Primetime Emmy Awards 2001
The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards · Held November 4, 2001 · 31 categories · everything in 2001
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The West Wing · Kevin Falls, Lawrence O'Donnell
- Nominee ER · Meredith Stiehm, Dee Johnson, Christopher Misiano, Joe Sachs
- Nominee Law & Order · William M. Finkelstein, Arthur Penn
- Nominee The Practice · Todd Ellis Kessler
- Nominee The Sopranos · Henry Bronchtein, Martin Bruestle
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Sex and the City · Cindy Chupack, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Patrick King
- Nominee Everybody Loves Raymond · Jennifer Crittenden, Tom Caltabiano, Aaron Shure
- Nominee Frasier · Bob Daily, Eric Zicklin
- Nominee Malcolm in the Middle · Linwood Boomer, Alan J. Higgins, Todd Holland, Ken Kwapis, Jeff Melman, Alex Reid
- Nominee Will & Grace · Kari Lizer, Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Nominee Hornblower
- Nominee Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows · Robert Allan Ackerman, Lorna Luft, Robert L. Freedman
- Nominee Nuremberg · Gerald W. Abrams, Alec Baldwin, Ian McDougall
- Nominee Tales of the City · Tim Bevan, Armistead Maupin, Alan Poul
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner Wit · Mike Nichols
- Nominee 61* · Billy Crystal, Ross Greenburg, Robert F. Colesberry
- Nominee Conspiracy · Frank Pierson, David M. Thompson, Peter Zinner
- Nominee For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story · Jellybean Benitez, Andy Garcia, Celia Costas
- Nominee Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner James Gandolfini · The Sopranos
- Nominee Andre Braugher · Gideon's Crossing
- Nominee Dennis Franz · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Rob Lowe · The West Wing
- Nominee Martin Sheen · The West Wing
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Edie Falco · The Sopranos
- Nominee Marg Helgenberger · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Nominee Amy Brenneman · Judging Amy
- Nominee Sela Ward · Once and Again
- Nominee Lorraine Bracco · The Sopranos
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Eric McCormack · Will & Grace
- Nominee John Lithgow · 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee Ray Romano · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Kelsey Grammer · Frasier
- Nominee Frankie Muniz · Malcolm in the Middle
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Patricia Heaton · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Calista Flockhart · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Jane Kaczmarek · Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Sarah Jessica Parker · Sex and the City
- Nominee Debra Messing · Will & Grace
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Kenneth Branagh · Conspiracy
- Nominee Barry Pepper · 61*
- Nominee Ben Kingsley · Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Nominee Gregory Hines · Bojangles
- Nominee Andy Garcia · For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Judy Davis · Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- Nominee Hannah Taylor-Gordon · Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Nominee Judi Dench · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
- Nominee Holly Hunter · When Billie Beat Bobby
- Nominee Emma Thompson · Wit
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Bradley Whitford · The West Wing
- Nominee Michael Imperioli · The Sopranos
- Nominee Dominic Chianese · The Sopranos
- Nominee Richard Schiff · The West Wing
- Nominee John Spencer · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Allison Janney · The West Wing
- Nominee Maura Tierney · ER
- Nominee Tyne Daly · Judging Amy
- Nominee Aida Turturro · The Sopranos
- Nominee Stockard Channing · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Peter MacNicol · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Robert Downey Jr. · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Peter Boyle · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee David Hyde Pierce · Frasier
- Nominee Sean Hayes · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Doris Roberts · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Jennifer Aniston · Friends
- Nominee Lisa Kudrow · Friends
- Nominee Kim Cattrall · Sex and the City
- Nominee Megan Mullally · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Brian Cox · Nuremberg
- Nominee Alan Alda · Club Land
- Nominee Stanley Tucci · Conspiracy
- Nominee Colin Firth · Conspiracy
- Nominee Victor Garber · Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- Nominee Ian Holm · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Tammy Blanchard · Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- Nominee Brenda Blethyn · Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Nominee Anne Bancroft · Haven
- Nominee Holly Hunter · Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her
- Nominee Audra McDonald · Wit
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II from The West Wing
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Amour Fou from The Sopranos
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Pine Barrens from The Sopranos
- Nominee Laura Innes · Shibboleth from The West Wing
- Nominee Jonathan Kaplan · The Visit from ER
- Nominee Allen Coulter · University from The Sopranos
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Todd Holland · Bowling from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Charles McDougall · Easy Come, Easy Go from Sex and the City
- Nominee Jeff Melman · Flashback from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee James Burrows · Lows in the Mid-Eighties from Will & Grace
- Nominee James Frawley · Pilot from Ed
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Mike Nichols · Wit
- Nominee Billy Crystal · 61*
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner David Mallet · Dralion
- Nominee Jerry Foley · #1527 from Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Louis J. Horvitz · 73rd Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee Chris Hilson · Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- Nominee Paul Miller · The Tony Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Robin Green · Employee of the Month from The Sopranos
- Nominee Frank Renzulli, David Chase · Amour Fou from The Sopranos
- Nominee Aaron Sorkin · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II from The West Wing
- Nominee Terence Winter, Tim Van Patten · Pine Barrens from The Sopranos
- Nominee Lawrence Konner · Second Opinion from The Sopranos
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Alex Reid · Bowling from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Paul Feig · Discos and Dragons from Freaks and Geeks
- Nominee Michael Patrick King · Easy Come, Easy Go from Sex and the City
- Nominee Jeff Greenstein · Lows in the Mid-Eighties from Will & Grace
- Nominee Rob Burnett, Jon Beckerman · Pilot from Ed
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner The Daily Show
- Nominee Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Paula Pell · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Derek Jacobi · Frasier, season 8
- Nominee Robert Loggia · Malcolm in the Middle
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Michael Emerson · The Practice
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jean Smart · Frasier
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Sally Field · ER
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Barbra Streisand · Barbra Streisand: Timeless
- Nominee Steve Martin · 73rd Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee Ellen DeGeneres · Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
- Nominee David Letterman · Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Will Ferrell · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Wayne Brady · Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Endgame · Jay Chattaway
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Dralion
- Nominee 73rd Annual Academy Awards · Gilbert Cates
- Nominee Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band · Bruce Springsteen
- Nominee Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning · Ellen DeGeneres, Joel Gallen
- Nominee Saturday Night Live · Lorne Michaels
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Loring Mandel · Conspiracy
- Nominee Hank Steinberg · 61*
- Nominee Kirk Ellis · Anne Frank: The Whole Story
- Nominee Robert L. Freedman · Me and My Shadows from Life with Judy Garland
- Nominee Emma Thompson, Mike Nichols · Wit