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 actor in a 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.
Supporting actress in a comedy series
Cheryl Hines, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," HBO; Alfre Woodard, "Desperate Housewives," ABC; Jaime Pressly, "My Name Is Earl," NBC; Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds," Showtime; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Supporting actress in a 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.
Supporting actress in a 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)," CBS;
Guest actor in a comedy series
Patrick Stewart, "Extras" HBO; Ben Stiller, "Extras," HBO; Martin Sheen, "Two and a Half Men," CBS; Alec Baldwin, "Will & Grace," NBC; Leslie Jordan, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Guest actor in a drama series
Michael J. Fox, "Boston Legal," ABC; Christian Clemenson, "Boston Legal," ABC; James Woods, "ER," NBC; Kyle Chandler, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Henry Ian Cusick, "Lost," ABC.
Guest actress in a comedy series
Shirley Knight, "Desperate Housewives," ABC; Kate Winslet, "Extras," HBO; Cloris Leachman, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Laurie Metcalf, "Monk," USA; Blythe Danner, "Will & Grace," NBC.
Guest actress in a drama series
Kate Burton, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Christina Ricci, "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; Swoosie Kurtz, "Huff," Showtime; Patricia Clarkson, "Six Feet Under," HBO; Joanna Cassidy, "Six Feet Under," HBO.
Individual performance in a variety or music program
Barry Manilow, "Barry Manilow: Music and Passion," PBS; Stephen Colbert, "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central; Craig Ferguson, "The Late Late Show With Craig
Ferguson," CBS; David Letterman, "Late Show With David Letterman," CBS; Hugh Jackman, "The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005)," CBS.
WRITING
Comedy series
Chuck Tatham (teleplay), Jim Vallely (teleplay), Richard Day (story), Mitchell Hurwitz (story), "Arrested Development (Development Arrested)," Fox; Doug Ellin, "Entourage (Exodus)," HBO; Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, "Extras (Kate Winslet)," HBO; Greg Garcia, "My Name Is Earl (Pilot)," NBC; Michael Schur, "The Office (Christmas Party)," NBC.
Drama series
Shonda Rhimes, "Grey's Anatomy (It's the End of the World, as We Know It, Parts 1 & 2)," ABC; Krista Vernoff, "Grey's Anatomy (Into You Like a Train)," ABC; Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, "Lost (The 23rd Psalm)," ABC; Alan Ball, "Six Feet Under (Everyone's Waiting)," HBO; Terence Winter, "The Sopranos (Members Only)," HBO.
Variety, music or comedy program
Allison Silverman, Rich Dahm, Stephen Colbert, Peter Gwinn, Laura Krafft, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Eric Drysdale, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, "The Colbert Report," Comedy Central; David Javerbaum, Rachel Axler, Kevin Bleyer, Rich Blomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Stephen Colbert, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, Ben Karlin, Rob Kutner, Sam Means, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross, Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central; Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Tim Harrod, Berkley Johnson, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg, "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," NBC; Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Meredith Scardino, Bill Scheft, Frank Sebastiano, Sam Saltz, David Letterman, "Late Show With David Letterman," CBS; Ross Abrash, David Feldman, Matt Gunn, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Jay Jaroch, Chris Kelly, Bill Maher, Billy Martin, Danny Vermont, Scott Carter, "Real Time With Bill Maher," HBO.
Miniseries, movie or a dramatic special
Andrew Davies, "Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House," PBS; Nigel Williams, "Elizabeth I," HBO; Nevin Schreiner, "Flight 93," A&E; Richard Curtis, "The Girl in the Cafe," HBO; Phyllis Nagy, "Mrs. Harris," HBO.
Nonfiction programming
DeWitt Sage, "American Masters -- Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea," PBS; Ken Bowser, "American Masters -- John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend," PBS; Alan Handel, Julian Jones, "How William Shatner Changed the World," History Channel; Penn Jillette, Teller, Cliff Schoenberg, Jon Hotchkiss, Michael Goudeau, Star Price, "Penn & Teller (Prostitution)," Showtime; Peter Jones, "Stardust: The Bette Davis Story," TCM.
DIRECTING
Comedy series