The 45th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 19, 1993. The ceremony was broadcast on ABC. It was hosted by Angela Lansbury. MTV received its first major nomination at this ceremony.
For its fourth season Seinfeld won its first, and only, Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Cheers was once again nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, it was nominated for all eleven years that it ran, and won four times. This tied the record set by M*A*S*H which also went 11/11, but only won once.
On the drama side, Northern Exposure was the defending champion and was seen as the heavy favorite as it came into the ceremony as the most nominated show with 11 major nominations. But in a major upset Picket Fences took home Outstanding Drama Series. Northern Exposure set the dubious record for the largest shutout of all time, as it lost all 11 major nominations. Including its Creative Arts Emmy Awards nominations the record increases to 0/16. Both of these records were later broken by Mad Men (0/17) in 2012.
Winners and Nominees
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Programs
Acting
Lead performances
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
- Ted Danson as Sam Malone on Cheers, (Episode: "The Guy Can’t Help It"), (NBC)
- Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Home Improvement, (Episode: "Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way"), (ABC)
- John Goodman as Dan Conner on Roseanne, (Episode: "Terms of Estrangement", Part 2), (ABC)
- Jerry Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Opera"), (NBC)
- Garry Shandling as Larry Sanders on The Larry Sanders Show, (Episode: "What Have You Done for Me Lately?"), (HBO)
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series |
- Tom Skerritt as Jimmy Brock on Picket Fences, (Episode: "High Tidings"), (CBS)
- Scott Bakula as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap, (Episode: "Lee Harvey Oswald: October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963"), (NBC)
- Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone on Law & Order, (Episode: "Night and Fog"), (NBC)
- Rob Morrow as Joel Fleischman on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Kaddish for Uncle Manny"), (CBS)
- Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford on I’ll Fly Away, (Episode: "All in the Life"), (NBC)
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- Kathy Baker as Jill Brock on Picket Fences, (Episode: "Thanksgiving"), (CBS)
- Swoosie Kurtz as Alex Halsey on Sisters, (Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"), (NBC)
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote, (Episode: "Night of the Coyote"), (CBS)
- Regina Taylor as Lilly on I’ll Fly Away, (Episode: "Comfort and Joy"), (NBC)
- Janine Turner as Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Love’s Labour Mislaid"), (CBS)
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| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
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Supporting performances
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
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- Laurie Metcalf as Jackie Harris on Roseanne, (Episode: "Crime and Punishment"), (ABC)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
- Chad Lowe as Jesse McKenna on Life Goes On, (Episode: "Bedfellows"), (ABC)
- Barry Corbin as Maurice J. Minnifield on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemy"), (CBS)
- John Cullum as Holling Vincoeur on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Learning Curve"), (CBS)
- Fyvush Finkel as Douglas Wambaugh on Picket Fences, (Episode: "The Body Politic"), (CBS)
- Dean Stockwell as Al Calavicci on Quantum Leap, (Episode: "Killin’ Time: June 18, 1958"), (NBC)
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- Mary Alice as Marguerite Peck on I’ll Fly Away, (Episode: "The Third Man"), (NBC)
- Cynthia Geary as Shelly Tambo on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Kaddish, for Uncle Manny"), (CBS)
- Kay Lenz as Maggie Zombro on Reasonable Doubts, (Episode: "Two Women"), (NBC)
- Kellie Martin as Becca Thatcher on Life Goes On, (Episode: "Visions"), (ABC)
- Peg Phillips as Ruth Anne on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Blowing Bubbles"), (CBS)
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| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
- Beau Bridges as Terry Harper on The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (HBO)
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Guest performances
| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series |
- David Clennon as Peter Brewer on Dream On, (Episode: "For Peter’s Sake"), (HBO)
- Tom Berenger as Don Santry on Cheers, (Episode: "One for the Road"), (NBC)
- Dana Carvey as Himself on The Larry Sanders Show, (Episode: "Guest Host"), (HBO)
- Bill Erwin as Sid Fields on Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Old Man"), (NBC)
- Joel Grey as Jacob on Brooklyn Bridge, (Episode: "The Last Immigrant"), (CBS)
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- Tracey Ullman as Dava Levine on Love & War, (Episode: "The Prima Dava"), (CBS)
- Carol Burnett as Herself on The Larry Sanders Show, (Episode: "The Spider Episode"), (HBO)
- Ruby Dee as Aurelia Danforth on Evening Shade, (Episode: "They Can't Take That Away From Me"), (CBS)
- Shelley Long as Diane Chambers on Cheers, (Episode: "One for the Road"), (NBC)
- Gwen Verdon as Kitty on Dream On, (Episode: "For Peter’s Sake"), (HBO)
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| Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series |
- Laurence Fishburne as Martin McHenry on TriBeCa, (Episode: "The Box"), (Fox)
- Adam Arkin as Adam on Northern Exposure, (Episode: "The Big Feast"), (CBS)
- John Glover as Dennis Atwood on Crime & Punishment, (Episode: "Best Laid Plans"), (NBC)
- Michael Jeter as Peter Lebeck on Picket Fences, (Episode: "Frog Man"), (CBS)
- Richard Kiley as Hayden Langston on Picket Fences, (Episode: "Thanksgiving"), (CBS)
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- Elaine Stritch as Lannie Stiglitz on Law & Order, (Episode: "Point of View"), (NBC)
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Directing
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series |
- Betty Thomas, for Dream On, (Episode: "For Peter’s Sake"), (HBO)
- Peter Bonerz, for Murphy Brown, (Episode: "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato"), (CBS)
- James Burrows for Cheers, (Episode: "One for the Road"), (NBC)
- Tom Cherones for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Contest"), (NBC)
- Eric Laneuville for Dream On, (Episode: "And Bimbo Was His Name-O"), (HBO)
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- Barry Levinson for Homicide: Life on the Street, (Episode: "Gone for Goode"), (NBC)
- Bille August for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, (Episode: "Northern Italy, 1918"), (ABC)
- Robert Butler for Sirens, (Episode: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love"), (ABC)
- Eric Laneuville for I’ll Fly Away, (Episode: "Until Tomorrow"), (NBC)
- Nancy Malone for Sisters, (Episode: "Crash and Born"), (NBC)
- Edwin Sherin for Law & Order, (Episode: "Conspiracy"), (NBC)
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| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special |
- Walter C. Miller for The 46th Annual Tony Awards, (ABC)
- Robert Altman for Great Performances, (Episode: "Black and Blue"), (PBS)
- Hal Gurnee for Late Night with David Letterman, (NBC)
- Jeff Margolis for The 65th Annual Academy Awards, (ABC)
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Writing
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series |
- Larry David for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Contest"), (NBC)
- Larry Charles for Seinfeld, (Episode: "The Outing"), (NBC)
- David Crane, Marta Kauffman for Dream On, (Episode: "For Peter’s Sake"), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Dennis Klein for The Larry Sanders Show, (Episode: "The Hey Now Episode"), (HBO)
- Garry Shandling, Paul Simms, Peter Tolan, Rosie Shuster for The Larry Sanders Show, (Episode: "The Spider Episode"), (HBO)
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- Tom Fontana for Homicide: Life on the Street, (Episode: "Three Men and Adena"), (NBC)
- Bernard Lechowick for Homefront, (Episode: "The Lacemakers"), (ABC)
- Jeff Melvoin for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Kaddish For Uncle Manny"), (CBS)
- Robert Nathan, Walon Green for Law & Order, (Episode: "Manhood"), (NBC)
- Geoffrey Neigher for Northern Exposure, (Episode: "Midnight Sun"), (CBS)
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| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program |
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special |
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- Jane Anderson for The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, (HBO)
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Most major nominations
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 45
- CBS – 36
- HBO – 35
- ABC – 20
- By program
- Northern Exposure (CBS) – 11
- Seinfeld (NBC) – 9
- The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) – 8
- Cheers (NBC) – 7
- Barbarians at the Gate (HBO) / I’ll Fly Away (NBC) / Picket Fences (CBS) – 6
Most major awards
- By network [note 1]
- NBC – 10
- HBO – 7
- CBS – 5
- ABC – 4
- Fox / PBS – 2
- By program
- Picket Fences (CBS) / The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (HBO) / Seinfeld (NBC) – 3
- Dream On (HBO) / Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) / Roseanne (ABC) – 2
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Major" constitutes the categories listed above: Program, Acting, Directing, and Writing. Does not include the technical categories.
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