The nominations for the 61st annual Emmy Awards were announced this morning at 5:35 am (why did I wake up that early?).
Doogie Howser, MD will host the awards show on September 20, on CBS. Neil Patrick Harris is also nominated for his role on How I Met Your Mother (how convenient…)
Also, Justin Timberlake was nominated for an Emmy!
Another fun fact- no less than 3 different writers were nominated with the last name of Weiner. That made me laugh. Sorry, I’m 12.
The complete (i.e. LONG) list of Primetime Emmy nominations are after the jump.
* Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds
* Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men
* Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time With Bil Maher
Saturday Night Live
*Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Chris Rock- Kill The Messenger
Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut a Bitch
The Kennedy Center Honors
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America. A Final Evening with George W. Bush
* Outstanding Miniseries
Generation Kill
Little Dorrit
* Directing for a Comedy Series
Entrourage- “Tree Trippers”, Julian Farino
Flight of the Conchords- “The Tough Brets”, James Bobin
The Office-“Stress Relief”, Jeff Blitz
30 Rock-“Apollo, Apollo”, Millicent Shelton
30 Rock- “Reunion”, Beth McCarthy
30 Rock- “Generalissimo”, Todd Holland
* Directing for a Drama Series
Battlestar Galatica- “Daybreak (Part 2)”, Michael Rymer
Boston Legal- “Made in China/Last Call”, Bill D’Elia
Damages- “Trust Me”, Todd Kessler
ER- “And In The End”, Rod Holcomb
Mad Men- “The Jet Set”, Phil Abraham
* Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series
American Idol- “Show 833 (The Final Three), Bruce Gowers
The Colbert Report- “4159”, Jim Hoskinson
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart- “13107”, Chuck O’Neil
Late Show with David Letterman- “Episode 2932”, Jerry Foley
Real Time with Bill Maher- “705”, Hal Grant
Saturday Night Live- “Host: Justin Timberlake”, Don Roy King
*Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
81st Annual Academy Awards, Roger Goodman
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Bucky Gunts
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show, Don Mischer
The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration, Glenn Weiss
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush, Marty Callner
* Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Generation Kill- Bomb in The Garden, Susanna White
Grey Gardens, Michael Sucsy
Into The Storm, Thaddeus O’Sullivan
Little Dorrit, Part 1, Dearbhla Walsh
Taking Chance, Ross Katz
Wallander: One Step Behind, Phillip Martin
*Directing for Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race-“Don’t Let a Cheese Hit Me”, Bertram van Munter
Project Runway- “Finale (Part 1), Paul Starkman
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Marina Zenovich
The American Life-“John Smith”, Christopher Wilcha and Adam Beckman
Top Chef- “The Last Supper”, Steve Hrynewicz
* Writing in a Comedy Series
Flight of the Conchords- “Prime Minister”. James Bobin, Jermaine Clement, and Bret McKenzie
30 Rock- “Reunion”, Matt Hubbard
30 Rock- “Apollo, Apollo”, Robert Carlock
30 Rock- “Mamma Mia”, Ron Weiner
30 Rock- “Kidney Now!”, Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock
*Writing in a Drama Series
Lost- “The Incident”, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof
Mad Men- “A Night to Remember”, Robin Veith and Matthew Weiner
Mad Men- “Six Month Leave”, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, and Matthew Weiner
Mad Men- “The Jet Set”, Matthew Weiner
Mad Men- “Meditations in An Emergency”, Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner
*Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Colbert Report- Stephen Colbert, Allison Silverman, Richard Dahm, Michael Brumm, Rob Dubbin, Opus Moreschi, Peter Gwinn, Jay Katsir, Frank Lesser, Tom Purcell, Glenn Eichler, Peter Groscz, Barry Julien, Meredith Scardino
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart- Steve Bodow, Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Josh Lieb, Rory Albanese, Kevin Bleyer, Jason Ross, Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Sam Means, Rob Kutner, J.R. Havlan, Rich Blomquist, Wyatt Cenac, Elliot Kalan, Rachel Axler
Late Night with Conan O’Brien- Mike Sweeney, Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Dan Cronin, Kevin Dorff, Andres du Bouchet, Michael Gordon, Berkley Johson, Brian Kiley, Todd Levin, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O’Brien, Matt O’Brien, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
Late Show with David Letterman- Eric Stangel, Justin Stangel, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Steve Young, Tom Ruprecht, Lee Ellenberg, Matt Roberts, Jeremy Weiner, Joe Grossman, Bill Sceft, Bob Borden, Frank Sebastiano, David Letterman
Saturday Night Live- Seth Meyers, Doug Abeles, James Anderson, Alex Baze, Jessica Conrad, James Downey, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Rob Klein, John Lutz, Lorne Michaels, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Simon Rich, Marika Sawyer, Akiva Schaffer, John Solomon, Emily Spivey, Kent Sublette, Jorma Taccone, Bryan Tucker
*Writing for a Variety, Music of Comedy Special
81st Annual Academy Awards- Jon Macks, Jenny Bicks, Bill Condon, John Hoffman, Phil Alden Robinson, Bruce Vilanch, Don Harmon, Rob Schrab, Ben Schwartz, Joel Stein
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger- Chris Rock
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up- Louis C.K.
Ricky Gervais: Out of England- Ricky Gervais
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome Amerca. A Final Night with George W. Bush- Will Ferrell
*Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Generation Kill- “A Bomb in the Garden”, David Simon
Grey Gardens- Michael Sucsy and Patricia Rozema
Into the Storm- Hugh Whitemore
Little Dorrit- Andrew Davies
Taking Chance- Michael Strobl and Ross Katz
* Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D-List
Mythbusters
* Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
* Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race, Phil Keoghan
American Idol, Ryan Seacrest
Dancing With The Stars, Tom Bergeron
Project Runway, Heidi Klum
Survivor, Jeff Probst
Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio
* Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Prayers for Bobby
Taking Chance
(this whole category should just be called the Lifetime Award, who cares about these other films?)
* Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Big Band Theory, Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Flight of the Conchords, Jermaine Clement as Jermaine
Monk, Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
The Office, Steve Carrell as Michael Scott
30 Rock, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper
* Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Dexter, Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
House, Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
In Treatment, Gabriel Byrne as Paul
Mad Men, Jon Hamm as Don Draper
The Mentalist, Simon Baker as Patrick Jane
* Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances), Kevin Kline as Cyrano de Bergerac
Into the Storm, Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill
King Lear (Great Performances), Sir Ian McKellen as King Lear
Taking Chance, Kevin Bacon as LtCol Mike Strobl
24: Redemption, Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
Wallander: One Step Behind, Kenneth Branagh as Kurt Wallander
*Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
The New Adventures of Old Christine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine
Samantha Who?, Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly
The Sarah Silverman Program, Sarah Silverman as Sarah Silverman
30 Rock, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
United States of Tara, Toni Collette as Tara Gregson
Weeds, Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
*Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters, Sally Field as Nora Walker
The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson
Damages, Glenn Close as Petty Hewes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
Mad Men, Elizabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Saving Grace, Holly Hunter as Grance Hanadarko
* Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Accidental Friendship, Chandra Wilson as Yvonne
Coco Chanel, Shirley MacLaine as Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens, Drew Barrymore as Little Edie
Grey Gardens, Jessica Lange as Big Edie
Prayers for Bobby, Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith
*Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Entourage, Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama
How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
The Office, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
30 Rock, Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan
30 Rock, Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell
Two and A Half Men, Jon Cryer as Alan Harper
* Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Boston Legal, William Shatner as Denny Crane
Boston Legal, Christina Clemenson as Jerry Espenson
Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Damages, William Hurt as Daniel Purcell
Lost, Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
Mad Men, John Slattery as Roger Sterling
* Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Grey Gardens, Ken Howard as Phelan Beale
Into the Storm, Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt
The LIbrarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice, Bob Newhart as Judson
LIttle Dorrit, Tom Courtenay as Mr. Dorrit
Little Dorrit, Andy Serkis as Rigaud
*Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies, Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook
Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live, Kristin Wiig as Various Characters
30 Rock, Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Ugly Betty, Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
Weeds, Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes
*Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Damages, Rose Byrna
Grey’s Anatomy, Sanra Oh as Dr. Christina Yang
Grey’s Anatomy, Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
In Treatment, Dianne Wiest as Gina
In Treatment, Hope Davis as Mia
24, Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor
* Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, Marcia Gay Harden as Janina
Grey Gardens, Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jackie O.
House of Saddam, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida
Into the Storm, Janet McTeer as Clementine Churchill
Relative Stranger, Cicely Tyson as Pearl
*Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives, Beau Bridges as Eli Boggs
Saturday Night Life, Justin Timberlake as Various Characters
30 Rock, Steve Martin as Gavin Volure
30 Rock, Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird
30 Rock, Alan Alda as Milton Greene
* Guest Actor in a Drama Series
CSI: NY, Edward Asner as Abraham Klein
Damages, Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher
Dexter, Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado
ER, Ernest Borgnine as Paul Manning
Rescue Me, Michael J. Fox as Dwight
* Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory, Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter
Monk, Gena Rowlands as Marge
My Name is Earl, Betty White as Crazy Witch Lady
Saturday Night Life, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
30 Rock, Jennifer Aniston as Claire
30 Rock, Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy
* Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Grey’s Anatomy, Sharon Lawrence as Robbie Stevens
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette Stabler
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Brenda Blethyn as Linnie Malcom/Caroline Cantwell
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Carol Burnett as Bridget “Birdie” Sulloway
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, CCH Pounder as Mrs. Curtin
* Outstanding Special Class Program
81st Annual Academy Awards
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein
George Carlin: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
(what no Emmy Award for the Emmy Awards?!)
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