Emmy nominees
Nominees in key categories for the 59th Prime-time Emmy Awards, to be awarded in Los Angeles on Sept. 16:
DRAMA
SERIES: "Boston Legal" (ABC), "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC), "Heroes" (NBC), "House" (Fox), "The Sopranos" (HBO)
ACTOR: James Spader, "Boston Legal"; Hugh Laurie, "House"; Denis Leary, "Rescue Me"; James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos"; Kiefer Sutherland, "24"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: William Shatner, "Boston Legal"; T.R. Knight, "Grey's Anatomy"; Masi Oka, "Heroes"; Michael Emerson, "Lost"; Terry O'Quinn, "Lost"; Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos"
ACTRESS: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"; Patricia Arquette, "Medium"; Minnie Driver, "The Riches"; Edie Falco, "The Sopranos"
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: 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"
COMEDY
SERIES: "Entourage" (HBO), "The Office" (NBC), "30 Rock" (NBC), "Two and a Half Men" (CBS), "Ugly Betty" (ABC)
ACTOR: Ricky Gervais, "Extras"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"
SUPPORTING ACTOR: 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"
ACTRESS: 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 ACTRESS: 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, TV MOVIES, OR DRAMA SPECIALS
MINISERIES: "Broken Trail" (AMC), "Prime Suspect: The Final Act" ( PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre") , "The Starter Wife" (USA)
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)
ACTOR: 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"
ACTRESS: 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"
VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY PROGRAM
SERIES: "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central), "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central), "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" (NBC), "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS), "Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
SPECIAL: "Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner" (Comedy Central), "The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration of the Performing Arts" (CBS), "Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed" (HBO), "Tony Bennett: An American Classic" (NBC), "A Tribute to James Taylor" (PBS), "Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired" (HBO)
REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
"The Amazing Race" (CBS), "American Idol" (Fox), "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC), "Project Runway" (Bravo), "Top Chef" (Bravo)
