"THE WEST WING" LEADS ALL SERIES WITH FOUR
"FRASIER" TOP COMEDY WITH TWO

NBC, the top nominated network in the 52nd Annual Emmy competition, took an early lead by capturing 14 statuettes at the Creative Arts Awards which were held Saturday night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. NBC's wins, spearheaded by "The West Wing," once again tops all other broadcast or cable networks.

"The West Wing" won four out of a possible seven Emmys to become the leading series in either comedy drama categories. Perennial Emmy favorite "Frasier" topped all comedy series with two awards out of a possible four.

Emmys in 27 other categories including outstanding series, lead actor/actress, supporting actor/actress, writers and directors will be presented at the 2000 Primetime Emmy Awards which will be telecast Sunday, Sept. 10, live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

A complete list of NBC's Creative Arts Emmy winners follows:

OUTSTANDING ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
"The West Wing"
Jon Hutman, Production Designer; Tony Fanning, Art Director; Ellen Totleben, Set Decorator

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
"Freaks and Geeks"
Allison Jones, Casting Executive; Coren Mayrs, C.S.A., Jill Greenberg,
Casting Executives

OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
"The West Wing"
Barbara Miller, C.S.A., John Levey, C.S.A., Kevin Scott, C.S.A. Casting Executives

OUTSTANDING CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
"The West Wing"
Thomas A. Del Ruth, A.S.C., Director of Photography

OUTSTANDING COSTUMES FOR A SERIES
"Providence"
Giovanna Ottobre Melton, Costume Designer; Sandy Kenyon, Costume Supervisor

OUTSTANDING SINGLE CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A SERIES
"ER"
Kevin Casey, A.C.E., Editor

OUTSTANDING MULTI-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A SERIES
"Frasier"
Ron Volk, A.C.E., Scott Maisano, Editors

OUTSTANDING HAIRSTYLING FOR A SERIES
"Saturday Night Live"
Bobby H. Grayson, Hairstylist

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE DESIGN
"The 10th Kingdom"
Tim Webber, Title Designer

OUTSTANDING MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
"The West Wing"
W.G. Snuffy Walden

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Friends"
Bruce Willis

OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
"Frasier"
Jean Smart

OUTSTANDING SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
"Third Watch"
Walter Newman, Supervising Sound Editor; Thomas A. Harris, ADR Editor; Clay Collins, Darleen Stoker-Kageyama, Karyn Foster, Dialogue Editors; Darren Wright, Kenneth D. Young, Rick Camara, Rick Hromadka, Sound Editors; Allan Rosen, Music Editors; Casey Crabtree, Mike Crabtree, Foley Artists

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL DIRECTION, CAMERAWORK, VIDEO FOR A SERIES
"Saturday Night Live"
Steven Cimino, Technical Director; Carl Eckett, Jan Kasoff, John Pinto, Michael Bennett, Richard B. Fox, Camera Operators; Frank Grisanti, Susan Noll, Video Control

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