07-14-2005, 11:27 AM
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"I'm sorry. What was the question?"
Location: Paradise Regained
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Emmy Votes Are In...
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LOS ANGELES — "Desperate Housewives," (search) a dark satire about suburbia that became an instant television hit in its debut season, was among top nominees announced Thursday for the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. (search)
The ABC series, competing in the comedy category, received 15 nominations, sharing status as series front-runner with the rowdy NBC sitcom "Will & Grace," (search) which also got 15 bids.
Premium cable channel HBO once again dominated the made-for-TV category with two of its films, "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers" and "Warm Springs," each garnering 16 bids to top all nominees.
Nominations were announced in an early morning ceremony at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre.
There were Emmy riches for both departing series and newcomers.
"Everybody Loves Raymond," (search) which wrapped after nine seasons, received 13 nominations including best comedy.
"Lost," (search) a freshman drama about air crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island, got 12 bids, although its stars were shut out of the lead acting nominations. Two members of the ensemble cast, Naveen Andrews and Terry O'Quinn, received best supporting actor bids.
The Emmy recognition of "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" was icing on the cake for ABC, which was pulled out of a ratings slump by the two new series. "Desperate Housewives" finished the season as the fourth-most-watched program, averaging nearly 24 million weekly viewers, while "Lost" was No. 14 with an average 16 million viewers.
Television's most-watched show, the talent contest "American Idol," was recognized with a nomination in the reality competition program category. Other nominees were "The Amazing Race," "Survivor," "Project Runway" and Donald Trump's "The Apprentice."
Joining "Desperate Housewives," "Will & Grace" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" in the best comedy series category were last year's winner, "Arrested Development," and "Scrubs."
Besides "Lost," other best-drama series contenders were "Deadwood," "Six Feet Under," "24" and the veteran White House drama "The West Wing."
Three stars of "Desperate Housewives" were honored in the category for best lead actress in a comedy series including Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and Felicity Huffman. Left out were co-stars Eva Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan.
Other nominees in the category were Patricia Heaton of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and Jane Kaczmarek of "Malcolm in the Middle."
Among those named in the category for best lead actor in a comedy series were two Emmy newcomers, Jason Bateman of "Arrested Development" and Zach Braff of "Scrubs." Also nominated were Eric McCormack of "Will & Grace," Ray Romano of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and Tony Shalhoub of "Monk."
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I'm glad LOST is getting some recognition. I could care less about Desperate Housewives. Thirdly, I hate Will&Grace.
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