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Outstanding Comedy Series

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)
"Entourage" (2004)
"The Office" (2005)
"30 Rock" (2006)
"Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Outstanding Drama Series

"Boston Legal" (2004)
"Damages" (2007)
"Dexter" (2006)
"House M.D." (2004)
"Lost" (2004)
"Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

Bernard and Doris (2007)
"Extras" (2005)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008) (TV)
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)
Recount (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Miniseries

The Andromeda Strain (2008) (TV)
"Cranford" (2007)
"John Adams" (2008)
"Tin Man" (2007)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin for "30 Rock" (2006)
Steve Carell for "The Office" (2005)
Lee Pace for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)
Tony Shalhoub for "Monk" (2002)
Charlie Sheen for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

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)
James Spader for "Boston Legal" (2004)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris (2007)
Ricky Gervais for "Extras" (2005)
Paul Giamatti for "John Adams" (2008)
Kevin Spacey for Recount (2008) (TV)
Tom Wilkinson for Recount (2008) (TV)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate for "Samantha Who?" (2007)
America Ferrera for "Ugly Betty" (2006)
Tina Fey for "30 Rock" (2006)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (2006)
Mary-Louise Parker for "Weeds" (2005)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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)
Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer" (2005)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Judi Dench for "Cranford" (2007)
Catherine Keener for An American Crime (2007)
Laura Linney for "John Adams" (2008)
Phylicia Rashad for A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Cryer for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)
Kevin Dillon for "Entourage" (2004)
Neil Patrick Harris for "How I Met Your Mother" (2005)
Jeremy Piven for "Entourage" (2004)
Rainn Wilson for "The Office" (2005)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Ted Danson for "Damages" (2007)
Michael Emerson for "Lost" (2004)
Zeljko Ivanek for "Damages" (2007)
William Shatner for "Boston Legal" (2004)
John Slattery for "Mad Men" (2007)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Bob Balaban for Recount (2008) (TV)
Stephen Dillane for "John Adams" (2008)
Denis Leary for Recount (2008) (TV)
David Morse for "John Adams" (2008)
Tom Wilkinson for "John Adams" (2008)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristin Chenoweth for "Pushing Daisies" (2007)
Amy Poehler for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)
Jean Smart for "Samantha Who?" (2007)
Holland Taylor for "Two and a Half Men" (2003)
Vanessa Williams for "Ugly Betty" (2006)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Candice Bergen for "Boston Legal" (2004)
Rachel Griffiths for "Brothers & Sisters" (2006)
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

Eileen Atkins for "Cranford" (2007)
Laura Dern for Recount (2008) (TV)
Ashley Jensen for "Extras" (2005)
Audra McDonald for A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV)
Alfre Woodard for Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007) (TV)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

"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

"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 Reality Program

"Antiques Roadshow" (1997)
"Dirty Jobs" (2005)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (2003)
"Intervention" (2005)
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (2005)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

Bill Maher: The Decider (2007) (TV)
George Carlin... It's Bad for Ya! (2008) (TV)
Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell (2007) (TV)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2007) (TV)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
"Great Performances: James Taylor: One Man Band" (2008)



http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php

Jericho

Oh The Wire, you tried so hard. Emmy still hates you.

Groucho

I assume they're talking about the dreadful Christmas special. Really? HER?

RichC2

Yeah, that's a shame but not really a surprise.

It's in good dud company along with The Andromeda Strain (2008) (TV), Tin Man, and lack of The Wire.

I actually like all the "Outstanding Drama/Comedy" nominees except for one, though Boston Legal lost some luster (I still enjoy it). Two and a Half Men? Really? Why... Good to see Lost back at the top.

From the look of the nominations, the Emmy voters don't go off what gets submitted, they vote on what they've watched over the course of the year. Thankfully I'm apparently a critic whore and watch many of the same shows. I think Damages has a good chance of taking Drama (season 1 was like crack, despite some convoluted bits) with The Office or 30 Rock winning Best Comedy.

Kind of bland and predictable overall.

Groucho

What the hell? The "Extras" special was a masterpiece compared to this.

Superman07

And the shaft goes to....Mary McDonald!

Red Dog

Boston Legal again. I assume they submitted the SCt episode for review (at least for the series and Spader)?

Great to see Mad Men and Damages get the recognition they richly deserve in the series and acting categories. Same with John Adams and Recount.

skatefan20

Noms for Damages, 30 Rock, Dexter, Cranston, Chenoweth, Recount/Laura Dern



Boston Legal
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Amy Poehler for "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

PeMo

Good to see John Adams get a lot of nominations. Although I think Zeljko Ivanek (Dickinson) deserved a supporting nod over David Morse (Washington). I hope Stephen Dillane wins the award in this category.

Decker

I agree with all this (except I don't know what the SCt episode of BL is -- I stopped watching after the strike)

The lack of The Wire is really shocking. I know the voters watch HBO, so that can't be it.

I was a HUGE Extras fan and I'm shocked by the noms. It was a big "Fuck You!" to the fans of the series; more so than even the Sinefeld or Ellen finales and that's saying something. I guess that's just a weak category.

I'm happy for Lost. Of all the "network" series, comedy or drama, it was the one that was least disrupted by the strike and managed to provide the most satisfactory overall storyline.

The omission of Pushing Dasies from the Best Comedy category is sure a surprise. Does anyone think that 2.5 Men is a better show?

conscience

Wow, Damages racked up! Even Ivanek got in - shows that they watched that wonderful show. And is this the first time that a basic cable show has entered the series race (with not one but two shows?) And it's been a while that HBO hasn't been a nominee in this category.

Awesome to also see Michael C. Hall, Dexter and Bryan Cranston get love.

Red Dog

It's basically a half-hour of Alan berating Justice Scalia and the conservative wing of the Court - the kind of stuff Hollywood liberals would love.

Jericho

Seems odd that it's true. Particularly since Nip/Tuck and The Shield both WON Golden Globes for Best Drama. Hadn't realized neither ever both nominated for an Emmy.

Red Dog

The F/X dramas had gotten some acting noms, but never a series nom - some of the most glaring mistakes of the Emmys this decade.

Frankly, even with the various Boston Legal noms, this is probably the least objectionable Emmy nomination list I've seen in a long time.

RichC2

Decker

It just occurred to me that Big Love and Flight of the Conchords both got shut out. I'm pretty surprised, those were pretty good seasons.


And Red Dog, my team just won the National Championship and your sig still bugs me. It was the most embarassing loss in school history. Will you EVER change it?

superdeluxe

If I went to appalachian state, and put in that ASU beat Michigan, I would never change that.

Obviouslly Bucknell can play with the big boys, but Kansas was one of those 'wins' that you remember for a long time.

Merkin Muffley

Love the 30 Rock love.

But no Reality Host nomination for Phil...unforgivable.

NitroJMS

I don't get the Emmy nominations. Most nominations are based on single episodes, yet in the 1-hour or greater animation category, South Park's Imagination Land is nominated when this was originally aired as 3 separate parts. Plus Justice League: New Frontier is there too and that was direct to DVD. The only one in that category that really seems to qualify is Family Guy Blue Harvest.

Charlie Goose

I'd bet it's mainly because her Hillary Clinton impression got some publicity this season. If anyone on SNL should've gotten a nomination, it's Kristen Wiig.

FantasticVSDoom

for the Dexter nods... All I care about really.

MrX

I agree

Shannon Nutt

If Recount doesn't win Best Made For TV movie, there should be a recount!

Seriously, that film was good enough for theatrical release.

DRG

Glad to see love for Dexter and Pushing Daisies, at least.

And it's hilarious that 'I'm F***ing Matt Damon' is up in the Song category.

Michael T Hudson

The Wire better win the award for writing. I think it is probably the best show I have ever seen. It is shame it did not get a nomination for the series.