award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Jane Kaczmarek
Bradley Whitford	Presented the award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie
Calista Flockhart	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Andre Braugher	Presented the award for Outstanding Miniseries
Lorraine Bracco
Edie Falco	Presented the award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Martin Sheen	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Kim Cattrall
Kristin Davis	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Mary Tyler Moore	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Jimmy Smits	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Simon Baker	Presented the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Tim Conway	Presented the award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Angela Bassett	Presented the award for Outstanding Drama Series

In Memoriam

Carroll O'Connor
Jack Elliott
Richard Mulligan
William Hanna
Robert Trout
Perry Como
Rosemary DeCamp
Alan Rafkin
John Cannon
Werner Klemperer
Dale Evans
Arlene Francis
Stan Margulies
Beah Richards
Fred de Cordova
Ann Sothern
Ray Walston
Imogene Coca
Victor Borge
Jack Haley Jr.
Jason Robards
Kathleen Freeman
Jack Lemmon
Steve Allen
Barbara Olson
Berry Berenson
David Angell

Notes

References

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