LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Sopranos" received a leading 22 Emmy nominations Thursday, the most ever 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. For the first time, reality programs were eligible for recognition, with nominations going to CBS's " Survivor" and Fox's "American High" among others in the popular genre. HBO's "The Sopranos" nominations included best drama and bids for series stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Ellen DeGeneres will be the master of ceremonies of the awards broadcast Sept. 16 on CBS.
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