Entertainment

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) ― Nominees in major categories for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The Emmy Awards will be broadcast live Sept. 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Fox.

Drama Series:
"Boston Legal" - ABC
"Grey's Anatomy" - ABC
"Heroes" - NBC
"House" - Fox
"The Sopranos" - HBO

Comedy Series:
"30 Rock" - NBC
"Entourage" - HBO
"The Office" - NBC
"Two and a Half Men" - CBS
"Ugly Betty" - ABC

Miniseries:
"Broken Trail" - AMC
"Prime Suspect: The Final Act" (Masterpiece Theatre) - PBS
"The Starter Wife" - USA

Made-for-TV Movie:
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" - HBO
"Inside The Twin Towers" - Discovery Channel
"Longford" - HBO
"The Ron Clark Story" - TNT
"Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy" - Lifetime

Variety, Music or Comedy Series:
"Late Night With Conan O'Brien" - NBC
"Late Show With David Letterman" - CBS
"Real Time With Bill Maher" - HBO
"The Colbert Report" - Comedy Central
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" - Comedy Central

Variety, Music or Comedy Special:
"A Tribute To James Taylor" (Great Performances) - PBS
"Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed" - HBO
"The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner" - Comedy Central
"The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts" - CBS
"Tony Bennett: An American Classic" - NBC
"Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired" - HBO

Actor, Drama Series:
Kiefer Sutherland, "24" - Fox
James Spader, "Boston Legal" - ABC
Hugh Laurie, "House" - Fox
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me" - FX
James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos" - HBO

Actress, Drama Series:
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters" - ABC
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" - NBC
Patricia Arquette, "Medium" - NBC
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"- TNT
Minnie Driver, "The Riches" - FX
Edie Falco, "The Sopranos" - HBO

Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, "Boston Legal" - ABC
T.R Knight, "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC
Masi Oka, "Heroes" - NBC
Terry O'Quinn, "Lost" - ABC
Michael Emerson, "Lost" - ABC
Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos" - HBO

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters" - ABC
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy" - ABC
Aida Turturro, "The Sopranos" - HBO
Lorraine Bracco, "The Sopranos" - HBO

Actor, Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" - NBC
Ricky Gervais, "Extras" - HBO
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" - USA
Steve Carell, "The Office" - NBC
Charlie Sheen, "Two And A Half Men" - CBS

Actress, Comedy Series:
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" - NBC
Felicity Huffman, "Desperate Housewives" - ABC
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine" - CBS
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty" - ABC
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds" - Showtime

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage" - HBO
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" - HBO
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" - CBS
Rainn Wilson, "The Office" - NBC
Jon Cryer, "Two And A Half Men" - CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl" - NBC
Jenna Fischer, "The Office" - NBC
Conchata Ferrell, "Two And A Half Men" - CBS
Holland Taylor, "Two And A Half Men" - CBS
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty" - ABC
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds" - Showtime

Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Robert Duvall, "Broken Trail" - AMC
Tom Selleck, "Jesse Stone: Sea Change" - CBS
Jim Broadbent, "Longford" - HBO
William H. Macy, "Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King - Umney's Last Case" - TNT
Matthew Perry, "The Ron Clark Story" - TNT

Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Queen Latifah, "Life Support" - HBO
Helen Mirren, "Prime Suspect: The Final Act" (Masterpiece Theatre) - PBS
Mary-Louise Parker, "The Robber Bride" - Oxygen
Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife" - USA
Gena Rowlands, "What If God Were The Sun" - Lifetime

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Thomas Haden Church, "Broken Trail" - AMC
Aidan Quinn, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" - HBO
August Schellenberg, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" - HBO
Edward Asner, "The Christmas Card" - Hallmark
Joe Mantegna, "The Starter Wife" - USA

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Greta Scacchi, "Broken Trail" - AMC
Anna Paquin, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" - HBO
Samantha Morton, "Longford" - HBO
Judy Davis, "The Starter Wife" - USA
Toni Collette, "Tsunami, The Aftermath" - HBO

Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race" - CBS
"American Idol" - Fox
"Dancing With The Stars" - ABC
"Project Runway" - Bravo
"Top Chef" - Bravo

(Academy of Television Arts & Sciences)