Posted at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, July 12, 2001

List of Emmy nominations

Associated Press

Nominees in major Emmy categories, announced today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:

• Drama Series: "ER," NBC; "Law & Order," NBC; "The Practice," ABC; "The Sopranos," HBO; "The West Wing," NBC.

• Comedy Series: "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; "Frasier," NBC; "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; "Sex in the City," HBO; "Will & Grace," NBC.

• Variety, Music or Comedy Series: "The Chris Rock Show," HBO; "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," Comedy Central; "Late Show With David Letterman," CBS; "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher," ABC; "Saturday Night Live," NBC.

• Variety, Music or Comedy Special: "73rd Annual Academy Awards," ABC; "Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band," HBO; "Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion," Bravo; "Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning," HBO; "Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash 2000," NBC.

• Actor, Drama Series: Andre Braugher, "Gideon's Crossing," ABC; Dennis Franz, "NYPD Blue," ABC; James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos," HBO; Rob Lowe, "The West Wing," NBC; Martin Sheen, "The West Wing," NBC.

• Actress, Drama Series: Lorraine Bracco, "The Sopranos," HBO; Amy Brenneman, "Judging Amy," CBS; Edie Falco, "The Sopranos," HBO; Marg Helgenberger, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigations," CBS; Sela Ward, "Once & Again," ABC.

• Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Imperioli, "The Sopranos," HBO; Dominic Chianese, "The Sopranos," HBO; Bradley Whitford, "The West Wing," NBC; John Spencer, "The West Wing," NBC; Richard Schiff, "The West Wing," NBC.

• Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Maura Tierney, "ER," NBC; Tyne Daly, "Judging Amy," CBS; Aida Turturro, "The Sopranos," HBO; Stockard Channing, "The West Wing," NBC; Allison Janney, "The West Wing," NBC.

• Actor, Comedy Series: Kelsey Grammer, "Frasier," NBC; John Lithgow, "3rd Rock From the Sun," NBC; Eric McCormack, "Will & Grace," NBC; Frankie Muniz, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Ray Romano, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

• Actress, Comedy Series: Calista Flockhart, "Ally McBeal," Fox; Jane Kaczmarek, "Malcolm in the Middle," Fox; Debra Messing, "Will & Grace," NBC; Sarah Jessica Parker, "Sex in the City," HBO; Patricia Heaton, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Peter MacNichol, "Ally McBeal," Fox; Robert Downey Jr., "Ally McBeal," Fox; Peter Boyle, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; David Hyde Pierce, "Frasier," NBC; Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace," NBC.

• Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Doris Roberts, "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS; Jennifer Aniston, "Friends," NBC; Lisa Kudrow, "Friends," NBC; Kim Cattrall, "Sex in the City," HBO; Megan Mullally, "Will & Grace," NBC.