Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Larry Drake,L.A. Law(NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Melanie Mayron,thirtysomething(ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Woody Harrelson,Cheers(NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series: Rhea Perlman,Cheers(NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Robert
Altman,Tanner ’88(HBO)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Peter
Baldwin,The Wonder Years(ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music
Program: Jim Henson,The Jim Henson Hour
(NBC)
1989-1990
Outstanding Drama Series:L.A. Law*(NBC)
Outstanding Comedy Series:Murphy Brown(CBS)
Outstanding Miniseries:Drug Wars: The Camarena
Stor y(NBC)
Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special (tie):
Caroline? Hallmark Hall of Fame(CBS);The
Incident: AT&T Presents(CBS)
Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series:In
Living Color(FOX)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Peter
Falk,Columbo(ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Patricia Wettig,thirtysomething*(ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Ted
Danson,Cheers*(NBC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Candice Bergen,Murphy Brown(CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Jimmy Smits,L.A. Law*(NBC)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama
Series: Marg Helgenberger,China Beach
(ABC)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alex Rocco,The Famous Teddy Z(CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series: Bebe Neuwirth,Cheers*(NBC)
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (tie):
Thomas Carter,Equal Justice(ABC); Scott
Winant,thirtysomething*(ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Michael Dinner,The Wonder Years*(ABC)
Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music
Program: Dwight Hemion,The Kennedy Center
Honors(CBS)The Eighties in America Entertainment: Emmy Awards 1097