60th Primetime Emmy nominations: Drama

This year’s Emmy candidates in the Drama categories:

Outstanding Drama Series

Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost, Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
James Spader, Boston Legal

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Ted Danson, Damages
Michael Emerson, Lost
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Boston Legal, The Mighty Rogues, directed by Arlene Sanford
Breaking Bad, Pilot, directed by Vince Gilligan
Damages, Pilot, directed by Allen Coulter
House, House’s Head, directed by Greg Yaitanes
Mad Men, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot), directed by Alan Taylor

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica, Six Of One, written by Michael Angeli
Damages, Pilot, written by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman
Mad Men, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot) , written by Matthew Weiner
Mad Men, the Wheel, written by Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith
The Wire, 30, teleplay by/story by David Simon, story by Ed Burns