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FACTBOX: List of Emmy nominees in key categories

LOS ANGELES
Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:53pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following is a list of nominees in key categories for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The winners for U.S. television's highest honors will be announced at a ceremony broadcast live from Los Angeles on September 21.

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BEST DRAMA SERIES

"Boston Legal" ABC

"Damages" FX

"Dexter" Showtime

"House" Fox

"Lost" ABC

"Mad Men" AMC

BEST LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA

James Spader, "Boston Legal"

Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Hugh Laurie, "House"

Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

BEST LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA

Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"

Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Glenn Close, "Damages"

Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA

William Shatner, "Boston Legal"

Ted Danson, "Damages"

Zeljko Ivanek, "Damages"

Michael Emerson, "Lost"

John Slattery, "Mad Men"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA

Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal"

Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"

Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy"

Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy"

Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment"

BEST COMEDY SERIES

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" HBO

"Entourage" HBO

"The Office" NBC

"30 Rock" NBC

"Two And A Half Men" CBS

BEST LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY

Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"

Steve Carell, "The Office"

Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies"

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"

Charlie Sheen, "Two And A Half Men"

BEST LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures Of Old Christine"

Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"

Tina Fey, "30 Rock"

America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"

Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

BEST SUPPPORT ACTOR, COMEDY

Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"

Kevin Dillon, "Entourage"

Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"

Rainn Wilson, "The Office"

Jon Cryer, "Two And A Half Men"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY

Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies"

Jean Smart, "Samantha Who?"

Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live"

Holland Taylor, "Two And A Half Men"

Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty"

BEST MINISERIES

"The Andromeda Strain" A&E

"Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) PBS

"John Adams" HBO

"Tin Man" Sci Fi Channel

BEST MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE

"Bernard And Doris" HBO

"Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale" HBO

"The Memory Keeper's Daughter" Lifetime

"A Raisin In The Sun" ABC

"Recount" HBO

BEST LEAD ACTOR, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard And Doris"

Ricky Gervais, "Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale"

Paul Giamatti, "John Adams"

Kevin Spacey, "Recount"

Tom Wilkinson, "Recount"

BEST LEAD ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE

Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"

Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris"

Dame Judi Dench, "Cranford"

Laura Linney, "John Adams"

Phylicia Rashad, "A Raisin in the Sun"

BEST VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES

"The Colbert Report" Comedy Central

"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" Comedy Central

"Late Show With David Letterman" CBS

"Real Time With Bill Maher" HBO

"Saturday Night Live" NBC

BEST VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL

"Bill Maher: The Decider" HBO

"George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya!" HBO

"James Taylor: One Man Band" PBS

"Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell" Bravo

"The Kennedy Center Honors" CBS

"Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project" HBO

BEST REALITY PROGRAM

"Antiques Roadshow" PBS

"Dirty Jobs" Discovery Channel

"Extreme Makeover Home Edition" ABC

"Intervention" A&E

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" Bravo

BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

"The Amazing Race" CBS

"American Idol" Fox

"Dancing with the Stars" ABC

"Project Runway" Bravo

"Top Chef" Bravo

(Editing by Steve Gorman and Vicki Allen)



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