Snap Judgment: The Emmy Comedy Nominations

BuzzSugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:30:26 PDT

If the drama nominations for the Emmys were the source of some of my greatest joys and greatest frustrations, then my reaction to the comedy categories could be summed up with one word: "Meh." Sure, there were a few nominations that had me leaping to my feet with joy, but so many more had me raising my eyebrows and saying "That again?" So, without further ado:

OK, the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy category is exactly the same as last year. I would celebrate how easy it will be to write that Emmy Breakdown, but I'm too busy trying to keep my eyes open. Seriously, how boring, especially knowing who else (Krasinski! McBrayer!) made the short list.
Speaking of keeping my eyes open: I turned on the Emmy nominations broadcast in the wee hours of the morning on Thursday just in time to hear Lee Pace's name read for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy. I was still in bed at the time, and I swear to you, I threw the covers back, thrust my fists in the air, and squealed a little. And that's still probably only a fraction of how happy I was for him. Also, if you haven't seen Kristin Chenoweth's surprised face when she learned of her own nomination, look at this picture!
In fact, Pushing Daisies getting a dozen nominations overall is the single brightest spot of the nominations for me.
Can I get a "Huzzah!" for Amy Poehler? She was the only Saturday Night Live cast member to break through and score an acting nomination in the first year they were eligible in the regular comedy categories. And I bet NBC is thrilled to be able to say they have an Emmy nominee in talks to lead a new show.

More rants and raves, so

Announcing the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:41:44 PDT

Hollywood was up bright and early this morning for the announcement of the nominees for the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards. We'd been speculating for a while about who'd be on the list, and now we know: Mad Men indeed got a lot of love, with nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category and several of the acting categories (though I'm sad to see the show's women shut out), while Pushing Daisies and Samantha Who? were the two new network series to break through. And this was indeed the year of the cable series, with Damages, In Treatment, Saving Grace, The Closer, Breaking Bad, and Dexter just a few of the non-network series to get significant nominations.

Of course, there were also some yawners - will the Emmys never stop loving Boston Legal or Entourage? Was Curb Your Enthusiasm even on this year? OK, I'll save the rest of my griping for my snap judgments later today. For now, to see the whole list, just

read more. 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 LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Tony Shalhoub, Monk Steve Carell, The Office Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES James Spader, Boston Legal Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Michael C. Hall, Dexter Hugh Laurie, House Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment Jon Hamm, Mad Men OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE Ralph Fiennes, Bernard and Doris Ricky Gervais, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale Paul Giamatti, John Adams Kevin Spacey, Recount Tom Wilkinson, Recount OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine Christina Applegate, Samantha Who? Tina Fey, 30 Rock America Ferrera, Ugly Betty Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer Glenn Close, Damages Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU Holly Hunter, Saving Grace OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE Catherine Keener, An American Crime Susan Sarandon, Bernard and Doris Judi Dench, Cranford Laura Linney, John Adams Phylicia Rashad, A Raisin in the Sun OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Jeremy Piven, Entourage Kevin Dillon, Entourage Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother Rainn Wilson, The Office Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES William Shatner, Boston Legal Ted Danson, Damages Zeljko Ivanek, Damages Michael Emerson, Lost John Slattery, Mad Men OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE David Morse, John Adams Stephen Dillane, John Adams Tom Wilkinson, John Adams Denis Leary, Recount Bob Balaban, Recount OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies Jean Smart, Samantha Who? Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Candice Bergen, Boston Legal Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy Dianne Wiest, In Treatment OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE Eileen Atkins, Cranford Ashley Jensen, Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale Alfre Woodard, Pictures of Hollis Woods Audra McDonald, A Raisin in the Sun Laura Dern, Recount OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Shelley Berman, Curb Your Enthusiasm Rip Torn, 30 Rock Will Arnett, 30 Rock Steve Buscemi, 30 Rock Tim Conway, 30 Rock OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Stanley Tucci, ER Glynn Turman, In Treatment Robin Williams, Law & Order: SVU Robert Morse, Mad Men Oliver Platt, Nip/Tuck Charles Durning, Rescue Me OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Polly Bergen, Desperate Housewives Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives Sarah Silverman, Monk Carrie Fisher, 30 Rock Edie Falco, 30 Rock Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Ellen Burstyn, Big Love Diahann Carroll, Grey's Anatomy Cynthia Nixon, Law & Order: SVU Anjelica Huston, Medium Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM Jon Stewart, 80th Annual Academy Awards Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report David Letterman, Late Show with David Letterman Don Rickles, Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live OUTSTANDING HOST FOR A REALITY OR REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM Ryan Seacrest, American Idol Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal Heidi Klum, Project Runway Jeff Probst, Survivor OUTSTANDING MINISERIES The Andromeda Strain Cranford 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 Maher Saturday Night Live OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SPECIAL Bill Maher: The Decider George Carlin: It’s Bad For Ya! 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