page_title: 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards
section_title: Winners and nominees
hierarchical_section_title: 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards / Winners and nominees
caption_attribution_description: Peter MacNicol at Celebrity Tour at Eagle Base.
context_page_description: The 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, November 4, 2001, seven weeks later than originally scheduled. The ceremony was rescheduled twice from its original date of September 16 at the Shrine Auditorium because of the September 11, 2001 attacks that occurred five days prior to the event. It was also removed from its rescheduled date of October 7 again at the same venue as a result of the start of the War in Afghanistan. The event was then relocated to the smaller Shubert Theater. The Shubert had previously hosted the 1973 and 1976 ceremonies, and would be demolished in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and was broadcast on CBS.
  Barbra Streisand sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" in a surprise appearance at the close, in honor of the victims of the attacks.
  Sex and the City became the first premium channel show to win Outstanding Comedy Series; this was its only major award. The NBC cult hit Freaks and Geeks accomplished a rare feat: though it only ran for one season, it was nominated in two different years for writing.
context_section_description: Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
caption: Peter MacNicol, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
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