Primetime Emmy Awards 2002
The 54th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 22, 2002 · 31 categories · everything in 2002
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The West Wing · Alex Graves
- Nominee 24 · Robert Cochran, Brian Grazer, Tony Krantz, Joel Surnow, Howard Gordon, Stephen Hopkins, Cyrus Yavneh
- Nominee CSI: Crime Scene Investigation · Jerry Bruckheimer, Ann Donahue, Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony E. Zuiker, Jonathan Littman, Danny Cannon, William Petersen
- Nominee Law & Order · Peter Jankowski, Eric Overmyer
- Nominee Six Feet Under · Alan Ball, Robert Greenblatt, Alan Poul, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Christian Williams, Scott Buck, Rick Cleveland, Joey Soloway, Christian Taylor
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Friends · Brian Buckner, Sebastian Jones, David Crane, Marta Kauffman
- Nominee Curb Your Enthusiasm · Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Gavin Polone, Robert B. Weide
- Nominee Everybody Loves Raymond · Jennifer Crittenden
- Nominee Sex and the City · Allan Heinberg
- Nominee Will & Grace
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Band of Brothers · Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Stephen E. Ambrose, Gary Goetzman, Tony To, Erik Bork, Erik Jendresen
- Nominee Dinotopia · William P. Cartlidge
- Nominee Shackleton
- Nominee The Mists of Avalon · James Coburn, Bernd Eichinger
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner The Gathering Storm · Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David M. Thompson
- Nominee Dinner with Friends · Norman Jewison, Margo Lion, Daryl Roth, Laura Ziskin, Patrick Markey
- Nominee James Dean · Bill Gerber, Mark Rydell
- Nominee Path to War · John Frankenheimer, Edgar J. Scherick
- Nominee The Laramie Project · Anne Carey, Ted Hope, Ross Katz
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Michael Chiklis · The Shield
- Nominee Kiefer Sutherland · 24
- Nominee Peter Krause · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Michael C. Hall · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Martin Sheen · The West Wing
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Allison Janney · The West Wing
- Nominee Jennifer Garner · Alias
- Nominee Amy Brenneman · Judging Amy
- Nominee Frances Conroy · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Rachel Griffiths · Six Feet Under
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Ray Romano · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Kelsey Grammer · Frasier
- Nominee Matthew Perry · Friends
- Nominee Matt LeBlanc · Friends
- Nominee Bernie Mac · The Bernie Mac Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jennifer Aniston · Friends
- Nominee Patricia Heaton · Everybody Loves Raymond
- 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 Albert Finney · The Gathering Storm
- Nominee James Franco · James Dean
- Nominee Michael Gambon · Path to War
- Nominee Kenneth Branagh · Shackleton
- Nominee Beau Bridges · We Were the Mulvaneys
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Laura Linney · Wild Iris
- Nominee Vanessa Redgrave · The Gathering Storm
- Nominee Angela Bassett · The Rosa Parks Story
- Nominee Blythe Danner · We Were the Mulvaneys
- Nominee Gena Rowlands · Wild Iris
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner John Spencer · The West Wing
- Nominee Victor Garber · Alias
- Nominee Freddy Rodriguez · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Dulé Hill · The West Wing
- Nominee Bradley Whitford · The West Wing
- Nominee Richard Schiff · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Stockard Channing · The West Wing
- Nominee Tyne Daly · Judging Amy
- Nominee Lauren Ambrose · Six Feet Under
- Nominee Janel Moloney · The West Wing
- Nominee Mary-Louise Parker · The West Wing
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Brad Garrett · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Peter Boyle · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee David Hyde Pierce · Frasier
- Nominee Bryan Cranston · Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Sean Hayes · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Doris Roberts · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Wendie Malick · Just Shoot Me!
- Nominee Cynthia Nixon · Sex and the City
- Nominee Kim Cattrall · Sex and the City
- Nominee Megan Mullally · Will & Grace
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Michael Moriarty · James Dean
- Nominee Alec Baldwin · Path to War
- Nominee Jim Broadbent · The Gathering Storm
- Nominee Don Cheadle · Things Behind the Sun
- Nominee Jon Voight · Uprising
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Stockard Channing · The Matthew Shepard Story
- Nominee Sissy Spacek · Last Call
- Nominee Anjelica Huston · The Mists of Avalon
- Nominee Joan Allen · The Mists of Avalon
- Nominee Diana Rigg · Victoria & Albert
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Alan Ball · Pilot from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Stephen Hopkins · 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
- Nominee Clark Johnson · Pilot from The Shield
- Nominee Alex Graves · Posse Comitatus from The West Wing
- Nominee Paris Barclay · The Indians in the Lobby from The West Wing
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Michael Patrick King · The Real Me from Sex and the City
- Nominee James Burrows · A Chorus Lie from Will & Grace
- Nominee Jeff Melman · Christmas from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Marc Buckland · My Old Lady from Scrubs
- Nominee Robert B. Weide · The Doll from Curb Your Enthusiasm
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Ron de Moraes · 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
- Nominee Jerry Foley · 1688 from Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Louis J. Horvitz · 74th Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee Joel Gallen, Beth McCarthy-Miller · A Tribute to Heroes from America
- Nominee Matthew Diamond · From Broadway: Fosse from Great Performances
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Joel Surnow · 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
- Nominee John Wells · On the Beach from ER
- Nominee Shawn Ryan · Pilot from The Shield
- Nominee Aaron Sorkin · Posse Comitatus from The West Wing
- Nominee J. J. Abrams · Truth Be Told from Alias
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Larry Wilmore · Pilot from The Bernie Mac Show
- Nominee Jennifer Crittenden · Marie's Sculpture from Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Julie Rottenberg, Elisa Zuritsky · My Motherboard, My Self from Sex and the City
- Nominee Victor Fresco · Pilot from Andy Richter Controls the Universe
- Nominee Philip Rosenthal · The Angry Family from Everybody Loves Raymond
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee The Daily Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Anthony LaPaglia · Frasier
- Nominee Adam Arkin
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Charles S. Dutton · The Practice
- Nominee Mark Harmon · The West Wing
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Cloris Leachman · Malcolm in the Middle
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Patricia Clarkson · Six Feet Under
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Sting · A&E in Concert: Sting in Tuscany...All This Time
- Nominee Billy Joel · Billy Joel: In His Own Words
- Nominee Jon Stewart · The Daily Show
- Nominee Ryan Stiles · Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Nominee Wayne Brady · Whose Line Is It Anyway?
- Nominee Ryan Stiles · Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Outstanding Music Direction
- Winner 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
- Nominee Buffy the Vampire Slayer · Christophe Beck
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner Family Guy
- Nominee The Fairly OddParents · Steve Marmel
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Hugh Whitemore · The Gathering Storm
- Nominee Erik Bork, Eric Max Frye, Tom Hanks, Erik Jendresen, Bruce C. McKenna, John Orloff, Graham Yost · Band of Brothers
- Nominee Daniel Giat · Path to War
- Nominee Charles Sturridge · Shackleton
- Nominee Stephen Belber, Moisés Kaufman, Andy Paris · The Laramie Project