55th Primetime Emmy Awards

Infobox Emmy Awards
name = 55th
type = P

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date = September 21, 2003
site = Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
creative_arts = September 13, 2003
host = Ellen DeGeneres
Brad Garrett
Darrell Hammond
George Lopez
Conan O'Brien
Bernie Mac
Dennis Miller
Garry Shandling
Martin Short
Jon Stewart
Wanda Sykes
network = FOX
producer =
last = 54th Primetime
next = 56th Primetime

The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 21, 2003. The awards show was broadcast on FOX. Nominees are listed below; winners are in bold.

Outstanding Drama Series

* "24", Fox
* "", CBS
* "Six Feet Under", HBO
* "The Sopranos", HBO
* "The West Wing", NBC

Outstanding Comedy Series

* "Curb Your Enthusiasm", HBO
* "Everybody Loves Raymond", CBS
* "Friends", NBC
* "Sex and the City", HBO
* "Will & Grace", NBC

Outstanding Mini-Series

* "", CBS
* "Napoleon", A&E
* "Taken", Sci Fi

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

* "Door to Door", TNT
* "", Lifetime
* "Live From Baghdad", HBO
* "My House in Umbria", HBO
* "Normal", HBO

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

* "The Amazing Race 4", CBS
* "American Idol", Fox
* "The Apprentice", NBC
* "Last Comic Standing", NBC
* "", CBS

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

*"75th Annual Academy Awards"
*"Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band"
*"", Cher
*"Robin Williams: Live On Broadway"
*"Rolling Stones - Licks World Tour"

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

* "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", Comedy Central
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", NBC
* "The Late Show with David Letterman", CBS
* "Saturday Night Live", NBC
* "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

* Michael Chiklis for playing Vic Mackey on "The Shield"
* James Gandolfini for playing Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos"
* Peter Krause for playing Nate Fisher on "Six Feet Under"
* Martin Sheen for playing Josiah Bartlet on "The West Wing"
* Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on "24"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

* Larry David for playing himself on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* Matt LeBlanc for playing Joey Tribbiani on "Friends"
* Bernie Mac for playing Bernie McCullough on "The Bernie Mac Show"
* Eric McCormack for playing Will Truman on "Will & Grace"
* Ray Romano for playing Ray Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on "Monk"

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* William H. Macy for playing Bill Porter in "Door to Door"
* Brad Garrett for playing Jackie Gleason in "Gleason"
* Tom Wilkinson for playing Roy in "Normal"
* Paul Newman for playing Stage Manager in "Our Town"
* James Woods for playing Rudy Giuliani in ""

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

* Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on "Alias"
* Marg Helgenberger for playing Catherine Willows on "
* Frances Conroy for playing Ruth Fisher on "Six Feet Under"
* Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on "The Sopranos"
* Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

* Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Jennifer Aniston for playing Rachel Green on "Friends"
* Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on "Malcolm in the Middle"
* Sarah Jessica Parker for playing Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City"
* Debra Messing for playing Grace Adler on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

* Thora Birch for playing Liz Murray in ""
* Helena Bonham Carter for playing Ingrid Formanek in "Live From Baghdad"
* Maggie Smith for playing Mrs. Delahunty in "My House in Umbria"
* Jessica Lange for playing Irma in "Normal"
* Helen Mirren for playing Karen Stone in "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

* Victor Garber for playing Jack Bristow in "Alias"
* Michael Imperioli for playing Christopher Moltisanti on "The Sopranos"
* Joe Pantoliano for playing Ralph Cifaretto on "The Sopranos"
* Bradley Whitford for playing Josh Lyman on "The West Wing"
* John Spencer for playing Leo McGarry on "The West Wing"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

* Peter Boyle for playing Frank Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Brad Garrett for playing Robert Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* John Mahoney for playing Martin Crane on "Frasier"
* David Hyde Pierce for playing Niles Crane on "Frasier"
* Bryan Cranston for playing Hal on "Malcom in the Middle"
* Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* Peter O'Toole for playing Paul von Hindenburg in ""
* Ben Gazzara for playing Nick in "Hysterical Blindness"
* Chris Cooper for playing Thomas Riversmith in "My House in Umbria"
* John Malkovich for playing Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord" in "Napoleon"
* Alan Arkin for playing Harry Rowen in "The Pentagon Papers"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

* Lena Olin for playing Irina Derevko on "Alias"
* Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on "Judging Amy"
* Lauren Ambrose for playing Claire Fisher on "Six Feet Under"
* Rachel Griffiths for playing Brenda Chenowith on "Six Feet Under"
* Stockard Channing for playing First Lady Abigail Bartlet on "The West Wing"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

* Cheryl Hines for playing Cheryl David on "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* Doris Roberts for playing Marie Barone on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Cynthia Nixon for playing Miranda Hobbes on "Sex and the City"
* Kim Cattrall for playing Samantha Jones on "Sex and the City"
* Megan Mullally for playing Karen Walker on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

* Kathy Baker for playing Gladys in "Door to Door"
* Helen Mirren for playing Irene Porter in "Door to Door"
* Gena Rowlands for playing Virginia in "Hysterical Blindness"
* Juliette Lewis for playing Beth in "Hysterical Blindness"
* Anne Bancroft for playing Contessa in "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

* Don Cheadle for playing Paul Nathan on "ER"
* James Whitmore for playing Mister Sterling, Sr. on "Mister Sterling"
* James Cromwell for playing George Sibley on "Six Feet Under"
* Matthew Perry for playing Joe Quincy on "The West Wing"
* Tim Matheson for playing John Hoynes on "The West Wing"
* Charles S. Dutton for playing Chet Collins on "Without a Trace"

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

* Fred Willard for playing Hank on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Hank Azaria for playing David on "Friends"
* Jonathan Winters for playing Q.T. Marlens on "Life with Bonnie"
* David Duchovny for playing Johnny Volcano on "Life with Bonnie"
* Gene Wilder for playing Mr. Stein on "Will & Grace"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

* Sally Field for playing Maggie Wyczenski on "ER"
* Tovah Feldshuh for playing Danielle Melnick on "Law & Order"
* Barbara Barrie for playing Paula Haggerty on ""
* Kathy Bates for playing Bettina on "Six Feet Under"
* Farrah Fawcett for playing Mary Gressler on "The Guardian"
* Alfre Woodard for playing Denise Freeman on "The Practice"

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

* Betty Garrett for playing Molly Firth on "Becker"
* Georgia Engel for playing Pat on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Christina Applegate for playing Amy on "Friends"
* Cloris Leachman for playing Ida on "Malcolm in the Middle"
* Betty White for playing Sylvia on "Yes, Dear"

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

* Martin Short "Primetime Glick"
* Jon Stewart—"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
* Jay Leno—"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
* Hugh Jackman—The 58th Annual Tony Awards
* Whoopi Goldberg—""

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

* Ian Toynton—"24"
* Alan Poul—"Six Feet Under"
* John Patterson—"The Sopranos"
* Tim Van Patten—"The Sopranos"
* Christopher Misiano—"The West Wing"

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

* Larry Charles—"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* Bryan Gordon—"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* Robert B. Weide—"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* David Steinberg—"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
* Michael Engler—"Sex and the City"
* James Burrows—"Will & Grace"

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

* Steven Schachter—"Door to Door"
* Mick Jackson—"Live From Baghdad"
* Richard Loncraine—"My House in Umbria"
* Frank Pierson—"Soldier's Girl"
* Robert Allan Ackerman—"The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

* Louis J. Horvitz—The 75th Annual Academy Awards
* Chris Hilson—Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
* Jerry Foley—"The Late Show with David Letterman"
* Beth McCarthy Miller—"Saturday Night Live"
* Glenn Weiss—The 56th Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

* Craig Wright—"Six Feet Under"
* Mitchell Burgess, David Chase, and Robin Green—"The Sopranos"
* Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green—"The Sopranos"
* Terence Winter—"The Sopranos"
* Aaron Sorkin—"The West Wing"

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

* Mike Royce—"Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Tucker Cawley—"Everybody Loves Raymond"
* Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen—"Lucky"
* Cindy Chupack and Michael Patrick King—"Sex and the City"
* Steve Tompkins—"The Bernie Mac Show"

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

* William H. Macy and Steven Schachter—"Door to Door"
* Laura Cahill—"Hysterical Blindness"
* Richard Chapman, Timothy J. Sexton, John Patrick Shanley, and Robert Wiener—"Live From Baghdad"
* Hugh Whitemore—"My House in Umbria"
* Jane Anderson—"Normal"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

* "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
* ""
* "The Late Show with David Letterman"
* "Saturday Night Live"