51st Primetime Emmy Awards
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 12, 1999. The awards show was hosted by Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce. It was broadcast on Fox. Nominees and winners are listed below, winners are in bold.
The Fox comedy-drama Ally McBeal won Outstanding Comedy Series, dethroning five time defending champion Frasier. In the drama field The Practice won Outstanding Drama Series for the second straight year, and led all shows with four major wins on the night. Freshman series The Sopranos led all shows with 11 major nominations.
The real winner of the night was television writer David E. Kelley. Kelley was the creator and head writer for both series champions Ally McBeal and The Practice. This accomplishment has not been matched since.
Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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- Kristen Johnston as Sally Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun, (Episodes: "Two-Faced Dick" + "Dick the Mouth Solomon"), (NBC)
- Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay on Friends, (Episodes: "The One Hundredth" + "The One Where Everybody Finds Out"), (NBC)
- Lucy Liu as Ling Woo on Ally McBeal, (Episodes: "Angels and Blimps" + "Sex, Lies, and Politics"), (Fox)
- Wendie Malick as Nina van Horn on Just Shoot Me!, (Episodes: "Two Girls for Every Boy"), (NBC)
- Doris Roberts as Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, (Episodes: "The Toaster" + "Frank’s Tribute"), (CBS)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
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- Holland Taylor as Roberta Kittleson on The Practice, (Episode: "End Games"), (ABC)
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Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie |
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Guest performances
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
- Mel Brooks as Uncle Phil on Mad About You, (Episode: "Uncle Phil Goes Back To High School"), (NBC)
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- Tracey Ullman as Tracy Clark on Ally McBeal, (Episode: "Sideshow"), (Fox)
- Christine Baranski as Dr. Nora Fairchild on Frasier, (Episode: "Dr. Nora"), (NBC)
- Kathy Bates as Charlotte Everly on 3rd Rock from the Sun, (Episode: "Alien Hunter"), (NBC)
- Piper Laurie as Mrs. Mulhern on Frasier, (Episode: "Dr. Nora"), (NBC)
- Laurie Metcalf as Jennifer on 3rd Rock from the Sun, (Episode: "I Am Dick Pentameter!"), (NBC)
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Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
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- Debra Monk as Katie Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, (Episode: "Hearts and Souls"), (ABC)
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Directing
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series |
- 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)
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- Paris Barclay for NYPD Blue, (Episode: "Hearts and Souls"), (ABC)
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Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or Movie |
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Writing
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series |
- 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)
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- 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 Clark for NYPD Blue, (Episode: "Hearts and Souls"), (ABC)
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Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or Movie |
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- Ann Peacock for A Lesson Before Dying, (HBO)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 42
- HBO – 32
- CBS – 23
- ABC – 22
- Fox – 10
- By program
- The Sopranos (HBO) – 11
- The Practice (ABC) – 9
- Ally McBeal (Fox) / Frasier (NBC) – 8
- Law & Order (NBC) / NYPD Blue (ABC) – 7
- Dash and Lilly (A&E) / Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / Joan of Arc (CBS) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- ABC – 8
- NBC – 7
- HBO – 6
- CBS – 5
- Fox – 2
- By program
- The Practice (ABC) – 4
- NYPD Blue (ABC) – 3
- Notes
- 1 2 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
In Memoriam
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