Sci (The Discovery Channel) WAM! Goes to Washington (WAM!) Writing a Children's Special or Series Jon Cooksey, Katie Ford, Ali Marie Matheson, Mark Palmer, J. David Stem, and David Weiss – Rugrats (Episode: "Mother's Day") (Nickelodeon) Franklyn Ajaye and Barry Douglas – Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (HBO) Anne-Marie Cunniffe and Linda Ellerbee – Nick News (Episode: "Peace on Earth") (Nickelodeon) Bruce Harmon – Flashback (HBO) Jeff Kindley – Smoke Alarm: The Unfiltered Truth About Cigarettes (HBO) Music Special or Series Diva Las Vegas (HBO) Garth Live From Central Park (HBO) Honors '97 (VH1) Storytellers (VH1) Live By Request (Episode: "Tony Bennett") (A&E) Performance in a Music Special or Series Bette Midler – Diva Las Vegas (HBO) K.d. lang – Hard Rock Live Presented by Pontiac Sunfire (VH1) George Michael and Stevie Wonder – Honors '97 (VH1) Mandy Patinkin – Leonard Bernstein's New York (Ovation) Tina Turner – Tina Turner's Wildest Dreams Concert (Showtime) Directing A Music Special or Series Dwight Hemion – Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra (Disney Channel) Marty Callner – Diva Las Vegas (HBO) Marty Callner – Garth Live From Central Park (HBO) David Mallet – Gloria Estefan: The Evolution Tour Live in Miami (HBO) Beth McCarthy – 1996 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV) Comedy Special Not Necessarily the Elections #1 (HBO) Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking (HBO) Stand-up Comedy Special or Series HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO) HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Dave Attell") (HBO) HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Ray Romano") (HBO) HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Damon Wayans: Still Standing") (HBO) HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Jon Stewart: Unleavened") (HBO) Directing a Comedy Special Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – Drop Dead Gorgeous (A Tragi-Comedy): The Power of HIV-Positive Thinking (HBO) Terri McCoy – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Damon Wayans: Still Standing") (HBO) Rocco Urbisci – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO) Chuck Vinson – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "Sinbad: Nothin' But the Funk") (HBO) Writing an Entertainment Special George Carlin – HBO Comedy Hour (Episode: "George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy") (HBO) Jeff Cesario – HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Jeff Cesario") (HBO) David Feldman, Jim Hanna, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky, Dennis Miller, and Rick Overton – Dennis Miller Live (Episode: "Clinton Revisited") (HBO) Ray Romano – HBO Comedy Half-Hour (Episode: "Ray Romano") (HBO) Performing Arts Special or Series Leonard