Emmy Nominations Announced

Emmy nominations were announced this morning, and there are plenty of surprises. I scored 66% (108/164 correct), but there were a number of extra nominees in some categories. I'll be posting my reactions, one category at a time every four hours, over the weekend. For the moment, here are the nominees. Check back frequently this weekend and weigh in with your thoughts on the nominees!


BEST DRAMA SERIES
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Krya Sedgwick, The Closer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Michael Emerson, Lost
William Hurt, Damages
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rose Byrne, Damages
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Cherry Jones, 24
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ed Asner, CSI: New York
Ernest Borgnine, ER
Ted Danson, Damages
Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
Jimmy Smits, Dexter

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Carol Burnett, Law and Order: SVU
Brenda Blethyn, Law and Order: SVU
Ellen Burstyn, Law and Order: SVU
Sharon Lawrence, Grey's Anatomy
CCH Pounder, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

BEST DIRECTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, “Daybreak, Part 2”
BOSTON LEGAL, "Mad in China/Last Call"
DAMAGES, "Trust Me"
ER, "And In The End"
MAD MEN, “The Jet Set”

BEST WRITING IN A DRAMA SERIES
LOST, "The Incident"
MAD MEN, "The Jet Set"
MAD MEN, “Meditations in an Emergency”
MAD MEN, "A Night to Remember"
MAD MEN, “Six Month Leave”

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carrell, The Office
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords (!)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Toni Collette, The United States of Tara
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary Louise Parker, Weeds
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jack MacBrayer, 30 Rock
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Rainn Wilson, The Office

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

BEST GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alan Alda, 30 Rock
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jennifer Aniston, 30 Rock
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Betty White, My Name is Earl

BEST DIRECTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
ENTOURAGE, "Tree Trippers"
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, “The Tough Brets”
THE OFFICE, “Stress Relief”
30 ROCK, “Apollo, Apollo”
30 ROCK, “Generalissimo”
30 ROCK, "Reunion"

BEST WRITING IN A COMEDY SERIES
FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, “Prime Minister”
30 ROCK, “Apollo, Apollo”
30 ROCK, “Mamma Mia”
30 ROCK, "Kidney Now"
30 ROCK, "Reunion"

BEST MINISERIES
Generation Kill
Little Dorrit

BEST TV MOVIE (5/5!)
Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Prayers for Bobby
Taking Chance

BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac
Ian McKellen, King Lear
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Len Cariou, Into the Storm
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Marcia Gay Harden, Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Jeanne Tripplehorne, Grey Gardens
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger

BEST DIRECTING IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance
Wallander: One Step Behind

BEST WRITING IN A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance

VARIETY SERIES
Colbert Report
Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

VARIETY SPECIAL
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a B****
The Kennedy Center Honors
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America

REALITY PROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM (5/5!)
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

REALITY HOST
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Padma Lakshmi & Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol