page_title: 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards
section_title: Winners and nominees
hierarchical_section_title: 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards / Winners and nominees
caption_attribution_description: Photo taken at the 40th Emmy Awards, August 1988
context_page_description: The 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 10, 2000. The ceremony was hosted by Garry Shandling and was broadcast on ABC. Two networks, Bravo and The WB, received their first major nominations. This remains the only year in which a show from The WB or its descendants received a major nomination.
  For its second season, Will & Grace led all comedy series with three major wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series. Ally McBeal became the first defending champion, that wasn't cancelled or ended, that failed to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series since Get Smart in 1970.
  The drama field was dominated by first year series The West Wing. In addition to winning Outstanding Drama Series, the series won five major awards total, leading all shows. Overall, when adding The West Wing's technical categories, it won nine awards in a single year, a record that stood until Game of Thrones received twelve awards for their fifth season in 2015. In addition, James Gandolfini became the first HBO actor to win the Lead Actor, Drama Emmy, for The Sopranos.
context_section_description: Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:
caption: Michael J. Fox, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winner
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