Emmy Nominations!!

Here are your nominees for this years 60th Emmys, airing on September 21 on ABC.

There may be a few surprises...

My picks are bolded and italicized.


Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)

Creature Comforts America

King Of The Hill

Robot Chicken

The Simpsons

SpongeBob SquarePants


Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour Or More)

Blue Harvest (Family Guy)

Imaginationland (South Park

Justice League: The New Frontier


Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Entourage • Dan Attias, Director

Flight Of The Conchords • James Bobin, Director

The Office • Paul Lieberstein, Director

The Office • Paul Feig, Director

Pushing Daisies • Barry Sonnenfeld, Director

30 Rock • Michael Engler, Director


Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Boston Legal • Arlene Sanford, Director

Breaking Bad • Vince Gilligan, Director

Damages • Pilot • Allen Coulter, Director

House • Greg Yaitanes, Director

Mad Men • Alan Taylor, Director


Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

80th Annual Academy Awards • Louis J. Horvitz, Director

The Colbert Report • Jim Hoskinson, Director

Company (Great Performances) • Lonny Price, Director

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Chuck O’Neil, Director

Saturday Night Live • Don Roy King, Director


Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Bernard And Doris • Bob Balaban, Director

The Company • Mikael Salomon, Director

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • Ricky Gervais, Director and Stephen Merchant, Director

John Adams • Tom Hooper, Director

Recount • Jay Roach, Director


Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

The Amazing Race • Bertram van Munster, Director

Autism: The Musical • Tricia Regan, Director

Project Runway • Tony Sacco, Director

This American Life • Christopher Wilcha, Director and Adam Beckman, Director

The War • Ken Burns, Director and Lynn Novick, Director


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Monk • Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

The Office • Steve Carell as Michael Scott

Pushing Daisies • Lee Pace as Ned

30 Rock • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men • Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • James Spader as Alan Shore

Breaking Bad • Bryan Cranston as Walt 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


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Bernard And Doris • Ralph Fiennes as Bernard Lafferty

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • Ricky Gervais as Andy Millman

John Adams • Paul Giamatti as John Adams

Recount • Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain

Recount • Tom Wilkinson as James Baker


Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

The New Adventures Of Old Christine • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell

Samantha Who? • Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly

30 Rock • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

Ugly Betty • America Ferrera as Betty Suarez

Weeds • Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin


Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters • Sally Field as Nora Holden-Walker

The Closer • Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson

Damages • Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson

Saving Grace • Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko


Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

An American Crime • Catherine Keener as Gertrude Baniszewski

Bernard And Doris • Susan Sarandon as Doris Duke

Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • Dame Judi Dench as Miss Matty Jenkyns

John Adams • Laura Linney as Abigail Adams

A Raisin In The Sun • Phylicia Rashad as Lena Younger


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Entourage • Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold

Entourage • Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama

How I Met Your Mother • Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson

The Office • Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute

Two And A Half Men • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • William Shatner as Denny Crane

Damages • Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher

Damages • Zeljko Ivanek as Ray Fiske

Lost • Michael Emerson as Ben

Mad Men • John Slattery as Roger Sterling


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

John Adams • David Morse as George Washington

John Adams • Stephen Dillane as Thomas Jefferson

John Adams • Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin

Recount • Denis Leary as Michael Whouley

Recount • Bob Balaban as Ben Ginsberg


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Pushing Daisies • Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook

Samantha Who? • Jean Smart as Regina Newly

Saturday Night Live • Amy Poehler as Performer

Two And A Half Men • Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper

Ugly Betty • Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Boston Legal • Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt

Brothers & Sisters • Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker-Whedon

Grey’s Anatomy • Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey

Grey’s Anatomy • Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang

In Treatment • Dianne Wiest as Dr. Gina Toll


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) • Eileen Atkins as Miss Deborah Jenkyns

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale • Ashley Jensen as Maggie Jacobs

Pictures Of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) • Alfre Woodard as Edna Reilly

A Raisin In The Sun • Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger

Recount • Laura Dern as Katherine Harris


Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm • Shelley Berman as Nat David

30 Rock • Rip Torn as Don Geiss

30 Rock • Will Arnett as Devin Banks

30 Rock • Steve Buscemi as Len

30 Rock • Tim Conway as Bucky Bright


Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

ER • Stanley Tucci as Dr. Kevin Moretti

In Treatment • Glynn Turman as Alex Sr.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Robin Williams as Merritt Rook

Mad Men • Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper

Nip/Tuck • Oliver Platt as Freddie Prune

Rescue Me • Charles Durning as John Gavin, Sr.


Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Desperate Housewives • ABC • Polly Bergen as Stella Wingfield

Desperate Housewives • Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey

Monk • Sarah Silverman as Marci Maven

30 Rock • Carrie Fisher as Rosemary Howard

30 Rock • Edie Falco as Celeste “C.C.” Cunningham

30 Rock • Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy


Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Big Love • Ellen Burstyn as Nancy Dutton

Grey’s Anatomy • Diahann Carroll as Jane Burke

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Cynthia Nixon as Janis Donovan

Medium • Anjelica Huston as Cynthia Keener

Nip/Tuck • Sharon Gless as Colleen Rose


Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program

80th Annual Academy Awards • Jon Stewart, Host

The Colbert Report • Stephen Colbert, Host

Late Show With David Letterman • David Letterman, Host

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project • Don Rickles, Performer

Saturday Night Live • Tina Fey, Host/Performer


Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

American Idol • Ryan Seacrest, Host

Dancing With The Stars • Tom Bergeron, Host

Deal Or No Deal • Howie Mandel, Host

Project Runway • Heidi Klum, Host

Survivor • Jeff Probst, Host


Outstanding Comedy Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Entourage

The Office

30 Rock

Two And A Half Men


Outstanding Drama Series

Boston Legal

Damages

Dexter

House

Lost

Mad Men


Outstanding Miniseries

The Andromeda Strain

Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)

John Adams

Tin Man


Outstanding Made For Television Movie

Bernard And Doris

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

A Raisin In The Sun

Recount


Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Late Show With David Letterman

Real Time With Bill

Saturday Night Live


Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special

Bill Maher: The Decider

George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya!

James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances)

Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell

The Kennedy Center Honors

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project


Outstanding Children’s Program

Classical Baby (I’m Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show

Hannah Montana

High School Musical 2

Nick News With Linda Ellerbee: The Untouchable Kids Of India

The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody


Outstanding Nonfiction Special

AFI’s 100 Years...100 Movies - 10th Anniversary Edition

Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq

Autism: The Musical

Pioneers Of Television - Late Night: Johnny, Jack, Steve, And Merv

The Pixar Story


Outstanding Nonfiction Series

American Masters

Biography

Deadliest Catch

Inside The Actors Studio

This American Life


Outstanding Reality Program

Antiques Roadshow

Dirty Jobs

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

Intervention

Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List


Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Project Runway

Top Chef


Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Flight Of The Conchords
James Bobin, Written By
Jemaine Clement, Written By
Bret McKenzie, Written By

The Office
Lee Eisenberg, Written By
Gene Stupnitsky, Written By

Pushing Daisies
Bryan Fuller, Written By

30 Rock
Jack Burditt, Written By

30 Rock
Tina Fey, Written By


Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica
Michael Angeli, Written By

Damages
Todd A. Kessler, Written By
Glenn Kessler, Written By
Daniel Zelman, Written By

Mad Men
Matthew Weiner, Written By

Mad Men
Matthew Weiner, Written By
Robin Veith, Written By

The Wire
David Simon, Teleplay By/Story By
Ed Burns, Story By


Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Program

The Colbert Report
Tom Purcell, Head Writer
Stephen Colbert, Written By
Allison Silverman, Written By
Richard Dahm, Written By
Michael Brumm, Written By
Rob Dubbin, Written By
Eric Drysdale, Written By
Peter Gwinn, Written By
Jay Katsir, Written By
Laura Krafft, Written By
Frank Lesser, Written By
Glenn Eichler, Written By
Peter Grosz, Written By
Bryan Adams, Written By
Barry Julien, Written By

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Steve Bodow, Head Writer
Rory Albanese, Written By
Rachel Axler, Written By
Kevin Bleyer, Written By
Rich Blomquist, Written By
Tim Carvell, Written By
J.R. Havlan, Written By
Scott Jacobson, Written By
David Javerbaum, Written By
Rob Kutner, Written By
Josh Lieb, Written By
Sam Means, Written By
John Oliver, Written By
Jason Ross, Written By
Jon Stewart, Written By

Late Night With Conan O’Brien
Mike Sweeney, Head Writer
Chris Albers, Written By
Jose Arroyo, Written By
Dan Cronin, Written By
Kevin Dorff, Written By
Daniel J. Goor, Written By
Michael Gordon, Written By
Berkley Johnson, Written By
Brian Kiley, Written By
Michael Koman, Written By
Brian McCann, Written By
Guy Nicolucci, Written By
Conan O’Brien, Written By
Matt O’Brien, Written By
Brian Stack, Written By
Andrew Weinberg, Written By

Late Show With David Letterman
Eric Stangel, Head Writer
Justin Stangel, Head Writer
Jim Mulholland, Written By
Michael Barrie, Written By
Steve Young, Written By
Tom Ruprecht, Written By
Lee Ellenberg, Written By
Matt Roberts, Written By
Jeremy Weiner, Written By
Joe Grossman, Written By
Bill Scheft, Written By
Bob Borden, Written By
Frank Sebastiano, Written By
David Letterman, Written By

Saturday Night Live
Seth Meyers, Head Writer
Andrew Steele, Head Writer
Paula Pell, Head Writer
Doug Abeles, Written By
James Anderson, Written By
Alex Baze, Written By
James Downey, Written By
Charlie Grandy, Written By
Steve Higgins, Written By
Colin Jost, Written By
Erik Kenward, Written By
Rob Klein, Written By
Jon Lutz, Written By
Lorne Michaels, Written By
Simon Rich, Written By
Marika Sawyer, Written By
Akiva Schaffer, Written By
Robert Smigel, Written By
John Solomon, Written By
Emily Spivey, Written By
Kent Sublette, Written By
Bryan Tucker, Written By
Robert Carlock, Additional Sketch By
Lauren Pomerantz, Additional Sketch By


Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

Bernard And Doris
Hugh Costello, Written By

Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre)
Heidi Thomas, Written By

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Ricky Gervais, Written By
Stephen Merchant, Written By

John Adams
Kirk Ellis, Written By

Recount
Danny Strong, Written By