Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Drama Series
- Gordon Clapp for playing Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue
- Hector Elizondo for playing Dr. Phillip Watters on Chicago Hope
- Steven Hill for playing Adam Schiff on Law & Order
- Eriq La Salle for playing Peter Benton on ER
- Noah Wyle for playing John Carter on ER
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