Best Television Series – Drama
* “24” (Fox)* “CSI” (CBS)* “Nip/Tuck” (FX)* “Six Feet Under” (HBO)* “The West Wing” (NBC)2003 Winner: “The Shield” (FX)2002 Winner: “Six Feet Under” (HBO)2001 Winner: “The West Wing” (NBC)
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Sci Fi Gets ‘Andromeda’The Sci Fi Channel and Tribune Entertainment Co. entered into a program license agreement for Tribune’s weekly action hour “Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda.” In addition to presenting the fifth and final season of “Andromeda” next fall as an…
My Friend, the Larger-Than-Life Roger King
If Roger King didn’t exist, you couldn’t make him up.He’s a salesman, a pitchman and, usually, a gentleman; a pioneer and seer; salutary, visionary, revolutionary, rarely cautionary and somewhat missionary; capitalistic and hedonistic; romantic and heretic; and has had as…
Best Actor Comedy or Musical Series
Will the foreign press see the Golden Globes this year as a last chance to honor Matt LeBlanc of NBC’s retiring “Friends” series? That may well be on the minds of Globes voters, though Mr. LeBlanc has stiff competition.“I do…
Previews
The exclusive poster inside our special section beginning on Page S1 celebrates the history of the Golden Globe Awards. On Sunday the 61st chapter will unfold, and as always, the Globes remain the most unpredictable of award shows, thanks to…
Buyers Like NBC’s Early Season Start
NBC’s announcement last week that it would start the 2004-05 season earlier than usual is getting the thumbs up from most advertisers. In fact, some said it is something they have long wanted. “It’s about time,” said Jon Mandel, co-CEO…
Open Slots Heat Up Market
Could syndicators actually see a seller’s market at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference?That’s what syndie insiders were asking during the week leading up to the 2004 edition of the annual confab-when it appeared that as many as…
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Movie Made for Television
* Antonio Banderas, “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself” (HBO)* James Brolin, “The Reagans” (Showtime)* Troy Garity, “A Soldier’s Girl” (Showtime)* Al Pacino, “Angels in America” (HBO)* Tom Wilkinson, “Normal” (HBO)2003 Winner: Albert Finney, “The Gathering Storm” (HBO)2002 Winner: James…
Best Supporting Actress
It seems a little unfair stacking the three “Sex and the City” supporting actresses against each other. But since this is the next-to-last time they can ever be considered in these roles, it’s conceivable that one of Carrie’s cohorts will…
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NBC Agency, Premier Retail Nets Team to Promote HDTV The NBC Agency has partnered with Premier Retail Networks to create a second national campaign promoting high-definition television, following last year’s effort designed to educate consumers on the benefits of HD….