50th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held Sunday, September 13, 1998. It was broadcast on NBC. Nominees and winners are listed below, winners are in bold.

Outstanding Comedy Series

• 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC
• Ally McBeal, FOX
• Frasier, NBC
• The Larry Sanders Show, HBO
• Seinfeld, NBC

Outstanding Drama Series

• ER, NBC
• Law & Order, NBC
• The Practice, ABC
• NYPD Blue, ABC
• The X Files, FOX

Outstanding Mini-Series

• From the Earth to the Moon, HBO
• George Wallace, TNT
• More Tales of the City, Showtime
• Merlin, NBC
• Moby Dick, USA Network

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

• 12 Angry Men, Showtime
• A Bright Shining Lie, HBO
• Don King: Only in America, HBO
• Gia, HBO
• What the Deaf Man Heard, CBS

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

• Dennis Miller Live, HBO
• Late Show with David Letterman, CBS
• Politically Incorrect, ABC
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC
• Tracey Takes On..., HBO

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

• Andre Braugher for playing Det. Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street
• David Duchovny for playing Fox Mulder on The X Files
• Anthony Edwards for playing Dr. Mark Greene on ER
• Dennis Franz for playing Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue
• Jimmy Smits for playing Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

• Jack Lemmon for playing Juror #8 in 12 Angry Men
• Sam Neill for playing Merlin in Merlin
• Ving Rhames for playing Don King in Don King: Only in America
• Gary Sinise for playing George C. Wallace in George Wallace
• Patrick Stewart for playing Captain Ahab in Moby Dick

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Gillian Anderson for playing Dana Scully on The X Files
• Roma Downey for playing Monica on Touched by an Angel
• Christine Lahti for playing Dr. Kathryn Austin on Chicago Hope
• Julianna Margulies for playing Carol Hathaway on ER
• Jane Seymour for playing Dr. Michaela Quinn] on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Kirstie Alley for playing Veronica Chase on Veronica's Closet
• Ellen DeGeneres for playing Ellen Morgan on Ellen
• Jenna Elfman for playing Dharma Montgomery on Dharma & Greg
• Calista Flockhart for playing Ally McBeal on Ally McBeal
• Helen Hunt for playing Jamie Buchman on Mad About You
• Patricia Richardson for playing Jill Taylor on Home Improvement

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries of Movie

• Ellen Barkin for playing Glory Marie Jackson in Before Women Had Wings
• Jamie Lee Curtis for playing Maggie Green in Nicholas' Gift
• Judy Davis for playing Gladwyn Ritchie in The Echo of Thunder
• Olympia Dukakis for playing Mrs. Anna Madrigal in More Tales of the City
• Angelina Jolie for playing Gia Carangi in Gia
• Sigourney Weaver for playing Lady Claudia Hoffman in Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Gordon Clapp for playing Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue
• Hector Elizondo for playing Dr. Phillip Watters on Chicago Hope
• Steven Hill for playing Adam Schiff on Law & Order
• Eriq La Salle for playing Peter Benton on ER
• Noah Wyle for playing John Carter on ER

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Jason Alexander for playing George Costanza on Seinfeld
• Phil Hartman for playing Bill McNeal on NewsRadio
• David Hyde Pierce for playing Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
• Jeffrey Tambor for playing Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show
• Rip Torn for playing Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Kim Delaney for playing Diane Russell on NYPD Blue
• Laura Innes for playing Kerry Weaver on ER
• Camryn Manheim for playing Ellenor Frutt on The Practice
• Della Reese for playing Tess on Touched by an Angel
• Gloria Reuben for playing Jeanie Boulet on ER

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christine Baranski for playing Maryann Thorpe on Cybill
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld
• Kristen Johnston for playing Sally Solomon on 3rd Rock from the Sun
• Lisa Kudrow for playing Phoebe Buffay on Friends
• Jane Leeves for playing Daphne Moon on Frasier

In Memoriam

It was presented a clip tribute to the TV actors who passes away: Gene Autry, Sonny Bono, Lloyd Bridges, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Grandpa Jones, Phil Leeds, Shari Lewis, Jack Lord, E.G. Marshall, Denver Pyle, Roy Rogers, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton and Robert Young.