Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Drama Series
- Stockard Channing for playing Abbey Bartlet on The West Wing
- Tyne Daly for playing Maxine Gray on Judging Amy
- Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing
- Maura Tierney for playing Abby Lockhart on ER
- Aida Turturro for playing Janice Soprano on The Sopranos
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