Jimmy Smits, one of three nominees from "L.A. "I want to thank all the Vietnam vets who so graciously have shared their experiences with us," she said. Marg Helgenberger of "China Beach" - who made it clear her name is Marg, not Marge - won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. One of the bigger surprises of the night came when Alex Rocco won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in the canceled "Famous Teddy Z." His portrayal of slimy agent Al Floss was an industry favorite. "This morning I got three shirts and a dozen golf balls, and tonight, uh. "You know, today is my birthday," Falk said. The show was revived as part of the ABC Mysteries last season. It was Falk's fifth Emmy and fourth for his role as the rumpled detective, which he began playing back in 1971 on NBC. The award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series went to "Columbo's" Peter Falk. I truly salute your courage," Wetting said, fighting back tears. shared their stories with me so wholeheartedly - who have shared their hopes and fears. "I would really like to thank all the women with cancer who have. Patricia Wetting, whose character suffered ovarian cancer this year on "thirtysomething," won the award as Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series. Delta's going to be waiting for me in the parking lot," Bergen said, referring to fellow nominee Delta Burke of "Designing Women." "Caroline?" and "The Incident" tied in the Drama-Comedy Special category.įor the second year in a row, Candice Bergen took home the award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for "Murphy Brown." Law," Drama Series "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story," Mini-series "In Living Color," Variety, Music or Comedy Series and "Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration," Variety, Music or Comedy Special. The series did win two Emmys, for costume design and editing, during the creative arts Emmys ceremonies on Saturday night.Īmong the programs taking home Emmys were: "Murphy Brown," Comedy Series "L.A. There was plenty of speculation that the critically acclaimed series would make a big showing at the awards, but David Lynch and Co. The big loser on the night was ABC's gothic soap opera "Twin Peaks." Despite garnering 14 nominations (the most of any show) "Peaks" was shut out on Sunday night. The 42nd Annual Prime Time Emmys were broadcast by Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Christopher Canaan (supervising producer)įact-based story of undercover DEA agent Enrique Camarena who, while stationed in Guadalajara, uncovered a massive marijuana operation in Northern Mexico that led to his death and a remarkable investigation of corruption within the Mexican government.The ninth time was the charm for Ted Danson, who finally took home an Emmy.ĭanson won as Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Sam Malone on NBC's "Cheers." He had been nominated all eight seasons the show has been on the air, as well as a 1984 nomination for the TV movie "Something About Amelia." But it wasn't until Sunday that he won the statue."I suppose this means you'll be saying, you were robbed to some other boy tonight," Danson said. Cast ActorĪt least four of the principal actors in Drug Wars: The Camarena Story later starred in the Academy Award-winning film Traffic, a film that also deals with the subject of the ongoing drug trade between the United States and Mexico. In a somewhat interesting reversal of roles, in Drug Wars actors Miguel Ferrer and Steven Bauer both play DEA agents while Benicio del Toro and Eddie Velez play drug traffickers in Traffic, Ferrer and Bauer both play drug traffickers, while del Toro and Velez play a Mexican federal narcotics agent and a DEA agent. In his review for The New York Times, John J. O'Connor wrote, "Perhaps not surprisingly, these amoral entrepreneurs provide some of the film's juicier roles. In his review for USA Today, Matt Roush wrote, "For a Michael Mann production, there's surprisingly little flash to Drug Wars.Įspecially effective is Benicio del Toro as the young, illiterate and flaky Rafael Caro-Quintero". Some interesting camera work to be sure, including the video bits and some heightened use of slow motion, but the miniseries' chief strength is its grit, its anger". Craig MacInnis, in his review for the Toronto Star, wrote, "Interspersed with U.S.
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