 Gillian Anderson was nominated for her role in the BBC's Bleak House |
Bleak House, 24, and The West Wing were among the 451 nominees in 90 categories for the Primetime Emmys 2006. Here are some of the main nominees:
Lead actor in a comedy
Steve Carell - The Office
Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kevin James - King of Queens
Tony Shalhoub - Monk
Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men
Lead actress in a comedy
Stockard Channing - Out of Practice
Jane Kaczmarek - Malcolm in the Middle
Lisa Kudrow - The Comeback
Debra Messing - Will & Grace
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
Lead actor in a drama
Peter Krause - Six Feet Under
Denis Leary - Rescue Me
Christopher Meloni - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Martin Sheen - The West Wing
Kiefer Sutherland - 24
Lead actress in a drama
Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under
Geena Davis - Commander In Chief
Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Allison Janney - The West Wing
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
Lead actor in a mini-series/movie
Andre Braugher - Thief
Charles Dance - Bleak House
Ben Kinglsey - Mrs Harris
Donald Sutherland - Human Trafficking
Jon Voight - Pope John Paul II
Lead actress in a mini-series/movie
Gillian Anderson - Bleak House
Kathy Bates - Ambulance Girl
Annette Benning - Mrs Harris
Judy Davis - A Little Thing Called Murder
Helen Mirren - Elizabeth I
Supporting actor in a drama
William Shatner - Boston Legal
Oliver Platt - Huff
Michael Imperioli - The Sopranos
Gregory Itzin - 24
Alan Alda - The West Wing
Supporting actress in a drama
Candice Bergen - Boston Legal
Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
Blythe Danner - Huff
Jean Smart - 24
Supporting actor in a comedy
Will Arnett - Arrested Development
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Bryan Cranston - Malcolm In The Middle
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Sean Hayes - Will And Grace
Supporting actress in a comedy
Cheryl Hines - Curb Your Enthusiasm
Alfre Woodard - Desperate Housewives
Jaime Pressly - My Name Is Earl
Elizabeth Perkins - Weeds
Megan Mullally - Karen
Outstanding comedy
Arrested Development
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Office
Scrubs
Two and a Half Men
Outstanding drama series
Grey's Anatomy
House
The Sopranos
24
The West Wing
Outstanding miniseries
Bleak House
Elizabeth I
Into the West
Sleeper Cell