Outstanding Guest Actor in A Drama Series
- Don Cheadle for playing Paul Nathan on ER
- James Whitmore for playing Mister Sterling, Sr. on Mister Sterling
- James Cromwell for playing George Sibley on Six Feet Under
- Matthew Perry for playing Joe Quincy on The West Wing
- Tim Matheson for playing John Hoynes on The West Wing
- Charles S. Dutton for playing Chet Collins on Without a Trace
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