FOLLOWING is a list of nominees in key categories for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The winners for US television's highest honors will be announced at a ceremony broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sept. 20. Best drama series “Big Love,” HBO “Breaking Bad,” AMC “Damages,” FX “Dexter,” Showtime “House,” Fox “Lost,” ABC “Mad Men,” AMC Best lead actress, drama Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters” Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer” Glenn Close, “Damages” Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace” Best lead actor, drama Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Hugh Laurie, “House” Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” Simon Baker, “The Mentalist” Best supporting actress, drama Rose Byrne, “Damages” Sandra Oh, “Grey's Anatomy” Chandra Wilson, “Grey's Anatomy” Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment” Hope Davis, “In Treatment” Cherry Jones, “24” Best supporting actor, drama William Shatner, “Boston Legal” Christian Clemenson, “Boston Legal” Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad” William Hurt, “Damages” Michael Emerson, “Lost” John Slattery, “Mad Men” Best comedy series “Entourage,” HBO “Family Guy,” Fox “Flight of the Conchords,” HBO “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS “The Office,” NBC “30 Rock,” NBC “Weeds,” Showtime Best lead actress, comedy Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures Of Old Christine” Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?” Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Toni Collette, “United States of Tara” Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds” Best lead actor, comedy Jemaine Clement, “Flight of the Conchords” Tony Shalhoub, “Monk” Steve Carell, “The Office” Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Charlie Sheen, “Two And A Half Men” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” Best supporting actress, comedy Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies” Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live” Kristin Wiig, “Saturday Night Live” Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock” Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty” Elizabeth Perkins, “Weeds” Best supporting actor, comedy Kevin Dillon, “Entourage” Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother” Rainn Wilson, “The Office” Tracy Morgan, “30 Rock” Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock” Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men” Best Made-for-TV movie “Coco Chanel,” Lifetime “Grey Gardens,” HBO “Into the Storm,” HBO “Prayers for Bobby,” Lifetime “Taking Chance,” HBO Best mini-series “Generation Kill,” HBO “Little Dorrit,” PBS 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.
