TV Guide Awards: 2001

TV Guide Award

Date:	24 February
Host:	Craig Kilborn
Location:	Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Notes:	Instead of opening envelopes, presenters read the names of the winners from an e-book which updated accordingly.

Actor of the Year in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"West Wing, The" (1999) - Martin Sheen
Other Nominees:
	"ER" (1994) - Anthony Edwards (I) "JAG" (1995) - David James Elliott "Law & Order" (1990) - Sam Waterston

Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) - Ray Romano (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Frasier" (1993) - Kelsey Grammer "Frasier" (1993) - David Hyde Pierce "Will & Grace" (1998) - Eric McCormack

Actor of the Year in a New Series


Winner:
	"Ed" (2000) - Thomas Cavanagh
Other Nominees:
	"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) - William Petersen "District, The" (2000) - Craig T. Nelson "Fugitive, The" (2000) - Tim Daly

Actress of the Year in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Judging Amy" (1999) - Amy Brenneman (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Once and Again" (1999) - Sela Ward "Providence" (1999) - Melina Kanakaredes "West Wing, The" (1999) - Allison Janney

Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Debra Messing
Other Nominees:
	"Bette" (2000) - Bette Midler "Dharma & Greg" (1997) - Jenna Elfman "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) - Patricia Heaton

Actress of the Year in a New Series


Winner:
	"Bette" (2000) - Bette Midler
Other Nominees:
	"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) - Marg Helgenberger "DAG" (2000) - Delta Burke "Dark Angel" (2000) - Jessica Alba (I)

Supporting Actor of the Year in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"ER" (1994) - Noah Wyle
Other Nominees:
	"NYPD Blue" (1993) - Rick Schroder "West Wing, The" (1999) - Rob Lowe "West Wing, The" (1999) - John Spencer (I)

Supporting Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Sean Hayes (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ally McBeal" (1997) - Robert Downey Jr. "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) - Brad Garrett (I) "Frasier" (1993) - John Mahoney (I)

Supporting Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) - Doris Roberts
Other Nominees:
	"3rd Rock from the Sun" (1996) - Kristen Johnston (I) "Frasier" (1993) - Jane Leeves "Will & Grace" (1998) - Megan Mullally

Supporting Actress of the Year in a Drama Series


Winner:
	"Judging Amy" (1999) - Tyne Daly
Other Nominees:
	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) - Alyson Hannigan "ER" (1994) - Maura Tierney "West Wing, The" (1999) - Stockard Channing

Music Special of the Year


Winner:
	Elton John - Greatest Hits Live (2000) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	'N Sync: Live from Madison Square Garden (2000) (TV) Britney in Hawaii (2000) (TV) Marc Anthony: The Concert from Madison Square Garden (2000) (TV)

Music Series of the Year


Winner:
	"Behind the Music" (1997)
Other Nominees:
	"A&E's Live by Request" (????) "Before They Were Rock Stars" (1999) "Total Request Live" (1998)

Personality of the Year


Winner:
	Regis Philbin
Other Nominees:
	Whoopi Goldberg Emeril Lagasse Judy Sheindlin

Comedy Special of the Year


Winner:
	Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV)
Other Nominees:
	Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999) (TV) Indecision 2000 Election Night: Choose and Lose (2000) (TV) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV)

Reality Series of the Year


Winner:
	"Biography" (1987)
Other Nominees:
	"America's Most Wanted" (1988) "Crocodile Hunter" (1996) "Survivor" (2000)

Comedy Series of the Year

Drama Series of the Year

News Person of the Year


Winner:
	Katie Couric
Other Nominees:
	Tom Brokaw Peter Jennings (I) Diane Sawyer

New Series of the Year


Winner:
	"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
Other Nominees:
	"Bette" (2000) "District, The" (2000) "Ed" (2000)

Talk-Variety Star of the Year


Winner:
	Rosie O'Donnell
Other Nominees:
	Jay Leno David Letterman Oprah Winfrey

Breakout Star of the Year


Winner:
	"Dark Angel" (2000) - Jessica Alba (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ed" (2000) - Thomas Cavanagh "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Frankie Muniz "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Will Ferrell; Darrell Hammond - "Bush" and "Gore.