Primetime Emmy Awards 1997
The 1997 Emmy Awards took place on September 13 and 14, 1997 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California . Bryant Gumbel moderated both awards . The television company CBS broadcast the event on September 14th. It was the 49th award in the Primetime category.
Drama series
(Outstanding Drama Series)
Comedy series
(Outstanding Comedy Series)
Miniseries
(Outstanding Miniseries)
TV movie
(Outstanding Made for Television Movie)
- Miss Evers' Boys , HBO
Variety, music or comedy series
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series)
Leading actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series)
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Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in New York Cops - NYPD Blue , ABC
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone in New York Cops - NYPD Blue , ABC
- Sam Waterston as Assistant DA Jack McCoy in Law & Order , NBC
- David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder in the X-Files: The FBI's Creepy Cases , Fox
Leading actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series)
-
John Lithgow as Dick Solomon in Behind the Moon Immediately Left , NBC
- Michael J. Fox as Mike Flaherty in Chaos City , ABC
- Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane in Frasier , NBC
- Paul Reiser as Paul Buchman in Crazy About You , NBC
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show , HBO
Leading actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series)
-
Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully in the X-Files: The FBI's Creepy Cases , Fox
- Christine Lahti as Dr. Kate Austin in Chicago Hope - Hope End , CBS
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway in Emergency Room , NBC
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- Roma Downey as Monica in A Touch of Heaven , CBS
Leading actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series)
-
Helen Hunt as Jamie Buchman in Crazy About You , NBC
- Cybill Shepherd as herself on Cybill , CBS
- Patricia Richardson as Jill Taylor in Listen To The Hammer , ABC
- Fran Drescher as Fran Fine in The Nanny , CBS
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan in Ellen , ABC
Leading actor in a miniseries or a special
(Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special)
-
Armand Assante as John Gotti in The Fall of the Cosa Nostra , HBO
- Beau Bridges as Bill Januson in Between Worlds , Showtime
- Robert Duvall as Adolf Eichmann in The Man Who Chased Eichmann , TNT
- Sidney Poitier as Nelson Mandela in Mandela and De Klerk - New Times , Showtime
Leading actress in a miniseries or a special
(Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special)
-
Alfre Woodard as Eunice Evers in Miss Evers' Boys , HBO
- Helen Mirren as Detective Jane Tennison in Hot Suspicion, Season 5 , PBS
- Stockard Channing as Barbara Whitney in A Family to Fall in Love with , United States
- Glenn Close as Janet in At Dusk , HBO
- Meryl Streep as Lori Reimuller in As Long As There Is Hope , ABC
Supporting actor in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series)
-
Hector Elizondo as Dr. Philip Watters in Chicago Hope - Hope End , CBS
- Noah Wyle as Dr. John Carter in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- Adam Arkin as Dr. Aaron Shutt in Chicago Hope - Hope terminus , CBS
- Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez in New York Cops - NYPD Blue , ABC
- Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton in Emergency Room , NBC
Supporting actor in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series)
-
Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer in Seinfeld , NBC
- Jason Alexander as George Costanza in Seinfeld , NBC
- Rip Torn as Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show , HBO
- Jeffrey Tambor as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show , HBO
- David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane in Frasier , NBC
Supporting actress in a drama series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series)
-
Kim Delaney as Detective Diane Russell in New York Cops - NYPD Blue , ABC
- Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Angela Hicks in Emergency Room - The Emergency Room , NBC
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet in Emergency Room , NBC
- Della Reese as Tess in A Touch of Heaven , CBS
Supporting actress in a comedy series
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series)
-
Kristen Johnston as Sally Solomon in Behind the Moon Immediately Left , NBC
- Janeane Garofalo as Paula on The Larry Sanders Show , HBO
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld , NBC
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay in Friends , NBC
- Christine Baranski as Maryann Thorpe in Cybill , CBS
Supporting actor in a miniseries or a special
(Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special)
-
Beau Bridges as Governor Jim Farley in The War Makers , HBO
- Michael Caine as FW de Klerk in Mandela and De Klerk - turning point , Showtime
- Ossie Davis as Mr. Evers on Miss Evers' Boys , HBO
- Joe Mantegna as Pippi De Lena in The Last Godfather , CBS
- Obba Babatundé as Willie Johnson on Miss Evers' Boys , HBO
Supporting actress in a miniseries or special
(Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special)
-
Diana Rigg as Mrs. Danvers in Rebecca , PBS
- Glenne Headly as Ruth in Defenseless - Shadows Over Carolina , Showtime
- Frances McDormand as Gus in Between Worlds , Showtime
- Bridget Fonda as Anne in At Dusk , HBO
- Kirstie Alley as Rose Marie in The Last Godfather , CBS
Variety, music or comedy special
(Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special)
-
Chris Rock : Bring the Pain , HBO
- 1997 Academy Awards , ABC
- Bette Midler : Diva Las Vegas , HBO
- George Carlin : 40 Years of Comedy , HBO
- The 50th Annual Tony Awards , CBS
Appearance in a variety or comedy show
(Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program)
-
Bette Midler in Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas , HBO
- Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes On… Childhood , HBO
- George Carlin in George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy , HBO
- Billy Crystal at 1997 Academy Awards , ABC
- Bill Maher in Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Episode # 4086 , ABC / Comedy Central