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Emmys 1996 winners and nominees

The 1996 Primetime Emmy Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71
Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

Outstanding Drama Series

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
Won
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Christy
Christy (1994)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71
Won
Ellen
Ellen (1994)
GoodWatch score 53
Home Improvement
Home Improvement (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
Won
High Society
High Society (1995)
GoodWatch score 59
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1993)
GoodWatch score 65
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Coach
Coach (1989)
GoodWatch score 56
Won
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Picket Fences
Picket Fences (1992)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
GoodWatch score 47
Won
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85
Friends
Friends (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86
Remember WENN
Remember WENN (1996)
GoodWatch score 55

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82
Won
Road to Avonlea
Road to Avonlea (1990)
GoodWatch score 83
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89
Road to Avonlea: The Movie
Road to Avonlea: The Movie (1990)
GoodWatch score 87
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
Picket Fences
Picket Fences (1992)
GoodWatch score 76
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Picket Fences
Picket Fences (1992)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73
Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
GoodWatch score 65
Won
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87
Mad About You
Mad About You (1992)
GoodWatch score 71
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Frasier
Frasier (1993)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
GoodWatch score 86
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 81
Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81
ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music

Murder One
Murder One (1995)
GoodWatch score 81
Won
Central Park West
Central Park West (1995)
GoodWatch score 40
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
GoodWatch score 73