The Emmy Award recognizes excellence in the television industry. The West Wing earned 26 Emmy Awards throughout the run of the series, including:
2000:
- Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kristin Harms and Llewellyn Wells for Outstanding Drama Series.
- Richard Schiff for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Allison Janney for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
- Aaron Sorkin and Rick Cleveland for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode In Excelsis Deo.
- Thomas Schlamme for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode Pilot.
- Jon Hutman, Tony Fanning and Ellen Totleben for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series for the episode Pilot.
- Barbara Miller, John Levey and Kevin Scott for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.
- Thomas Del Ruth for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series for the episode Pilot.
- W.G. Snuffy Walden for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.
2001:
- Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Lawrence O'Donnell Jr., Kristin Harms and Llewellyn Wells for Outstanding Drama Series.
- Bradley Whitford for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Allison Janney for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
- Thomas Schlamme for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episodes In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (Part I) and In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (Part II).
- Barbara Miller, John Levey and Kevin Scott for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series.
- Thomas Del Ruth for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series for the episode Noël.
- Bill Johnson for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series for the episode Two Cathedrals.
- Mark Weingarten, Gary D. Rogers and Dan Hiland for Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series for the episode In the Shadow of Two Gunmen (Part II).
2002:
- Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Michael Hissrich, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Kristin Harms and Llewellyn Wells for Outstanding Drama Series.
- Allison Janney for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
- John Spencer for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Stockard Channing for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
2003:
- Aaron Sorkin, Thomas Schlamme, John Wells, Kevin Falls, Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, Paul Redford, Neal Ahern Jr., Kristin Harms and Llewellyn Wells for Outstanding Drama Series.
- Christopher Misiano for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode Twenty-Five.
2004:
- Allison Janney for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
2006:
- Alan Alda for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
- Ed Greene and Andy Strauber for Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special.
The Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) established the Emmy Awards and were first presented in 1949 at the Hollywood Athletic Club.
In the 1950s, the Emmys were expanded into a national event, presenting the awards to shows broadcast nationwide. In 1955, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) was formed in New York as a sister organization to serve members on the East Coast, and help to also supervise the Emmys.
The Emmy statuette, depicting a winged woman holding an atom, was designed by television engineer Louis McManus, who used his wife as the model. The statuette "has since become the symbol of the TV Academy's goal of supporting and uplifting the art and science of television: The wings represent the muse of art; the atom the electron of science. Each Primetime Emmy statuette weighs six pounds, twelve-and-a-half ounces (3.08 kg), and is made of copper, nickel, silver and gold. The statue stands 15.5 inches (39 cm) tall with a base diameter of 7.5 inches (19 cm) and weight of 88 oz (2.5 kg).
See also:
- The Emmy Award on Wikipedia
- The Primetime Emmys homepage
- The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences