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Nominations for 59th Annual Emmy Awards

The 59th Annual Emmy Awards take place Sept. 16 on Fox. Here’s the list of nominees:

Drama Series

* Boston Legal
* Grey’s Anatomy
* Heroes
* House
* The Sopranos

Comedy Series

* Entourage
* The Office
* 30 Rock
* Two and a Half Men
* Ugly Betty

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

* James Spader, Boston Legal
* Hugh Laurie, House
* Denis Leary, Rescue Me
* James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
* Kiefer Sutherland, 24

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

* Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
* Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
* Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
* Patricia Arquette, Medium
* Minnie Driver, The Riches
* Edie Falco, The Sopranos

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

* William Shatner, Boston Legal
* T.R. Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
* Masi Oka, Heroes
* Michael Emerson, Lost
* Terry O’Quinn, Lost
* Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

* Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
* Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy
* Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
* Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
* Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
* Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

* Ricky Gervais, Extras
* Tony Shalhoub, Monk
* Steve Carell, The Office
* Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
* Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

* Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
* Tina Fey, 30 Rock
* America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
* Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

* Kevin Dillon, Entourage
* Jeremy Piven, Entourage
* Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
* Rainn Wilson, The Office
* Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

* Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
* Jenna Fischer, The Office
* Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
* Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
* Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
* Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

Miniseries

* Broken Trail
* Prime Suspect: The Final Act
* The Starter Wife

Made for TV Movie

* Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Inside the Twin Towers
* Longford
* The Ron Clark Story
* Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy

Variety, Music or Comedy Series

* The Colbert Report
* The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
* Late Night with Conan O’Brien
* Late Show with David Letterman
* Real Time With Bill Maher

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* Robert Duvall, Broken Trail
* Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change
* Jim Broadbent, Longford
* William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
* Matthew Perry, The Ron Clark Story

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

* Queen Latifah, Life Support
* Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act
* Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride
* Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
* Gena Rowlands, What if God Were the Sun

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

* Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trail
* August Schellenberg, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Aidan Quinn, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Edward Asner, The Christmas Card
* Joe Mantegna, The Starter Wife

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

* Greta Scacchi, Broken Trail
* Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
* Samantha Morton, Longford
* Judy Davis, The Starter Wife
* Toni Collette, Tsunami, The Aftermath

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

* Martin Landau, Entourage
* Ian McKellan, Extras
* Stanley Tucci, Monk
* Giovanni Ribisi, My Name Is Earl
* Beau Bridges, My Name Is Earl

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

* Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
* Forest Whitaker, ER
* David Morse, House
* Tim Daly, The Sopranos
* John Goodman, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip
* Eli Wallach, Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

* Dixie Carter, Desperate Housewives
* Laurie Metcalfe, Desperate Housewives
* Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
* Judith Light, Ugly Betty
* Salma Hayek, Ugly Betty

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

* Kate Burton, Grey’s Anatomy
* Elizabeth Reaser, Grey’s Anatomy
* Marcia Gay Harden, Law & Order: SVU
* Leslie Caron, Law & Order: SVU
* Jean Smart, 24

Reality Program

* Antiques Roadshow
* Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
* Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
* Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List
* Penn & Teller: Bullshit!

Reality-Competition Program

* The Amazing Race
* American Idol
* Dancing With the Stars
* Project Runway
* Top Chef

Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

* Ellen DeGeneres, 79th Annual Academy Awards
* Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
* Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
* David Letterman, Late Night with David Letterman
* Tony Bennett, Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)

* Avatar: The Last Airbender
* Robot Chicken
* The Simpsons
* South Park
* SpongeBob SquarePants

Animated Program (One Hour or More)

* Good Wilt Hunting (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends)
* Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
* Secrets of the Deep
* Where’s Lazlo?

Commercial

* American Express, “Animals”
* Cingular, “Battle”
* Coca Cola, “Happiness Factory”
* GE, “Jar”
* Pepsi, “Pinball”
* Truth, “Singing Cowboy”
* Travelers, “Snowball”

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