| Winner | Alias | ★ | Jennifer Garner | ABC | |
| The Sopranos | ★★★★★★★★★★★★ | Lorraine Bracco | HBO | ||
| Once and Again | ★★ | Sela Ward | ABC | ||
| The Sopranos | ★★★★★★★★★★★★ | Edie Falco | HBO | ||
| Judging Amy | Amy Brenneman | CBS | |||
| Gilmore Girls | Lauren Graham | The WB | |||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Marg Helgenberger | CBS |