Outstanding Lead Actress in A Comedy Series
- Calista Flockhart for playing Ally McBeal on Ally McBeal (FOX)
- Patricia Heaton for playing Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
- Jane Kaczmarek for playing Lois Wilkerson on Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)
- Debra Messing for playing Grace Adler on Will & Grace (NBC)
- Sarah Jessica Parker for playing Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City (HBO)
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