Primetime Emmy Awards 1992
The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held August 30, 1992 · 26 categories · everything in 1992
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Northern Exposure · Joshua Brand, Jeff Melvoin, Rob Thompson
- Nominee I'll Fly Away · Joshua Brand, David Chase, Barbara Hall, Ian Sander
- Nominee L.A. Law · Steven Bochco
- Nominee Law & Order · Michael Duggan, Robert Stuart Nathan, Robert Palm, Daniel Sackheim, Joseph Stern, Dick Wolf
- Nominee Quantum Leap
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Murphy Brown · Peter Tolan, Jerry Seinfeld
- Nominee Brooklyn Bridge · Gary David Goldberg, Sam Weisman, Brad Hall, Craig Zisk
- Nominee Cheers · Dan Staley, Rob Long
- Nominee Home Improvement · Matt Williams, David McFadzean, Carmen Finestra, John Pasquin
- Nominee Seinfeld · Andrew Scheinman, Larry David, George Shapiro, Howard West, Tom Cherones, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Charles
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner A Woman Named Jackie · Lester Persky
- Nominee Cruel Doubt
- Nominee Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel · Michael Mann
- Nominee In a Child's Name
- Nominee The Burden of Proof
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Winner The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Johnny Carson
- Nominee In Living Color
- Nominee Late Night with David Letterman
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Christopher Lloyd · Road to Avonlea
- Nominee Sam Waterston · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Michael Moriarty · Law & Order
- Nominee Rob Morrow · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Scott Bakula · Quantum Leap
- Nominee Harrison Page · Quantum Leap
- Nominee Kirk Douglas · Tales from the Crypt
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Dana Delany · China Beach
- Nominee Regina Taylor · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Shirley Knight · Law & Order
- Nominee Angela Lansbury · Murder, She Wrote
- Nominee Kate Nelligan · Road to Avonlea
- Nominee Sharon Gless · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Craig T. Nelson · Coach
- Nominee Ted Danson · Cheers
- Nominee Burt Reynolds · Evening Shade
- Nominee John Goodman · Roseanne
- Nominee Jerry Seinfeld · Seinfeld
- Nominee Kelsey Grammer · Wings
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Candice Bergen · Murphy Brown
- Nominee Marion Ross · Brooklyn Bridge
- Nominee Kirstie Alley · Cheers
- Nominee Roseanne Barr · Roseanne
- Nominee Betty White · The Golden Girls
- Nominee Tyne Daly · Wings
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Beau Bridges · Without Warning: The James Brady Story
- Nominee Hume Cronyn · Christmas on Division Street
- Nominee Rubén Blades · Crazy from the Heart
- Nominee Maximilian Schell · Miss Rose White
- Nominee Brian Dennehy · To Catch a Killer
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Gena Rowlands
- Nominee Meredith Baxter · A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story
- Nominee Laura Dern · Afterburn
- Nominee Anne Bancroft · American Playhouse
- Nominee Anne Bancroft · Mrs. Cage
- Nominee Judy Davis · One Against the Wind
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Richard Dysart · L.A. Law
- Nominee Jimmy Smits · L.A. Law
- Nominee John Corbett · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Dean Stockwell · Quantum Leap
- Nominee Richard Kiley · The Ray Bradbury Theater
- Nominee Ed Asner · The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Valerie Mahaffey · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Marg Helgenberger · China Beach
- Nominee Mary Alice · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Conchata Ferrell · L.A. Law
- Nominee Barbara Barrie · Law & Order
- Nominee Cynthia Geary · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Kay Lenz · Reasonable Doubts
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Michael Jeter · Evening Shade
- Nominee Harvey Fierstein · Cheers
- Nominee Jerry Van Dyke · Coach
- Nominee Charles Durning · Evening Shade
- Nominee Jay Thomas · Murphy Brown
- Nominee Jason Alexander · Seinfeld
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Laurie Metcalf · Roseanne
- Nominee Frances Sternhagen · Cheers
- Nominee Alice Ghostley · Designing Women
- Nominee Faith Ford · Murphy Brown
- Nominee Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Seinfeld
- Nominee Estelle Getty · The Golden Girls
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Broadway Bound
- Nominee Ben Vereen · Intruders
- Nominee Héctor Elizondo · Mrs. Cage
- Nominee The Burden of Proof
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Amanda Plummer · Miss Rose White
- Nominee Broadway Bound
- Nominee Anne Bancroft · Broadway Bound
- Nominee Bibi Besch · Doing Time on Maple Drive
- Nominee Maureen Stapleton · Miss Rose White
- Nominee Penny Fuller · Miss Rose White
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Eric Laneuville · All God's Children from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Nancy Malone · Heartbreak Hotel from The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
- Nominee Mimi Leder · Rewind from China Beach
- Nominee Rick Wallace · Say Goodnight, Gracie from L.A. Law
- Nominee Jack Bender · Seoul Mates from Northern Exposure
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Barnet Kellman · Birth 101 from Murphy Brown
- Nominee James Burrows · An Old-Fashioned Wedding from Cheers
- Nominee Lee Shallat Chemel · Send in the Clowns from Murphy Brown
- Nominee David Steinberg · The Tape from Seinfeld
- Nominee Sam Weisman · When Irish Eyes are Smiling from Brooklyn Bridge
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Joseph Sargent · Miss Rose White
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Patricia Birch · Unforgettable... with Love
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider · Seoul Mates from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Robin Green · Burning Down the House from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Jeff Melvoin · Democracy in America from Northern Exposure
- Nominee John Sacret Young, John Wells, Lydia Woodward, Carol Flint · Hello-Goodbye from China Beach
- Nominee David Chase · Master Magician from I'll Fly Away
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Elaine Pope · The Fix-Up from Seinfeld
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · A Bitter Pill To Swallow from Roseanne
- Nominee Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman · Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Story by : Korby Siamis, Diane English Teleplay by : Diane English · Diane English from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Larry David · The Tape from Seinfeld
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Billy Crystal
- Nominee Larry Wilmore · In Living Color
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Cirque Du Soleil II: A New Expérience
- Nominee Great Performances
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Joshua Brand, John Falsey · Pilot from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Neil Simon · Broadway Bound
- Nominee James Duff · Doing Time on Maple Drive
- Nominee Anna Sandor · Miss Rose White
- Nominee Robert Bolt · The James Brady Story from Without Warning