Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series
- Jennifer Garner for playing Sydney Bristow on Alias (Episode: "Phase One")
- Marg Helgenberger for playing Catherine Willows on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Episode: "Lady Heather's Box")
- Frances Conroy for playing Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under (Episode: "Nobody Sleeps")
- Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos (Episode: "Whitecaps")
- Allison Janney for playing C.J. Cregg on The West Wing (Episode: "The Long Goodbye")
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