Ryan Seacrest May Sing and Dance on Emmy Show

Besides the possibility of host Ryan Seacrest singing and dancing, Sunday night’s 59th annual Emmy Awards will feature the spectacle of doctors going head-to-head against mobsters – or, to be more precise, Grey’s Anatomy braving it out for the gold against The Sopranos.

Both shows are seen as the hottest rivals for best dramatic series, though there is also stiff competition in the offing from such old and new favorites as Boston Legal, Heroes and House.

The Emmys will air live on FOX from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET .

After the Emmys, Entertainment Tonight will host the stars at their 11th annual post-show bash, this year headlined by Duran Duran. The gathering will be held inside L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Besides its best dramatic series nomination, Grey’s also racked up supporting acting nods for four of its stars – T.R. Knight, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson and Katherine Heigl – while The Sopranos ended its series run with 15 nominations in all, including two for stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco.

In the race for outstanding comedy series, the nominees are Entourage, The Office, 30 Rock, Two and a Half Men and Ugly Betty, which is the show TV columnists are predicting will be the one to beat on Sunday – as is its star, America Ferrera.

The overall top nominee going into the ceremony is HBO’s made-for-TV movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, with 17.

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