Primetime Emmy Awards 1993
The 45th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 19, 1993 · 31 categories · everything in 1993
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner Picket Fences · Mark B. Perry, Jonathan Pontell, Michael Pressman
- Nominee Homefront · Christopher Chulack, David Jacobs, Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick, Dianne Massock, Jim Stanley
- Nominee I'll Fly Away · Joshua Brand, Henry Bromell
- Nominee Law & Order · Michael S. Chernuchin, Walon Green
- Nominee Northern Exposure · Joshua Brand, Martin Bruestle
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Seinfeld · Larry David
- Nominee Cheers
- Nominee Home Improvement · Maxine Lapiduss
- Nominee Murphy Brown · Michael Patrick King
- Nominee The Larry Sanders Show · Brad Grey, Garry Shandling
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Prime Suspect: The Final Act · Sally Head, Paul Marcus
- Nominee Alex Haley's Queen · David L. Wolper
- Nominee Family Pictures · Les Alexander
- Nominee Sinatra · Tina Sinatra
- Nominee The Jacksons: An American Dream · Suzanne de Passe, Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- Winner Saturday Night Live · Lorne Michaels
- Nominee Late Night with David Letterman
- Nominee MTV Unplugged
- Nominee The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · Jay Leno
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Tom Skerritt · Picket Fences
- Nominee Sam Waterston · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Michael Moriarty · Law & Order
- Nominee Rob Morrow · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Scott Bakula · Quantum Leap
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Kathy Baker · Picket Fences
- Nominee Regina Taylor · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Angela Lansbury · Murder, She Wrote
- Nominee Janine Turner · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Swoosie Kurtz · Sisters
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Ted Danson · Cheers
- Nominee Tim Allen · Home Improvement
- Nominee John Goodman · Roseanne
- Nominee Jerry Seinfeld · Seinfeld
- Nominee Garry Shandling · The Larry Sanders Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Roseanne Barr · Roseanne
- Nominee Marion Ross · Brooklyn Bridge
- Nominee Kirstie Alley · Cheers
- Nominee Helen Hunt · Mad About You
- Nominee Candice Bergen · Murphy Brown
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Robert Morse · Tru
- Nominee James Garner · Barbarians at the Gate
- Nominee James Woods · Citizen Cohn
- Nominee Robert Blake · Judgment Day: The John List Story
- Nominee Robert Duvall · Stalin
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Holly Hunter · The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
- Nominee Joanne Woodward · Blind Spot
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Prime Suspect II
- Nominee Glenn Close · Skylark
- Nominee Maggie Smith · Suddenly, Last Summer
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Chad Lowe · Life Goes On
- Nominee John Cullum · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Barry Corbin · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Fyvush Finkel · Picket Fences
- Nominee Dean Stockwell · Quantum Leap
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Mary Alice · I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Kellie Martin · Life Goes On
- Nominee Cynthia Geary · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Janine Turner · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Peg Phillips · Northern Exposure
- Nominee Kay Lenz · Reasonable Doubts
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Michael Richards · Seinfeld
- Nominee Michael Jeter · Evening Shade
- Nominee Jason Alexander · Seinfeld
- Nominee Rip Torn · The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Jeffrey Tambor · The Larry Sanders Show
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Laurie Metcalf · Roseanne
- Nominee Rhea Perlman · Cheers
- Nominee Shelley Fabares · Coach
- Nominee Sara Gilbert · Roseanne
- Nominee Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Seinfeld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Beau Bridges · The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
- Nominee Jonathan Pryce · Barbarians at the Gate
- Nominee Peter Riegert · Barbarians at the Gate
- Nominee Brian Dennehy · Murder in the Heartland
- Nominee Maximilian Schell · Stalin
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Mary Tyler Moore · Stolen Babies
- Nominee Ann-Margret · Alex Haley's Queen
- Nominee Lee Grant · Citizen Cohn
- Nominee Joan Plowright · Stalin
- Nominee Peggy McCay · Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Barry Levinson · Gone for Goode from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Edwin Sherin · Conspiracy from Law & Order
- Nominee Nancy Malone · Crash and Born from Sisters
- Nominee Bille August · Northern Italy, 1918 from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · Until Tomorrow from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Robert Butler · What We Talk About When We Talk About Love from Sirens
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Betty Thomas · For Peter's Sake from Dream On
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · And Bimbo Was His Name-O from Dream On
- Nominee James Burrows · One for the Road from Cheers
- Nominee Tom Cherones · The Contest from Seinfeld
- Nominee Peter Bonerz · You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato from Murphy Brown
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner James Steven Sadwith · Sinatra
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Walter C. Miller · 46th Tony Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner Tom Fontana · Three Men and Adena from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Jeff Melvoin · Kaddish for Uncle Manny from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Walon Green, Robert Nathan · Manhood from Law & Order
- Nominee Geoffrey Neigher · Midnight Sun from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Bernard Lechowick · The Lacemakers from Homefront
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Larry David · The Contest from Seinfeld
- Nominee Marta Kauffman · Dream On
- Nominee David Crane · For Peter's Sake from Dream On
- Nominee Garry Shandling · The Hey Now Episode from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Larry Charles · The Outing from Seinfeld
- Nominee Rosie Shuster, Paul Simms, Peter Tolan · The Spider Episode from The Larry Sanders Show
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Bob Odenkirk, David Cross · The Ben Stiller Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner David Clennon · Dream On
- Nominee Adam Arkin
- Nominee Joel Grey · Brooklyn Bridge
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Laurence Fishburne · TriBeCa
- Nominee John Glover · Crime & Punishment
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Tracey Ullman · Love & War
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Elaine Stritch · Law & Order
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Dana Carvey · Saturday Night Live
- Nominee Billy Crystal
- Nominee Liza Minnelli · Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall
- Nominee Lily Tomlin · The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
- Nominee The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
- Winner Bob Hope: The First 90 Years · Nancy Malone, Don Mischer
- Nominee Great Performances · Jac Venza
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Jane Anderson · The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
- Nominee Larry Gelbart · Barbarians at the Gate
- Nominee David Franzoni · Citizen Cohn
- Nominee Jennifer Miller · Family Pictures
- Nominee Paul Monash · Stalin