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AND THE EMMY NOMINATIONS ARE…: 'The Wire' dissed again; Rashad, Wilson, Woodard, McDonald, Carroll, Williams and Turman pick up nods.
*Emmy nominations were announced at the crack of dawn Thursday morning and HBO's critically-acclaimed series "The Wire" lost its final chance to be nominated in the drama category.
The program about police and drug dealers in Baltimore, which wrapped its fifth and final season this year, received just one nomination – for writing. Meanwhile, HBO's mini-series, "John Adams," was the overall frontrunner with 23 nods.
ABC's "A Raisin in the Sun" was nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, while acting nominations went to its stars Phylicia Rashad (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie) and Audra McDonald (Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie).
Alfre Woodard, star of the Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation "Pictures of Hollis Woods," faces McDonald in the category of Actress in Miniseries or a Movie, while Glynn Turman picked up an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series nod for his turn in HBO's "In Treatment."
"Grey's Anatomy" stars Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh are competing in the Outstanding Supporting Drama Actress category that last year was won by castmate Katherine Heigl — who took herself of the running this time, blaming her decision on a lackluster storyline.
"Ugly Betty's" Vanessa Williams competes in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category, and Diahann Carroll earned a spot in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series category for her role as the mother of Isaiah Washington's character in "Grey's Anatomy."
Making history Thursday were AMC's "Mad Men" and the FX series "Damages." Both became the first basic cable programs to earn best-series nods. Last year's best comedy winner, "30 Rock," was the top nominee among sitcoms with 17 bids. "Mad Men" was the leading drama series contender with 16 nominations.
The Emmy Awards ceremony will be held Sept. 21 and broadcast on ABC. Other Emmy honors, including those for technical achievement and guest actors and actresses in series, will be given at the creative arts ceremony on Sept. 13.
Here's a list of the top Emmy nominees:
Outstanding Drama Series
• Boston Legal • Damages • Dexter • House • Lost • Mad Men
Outstanding Comedy Series
• Curb Your Enthusiasm • Entourage • The Office • 30 Rock • Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• James Spader, Boston Legal • Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad • Michael C. Hall, Dexter • Hugh Laurie, House • Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment • Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters • Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer • Glenn Close, Damages • Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk • Steve Carell, The Office • Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies • Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock • Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• 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
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris • Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • Paul Giamatti, John Adams • Kevin Spacey, Recount • Tom Wilkinson, Recount
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Catherine Keener, An American Crime • Susan Sarandon, Bernard And Doris • Judi Dench, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • Laura Linney, John Adams • Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
• William Shatner, Boston Legal • Ted Danson, Damages • Zeljko Ivanek, Damages • Michael Emerson, Lost • John Slattery, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Candice Bergen, Boston Legal • Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters • Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy • Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy • Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
• 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
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
• Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies • Jean Smart, Samantha Who? • Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live • Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men • Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
• David Morse, John Adams • Stephen Dillane, John Adams • Tom Wilkinson, John Adams • Denis Leary, Recount • Bob Balaban, Recount Outstanding Supporting
Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
• Eileen Atkins, Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) • Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun • Laura Dern, Recount
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
• Stanely Tucci, ER • Glynn Turman, In Treatment • Robin Williams, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Robert Morse, Mad Men • Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck • Charles Durning, Rescue Me
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
• Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm • Rip Torn, 30 Rock • Will Arnett, 30 Rock • Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock • Tim Conway, 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
• Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives • Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives • Sarah Silverman, Monk • Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock • Edie Falco, 30 Rock • Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
• Ellen Burstyn, Big Love • Dihann Carroll, Grey's Anatomy • Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Anjelica Huston, Medium • Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck
Outstanding Reality Program
• Antiques Roadshow • Dirty Jobs • Extreme Makeover Home Edition • Intervention • Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
• The Amazing Race • American Idol • Dancing With the Stars • Project Runway • Top Chef
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
• Ryan Seacrest, American Idol • Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars • Howie Mandel, Deal Or No Deal • Heidi Klum, Project Runway • Jeff Probst, Survivor
Outstanding Miniseries
• The Andromeda Strain • Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • John Adams • Tin Man
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
• Bernard And Doris • Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • The Memory Keeper's Daughter • A Raisin In The Sun • Recount
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