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Along with Ferrera in the lead comedy actress category were Felicity Huffman of “Desperate Housewives,” Tina Fey of “30 Rock,” Mary-Louise Parker of “Weeds” and last year’s winner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus of “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”
Their actor counterparts included last year’s winner, Tony Shalhoub of “Monk,” Ricky Gervais of “Extras,” Steve Carell of “The Office,” Charlie Sheen of “Two and a Half Men” and Alec Baldwin of “30 Rock.”
Like “Grey’s” Washington, Baldwin drew unflattering attention this year, in his case because of a leaked recording of an angry telephone call to his daughter, who is caught in a legal dispute with ex-wife Kim Basinger.
Nominees for comedy series supporting actor were Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven of “Entourage,” Neil Patrick Harris of “How I Met Your Mother,” Rainn Wilson of “The Office” and Cryer.
Some categories had six nominees this year rather than the usual five.
Supporting comedy actress nominees included Holland Taylor and Conchata Ferrell of “Two and a Half Men,” Jaime Pressly of “My Name is Earl,” Jenna Fischer of “The Office,” Vanessa Williams of “Ugly Betty” and Elizabeth Perkins of “Weeds.”
Another six-nominee category was best supporting actress in a drama series, with Turturro and Bracco joined by Katherine Heigl, Chandra Wilson and Sandra Oh of “Grey’s Anatomy” and Rachel Griffiths of “Brothers & Sisters.”
Heigl has also broken out as a movie star with her role in the hit comedy “Knocked Up.”
Besides Knight and Imperioli, drama series supporting actor bids went to William Shatner of “Boston Legal,” “Lost” actors Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn, and Masi Oka of “Heroes.”
Despite receiving the most overall nominations, “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” did not receive any bids for lead acting. The HBO movie starred Adam Beach as a Sioux physician struggling with assimilation.
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Nominees as top actors in a miniseries or movie included Jim Broadbent for “Longford,” Robert Duvall for “Broken Trail,” William H. Macy for “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (Umney’s Last Case),” Matthew Perry for “The Ron Clark Story” and Tom Selleck for “Jesse Stone: Sea Change.”
Lead actresses nominated in that category were Queen Latifah for “Life Support,” Debra Messing for “The Starter Wife,” Helen Mirren for “Prime Suspect: The Final Act,” Gina Rowlands for “What If God Were the Sun” and “Weeds” star Parker for “The Robber Bride.”
In June, judges screening potential nominees for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made their picks from a list of 10 top contenders for the best drama and best comedy series categories.
The top 10 lists given to the judges were based on polling of the general academy membership. Five nominees in each category ultimately were to be chosen, based on a combination of the panelists’ votes and the general polling.
The three-hour Emmy Awards ceremony will be broadcast Sept. 16 by Fox from the Shrine Auditorium.
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. 8.
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