Emmy Nominees!

These are the Emmy nominees for the major categories. The winners will be announced on September 20th. Personally I have to say I'm so stoked to see that Jim Parsons was nominated in Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for 'The Big Bang Theory'. That show is absolutely brilliant, as is Parsons. Great to see South Park back in the animated category for 'Margaritaville'. That was a very smart episode. I'm also shocked to see that Family Guy managed to get themselves in the Comedy Series category! Good for them! (although I'll admit I find South Park way funnier..) Only gripe, where is 'Rescue Me'? That show should've been nominated for it's acting and it's writing. Denis Leary is one of the best guys on TV, and 'Rescue Me' continues to be one of the most interesting shows. It's a shame.



Outstanding Comedy Series
Nominees:"Entourage" (2004)

"Family Guy" (1999)

"The Flight of the Conchords" (2007)

"How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

"The Office" (2005)

"30 Rock" (2006)

"Weeds" (2005)

Outstanding Drama Series
Nominees:"Big Love" (2006)

"Breaking Bad" (2008)

"Damages" (2007)

"Dexter" (2006)

"House M.D." (2004)

"Lost" (2004)

"Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Nominees:Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Taking Chance (2009)

Outstanding Miniseries
Nominees:"Generation Kill" (2008)

"Little Dorrit" (2008)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)

Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)

Jemaine Clement for "The Flight of the Conchords" (2007)

Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)

Charlie Sheen for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:Simon Baker for "The Mentalist" (2008)

Gabriel Byrne for "In Treatment" (2008)

Bryan Cranston for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

Michael C. Hall for "Dexter" (2006)

Jon Hamm for "Mad Men" (2007)

Hugh Laurie for "House M.D." (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:Kevin Bacon for Taking Chance (2009)

Kenneth Branagh for "Wallander" (2008)

Brendan Gleeson for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Kevin Kline for "Great Performances: Cyrano de Bergerac (#37.8)" (2008)

Ian McKellen for King Lear (2008) (TV)

Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)

Toni Collette for "United States of Tara" (2009)

Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)

Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)

Sarah Silverman for "The Sarah Silverman Program." (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees:Glenn Close for "Damages" (2007)

Sally Field for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)

Mariska Hargitay for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)

Holly Hunter for "Saving Grace" (2007)

Elisabeth Moss for "Mad Men" (2007)

Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:Drew Barrymore for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Jessica Lange for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel (2008) (TV)

Sigourney Weaver for Prayers for Bobby (2009) (TV)

Chandra Wilson for Accidental Friendship (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominees:Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Kevin Dillon for "Entourage" (2004)

Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)

Jack McBrayer for "30 Rock" (2006)

Tracy Morgan for "30 Rock" (2006)

Rainn Wilson for "The Office" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Nominees:Christian Clemenson for "Boston Legal" (2004)

Michael Emerson for "Lost" (2004)

William Hurt for "Damages" (2007)

Aaron Paul for "Breaking Bad" (2008)

William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)

John Slattery for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:Len Cariou for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Tom Courtenay for "Little Dorrit" (2008)

Ken Howard for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Bob Newhart for The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (TV)

Andy Serkis for "Little Dorrit" (2008)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Nominees:Kristin Chenoweth for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)

Jane Krakowski for "30 Rock" (2006)

Elizabeth Perkins for "Weeds" (2005)

Amy Poehler for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Kristen Wiig for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Vanessa Williams for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Nominees:Rose Byrne for "Damages" (2007)

Hope Davis for "In Treatment" (2008)

Cherry Jones for "24" (2001)

Sandra Oh for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Dianne Wiest for "In Treatment" (2008)

Chandra Wilson for "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Nominees:Shohreh Aghdashloo for "House of Saddam" (2008)

Marcia Gay Harden for The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) (TV)

Janet McTeer for Into the Storm (2009) (TV)

Jeanne Tripplehorn for Grey Gardens (2009) (TV)

Cicely Tyson for Relative Stranger (2009) (TV)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
Nominees:"The Colbert Report" (2005)

"The Daily Show" (1996)

"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)

"Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)

"Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Nominees:"The Amazing Race" (2001)

"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

"Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

"Project Runway" (2005)

"Top Chef" (2006)

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program
Nominees:Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)

Phil Keoghan for "The Amazing Race" (2001)

Heidi Klum for "Project Runway" (2005)

Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio for "Top Chef" (2006)

Jeff Probst for "Survivor" (2000)

Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

Outstanding Reality Program
Nominees:"Antiques Roadshow" (1997)

"Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan" (2004)

"Dirty Jobs" (2005)

"Intervention" (2005)

"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (2005)

"MythBusters" (2003)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
Nominees:Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008) (TV)

Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch (2009) (TV)

Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special (2008) (TV)

The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2008) (TV)

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (2009) (TV)

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)
American Dad • Sixteen-Hundred Candles • FOX • 20th Century Fox / Underdog / Fuzzy Door

Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network • ShadowMachine

South Park • Margaritaville • Comedy Central • Central Productions

The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone • FOX • Gracie Films in Association with 20th Century Fox Television

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection • Spike TV • A Studio Gonzo Production in Association with Spike TV and UppiTV

Destination Imagination (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends) • Cartoon Network • Cartoon Network Studios