Everything's coming up <i>Angels in America</i> in Emmy nominations (13106)

Angels in America, based on Tony Kushner's play which combines harsh reality and fantasy in the early days of the AIDS pandemic, was nominated as outstanding miniseries and earned acting noms for stars Emma Thompson, Al Pacino, and Meryl Streep. Angels led the Emmy pack with a total of 21 nominations. Other nominees of gay interest include The Blackwater Lightship, based on the novel by Colm Toibin; the controversial Craig Zadan and Neil Meron-produced The Reagans; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy; the HBO special Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now; and perennial Emmy favorite Will & Grace. Other nominated miniseries were American Family: Journey of Dreams; Horatio Hornblower; Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness; and Traffic: The Miniseries. Nominees for the reality series category were Donald Trump's hit The Apprentice, The Amazing Race, American Idol, Last Comic Standing, and Survivor.

Nominees for best supporting actor in a comedy series were Jeffrey Tambor of Arrested Development, Brad Garrett and Peter Boyle for Everybody Loves Raymond, David Hyde Pierce for Frasier, and Sean Hayes for Will & Grace. The comedy series supporting actress bids went to three Sex and the City stars--Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon--along with Doris Roberts of Everybody Loves Raymond and Megan Mullally of Will & Grace. For supporting actress in a drama series, nominations went to Robin Weigert of Deadwood, Tyne Daly of Judging Amy, Drea de Matteo of The Sopranos, and Janel Moloney and Stockard Channing of The West Wing. Drama series supporting actors who received nominations were Victor Garber of Alias, Brad Dourif of Deadwood, Michael Imperioli and Steve Buscemi of The Sopranos, and John Spencer of The West Wing.

A total of 433 nominations were announced in an early morning ceremony by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In February the academy shook up Emmy rules to freshen a competition that repeatedly saw the same shows vying for and winning trophies. Academy members were given the opportunity to choose up to 10 nominees per category, double the previous number, with the top five vote-getters ending up as the nominees in each category. Although that's the same number of contenders as in the past, the academy hoped the mix would be more representative of the growing bounty of programming on cable and newer broadcast channels. Unlike the Academy Awards, which recognize a new crop of films each year, the Emmys tend toward reruns because shows are eligible as long as they air original episodes in the awards calendar year. The result has been winning streaks such as that of NBC's The West Wing, named best drama series for the last four consecutive ceremonies. The Emmys are scheduled to air September 19 on ABC with Garry Shandling as host. (AP, with additional reporting by Advocate.com)

Here is a complete list of nominees for the 2004 Emmy Awards:

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm; John Ritter, 8 Simple Rules; Kelsey Grammer, Frasier; Matt LeBlanc, Friends; Tony Shalhoub, Monk

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: James Spader, The Practice; James Gandolfini, The Sopranos; Kiefer Sutherland, 24; Martin Sheen, The West Wing; Anthony LaPaglia, Without A Trace

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Antonio Banderas, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Al Pacino, Angels in America; James Brolin, The Reagans; Alan Rickman, Something the Lord Made; Mos Def, Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Patricia Heaton, Everybody Loves Raymond; Jennifer Aniston, Friends; Bonnie Hunt, Life With Bonnie; Jane Kaczmarek, Malcolm in the Middle; Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jennifer Garner, Alias; Amber Tamblyn, Joan of Arcadia; Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Edie Falco, The Sopranos; Allison Janney, The West Wing

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Emma Thompson, Angels in America; Meryl Streep, Angels in America; Glenn Close, The Lion in Winter; Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness; Judy Davis, The Reagans

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Arrested Development; Brad Garrett, Everybody Loves Raymond; Peter Boyle, Everybody Loves Raymond; David Hyde Pierce, Frasier; Sean Hayes, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Victor Garber, Alias; Brad Dourif, Deadwood; Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos; Steve Buscemi, The Sopranos; John Spencer, The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Patrick Wilson, Angels in America; Justin Kirk, Angels in America; Ben Shenkman, Angels in America; Jeffrey Wright, Angels in America; William H. Macy, Stealing Sinatra

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Doris Roberts, Everybody Loves Raymond; Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City; Kristin Davis, Sex and the City; Cynthia Nixon, Sex and the City; Megan Mullally, Will & Grace

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Robin Weigert, Deadwood; Tyne Daly, Judging Amy; Drea de Matteo, The Sopranos; Janel Moloney, The West Wing; Stockard Channing, The West Wing

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Mary-Louise Parker, Angels in America; Angela Lansbury, The Blackwater Lightship; Julie Andrews, Eloise at Christmastime; Anne Heche, Gracie's Choice; Anjelica Huston, Iron Jawed Angels

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Fred Willard, Everybody Loves Raymond; Anthony LaPaglia, Frasier; Danny DeVito, Friends; John Turturro, Monk; John Cleese, Will & Grace

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Newhart, ER; James Earl Jones, Everwood; William Shatner, The Practice; Matthew Perry, The West Wing; Martin Landau, Without a Trace

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Georgia Engel, Everybody Loves Raymond; Laura Linney, Frasier; Christina Applegate, Friends; Cloris Leachman, Malcolm in the Middle; Eileen Brennan, Will & Grace

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Louise Fletcher, Joan of Arcadia; Mare Winningham, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Marlee Matlin, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Betty White, The Practice; Sharon Stone, The Practice

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program: Billy Crystal, The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Elaine Stritch, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty; Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now; Bill Maher, Real Time With Bill Maher; Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Comedy Series: Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sex and the City, Will & Grace

Outstanding Drama Series: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Joan of Arcadia; The Sopranos; 24; The West Wing

Outstanding Miniseries: American Family--Journey Of Dreams; Angels in America; Horatio Hornblower; Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness; Traffic: The Miniseries

Outstanding Made for Television Movie: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Ike: Countdown to D-Day, The Lion in Winter, The Reagans, Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: Chappelle's Show, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Late Show With David Letterman, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: A&E In Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square; The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Chris Rock: Never Scared; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty; Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

Outstanding Special Class Program: The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited; The Los Angeles Philharmonic Inaugurates Walt Disney Concert Hall; New York City Ballet--Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Yo-Yo Ma

Outstanding Children's Program: Happy To Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me; Lizzie McGuire; Nick News Special Edition--The Courage To Live: Kids, South Africa, And AIDS; Nick News Special Edition--There's No Place Like Home: Homeless Kids In America; Sesame Street Presents "The Street We Live On"

Outstanding Nonfiction Special: AFI's 100 Years; 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters; Born Rich; A Decade Under The Influence; The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's; Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor

Outstanding Nonfiction Series: American Masters, Biography, Cold Case Files, Inside the Actors Studio, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues

Outstanding Reality Program: Colonial House; Extreme Makeover: Home Edition; Penn & Teller: Bullshit!; Project Greenlight; Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: The Amazing Race, American Idol, The Apprentice, Last Comic Standing, Survivor

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: American Masters, "Judy Garland: By Myself"; Born Rich; Jockey; Queer Eye For The Straight Guy; Tupperware

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming: American Masters, "Judy Garland: By Myself"; Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor; JFK: A Presidency Revealed; Pandemic: Facing AIDS, "Uganda/Thailand"; Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, "War On Drugs"; Terry Jones' Medieval Lives, "The Peasant"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series: Alias, "Resurrection"; Deadwood, "Deadwood (Pilot)"; ER, "Drive"; 24, "12:00 AM-1:00 AM"; The West Wing, "An Khe"

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Battlestar Galactica, "Night 2"; Caesar, "Night 2"; 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout; Spartacus, "Night 2"

Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multicamera): American Masters, "Judy Garland: By Myself"; The Apprentice, "DNA, Heads, and the Undead Kitty"; Dinosaur Planet, "Alpha's Egg, Pod's Travel"; Jockey; Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure

Outstanding Single-camera Sound Mixing for a Series: Alias, "Hourglass"; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Grissom vs. the Volcano"; The Sopranos, "Irregular Around the Margins"; 24, "5:00 PM-6:00 PM"; The West Wing, "Gaza"

Outstanding Single-camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie: Angels in America, "Part 2--Perestroika"; Horatio Hornblower, "Part 1-- Loyalty"; Ike: Countdown to D-Day; Something the Lord Made; Traffic: The Miniseries, "Part 1"

Outstanding Multicamera Sound Mixing for a Series Or Special: Everybody Loves Raymond, "The Model"; Frasier, "The Doctor Is Out"; Friends, "The Last One, Part 1 and 2"; Will & Grace, "Courting Disaster"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special: A&E In Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square; A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love; The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Harry Connick Jr.: "Only You" in Concert; The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, "Live New Year's Eve Show"

Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multicamera): The Amazing Race, "I Could Never Have Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now"; American Masters, "Judy Garland: By Myself"; Dinosaur Planet, "Alpha's Egg, Pod's Travel"; Failure Is Not an Option; Survivor, "They're Back"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series: Dead Like Me, "Pilot"; Star Trek: Enterprise, "Countdown"; Star Trek: Enterprise, "The Council"; Stargate SG-1, "Lost City Part 2"; Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital, "Thy Kingdom Come"

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: Angels in America, "Part 2--Perestroika"; Battlestar Galactica, "Night 1"; Dreamkeeper, "Part 1"; 10.5, "Night 1"; The Winning Season

Outstanding Stunt Coordination: Alias, "Resurrection"; Third Watch, "Payback"; 24, "10:00 AM-11:00 AM"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series: American Idol, "No. 318"; Late Night With Conan O'Brien, "No. 1855"; Late Show With David Letterman, "No. 2048"; Saturday Night Live, Host and Musical Guest: Janet Jackson; The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, "No. 2625"

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: A&E In Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square; A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love; The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Late Night With Conan O'Brien 10th Anniversary Special; VH1 Presents: 2004 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: Arrested Development, "Pilot"; Frasier, "Goodnight, Seattle"; Scrubs, "My Screwup"; Sex and the City, "An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)"; Sex and the City, "The Ick Factor"

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: Deadwood, "Deadwood (Pilot)"; The Sopranos, "Where's Johnny?"; The Sopranos, "Unidentified Black Males"; The Sopranos, "Long Term Parking"; The Sopranos, "Irregular Around the Margins"

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: Chappelle's Show; Chris Rock: Never Scared; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart; Late Night With Conan O'Brien; Late Show With David Letterman

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, Angels in America, Iron Jawed Angels, The Reagans, Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): Futurama, "The Sting"; Samurai Jack, "The Birth of Evil"; The Simpsons, "The Way We Weren't"; South Park, "Christmas In Canada"; SpongeBob SquarePants, "SpongeBob BC"

Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or More): The Powerpuff Girls, "Twas The Fight Before Christmas; Star Wars: Clone Wars

Outstanding Art Direction for a Multicamera Series: Arrested Development, "Pilot"; Frasier, "Freudian Sleep/Caught in the Act"; Two and a Half Men, "Alan Harper, Frontier Chiropractor"; Whoopi, "Sticky Fingers"; Will & Grace, "I Do, Oh, No, You Di-in't"

Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-camera Series: Alias, "Taken"; Carnivale, "Milfay (Pilot)"; Deadwood, "Deep Water/The Trial of Jack McCall/Bullock Returns to the Camp"; The Sopranos, "In Camelot/Cold Cuts/The Test Dream"; The West Wing, "Gaza"

Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Horatio Hornblower: Loyalty and Duty; Ike: Countdown to D-Day; The Lion in Winter

Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program: The 76th Annual Academy Awards; The 46th Annual Grammy Awards; MADtv, "MADtv's 200th Episode"; Saturday Night Live, Host: Elijah Wood; A Very Queer Eye Holiday

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series: Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Frasier, Monk, Sex and the City

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: Carnivale, Deadwood, The Sopranos, 24, The West Wing

Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: Angels in America; Iron Jawed Angels; The Reagans; Something the Lord Made;Traffic: The Miniseries

Outstanding Choreography: 2003 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon; MADtv, "Ninth Season Finale"; Malcolm in the Middle, "Dewey's Special Class"; Smucker's Stars on Ice 2004

Outstanding Cinematography for a Multicamera Series: 8 Simple Rules, "Goodbye"; Friends, "The One With Phoebe's Wedding"; George Lopez, "Bringing Home the Bacon"; Two and a Half Men, "Camel Filters and Pheremones"; Will & Grace, "Ice Cream Ball"

Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-camera Series: Alias, "Conscious"; Carnivale, "Pick a Number"; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "XX"; The Sopranos, "Irregular Around the Margins"; The West Wing, "7A WF 83429"

Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie: American Family--Journey Of Dreams, "Chapter 1: The Wedding"; And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Angels in America, "Part 2--Perestroika"; Iron Jawed Angels; Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multicamera): The Amazing Race, "I Could Never Have Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now"; The Apprentice, "Wheeling & Dealing"; Jockey; Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues, "The Soul of a Man"; Survivor, "Beg, Barter, and Steal"

Outstanding Commercial: "Born a Donkey," Budweiser; "Dominoes," Miller; "Door Music," Saturn; "Interview," United Airlines; "Outfit," Citibank Identity Theft Card Protection; "Rubberband Man," Office Max

Outstanding Costumes for a Series: Carnivale, "Milfay (Pilot)"; Deadwood, "Mr. Wu"; Sex and the City, "An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)"; The Sopranos, "Rat Pack"; That '70s Show, "Do You Think It's Alright?"

Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Angels in America, "Part 2--Perestroika"; Horatio Hornblower, "Part 1--Loyalty"; Iron Jawed Angels; The Lion in Winter

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Arrested Development, "Pilot"; Curb Your Enthusiasm, "The 5 Wood"; Curb Your Enthusiasm, "The Car Pool Lane"; Curb Your Enthusiasm, "The Survivor"; Sex and the City, "An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)"

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Deadwood, "Deadwood (Pilot)"; ER, "The Lost"; Nip/Tuck, "Pilot"; The Sopranos, "Irregular Around the Margins"; The Sopranos, "Long Term Parking"

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program: The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home; Chappelle's Show, "No. 204"; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, "Show No. 8086"; Elaine Stritch: At Liberty; Late Show With David Letterman, "No. 2170"

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: Angels in America; Ike: Countdown to D-Day; The Lion in Winter; Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness; Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series: ER, "Freefall"; The Sopranos, "All Happy Families"; The Sopranos, "Long Term Parking"; The Sopranos, "Irregular Around the Margins"; 24, "10:00 AM-11:00 AM"

Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series: Arrested Development, "Pilot"; Curb Your Enthusiasm, "The Survivor"; Curb Your Enthusiasm, "Opening Night"; Scrubs, "My Screwup"; Sex and the City, "An American Girl in Paris (Part Une and Part Deux)"

Outstanding Single-camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Angels in America, "Part 1--Millenium Approaches"; Battlestar Galactica, "Night 1"; 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout; Ike: Countdown to D-Day; Something the Lord Made

Outstanding Multicamera Picture Editing for a Series: Everybody Loves Raymond, "Golf for It"; Frasier, "Goodnight, Seattle"; Friends, "The Last One"; That '70s Show, "Sparks"; Will & Grace, "Last Ex to Brooklyn"

Outstanding Multicamera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: A&E In Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square; A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love; The 76th Annual Academy Awards; AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro; Friends: The One Before the Last One--10 Years of Friends

Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multicamera): The Amazing Race, "I Could Never Have Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now"; American Masters, "Judy Garland: By Myself"; The Apprentice, "DNA, Heads, and the Undead Kitty"; Survivor, "Shark Attack"; Survivor, "Swimming With Sharks"

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series: Alias, "Unveiled"; Carnivale, "After the Ball Is Over"; Deadwood, "Plague"; MADtv, "MADtv's 200th Episode"; Saturday Night Live, "Host: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachay"

Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: Angels in America, "Millenium Approaches" and "Perestroika"; Dreamkeeper; Ike: Countdown to D-Day; The Lion in Winter; The Reagans; Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for a VMC Programming: A&E In Concert: Paul McCartney in Red Square; A&E In Concert: Sting: Sacred Love; The 76th Annual Academy Awards; American Idol, "Finale"; The 46th Annual Grammy Awards; The Late Show With David Letterman, "No. 2117"

Outstanding Main Title Design: Angels in America; Carnivale; Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute; Nip/Tuck; Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Nonprosthetic): Carnivale, "Babylon"; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, "Assume Nothing" and "All for Our Country"; Deadwood, "Here Was a Man"; Gilmore Girls, "The Festival of Living Art"; Nip/Tuck, "Adelle Coffin"

Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Nonprosthetic): American Family--Journey of Dreams; And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself; Angels in America, "Millennium Approaches" and "Perestroika"; Caesar; The Reagans; Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Prosthetic): Nip/Tuck, "Pilot"; Star Trek: Enterprise, "Zero Hour"; Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore): Dead Like Me, "Pilot"; Line of Fire, "Eminence Front"; Pandemic: Facing AIDS, "Uganda/Thailand"; The Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror XIV"; Star Trek: Enterprise, "Similitude"; 24, "6:00 AM-7:00 AM"

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special (Dramatic Underscore): Dance in America: Lar Lubovitch's "Othello"; Eloise at Christmastime; Fallen Angel; Helter Skelter; The Last King, "Part 2"; The Nazi Officer's Wife

Outstanding Music Direction: The 76th Annual Academy Awards; Christmas in Washington; Harry Connick Jr.: "Only You" in Concert; The Kennedy Center Honors

Outstanding Music and Lyrics: The Fairly OddParents, "Abracatastrophe" (Song: "Wish Come True!"); Futurama, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (Song: "I Want My Hands Back"); Sesame Street Presents "The Street We Live on" (Song: "The Street I Live on"); The Simpsons, "The President Wore Pearls" (Song: "Vote for a Winner"); Until the Violence Stops (Song: "Because You Are Beautiful")

Outstanding Main Title Theme Music: Deadwood, Monk, Monster House/Zen House, Nip/Tuck, Two and a Half Men