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Al Pacino wins Emmy for 'Angels'

Published: Sept. 19, 2004 at 10:29 PM

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Al Pacino won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday.

Pacino was honored for his performance as attorney Roy Cohn in HBO's adapation of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Angels in America."

Kushner also won an Emmy Sunday for his adaptation. Mary-Louise Parker won for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, and Jeffrey Wright won for Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie -- for their performances in "Angels in America."

Topics: Al Pacino, Jeffrey Wright, Louise Parker, Mary Louise Parker, Tony Kushner

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