As was widely anticipated, Masi Oka, who plays the unquenchable teleport Hiro Nakamura on Heroes, was singled out for a Supporting Actor nomination. Both series are up for directing (for “Genesis” and “Exodus, Part II,” amusingly enough – too bad Stargate SG-1 didn’t do an episode called “Deuteronomy”) and for visual effects (“Five Years Gone” and “Exodus, Part II”, both eminently deserving of the award). Heroes also got nods for art direction, sound mixing, and editing (all for “Genesis”), as well as for stunt coordination. Meanwhile Battlestar was nominated for writing (Ronald D. Moore’s “Occupation/Precipice”) and for sound editing (“Exodus, Part II” again).
If a sci-fi drama beyond these two hits were going to be nominated it would be in the visual effects category, and sure enough the quirky Eureka appears alongside its better-known NBC Universal stablemates in that category. In addition, a non-fiction nomination went to History Channel documentary, Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed.
The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, September 16, 2007 on FOX at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Outstanding Drama Series
- Boston Legal
- Grey's Anatomy
- Heroes
- House
- The Sopranos
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Entourage
- The Office
- 30 Rock
- Two and a Half Men
- Ugly Betty
Outstanding Miniseries
- Broken Trail
- Prime Suspect: The Final Act
- The Starter Wife
Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
- Inside The Twin Towers
- Longford
- The Ron Clark Story
- Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- American Idol
- Dancing With the Stars
- Project Runway
- Top Chef
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien
- Late Show With David Letterman
- Real Time With Bill Maher
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
- A Tribute to James Taylor (Great Performances)
- Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
- The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration of the Performing Arts
- Tony Bennett: An American Classic
- Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- James Gandolfini for playing Tony Soprano on The Sopranos
- Hugh Laurie for playing Gregory House on House
- Kiefer Sutherland for playing Jack Bauer on 24
- James Spader for playing Alan Shore on Boston Legal
- Denis Leary for playing Tommy Gavin on Rescue Me
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- Alec Baldwin for playing Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock
- Ricky Gervais for playing Andy Millman on Extras
- Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk
- Steve Carell for playing Michael Scott on The Office
- Charlie Sheen for playing Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Robert Duvall for playing Prentice 'Print' Ritter in Broken Trail
- Tom Selleck for playing Jesse Stone in Jesse Stone: Sea Change
- Jim Broadbent for playing Lord Longford in Longford
- William H. Macy for playing Clyde Umney & Sam Landry in Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
- Matthew Perry for playing Ron Clark in The Ron Clark Story
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Edie Falco for playing Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos
- Patricia Arquette for playing Alison Dubois on Medium
- Minnie Driver for playing Dahlia Malloy on The Riches
- Sally Field for playing Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters
- Mariska Hargitay for playing Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Kyra Sedgwick for playing Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Felicity Huffman for playing Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Tina Fey for playing Liz Lemon on 30 Rock
- America Ferrera for playing Betty Suarez on Ugly Betty
- Mary-Louise Parker for playing Nancy Botwin on Weeds
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
- Queen Latifah for playing Ana in Life Support
- Helen Mirren for playing Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theater)
- Mary-Louise Parker for playing Zenia Arden in The Robber Bride
- Debra Messing for playing Molly Kagan in The Starter Wife
- Gena Rowlands for playing Melissa Eisenbloom in What If God Were The Sun
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Michael Imperioli for playing Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
- William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on Boston Legal
- T.R. Knight for playing George O'Malley on Grey's Anatomy
- Masi Oka for playing Hiro Nakamura on Heroes
- Michael Emerson for playing Ben Linus on Lost
- Terry O'Quinn for playing John Locke on Lost
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Kevin Dillon for playing Johnny Drama on Entourage
- Jeremy Piven for playing Ari Gold on Entourage
- Neil Patrick Harris for playing Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother
- Rainn Wilson for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office
- Jon Cryer for playing Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
- Thomas Haden Church for playing Tom Harte in Broken Trail
- Aidan Quinn for playing Senator Dawes in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- August Schellenberg for playing Sitting Bull in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- Edward Asner for playing Luke Spelman in The Christmas Card
- Joe Mantegna for playing Lou Manahan in The Starter Wife
