BetteBack July 24, 1997: The 1997 Emmy Nominations

Garden City Telegram
July 24, 1997

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Nominees in top categories for
the 49th Annual Primetime Emmy
Awards, announced Thursday by
the Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences:

Bette Midler’s Diva Las Vegas received 10 nominations.

DRAMA SERIES: “Chicago
Hope,’’ CBS; “ER,” NBC; “Law &
Order,” NBC; “NYPD Blue,” ABC;
“The X-Files,” Fox;

COMEDY SERIES: “Frasier,”
NBC; “The Larry Sanders Show
HBO; “Mad About You,” NBC;
“Seinfeld,” NBC; “3rd Rock From
The Sun,” NBC.

MINISERIES: “In Cold Blood,”
CBS; “The Last Don.” CBS; “The
Odyssey,” NBC; “Prime Suspect 5:
Errors Of Judgement,” PBS;
“Stephen Kings The Shining,”
ABC

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY
SERIES: “Dennis Miller Live,”
HBO; “Late Show With David
Letterman,” CBS; “Politically
Incorrect With Bill Maher,” ABC;
“The Tonight Show With Jay
Leno,” NBC; “Tracey Takes On…,”
HBO.

VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY
SPECIAL: “The 69th Annual
Academy Awards.” ABC; “Bette
Midler: Diva Las Vegas,” HBO;
“Chris Rock: Bring The Pain,”
HBO; “George Carlin: 40 Years of
Comedy,” HBO; “The 50th Annual
Tony Awards,” CBS.

PRESIDENTS AWARD: “A&E
Biography,” A&E; “ER,” NBC; “If
These Walls Could Talk,” HBO;
Miss Evers’ Boys,” HBO;
“Touched By An Angel, CBS.

ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
David Duchovny, “The X Files,”
Fox; Anthony Edwards, “ER,”
NBC; Dennis Franz, “NYPD Blue,”
ABC; Jimmy Smits, “NYPD Blue,”
ABC; Sam Waterston, “Law &
Order,” NBC.

ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Gillian Anderson, “The X-Files,”
Fox; Roma Downey, “Touched By
An Angel,” CBS; Christine Lahti,
“Chicago Hope,” CBS; Julianna
Marguiies, “ER,” NBC; Sherry
Stringfield, “ER,” NBC.

ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Michael J. Fox. “Spin City,” ABC;
Kelsey Grammer, “Frasier,” NBC;
John Lithgow, “3rd Rock From The
Sun,” NBC; Paul Reiser, “Mad
About You.” NBC; Garry
Shandling, “The Larry Sanders
Show,” HBO.

ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES.
Ellen DeGeneres, “Ellen,” ABC;
Fran Drescher, “The Nanny,” CBS;
Helen Hunt, “Mad About You,”
NBC; Patricia Richardson, “Home
Improvement,” ABC; Cybill
Shepherd, “Cybill,” CBS

ACTOR, MINISERIES OR SPE
CLAL: Armand Assante, “Gotti,”
HBO; Beau Bridges, “Hidden In
America,” Showtime; Robert
Duvall, “The Man Who Captured
Eichmann,” TNT; Laurence
Fishburne, “Miss Evers’ Boys,”
HBO; Sidney Poitier, “Mandela and
De Klerk,” Showtime.

ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR
SPECIAL: Stockard Channing, “An
Unexpected Family,” USA; Glenn
Close, “In the Gloaming,” HBO;
Helen Mirren, “Prime Suspect 5:
Errors Of Judgement,” PBS;
Meryl Streep, “First Do No Harm,”
ABC; Alfre Woodard, “Miss Evers’
Boys,” HBO.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA
SERIES: Adam Arkin,
“Chicago Hope,” CBS; Hector
Elizondo, “Chicago Hope,” CBS;
Eriq LaSalle, “ER,” NBC; Nicholas
Turturro, “NYPD Blue,” ABC;
Noah Wyle, “ER,” NBC.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA
SERIES: Kim Delaney, “NYPD
Blue,” ABC; Laura Innes, “ER,”
NBC; CCH Pounder, “ER,” NBC;
Gloria Reuben, “ER,” NBC, Della
Reese, “Touched By An Angel,”
CBS.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COME
DY SERIES: Jason Alexander,
“Seinfeld,” NBC; David Hyde
Pierce, “Frasier,” NBC; Michael
Richards, “Seinfeld,” NBC; Jeffrey
Tambor, “The Larry Sanders
Show,” HBO; Rip Torn, “The Larry
Sanders Show,” HBO.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY
SERIES: Christine Baranski,
“Cybill,” CBS; Janeane Garofalo,
“The Larry Sanders Show,” HBO;
Kristen Johnston, “3rd Rock From
The Sun,” NBC; Lisa Kudrow,
“Friends,” NBC; Julia LouisDreyfus,
“Seinfeld,” NBC.

SUPPORTING ACTOR, MINISERIES
OR SPECIAL: Obba
Babatunde, “Miss Evers’ Boys,”
HBO; Beau Bridges, “The Second
Civil War,” HBO; Michael Caine,
“Mandela and De Klerk,”
Showtime; Ossie Davis, “Miss
Evers’ Boys,” HBO; Joe Mantegna,
“The Last Don,” CBS.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS,
MINISERIES OR SPECIAL: Kirstie
Alley, “The Last Don,” CBS;
Bridget Fonda, “In the Gloaming,”
HBO; Glenne Headly, “Bastard Out
Of Carolina,” Showtime; Frances
McDormand, “Hidden In
America,” Showtime; Diana Rigg,
“Rebecca,” PBS.

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