| 50th Primetime Emmy Awards | |
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| Location | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles,California |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |
| Highlights | |
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| Outstanding Comedy Series | Frasier |
| Outstanding Drama Series | The Practice |
| Outstanding Miniseries | From the Earth to the Moon |
| Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Late Show with David Letterman |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NBC |
| Produced by | Don Mischer |
The50th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 13, 1998. It was broadcast onNBC. 27 awards were presented.
WhenFrasier was announced as the winner ofOutstanding Comedy Series, Emmy history was made. TheNBCsitcom became the first show to win one of the two main series prizes five consecutive years. This record has since been passed byThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart, whose winning streak was ten years, but for the main two genres, it was not matched until 2014, when theABC sitcomModern Family won itsfifth consecutive award for Outstanding Comedy Series.Frasier tied for the most major wins overall with three, and most overall wins with five.
The Practice wonOutstanding Drama Series. For the second straight year,medical dramaER came into the night as the most nominated program, but once again walked away empty handed, going 0/8 in major categories.
Ally McBeal became the first hour-long series to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series sinceLove, American Style in1971.
This year saw the Emmys move to a new venue, theShrine Auditorium, marking the return of the award ceremony toLos Angeles for the first time since the1976 Emmy Awards, following a 20-year residency at thePasadena Civic Auditorium outside L.A. inPasadena. The Shrine had hosted the70th Academy Awards the previous march; the Oscars tied withFrasier with five overall awards, including two major awards.
As of the2023 Emmy Awards ceremony, this is the last year where all the nominees for Outstanding Drama Series were from the broadcast networks.
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| Network | No. of Nominations |
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| NBC | 49 |
| HBO | 29 |
| ABC | 25 |
| CBS | 19 |
| Fox | 13 |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of Nominations |
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| ER | Drama | NBC | 8 |
| NYPD Blue | ABC | ||
| The Larry Sanders Show | Comedy | HBO | 7 |
| Merlin | Miniseries | NBC | 6 |
| 12 Angry Men | Movie | Showtime | 5 |
| Ally McBeal | Comedy | Fox | |
| Frasier | NBC | ||
| George Wallace | Miniseries | TNT | |
| The X-Files | Drama | Fox | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Comedy | NBC | 4 |
| Don King: Only in America | Movie | HBO | |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Variety | ABC | 3 |
| Chicago Hope | Drama | CBS | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Miniseries | HBO | |
| Garth: Live from Central Park | Variety | ||
| Gia | Movie | ||
| Late Show with David Letterman | Variety | CBS | |
| Moby Dick | Miniseries | USA | |
| More Tales of the City | Showtime | ||
| The Practice | Drama | ABC | |
| Seinfeld | Comedy | NBC | |
| Tracey Takes On... | Variety | HBO | |
| Cinderella | ABC | 2 | |
| Dennis Miller Live | HBO | ||
| Dharma & Greg | Comedy | ABC | |
| Ellen | |||
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Drama | NBC | |
| Law & Order | |||
| Mad About You | Comedy | ||
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Variety | ||
| Touched by an Angel | Drama | CBS | |
| What the Deaf Man Heard | Movie |
| Network | No. of Awards |
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| ABC | 8 |
| HBO | 6 |
| NBC | |
| CBS | 4 |
| TNT | 3 |
| Program | Category | Network | No. of Awards |
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| Frasier | Comedy | NBC | 3 |
| George Wallace | Miniseries | TNT | |
| NYPD Blue | Drama | ABC | |
| The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Variety | 2 | |
| Don King: Only in America | Movie | HBO | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | Comedy | ||
| The Practice | Drama | ABC |
Patrick Stewart presented a clip tribute to the TV actors who had died:Red Skelton,Shari Lewis,Lloyd Bridges,Roy Rogers, singerJohn Denver,Robert Young, dancerJerome Robbins, sports narratorHarry Caray,Frank Sinatra, singerBuffalo Bob,E. G. Marshall,J. T. Walsh,Sonny Bono,Phil Hartman, andChris Farley. As an interesting note,Gary Sinise won the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his portrayal ofGeorge Wallace on the day that the latter died.
