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"24" leads Emmy nominations for 2006
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Monday, 10 Jul 2006
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Two veteran TV shows, Fox drama "24" and newly departed NBC comedy "Will & Grace," led the field of Emmy Award series nominees on Thursday, despite rule changes designed to welcome new faces to the race for U.S. television's highest honors.
Espionage thriller "24," a perennial favorite with 11 previous wins, topped the list of series contenders with 12 nominations, including a bid for best drama.
"Will & Grace," a winner of 14 Emmys that ended its run this past season, was the most nominated sitcom, gaining recognition in 10 categories, though it failed to earn a nod for best comedy series.
But cable channel TNT's six-part miniseries "Into the West," produced by Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, scored the biggest tally among all programs vying for Emmys this year with 16 nominations.
The nominee roster also was notable for a number of shows that got snubbed. Last year's best-drama winner, the ABC castaway mystery "Lost," was shut out of the major categories this year, as was network companion "Desperate Housewives," which clinched nominations in 2005 for three of its stars.
In the battle for best drama, "24" will square off against two longtime Emmy darlings, HBO gangster saga "The Sopranos" and newly departed NBC political drama "The West Wing," as well as two hospital-themed newer hits -- ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and Fox's "House."
In the race for best comedy, two NBC shows, "Scrubs" and "The Office," will compete against television's top-rated sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" on CBS. Rounding out the category were HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the recently canceled but critically acclaimed Fox show "Arrested Development," a past winner.
Two veteran TV shows, Fox drama "24" and newly departed NBC comedy "Will & Grace," led the field of Emmy Award series nominees on Thursday, despite rule changes designed to welcome new faces to the race for U.S. television's highest honors.
Espionage thriller "24," a perennial favorite with 11 previous wins, topped the list of series contenders with 12 nominations, including a bid for best drama.
"Will & Grace," a winner of 14 Emmys that ended its run this past season, was the most nominated sitcom, gaining recognition in 10 categories, though it failed to earn a nod for best comedy series.
But cable channel TNT's six-part miniseries "Into the West," produced by Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, scored the biggest tally among all programs vying for Emmys this year with 16 nominations.
The nominee roster also was notable for a number of shows that got snubbed. Last year's best-drama winner, the ABC castaway mystery "Lost," was shut out of the major categories this year, as was network companion "Desperate Housewives," which clinched nominations in 2005 for three of its stars.
In the battle for best drama, "24" will square off against two longtime Emmy darlings, HBO gangster saga "The Sopranos" and newly departed NBC political drama "The West Wing," as well as two hospital-themed newer hits -- ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and Fox's "House."
In the race for best comedy, two NBC shows, "Scrubs" and "The Office," will compete against television's top-rated sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" on CBS. Rounding out the category were HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and the recently canceled but critically acclaimed Fox show "Arrested Development," a past winner.
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