Emmy Nominations: The Drama Kings and Queens
T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl in Grey's Anatomy by Vivian Zink/ABC
Nominations for the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, to be broadcast Sept. 16 on Fox, were announced Thursday morning. Here are the major races in the drama-series field.
Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Patricia Arquette (
Medium)
Minnie Driver (
The Riches)
Edie Falco (
The Sopranos)
Sally Field (
Brothers & Sisters)
Mariska Hargitay (
Law & Order: SVU)
Kyra Sedgwick (
The Closer)
Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
James Gandolfini (
The Sopranos)
Hugh Laurie (
House)
Denis Leary (
Rescue Me)
James Spader (
Boston Legal)
Kiefer Sutherland (
24)
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)
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
William Shatner (
Boston Legal)
Masi Oka (
Heroes)
T.R. Knight (
Grey's Anatomy)
Michael Emerson (
Lost)
Terry O'Quinn (
Lost)
Michael Imperioli (
The Sopranos)
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)
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)
Also see the acting nominees in the
comedy and
TV-movie/miniseries races, as well as the assorted
outstanding-series contenders.
