Emmy Nominee Edie Falco: Front-Runner for "Outstanding Lead Actress"

The competitors in the category of ""Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series"" are truly a talented group. The six women nominated have each achieved great success in actresses.the entertainment industry, and their performances this year prove once again that they are enormously accomplished

The nominees in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series" are as follows:

Sally Field as Nora Walker in Brothers & Sisters

Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson on Law and Order: Special Victim's Unit

Patricia Arquette as Allison Dubois on Medium

Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer

Minnie Driver as Dahlia Malloy on The Riches

Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos

Sally Field is an Academy Award-winning film actress who has been in the entertainment industry for decades. She has been playing Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters since 2006. Field has been nominated for an Emmy Award six other times. In 1976, she won the Emmy in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Special for her portrayal of Sybil. In 1995, Field was nominated for producing and acting in the miniseries "A Woman of Independent Means." In 2000, she was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for A Cooler Climate. Field was also nominated for an Emmy in 2001 and 2003 for Outstanding Guest Actress on a Drama Series for her role on ER which she won in 2001.

Mariska Hargitay has been playing Detective Olivia Benson on the crime drama Law and Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999. She has been nominated in the past for three Emmy Awards. In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Hargitay was nominated in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series". She won the Emmy in 2006.

Patricia Arquette has been playing Allison Dubois on Medium since 2005. The talented actress has been nominated once before for an Emmy Award. In 2005, Arquette was nominated in the category of "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series". She took home the Emmy Award that year.