'Into West' tops nominees

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, an announcers, was also nominated.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Suspense drama "24" and "Grey's Anatomy," the hit medical drama that focuses as much on its interns' love lives as medicine, were among the top nominees announced Thursday for the Emmy Awards.
The leading nominee, with 16 bids, was the miniseries "Into the West."
In a major reversal from last year's awards, neither "Lost" or "Desperate Housewives" received best-series nominations. Both won last year.
A number of acting bids went to stars of shows that have left the air, including Frances Conroy and Peter Krause of "Six Feet Under," Geena Davis of "Commander in Chief" and Martin Sheen, Allison Janney and Alan Alda of "The West Wing."
"24" led all series with 12 nominations, followed by "Grey's Anatomy" with 11. Both received best drama series bids and were joined in the category by "House," "The Sopranos" and "The West Wing."
For "24," Kiefer Sutherland received a best-actor bid. Among the "Grey's Anatomy" stars recognized were Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson, with supporting-actress nominations.
Comedy series
The comedy-series nominees were "Arrested Development," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The Office," "Scrubs" and "Two and a Half Men."
The stars of "Desperate Housewives," which lost its status as critical darling in its sophomore season although it held its ratings, were missing this year from the lead acting category. The stars of "Lost" met the same fate.
Besides Sutherland, other best-actor nominations for a drama went to Peter Krause of "Six Feet Under," Denis Leary of "Rescue Me," Christopher Meloni of "Law & amp; Order: Special Victims Unit" and Martin Sheen of "The West Wing."
Joining Conroy, Davis and Janney in the best drama series actress category were Mariska Hargitay of "Law & amp; Order: Special Victims Unit" and Kyra Sedgwick of "The Closer."
The nominees for best actress in a comedy series were Stockard Channing of "Out of Practice," Jane Kaczmarek of "Malcolm in the Middle," Lisa Kudrow of "The Comeback," Debra Messing for "Will & amp; Grace" and Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine."
Louis-Dreyfus and another past Emmy winner, Brad Garrett ("Everybody Loves Raymond") announced nominations in the top categories in a televised ceremony Thursday at the Academy of Television Arts & amp; Sciences' Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre.
"Honey, I got nominated. It's hilarious, it's unbelievable," Louis-Dreyfus told her husband over the phone.
"My skin feels like it's buzzing," she told The Associated Press. "Or maybe that's from all the coffee I've been drinking since 1 a.m."
Supporters
Showing the flag for "Desperate Housewives" was series newcomer Alfre Woodard, who received a bid as best supporting actress in a comedy. Joining her were Cheryl Hines of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," Jaime Pressly of "My Name Is Earl," Elizabeth Perkins of "Weeds" and Megan Mullally of "Will & amp; Grace."
Actors nominated in the supporting category in comedy were Will Arnett of "Arrested Development," Jeremy Piven of "Entourage," Bryan Cranston of "Malcolm in the Middle," Jon Cryer of "Two and a Half Men" and Sean Hayes of "Will & amp; Grace."
Top nominees in the movie and miniseries field, besides "Into the West," included "Elizabeth I," "Mrs. Harris" and "Bleak House."
The Emmy Awards are scheduled to air Aug. 27 on NBC.
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