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51st Primetime Emmy Awards
1999 American television programming awards
1999 American television programming awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 51st Primetime Emmy Awards |
| date | {{unbulleted list |
| location | Shrine Auditorium, |
| Los Angeles, California | |
| presenter | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| hosts | Jenna Elfman |
| David Hyde Pierce | |
| network | Fox |
| producer | Brad Lachman |
| most_awards | *The Practice* (3) |
| most_nominations | *The Sopranos* (10) |
| award1_type | Outstanding Comedy Series |
| award1_winner | *Ally McBeal* |
| award2_type | Outstanding Drama Series |
| award2_winner | *The Practice* |
| award3_type | Outstanding Miniseries |
| award3_winner | *Hornblower* |
| award4_type | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series |
| award4_winner | *Late Show with David Letterman* |
| previous | [50th](50th-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| main | Primetime Emmy Awards |
| next | [52nd](52nd-primetime-emmy-awards) |
| September 12, 1999 (Ceremony) | August 28, 1999 (Creative Arts Awards) Los Angeles, California David Hyde Pierce
The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 12, 1999. The ceremony show was hosted by Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce. It was broadcast on Fox. 27 awards were presented.
The comedy-drama Ally McBeal won Outstanding Comedy Series, which not only dethroned five-time defending champion Frasier but also became the first time Fox won that award. In the drama field The Practice won Outstanding Drama Series for the second straight year, and led all shows with three major wins on the night.
Freshman series The Sopranos led all shows with 10 major nominations. From that show, Edie Falco not only became the first actress from a Cable network (HBO) to win Lead Actress, Drama series, she became the first person from any Cable TV show series to win a Major Acting award. (Though David Clennon did win for only a guest performance in HBO's Dream On in 1993).
The real winner of the night was television writer David E. Kelley. Kelley was the creator and head writer for both series champions, Ally McBeal and The Practice. This accomplishment has not been matched since.
Winners and nominees
Programs
Acting
Lead performances
Supporting performances
Directing
Writing
Most major nominations
| Network | No. of |
|---|---|
| Nominations | |
| NBC | 42 |
| HBO | 32 |
| CBS | 23 |
| ABC | 22 |
| Fox | 10 |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominations | |||
| *The Sopranos* | Drama | HBO | 10 |
| *The Practice* | ABC | 7 | |
| *Ally McBeal* | Comedy | Fox | 6 |
| *Dash and Lilly* | Movie | A&E | |
| *Everybody Loves Raymond* | Comedy | CBS | |
| *Joan of Arc* | Miniseries | ||
| *Law & Order* | Drama | NBC | |
| *NYPD Blue* | ABC | ||
| *Frasier* | Comedy | NBC | 5 |
| *A Lesson Before Dying* | Movie | HBO | |
| *The Baby Dance* | Showtime | 4 | |
| *Friends* | Comedy | NBC | |
| *The Rat Pack* | Movie | HBO | |
| *Dennis Miller Live* | Variety | 3 | |
| *ER* | Drama | NBC | |
| *Just Shoot Me!* | Comedy | ||
| *3rd Rock from the Sun* | 2 | ||
| *The 52nd Annual Tony Awards* | Variety | CBS | |
| *The Chris Rock Show* | HBO | ||
| *Freak* | |||
| *George Carlin: You Are All Diseased* | |||
| *Inherit the Wind* | Movie | Showtime | |
| *Late Show with David Letterman* | Variety | CBS | |
| *Mad About You* | Comedy | NBC | |
| *The Passion of Ayn Rand* | Movie | Showtime | |
| *Pirates of Silicon Valley* | TNT | ||
| *Sex and the City* | Comedy | HBO | |
| *Sports Night* | ABC | ||
| *The Temptations* | Miniseries | NBC | |
| *The Tonight Show with Jay Leno* | Variety | ||
| *Tracey Takes On...* | HBO |
Most major awards
| Network | No. of |
|---|---|
| Awards | |
| HBO | 7 |
| ABC | 6 |
| NBC | |
| CBS | 5 |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards | |||
| *The Practice* | Drama | ABC | 3 |
| *3rd Rock from the Sun* | Comedy | NBC | 2 |
| *The 52nd Annual Tony Awards* | Variety | CBS | |
| *Frasier* | Comedy | NBC | |
| *A Lesson Before Dying* | Movie | HBO | |
| *NYPD Blue* | Drama | ABC | |
| *The Sopranos* | HBO |
;Notes
In Memoriam
- Ellen Corby
- Richard Denning
- Gary Morton
- Mary Frann
- Anthony Newley
- Mark Warren
- Norman Fell
- Dana Plato
- Noam Pitlik
- Dick O'Neill
- Sylvia Sidney
- David Strickland
- Peggy Cass
- Virginia Graham
- Dane Clark
- Ed Herlihy
- Mel Tormé
- Mario Puzo
- Bill Wendell
- John Holliman
- Rory Calhoun
- Susan Strasberg
- Allen Funt
- Joseph Cates
- Esther Rolle
- Roddy McDowall
- Gene Siskel
- Flip Wilson
- DeForest Kelley
- Gene Autry
References
References
- [http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999 Emmys.com list of 1999 Nominees & Winners]
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