Primetime Emmy Awards 1998
The 50th Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 13, 1998 · 31 categories · everything in 1998
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The Practice · Jeffrey Kramer, Ed Redlich
- Nominee ER · Jack Orman
- Nominee Law & Order · I. C. Rapoport, David Shore
- Nominee NYPD Blue · Paris Barclay
- Nominee The X-Files · Vince Gilligan, John Shiban
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Frasier · Christopher Lloyd, Jay Kogen, Jeffrey Richman, David Lloyd, Lori Kirkland Baker
- Nominee 3rd Rock from the Sun · David Israel, Jim O'Doherty
- Nominee Ally McBeal · David E. Kelley, Jeffrey Kramer, Jonathan Pontell, Mike Listo, Steve Robin
- Nominee Seinfeld · Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, David Mandel, Jennifer Crittenden, Steve Koren
- Nominee The Larry Sanders Show · Adam Resnick
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner From the Earth to the Moon · Tom Hanks, Tony To, John Melfi, Graham Yost, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Erik Bork
- Nominee George Wallace · John Frankenheimer, Ethel Winant
- Nominee Merlin · Robert Halmi, Dyson Lovell
- Nominee Moby Dick · Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Robert Halmi, Kris Noble, Franc Roddam
- Nominee Tales of the City · Tim Bevan, Alan Poul, Kevin Tierney
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner Don King: Only in America · Thomas Carter, David Blocker
- Nominee 12 Angry Men
- Nominee A Bright Shining Lie
- Nominee Gia · Marvin Worth, James D. Brubaker
- Nominee What the Deaf Man Heard · Brent Shields, Tom Luse
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Andre Braugher · Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Anthony Edwards · ER
- Nominee Jimmy Smits · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Dennis Franz · NYPD Blue
- Nominee David Duchovny · The X-Files
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Christine Lahti · Chicago Hope
- Nominee Jane Seymour · Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
- Nominee Julianna Margulies · ER
- Nominee Gillian Anderson · The X-Files
- Nominee Roma Downey · Touched by an Angel
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Kelsey Grammer · Frasier
- Nominee John Lithgow · 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee Paul Reiser · Mad About You
- Nominee Michael J. Fox · Spin City
- Nominee Garry Shandling · The Larry Sanders Show
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Helen Hunt · Mad About You
- Nominee Calista Flockhart · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Jenna Elfman · Dharma & Greg
- Nominee Ellen DeGeneres · Ellen
- Nominee Patricia Richardson · Home Improvement
- Nominee Kirstie Alley · Veronica's Closet
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Gary Sinise · George Wallace
- Winner Gary Sinise · George Wallace
- Nominee Jack Lemmon · 12 Angry Men
- Nominee Ving Rhames · Don King: Only in America
- Nominee Sam Neill · Merlin
- Nominee Patrick Stewart · Moby Dick
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Ellen Barkin · Before Women Had Wings
- Nominee Angelina Jolie · Gia
- Nominee Jamie Lee Curtis · Nicholas' Gift
- Nominee Sigourney Weaver · Snow White: A Tale of Terror
- Nominee Olympia Dukakis · Tales of the City
- Nominee Judy Davis · The Echo of Thunder
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Gordon Clapp · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Héctor Elizondo · Chicago Hope
- Nominee Noah Wyle · ER
- Nominee Eriq La Salle · ER
- Nominee Steven Hill · Law & Order
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Camryn Manheim · The Practice
- Nominee Laura Innes · ER
- Nominee Gloria Reuben · ER
- Nominee Kim Delaney · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Della Reese · Touched by an Angel
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner David Hyde Pierce · Frasier
- Nominee Phil Hartman · NewsRadio
- 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 Lisa Kudrow · Friends
- Nominee Kristen Johnston · 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee Christine Baranski · Cybill
- Nominee Jane Leeves · Frasier
- Nominee Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Seinfeld
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner George C. Scott · 12 Angry Men
- Nominee Hume Cronyn · 12 Angry Men
- Nominee J. T. Walsh · Hope
- Nominee Martin Short · Merlin
- Nominee Gregory Peck · Moby Dick
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Mare Winningham · George Wallace
- Winner Mare Winningham · George Wallace
- Nominee Julie Harris · Ellen Foster
- Nominee Angelina Jolie · George Wallace
- Nominee Julie Harris · Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · Merlin
- Nominee Judith Ivey · What the Deaf Man Heard
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Mark Tinker · Pilot from Brooklyn South
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Todd Holland · Flip from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Allan Arkush · Cro-Magnon from Ally McBeal
- Nominee Terry Hughes · Dick and the Other Guy from 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee James Frawley · Pilot from Ally McBeal
- Nominee James Burrows · Pilot from Dharma & Greg
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner John Frankenheimer · George Wallace
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Louis J. Horvitz · 70th Academy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner David Milch · Lost Israel from NYPD Blue
- Nominee David E. Kelley · Betrayal from The Practice
- Nominee Ted Mann, Meredith Stiehm, David Milch · Lost Israel from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Chris Carter · The Post-Modern Prometheus from The X-Files
- Nominee James Yoshimura · The Subway from Homicide: Life on the Street
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Peter Tolan · Flip from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Lawrence Broch · Emma from Ellen
- Nominee Richard Day · Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Joe Keenan · The Ski Lodge from Frasier
- Nominee David E. Kelley · Theme of Life from Ally McBeal
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner Dennis Miller Live
- Nominee Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee David Cross · Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Nominee Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Nominee The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Mel Brooks · Mad About You
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner John Larroquette · The Practice
- Nominee Charles Nelson Reilly · Millennium
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Emma Thompson · Ellen
- Nominee Patti LuPone · Frasier
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Cloris Leachman · Promised Land
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner Billy Crystal · 70th Academy Awards
- Nominee Garth Brooks
- Nominee David Letterman · Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Michael Crawford · Michael Crawford in Concert
- Nominee Jay Leno · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Nominee Tracey Ullman · Tracey Takes On...
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
- Winner Buffy the Vampire Slayer · Christophe Beck
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
- Winner The Simpsons
- Nominee Mr. Show with Bob and David · David Cross
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Kario Salem · Only in America from Don King
- Nominee Jay McInerney, Michael Cristofer · Gia
- Nominee Edward Khmara, David Stevens, Peter Barnes · Merlin
- Nominee Graham Yost · Part II from From the Earth to the Moon
- Nominee Nicholas Wright · Tales of the City