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Wayne Brady Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' He was the host of ...

, it was televised in the

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by ABC.

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s were presented on May 10, 2003.

Nominations and winners

The following is a partial list of nominees, with winners in bold:

Outstanding Drama Series

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As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

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The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

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Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes pl ...

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The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

* Grant Aleksander ( Phillip Spaulding, '' Guiding Light'') *

Maurice Benard Maurice Benard (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor. In 1993, he was cast as Sonny Corinthos on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Early life and career Benard was born Mauricio José Morales in Martinez, California, the son of Mar ...

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Sonny Corinthos Sonny Corinthos is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. Maurice Benard has played the role of the manic depressive mob kingpin, living in Port Charles, since the character's storyline originated on August 13, 1993. S ...

, '' General Hospital'') *

Doug Davidson Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954) is an American Emmy Award winning television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' since May 1978, making him the series' longest-serving cas ...

( Paul Williams, ''The Young and the Restless'') * Anthony Geary (

Luke Spencer Luke Spencer is a fictional character in the American television soap opera ''General Hospital'', played by Anthony Geary from 1978 until his departure in July 2015. Geary holds the record for most Daytime Emmy wins for Outstanding Lead Actor in ...

, ''General Hospital'') *

Ricky Paull Goldin Richard Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1965) is an American actor, producer, director and television personality. He is known for his roles in daytime drama as Jake Martin in ABC's ''All My Children''. In May 2013, Goldin joined the cast of t ...

(Gus Aitoro, ''Guiding Light'') *

Thorsten Kaye Thorsten Kaye (born Thorsten Ernst Kieselbach, 22 February 1966) is a German-British actor. His best known roles include Patrick Thornhart on ''One Life to Live'', Dr. Ian Thornhart on ''Port Charles'', Zach Slater on ''All My Children'' and ...

(Ian Thornhart, ''Port Charles'')

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Eileen Davidson Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress, author, television personality and former model. Davidson is best known for her roles in soap operas as Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on NBC's ''Days of Our Lives'' and Ashley Abbott on CBS's ''T ...

( Ashley Abbott Carlton, ''The Young and the Restless'') * Susan Flannery ( Stephanie Forrester, ''The Bold and the Beautiful'') * Nancy Lee Grahn ( Alexis Davis, ''General Hospital'') *

Michelle Stafford Michelle Stafford (born September 14, 1968) is an American actress, screenwriter and producer. She currently plays Phyllis Summers on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', for which she has won two Daytime Emmy Awards. In 201 ...

( Phyllis Summers Abbott, ''The Young and the Restless'') *

Kim Zimmer Kimberly Jo Zimmer (born February 2, 1955) is an American actress, best known for her role as Reva Shayne on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. For this portrayal, she has won four Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dram ...

( Reva Shayne Lewis, ''Guiding Light'')

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Josh Duhamel Joshua David Duhamel (; born November 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera '' All My Children'' and later starred as Danny M ...

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Leo du Pres Leonardo "Leo" du Pres is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera '' All My Children''. The role was portrayed by actor Josh Duhamel from November 22, 1999, to the character's death onscreen on October 17, 2002. Duhamel rep ...

, '' All My Children'') * Benjamin Hendrickson ( Hal Munson, ''As the World Turns'') *

Christian LeBlanc Christian Jules LeBlanc (born August 25, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as Michael Baldwin on ''The Young and the Restless''. Career LeBlanc currently plays Michael Baldwin on ''The Young and the Restless''. He was born in F ...

( Michael Baldwin, ''The Young and the Restless'') * Ron Raines (

Alan Spaulding Alan Spaulding is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera '' Guiding Light''. He was played by Christopher Bernau from the time of the character's introduction in 1977 until 1984, and from 1986 to June 1988, when Bernau left the role due t ...

, ''Guiding Light'') *

Paul Anthony Stewart Paul Anthony Stewart (born February 23, 1967) is an American stage and television actor. While Stewart has numerous theater credits, he is best known for portraying Danny Santos in the daytime soap opera '' Guiding Light''. Early life Stewar ...

(Danny Santos, ''Guiding Light'')

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Rebecca Budig Rebecca Jo Budig (; born June 26, 1973) is an American actress and television presenter. Her career began in 1993, and in 1995, she was cast in the role of Michelle Bauer on the CBS soap opera ''Guiding Light''. In 1999, she was cast as Greenle ...

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Greenlee Smythe Greenlee Smythe is a fictional character from the American daytime drama, '' All My Children''. She was originally portrayed by actress Rebecca Budig from August 11, 1999 to November 30, 2005, and was portrayed by actress Sabine Singh from Apri ...

, ''All My Children'') * Robin Christopher (

Skye Chandler Skye Chandler is a fictional character from the ABC soap operas ''All My Children'', ''One Life to Live'', and ''General Hospital''. Initially portrayed by Antoinette Byron, the role was then portrayed by Robin Christopher for most of the next ...

, ''General Hospital'') *

Linda Dano Linda Dano (born Linda Rae Wildermuth) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles in daytime drama, in particular Rae Cummings on ''One Life to Live'' and Felicia Gallant on '' Another World''. Dano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy ...

( Rae Cummings, '' One Life to Live'') *

Vanessa Marcil Vanessa Marcil ( ;) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Brenda Barrett on ''General Hospital'', Gina Kincaid on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', and Sam Marquez on ''Las Vegas''. Early life Marcil, the youngest of fo ...

( Brenda Barrett, ''General Hospital'') *

Cady McClain Cady McClain (born Katie Jo McClain; October 13, 1969) is an American actress, singer, and author. Career McClain's professional acting career began in 1978 at the age of 9, when she was featured in a commercial for Band-Aid bandages. She wen ...

( Rosanna Cabot Montgomery, ''As the World Turns'') *

Kelly Monaco Kelly Marie Monaco (born May 23, 1976) is an American actress, model, and reality television personality, best known for her portrayal of Sam McCall on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and as the first season winner of the reality TV com ...

(Livvie Locke/Tess Ramsey, ''Port Charles'')

Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series

* Chad Brannon ( Zander Smith, ''General Hospital'') *

David Lago David Scott Lago (; born January 18, 1979, in Downey, California) is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing '' Raul Guittierez'' on ''The Young and the Restless'' from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on ' ...

( Raul Guittierez, ''The Young and the Restless'') *

Kyle Lowder Kyle Brandon Lowder (born August 27, 1980) is an American actor. He began his career in 2000, when he was cast in the role of Brady Black on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''; he remained in the role until his exit in 2005. Lowder went on ...

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Brady Black Brady Black is a fictional character from ''Days of Our Lives'', an American soap opera on the NBC network. Formerly portrayed by Kyle Lowder, the role of Brady has been portrayed by Eric Martsolf since 2008. Martsolf won a Daytime Emmy Award f ...

, '' Days of Our Lives'') * Aiden Turner ( Aidan Devane, ''All My Children'') *

Jordi Vilasuso Jordi Alejandro Vilasuso (; born June 15, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is a Cuban-American actor best known for originating the role of Tony Santos on the CBS soap opera '' Guiding Light'' from August 2000 until August 2003. He has also portrayed th ...

(Tony Santos, ''Guiding Light'')

Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series

Jennifer Finnigan Jennifer Christina Finnigan (born August 22, 1979) is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Bridget Forrester in the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' from 2000 to 2004, for which she won three Daytime Emmy Awards for O ...

( Bridget Forrester, ''The Bold and the Beautiful'') *

Adrienne Frantz Adrienne Danielle Frantz (born June 7, 1978) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared as Amber Moore in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (1997–2005, 2010–2012) and ''The Young and the Restless'' (2006–2010, 2013). Career ...

( Amber Moore, ''The Bold and the Beautiful'') * Lindsey McKeon ( Marah Lewis, ''Guiding Light'') *

Erin Hershey Presley Erin Hershey Presley (born Erin Alise Hershey on September 2, 1976) is an American former actress. Career Hershey Presley is most known for her role as Alison Barrington, during the last four years (2000–2003) of the American soap opera ''Port ...

( Alison Barrington, ''Port Charles'') * Alicia Leigh Willis (

Courtney Matthews Courtney Matthews is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. She is the daughter of Mike Corbin and Janine Matthews, and the half sister of mobster Sonny Corinthos. Courtney was portrayed by Ali ...

, ''General Hospital'')

Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

*''All My Children'' *''As the World Turns'' *''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *''General Hospital'' *''Guiding Light'' *''

Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and ...

'' *''The Young and the Restless''

Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team

*''All My Children'' *''As the World Turns'' *''Days of Our Lives'' *''Passions''

Outstanding Game/Audience Participation Show

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Hollywood Squares ''Hollywood Squares'' (originally ''The Hollywood Squares'') is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show Television pilot, piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debut ...

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Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...

'' *''

The Price is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also inc ...

'' *'' Wheel of Fortune'' *''

Win Ben Stein's Money ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' is an American television game show created by Al Burton and Donnie Brainard that aired first-run episodes from July 28, 1997, to January 31, 2003, on Comedy Central. The show featured three contestants who competed to an ...

Outstanding Game Show Host

Tom Bergeron Thomas Raymond Bergeron (born May 6, 1955) is an American television personality, game show host, comedian and actor, best known for hosting ''Hollywood Squares'' from 1998 to 2004, ''America's Funniest Home Videos'' from 2001 to 2015, and ''Danci ...

, ''Hollywood Squares'' * Bob Barker, ''The Price is Right'' * Donny Osmond, ''

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Pat Sajak Pat Sajak ( , born Patrick Leonard ; born October 26, 1946) is an American television personality and game show host. He is best known as the host of the American television game show ''Wheel of Fortune'', a position he has held since 1981. Fo ...

, ''Wheel of Fortune'' * Ben Stein and

Sal Iacono Sal Iacono (born July 5, 1971), also known as Cousin Sal, is an American comedian, writer, and game show host. He is known for his roles on ''The Man Show'' and the late night television show '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!''. He is Jimmy Kimmel's cousin, ...

, ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' * Alex Trebek, ''Jeopardy!''

Outstanding Talk Show

Two winners were recorded in the Outstanding Talk Show category, as a tie was recorded in the race between ''The View'' and ''The Wayne Brady Show''. *'' Dr. Phil'' *''

Live With Regis and Kelly ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (or simply ''Live'') is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the ''Live with...'' show formula has aired under various hosts since ...

'' *''

Soap Talk ''Soap Talk'' is a television talk show on SOAPnet hosted by Lisa Rinna and Ty Treadway. It debuted in 2002 and ended in 2006. The reason for the show's cancellation was due to SOAPnet expanding their programming away from a soap opera-related fo ...

'' *'' The View'' *''

The Wayne Brady Show ''The Wayne Brady Show'' is an American variety show hosted by comedian Wayne Brady that aired in two separate forms. On August 8, 2001, ABC, for whom Brady had been working as a panelist on ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'', launched the first ''Wa ...

Outstanding Talk Show Host

*Wayne Brady, ''The Wayne Brady Show'' *

Phil McGraw Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author best known for hosting the talk show ''Dr. Phil''. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased renew ...

, ''Dr. Phil'' *

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Kelly Ripa Kelly Ripa (; born October 2, 1970) is an American actress and talk show host. Since 2001, she has been the co-host of the syndicated morning talk show '' Live! with Kelly and Ryan'' in various formats. As an actress, Ripa's best known roles ...

, ''Live With Regis and Kelly'' *

Lisa Rinna Lisa D. Rinna (born Elizabeth Deann Rinna; July 11, 1963) is an American actress and television personality. As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and Taylor McBride ...

and Ty Treadway, ''Soap Talk'' * Barbara Walters,

Meredith Vieira Meredith Louise Vieira (born December 30, 1953) is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She is best known as the original moderator of the daytime talk show '' The View'' (1997–2006), the original host of the syndicated ...

, Star Jones, Joy Behar and

Lisa Ling Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television personality, and author. She is currently the host of '' This Is Life with Lisa Ling '' on CNN. Previously, she was a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on the ABC da ...

, ''The View''

Outstanding Service Show

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Ask This Old House ''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a websiteThisOldHouse.com. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the American television networ ...

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Christopher Lowell Christopher Lowell (born Richard Lowell Madden; November 6, 1955) is an interior decorator and former television personality. He is best known for hosting the television shows ''Interior Motives'' and ''The Christopher Lowell Show''. He won a Dayt ...

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Essence of Emeril ''Essence of Emeril'' (1994–96, 2000–2007) is a Food Network show hosted by chef Emeril Lagasse. In each episode, Emeril shares with his viewers some of his 'kicked-up' recipes, similar to those on '' Emeril Live'', but with a far calmer ...

'' *'' Martha Stewart Living'' *''

This Old House ''This Old House'' is an American home improvement media brand with television shows, a magazine, and a websiteThisOldHouse.com. The brand is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The television series airs on the American television netw ...

Outstanding Service Show Host

* Emeril Lagasse, ''Essence of Emeril'' *Christopher Lowell, ''The Christopher Lowell Show'' *

Martha Stewart Martha Helen Stewart (, ; born August 3, 1941) is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing pu ...

, ''Martha Stewart Living'' * Steve Thomas, ''This Old House''

Outstanding Special Class Series

*''A Baby Story'' *''Breakfast With The Arts'' *''

Judge Judy ''Judge Judy'' is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by former Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show featured Sheindlin as she adjudicated real-life small-claims disputes within a simulated courtr ...

'' *''

Pop-up Video ''Pop Up Video'' is a VH1 television show that shows music videos annotated via "pop-up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia and witticisms relating to the video in question. The show was created by Woody T ...

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While You Were Out ''While You Were Out'' is an American reality series that aired episodes on the cable channel TLC. The format of the show is similar to TLC's ''Trading Spaces'' (which, in turn, is based on the BBC TV series ''Changing Rooms''). ''While You We ...

Outstanding Children's Animated Program

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Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

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Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by N ...

'' *''

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

'' *''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser and produced by Sony Pi ...

'' *''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, a ...

Outstanding Sound Editing - Live Action and Animation

*Robert Hargreaves, George Brooks and Giovanni Moscardino ('' X-Men: Evolution'') *Rick Hinson, Gary Falcone, Joe Pizzulo, Elizabeth Hinso, Devon Bowman, Mark Mercado, Jeremy Pitts, Sanaa Cannella, Gregory Cathcart and

Josh Mancell Josh Mancell (born November 13, 1969) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist who writes music for film, television, and video games. He is best known for his work on the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Jak and Daxter'' series of video games. ...

(''Clifford the Big Red Dog'') *Otis Van Osten, Jason Oliver, Rick Hammel and David Lynch (''

Fillmore! ''Fillmore!'' is an American animated television series created by Scott M. Gimple Ozzy & Drix ''Ozzy & Drix'' is an American animated television series based on the 2001 film '' Osmosis Jones''. It serves as a spiritual successor to the film. It centers on Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones, a cheeky-chappy white blood cell, and Drix, a level-headed c ...

'') *Rick Livingstone and Dave Novak ('' Prehistoric Planet'')

Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation

*Marie-Pierre Lacombe, Benoît Coaillier and Stéphane Bergeron (''Arthur'') *Patrick Sellars and Neal Anderson (''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...

'') *Devon Bowman, Dan Cubert, Jeremy Pitts and Gregory Cathcart (''Clifford the Big Red Dog'') *Juan Aceves (''Dora the Explorer'') *Blake Norton, Dick Maitland and Bob Schott (''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) ...

'')

Outstanding Special Class Animated Program

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Static Shock ''Static Shock'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero List of animated television series, animated television series based on the Milestone Media/DC Comics superhero Static (DC Comics), Static. It premiered on September 23, 2000, on the W ...

'' *''Madeline: My Fair Madeline'' *''Ozzy & Drix'' *''

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

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Teacher's Pet Teacher's pet is a person that has an advantageous position compared to other students, where the teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or v ...

Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program

Mindy Cohn Mindy Cohn (born May 20, 1966) is an American actress, who appeared on VH1's List of "100 Greatest Kid Stars". She starred as Natalie Green in the sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' from 1979 to 1988, and is known for voicing Velma Dinkley in the ''S ...

( Velma Dinkley, ''

What's New, Scooby-Doo? ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for Kids' WB. It is the ninth incarnation of the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise that began with Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!'' and ...

'') *

Walter Cronkite Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the ''CBS Evening News'' for 19 years (1962–1981). During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the mo ...

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Liberty's Kids ''Liberty's Kids'' (stylized on-screen as ''Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776'') is an American animated historical fiction television series produced by DIC Entertainment, and originally aired on PBS Kids from September 2, 2002, to April 4, 2003, with r ...

'') * Ruby Dee (Alice the Great, ''

Little Bill ''Little Bill'' is an American animated educational television series created by Bill Cosby. It is based on the ''Little Bill'' book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood. Cosby also composed some of the theme mu ...

'') *

Gregory Hines Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for '' Wolfen'' (1981), '' The Cotton C ...

, (Big Bill, ''Little Bill'') *

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ...

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Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

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Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...

'' *''

Blue's Clues ''Blue's Clues'' is an American live-action/animated children's television series, created by Angela C. Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and ...

'' *''Sesame Street''

Outstanding Children's Series

*''Assignment Discovery'' *''

Between the Lions ''Between the Lions'' is an American animated/live-action/puppet children's television series designed to promote reading. The show was a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mis ...

'' *''

Even Stevens ''Even Stevens'' is an American comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003, airing a total of 65 episodes over three seasons. It follows the life of the Stevens, a family living in subur ...

'' *''

Reading Rainbow ''Reading Rainbow'' is an American educational children's television series that originally aired on PBS and afterwards PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go! from July 11, 1983 to November 10, 2006, with reruns continuing to air until August 28, 2009. 155 ...

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Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series

*Mitchell Kriegman and Dean Gordon (''Bear in the Big Blue House'') *Lisa Simon, Emily Squires, Richard A. Fernandes and Bill Berner (''Between the Lions'') *Bruce Caines, Alan Zdinak, Koyalee Chanda and Dave Palmer (''Blue's Clues'') *Ed Wiseman (''Reading Rainbow'') *Ted May, Emily Squires, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego, Lisa Simon and Jim Martin (''Sesame Street'')

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series

LeVar Burton Levar Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host, best known for playing Geordi La Forge in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1987–1994). He also played Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries ''R ...

(Himself, ''Reading Rainbow'') *

Kevin Clash Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American puppeteer, director and producer known for puppeteering Elmo on ''Sesame Street'' from 1984 to 2012. He also performed puppets for ''Labyrinth'', ''Dinosaurs'', '' Oobi'', and various ...

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Elmo Elmo is a red Muppet monster character on the long-running PBS/ HBO children's television show ''Sesame Street''. A furry red monster who has a falsetto voice and illeism, he hosts the last full five-minute segment (fifteen minutes prio ...

, ''Sesame Street'') *

Shia LaBeouf Shia Saide LaBeouf (; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He played Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series ''Even Stevens'', a role for which he received Young Artist Award nominations in 2001 and ...

(Louis Stevens, ''Even Stevens'') *

Noel MacNeal Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961), sometimes credited as Noel McNeal or Edward Noel MacNeal, is an American puppeteer, actor, director and writer of children's television who has performed since the early 1980s. He was the voice and puppetee ...

(Bear, ''Bear in the Big Blue House'') * Donna Pescow (Eileen Stevens, ''Even Stevens'')

Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special

Tom Cavanagh Thomas Cavanagh (born October 26, 1963) is a Canadian actor. He is known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in '' Ed'' (2000–2004), ''Love Monkey'' (2006) and '' Trust Me'' (2009), and recurring roles on ...

(Val Duncan, '' Bang Bang You're Dead'') * Ben Foster (Trevor Adams, ''Bang Bang You're Dead'') *Gregory Hines (Zeke, ''The Red Sneakers '') *

Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo co ...

(Bailey Lewis, ''

Bobbie's Girl ''Bobbie's Girl'' is a 2002 Irish comedy-drama television film directed by Jeremy Kagan and starring Bernadette Peters, Rachel Ward, Jonathan Silverman, and Thomas Sangster. The plot is about two women leading a comfortable, quiet life running a ...

'') * Vanessa L. Williams (Sandra Williams, ''

Our America ''Our America'' is a film based on the book ''Our America: Life And Death on the South Side of Chicago''.Harvey, Denni ''Variety'', Jan. 16, 2002, retrieved 2008-07-10 It premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, and aired on American televis ...

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Outstanding Children's Special

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, Norman Stephens, Paul Hellerman and Deboragh Gabler (''Bang Bang You're Dead'') *Joseph Stern, Angela Bassett, Eda Godel Hallinan and Armand Leo (''Our America'') *Jane Paley and Larry Price (''Table Talk: Talking Beyond 9/11'') *Kate Taylor, Jim Johnston, Kathleen Shugrue, Paul Serafini, Marcy Gunther and Kathy Waugh (''

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: America's Kids Remember'')

Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special

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(''Bang Bang You're Dead'') * Danny Glover (''Just a Dream'') *Gregory Hines (''The Red Sneakers'')

Outstanding Writing in a Children's Special

*William Mastrosimone (''Bang Bang You're Dead'') *

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(''Our America'')

Outstanding Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic)

* Ernest R. Dickerson (''Our America'') *Garry Nardilla, Stephen Murello and Frankie DeJoseph (''Martha Stewart Living'') *Joel Shapiro Ari Haberberg and Jimmy O'Donnell (''Reading Rainbow'') *Stephen J. D'Onofrio (''Ask This Old House'')

Lifetime Achievement Award

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