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 [edit]
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Programs [edit]
Acting [edit]
Lead performances [edit]
Supporting performances [edit]
Guest performances [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| 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 Everyone 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 a Movie |
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Writing [edit]
| 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: "Pilot"), (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 a Movie |
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- Ann Peacock for A Lesson Before Dying, (HBO)
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Most major nominations [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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
- ^ a b "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
In Memoriam [edit]
The awards remember his most representative members who died durning the last year's ceremony: Gene Autry, Rory Calhoun, Peggy Cass, producer Joseph Cates, Dane Clark, Ellen Corby, Richard Denning, Norman Fell, Mary Frann, Allen Funt, Virginia Graham, Ed Herlihy, John Holliman, DeForest Kelley, Roddy McDowall, Gary Morton, Anthony Newley, Dick O'Neill, Noam Pitlik, Dana Plato, writer Mario Puzo, Esther Rolle, Sylvia Sidney, film critic Gene Siskel, Susan Strasberg, David Strickland, Mel Tormé, producer Mark Warren, Bill Wendell and Flip Wilson.
References [edit]
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