At the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards , '' Sex and the City '' received ten nominations and won awards for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series , Outstanding Costumes for a Series for the episode " Defining Moments " , and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the episode " The Real Me " , which directed by Michael Patrick King . The series was also nominated for the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the fourth time , but lost to '' Friends '' . Parker was nominated for the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the fourth time . Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon were both nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for their respective portrays of Samantha Jones and Miranda Hobbes , being Cattrall 's third nomination and Nixon 's first . Season four episodes " My Motherboard , My Self " and " Just Say Yes " , written by Cindy Chupack and Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky , were nominated for Best Writing - Episodic Comedy at the 2002 WGA Awards . Costume designer Patricia Field was nominated for the Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series . The Directors Guild of America nominated three episodes from season four - " Defining Moments " ( directed by Allen Coulter ) , " My Motherboard , My Self " ( directed by Michael Engler ) , and " The Real Me " ( directed by Michael Patrick King ) - for the award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series . At the 3th PGA Golden Laurel Awards , Cindy Chupack , Michael Patrick King , John P. Melfi and Sarah Jessica Parker were nominated for the award for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic - Comedy for their production work on the series
54th Primetime Emmy Awards
54th Primetime Emmy Awards
Sex and the City (season 4)