American Comedy Awards, USA: 2001

American Comedy Award

Date:	22 April (broadcast date: 25 April)
Location:	Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA
Notes:	The winners in both the stand-up comic categories were selected by Comedy Central viewers who voted for their favorite finalist via a special 900 phone number during "The American Comedy Awards Viewers' Choice Special".

Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)


Winner:
	Meet the Parents (2000) - Ben Stiller
Other Nominees:
	High Fidelity (2000) - John Cusack Meet the Parents (2000) - Robert De Niro O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - George Clooney

Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)


Winner:
	Miss Congeniality (2000) - Sandra Bullock
Other Nominees:
	Nurse Betty (2000) - Renée Zellweger Small Time Crooks (2000) - Tracey Ullman

Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Best in Show (2000) - Fred Willard
Other Nominees:
	Best in Show (2000) - Christopher Guest (I) High Fidelity (2000) - Jack Black (I)

Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture


Winner:
	Best in Show (2000) - Catherine O'Hara
Other Nominees:
	Almost Famous (2000) - Kate Hudson (I) Almost Famous (2000) - Frances McDormand

Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic

Funniest Female Stand-Up Comic

Funniest Motion Picture


Winner:
	Best in Show (2000)
Other Nominees:
	Almost Famous (2000) Meet the Parents (2000)

Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Sean Hayes (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Ally McBeal" (1997) - Robert Downey Jr. "Frasier" (1993) - David Hyde Pierce "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Will Ferrell

Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Will & Grace" (1998) - Megan Mullally
Other Nominees:
	"Friends" (1994) - Jennifer Aniston "Friends" (1994) - Lisa Kudrow

Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV) - Will Ferrell
Other Nominees:
	52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (2000) (TV) - Garry Shandling 72nd Annual Academy Awards, The (2000) (TV) - Billy Crystal Indecision 2000 Election Night: Choose and Lose (2000) (TV) - Jon Stewart

Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning (2000) (TV) - Ellen DeGeneres
Other Nominees:
	2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV) - Sarah Jessica Parker Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000) (TV) - Judi Dench

Funniest Television Series - Animated

Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Christopher Walken
Other Nominees:
	"Friends" (1994) - Bruce Willis "Saturday Night Live" (1975) - Dana Carvey "Will & Grace" (1998) - Gregory Hines

Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - David Letterman
Other Nominees:
	"Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) - Ray Romano (I) "Frasier" (1993) - Kelsey Grammer

Funniest Television Series

Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a TV Series


Winner:
	"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Beatrice Arthur
Other Nominees:
	"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000) - Julia Louis-Dreyfus "Frasier" (1993) - Jean Smart "Friends" (1994) - Reese Witherspoon

Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication


Winner:
	"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) - Jane Kaczmarek
Other Nominees:
	"Sex and the City" (1998) - Sarah Jessica Parker "Will & Grace" (1998) - Debra Messing