LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Nominees in major categories for the 60th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Drama Series: “Boston Legal,” ABC; “Damages,” FX; “Dexter,” Showtime; “House,” Fox; “Lost,” ABC; “Mad Men,” AMC.

Comedy Series: “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO; “Entourage,” HBO; “The Office,” NBC; “30 Rock,” NBC; “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.

Miniseries: “The Andromeda Strain,” A&E; “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; “John Adams,” HBO; “Tin Man,” Sci Fi Channel.

Made-for-TV Movie: “Bernard and Doris,” HBO; “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO; “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,” Lifetime; “A Raisin in the Sun,” ABC; “Recount,” HBO.

Actor, Drama Series: James Spader, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Showtime; Hugh Laurie, “House,” Fox; Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment,” HBO; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC.

Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC; Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT; Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX; Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC; Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace,” TNT.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Ted Danson, “Damages,” FX; Zeljko Ivanek, “Damages,” FX; Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC; John Slattery, “Mad Men,” AMC.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Candice Bergen, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC; Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Sandra Oh, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment,” HBO.

Actor, Comedy Series: Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA; Steve Carell, “The Office,” NBC; Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC; Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC; Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men, CBS.

Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” CBS; Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?,” ABC; Tina Fey, “30 Rock,” NBC; America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty,” ABC; Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds,” Showtime.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jeremy Piven, “Entourage,” HBO; Kevin Dillon, “Entourage,” HBO; Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS; Rainn Wilson, “The Office,” NBC; Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC; Jean Smart, “Samantha Who?,” ABC; Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC; Holland Taylor Two and a Half Men,” CBS; Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty,” ABC.

Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard and Doris,” HBO; Ricky Gervais, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO; Paul Giamatti, “John Adams,” HBO; Kevin Spacey, “Recount,” HBO; Tom Wilkinson, “Recount,” HBO.

Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Catherine Keener, “An American Crime,” Showtime; Susan Sarandon, “Bernard and Doris,” HBO; Judi Dench, “Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Laura Linney, “John Adams,” HBO; Phylicia Rashad, “A Raisin in the Sun,” ABC.

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Morse, “John Adams,” HBO; Stephen Dillane, “John Adams,” HBO; Tom Wilkinson, “John Adams,” HBO; Denis Leary, “Recount,” HBO; Bob Balaban, “Recount,” HBO.

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Eileen Atkins, “Cranford” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS; Ashley Jensen, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO; Alfre Woodard, “Pictures of Hollis Woods” (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation), CBS; Audra McDonald, “A Raisin in the Sun,” ABC; Laura Dern, “Recount,” HBO.

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