White House drama scoops four Emmy awards
The West Wing, which celebrates the inner workings of a fictional White House, dominated in an Emmy Awards ceremony twice postponed by the real-world terrorism drama.
NBC’s drama won four awards this morning, including best drama.
It wasn’t a landslide, however, as James Gandolfini and Edie Falco of its chief drama competition, ‘‘The Sopranos,’’ won the top acting awards. And the mob show won a writing award.
The Emmy telecast tried to walk a line between celebrating television and respecting the difficulties facing the nation. It opened with an image of the American flag, a rendition of America The Beautiful and a soothing address from former newscaster Walter Cronkite.
And the show ended with Barbra Streisand singing ‘‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’’, backed by a chorus against a candlelit backdrop.
Allison Janney of The West Wing won for best supporting actress. Her co-star, Bradley Whitford, won best supporting actor. Thomas Schlamme won for directing.
