Primetime Emmy Awards 1998
The 1998 Emmy Awards were held on September 13, 1998 at the Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles . It was broadcast on NBC . It was the 50th award in the Primetime category.
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
- Frasier ,NBC
- Behind the moon just left , NBC
- Ally McBeal , FOX
- The Larry Sanders Show , Home Box Office
- Seinfeld , NBC
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
- Practice - The Lawyers ,ABC
- Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- Law & Order , NBC
- New York Cops - NYPD Blue , ABC
- The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases , FOX
Miniseries
(Outstanding Mini-Series)
- From the Earth to the Moon ,Home Box Office
- Wallace , TNT
- Stories from San Francisco , Showtime
- Merlin , NBC
- Moby Dick , USA Network
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
- Don King: Only in America ,Home Box Office
- The 12 jurors , Showtime
- A Bright Shining Lie - Hell of Vietnam , Home Box Office
- Gia - Price of Beauty , Home Box Office
- Explosion of Silence , Home Box Office
Variety, music or comedy show
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
- Late Show with David Letterman ,CBS
- Dennis Miller Live , Home Box Office
- Politically Incorrect , ABC
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , NBC
- Tracey Takes On ... , Home Box Office
Leading actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
- Andre Braugher as Det. Frank Pembletin in Homicide
- David Duchovny as Fox Mulder in the X-Files: The FBI's Creepy Cases
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in the Emergency Room
- Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicz in New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- Jimmy Smits as Bobby Simone in New York Cops - NYPD Blue
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
- Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in Frasier
- Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty in Chaos City
- John Lithgow as Dick Solomon in Behind the Moon Immediately Left
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman in Crazy About You
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show
Lead actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Gary Sinise as George C. Wallace in Wallace
- Jack Lemmon as Juror # 8 on The 12 Jurors
- Sam Neill as Merlin in Merlin
- Ving Rhames as Don King in Don King: Only in America
- Patrick Stewart as Captain Ahab in Moby Dick
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kathryn Austin in Chicago Hope - end of the line hope
- Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully in the X-Files: The FBI's Creepy Cases
- Roma Downey as Monica in A Breath of Heaven
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway in Emergency Room
- Jane Seymour as Dr. Michaela Quinn in Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman in Crazy About You
- Kirstie Alley as Veronica Chase in Veronica
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan in Ellen
- Jenna Elfman as Dharma Montgomery in Dharma & Greg
- Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal in Ally McBeal
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor in Listen Who's That Hammering
Lead actor in a miniseries or a television movie
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie)
- Ellen Barkin as Glory Marie Jackson in Like a Bird Without Wings
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Maggie Green in Nicholas: A Child's Heart Lives on
- Judy Davis as Gladwyn Ritchie in The Echo of Thunder
- Olympia Dukakis as Mrs. Anna Madrigal in Stories from San Francisco
- Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi in Gia - Preis der Schönheit
- Sigourney Weaver as Lady Claudia Hoffman in Snow White
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
- Gordon Clapp as Greg Medavoy in New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- Hector Elizondo as Dr. Phillip Watters in Chicago Hope
- Steven Hill as Adam Schiff in Law & Order
- Eriq La Salle as Peter Benton in Emergency Room
- Noah Wyle as John Carter in Emergency Room
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
- David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane in Frasier
- Jason Alexander as George Costanza in Seinfeld
- Phil Hartman as Bill McNeal on NewsRadio
- Jeffrey Tambor as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show
- Rip Torn as Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
- Camryn Manheim as Ellenor Frutt in Practice - The Lawyers
- Kim Delaney as Diane Russell in New York Cops - NYPD Blue
- Laura Innes as Kerry Weaver in Emergency Room
- Della Reese as Tess in A Touch of Heaven
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet in Emergency Room
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay in Friends
- Christine Baranski as Maryann Thorpe in Cybill
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld
- Kristen Johnston as Sally Solomin in Behind the Moon Immediately Left
- Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon in Frasier