MUMBAI: If there is a consistent factor about the Emmies then it is that HBO bags the most nominations. For the fourth year in a row, the network is leading with a record haul of 124 nominations.

The miniseries Angels in America, which earlier this year decimated the competition in the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild ceremony, received 21 nominations. Meanwhile, the gangster saga The Sopranos leads in the television shows category with 20 nominations

Angels in America looks at life in the US in the 1980's during the Reagan era. Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Wilson and Jeffrey Wright were all nominated in the supporting actor in a miniseries or movie category.

Tony Kushner, who wrote the script from his play, has also been nominated in the writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic special category.

As reported earlier by indiantelevision.com, the 56th annual prime time Emmy Awards will take place on 19 September at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It will air live in the US on ABC.

Fox was a distant second to HBO with 31 nominations. NBC's White House drama The West Wing got 12 nominations. In India the show airs on Zee English.