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51st Primetime Emmy 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
main	Primetime Emmy Awards
next	52nd

| 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

[http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1999 Emmys.com list of 1999 Nominees & Winners]

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