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The Cadet Awards
For The 2000-2001 Television Season

Best Drama Series

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Once and Again (ABC)
The Practice (ABC)
The Sopranos (HBO)
The West Wing (NBC)


Best Comedy Series

Ed (NBC)
Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Grosse Pointe (WB)
Malcolm in The Middle (FOX)
Sex and The City (HBO)


Best Television Movie

61* (HBO)
Conspiracy (HBO)
The Last of The Blonde Bombshells (HBO)
When Billie Beat Bobby (ABC)
Wit (HBO)


Best Mini-Series

American Tragedy (ABC)
Anne Frank (ABC)
Frank Herbert’s Dune (SCI)
Horatio Hornblower (A&E)
Nuremberg (TNT)


Best Variety Program

73rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Dennis Miller Live (HBO)
Indecision 2000: The Daily Show Election Special (COM)
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (ABC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)


Best Debut Series

Gilmore Girls (WB)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
Ed (NBC)
Grosse Pointe (WB)
The Job (ABC)
Queer as Folk (SHO)


Best Reality or Non-Fiction Program

Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (DSC)
American High (FOX/PBS)
Michael Moore’s The Awful Truth (BRV)
Neanderthal (DSC)
Survivor (CBS)


Best Animated Series

Futurama (FOX)
King of The Hill (FOX)
The Simpsons (FOX)


Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Billy Campbell as Rick Sammler- Once and Again (ABC)
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano - The Sopranos (HBO)
Chi McBride as Principal Steven Harper - Boston Public (FOX)
Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell - The Practice (ABC)
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet - The West Wing (NBC)


Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Lorraine Bracco as Dr Jennifer Melfi - The Sopranos (HBO)
Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano - The Sopranos (HBO)
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore - Gilmore Girls (WB)
Sela Ward as Lily Manning - Once and Again (ABC)


Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Anthony Heald as Scott Guber - Boston Public (FOX)
Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti - The Sopranos (HBO)
James Marsters as Spike - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (HBO)
Tony Sirirco as Pauly Walnuts - The Sopranos (HBO)
John Spencer as Leo McGarry - The West Wing (NBC)


Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg - The West Wing (NBC)
Janel Moloney as Donna Murphy - The West Wing (NBC)
Susanna Thompson as Karen Sammler - Once and Again (ABC)
Evan Rachel Wood as Jesse Sammler - Once and Again (ABC)


Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Tom Cavanagh - Ed (NBC)
Kelsey Grammer - Frasier (NBC)
Brian Kerwin - Beggars and Choosers (SHO)
Denis Leary - The Job (ABC)
Ray Romano - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)


Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Julie Bowen - Ed (NBC)
Patricia Heaton - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Jane Kaczmarek - Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
Debra Messing - Will & Grace (NBC)
Sarah Jessica Parker - Sex and the City (HBO)


Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Justin Berfield - Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
Peter Boyle - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Bryan Cranston - Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
Brad Garrett - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
David Hyde Pierce - Frasier (NBC)


Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Lyndsay Sloane - Grosse Pointe (WB)
Debi Mazar - That’s Life (CBS)
Cynthia Nixon - Sex and the City (HBO)
Doris Roberts - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Charlotte Ross - Beggars and Choosers (SHO)


Best Performance in a Debut Drama Series

Loretta Devine - Boston Public (FOX)
Sharon Gless - Queer as Folk (SHO)
Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls (WB)
Anthony Heald - Boston Public (FOX)
Chi McBride - Boston Public (FOX)


Best Performance in a Debut Comedy Series

Tom Cavanagh - Ed (NBC)
Cheryl Hines - Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Diane Farr - The Job (ABC)
Denis Leary - The Job (ABC)
Lyndsay Sloane - Grosse Pointe (WB)


Best Variety Performance

Will Ferrell - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Bill Maher - Politically Incorrect (ABC)
Steve Martin - 73rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Cheri Oteri - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jon Stewart - The Daily Show (COM)


Best Lead Actor in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Alec Baldwin - Nuremberg (TNT)
Ioan Gruffudd - Horatio Hornblower (A&E)
Thomas Jane - 61* (HBO)
Ving Rhames - American Tragedy (ABC)
Jeffrey Wright - Boycott (HBO)


Best Lead Actress in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Judy Davis - Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC)
Hannah Taylor Gordon - Anne Frank (ABC)
Holly Hunter - When Billie Beat Bobby (ABC)
Poppy Montgomery - Blonde (CBS)
Emma Thompson - Wit (HBO)


Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Brian Cox - Nuremberg (TNT)
Ian Holm - The Last of The Blonde Bombshells (HBO)
Christopher Lloyd - Wit (HBO)
Christopher Plummer - American Tragedy (ABC)
Jonathan M. Woodward - Wit (HBO)


Best Supporting Actress in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Tammy Blanchard - Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC)
Brenda Blethyn - Anne Frank (ABC)
Cherry Jones - Cora Unashamed (PBS)
Audra McDonald - Wit (HBO)
Alfre Woodard - Holiday Heart (SHO)


Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Bruce Davison as Scott Wallace - The Practice (ABC)
Patrick Dempsey as Aaron Brooks - Once and Again (ABC)
Michael Emerson as William Hinks - The Practice (ABC)
Joe Morton as Martin Wells - The X-Files (FOX)
Oliver Platt as Oliver Babish - The West Wing (NBC)


Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Barbara Barrie as Peg Sammler - Once and Again (ABC)
Stockard Channing as Abigail Bartlet - The West Wing (HBO)
Anna Deavere-Smith as District Attorney - The Practice (ABC)
Juliet Landau as Drusilla - Angel (WB)
Annabella Sciorra as Gloria Trillo - The Sopranos (HBO)


Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Robert Culp as Warren - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Robert Loggia as Grandpa Victor - Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
Bob Odenkirk as Phil - Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Kevin Pollack as William Johnson - Ed (NBC)
Vince Vaughn as Keith -Sex and the City (HBO)


Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristin Davis as Herself - Grosse Pointe (WB)
Katherine Helmond as Lois - Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
Cloris Leachman as Grandma Ida - Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
Rena Sofer as Bonnie Hane - Ed (NBC)
Kathleen Turner as Charles Bing - Friends (NBC)


Best Writing in a Drama Series

Joss Whedon - Buffy The Vampire Slayer, “The Body” (WB)
Winnie Holzman - Once and Again, “Thieves Like Us” (ABC)
David E. Kelley - The Practice, “Mr Hinks Goes To Town” (ABC)
Robin Green & Mitchell Burgess - The Sopranos, “Employee of The Month” (HBO)
Frank Renzulli & David Chase - The Sopranos, “Amour Fou” (HBO)


Best Directing in a Drama Series

Joss Whedon - Buffy The Vampire Slayer, “The Body” (WB)
Dan Lerner - Once and Again, “The Second Time Around” (ABC)
Steve Buscemi - The Sopranos, “Pine Barrens” (HBO)
Allen Coulter - The Sopranos, “University” (HBO)
Thomas Schlamme - The West Wing, “Noel” (NBC)


Best Writing in a Comedy Series

Rob Burnett & John Beckerman - Ed, “Pilot” (NBC)
Jennifer Crittenden - Everybody Loves Raymond, “Ray's Journal” (CBS)
David Regal - Everybody Loves Raymond, “The Canister” (CBS)
Ian Busch - Malcolm in the Middle, “Flashback” (FOX)
Michael Patrick King - Sex and the City, “Easy Come, Easy Go” (HBO)


Best Directing in a Comedy Series

Dean Parisot - The Job, “Pilot” (ABC)
Dan Halvorson - Everybody Loves Raymond, “Italy” (CBS)
Todd Holland - Malcolm in the Middle, “Bowling” (FOX)
Charles McDougall - Sex and the City, “Easy Come Easy Go” (HBO)
James Burrows - Will & Grace, “Lows in the Mid-Eighties” (NBC)


Best Writing in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Hank Steinberg - 61* (HBO)
Kirk Ellis - Anne Frank (ABC)
T.R. Bowen - Horatio Hornblower (A&E)
Jane Anderson - When Billie Beat Bobby (ABC)
Emma Thompson - Wit (HBO)


Best Directing in a Television Movie/Mini-Series

Billy Crystal - 61* (HBO)
Robert Dornhelm - Anne Frank (ABC)
Robert Allan Ackerman - Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (ABC)
Yves Simoneau - Nuremberg (TNT)
Mike Nichols - Wit (HBO)


Best Music Composition (Dramatic Underscore)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Farscape (SCI)
Felicity (WB)
Once and Again (ABC)
Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)


Best Main Theme Music

Boston Public (FOX)
Dark Angel (WB)
Felicity (Season Three) (WB)
Queer as Folk (SHO)
Survivor (CBS)


Best Main Titles Sequence

Andromeda (SYN)
Dark Angel (FOX)
The Fugitive (CBS)
That’s Life (CBS)
Survivor (CBS)


Best Editing

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
The Fugitive (CBS)
The Sopranos (HBO)
The West Wing (NBC)


Best Cinematography

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
The Practice (ABC)
Queer as Folk (SHO)
The West Wing (NBC)
The X-Files (FOX)


Best Production Design

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
Farscape (SCI)
Frank Herbert’s Dune (SCI)
The Sopranos (HBO)
Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)


Best Costume Design

Angel (WB)
Farscape (SCI)
Grosse Pointe (WB)
Sex and the City (HBO)
Will & Grace (NBC)


Best Makeup/Hairstyling

Angel (WB)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Farscape (SCI)
The Sopranos (HBO)
Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)


Best Sound

Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (DSC)
ER (NBC)
The Fugitive (CBS)
The Sopranos (HBO)
The X-Files (FOX)


Best Visual Effects

Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special (DSC)
Farscape (SCI)
Frank Herbert’s Dune (SCI)
Star Trek: Voyager (UPN)
Stargate SG-1 (SHO)


Multiple Winners Tally

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (5) * Wit (5) * Everybody Loves Raymond (4) * Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special (3) * Farscape (3) * The Sopranos (3) * 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2) * Gilmore Girls (2) * Malcolm in The Middle (2) * Sex and The City (2) * Survivor (2)

Network Nominations Tally

HBO 40 (down 8) * ABC 39 (up 12) * NBC 27 (down 8) * WB 24 (up 1) * CBS 22 (up 8) * Fox 22 (down 7) * Showtime 8 (down 5) * Sci-Fi Channel 7 (up 3) * Discovery Channel 4 (up 1) * TNT 4 (up 2) * UPN 4 (up 1) * A&E 3 (up 3) * Comedy Central 2 (up 2) * Bravo 1 (down 1) * PBS 1 (down 1) * Syndication 1 (down 1) * MTV 0 (down 2).

Multiple Nominations Tally

The Sopranos 15 (up 3)     Everybody Loves Raymond 11 (up 4)     Buffy The Vampire Slayer 10 (up 1)     Once and Again 10 (down 1)     The West Wing 10 (even)     Ed 8     Malcolm in the Middle 8 (down 3)     Boston Public 7     Sex and the City 7 (even)     Wit 7     Grosse Pointe 6     The Practice 6 (up 1)     Anne Frank 5     Farscape 5 (up 1)     The Job 5     61* 4     Nuremberg 4     Queer as Folk 4     Star Trek: Voyager 4 (up 1)     Allosaurus: A Walking With Dinosaurs Special 3     American Tragedy 3     Angel 3 (up 1)     CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 3     The Fugitive 3     Horatio Hornblower 3     Gilmore Girls 3     Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows 3     Saturday Night Live 3 (even)     Survivor 3     When Billie Beat Bobby 3     Will & Grace 3 (down 5)     The X-Files 3 (down 5)     73rd Annual Academy Awards 2     Beggars and Choosers 2 (down 4)     Curb Your Enthusiasm 2     Dark Angel 2     Felicity 2 (down 4)     Frank Herbert's Dune 2     The Last of The Blonde Bombshells 2     Politically Incorrect 2 (up 1)     That's Life 2.