Primetime Emmy Awards 1991
The 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards · Held August 25, 1991 · 29 categories · everything in 1991
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner L.A. Law · Alan Brennert, Patricia Green, John Hill
- Nominee China Beach · Carol Flint, Lydia Woodward
- Nominee Northern Exposure · Joshua Brand, John Falsey, Diane Frolov, Robin Green, Andrew Schneider
- Nominee Quantum Leap
- Nominee Thirtysomething · Joseph Dougherty, Ann Lewis Hamilton
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Cheers · Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson
- Nominee Designing Women
- Nominee Murphy Brown
- Nominee The Golden Girls
- Nominee The Wonder Years
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Separate But Equal · George Stevens Jr.
- Nominee Decoration Day
- Nominee Paris Trout · Frank Konigsberg
- Nominee Sarah, Plain and Tall · Glenn Close, William Self, Glenn Jordan
- Nominee Switched at Birth · Barry Morrow, Michael O'Hara
- Nominee The Josephine Baker Story · Robert Halmi, David Puttnam, John Kemeny
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner James Earl Jones · Gabriel's Fire
- Nominee Peter Falk · Columbo
- Nominee Michael Moriarty · Law & Order
- Nominee Scott Bakula · Quantum Leap
- Nominee Kyle MacLachlan · Twin Peaks
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Patricia Wettig · Thirtysomething
- Nominee Dana Delany · China Beach
- Nominee Angela Lansbury · Murder, She Wrote
- Nominee Sharon Gless · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Burt Reynolds · Evening Shade
- Nominee Ted Danson · Cheers
- Nominee Craig T. Nelson · Coach
- Nominee Richard Mulligan · Empty Nest
- Nominee John Goodman · Roseanne
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Kirstie Alley · Cheers
- Nominee Delta Burke · Designing Women
- Nominee Candice Bergen · Murphy Brown
- Nominee Blair Brown · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Nominee Betty White · The Golden Girls
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner John Gielgud · Summer's Lease
- Nominee James Garner · Decoration Day
- Nominee James Garner · Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Dennis Hopper · Paris Trout
- Nominee Christopher Walken · Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Nominee Sidney Poitier · Separate But Equal
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Lynn Whitfield · The Josephine Baker Story
- Nominee Suzanne Pleshette · Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean
- Nominee Lee Purcell · Long Road Home
- Nominee Barbara Hershey · Paris Trout
- Nominee Glenn Close · Sarah, Plain and Tall
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Timothy Busfield · Thirtysomething
- Nominee Richard Dysart · L.A. Law
- Nominee Jimmy Smits · L.A. Law
- Nominee Dean Stockwell · Quantum Leap
- Nominee David Clennon · Thirtysomething
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Madge Sinclair · Gabriel's Fire
- Nominee Marg Helgenberger · China Beach
- Nominee Diana Muldaur · L.A. Law
- Nominee Melanie Mayron · Thirtysomething
- Nominee Piper Laurie · Twin Peaks
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jonathan Winters · Davis Rules
- Nominee Woody Harrelson · Cheers
- Nominee Jerry Van Dyke · Coach
- Nominee Charles Durning · Evening Shade
- Nominee Michael Jeter · Evening Shade
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Bebe Neuwirth · Cheers
- Nominee Rhea Perlman · Cheers
- Nominee Elizabeth Ashley · Evening Shade
- Nominee Faith Ford · Murphy Brown
- Nominee Estelle Getty · The Golden Girls
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner James Earl Jones · Heat Wave
- Nominee Leon Russom · Long Road Home
- Nominee Richard Kiley · Separate But Equal
- Nominee David Dukes · The Josephine Baker Story
- Nominee Rubén Blades · The Josephine Baker Story
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Ruby Dee · Decoration Day
- Nominee Elaine Stritch · An Inconvenient Woman
- Nominee Olympia Dukakis · Lucky Day
- Nominee Doris Roberts · The Sunset Gang
- Nominee Vanessa Redgrave · Young Catherine
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Thomas Carter · In Confidence from Equal Justice
- Nominee Tom Moore · God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman from L.A. Law
- Nominee Gregory Hoblit · Pilot from Cop Rock
- Nominee Mimi Leder · You, Babe from China Beach
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner James Burrows · Woody Interruptus from Cheers
- Nominee Jay Tarses · Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night from The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Nominee Barnet Kellman · On Another Plane from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Tom Cherones · The Pony Remark from Seinfeld
- Nominee Peter Baldwin · The Ties That Bind from The Wonder Years
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Brian Gibson · The Josephine Baker Story
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner David E. Kelley · On the Toad Again from L.A. Law
- Nominee Judith Feldman, Sarah Woodside Gallagher · Lie Harder from L.A. Law
- Nominee Patricia Green, Alan Brennert · Mutinies on the Banzai from L.A. Law
- Nominee Joshua Brand, John Falsey · Pilot from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Ann Lewis Hamilton · Second Look from Thirtysomething
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Gary Dontzig · Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All The Way from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Jay Tarses · Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night from The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Nominee Diane English · On Another Plane from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Larry David · The Deal from Seinfeld
- Nominee Jerry Seinfeld · The Pony Remark from Seinfeld
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Billy Crystal
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Jay Thomas · Murphy Brown
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner David Opatoshu · Gabriel's Fire
- Nominee John Glover · L.A. Law
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Colleen Dewhurst · Murphy Brown
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Peggy McCay · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Billy Crystal · The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee Keenan Ivory Wayans · In Living Color
- Nominee Damon Wayans · In Living Color
- Nominee Dana Carvey · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Harry Connick Jr. · Swinging Out with Harry
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
- Winner The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
- Nominee In Living Color
- Nominee Kennedy Center Honors
- Nominee Late Night with David Letterman
- Nominee The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
- Nominee The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Andrew Davies · House of Cards
- Nominee Robert W. Lenski · Decoration Day
- Nominee Peter Dexter · Paris Trout
- Nominee Patricia MacLachlan · Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Nominee George Stevens Jr. · Separate But Equal