Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Comedy Series
- Jason Alexander for playing George Costanza on Seinfeld
- Phil Hartman for playing Bill McNeal on NewsRadio
- David Hyde Pierce for playing Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier
- Jeffrey Tambor for playing Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show
- Rip Torn for playing Arthur on The Larry Sanders Show
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