Emmy Nominations: The Drama Kings and Queens

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.