Hit mob series The Sopranos and TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee lead the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award nominations with 15 and 17 nods, respectively.
The Sopranos is nominated for Best Drama, while the show’s star James Gandolfini has been praised in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as mafia boss Tony Soprano. Costar Edie Falco, who portrayed Carmela Soprano, is up for the Outstanding Lead Actress award, while Michael Imperioli, Aida Turturro and Lorraine Bracco have also received nods for their supporting roles.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee scooped nominations including Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for stars August Schellenberg (who plays Sitting Bull) and Aidan Quinn (Senator Dawes), while Anna Paquin (Elaine Goodale) is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Meanwhile, actress Mary-Louise Parker scored two nominations for two different roles–Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (The Robber Bride) and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Weeds).
But the Primetime Emmy nominations–announced on Thursday–had a big shock in store for fans of Desperate Housewives, Lost and Kiefer Sutherland‘s 24–all three programs missed out on the Best Drama category. Instead, The Sopranos will battle it out against Heroes, Boston Legal and medical dramas House and Grey’s Anatomy.
Elsewhere, hit comedy Ugly Betty was nominated in 11 categories, including Best Comedy Actress for star America Ferrera and Outstanding Comedy Series, where it will compete against Entourage, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men and The Office.
The 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sept. 16.
The main category nominations are as follows:
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty
Outstanding Drama Series:
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Extras – Ricky Gervais
Monk – Tony Shalhoub
The Office – Steve Carell
30 Rock – Alec Baldwin
Two and a Half Men – Charlie Sheen
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Boston Legal – James Spader
House – Hugh Laurie
Rescue Me – Denis Leary
The Sopranos – James Gandolfini
24 – Kiefer Sutherland
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
Desperate Housewives – Felicity Huffman
The New Adventures of Old Christine – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
30 Rock – Tina Fey
Ugly Betty – America Ferrera
Weeds – Mary-Louise Parker
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Brothers & Sisters – Sally Field
The Closer – Kyra Sedgwick
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit – Mariska Hargitay
Medium – Patricia Arquette
The Riches – Minnie Driver
The Sopranos – Edie Falco
Outstanding Reality Program:
Antiques Roadshow
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:
Broken Trail – Robert Duvall
Jesse Stone – Tom Selleck
Longford – Jim Broadbent
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King – William H. Macy
The Ron Clark Story – Matthew Perry
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:
Life Support – Queen Latifah
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre) – Helen Mirren
The Robber Bride – Mary-Louise Parker
The Starter Wife – Debra Messing
What If God Were the Sun – Gena Rowlands
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Entourage – Kevin Dillon
Entourage – Jeremy Piven
How I Met Your Mother – Neil Patrick Harris
The Office – Rainn Wilson
Two and a Half Men – Jon Cryer
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
Boston Legal – William Shatner
Grey’s Anatomy – T.R. Knight
Heroes – Masi Oka
Lost
Lost – Terry O’Quinn
The Sopranos – Michael Imperioli
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:
Broken Trail – Thomas Haden Church
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – August Schellenberg
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Aidan Quinn
The Christmas Card – Edward Asner
The Starter Wife – Joe Mantegna
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
My Name Is Earl – Jaime Pressly
The Office – Jenna Fischer
Two and a Half Men – Holland Taylor
Two and a Half Men – Conchata Ferrell
Ugly Betty – Vanessa Williams
Weeds – Elizabeth Perkins
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Brothers & Sisters – Rachel Griffiths
Grey’s Anatomy – Katherine Heigl
Grey’s Anatomy – Chandra Wilson
Grey’s Anatomy – Sandra Oh
The Sopranos – Aida Turturro
The Sopranos – Lorraine Bracco
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie:
Broken Trail – Greta Scacchi
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee – Anna Paquin
Longford – Samantha Morton
The Starter Wife – Judy Davis
Tsunami, the Aftermath – Toni Collette
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program:
79th Annual Academy Awards – Ellen DeGeneres
The Colbert Report – Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman – David Letterman
Tony Bennett: An American Classic – Tony Bennett
Outstanding Miniseries:
Broken Trail
Prime Suspect: The Final Act
The Starter Wife
Outstanding Made for Television Movie:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Inside the Twin Towers
Longford
The Ron Clark Story
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy
Outstanding Children’s Program:
Hannah Montana
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Private Worlds: Kids and Autism
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
That’s So Raven
When Parents Are Deployed
Click here to view the complete list of nominations.
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