49th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California in 1997. They were presented in two ceremonies hosted by Bryant Gumbel, one on September 13 and another on September 14. The September 14th ceremony was televised on CBS.

Outstanding Drama Series

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

Outstanding Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Miniseries

• Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement, PBS
• The Odyssey, NBC
• The Shining, ABC
• The Last Don, CBS
• In Cold Blood, CBS

Outstanding 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

Outstanding 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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Gillian Anderson for playing Agent Dana Scully in The X-Files, Fox
• Christine Lahti for playing Dr. Kate Austin in Chicago Hope, CBS
• Julianna Margulies for playing Nurse Carol Hathaway in ER, NBC
• Sherry Stringfield for playing Dr. Susan Lewis in ER, NBC
• Roma Downey for playing Monica in Touched by an Angel, CBS

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special

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

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Special

• Helen Mirren for playing Detective Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement, PBS
• Stockard Channing for playing Barbara Whitney in An Unexpected Family, USA
• Glenn Close for playing Janet in In the Gloaming, HBO
• Alfre Woodard for playing Eunice Evers in Miss Evers' Boys, HBO
• Meryl Streep for playing Lori Reimuller in ...First Do No Harm, ABC

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special

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

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special

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

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

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

Outstanding 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