Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 23, 1993 TAG: 9311240258
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES LENGTH: Medium
NBC was second with 80 nominations, followed by a tie between ABC and Home Box Office with 55 each. PBS had 38 nominations, while Fox Broadcasting Co. came away with 10.
Winners selected by panels of directors, actors and writers will be announced at ceremonies in September.
``Northern Exposure,'' the quirky Alaska small-town tale, was listed for best drama, with Rob Morrow and Janine Turner picking up lead actor and lead actress nominations.
Also nominated from the 3-year-old show, which won six trophies and 16 nominations in 1992, were John Cullum and Barry Corbin as outstanding supporting actors in a drama. Cynthia Geary and Peg Phillips were nominated as supporting actresses.
Among the leading shows, there was a second-place tie between ``Citizen Cohn,'' a movie about the life of Roy Cohn, and the NBC comedy series ``Seinfeld,'' each with 11 nominations.
Following them were three other TV movies, ``Stalin,'' with 10 nomination
s, and ``Barbarians at the Gate'' and ``Sinatra,'' each with nine. An ABC series, ``The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,'' also had nine.
Joining ``Northern Exposure'' in the best dramatic series category were ABC's ``Home Front,'' NBC's ``I'll Fly Away,'' NBC's ``Law and Order'' and CBS' ``Picket Fences.''
Two of the series, ``Home Front'' and ``I'll Fly Away,'' were critically acclaimed but were canceled by their networks because they failed to find large enough audiences.
Best comedy series included NBC's ``Cheers,'' which wrapped up its 11-year run this past season. The eight nominations the series received Thursday put it within striking distance of overtaking ``The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' as the most honored series. ``Cheers,'' the most nominated program ever with 117, has 26 Emmys already and ``Mary'' has 29.
``The Simpsons,'' which for the first time was allowed to compete with comedies such as ``Cheers'' rather than solely with animated shows, failed to get nominated for comedy series but did get two bids: outstanding individual achievement in music composition in a series, and sound mixing.
Other nominated comedy series were ABC's ``Home Improvement,'' HBO's ``The Larry Sanders Show,'' CBS' ``Murphy Brown'' and NBC's ``Seinfeld.''
Nominated drama series actors, besides Morrow, were Sam Waterston for ``I'll Fly Away,'' Michael Moriarty for ``Law & Order,'' Tom Skerritt for ``Picket Fences'' and Scott Bakula for NBC's ``Quantum Leap.''
Nominations for leading dramatic actress in a series went to Regina Taylor for ``I'll Fly Away,'' Angela Lansbury for CBS' ``Murder, She Wrote,'' Kathy Baker for ``Picket Fences'' and Swoosie Kurtz for NBC's ``Sisters.''
Lansbury has never won an Emmy, despite 12 previous nominations.
``Thirteen's a good number for me,'' she said Thursday.
Nominations for lead actor in a comedy series went to Ted Danson for ``Cheers,'' Tim Allen for ``Home Improvement,'' Garry Shandling for ``The Larry Sanders Show,'' John Goodman for ABC's ``Roseanne'' and Jerry Seinfeld for ``Seinfeld.''
In the best comedy actress category, Roseanne Arnold got her second consecutive bid. Other nominees were Marion Ross for CBS' ``Brooklyn Bridge,'' Kirstie Alley for ``Cheers,'' Helen Hunt for NBC's ``Mad About You'' and Candice Bergen for ``Murphy Brown.''
A total of 366 nominations were announced in an early morning ceremony at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' headquarters. The hosts of the brief ceremony were Charlton Heston and Sharon Gless.
``The Tonight Show With Jay Leno,'' in its first year with its new host, earned a nomination as best variety, music or comedy series.
``Late Night With David Letterman,'' featuring Leno's soon-to-be competitor on CBS, earned another nomination in that category for NBC. Other nominees in the category were ``MTV Unplugged'' and NBC's ``Saturday Night Live.''
Specials nominated for best variety, music or comedy show were ``The 65th Annual Academy Awards'' on ABC, ``Bob Hope: The First 90 Years'' on NBC, Showtime's ``The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe'' and the 1992 Tony Awards presentation on CBS. The fifth nominee was ``Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall'' on PBS' ``Great Performances.''
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