1997–1998 Emmy Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The 50th Annual Prime-Time Emmy Awards were presented September 13, 1998.

Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Practice (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAndre Braugher, Homicide: Life on the Street
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesChristine Lahti, Chicago Hope
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesGordon Clapp, NYPD Blue
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesCamryn Manheim, The Practice
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesJohn Larroquette, The Practice
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesCloris Leachman, Promised Land
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (tie)Mark Tinker, Brooklyn South: Pilot
Paris Barclay, N.Y.P.D. Blue: “Lost Israel, Part 2”
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesBill Clark, David Milch and Nicholas Wootton, N.Y.P.D. Blue: “Lost Israel — Part II”
Outstanding Comedy SeriesFrasier (NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesKelsey Grammer, Frasier
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesHelen Hunt, Mad About You
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesDavid Hyde Pierce, Frasier
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesLisa Kudrow, Friends
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesMel Brooks, Mad About You
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesEmma Thompson, Ellen
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesTodd Holland, The Larry Sanders Show:“ Flip”
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesPeter Tolan and Garry Shandling, The Larry Sanders Show: “Flip”
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy SeriesLate Show With David Letterman (CBS)
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy SpecialThe 1997 Tony Awards (CBS)
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music ProgramBilly Crystal, The 70th Annual Academy Awards
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music ProgramLouis J. Horvitz, The 70th Annual Academy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music ProgramEddie Feldmann, Dennis Miller, David Feldman, Leah Krinsky, Jim Hanna, David Weiss and Jose Arroyo, The Dennis Miller Show
Outstanding MiniseriesFrom the Earth to the Moon (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or SpecialGary Sinise, George Wallace
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or SpecialEllen Barkin, Before Women Had Wings
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or SpecialGeorge C. Scott, 12 Angry Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or SpecialMare Winningham, George Wallace
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a SpecialJohn Frankenheimer, George Wallace
Outstanding Made for Television MovieDon King: Only in America (HBO)
Outstanding Non-Fiction Series The American Experience (PBS)
Outstanding Non-Fiction SpecialDiscovery Sunday - Vietnam POWs: Stories of Survival (Discovery Channel)
Outstanding Children's ProgramMuppets Tonight (Disney Channel)
Nick News Special Edition: What Are You Staring At? (Nickelodeon)
Outstanding Animated ProgramThe Simpsons (Fox)

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