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Acting
Acting
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- Patricia Wettig as Nancy Krieger Weston in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episode: "Guns and Roses")
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- Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith Crane in Cheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Veggie-Boyd" + "Rat Girl")
- Elizabeth Ashley as Freida Evans in Evening Shade (CBS) (Episodes: "There Once Was a Boy Named Wood" + "Chip Off the Old Brick")
- Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood in Murphy Brown (CBS) (Episodes: "Trouble in Sherwood-Forrest" + "Corky's Place")
- Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo in The Golden Girls (NBC) (Episodes: "Ebbtide's Revenge" + "There Goes the Bride: Part 1")
- Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli in Cheers (NBC) (Episodes: "Carla Loves Clavin" + "Pitch It Again, Sam")
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- Timothy Busfield as Elliot Weston in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Sifting the Ashes" + "Second Look")
- David Clennon as Miles Drentell in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Out the Door" + "A Stop at Willoughby")
- Richard Dysart as Leland McKenzie, Jr. in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "The Beverly Hills Hangers" + "Mutinies on the Banzai")
- Jimmy Smits as Victor Sifuentes in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman" + "The Gods Must Be Lawyers")
- Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci in Quantum Leap (NBC) (Episodes: "The Leap Home: Part 2 (Vietnam) – April 7, 1970" + "Shock Theater: October 3, 1954")
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- Madge Sinclair as Empress Josephine in Gabriel's Fire (ABC) (Episodes: "Tis the Season" + "The Great Waldo")
- Marg Helgenberger as KC Kolowski in China Beach (ABC) (Episodes: "History, Part II – She Sells More Than Sea Shells" + "100 Klicks Out")
- Piper Laurie as Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks (ABC) (Episodes: "Episode 13" + "Episode 18")
- Melanie Mayron as Melissa Steadman in Thirtysomething (ABC) (Episodes: "Melissa and Men" + "Melissa in Wonderland")
- Diana Muldaur as Rosalind Shays in L.A. Law (NBC) (Episodes: "He's a Crowd" + "The Beverly Hills Hangers")
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- Ruby Dee as Rowena in Decoration Day (NBC)
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Directing
Directing
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- Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) – Hal Gurnee
- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC) – Jeff Margolis
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (CBS) – Dwight Hemion
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Writing
Writing
- Murphy Brown (CBS): "Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All The Way" – Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (Lifetime): "Here's a Little Touch of Harry in the Night" – Jay Tarses
- Murphy Brown (CBS): "On Another Plane" – Diane English
- Seinfeld (NBC): "The Deal" – Larry David
- Seinfeld (NBC): "The Pony Remark" – Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld
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- The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
- In Living Color (Fox)
- Late Night with David Letterman (NBC)
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (CBS)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
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Casting
- Alixe Gordin – Separate but Equal (ABC)
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Editing
- Murphy Brown (CBS): "On Another Plane" – Tucker Wiard
- Cheers (NBC): "The Days of Wine and Neuroses" – Andy Ackerman
- Cheers (NBC): "Rat Girl" – Sheila Amos
- Coach (ABC): "The Break-Up" – Andrew Chulack
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More information Network, No. of Nominations ...
Networks with multiple major nominations[note 2]
Network |
No. of Nominations |
NBC |
46 |
ABC |
36 |
CBS |
31 |
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Programs with multiple major nominations
Program |
Category |
Network |
No. of Nominations |
Cheers |
Comedy |
NBC |
9 |
L.A. Law |
Drama |
8 |
Murphy Brown |
Comedy |
CBS |
7 |
Thirtysomething |
Drama |
ABC |
6 |
Decoration Day |
Miniseries/Special |
NBC |
5 |
The Josephine Baker Story |
HBO |
Sarah, Plain and Tall |
CBS |
Separate but Equal |
ABC |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards |
Variety |
4 |
China Beach |
Drama |
Evening Shade |
Comedy |
CBS |
In Living Color |
Variety |
Fox |
Paris Trout |
Miniseries/Special |
Showtime |
Coach |
Comedy |
ABC |
3 |
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd |
Lifetime |
The Golden Girls |
NBC |
Late Night with David Letterman |
Variety |
Quantum Leap |
Drama |
Seinfeld |
Comedy |
Designing Women |
CBS |
2 |
Gabriel's Fire |
Drama |
ABC |
The Kennedy Center Honors |
Variety |
CBS |
Long Road Home |
Miniseries/Special |
NBC |
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson |
Variety |
CBS |
Northern Exposure |
Drama |
Twin Peaks |
ABC |
The Wonder Years |
Comedy |
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More information Network, No. of Awards ...
Networks with multiple major awards[note 2]
Network |
No. of Awards |
ABC |
10 |
NBC |
8 |
CBS |
5 |
HBO |
2 |
PBS |
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More information Program, Category ...
Programs with multiple major awards
Program |
Category |
Network |
No. of Awards |
Cheers |
Comedy |
NBC |
4 |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards |
Variety |
ABC |
3 |
Gabriel's Fire |
Drama |
2 |
The Josephine Baker Story |
Miniseries/Special |
HBO |
L.A. Law |
Drama |
NBC |
Murphy Brown |
Comedy |
CBS |
Separate but Equal |
Miniseries/Special |
ABC |
Thirtysomething |
Drama |
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- Notes
For this year only, the Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special and Outstanding Miniseries were combined so that TV Movies and Miniseries competed in the same category.
"Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
The awards were presented by the following people:[6]
More information Presenter(s), Award(s) ...
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