
Emmy Awards Of The 90s
42nd (1990) | 43rd (1991) | 44th (1992) | 45th (1993) | 46th (1994)
47th (1995) | 48th (1996) | 49th (1997) | 50th (1998) | 51st (1999)
42ND EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1990
Outstanding Comedy Series
Cheers, (NBC)
Designing Women, (CBS)
The Golden Girls, (NBC)
The Wonder Years, (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
L.A. Law, (NBC)
China Beach, (ABC)
Quantum Leap, (NBC)
thirtysomething, (ABC)
Twin Peaks, (ABC)
Outstanding Variety Series
In Living Color, (Fox)
The Arsenio Hall Show, (Syndicated)
Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
The Tracey Ullman Show, (Fox)
Outstanding Variety Special
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration, (ABC)
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow, (HBO)
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show, (Fox)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers (Episode: “Cry Harder”, Part II), (NBC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “Born to Be Wild”), (ABC)
- Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston on Empty Nest(Episode: “Still Growing After All These Years”), (NBC)
- Craig T. Nelson as Coach Hayden Fox on Coach (Episode: “If Keith Jackson Calls, I’ll Be At My Therapist’s”), (ABC)
- Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years(Episode: “Good-bye”), (ABC)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “Brown Like Me”), (CBS)
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers (Episode: “The Improbable Dream, Part I”), (NBC)
- Blair Brown as Molly Dodd on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, (Lifetime)
- Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker on Designing Women(Episode: “They Shoot Fat Women, Don’t They?”), (CBS)
- Betty White as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (Episode: “Rose Fights Back”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Peter Falk as Columbo on Columbo (Episode: “Agenda for Murder”), (ABC)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, (NBC)
- Robert Loggia as Nick Mancuso on Mancuso, FBI, (NBC)
- Kyle MacLachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks, (ABC)
- Edward Woodward as Robert McCall on The Equalizer, (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Patricia Wettig as Nancy Krieger Weston on thirtysomething (Episode: “The Other Shoe”), (ABC)
- Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach, (ABC)
- Jill Eikenberry as Ann Kelsey on L.A. Law, (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, (CBS)
- Piper Laurie as Catherine Martell on Twin Peaks, (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Bob Brush for The Wonder Years (Episode: “Good-bye”), (ABC)
- Mark Egan, Mark Solomon, Bob Bendetson for Newhart(Episode: “The Last Newhart”), (CBS)
- Diane English for Murphy Brown (Episode: “Brown Like Me”), (CBS)
- Ken Levine, David Isaacs for Cheers (Episode: “Death Takes a Holiday on Ice”), (NBC)
- Hugh Wilson for The Famous Teddy Z (Episode: “Pilot”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- David E. Kelley for L.A. Law (Episode: “Blood, Sweat and Fears”), (NBC)
- Joseph Dougherty for thirtysomething (Episode: “The Go-Between”), (ABC)
- Mark Frost, David Lynch for Twin Peaks (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- David E. Kelley, William M. Finkelstein for L.A. Law(Episode: “Bang… Zoom… Zap”), (NBC)
- Harley Peyton for Twin Peaks (Episode: “Episode 3”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Terrence McNally for Andre’s Mother, (PBS)
- Michael De Guzman for Caroline?, (CBS)
- William Hanley for The Kennedys of Massachusetts, (ABC)
- James Norell, Michael Norell for The Incident, (CBS)
- Hugh Whitemore for The Final Days, (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The Tracey Ullman Show (Episode: “I Hate Paris”), (Fox)
- Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow, (HBO)
- In Living Color (Episode: “Pilot”), (Fox)
- Late Night with David Letterman (Episode: “8th Anniversary Special”), (NBC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Michael Dinner, for The Wonder Years (Episode: “Good-bye”), (ABC)
- James Burrows for Cheers (Episode: “The Improbable Dream, Part I”), (NBC)
- Terry Hughes, for The Golden Girls (Episode: “Triple Play”), (NBC)
- Barnet Kellman for Murphy Brown (Episode: “Brown Like Me”), (CBS)
- Harry Thomason for Designing Women (Episode: “They Shoot Fat Women, Don’t They?”), (CBS)
- Hugh Wilson for The Famous Teddy Z (Episode: “Pilot”), (CBS)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Thomas Carter for Equal Justice (Episode: “Promises To Keep”), (ABC)
- Scott Winant for thirtysomething (Episode: “The Go-Between”), (ABC)
- David Lynch for Twin Peaks (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Win Phelps for L.A. Law (Episode: “Noah’s Bark”), (NBC)
- Rick Wallace for L.A. Law (Episode: “The Last Gasp”), (NBC)
43RD EMMY AWARDS – AUGUST 25TH, 1991
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Cheers, (NBC)
- Designing Women, (CBS)
- The Golden Girls, (NBC)
- Murphy Brown, (CBS)
- The Wonder Years, (ABC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- L.A. Law, (NBC)
- China Beach, (ABC)
- Northern Exposure, (CBS)
- Quantum Leap, (NBC)
- thirtysomething, (ABC)
Outstanding Variety Series
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- In Living Color, (Fox)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, (CBS)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, (CBS)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, (NBC)
Outstanding Miniseries
- A Woman Named Jackie,(NBC)
- The Burden of Proof, (ABC)
- Cruel Doubt, (NBC)
- In a Child’s Name , (CBS)
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel, (NBC)
- A Woman Named Jackie,(NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- Separate but Equal, (ABC)
- Decoration Day, (NBC)
- The Josephine Baker Story, (HBO)
- Paris Trout, (Showtime)
- Sarah, Plain and Tall, (CBS)
- Switched at Birth, (NBC)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton on Evening Shade (Episode: “A Day in the Life of Wood Newton”), (CBS)
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers (Episode: “Bad Neighbor Sam”), (NBC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “Her Boyfriends Back”), (ABC)
- Richard Mulligan as Dr. Harry Weston on Empty Nest (Episode: “The Mentor”), (NBC)
- Craig T. Nelson as Coach Hayden Fox on Coach (Episode: “The Break-Up”), (ABC)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers (Episode: “The Days of Wine and Neuroses”), (NBC)
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “On Another Plane”), (CBS)
- Blair Brown as Molly Dodd on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Episode: “Here’s a Pregnant Pause”), (Lifetime)
- Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker on Designing Women (Episode: “The Bachelor Auction”), (CBS)
- Betty White as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (Episode: “Once, in St. Olaf”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- James Earl Jones as Gabriel Bird on Gabriel’s Fire(Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (Episode: “Shock Theater: October 3, 1954”), (NBC)
- Peter Falk as Columbo on Columbo (Episode: “Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star”), (ABC)
- Kyle MacLachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper on Twin Peaks (Episode: “Episode 16”), (ABC)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order (Episode: “Indifference”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Patricia Wettig as Nancy Krieger Weston on thirtysomething (Episode: “Guns and Roses”), (ABC)
- Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach (Episode: “Fever”), (ABC)
- Sharon Gless as Rosie O’Neill on The Trials of Rosie O’Neill (Episode: “When I’m 44”), (CBS)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote (Episode: “Thursday’s Child”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman for Murphy Brown(Episode: “Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All The Way”), (CBS)
- Larry David for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Deal”), (NBC)
- Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Pony Remark”), (NBC)
- Diane English for Murphy Brown (Episode: “On Another Plane”), (CBS)
- Jay Tarses for The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Episode: “Here’s a Little Touch of Harry in the Night”), (Lifetime)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- David E. Kelley for L.A. Law (Episode: “On The Toad Again”), (NBC)
- Joshua Brand, John Falsey for Northern Exposure(Episode: “Pilot”), (CBS)
- Judith Feldman, Sarah Woodside Gallagher for L.A. Law(Episode: “Lie Harder”), (NBC)
- Ann Lewis Hamilton for thirtysomething (Episode: “Second Look”), (ABC)
- David E. Kelley, Patricia Green, Alan Brennert for L.A. Law(Episode: “Mutinies on the Banzai”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Andrew Davies for House of Cards, (PBS)
- Peter Dexter for Paris Trout, (Showtime)
- Robert W. Lenski for Decoration Day, (NBC)
- Patricia MacLachlan for Sarah, Plain and Tall, (CBS)
- George Stevens Jr. for Separate but Equal, (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- In Living Color, (Fox)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, (CBS)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- James Burrows, for Cheers (Episode: “Woody Interruptus”), (NBC)
- Peter Baldwin for The Wonder Years (Episode: “The Ties That Bind”), (ABC)
- Tom Cherones, for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Pony Remark”), (NBC)
- Barnet Kellman for Murphy Brown (Episode: “On Another Plane”), (CBS)
- Jay Tarses for The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Episode: “Here’s a Little Touch of Harry in the Night”), (Lifetime)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Thomas Carter for Equal Justice (Episode: “In Confidence”), (ABC)
- Gregory Hoblit for Cop Rock (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Mimi Leder for China Beach (Episode: “You, Babe”), (ABC)
- Tom Moore for L.A. Law (Episode: “God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman”), (NBC)
44TH EMMY AWARDS – AUGUST 30TH, 1992
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Murphy Brown, (CBS)
- Brooklyn Bridge,(CBS)
- Cheers, (NBC)
- Home Improvement, (ABC)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Northern Exposure, (CBS)
- I’ll Fly Away, (NBC)
- L.A. Law, (NBC)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- Quantum Leap, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Series
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC)
- In Living Color, (Fox)
- Late Night with David Letterman (Episode: “10th Anniversary Special”), (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- Cirque du Soleil II: Nouvelle Expérience,(HBO)
- Comic Relief V, (HBO)
- Great Performances (Episode: “Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole”) (PBS)
- Cirque du Soleil II: Nouvelle Expérience,(HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries
- A Woman Named Jackie,(NBC)
- The Burden of Proof, (ABC)
- Cruel Doubt, (NBC)
- In a Child’s Name , (CBS)
- Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel, (NBC)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Craig T. Nelson as Coach Hayden Fox on Coach (Episode: “A Real Guy’s Guy”), (ABC)
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers (Episode: “Go Make”), (NBC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “The Back Story”), (ABC)
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Wings (Episode: “Planes, Trains, and Visiting Cranes”), (NBC)
- Burt Reynolds as Wood Newton on Evening Shade(Episode: “Callous Hearts of Rage”), (CBS)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld (Episode: “The Boyfriend”), (NBC)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “Birth 101”), (CBS)
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers (Episode: “An Old Fashioned Wedding”), (NBC)
- Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner on Roseanne(Episode: “A Bitter Pill to Swallow”), (ABC)
- Tyne Daly as Mimsy Borogroves on Wings (Episode: “My Brother’s Keeper”), (NBC)
- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger on Brooklyn Bridge(Episode: “Brave New World”), (CBS)
- Betty White as Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (Episode: “Dateline: Miami”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Christopher Lloyd as Alistair Dimple on Road to Avonlea(Episode: “Facts and Fictions”), (Disney)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (Episode: “Dreams: February 28, 1979”), (NBC)
- Kirk Douglas as General Kalthrob on Tales from the Crypt(Episode: “Yellow”), (HBO)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order (Episode: “The Wages of Love”), (NBC)
- Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure(Episode: “Jules et Joel”), (ABC)
- Harrison Page as Reverend Walters on Quantum Leap(Episode: “Song for the Soul: April 7, 1963”) (ABC)
- Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford on I’ll Fly Away(Episode: “Hard Lessons Master Magician”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Dana Delany as Nurse Colleen McMurphy on China Beach(Episode: “Through and Through”), (ABC)
- Sharon Gless as Rosie O’Neill on The Trials of Rosie O’Neill(Episode: “Heartbreak Hotel”), (CBS)
- Shirley Knight as Melanie Cullen on Law & Order (Episode: “The Wages of Love”), (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote(Episode: “Night Fears”), (CBS)
- Kate Nelligan as Sydney Carver on Road to Avonlea(Episode: “After the Honeymoon”), (Disney)
- Regina Taylor as Lilly on I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Coming Home”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Elaine Pope, Larry Charles for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Fix-Up”), (NBC)
- Larry David for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Parking Garage”), (NBC)
- Larry David, Bob Shaw, Don McEnery for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Tape”), (NBC)
- Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman for Murphy Brown(Episode: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”), (CBS)
- Diane English, Korby Siamis for Murphy Brown (Episode: “Uh Oh”, Part 2″), (CBS)
- Jennifer Heath, Amy Sherman for Roseanne (Episode: “A Bitter Pill To Swallow”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- Andrew Schneider, Diane Frolov for Northern Exposure(Episode: “Seoul Mates”), (CBS)
- David Chase for I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Master Magician”), (NBC)
- Robin Green for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Burning Down the House”), (CBS)
- Jeff Melvoin for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Democracy in America”), (CBS)
- John Wells, John Sacret Young, Carol Flint, Lydia Woodward for China Beach (Episode: “Hello-Goodbye”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- John Falsey, Joshua Brand for I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Robert Bolt for Without Warning: The James Brady Story, (HBO)
- James Duff for Doing Time on Maple Drive, (Fox)
- Anna Sandor for Miss Rose White, (NBC)
- Neil Simon for Broadway Bound, (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The 64th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- In Living Color, (Fox)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, (NBC)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Barnet Kellman, for Murphy Brown (Episode: “Birth 101”), (CBS)
- James Burrows for Cheers (Episode: “An Old Fashioned Wedding”), (NBC)
- Lee Shallat Chemel, for Murphy Brown (Episode: “Send in the Clowns”), (CBS)
- David Steinberg for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Tape”), (NBC)
- Sam Weisman for Brooklyn Bridge (Episode: “When Irish Eyes are Smiling”), (CBS)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Eric Laneuville for I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “All God’s Children”), (NBC)
- Jack Bender for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Seoul Mates”), (CBS)
- Mimi Leder for China Beach (Episode: “Rewind”), (ABC)
- Nancy Malone for The Trials of Rosie O’Neill (Episode: “Heartbreak Hotel”), (CBS)
- Rick Wallace for L.A. Law (Episode: “Say Goodnight, Gracie”), (NBC)
45TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1993
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
- Cheers, (NBC)
- Home Improvement, (ABC)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Murphy Brown, (CBS)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Picket Fences, (CBS)
- Homefront, (ABC)
- I’ll Fly Away, (NBC)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- Northern Exposure, (CBS)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (CBS)
- MTV Unplugged (Episode: “Rod Stewart”), (MTV)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, (NBC)
- The 46th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- The 65th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Great Performances (Episode: “Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall”), (PBS)
- The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, (Showtime)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Prime Suspect II, (PBS)
- Alex Haley’s Queen, (CBS)
- Family Pictures, (ABC)
- The Jacksons: An American Dream, (ABC)
- Sinatra, (CBS)
- Prime Suspect II, (PBS)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers (Episode: “The Guy Can’t Help It”), (NBC)
- Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Home Improvement (Episode: “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”), (ABC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “Terms of Estrangement”, Part 2), (ABC)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld (Episode: “The Opera”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “What Have You Done for Me Lately?”), (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Roseanne Arnold as Roseanne Conner on Roseanne(Episode: “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home”), (ABC)
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers (Episode: “One for the Road”), (NBC)
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “Games Mothers Play”), (CBS)
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger on Brooklyn Bridge(Episode: “Brave New Worlds”), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Tom Skerritt as Jimmy Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “High Tidings”), (CBS)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (Episode: “Lee Harvey Oswald: October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963”), (NBC)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order (Episode: “Night and Fog”), (NBC)
- Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure(Episode: “Kaddish for Uncle Manny”), (CBS)
- Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford on I’ll Fly Away(Episode: “All in the Life”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Kathy Baker as Jill Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “Thanksgiving”), (CBS)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Alex Halsey on Sisters (Episode: “Mirror, Mirror”), (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote(Episode: “Night of the Coyote”), (CBS)
- Regina Taylor as Lilly on I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Comfort and Joy”), (NBC)
- Janine Turner as Maggie O’Connell on Northern Exposure(Episode: “Love’s Labour Mislaid”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Larry David for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Contest”), (NBC)
- Larry Charles for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Outing”), (NBC)
- David Crane, Marta Kauffman for Dream On (Episode: “For Peter’s Sake”), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein for The Larry Sanders Show(Episode: “The Hey Now Episode”), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, Peter Tolan, Rosie Shuster for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “The Spider Episode”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- Tom Fontana for Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “Three Men and Adena”), (NBC)
- Bernard Lechowick for Homefront (Episode: “The Lacemakers”), (ABC)
- Jeff Melvoin for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Kaddish for Uncle Manny”), (CBS)
- Robert Nathan, Walon Green for Law & Order (Episode: “Manhood”), (NBC)
- Geoffrey Neigher for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Midnight Sun”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Jane Anderson for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, (HBO)
- David Franzoni for Citizen Cohn, (HBO)
- Larry Gelbart for Barbarians at the Gate, (HBO)
- Jennifer Miller for Family Pictures, (ABC)
- Paul Monash for Stalin, (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The Ben Stiller Show, (Fox)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- The Kids in the Hall, (HBO)
- Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny, (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Betty Thomas, for Dream On (Episode: “For Peter’s Sake”), (HBO)
- Peter Bonerz, for Murphy Brown (Episode: “You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato”), (CBS)
- James Burrows for Cheers (Episode: “One for the Road”), (NBC)
- Tom Cherones for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Contest”), (NBC)
- Eric Laneuville for Dream On (Episode: “And Bimbo Was His Name-O”), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Barry Levinson for Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “Gone for Goode”), (NBC)
- Bille August for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles(Episode: “Northern Italy, 1918”), (ABC)
- Robert Butler for Sirens (Episode: “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”), (ABC)
- Eric Laneuville for I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Until Tomorrow”), (NBC)
- Nancy Malone for Sisters (Episode: “Crash and Born”), (NBC)
- Edwin Sherin for Law & Order (Episode: “Conspiracy”), (NBC)
46TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1994
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Frasier, (NBC)
- Home Improvement, (ABC)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Mad About You, (NBC)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Picket Fences, (CBS)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- Northern Exposure, (CBS)
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation, (Syndicated)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- MTV Unplugged (Episode: “10,000 Maniacs”), (MTV)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, (CBS)
- The 47th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- The 66th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Comic Relief VI, (HBO)
- Tracey Takes on New York, (HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Prime Suspect III, (PBS)
- Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, (CBS)
- The Stand, (ABC)
- Tales of the City, (PBS)
- World War II: When Lions Roared, (NBC)
- Prime Suspect III, (PBS)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers (Episode: “The Guy Can’t Help It”), (NBC)
- Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Home Improvement (Episode: “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way”), (ABC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “Terms of Estrangement”, Part 2), (ABC)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld (Episode: “The Opera”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “What Have You Done for Me Lately?”), (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Roseanne Arnold as Roseanne Conner on Roseanne(Episode: “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home”), (ABC)
- Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe on Cheers (Episode: “One for the Road”), (NBC)
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “Games Mothers Play”), (CBS)
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Marion Ross as Sophie Berger on Brooklyn Bridge(Episode: “Brave New Worlds”), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Tom Skerritt as Jimmy Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “High Tidings”), (CBS)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap (Episode: “Lee Harvey Oswald: October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963”), (NBC)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order (Episode: “Night and Fog”), (NBC)
- Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure(Episode: “Kaddish for Uncle Manny”), (CBS)
- Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford on I’ll Fly Away(Episode: “All in the Life”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Kathy Baker as Jill Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “Thanksgiving”), (CBS)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Alex Halsey on Sisters (Episode: “Mirror, Mirror”), (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote(Episode: “Night of the Coyote”), (CBS)
- Regina Taylor as Lilly on I’ll Fly Away (Episode: “Comfort and Joy”), (NBC)
- Janine Turner as Maggie O’Connell on Northern Exposure(Episode: “Love’s Labour Mislaid”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Larry David for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Contest”), (NBC)
- Larry Charles for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Outing”), (NBC)
- David Crane, Marta Kauffman for Dream On (Episode: “For Peter’s Sake”), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein for The Larry Sanders Show(Episode: “The Hey Now Episode”), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, Peter Tolan, Rosie Shuster for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “The Spider Episode”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- Tom Fontana for Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “Three Men and Adena”), (NBC)
- Bernard Lechowick for Homefront (Episode: “The Lacemakers”), (ABC)
- Jeff Melvoin for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Kaddish for Uncle Manny”), (CBS)
- Robert Nathan, Walon Green for Law & Order (Episode: “Manhood”), (NBC)
- Geoffrey Neigher for Northern Exposure (Episode: “Midnight Sun”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Jane Anderson for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, (HBO)
- David Franzoni for Citizen Cohn, (HBO)
- Larry Gelbart for Barbarians at the Gate, (HBO)
- Jennifer Miller for Family Pictures, (ABC)
- Paul Monash for Stalin, (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The Ben Stiller Show, (Fox)
- Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- Saturday Night Live, (NBC)
- The Kids in the Hall, (HBO)
- Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny, (Showtime)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Betty Thomas, for Dream On (Episode: “For Peter’s Sake”), (HBO)
- Peter Bonerz, for Murphy Brown (Episode: “You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato”), (CBS)
- James Burrows for Cheers (Episode: “One for the Road”), (NBC)
- Tom Cherones for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Contest”), (NBC)
- Eric Laneuville for Dream On (Episode: “And Bimbo Was His Name-O”), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Daniel Sackheim for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Tempest in a C-Cup”), (ABC)
- Robert Butler for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Charles Haid for NYPD Blue (Episode: “True Confessions”), (ABC)
- Gregory Hoblit for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Michael M. Robin for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Guns ‘N’ Rosaries”), (ABC)
47TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1995
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Frasier, (NBC)
- Friends, (NBC)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Mad About You, (NBC)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- Chicago Hope, (CBS)
- ER, (NBC)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- The X-Files, (Fox)
Outstanding Variety Series
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- MTV Unplugged, (MTV)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Variety Special
- Barbra: The Concert, (HBO)
- The 67th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg, (NBC)
- A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, (NBC)
- Eagles: Hell Freezes Over, (MTV)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Joseph, (TNT)
- Buffalo Girls, (CBS)
- Children of the Dust, (CBS)
- Martin Chuzzlewit, (PBS)
- A Woman of Independent Means, (NBC)
- Joseph, (TNT)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier (Episode: “Adventures in Paradise”, Part 2), (NBC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne (Episode: “The Blaming of the Shrew”), (ABC)
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “Cake Fear”), (NBC)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld (Episode: “The Diplomat’s Club”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “The Mr. Sharon Stone Show”), (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown on Murphy Brown(Episode: “Requiem for a Crew Guy”), (CBS)
- Roseanne Barr as Roseanne Conner on Roseanne(Episode: “Thanksgiving 1994”), (ABC)
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan on Ellen (Episode: “The Spa”), (ABC)
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You(Episode: “The Ride Home”), (NBC)
- Cybill Shepherd as Cybill Sheridan on Cybill (Episode: “Virgin, Mother, Crone”), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Mandy Patinkin as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on Chicago Hope(Episode: “Over the Rainbow”), (CBS)
- George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross on ER (Episode: “Long Day’s Journey”), (NBC)
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene on ER (Episode: “Love’s Labor Lost”), (NBC)
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (Episode: “A.D.A. Sipowicz”), (ABC)
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (Episode: “The Bookie and Kooky Cookie”), (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Kathy Baker as Jill Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “Frogman Returns”), (CBS)
- Claire Danes as Angela Chase on My So-Called Life(Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote(Episode: “Dear Deadly”), (CBS)
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis on ER (Episode: “Motherhood”), (NBC)
- Cicely Tyson as Carrie Grace Battle on Sweet Justice(Episode: “In the Name of the Sun”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano for Frasier (Episode: “An Affair to Forget”), (NBC)
- Jeff Greenstein, Jeff Strauss for Friends (Episode: “The One Where Underdog Gets Away”), (NBC)
- Joe Keenan for Frasier (Episode: “The Matchmaker”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling, Peter Tolan for The Larry Sanders Show(Episode: “The Mr. Sharon Stone Show”), (HBO)
- Peter Tolan for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Hank’s Night in the Sun”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- Lance Gentile for ER (Episode: “Love’s Labor Lost”), (NBC)
- Chris Carter for The X-Files (Episode: “Duane Barry”), (Fox)
- Michael Crichton for ER (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Winnie Holzman for My So-Called Life (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- David Milch, Walon Green, Steven Bochco for NYPD Blue(Episode: “Simone Says”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Alison Cross for Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, (NBC)
- Chris Gerolmo for Citizen X, (HBO)
- Abby Mann, Myra Mann for Indictment: The McMartin Trial, (HBO)
- William Mastrosimone, Michael Tolkin, Ron Hutchinson for The Burning Season, (HBO)
- August Wilson for The Piano Lesson, (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Show with David Letterman (Episode: “Video Special”), (CBS)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- The Kids in the Hall, (CBS)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000, (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- David Lee, for Frasier (Episode: “The Matchmaker”), (NBC)
- Andy Ackerman for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Jimmy”), (NBC)
- James Burrows for Friends (Episode: “The One with the Blackout”), (NBC)
- Todd Holland for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Hank’s Night in the Sun”), (HBO)
- Lee Shallat Chemel, for The Nanny (Episode: “Canasta Master”), (CBS)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Mimi Leder for ER (Episode: “Love’s Labor Lost”), (NBC)
- Lou Antonio for Chicago Hope (Episode: “Life Support”), (CBS)
- Rod Holcomb for ER (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Mark Tinker for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Innuendo”), (ABC)
- Scott Winant for My So-Called Life (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
48TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1996
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Frasier, (NBC)
- Friends, (NBC)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Mad About You, (NBC)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- ER, (NBC)
- Chicago Hope, (CBS)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- The X-Files, (Fox)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Muppets Tonight, (ABC)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, (CBS)
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- The Best of Tracey Takes On…, (HBO)
- Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane, (HBO)
- Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, (ABC)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Gulliver’s Travels, (NBC)
- Andersonville, (TNT)
- Hiroshima, (Showtime)
- Moses, (TNT)
- Pride and Prejudice, (A&E)
- Gulliver’s Travels, (NBC)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- John Lithgow as Dr. Dick Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “Dick Smoker”), (NBC)
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier (Episode: “You Can Go Home Again”), (NBC)
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “Dream Weaver”), (NBC)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld (Episode: “The Gum”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You(Episode: “The Finale”), (NBC)
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan on Ellen (Episode: “Witness”), (ABC)
- Fran Drescher as Fran Fine on The Nanny (Episode: “The Hockey Show”), (CBS)
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement(Episode: “The Longest Day”), (ABC)
- Cybill Shepherd as Cybill Sheridan on Cybill (Episode: “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot”), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (Episode: “Closing Time”), (ABC)
- Andre Braugher as Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “For God and Country”), (NBC)
- George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross on ER (Episode: “Hell and High Water”), (NBC)
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene on ER (Episode: “A Shift in the Night”), (NBC)
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (Episode: “A Death in the Family”), (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Kathy Baker as Jill Brock on Picket Fences (Episode: “Bottled”), (CBS)
- Gillian Anderson as Dr. Dana Scully on The X-Files(Episode: “Piper Maru”), (Fox)
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope(Episode: “Transplanted Affection”), (CBS)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote(Episode: “Death by Demographics”), (CBS)
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis on ER (Episode: “Take These Broken Wings”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo for Frasier (Episode: “Moon Dance”), (NBC)
- Spike Feresten for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Soup Nazi”), (NBC)
- Maya Forbes, Steve Levitan, Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Roseanne’s Return”), (HBO)
- Peter Tolan for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Arthur After Hours”), (HBO)
- Jon Vitti for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Hank’s Sex Tape”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- Darin Morgan for The X-Files (Episode: “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose”), (Fox)
- Neal Baer for ER (Episode: “Hell and High Water”), (NBC)
- Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, Channing Gibson, David Milch for Murder One (Episode: “Chapter One”), (ABC)
- David Mills, William L. Morris for NYPD Blue (Episode: “The Blackboard Jungle”), (ABC)
- John Wells for ER (Episode: “The Healers”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Simon Moore for Gulliver’s Travels, (NBC)
- Bill Carter, George Armitage for The Late Shift, (HBO)
- Andrew Davies for Pride and Prejudice, (A&E)
- Paris Qualles, Trey Ellis, Ron Hutchinson, Robert Williams, T. S. Cook for The Tuskegee Airmen, (HBO)
- Thomas Rickman for Truman, (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien, (NBC)
- Late Show with David Letterman (Episode: “Video Special II”), (CBS)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- Tracey Takes On…, (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Michael Lembeck, for Friends (Episode: “The One After the Superbowl”), (NBC)
- Andy Ackerman for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Soup Nazi”), (NBC)
- James Burrows for 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Todd Holland for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Arthur After Hours”), (HBO)
- Michael Lehmann, for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “I Was a Teenage Lesbian”), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Jeremy Kagan for Chicago Hope (Episode: “Leave of Absence”), (CBS)
- Christopher Chulack for ER (Episode: “Hell and High Water”), (NBC)
- Charles Haid for Murder One (Episode: “Chapter One”), (ABC)
- Mimi Leder for ER (Episode: “The Healers”), (NBC)
- Mark Tinker for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Blackboard Jungle”), (ABC)
49TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1997
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Frasier, (NBC)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun, (NBC)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Mad About You, (NBC)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- Chicago Hope, (CBS)
- ER, (NBC)
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- The X-Files, (Fox)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Tracey Takes On…, (HBO)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
Outstanding Variety Special
- Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, (HBO)
- The 50th Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Bette Midler in Concert: Diva Las Vegas, (HBO)
- George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy, (HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Prime Suspect V: Errors of Judgement, (PBS)
- In Cold Blood, (CBS)
- The Last Don, (CBS)
- The Odyssey, (NBC)
- The Shining, (ABC)
- Prime Suspect V: Errors of Judgement, (PBS)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- John Lithgow as Dr. Dick Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “See Dick Continue to Run”), (NBC)
- Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty on Spin City (Episode: “Prototype”), (ABC)
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier (Episode: “Ham Radio”), (NBC)
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “The Birth”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Everybody Loves Larry”), (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You(Episode: “The Birth”), (NBC)
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan on Ellen (Episode: “The Puppy Episode”), (ABC)
- Fran Drescher as Fran Fine on The Nanny (Episode: “The Facts of Lice”), (CBS)
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement(Episode: “Family Unties”), (ABC)
- Cybill Shepherd as Cybill Sheridan on Cybill (Episode: “In Her Dreams”), (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (Episode: “Where’s ‘Swaldo?”), (ABC)
- David Duchovny as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files (Episode: “Small Potatoes”), (Fox)
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene on ER (Episode: “Tribes”), (NBC)
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (Episode: “My Wild Irish Nose”), (ABC)
- Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy on Law & Order (Episode: “Mad Dog”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Gillian Anderson as Dr. Dana Scully on The X-Files(Episode: “Memento Mori”), (Fox)
- Roma Downey as Monica on Touched by an Angel(Episode: “Missing in Action”), (CBS)
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope(Episode: “Back to the Future”), (CBS)
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway on ER (Episode: “The Long Way Around”), (NBC)
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis on ER (Episode: “Fear of Flying”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Joe Keenan, Christopher Lloyd, Rob Greenberg, Jack Burditt, Chuck Ranberg, Anne Flett-Giordano, Linda Morris, Vic Rauseo for Frasier (Episode: “Moon Dance”), (NBC)
- Spike Feresten for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Soup Nazi”), (NBC)
- Maya Forbes, Steve Levitan, Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Roseanne’s Return”), (HBO)
- Peter Tolan for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Arthur After Hours”), (HBO)
- Jon Vitti for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Hank’s Sex Tape”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- David Milch, Stephen Gaghan, Michael R. Perry for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Where’s ‘Swaldo?”), (ABC)
- Neal Baer for ER (Episode: “Whose Appy Now?”), (NBC)
- David Mills for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Taillight’s Last Gleaming”), (ABC)
- John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter, and Vince Gilligan for The X-Files (Episode: “Memento Mori”), (Fox)
- John Wells for ER (Episode: “Faith”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Horton Foote for Old Man, (CBS)
- Walter Bernstein for Miss Evers’ Boys, (HBO)
- Larry Gelbart for Weapons of Mass Distraction, (HBO)
- William Nicholson for Crime of the Century, (HBO)
- Steve Shagan for Gotti, (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, (HBO)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien (Episode: “3rd Anniversary Special”), (NBC)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- Tracey Takes On… (Episode: “Vegas”), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- David Lee, for Frasier (Episode: “To Kill a Talking Bird”), (NBC)
- Andy Ackerman for Seinfeld (Episode: “The Pothole”), (NBC)
- Todd Holland for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Everybody Loves Larry”), (HBO)
- Gil Junger for Ellen (Episode: “The Puppy Episode”), (ABC)
- Alan Myerson, for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Ellen, Or Isn’t She”), (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Mark Tinker for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Where’s ‘Swaldo?”), (ABC)
- Christopher Chulack for ER (Episode: “Fear of Flying”), (NBC)
- Rod Holcomb for ER (Episode: “Last Call”), (NBC)
- Tom Moore for ER (Episode: “Union Station”), (NBC)
- James Wong for The X-Files (Episode: “Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man”), (Fox)
50TH EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1998
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Frasier, (NBC)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun, (NBC)
- Ally McBeal, (Fox)
- The Larry Sanders Show, (HBO)
- Seinfeld, (NBC)
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Practice, (ABC)
- ER, (NBC)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- The X-Files, (Fox)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Politically Incorrect, (Comedy Central)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
- Tracey Takes On…, (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Special
- The 51st Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope, (ABC)
- Cinderella, (ABC)
- Garth Live from Central Park, (HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries
- From the Earth to the Moon, (HBO)
- George Wallace, (TNT)
- Merlin, (NBC)
- Moby Dick, (USA)
- More Tales of the City, (Showtime)
- From the Earth to the Moon, (HBO)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier (Episode: “Frasier’s Imaginary Friend”), (NBC)
- Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty on Spin City (Episode: “The Goodbye Girl”), (ABC)
- John Lithgow as Dr. Dick Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “Stuck with Dick”), (NBC)
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “The Conversation”), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Flip”), (HBO)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You(Episode: “Moody Blues”), (NBC)
- Kirstie Alley as Veronica Chase on Veronica’s Closet(Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan on Ellen (Episode: “Neighbors”), (ABC)
- Jenna Elfman as Dharma Montgomery on Dharma & Greg(Episode: “Haus Arrest”), (ABC)
- Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal on Ally McBeal (Episode: “One Hundred Tears Away”), (Fox)
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor on Home Improvement(Episode: “Bright Christmas”), (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Andre Braugher as Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “Fallen Heroes”, Part 2), (NBC)
- David Duchovny as FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder on The X-Files (Episode: “Redux II”), (Fox)
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene on ER (Episode: “Family Practice”), (NBC)
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (Episode: “The One That Got Away”), (ABC)
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (Episode: “Lost Israel”), (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope(Episode: “Cabin Fever”), (CBS)
- Gillian Anderson as Dr. Dana Scully on The X-Files(Episode: “All Souls”), (Fox)
- Roma Downey as Monica on Touched by an Angel(Episode: “The Spirit of Liberty Moon”), (CBS)
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway on ER (Episode: “Carter’s Choice”), (NBC)
- Jane Seymour as Dr. Michaela Quinn on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (Episode: “Point Blank”), (CBS)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Peter Tolan and Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Flip”), (HBO)
- Lawrence Broch for Ellen (Episode: “Emma”), (ABC)
- Richard Day, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Putting the ‘Gay’ Back in Litigation”), (HBO)
- David E. Kelley for Ally McBeal (Episode: “Time of Life”), (Fox)
- Joe Keenan for Frasier (Episode: “The Ski Lodge”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- David Milch, Nicholas Wootton and Bill Clark NYPD Blue(Episode: “Lost Israel”, Part 2), (ABC)
- Chris Carter for The X-Files (Episode: “The Post-Modern Prometheus”), (Fox)
- David Milch, Ted Mann, Bill Clark and Meredith Stiehm for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Lost Israel”, Part 1), (ABC)
- David E. Kelley for The Practice (Episode: “Betrayal”), (ABC)
- James Yoshimura for Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “The Subway”), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Kario Salem for Don King: Only in America, (HBO)
- Jay McInerney and Michael Cristofer for Gia, (HBO)
- David Stevens, Peter Barnes, Edward Khmara for Merlin, (NBC)
- Nicholas Wright for More Tales of the City, (Showtime)
- Graham Yost for From the Earth to the Moon (Episode: “Part II”), (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- Dennis Miller Live (HBO)
- The Chris Rock Show, (HBO)
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien, (NBC)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David, (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Todd Holland, for The Larry Sanders Show (Episode: “Flip”), (HBO)
- Allan Arkush for Ally McBeal (Episode: “Cro-Magnon”), (Fox)
- James Burrows for Dharma & Greg (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- James Frawley for Ally McBeal (Episode: “Pilot”), (Fox)
- Terry Hughes, for 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “Dick and the Other Guy”), (NBC)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Paris Barclay for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Lost Israel”, Part 2), (ABC)
- Mark Tinker for Brooklyn South (Episode: “Pilot”), (CBS)
- Chris Carter for The X-Files (Episode: “The Post-Modern Prometheus”), (Fox)
- Bill D’Elia for Chicago Hope (Episode: “Brain Salad Surgery”), (CBS)
- Thomas Schlamme for ER (Episode: “Ambush”), (NBC)
51ST EMMY AWARDS – SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1999
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Ally McBeal, (Fox)
- Everybody Loves Raymond, (CBS)
- Frasier, (NBC)
- Friends, (NBC)
- Sex and the City, (HBO)
Outstanding Drama Series
- The Practice, (ABC)
- ER, (NBC)
- Law & Order, (NBC)
- NYPD Blue, (ABC)
- The Sopranos, (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Series
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Politically Incorrect, (ABC)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, (NBC)
- Tracey Takes On…, (HBO)
Outstanding Variety Special
- The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, (CBS)
- The 71st Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
- Freak, (HBO)
- George Carlin: You Are All Diseased, (HBO)
- Jerry Seinfeld: “I’m Telling You for the Last Time”, (HBO)
Outstanding Miniseries
- Hornblower, (A&E)
- The ’60s, (NBC)
- Great Expectations, (PBS)
- Joan of Arc, (CBS)
- The Temptations, (NBC)
- Hornblower, (A&E)
Outstanding Actor - Comedy
- John Lithgow as Dr. Dick Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun (Episode: “What’s Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick?”), (NBC)
- Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty on Spin City (Episode: “Gone with the Wind”), (ABC)
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane on Frasier (Episode: “Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz”), (NBC)
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman on Mad About You (Episode: “The Final Frontier”), (NBC)
- Ray Romano as Ray Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond(Episode: “How They Met”), (CBS)
Outstanding Actress - Comedy
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman on Mad About You(Episode: “The Final Frontier”), (NBC)
- Jenna Elfman as Dharma Montgomery on Dharma & Greg(Episode: “Are You Ready for Some Football?”), (ABC)
- Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal on Ally McBeal (Episode: “Sideshow”), (Fox)
- Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: “Be Nice”), (CBS)
- Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City (Episode: “The Drought”), (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue (Episode: “Safe Home”), (ABC)
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano on The Sopranos(Episode: “The Sopranos”), (HBO)
- Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell on The Practice(Episode: “Happily Ever After”), (ABC)
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue (Episode: “Hearts and Souls”), (ABC)
- Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy on Law & Order (Episode: “Sideshow”), (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: “College”), (HBO)
- Gillian Anderson as Dr. Dana Scully on The X-Files(Episode: “Milagro”), (Fox)
- Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on The Sopranos(Episode: “The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti”), (HBO)
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin on Chicago Hope(Episode: “Karmic Relief”), (CBS)
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway on ER (Episode: “The Storm”, Part 2), (NBC)
Outstanding Writing - Comedy
- Jay Kogen for Frasier (Episode: “Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz”), (NBC)
- Alexa Junge for Friends (Episode: “The One Where Everybody Finds Out”), (NBC)
- David E. Kelley for Ally McBeal (Episode: “Sideshow”), (Fox)
- Steven Levitan for Just Shoot Me! (Episode: “Slow Donnie”), (NBC)
- Aaron Sorkin for Sports Night (Episode: “The Apology”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Drama
- James Manos Jr., David Chase for The Sopranos (Episode: “College”), (HBO)
- David Chase for The Sopranos (Episode: “The Sopranos”), (HBO)
- Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess for The Sopranos (Episode: “Isabella”), (HBO)
- Frank Renzulli for The Sopranos (Episode: “Nobody Knows Anything”), (HBO)
- Nicholas Wootton, Steven Bochco, David Milch, Bill Clarkfor NYPD Blue (Episode: “Hearts and Souls”), (ABC)
Outstanding Writing - Miniseries
- Ann Peacock for A Lesson Before Dying, (HBO)
- Jane Anderson for The Baby Dance, (Showtime)
- Martyn Burke for Pirates of Silicon Valley, (TNT)
- Jerrold L. Ludwig for Dash and Lilly, (A&E)
- Kario Salem for The Rat Pack, (HBO)
Outstanding Writing - Variety
- The Chris Rock Show, (HBO)
- Dennis Miller Live, (HBO)
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien, (NBC)
- Late Show with David Letterman, (CBS)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David, (HBO)
Outstanding Directing - Comedy
- Thomas Schlamme, for Sports Night (Episode: “Pilot”), (ABC)
- James Burrows for Will & Grace (Episode: “Pilot”), (NBC)
- Michael Lembeck for Friends (Episode: “The One Where Everybody Finds Out”), (NBC)
- Will Mackenzie for Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: “Robert’s Date”), (CBS)
- Arlene Sanford, for Ally McBeal (Episode: “Those Lips, That Hand”), (Fox)
Outstanding Directing - Drama
- Paris Barclay for NYPD Blue (Episode: “Hearts and Souls”), (ABC)
- David Chase for The Sopranos (Episode: “The Sopranos”), (HBO)
- Matthew Penn for Law & Order (Episode: “Empire”), (NBC)
- Edwin Sherin for Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street (Episode: “Sideshow”), (NBC)