EMMY NOMINEE LIST SHOWCASES NEWBIES.Byline: David Kronke Television Critic ABC's freshman class of new television series and their stars made a strong showing on this year's Emmy nomination list, which was announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. ``Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Company's main television studio - and Cherry Productions. ,'' the cheeky soap-opera-turned-pop-culture-phenomenon, led with 15 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, while ``Lost,'' about the sinister machinations among a stranded group of plane-crash victims, led dramas with 12 nominations. Both were introduced last year on ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. . The nominations also underscored what creatures of habit voters can be. ``Will & Grace'' (which also scored 15 nominations, five for its celebrity stunt-casting), ``The West Wing'' and ``Six Feet Under'' were honored in major categories. J. Max Robins, editor of industry weekly Broadcasting & Cable, called the freshman nominations ``real baby steps'' for the academy. ``In the big categories, many of the shows nominated seem a little tired. I'm surprised they didn't cast a wider net.'' Joining ``Desperate Housewives'' and ``Will & Grace'' as top comedy nominees are ``Arrested Development,'' last year's winner; ``Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom originally broadcast on CBS from 1996 to 2005. It is one of the most critically acclaimed American sitcoms of its time. ,'' a previous winner that recently concluded its final season; and, in its fourth season, first-time nominee ``Scrubs,'' NBC's critically admired but ratings-challenged medical comedy. ``Lost'' is pitted against another first-time nominee, HBO's gritty Western ``Deadwood Deadwood, city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. ,'' which just concluded its second season, as well as perennial honorees ``The West Wing,'' ``Six Feet Under'' and ``24.'' HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy once again received more nominations than any other outlet with 93 - 30 fewer than last year when the miniseries ``Angels in America'' and Mafia drama ``The Sopranos'' (which produced no new episodes this season) were big winners. HBO benefited this year from strong showings by its films ``The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Noun 1. Peter Sellers - English comic actor (1925-1980) Sellers ,'' ``Warm Springs'' and ``Empire Falls For the TV miniseries based on the novel, see Empire Falls (miniseries) Empire Falls is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2002. .'' Since the broadcast networks have essentially forsaken for·sake tr.v. for·sook , for·sak·en , for·sak·ing, for·sakes 1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. 2. made-for-TV-movies and miniseries, HBO tends to dominate those categories. Nominations among the broadcast networks were evenly divided, with CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. leading with 59, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. with 54, ABC with 51 and Fox with 49. As has become an Emmy tradition, the WB and UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation were largely snubbed. ``It's great that they spread it across the board,'' said Alex Ben Block, editor of TelevisionWeek. ``This list was a nice mix. I'm glad they recognized 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Lost.' But the predictable favorites were still there, even though 'Will & Grace' and 'West Wing' have run out of gas. This can be due to nostalgia for what these shows once were. And frequently, you'll see voting blocs, where voters at networks vote for their own shows.'' New names popped up in the acting categories, as well, particularly Outstanding Actress/Comedy, where three ``Desperate Housewives'' - Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author. She gained attention for her role as Lois Lane in the television series co-starring with Dean Cain. , Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award nominated American actress. She is well known for her role as Lynette Scavo, the hectic busy Super-Mom on the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives which debuted in 2004, and for which Huffman won an Emmy Award. and Marcia Cross Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress, best known for her lead role as Bree Van De Kamp Hodge on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. - were nominated alongside ``Everybody Loves Raymond's'' Patricia Heaton and ``Malcolm in the Middle's'' Jane Kaczmarek. ``Arrested Development's'' Jason Bateman and ``Scrubs''' Zach Braff were first-time nominees for Outstanding Actor/Comedy, joining ``Everybody Loves Raymond's'' Ray Romano, ``Monk's'' Tony Shalhoub and ``Will & Grace's'' Eric McCormack, all of whom have won the trophy in the past. Patricia Arquette was a newcomer to the Outstanding Actress/Drama party, for her role in another freshman drama, ``Medium.'' She joins previous category nominees Mariska Hargitay (``Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''), Jennifer Garner (``Alias'') and Frances Conroy (``Six Feet Under'') as well as Glenn Close, who received her 10th nomination, this time for her role this past season on ``The Shield.'' Ian McShane from ``Deadwood'' and Hugh Laurie from the freshman drama ``House'' were new nominees for Outstanding Actor/Drama, competing against Kiefer Sutherland (``24''), James Spader (``Boston Legal'') and Hank Azaria (``Huff''). Azaria's nod was one of seven for Showtime's freshman drama, an amazing number for a series that heretofore received little attention. ``Huff'' managed more nominations than shows that had far more acclaim and buzz about them, such as Fox's freshman hit medical series ``House'' (five nominations) and FX's acclaimed trio of edgy dramas, ``Rescue Me'' (two), ``The Shield'' (two) and ``Nip/Tuck'' (four). Other series with more than one nomination for their first year include: --``Grey's Anatomy'' (ABC) with three nominations, for supporting actress (Sandra Oh), director and casting. --``Entourage'' (HBO) with three nominations, for supporting actor (Jeremy Piven), director and casting. --``Rescue Me'' (FX) with two nominations, for writing and directing. --``Battlestar Galactica'' (Sci Fi) with two nominations, both for visual effects. The 57th Emmy Awards will be broadcast Sept. 18 from the Shrine Auditorium on CBS. David Kronke, (818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox trudge through jungle rain on the new ABC series ``Lost,'' nominated for 12 Emmys. |
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