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September 19, 1993|By David Zurawik , Television Critic

Will "Cheers" surpass "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" as the most celebrated TV series?

2 * Robert Morse,"Tru (American Playhouse)," PBS

Guest actress,comedy series:

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* Shelley Long,"Cheers," NBC

* Gwen Verdon,"Dream On," HBO

* Ruby Dee, "Evening Shade," CBS

* Carol Burnett,"The Larry Sanders Show," HBO

1% * Tracey Ullman,"Love & War," CBS

Lead actress,comedy series:

* Marion Ross,"Brooklyn Bridge," CBS

* Kirstie Alley,"Cheers," NBC

* Helen Hunt,"Mad About You," NBC

* Candice Bergen,"Murphy Brown," CBS

1% * Roseanne Arnold,"Roseanne," ABC

Guest actress,drama series:

* Diane Ladd,"Dr. Quinn:Medicine Woman," Pilot,CBS

* Gwen Verdon,"Homicide -- Life on the Streets:A Ghost of a Chance," NBC

* Rosanna Carter,"I'll Fly Away:What's In a Name," NBC

* Elaine Stritch,"Law & Order:Point of View," NBC

* Bibi Besch,"Northern Exposure:Grosse Pointe 48230," CBS

Lead actress,drama series:

* Regina Taylor,"I'll Fly Away," NBC

* Angela Lansbury,"Murder,She Wrote," CBS

* Janine Turner,"Northern Exposure," CBS

* Kathy Baker,"Picket Fences," CBS

.` * Swoosie Kurtz,"Sisters," NBC

Lead actress,miniseries or special:

* Joanne Woodward,"Blind Spot," CBS

* Holly Hunter,"The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," HBO

* Helen Mirren,"Mystery!: Prime Suspect 2," PBS

* Glenn Close,"Hallmark Hall of Fame:Skylark," CBS

* Maggie Smith,"Great Performances:Suddenly Last Summer," PBS

Supporting actor,comedy series:

* Michael Jeter,"Evening Shade," CBS

* Jeffrey Tambor,"The Larry Sanders Show," HBO

* Rip Torn, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO

* Michael Richards,"Seinfeld," NBC

1% * Jason Alexander,"Seinfeld," NBC

Supporting actor,drama series:

* Chad Lowe,"Life Goes On," ABC

* John Cullum,"Northern Exposure," CBS

* Barry Corbin,"Northern Exposure," CBS

* Fyvush Finkel,"Picket Fences," CBS

4( * Dean Stockwell,"Quantum Leap," NBC

Supporting actor,miniseries or special:

* Jonathan Pryce,"Barbarians at the Gate," HBO

* Peter Riegert,"Barbarians at the Gate," HBO

* Brian Dennehy,"Murder in the Heartland," ABC

* Beau Bridges,"The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged ,, Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," HBO

* Maximilian Schell,"Stalin," HBO

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