Screen Source presents:

The 1997 Primetime Emmy Awards

The 49th annual ceremonies were held September 14, 1997

at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 1997 Primetime Emmy Awards celebrate and honor television's greatest shows, producers, directors, writers, actors and actresses.

Broadcast live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, the Primetime Emmy Awards reach an international television audience of 60 million people.

Hosted by Bryant Gumbel

Note: Winners are shown in Red

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jason Alexander as George Costanza in Seinfeld, NBC
• Rip Torn as Arthur in The Larry Sanders Show, HBO
• Jeffrey Tambor as Hank Kingsley in The Larry Sanders Show, HBO
• David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane in Frasier, NBC
• Michael Richards as Kramer in Seinfeld, NBC

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Janeane Garofalo as Paula in The Larry Sanders Show, HBO
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld, NBC
• Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay in Friends, NBC
• Kristen Johnston as Sally Solomon in 3rd Rock From The Sun, NBC
• Christine Baranski as Maryann Thorpe in Cybill, CBS

Directing for a Comedy Series

• Ellen, The Puppy Episode, Directed by Gil Junger, ABC
• The Larry Sanders Show, Everybody Loves Larry, Directed by Todd Holland, HBO
• The Larry Sanders Show, Ellen, Or Isn't She?, Directed by Alan Myerson, HBO
• Frasier, To Kill A Talking Bird, Directed by David Lee, NBC
• Seinfeld, The Pothole, Directed by Andy Ackerman, NBC

Writing for a Comedy Series

• Seinfeld, The Yada Yada, Written by Peter Mehlman, Jill Franklyn, NBC
• The Larry Sanders Show, Everybody Loves Larry, Written by Jon Vitti, HBO
• Ellen, The Puppy Episode, Story by Ellen DeGeneres; Teleplay by Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark, ABC
• The Larry Sanders Show, Ellen, Or Isn't She?, Teleplay/Story by Judd Apatow, John Markus; Story by Garry Shandling, HBO
• The Larry Sanders Show, My Name Is Asher Kingsley, Written by Peter Tolan, HBO

Writing for a Variety or Music Program

• Dennis Miller Live, Eddie Feldmann - Supervising Writer; Written by Dennis Miller, David Feldman, Mike Gandolfi, Tom Hertz, Rick Overton, Leah Krinsky, Jim Hanna, HBO
• Late Show With David Letterman, Joe Toplyn - Head Writer; Written by Michael Barrie, Jon Beckerman, Rob Burnett, Alex Gregory, Matt Harrigan, Peter Huyck, Tim Long, Jim Mulholland, Gerard Mulligan, Rodney Rothman, Bill Scheft, Steve Young, David Letterman, CBS
• Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher, Chris Kelly - Head Writer; Written by Frank Ajaye, Scott Carter, Christopher Case Erbland, Al Franken, Jon Hotchkiss, Arianna Huffington, Hayes Jackson, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Bill Kelley, Billy Martin, Bill Maher, Ned Rice, Chris Rock, ABC/Comedy Central
• Tracey Takes On... , Written by Tracey Ullman, Jerry Belson, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Allen J. Zipper, Robert Klane, Jenji Kohan, Molly Newman, Gail Parent, HBO
• Chris Rock, Bring The Pain, Written by Chris Rock, HBO

Directing for a Variety or Music Program

• The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Show #1062, Directed by Ellen Brown, NBC
• Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies, Directed by Don Mischer, NBC
• Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas, Directed by Marty Callner, HBO
• The 69th Annual Academy Awards, Directed by Louis J. Horvitz, ABC
• Tracey Takes On... 1976, Directed by Thomas Schlamme, HBO

Performance in a Variety or Music Program

• Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes On... Childhood, HBO
• George Carlin in George Carlin: 40 Years Of Comedy, HBO
• Billy Crystal in The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC
• Bill Maher in Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher, Episode #4086, ABC/Comedy Central
• Bette Midler in Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas, HBO

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Kim Delaney as Detective Diane Russell in NYPD Blue, ABC
• Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver in ER, NBC
• CCH Pounder as Dr. Angela Hicks in ER, NBC
• Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet in ER, NBC
• Della Reese as Tess in Touched By An Angel, CBS

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Noah Wyle as Dr. John Carter in ER, NBC
• Adam Arkin as Dr. Aaron Shutt in Chicago Hope, CBS
• Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez in NYPD Blue, ABC
• Eriq LaSalle as Dr. Peter Benton in ER, NBC
• Hector Elizondo as Dr. Phillip Watters in Chicago Hope, CBS

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special

• Beau Bridges as Governor Jim Farley in The Second Civil War, HBO
• Michael Caine as F.W. De Klerk in Mandela And De Klerk, Showtime
• Ossie Davis as Mr. Evers in Miss Evers' Boys, HBO
• Joe Mantegna as Pippi De Lena in The Last Don, CBS
• Obba Babatunde as Willie Johnson in Miss Evers' Boys, HBO

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special

• Glenne Headly as Ruth in Bastard Out Of Carolina, Showtime
• Frances McDormand as Gus in Hidden In America, Showtime
• Bridget Fonda as Anne in In The Gloaming, HBO
• Kirstie Alley as Rose Marie in The Last Don, CBS
• Diana Rigg as Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca, PBS

Writing for a Miniseries or Special

• William Faulkner's Old Man, Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation, Teleplay by Horton Foote, CBS
• Weapons Of Mass Distraction, Written by Larry Gelbart, HBO
• Crime Of The Century, Written by William Nicholson, HBO
• Gotti, Written by Steve Shagan, HBO
• Miss Evers' Boys, Teleplay by Walter Bernstein, HBO

Directing for a Miniseries or Special

• The Odyssey, Part I & II, Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, NBC
• In The Gloaming, Directed by Christopher Reeve, HBO
• Gotti, Directed by Robert Harmon, HBO
• Crime Of The Century, Directed by Mark Rydell, HBO
• Bastard Out Of Carolina, Directed by Anjelica Huston, Showtime

Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• Late Show With David Letterman, CBS
• Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher, ABC/Comedy Central
• The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, NBC
• Tracey Takes On..., HBO
• Dennis Miller Live, HBO

Variety, Music or Comedy Special

• The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC
• Bette Midle, Diva Las Vegas, HBO
• Chris Rock, Bring The Pain, HBO
• George Carlin, 40 Years of Comedy, HBO
• The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS

The President's Award

• A&E Biography, A&E
• Touched By An Angel, CBS
• Miss Evers' Boys, HBO
• ER, NBC
• If These Walls Could Talk, HBO

Directing for a Drama Series

• ER, Fear Of Flying, Directed by Christopher Chulack, NBC
• NYPD Blue, Where's Swaldo?, Directed by Mark Tinker, ABC
• ER, Last Call, Directed by Rod Holcomb, NBC
• ER, Union Station, Directed by Tom Moore, NBC
• The X-Files, Musings Of A Cigarette Smoking Man, Directed by James Wong, FOX

Writing for a Drama Series

• The X-Files, Memento Mori, Written by John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, FOX
• NYPD Blue, Taillight's Last Gleaming, Written by David Mills, ABC
• NYPD Blue, Where's Swaldo?, Written by David Milch, Stephen Gaghan, Michael R. Perry, ABC
• ER, Faith, Written by John Wells, NBC
• ER, Whose Appy Now?, Written by Neal Baer, NBC

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special

• Beau Bridges as Bill Januson in Hidden In America, Showtime
• Armand Assante as John Gotti in Gotti, HBO
• Robert Duvall as Adolf Eichmann in The Man Who Captured Eichmann, TNT
• Sidney Poitier as Nelson Mandela in Mandela And De Klerk, Showtime

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special

• Helen Mirren, PBS
• Stockard Channing as Barbara Whitney in An Unexpected Family, USA
• Glenn Close as Janet in In The Gloaming, HBO
• Alfre Woodard as Eunice Evers in Miss Evers' Boys, HBO
• Meryl Streep as Lori Reimuller in First Do No Harm, ABC

Miniseries

• Prime Suspect 5: Errors Of Judgement, PBS
• The Odyssey, NBC
• Stephen King's The Shining, ABC
• The Last Don, CBS
• In Cold Blood, CBS

Made for Television Movie

• If These Walls Could Talk, HBO
• In The Gloaming, HBO
• Miss Evers' Boys, HBO
• Bastard Out Of Carolina, Showtime
• Gotti, HBO

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Cybill Shepherd as Cybill Sheriden in Cybill, CBS
• Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor in Home Improvement, ABC
• Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman in Mad About You, NBC
• Fran Drescher as Fran Fine in The Nanny, CBS
• Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan in Ellen, ABC

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

• Michael J. Fox as Michael Flaherty in Spin City, ABC
• Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane in Frasier, NBC
• John Lithgow as Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock From The Sun, NBC
• Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman in Mad About You, NBC
• Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders in The Larry Sanders Show, HBO

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone in NYPD Blue, ABC
• Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue, ABC
• Sam Waterston as Assistant D.A. Jack McCoy in Law & Order, NBC
• Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in ER, NBC
• David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files, FOX

Comedy Series

• Frasier, NBC
• 3rd Rock From The Sun, NBC
• Seinfeld, NBC
• Mad About You, NBC
• The Larry Sanders Show, HBO

Drama Series

• Chicago Hope, CBS
• The X-Files, FOX
• ER, NBC
• Law & Order, NBC
• NYPD Blue, ABC

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

• Pruitt Taylor Vince as Clifford Banks in Murder One, ABC

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

• Dianne Wiest as Lillian Hepworth in Avonlea, Disney Channel

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

• Mel Brooks as Uncle Phil in Mad About You, NBC

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

• Carol Burnett as Teresa in Mad About You, NBC

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