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What: The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
When: Sunday, September 16th at 8/7c on FOX

The Host
Ryan Seacrest. Not kidding.

The Nominees
[These are the awards which will be given out during the broadcast from a Primetime Television Series standpoint. The Creative Arts Emmys (Including Animation, Guest Actor/Actress and other categories) were given out last weekend at a special ceremony, while I have chosen to omit the Made for TV Movie/Miniseries categories. That being said, all nominations can be found HERE]

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two And A Half Men
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais (Andy Millman) - Extras
Tony Shalhoub (Adrian Monk) - Monk
Steve Carell (Michael Scott) - The Office
Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy) - 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen (Charlie Harper) - Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
James Spader (Alan Shore) - Boston Legal
Hugh Laurie (Dr. Gregory House) - House
Denis Leary (Tommy Gavin) - Rescue Me
James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) - The Sopranos
Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) - 24

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo) - Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Christine Campbell) - New Adventures...Christine
Tina Fey (Liz Lemon) - 30 Rock
America Ferrera (Betty Suarez) - Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker (Nancy Botwin) - Weeds

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Sally Field (Nora Walker) - Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick (Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson) - The Closer
Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson) - Law & Order: SVU
Patricia Arquette (Allison Dubois) - Medium
Minnie Driver (Dahlia Malloy) - The Riches
Edie Falco (Carmela Soprano) - The Sopranos

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Jeremy Piven - 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
T.R. Knight - Grey's Anatomy
Masi Oka - Heroes
Michael Emerson - Lost
Terry O’Quinn - Lost
Michael Imperioli - The Sopranos

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly - My Name is Earl
Jenna Fischer - The Office
Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men
Conchata Ferrell - Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins - Weeds

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl - Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
Aida Turturro - The Sopranos
Lorraine Bracco - The Sopranos

Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program
Ellen Degeneres, Host, 79th Annual Academy Awards
Stephen Colbert, Host, The Colbert Report
Jon Stewart, Host, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
David Letterman, Host, Late Show With David Letterman
Tony Bennett, Performer, Tony Bennett: An American Classic

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

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

WRITING - DRAMA
Battlestar Galactica • Occupation/Precipice
Lost • Through The Looking Glass
The Sopranos • Kennedy And Heidi
The Sopranos • The Second Coming
The Sopranos • Made In America

WRITING - COMEDY
30 Rock • Jack-Tor
30 Rock • Tracy Does Conan
Extras • Daniel Radcliffe
The Office • Gay Witch Hunt
The Office • The Negotiation

DIRECTING - DRAMA
Battlestar Galactica • Exodus Part 2
Lost • Through The Looking Glass
Friday Night Lights • Pilot
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip • Pilot
The Sopranos • Kennedy & Heidi
Heroes • Genesis
Boston Legal • Son of the Defender

DIRECTING - Comedy
30 Rock • The Breakup
Entourage • One Day in the Valley
Extras • Orlando Bloom
Scrubs • My Musical
The Office • Gay Witch Hunt
Ugly Betty • Pilot

WRITING - VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With John Stewart

What Can We Expect from the Awards
According to E! Online, we can expect the following:

- A tribute to The Sopranos by the cast of Jersey Boys (Broadway Musical)
- A Rap Battle between Kanye West and Rainn Wilson (The Office)
- Still a potential Dick in a Box performance from Samberg/Timberlake

Other Emmy Links

EW.com's Predictions - Should Win/Will Win

TV Guide's Emmy Coverage

Cultural Learnings' 2007 Emmy Awards Preview

 

[John Dunbar]

I hope Two and a Half Men and House win.

edit: just noticed this:

- A tribute to The Sopranos by the cast of Jersey Boys (Broadway Musical)

I wonder which show will win Best Drama.

 

[Sanjuro]

No Conan no watch. Ricky Gervais or bust.

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

wait, who's hosting?

edit: those EW predictions are awful

 

[Memles]

They really were...well, their "Should Win" picks weren't bad from what I went through, but their actual predictions are far too dreary for my tastes.

And Ryan Seacrest is hosting. Which...yeah. Apparently they were close to getting Hugh Laurie to do it, but execs balked at people having no idea he is a) British and b) funny.

 

[Stoney Mason]

The main ones I care about and what should win...

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two And A Half Men
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
insert The Wire
House
The Sopranos

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Ricky Gervais (Andy Millman) - Extras
Tony Shalhoub (Adrian Monk) - Monk
Steve Carell (Michael Scott) - The Office
Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy) - 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen (Charlie Harper) - Two and a Half Men



Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Felicity Huffman (Lynette Scavo) - Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Christine Campbell) - New Adventures...Christine
Tina Fey (Liz Lemon) - 30 Rock
America Ferrera (Betty Suarez) - Ugly Betty
Mary-Louise Parker (Nancy Botwin) - Weeds

Is a tie.


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Jeremy Piven - Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson - The Office
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men



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

tie


WRITING - COMEDY
30 Rock • Jack-Tor
30 Rock • Tracy Does Conan
Extras • Daniel Radcliffe
The Office • Gay Witch Hunt
The Office • The Negotiation




WRITING - VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With John Stewart

tie

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Why even make a thread for this ****???

the MTV VMA's have more credibility than this pathetic list of nominees.

No "Shield".
No "Wire".
No "Dexter".

****ing joke. Only good nom in that entire list is Extras' Ricky Gervais and he isn't even gonna win.

 

[Stoney Mason]

You can't handle the truth!

 

[Wes]

The only thing I'm interested in is in what Hayden Panettiere is wearing.

Spoiler

And all the other hot women going. Sue me.

.

 

[Corwood Rep]

I'm only keeping an eye on the writing/acting awards Gervais and Merchant are up for. Specifically, I'm really hoping the Radcliffe episode of Extras wins for writing. An acting win for Gervais would be great, but I suppose the Golden Globe wins for The Office are enough by way of awards (since we all know these awards aren't about giving credit where credit is due, but giving specific people recognition, belatedly or for networking/politics/publicity reasons or whatever).

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

Why even make a thread for this ****???

the MTV VMA's have more credibility than this pathetic list of nominees.

No "Shield".
No "Wire".
No "Dexter".

****ing joke. Only good nom in that entire list is Extras' Ricky Gervais and he isn't even gonna win.

Okay...but they have pretty much everything else covered. The Emmys don't usually, you know, go off of what a gaming forum thinks is good. If that was the case, Heroes and 24 would win everything. No, they do okay thank you very much.

 

[Coop]

The Sopranos are probably going to win every nomination :-\

 

[kame-sennin]

I can't believe Heroes (of all shows) got nominated for best Drama over Battlestar Galactica.

 

[Stoney Mason]

I can't believe Heroes (of all shows) got nominated for best Drama over The Wire.

Fixed.

Spoiler

I like BSG too

 

[Ripclawe]

in the round stage.

up next Def Leppard singing pour some sugar on me.

 

[John Dunbar]

Is it mandatory these days for award shows to have some lame cartoons talking or singing?

 

[Tim-E]

Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson should both win best supporting actor in a drama series.

 

[Substance]

Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson should both win best supporting actor in a drama series.

I cannot choose...

 

[kassatsu]

Best supporting male in a comedy series: Jeremy Pivon, Entourage

Best supporting actor in a drama series: Terry O'Quinn, Lost

 

[Tim-E]

I cannot choose...

The academy just did for us.

 

[Kal]

I cannot choose...

Well you don't have to! :lol Terry O'Quinn won!

 

[Y2Kev]

I can't believe they cut to TR Knight after talking about Isiah Washington in the opening scene.

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

About time Terry O 'Quinn won one!

 

[Tim-E]

I can't believe they cut to TR Knight after talking about Isiah Washington in the opening scene.

:lol I know. I thought that was pretty awful. You could tell he didn't find it funny.

 

[Kal]

:lol I know. I thought that was pretty awful. You could tell he didn't find it funny.

Yup :lol His expression was priceless.

 

[Meier]

Locke looking SHARP!

 

[guess]

"she said my name wrong"

:lol

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Okay...but they have pretty much everything else covered. The Emmys don't usually, you know, go off of what a gaming forum thinks is good. If that was the case, Heroes and 24 would win everything. No, they do okay thank you very much.

Actually they don't thank you very ****ing much.
They obviously do go by what the Average Joe moron TV viewer watches since Grey's Anatomy (and a shitty season of GA at that) is nominated.

Also 24 won last year and Heroes is nominated this year.
So that completely refutes the point you made.

Oh and if you think Boston Legal is a better show than Dexter, Wire, Shield or BSG....
you need to rethink your taste.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

Actually they don't thank you very ****ing much.
They obviously do go by what the Average Joe moron TV viewer watches since Grey's Anatomy (and a shitty season of GA at that) is nominated.

Also 24 won last year and Heroes is nominated this year.
So that completely refutes the point you made.

Oh and if you think Boston Legal is a better show than Dexter, Wire, Shield or BSG....
you need to rethink your taste.

TV shows and superficial awards: serious business.

 

[Meier]

I'm okay with Jaime winning.. she's incredible on Earl. I totally forgot we're 10 mins late or so from the live broadcast at the moment. :lol

 

[Absinthe (Permed)]

Mary Louise Parker is ridiculously good looking to be as old as she is.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Katherine Heigel?
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

I rest my case.

 

[Stoney Mason]

Johnny Drama was robbed...Piven was weak this year on Entourage.

 

[Absinthe (Permed)]

Katherine Heigel?
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

I rest my case.

Yeah, I mean, I don't think anyone takes these award shows seriously. They're only a step or two higher than the VMAs.

 

[John Dunbar]

Good thing Conan won best writing. Easily the best talk show.

 

[MeshuggahMan]

I wanted colbert to win myself but certainly nothing wrong with Conan.

 

[Tim-E]

Levar Burton is in before the lock.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

EMMYS. REFUCKINGDEEMED.

One side, Christofuh. THE RULER'S BACK.

(Best Suit In Award History)

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I wanted colbert to win myself but certainly nothing wrong with Conan.

He did have the best Writer's Video. It's sad that those are usually the funniest bits in any EmmyCast.

 

[reilo]

No Wire nominations = automatic FAILURE.

 

[Corwood Rep]

Actually they don't thank you very ****ing much.
They obviously do go by what the Average Joe moron TV viewer watches since Grey's Anatomy (and a shitty season of GA at that) is nominated.

Also 24 won last year and Heroes is nominated this year.
So that completely refutes the point you made.

Oh and if you think Boston Legal is a better show than Dexter, Wire, Shield or BSG....
you need to rethink your taste.

Emmys are indeed terrible and rarely right about jackshit anything, much like the Oscars, the VMAs, the Grammys, and HOLD ON ALL MAINSTREAM AWARDS ARE TYPICALLY BAD

 

[devilscallmedad]

Actually they don't thank you very ****ing much.
They obviously do go by what the Average Joe moron TV viewer watches since Grey's Anatomy (and a shitty season of GA at that) is nominated.

Also 24 won last year and Heroes is nominated this year.
So that completely refutes the point you made.

Oh and if you think Boston Legal is a better show than Dexter, Wire, Shield or BSG....
you need to rethink your taste.

No one takes them seriously though, emmy's are pretty pathetic they always have been

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

lol Carell beating out Gervais
Michael Scott wouldn't exist without Ricky.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

No Wire nominations = automatic FAILURE.

Terry O'Win, automatic SUCCESS.

 

[Sanjuro]

lol Carell beating out Gervais
Michael Scott wouldn't exist without Ricky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsvkEn-6Y5w

 

[AniHawk]

lol Carell beating out Gervais
Michael Scott wouldn't exist without Ricky.

S3 US Office > S2 Extras

 

[Stoney Mason]

S3 US Office > S2 Extras

Please...

 

[DeathbyVolcano]

lol Carell beating out Gervais
Michael Scott wouldn't exist without Ricky.

You're annoying.

 

[Sanjuro]

S3 US Office > S2 Extras

U.S. Office gets better with age. Extras had David Bowie FTW.

 

[Absinthe (Permed)]

S3 US Office > S2 Extras

I'd say they're about on par. I will say that season 3 of the Office was considerably worse than season 2, however. Season 3 had a run of about five or six episodes that were overwhelming and even bad.

The fact that Dexter wasn't nominated for anything is criminal.