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51st Primetime Emmy Awards

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Network
  
Fox

Other ceremonies
  
1998, 2000

Date
  
12 September 1999

Hosted by
  
Jenna Elfman David Hyde Pierce

Location
  
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States

Hosts
  
Jenna Elfman, David Hyde Pierce

The 51st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 12, 1999. The ceremony show was hosted by Jenna Elfman and David Hyde Pierce. It was broadcast on Fox.

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The Fox comedy-drama Ally McBeal won Outstanding Comedy Series, dethroning five-time defending champion Frasier. In the drama field The Practice won Outstanding Drama Series for the second straight year, and led all shows with four major wins on the night. Freshman series The Sopranos led all shows with 11 major nominations.

The real winner of the night was television writer David E. Kelley. Kelley was the creator and head writer for both series champions, Ally McBeal and The Practice. This accomplishment has not been matched since.

Most major nominations

By network
  • NBC – 42
  • HBO – 32
  • CBS – 23
  • ABC – 22
  • Fox – 10
    • By program
  • The Sopranos (HBO) – 11
  • The Practice (ABC) – 9
  • Ally McBeal (Fox) / Frasier (NBC) – 8
  • Law & Order (NBC) / NYPD Blue (ABC) – 7
  • Dash and Lilly (A&E) / Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) / Joan of Arc (CBS) – 6

    • Most major awards

    By network
  • ABC – 8
  • NBC – 7
  • HBO – 6
  • CBS – 5
  • Fox – 2
    • By program
  • The Practice (ABC) – 4
  • NYPD Blue (ABC) – 3
    • Notes

    References

    51st Primetime Emmy Awards Wikipedia
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