Primetime Emmy Awards 1999
The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards · Held September 12, 1999 · 29 categories · everything in 1999
Outstanding Drama Series
- Winner The Practice
- Nominee ER · Jonathan Kaplan
- Nominee Law & Order
- Nominee NYPD Blue · Leonard Gardner, Doug Palau, Meredith Stiehm, Nicholas Wootton
- Nominee The Sopranos · Mitchell Burgess, Allen Coulter, Brad Grey, Ilene S. Landress, Frank Renzulli
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Winner Ally McBeal
- Nominee Everybody Loves Raymond · Philip Rosenthal, Cindy Chupack, Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Ray Romano
- Nominee Frasier · Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer, Jeffrey Richman
- Nominee Friends · Michael Curtis, Wil Calhoun, Scott Silveri, Shana Goldberg-Meehan
- Nominee Sex and the City · Darren Star
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
- Winner Hornblower
- Nominee Great Expectations · Rebecca Eaton, Michael Wearing
- Nominee Joan of Arc · Peter Bray
- Nominee The '60s
- Nominee The Temptations · Suzanne de Passe, David V. Picker
Outstanding Television Movie
- Winner A Lesson Before Dying · Ted Demme
- Nominee Baby Blues · Jodie Foster, Meg LeFauve
- Nominee Dash and Lilly · Antony Root
- Nominee Pirates of Silicon Valley · Steven Haft
- Nominee The Rat Pack · Neal H. Moritz, Fred C. Caruso
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Dennis Franz · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Sam Waterston · Law & Order
- Nominee Jimmy Smits · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Dylan McDermott · The Practice
- Nominee James Gandolfini · The Sopranos
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Edie Falco · The Sopranos
- Nominee Christine Lahti · Chicago Hope
- Nominee Julianna Margulies · ER
- Nominee Lorraine Bracco · The Sopranos
- Nominee Gillian Anderson · The X-Files
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner John Lithgow · 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee Ray Romano · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Kelsey Grammer · Frasier
- Nominee Paul Reiser · Mad About You
- Nominee Michael J. Fox · Spin City
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Helen Hunt · Mad About You
- Nominee Calista Flockhart · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Jenna Elfman · Dharma & Greg
- Nominee Patricia Heaton · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Sarah Jessica Parker · Sex and the City
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Stanley Tucci · Winchell
- Nominee Don Cheadle · A Lesson Before Dying
- Nominee Sam Shepard · Dash and Lilly
- Nominee Jack Lemmon · Inherit the Wind
- Nominee Ian Holm · King Lear
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Helen Mirren · The Passion of Ayn Rand
- Nominee Stockard Channing · Baby Blues
- Nominee Judy Davis · Dash and Lilly
- Nominee Leelee Sobieski · Joan of Arc
- Nominee Ann-Margret · Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Michael Badalucco · The Practice
- Nominee Noah Wyle · ER
- Nominee Benjamin Bratt · Law & Order
- Nominee Steven Hill · Law & Order
- Nominee Steve Harris · The Practice
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Holland Taylor · The Practice
- Nominee Kim Delaney · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Lara Flynn Boyle · The Practice
- Nominee Camryn Manheim · The Practice
- Nominee Nancy Marchand · The Sopranos
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner David Hyde Pierce · Frasier
- Nominee Peter MacNicol · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Peter Boyle · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee John Mahoney · Frasier
- Nominee David Spade · Just Shoot Me!
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Kristen Johnston · 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee Lucy Liu · Ally McBeal
- Nominee Doris Roberts · Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Lisa Kudrow · Friends
- Nominee Wendie Malick · Just Shoot Me!
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Peter O'Toole · Joan of Arc
- Nominee Beau Bridges · Inherit the Wind
- Nominee Peter Fonda · The Passion of Ayn Rand
- Nominee Don Cheadle · The Rat Pack
- Nominee Joe Mantegna · The Rat Pack
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Winner Anne Bancroft · Deep in My Heart
- Nominee Cicely Tyson · A Lesson Before Dying
- Nominee Bebe Neuwirth · Dash and Lilly
- Nominee Olympia Dukakis · Joan of Arc
- Nominee Jacqueline Bisset · Joan of Arc
- Nominee Dianne Wiest · The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Winner Paris Barclay · Hearts and Souls from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Matthew Penn · Empire from Law & Order
- Nominee Edwin Sherin · Sideshow from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee David Chase · The Sopranos from The Sopranos
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from Sports Night
- Nominee James Burrows · Pilot from Will & Grace
- Nominee Will Mackenzie · Robert's Date from Everybody Loves Raymond
- Nominee Michael Lembeck · The One Where Everybody Finds Out from Friends
- Nominee Arlene Sanford · Those Lips, That Hand from Ally McBeal
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Allan Arkush · The Temptations
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Winner Paul Miller · 52nd Tony Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Winner James Manos Jr. · College from The Sopranos
- Nominee Steven Bochco, David Milch, Bill Clark, Nicholas Wootton · Hearts and Souls from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Robin Green, Mitchell Burgess · Isabella from The Sopranos
- Nominee David Milch · NYPD Blue
- Nominee Frank Renzulli · Nobody Knows Anything from The Sopranos
- Nominee David Chase · The Sopranos from The Sopranos
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Winner Jay Kogen · Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz from Frasier
- Nominee David E. Kelley · Sideshow from Ally McBeal
- Nominee Steven Levitan · Slow Donnie from Just Shoot Me!
- Nominee Aaron Sorkin · The Apology from Sports Night
- Nominee Alexa Junge · The One Where Everybody Finds Out from Friends
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
- Winner The Chris Rock Show
- Nominee Dennis Miller Live
- Nominee Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- Nominee Late Show with David Letterman
- Nominee Mr. Show with Bob and David
- Nominee David Cross · Mr. Show with Bob and David
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Winner Mel Brooks · Mad About You
- Nominee Charles Nelson Reilly · The Drew Carey Show
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- Winner Edward Herrmann · The Practice
- Nominee Charles S. Dutton · Oz
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
- Winner Tracey Ullman · Ally McBeal
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
- Winner Debra Monk · NYPD Blue
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Winner John Leguizamo · John Leguizamo's Freak
- Nominee Dennis Miller · Dennis Miller Live
- Nominee George Carlin · George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
- Nominee Chris Rock · The Chris Rock Show
- Nominee Tracey Ullman · Tracey Takes On...
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Dramatic Special
- Winner Ann Peacock · A Lesson Before Dying
- Nominee Jane Anderson · Baby Blues
- Nominee Jerrold L. Ludwig · Dash and Lilly
- Nominee Martyn Burke · Pirates of Silicon Valley
- Nominee Kario Salem · The Rat Pack