The Emmy Noms

Here we go. Some ones who should have been there, some who shouldn't, and some missing.
[admittedly, I did some cut-and-pasting from Matt Webb Mitovich's post.

Included are my takes; I won't write anything if I didn't watch the show-- usually. And I'm not trying to dis the ones I wasn't thrilled about (except Two and a Half Men), but sometimes I think some are nominated for a single episode when the entirety of a season is more of what I'm commenting on (Emmy's are won and lost by single episodes entered, not the whole season).

Outstanding Drama Series:
Boston Legal I like the show... but outstanding drama? Not this season.
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Comedy Series:
Entourage Mandatory
The Office Yep
30 Rock Came on at the end of the season, but isn't ready yet
Two and a Half Men Didn't watch it again this season, but have heard it sucked as much as it did when I actually wasted time on it
Ugly Betty I wish there was a "dramedy" nomination, but I guess it fits here-- and it does deserve praise

Outstanding Reality Series:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Miniseries:
Broken Trail
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (Masterpiece Theatre)
The Starter Wife

Outstanding TV-movie:
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Inside the Twin Towers
Longford
The Ron Clark Story
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher Absolutely.

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) Yes
Tina Fey (30 Rock) Sorry; not yet
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) Her best work was dramatic-- but she did overcome bad storylines
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine) She's really underrated; her work on the drunk wedding episode was great
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) Yes-- but lead actor?
Steve Carell (The Office) Yes
Ricky Gervais (Extras) Perfect in Season Two
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) Again: didn't see it, but-- REALLY???

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:
Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl) Inspired choice, and very deserving
Jenna Fischer (The Office) I feel like such a heel because I love her, but I'm not sure she had enough going on this season
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men)
Conchata Ferrell (Two and a Half Men)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty) Deserving
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:
Kevin Dillon (Entourage) Yes, yes, a million times yes
Jeremy Piven (Entourage) Has become an automatic selection
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) Not as prominent as last season, but had real growth
Rainn Wilson (The Office) I'll take him, but there may have been others

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series:
Dixie Carter (Desperate Housewives) Yep
Laurie Metcalf (Desperate Housewives) Absolutely-- deserves the win
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock) Sure
Judith Light (Ugly Betty) Okay
Salma Hayek (Ugly Betty) Absolutely

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:
Martin Landau (Entourage) Brilliant. FANTASTIC performance.
Sir Ian McKellen (Extras) Great work
Stanley Tucci (Monk)
Giovanni Ribisi (My Name Is Earl) Just under Landau in this category
Beau Bridges (My Name Is Earl) Good work; not sure if ithere wasn't someone more deserving

Lead Actress in a Drama Series:
Patricia Arquette (Medium)
Minnie Driver (The Riches)
Edie Falco (The Sopranos)
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters) The show was a little too "actorly" at times, but fully deserves the nom
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series:
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
James Spader (Boston Legal) Has done fine work before, but I think there could be someone better
Kiefer Sutherland (24)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:
Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters) Good work, but I'm not sure...
Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy)
Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy)
Aida Turturro (The Sopranos)
Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:
William Shatner (Boston Legal) I love Shat, but he was better in previous seasons
Masi Oka (Heroes)
T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy)
Michael Emerson (Lost)
Terry O'Quinn (Lost)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)

Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy)
Elizabeth Reaser (Grey’s Anatomy)
Marcia Gay Harden (Law & Order: SVU)
Leslie Caron (Law & Order: SVU)
Jean Smart (24)

Guest Actor in a Drama Series:
Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal) Yes. Great work. Deserves the nom-- and the upgrade to full cast member for next season
Forest Whitaker (ER)
David Morse (House)
Tim Daly (The Sopranos)
John Goodman (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) Had a great arc.
Eli Wallach (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) The storyline he was in featured great work

Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV-movie:
Queen Latifah (Life Support)
Helen Mirren (Prime Suspect: The Final Act)
Mary-Louise Parker (The Robber Bride)
Debra Messing (The Starter Wife)
Gena Rowlands (What If God Were the Sun)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV-movie:
Robert Duvall (Broken Trail)
Tom Selleck (Jesse Stone: Sea Change)
Jim Broadbent (Longford)
William H. Macy (Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King)
Matthew Perry (The Ron Clark Story)

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV-movie:
Greta Scacchi (Broken Trail)
Anna Paquin (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee)
Samantha Morton (Longford)
Judy Davis (The Starter Wife)
Toni Collette (Tsunami: The Aftermath)

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV-movie:
Thomas Haden Church (Broken Trail)
August Schellenberg (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee)
Aidan Quinn (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee)
Edward Asner (The Christmas Card)
Joe Mantegna (The Starter Wife)


Here are Michael Ausiello's and Matt Roush's takes on the nominations.