By Colins Marshall, Francesca Roukdin, Graham Reed, Olivier Duff, Danny Allenberg, Stephen Reiss, Fred Rosco, Lou Reeves, Marna Christopher, Alain Berthier, Daniel Wallenberg.
Sarah
Jessica Parker: The Sopranos and Sex and the City
led the Emmy Awards with Sarah Jessica Parker finally winning an
award for best lead actress in a comedy series. Adding to HBO's tally early
in the evening,
Cynthia Nixon won the prize for best supporting actress in a comedy for
playing hard-boiled lawyer Miranda on "Sex and the City." As was
widely expected, The Sopranos finally claimed the long-elusive crown
as US television's best drama, rubbing out competition from four-time winner
and defending champion, NBC political drama The West Wing. The
Sopranos, about a conflicted New Jersey mob boss, earned four Emmys in all.
Michael Imperioli was named best supporting actor in a drama series for
his role as the hitman nephew, and
Drea de Matteo, who played his ill-fated girlfriend won for best
supporting actress in a drama series. The show also nabbed an award for
writing. Cable network HBO was the biggest star of the 56th annual Primetime
Emmys, collecting more trophies than all of its rivals combined 90 minutes
into the three-hour show, led by its gangster hit "The Sopranos" and
"Angels in America." Tycoon
Donald Trump wasn't fired, but he was snubbed, losing out to CBS reality
show "Amazing Race". The critically favoured "Amazing Race" won the
prize for best reality-contest show for a second straight year to beat
Trump's popular NBC series "The Apprentice," known for his
signature "You're fired" at the end of each episode. "Race"
also prevailed over fellow CBS hit "Survivor," and rival nonscripted
nominees the Fox talent contest "American Idol" and NBC's "Last
Comic Standing." Veteran actor
Al Pacino won the Emmy for best actor in a mini-series for his searing
performance as Roy Cohn dying of AIDS in the much-nominated HBO
special "Angels in America."
Allison Janney won as best lead actress in a drama series for her role
as the White House press secretary on NBC's political drama "The West Wing."
UNEXPECTED PRIZE : "This was very unexpected. I want to share this with my
co-stars," Nixon said from the stage. Her cast-mate
Kim Cattral was the favourite going into the awards. Tony Kusher,
who wrote "Angels in America," won the Emmy for writing a mini-series
and his director, Mike Nichols, won for directing the project on television.
In another surprise of the evening, James Spader clinched the Emmy as
best actor in a drama series for his role as a lawyer of dubious ethics on
the final season of ABC legal hour The Practice. His performance was
credited by critics with re-energizing the series and paving for the way for
the spinoff, Boston Legal. Two sentimental favourites of the evening,
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer and co-star David Hyde Pierce,
went home with the statuettes for best lead actor and best supporting actor,
respectively in a comedy. Both "Sex and the City" and "Frasier"
finished their final seasons earlier this year. While the Emmys generally
lack the direct commercial boost for winners that the Oscars and Grammys
generate for box office and music sales, TV's highest awards can help
breathe new life into a worthy show that has struggled to find an audience.
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