Annual EMMY Awards for Best Television Programs - 2003-09-22

The annual EMMY Awards for Best Television Programs were dominated this year by the drama series 'West Wing', which refers to the office of the President of the United States in the White House, and a family comedy called 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. The interesting EMMY awards ceremony took place last night in Los Angeles, California, and was broadcast live on television worldwide. This is the third consecutive year that 'West Wing' has won the award for Best Drama Series. The comedy show 'Everybody Loves Raymond' also won the awards for Best Male and Female Comedy Actor for two consecutive years, with the new winners being Brad Garrett and Doris Roberts. The crime series 'Sopranos', which is about a mafia crime group, received four EMMY awards, including Best Supporting Actor and Best Writing. Another television movie titled 'Door to Door', which tells the story of a disabled traveling salesman, also won four awards for Best Television Movie, Best Direction, Best Writing, and Best Lead Actor. Bill Cosby and the late Bob Hope, who are among America's most beloved comedians, received the humanitarian award for their valuable services to American society.