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Awards Nominees and Winners
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1997 - 49th Emmy Awards
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Comedy
Drama
Limited Series, Movie
Variety
Miniseries, Movie
Variety, Music
Variety, Music, Comedy
All Other Award Categories
Animation
- Animation
- Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour.)
- Animated Program (For Programming One Hour Or Less.)
Cinematographers
Commericals
Costume Design & Supervision
- Costume Design For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Costume Design For A Series
- Costume Design For A Variety Or Music Program
- Costuming For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Costuming For A Series
- Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Hairstyling For A Series
- Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Makeup For A Series
Picture Editors
- Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Series
- Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Special
- Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Series
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series - 1997
All Nominees
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John Lithgow
3rd Rock From The Sun
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Kelsey Grammer
Frasier
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Paul Reiser
Mad About You
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Michael J. Fox
Spin City
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Garry Shandling
The Larry Sanders Show