Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
- Robert Weide for Curb Your Enthusiasm (episode: The Doll)
- Jeff Melman for Malcolm in the Middle (episode: Christmas)
- Marc Buckland for Scrubs (episode: My Old Lady)
- Michael Patrick King for Sex and the City (episode: The Real Me)
- James Burrows for Will & Grace (episode: A Chorus Lie)
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