I’ve never had a year where EVERY single show, actor and actress that i felt deserved an emmy nomination got one! This is that year! All the bases were covered in drama and comedy - I’m pretty amazed. It’s going to make it REALLY hard for me to pick winners though because I love so many of them! Let’s just take a look at some of the big categories and all the well deserved nominations - and I’ll highlight my top picks:
Drama Series:
• Breaking Bad
• Dexter
• The Good Wife
• Lost
• Mad Men
• True Blood
Comedy Series:
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Glee
• Modern Family
• Nurse Jackie
• The Office
• 30 Rock
Lead Actor, Drama:
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
• Matthew Fox, Lost
Lead Actor, Comedy:
• Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
• Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Matthew Morrison, Glee
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Lead Actress, Comedy:
• Toni Collette, United States of Tara
• Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Lea Michele, Glee
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
• Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Supporting Actor, Comedy:
• Chris Colfer, Glee
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
• Ty Burrell, Modern Family
• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Supporting Actress, Comedy:
• Julie Bowen, Modern Family
• Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
• Jane Lynch, Glee
• Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
• Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
• Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Supporting Actor, Drama:
• Michael Emerson, Lost
• Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
• Terry O’Quinn, Lost
• Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
• Martin Short, Damages
• John Slattery, Mad Men
Guest Actor in a Comedy:
• Mike O’Malley, Glee
• Neil Patrick Harris, Glee
• Fred Willard, Modern Family
• Eli Wallach, Nurse Jackie
• Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
• Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Guest Actor in a Drama:
• Beau Bridges, The Closer
• Ted Danson, Damages
• John Lithgow, Dexter
• Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
• Dylan Baker, The Good Wife
• Robert Morse, Mad Men
• Gregory Itzin, 24
Guest Actress in a Comedy:
• Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
• Kathryn Joosten, Karen McCluskey
• Kristin Chenoweth, Glee
• Betty White, Saturday Night Live
• Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
• Jane Lynch, Two and a Half Men
Variety, Music or Comedy Series:
• The Colbert Report
• The Daily Show
• Real Time With Bill Maher
• Saturday Night Live
• Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien
SO many good nominations, am I right?? People who have never probably even been to the Emmy’s are going to have to start diet supplements because this is the YEAR! Friday Night Lights have been a deserving crew for a while now… i wish they had been nominated when the show was still great but we’ll take what we can get. I’m of course really happy about John Lithgow and Michael C. Hall + all my GLEE folks! Modern Family was also well deserving - they dominated that comedy category and with good reason - so if you haven’t watched that show, do it! One of the best comedies of the year and one of my favorites in general.