Photos from the Primetime Creative Arts Emmys!

By: Sue Schneider and Marcia Groft
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2003

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented the 2002-2003 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards, for programs and individual achievements, at the 55th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Saturday, September 13. Highlights of the program will air on Friday, September 19 at 6 PM on E! Entertainment Television.

Walking down the red carpet were presenters Julian McMahon and Joely Richardson of NIP/TUCK and James Cromwell, who was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, but lost to Charles S. Dutton for WITHOUT A TRACE. Dutton quipped in the press room, after earning his third award, that he already had an Emmy on each coast and this one would go back east.

Jennifer Garner of ALIAS presented the Outstanding Makeup For a Series (Non-Prosthetic) to her team of makeup artist on the show. Angela Nogaro, Diana Brown and Kaori Tuner accepted the award for the episode "The Counteragent". When asked why they selected this episode they commented that Garner's agent didn't recognize the actress standing next to her on the set. ALIAS's Jeff Habberstad also picked up Outstanding Stunt Coordination for his work in "The Telling" episode.

Joe Mantegna of JOAN OF ARCADIA presented an award to Christina Applegate for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Amy in FRIENDS while the Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special went to FRANK HERBERT'S CHILDREN OF DUNE, night one. In the press room Applegate noted that her character speaks before she thinks and doesn't edit her words. Applegate was also a presenter and handed out Emmys for Outstanding Choreography to SMUCKER'S STARS ON ICE and the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award to David Foster and Linda Thompson for THE CONCERT FOR WORLD CHILDREN'S DAY for the song "Aren't They All Our Children?"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series went to the "Serenity" episode of Fox's FIREFLY. Seen walking the red carpet with their awards was Rocco Passionino, Digital Effect Supervisor Kristen Leigh Branan and Visual Effects Coordinator Jarrod Davis. Cheech Marin presented Cartoon Network's SAMURAI JACK with Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation to Scott Wills, Production Designer for "Episode XXV" and Dan Krall, Layout Artist for "Episode XXXII." Animator Maciek Albrecht, of HBO's THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES: SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, also received a nod from this Juried Award. The Animation Team from THE SIMPSONS won for "Three Gays of the Condo" as the Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour). In the press room the SIMPSONS staff, lead by Executive Producer Matt Groening, commented that the writers have to be really funny to be heard in the big room that they use for story meetings. He feels The Simpsons are ageless and won't age on the show just as Huckleberry Hound and Mickey Mouse remain the same. Hank Azaria also received Outstanding Voiceover Performance for various characters in THE SIMPSONS episodde "Moe Baby Blues" which was previously announced.


Alfre Woodard, who won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series as Denise Freeman for THE PRACTICE, presented the Outstanding Main Title Theme Music to Jeff Beal for MONK and the Outstanding Main Title Design to the Design Team of Laurent Fauchere, Antoine Tinguely, Chris Hauk and Jakob Trollback for HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS. Matthew Perry, nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for Joe Quincy in THE WEST WING, presented the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) to Sean Callery, composer for 24 , episode "10:00PM 11:00PM." 24 also received Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for A Drama Series for Chris Willingham's work on "5:00AM-6:00AM."

Brad Garrett presented the Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series to Mark Scheib and Steve Welch for MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE's "If Boys Were Girls" episode, and to Joe Hutshing for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie of a Special for his work on LIVE FROM BAGHDAD. John Papsidera picked up an Outstanding Casting Award for the same show, presented by Kim Cattrall. The show also received an Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or A Movie. The Emmy for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series went to Ron Volk for FRASIER's "Rooms With A View," episode, which was his twelvth nomination and sixth win.

Seen walking on the red carpet was BUFFY creator Joss Whedon who definitely was not in black tie. Asking Joss where his tux was, he replied that he had been so busy working and forgot the time until his wife came walking into his office and said a car was here to pick him up. Since Joss is Joss he just ran out of the house the way he was dressed. He also seemed very happy about the possibility of a FIREFLY movie.

Also seen was nominee Tim Matheson for Vice President John Hoynes in THE WEST WING; Leslie Bohem of STEVEN SPIELBERG'S TAKEN, which had a total of 6 nominations; INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO host James Lipton; presenter CCH Pounder; and Guest Actress in a Drama Series nominee Tovah Feldshuh, along with Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nominee Fred Willard for Hank in EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND who lost to Gene Wilder as Mr. Stein in WILL & GRACE.

The Governor's Award was presented by the Academy's Chairman and CEO, Bryce Zabel to Lifetime for the network's OUR LIFETIME COMMITMENT: STOP THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN initiative. Accepting the award was Carol Black, who stated that women should not live in fear of violence and the network works hard on this issue all year round. Zabel later commented in the press room that they had planned a tribute to Bob Hope, but with the untimely death of John Ritter they were in the process of changing the segment.

Additional presenters included TRADING SPACES' Paige Davis, Joe Pantoliano, who announced he was changing his last name to 'Trousers,' SURVIVOR's Jeff Probst, and Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford. Opening the show was FOX's MADtv.

Since the awards were numerous here are a few more genre related winners:

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Junie Lowry Johnson and Libby Goldstein for SIX FEET UNDER.

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series Mace Matiosian, David Van Slyke, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian, Sheri Ozeki, Joseph Sabella, Zane Bruce for CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION episode "Fight Night".

Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) David Kitchens, Ben Zarai, Gonzalo Espinoza, Eric Lalicata, Chris McDonough, Eric Reuveni, Matthias Weber for JAMES CAMERON'S EXPEDITION: BISMARK.

Outstanding Stunt Coordination Dick Ziker for the FASTLANE episode "Asslane".

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Michael D. O'Shea for the CSI: MIAMI episode "The Simple Man".


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