Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Comedy Series
- Christine Baranski for playing Maryann Thorpe on Cybill
- Lisa Kudrow for playing Phoebe Buffay on Friends
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Elaine Benes on Seinfeld'
- Laurie Metcalf for playing Jackie Harris on Roseanne
- Liz Torres for playing Mahalia Sanchez on The John Larroquette Show
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