Sep 14, 1997
The 49th Annual Emmy Awards were presented on September 14, 1997 in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
The awards were spread out pretty evenly with "Law and Order" winning outstanding drama and "Frasier" winning outstanding comedy series.
1997 Emmy Award Winners
| Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| Frasier | |
| Other Nominees: The Larry Sanders Show; Mad About You; Seinfeld; 3rd Rock From the Sun | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | |
| Law & Order | |
| Other Nominees: Chicago Hope; ER; NYPD Blue; The X-Files | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama | |
| Dennis Franz (NYPD Blue) | |
| Other Nominees: David Duchovny (X-Files); Anthony Edwards (ER); Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue); Sam Waterston (Law & Order) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama | |
| Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) | |
| Other Nominees: Roma Downey (Touched By An Angel); Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope); Julianna Margulies (ER); Sherry Stringfield (ER) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama | |
| Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope) | |
| Other Nominees: Adam Arkin (Chicago Hope); Eriq LaSalle (ER); Nicholas Turturro (NYPD Blue); Noah Wyle (ER) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama | |
| Kim Delaney (NYPD Blue) | |
| Other Nominees: Laura Innes (ER); CCH Pounder (ER); Gloria Reuben (ER); Della Reese (Touched By An Angel) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy | |
| John Lithgow (3rd Rock From The Sun) |    |
| Other Nominees: Michael J Fox (Spin City); Kelsey Grammer (Frasier); Paul Reiser (Mad About You); Garry Shandling (The Larry Sanders Show) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Comedy | |
| Helen Hunt (Mad About You) | |
| Other Nominees: Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen); Fran Drescher (The Nanny); Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement); Cybill Shepherd (Cybill) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy | |
| Michael Richards (Seinfeld) | |
| Other Nominees: Jason Alexander (Seinfeld); David Hyde Pierce (Frasier); Jeffrey Tambor (The Larry Sanders Show); Rip Torn (The Larry Sanders Show) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy | |
| Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock From The Sun) | |
| Other Nominees: Christine Baranski (Cybill); Janeane Garofalo (The Larry Sanders Show); Lisa Kudrow (Friends); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Armand Assante (Gotti) | |
| Other Nominees: Beau Bridges (Hidden In America); Robert Duvall (The Man Who Captured Eichmann); Laurence Fishburne (Miss Evers' Boys); Sidney Poitier (Mandela and De Klerk) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Alfre Woodard (Miss Evers' Boys) | |
| Other Nominees: Stockard Channing (An Unexpected Family); Glenn Close (In the Gloaming); Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect 5); Meryl Streep (First Do No Harm) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | |
| Beau Bridges (The Second Civil War) | |
| Other Nominees: Obba Babatunde (Miss Evers' Boys); Michael Caine (Mandela and De Klerk); Ossie Davis (Miss Evers' Boys); Joe Mantegna (The Last Don) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | |
| Diana Rigg (Rebecca) | |
| Other Nominees: Kirstie Alley (The Last Don); Bridget Fonda (In the Gloaming); Glenne Headly (Bastard Out of Carolina); Frances McDormand (Hidden In America) | |
| Outstanding Made for TV Movie | |
| Miss Evers' Boys | |
| Other Nominees: Bastard Out of Carolina; Gotti; If These Walls Could Talk; In the Gloaming | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |
| Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgment | |
| Other Nominees: In Cold Blood; The Last Don; The Odyssey; The Shining | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Series | |
| Tracey Takes On | |
| Other Nominees: Dennis Miller Live; Late Show with David Letterman; Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special | |
| Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | |
| Other Nominees: 69th Annual Academy Awards; Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas; George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy; The 50th Annual Tony Awards | |
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
