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West Wing, Will & Grace Bring New Blood to the Emmys
September 10 -- LOS ANGELES — A new voting system at the Emmys swept the deadwood from the repeat-heavy television awards, with first-time winners in nearly every acting category walking away with the winged trophy at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards Sunday night.
West Wing Sets RecordTop series honors went to The West Wing, which set an Emmy record for the most awards won in a single year. For its first season, NBC's rookie political drama handily won half of its 18 nominations, including awards for writing and directing, and the best drama crown, for a total of nine awards, beating the old record of eight.
NBC swept the comedy category too, with three wins for Will & Grace, including best comedy series and Emmys for Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally. The comic relief duo from the newly anointed Must-See show, who play the daffy Jack and the caustic Karen, were both first-time nominees.
Continuing the newcomer trend, The West Wing's sweep included wins for supporting players Allison Janney and Richard Schiff, both first-time nominees and emotional first-time winners.
Sopranos Wins 1, Loses 17If you thought that The Sopranos was robbed last year — winning only four out of its 16 nominations — brother, did it get stiffed this year, winning only a single Emmy out of its 18 nods. In fact, it just narrowly missed making its own Emmy record — for the most-shut-out series.
HBO's critically acclaimed mob series bowed to NBC's White House juggernaut, with the only significant loss for The West Wing being Martin Sheen's President Josiah Bartlett, who lost the Emmy election to James Gandolfini's mob boss, Tony Soprano.
"I wish we'd done a little better," said two-time nominee and first-time winner Gandolfini, pondering that maybe Emmy voters weren't ready to vote for a cable show — especially one with such a dark theme.
Michael J. Fox: 'It's Been a Great Ride'The award for best actress in a drama went to Once and Again's Sela Ward, whose nomination was the sole nod for the ABC romantic drama.
