Stephen Colbert and his wife Evelyn McGee-Colbert arrive for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Colbert is nominated for outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program for his work on 'The Colbert Report.' (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Jon Stewart hugs Stephen Colbert (R) after Stewart won for outstanding variety, music or comedy program and outstanding writing for a variety, music or comedy program at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Stephen Colbert (L) and Jon Stewart present together at the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Katherine Heigl, a star of the drama series 'Grey's Anatomy,' arrives for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Heigl will be a presenter during the show. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Louis-Dreyfus is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her work on 'The New Adventures of Old Christine.' (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
British actress Helen Mirren arrives for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Mirren is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a miniseries or a movie for her work in 'Elizabeth I.' (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)
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Jason Lee (R), star of the show 'My Name Is Earl', hugs Greg Garcia after Garcia won an Emmy for outstanding writer on a comedy series during the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles August 27, 2006 . REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Jeremy Piven holds the award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on 'Entourage' at the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Tony Shalhoub, left, arrives with his daughter Josie for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Actor Jeremy Piven holds his Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Entourage,' as he waits to be interviewed at the HBO post-Emmy Awards party in West Hollywood, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Conan O'Brien and wife Liza Powel attend the Governor's Ball after the 58th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, August 27, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)
Lisa Edelstein attends the 4th Annual TV Guide Emmy After Party in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, August 27, 2006.(Fashion Wire Daily/Marina Milosevic)
Patricia Clarkson accepts her award for outstanding guest actress in a drama series, for her work on 'Six Feet Under,' during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of the drama series 'Ghost Whisperer,' arrives for the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Actor Tom Sizemore poses for photographers at the 2006 TV Guide Emmy After Party in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub poses for photographers as she arrives at the 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Broadcasting Company post Emmy party in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
(partial) List of primetime Emmy nominations
By The Associated Press
Thu Jul 6
Drama Series: "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; "House," Fox; "The Sopranos," HBO; "24," Fox; "The West Wing," NBC.
Comedy Series: "Arrested Development," Fox; "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; "The Office," NBC; "Scrubs," NBC; "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
Miniseries: "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS; "Elizabeth I," HBO; "Into the West," TNT; "Sleeper Cell," Showtime.
Made-for-TV Movie: "Flight 93," A&E; "The Flight That Fought Back," Discovery Channel; "The Girl in the Cafe," HBO; "Mrs. Harris," HBO; "Yesterday," HBO.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central; "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central; "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," NBC; "Late Show With David Letterman," CBS; "Real Time With Bill Maher," HBO.
Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "78th Annual Academy Awards," ABC; "Bill Maher: I'm Swiss," HBO; "
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing," HBO; "McCartney in St. Petersburg," A&E; "The XX Olympic Winter Games — Opening Ceremony," NBC.
Actor, Drama Series:
Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC;
Denis Leary, "Rescue Me," FX Network;
Peter Krause, "Six Feet Under," HBO;
Kiefer Sutherland, "24," Fox;
Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC.
Actress, Drama Series:
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer," TNT;
Geena Davis, "Commander in Chief," ABC;
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," NBC;
Frances Conroy, "Six Feet Under," HBO;
Allison Janney, "The West Wing," NBC.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, "Boston Legal," ABC;
Oliver Platt, "Huff," Showtime;
Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO;
Gregory Itzin, "24," Fox;
Alan Alda, "The West Wing," NBC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal," ABC;
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC;
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC;
Blythe Danner, "Huff," Showtime;
Jean Smart, "24," Fox.
Actor, Comedy Series:
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO;
Kevin James, "The King of Queens," CBS;
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk," USA;
Steve Carell, "The Office," NBC;
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series:
Lisa Kudrow, "The Comeback," HBO;
Jane Kaczmarek, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox;
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine," CBS;
Stockard Channing, "Out of Practice," CBS;
Debra Messing, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Will Arnett, "Arrested Development," Fox;
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage," HBO;
Bryan Cranston, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox;
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men," CBS;
Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO;
Alfre Woodard, "Desperate Housewives," ABC;
Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," ABC;
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime;
Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Charles Dance, "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS;
Donald Sutherland, "Human Trafficking," Lifetime;
Ben Kingsley, "Mrs. Harris," HBO;
Jon Voight, "Pope John Paul II," CBS;
Andre Braugher, "Thief," FX Network.
Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Kathy Bates, "Ambulance Girl," Lifetime;
Gillian Anderson, "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS;
Helen Mirren, "Elizabeth I," HBO;
Judy Davis, "A Little Thing Called Murder," Lifetime;
Annette Bening, "Mrs. Harris," HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or a Movie:
Denis Lawson, "Bleak House (Masterpiece Theatre)," PBS;
Hugh Dancy, "Elizabeth I," HBO;
Jeremy Irons, "Elizabeth I," HBO;
Robert Carlyle, "Human Trafficking," Lifetime;
Clifton Collins Jr., "Thief," FX Network.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or a Movie:
Kelly Macdonald, "The Girl in the Cafe," HBO;
Shirley Jones, "Hidden Places," Hallmark;
Ellen Burstyn, "Mrs. Harris," HBO;
Cloris Leachman, "Mrs. Harris," HBO;
Alfre Woodard, "The Water Is Wide (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation)," CBS.
