Outstanding Supporting Actor in A Comedy Series
- David Hyde Pierce for playing Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier (Episode: "No Sex Please, We're Skittish", Goodnight Seattle Part 2")
- Peter Boyle for playing Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "Jazz Records", "The Mentor")
- Brad Garrett for playing Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (Episode: "The Model", "Golf for It")
- Sean Hayes for playing Jack McFarland on Will & Grace (Episode: "Me & Mr. Jones", "I Never Cheered for My Father")
- Jeffrey Tambor for playing George Bluth, Sr. on Arrested Development (Episode: "Visiting Ours", "Not Without My Daughter")
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