Nominees & Winners

Name: 40th Primetime Emmy Awards
Start: 1988
Location: Microsoft Theater

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Individual Achievement - Special Events

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Kirstie Alley

Cheers

Nominee

Kirstie Alley

Cheers

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Blair Brown

The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd

Nominee

Blair Brown

The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd

Rue McClanahan

The Golden Girls

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Rue McClanahan

The Golden Girls

Beatrice Arthur

The Golden Girls

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Beatrice Arthur

The Golden Girls

Betty White

The Golden Girls

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Betty White

The Golden Girls

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Kirstie Alley

Cheers

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Blair Brown

The Days And Nights Of Molly Dodd

Rue McClanahan

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

Beatrice Arthur

The Golden Girls

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Betty White

The Golden Girls

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