'WEST WING' `RAYMOND' WIN `WING' TAKES 4TH IN A ROW; ROMANO CASTS DOUBT ON SERIES FUTURE.Byline: David Kronke Television Writer It's official: Everybody loves ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' - except, perhaps, Raymond himself. Sunday evening during the 55th annual Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium The Shrine Auditorium is a landmark large-event venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is also the headquarters of the Al Malaikah Temple, a division of the Shriners. , the hit sitcom won its first Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Two of its co-stars - Brad Garrett Brad Garrett (born Brad H. Gerstenfeld[1] on April 14, 1960) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian known for his roles on the television sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and 'Til Death. and Doris Roberts Doris May Roberts (b. November 4 1930, St. Louis, Missouri) is a five-time Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. Biography Early life Doris Roberts was born in St. - were winners in the best supporting actress supporting actress n → attrice f non protagonista and actor categories, but Ray Romano Raymond Romano (born December 21, 1957 in Queens, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated, American actor and comedian best known for his starring role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. was shut out as best actor. Other big winners were NBC's ``The West Wing'' as best dramatic series, and James Gandolfini James R. Gandolfini (born September 18, 1961) is a three-time Emmy award winning American actor known for multifaceted portrayals of conscientious yet often inherently sinister characters. and Edie Falco, husband and wife on the HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy mob series ``The Sopranos,'' as best actor and actress in a dramatic series. Debra Messing and Tony Shalhoub took home best actress and actor honors for a comedy, for NBC's ``Will & Grace'' and USA's ``Monk,'' respectively. ``Everybody Loves Raymond's'' win comes just as star Romano and creator Phil Rosenthal This article is about the columnist. For the television producer, see Philip Rosenthal Phil Rosenthal (born 1963) has been media columnist for the Chicago Tribune since the spring of 2005. , decrying the difficulties in continuing to produce fresh material, are saying the upcoming season, the show's eighth, may be its last. ``There are two lines of thought - one is, this (win) is very encouraging (to keep us continuing); the other is, we should take this and go,'' declared Rosenthal, who also admitted, ``I felt we were certainly going to lose.'' He added, ``We'll decide at the end of January.'' ``The decision will wholly be based on how we feel creatively,'' Romano added. It's been definitively established that the two other most popular comedies on TV and cable - NBC's ``Friends'' and HBO's ``Sex and the City'' - are calling it quits after the current season. Losing ``Raymond'' would erase the three most popular comedies in one season, but clearly, some in the show's cast and crew have hopes it can returns. ``Keep going!'' Roberts advised in her acceptance speech. Backstage, she scoffed at the idea that the writers were running out of stories, noting that this past season the show had added three new characters, played by Fred Willard, Georgia Engel and Chris Elliott. ``I think it's a great combination,'' she said. ``A lot of shows could come out of that.'' ``The West Wing'' may have seen its ratings erode 20 percent and lost both its critical cachet cachet /ca·chet/ (ka-sha´) a disk-shaped wafer or capsule enclosing a dose of medicine. ca·chet n. An edible wafer capsule used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting drug. and creator Aaron Sorkin in the past season, but it could take solace in the fact of its fourth consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmy. Executive producer John Wells, who took over show-running duties from Sorkin, said, ``We felt good about what we were doing all year. We were surprised by what we read in the press.'' Messing won her first Emmy, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, as did Shalhoub, receiving his award for his starring role in ``Monk.'' It marked the second time that an actor in a basic-cable series won a major acting award, following Michael Chiklis of FX's ``The Shield'' last year. In his acceptance speech, an emotional Shalhoub paid tribute to his nephew, Greg Gensler, who died on Saturday. ``The Sopranos''' Gandolfini expressed disappointment that the series was once again shut out for the Outstanding Drama Emmy. ``My work has been acknowledged already, and it's time for everyone else (on the show's) work to be acknowledged,'' Gandolfini said backstage. ``I think it's the subject matter (that thwarts its winning). We're thieves and crooks, and they show me in my underwear way too often. There's not enough satisfying endings.'' Joe Pantoliano revealed an emotional layer beneath his cocky persona when he was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, his voice choked with emotion as he thanked Gandolfini. Backstage, he explained, ``The whole thing was a complete surprise. I haven't been paying attention (to Emmy campaigning).'' Then, smiling, he clarified news reports about his ``Sopranos'' character: ``I wasn't whacked: A whack is a mob-sanctioned hit. I was murdered in cold blood.'' ``The Sopranos'' also won a writing Emmy for Mitchell Burgess, Robin Green and creator David Chase. ``The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' won two Emmys, for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series - beating out ``Late Show With David Letterman “Late Show” redirects here. For other uses, see The Late Show. The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ,'' which had won each of the past five years - and for its writing. ``It was such a great war for us,'' Stewart joked, before more seriously adding, ``It's weird when you have a show that deals with the events, and when the events get catastrophic, your show gets popular.'' Backstage, when a reporter asked if troubled times call for comedy more than ever, Stewart responded, ``No, we probably need solutions to those problems. A lot of people can write jokes. We need people who can devise solutions.'' TNT's ``Door to Door,'' based on a true story of a traveling salesman with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. and his indomitable in·dom·i·ta·ble adj. Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable. [Late Latin indomit spirit, swept the movie categories, being named Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie and winning William H. Macy and Steven Schachter two Emmys apiece Sunday evening - Macy for Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, Schachter for the film's direction; the two earned won Emmys for writing the film. Including the technical Emmys, the film won a total of six trophies. HBO seized control of what ``Door to Door'' couldn't, with Maggie Smith being named Lead Actress in a Movie for ``My House in Umbria'' and Gena Rowlands and Ben Gazzara of ``Hysterical Blindness'' receiving supporting-performer Emmys. The Sci-Fi Network's ``Steven Spielberg Presents Taken'' was named Outstanding Miniseries. Bill Cosby, who was honored with the second Bob Hope Humanitarian Award The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was established in 2002 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of Bob Hope's trailblazing career. , thanked his wife, Camille, and spoke of children's entertainer Fred Rogers, who died earlier this year. Tyne Daly, winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama for ``Judging Amy,'' thanked her late co-star Richard Crenna: ``I first met him in the '70s, and I liked him immediately. I had the honor of working with him at the last. and. by that time. I loved him dearly.'' Backstage, she explained, ``They decided the honorable thing to do was to let his character die, too. It was not a very happy assignment for any of us.'' David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com HOW THEY FARED Network Emmys HBO 18 CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. 16 NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. 15 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. 9 Fox 7 PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, 7 CAPTION(S): 9 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) The cast and crew of NBC's ``The West Wing'' hug on stage as the series wins the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series. (2 -- color) Comedian Bill Cosby accepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer (3 -- color) Drama Best actor James Gandolfini ``The Sopranos'' (4 -- color) Best actress Edie Falco ``The Sopranos'' (5 -- color) Comedy Best actor Tony Shalhoub ``Monk'' (6 -- color) Best actress Debra Messing ``Will & Grace'' (7 -- color) Sarah Wynter of ``24'' (8 -- color) Elisha Cutbert of ``24'' (9 -- color) Cast members from the CBS sitcom ``Everybody Loves Raymond'' meet backstage after the show won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer Box: HOW THEY FARED (see text) |
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