HBO's 'Sopranos' way out front with 22 Emmy nominations

• Nominees for the 53rd annual Primetime Emmy awards

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — "The Sopranos" received 22 Emmy nominations yesterday, the most in the three seasons of the cable hit about the angst-filled life of a suburban mob family.

The show's chief competition again will be NBC's White House series "The West Wing," which received 18 nominations and last year picked up the best-drama trophy among its record nine honors. Other best drama contenders are NBC's "ER" and "Law & Order," and ABC's "The Practice."

For the first time, "reality" programs are eligible for recognition, with nominations going to CBS' "Survivor" and Fox's "American High" among others in the popular genre.

HBO's "The Sopranos" nominations also included best drama and bids for series stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco.

Meanwhile, the 11-year-old drama "Law & Order" marked its 10th consecutive year of being nominated, extending a record it broke last year.

Comedy series that received nominations: CBS' "Everybody Loves Raymond," NBC's "Frasier" and "Will & Grace," HBO's "Sex and the City," and Fox's "Malcolm in the Middle."

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