Outstanding Lead Actress in A Drama Series
- Kathy Baker for playing Jill Brock on Picket Fences
- Claire Danes for playing Angela Chase on My So-Called Life
- Angela Lansbury for playing Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote
- Sherry Stringfield for playing Dr. Susan Lewis on ER
- Cicely Tyson for playing Carrie Grace Battle on Sweet Justice
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