Television Academy

The 48th Primetime Emmy Awards

September 8, 1996 • Pasadena Civic Auditorium • Hosted by Michael J. Fox, Paul Reiser & Oprah Winfrey

3

Frasier straight wins

10

Larry Sanders noms

ER defeated defending champion NYPD Blue for Outstanding Drama

Frasier won Comedy for third straight year • The Larry Sanders Show led all shows with 10 nominations

Drama

Outstanding Drama Series

Winner

ER

NBC — Season 2

Where to Watch Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Chicago HopeIMDb

Law & OrderIMDb

NYPD BlueIMDb

The X-FilesIMDb

Lead Actor — Drama

Winner

Dennis Franz

NYPD Blue — as Det. Andy Sipowicz

Where to Watch IMDb

Anthony EdwardsIMDb— ER

David DuchovnyIMDb— The X-Files

Jimmy SmitsIMDb— NYPD Blue

Mandy PatinkinIMDb— Chicago Hope

Lead Actress — Drama

Winner

Kathy Baker

Picket Fences — as Dr. Jill Brock

IMDb

Gillian AndersonIMDb— The X-Files

Christine LahtiIMDb— Chicago Hope

Sherry StringfieldIMDb— ER

Angela LansburyIMDb— Murder, She Wrote

Supporting Actor — Drama

Winner

Ray Walston

Picket Fences

IMDb

Supporting Actress — Drama

Winner

Tyne Daly

Christy

IMDb

Comedy

Outstanding Comedy Series

Winner

Frasier

NBC — Season 3, third straight win

Where to Watch Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

3rd Rock from the SunIMDb

The Larry Sanders ShowIMDb

Mad About YouIMDb

SeinfeldIMDb

Lead Actor — Comedy

Winner

John Lithgow

3rd Rock from the Sun — as Dick Solomon

Where to Watch IMDb

Kelsey GrammerIMDb— Frasier

Paul ReiserIMDb— Mad About You

Jerry SeinfeldIMDb— Seinfeld

Garry ShandlingIMDb— The Larry Sanders Show

Lead Actress — Comedy

Winner

Helen Hunt

Mad About You — as Jamie Buchman

Where to Watch IMDb

Ellen DeGeneresIMDb— Ellen

Cybill ShepherdIMDb— Cybill

Patricia RichardsonIMDb— Home Improvement

Julia Louis-DreyfusIMDb— Seinfeld

Supporting Actor — Comedy

Winner

Rip Torn

The Larry Sanders Show — first HBO acting Emmy in comedy

IMDb

Supporting Actress — Comedy

Winner

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Seinfeld — as Elaine Benes

Where to Watch IMDb

Miniseries, Movie & Variety

Outstanding Miniseries or Movie

Winner

Gulliver’s Travels

Channel 4 / TV3 Ireland

IMDb

Dead Man’s Walk

The Late Shift

Streets of Laredo

Lead Actor — Miniseries or Movie

Winner

Alan Rickman

Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (HBO)

IMDb

Lead Actress — Miniseries or Movie

Winner

Helen Mirren

Prime Suspect 4 (PBS)

IMDb

Outstanding Talk Show

Winner

The Late Show with David Letterman

IMDb

Outstanding Variety Series

Winner

Dennis Miller Live

IMDb