`Northern Exposure' Tops Emmys As Nominations Are Announced

LOS ANGELES - CBS' offbeat comedy-drama "Northern Exposure" (partly filmed in Roslyn and Redmond) snared a leading 16 nominations today for the 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. CBS was the top network with 92 nominations.

NBC was second with 80, followed by a tie between ABC and HBO with 55. PBS had 38 while Fox Broadcasting Co. came away with 10.

Winners will be announced at ceremonies in September.

"Northern Exposure" was nominated for best drama and received nominations for lead actor Rob Morrow and lead actress Janine Turner in that category.

Also nominated from the three-year-old show, which won six trophies and 16 nominations in 1992, were John Cullum and Barry Corbin as outstanding supporting actors in a drama. Cynthia Geary and Peg Phillips were nominated as supporting actresses.

Best comedy series included NBC's "Cheers," which wrapped up its 11-year run this past season. The eight nominations the series received put it within striking distance of overtaking "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" as the most honored series. "Cheers" has 26 Emmys; "Mary" has 29.

Nominated in major categores are:

Drama series: "Homefront," ABC; "I'll Fly Away," NBC; "Law & Order," NBC; "Northern Exposure," CBS; "Picket Fences," CBS.

Comedy series: "Cheers," NBC; "Home Improvement," ABC; "Seinfeld," NBC; "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO; "Murphy Brown," CBS.

Miniseries: "Alex Haley's Queen," CBS; "Family Pictures," ABC; "The Jacksons: An American Dream," ABC; "Prime Suspect 2 (Mystery!)," PBS; "Sinatra," CBS.

Variety, music or comedy series: "Late Night With David Letterman," NBC; "MTV Unplugged," MTV; "Saturday Night Live," NBC; "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," NBC.

Variety, music or comedy special: "The 65th Annual Academy Awards," ABC; "Bob Hope: The First 90 Years," NBC; "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe," Showtime; "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Great Performances)," PBS; "The 1992 Tony Awards," CBS.

Lead actor, drama series: Sam Waterston, "I'll Fly Away," NBC; Michael Moriarty, "Law & Order," NBC; Rob Morrow, "Northern Exposure," CBS; Tom Skerritt, "Picket Fences," CBS; Scott Bakula, "Quantum Leap," NBC.

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; Swoozie Kurtz, "Sisters," NBC.

Lead actor, comedy series: Ted Danson, "Cheers," NBC; Tim Allen, "Home Improvement," ABC; Garry Shandling, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO; John Goodman, "Roseanne," ABC; Jerry Seinfeld, "Seinfeld," NBC.

Lead actress, comedy series: Marion Ross, "Brooklyn Bridge," CBS; Kirstie Alley, "Cheers," NBC; Helen Hunt, "Mad About You," NBC; Candice Bergen, "Murphy Brown," CBS; Roseanne Arnold, "Roseanne," ABC.

Lead actor, miniseries or special: James Garner, "Barbarians at the Gate," HBO; James Woods, "Citizen Cohn," HBO; Robert Blake, "Judgment Day: The John List Story," CBS; Robert Duvall, "Stalin," HBO; Robert Morse, "Tru (American Playhouse)," PBS.

Lead actress, miniseries or special: Joanne Woodward, "Blindspot," CBS; Holly Hunter, "The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom," HBO; Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect 2 (Mystery!)," PBS; Glenn Close, "Skylark (Hallmark Hall of Fame)," CBS; Maggie Smith, "Suddenly Last Summer (Great Performances)," PBS.

Supporting actor, drama series: Chad Lowe, "Life Goes On," ABC; John Cullum and Barry Corbin, "Northern Exposure," CBS; Fyvush Finkel, "Picket Fences," CBS; Dean Stockwell, "Quantum Leap," NBC.

Supporting actress, drama series: Mary Alice, "I'll Fly Away," NBC; Kellie Martin, "Life Goes On," ABC; Cynthia Geary and Peg Phillips, "Northern Exposure," CBS; Kay Lenz, "Reasonable Doubts," NBC.

Supporting actor, comedy series: Michael Jeter, "Evening Shade," CBS; Jeffrey Tambor and Rip Torn, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO; Michael Richards and Jason Alexander, "Seinfeld," NBC.

Supporting actress, comedy series: Rhea Perlman, "Cheers," NBC; Shelley Fabares, "Coach," ABC; Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert, "Roseanne," ABC; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Seinfeld," NBC.

Supporting actor, miniseries or special: Jonathan Pryce and 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.

Supporting actress, miniseries or special: Ann-Margret, "Alex Haley's Queen," CBS; Lee Grant, "Citizen Cohn," HBO; Joan Plowright, "Stalin," HBO; Mary Tyler Moore, "Stolen Babies," Lifetime; Peggy McCay, "Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembeneck Story," NBC.

Guest actor, drama series: John Glover, "Crime & Punishment," NBC; Adam Arkin, "Northern Exposure," CBS; Michael Jeter and Richard Kiley, "Picket Fences," CBS; Laurence Fishburne, "Tribeca," Fox.

Guest actress, drama series: Diane Ladd, "Medicine Woman," CBS; Gwen Verdon, "Homicide - Life on the Street," NBC; Rosanna Carter, "I'll Fly Away," NBC; Elaine Stritch, "Law & Order," NBC; Bibi Besch, "Northern Exposure," CBS.

Guest actor, comedy series: Joel Grey, "Brooklyn Bridge," CBS; Tom Berenger, "Cheers," NBC; David Clennon, "Dream On," HBO; Dana Carvey, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO; Bill Erwin, "Seinfeld," NBC.

Guest actress, comedy series: Shelley Long, "Cheers," NBC; Gwen Verdon, "Dream On," HBO; Ruby Dee, "Evening Shade," CBS; Carol Burnett, "The Larry Sanders Show," HBO; Tracey Ullman, "Love & War," CBS.

Outstanding informational series: "Cops," Fox; "Entertainment Tonight," Syndicated; "Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers," PBS; "Unsolved Mysteries," NBC; "The Wild West," Syndicated.