Emmy's List

The Emmy's will be announced August 29th, with Jimmy Fallon. Here is the list of the nominees. Glee, by the way had 19 nominations, with The Pacific receiving the most at 24. I'll highlight my pick for winners, but I don't like how many snubs there were (I'm looking at you Burn Notice and Deadliest Catch)


COMEDY
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthuasiasm
*Glee*
The Office
Modern Family
30 Rock
Nurse Jackie

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison, Glee
*Tony Shaloub, Monk*
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
*Lea Michele, Glee*
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Toni Collette, United States of Tara

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
*Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother*

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
*Jane Lynch, Glee*
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
*Mike O'Malley, Glee*
Fred Willard, Modern Family
Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
Will Arnett, 30 Rock

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Jane Lynch, Two And A Half Men
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
*Betty White, Saturday Night Live*
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock


DRAMA
BEST DRAMA SERIES
True Blood
Dexter
Mad Men
The Good Wife
Breaking Bad
*Lost*

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Hugh Laurie, House
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
*Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad*
Matthew Fox, Lost

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
*Glenn Close, Damages*
January Jones, Mad Men
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
John Slattery, Mad Men
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Martin Short, Damages
*Terry O'Quinn, Lost*
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Michael Emerson, Lost

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Rose Byrne, Damages
*Christina Hendricks, Mad Men*
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
*John Lithgow, Dexter*
Ted Danson, Damages
Gregory Itzin, 24
Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
Beau Bridges, The Closer

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mary Kay Place, Big Love
*Lily Tomlin, Damages*
Sissy Spacek, Big Love
Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost
Ann-Margret, Law & Order: SVU
Shirley Jones, The Cleaner


REALITY
REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
*The Amazing Race*
Project Runway
Top Chef

HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM
*Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars*
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Heidi Klum

REALITY SERIES
Antiques Roadshow
*MythBusters*
Undercover Boss
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Dirty Jobs
Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

Long Live NPH

So, I don't know if anyone saw the Emmy's or not, but it was one of the better awards shows I've seen. Generally, comedy does not mix with awards shows, either its just hokey, like the VMA's, or its forced, like the Oscars; here, however, it flowed nicely, and it mainly has to do with the host, Neil Patrick Harris. NPH provided the opening number, a lot of commentary, and many of the comedic moments, including Dr. Horrible taking over the Emmy's for a short time, only to get smacked around by Captain Hammer.

So, if you haven't watched it, forget the acceptance speeches, and just watch the rest, because it was very funny. I can only hope the Oscars wrote down everything and work on making something half as entertaining as this, and of course, get NPH to host.

Oh, and the part with Ricky Gervais is a must see, that guy is comedy gold, and had me in stitches!