Here's what we know so far. Keep checking my blog for latest updates -- HERE --
http://goldderby.latimes.com/a...0164825-article.html


BEST DRAMA SERIES
(Each series submits six episodes in three pairings that are randomly distributed to voters. )
"Big Love" — "Prom Queen" and "On Trial," "Come Ye Saints" and "Fight or Flight," and "Outer Darkness" and "Sacrament"
"Breaking Bad" — "Grilled" and "Peekaboo," "Better Call Saul" and "Four Days Out," "Phoenix" and "ABQ"
"Damages" — "I Lied, Too" and "Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care," "Hey! Mr. Pibb" and "London, Of Course", "Look What He Dug Up This Time" and "Trust Me"
"Dexter" — "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Easy As Pie"; "About Last Night" and "Go Your Own Way"; "I Had a Dream" and "Do You Take Dexter Morgan?"
"House M.D." — "Birthmarks and "Locked In," "Simple Explanation" and "House Divided," "Under My Skin" and "Both Sides Now"
"Lost" — "The Incident, Part 1 and 2," "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" and "LaFleur," "The Variable" and "Follow the Leader"
"Mad Men" — "Mad Men" — "Flight 1" and "Three Sundays," "Six Month Leave" and "A Night to Remember," "The Jet Set" and "Meditations in an Emergency"

BEST COMEDY SERIES
"Entourage" — "Fire Sale" and "Tree Trippers," "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" and "First Class Jerk," "Playin' with Fire" and "Return to Queens Boulevard"
"Family Guy" — "I Dream of Jesus" and "FOX-Y Lady," "Family Gay" and "Peter's Progress," "Road to Germany" and "Baby Not on Board"
"Flight of the Conchords" — "Unnatural Love" and "Murray Takes It to the Next Level," "Prime Minister" and "Tough Brets," "New Cup" and "Love is the Weapon of Choice"
"How I Met Your Mother" — "Do I Know You?" and "Benefits," "The Naked Man" and "Three Days of Snow," "Wooo!" and "The Three Days Rule"
"The Office" – "Michael Scott Paper Company" and "Broke," "Golden Ticket" and "Café Disco," "Stress Relief"
"30 Rock" — "Believe in the Stars" and "Reunion," "Christmas Special" and "Generalissimo," "Apollo, Apollo" and "Mamma Mia"
"Weeds" — "Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her" and "Lady's a Charm"; "The Whole Blah Damn Thing" and "Three Coolers"; "Till We Meet Again" and "If You Work for a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?"

NOTE: In the acting races, contenders submit one sample episode.

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Simon Baker, "The Mentalist" (Pilot)
Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment" ("Gina, Week 4")
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad" ("Phoenix")
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter" ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men" ("The Mountain King")
Hugh Laurie, "House M.D." ("Under My Skin")

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Glenn Close, "Damages" ("Trust Me")
Sally Field, "Brothers and Sisters ("A Father Dreams")
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU" ("PTSD")
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace" ("Have a Seat, Earl")
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men" ("Meditations in an Emergency")
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" ("Cherry Bomb")

BEST COMEDY ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" ("Generalissimo")
Steve Carell, "The Office" ("Broke")
Jemaine Clement, "Flight of the Conchords" ("Unnatural Love")
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory" ("The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis")
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" ("Is It the 'Ocu' or the 'Pado'?")
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" ("Mr. Monk and the Miracle")

BEST COMEDY ACTRESS
Christina Applegate, "Samatha Who" ("The Pill"
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara" (pilot)
Tina Fey, "30 Rock" ("Reunion")
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "New Adventures of Old Christine" ("Everybody Says I Love You Except Richie")
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds" ("Lady's a Charm")
Sarah Silverman, "The Sarah Silverman Program" ("There's No Place Like Homeless")

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR
Christian Clemenson, "Boston Legal" ("Roe")
Michael Emerson, "Lost" ("Dead Is Dead")
William Hurt, "Damages" ("Hey, Mr. Pibb")
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad" ("Peekaboo")
William Shatner, "Boston Legal" ("Made in China"/"Last Call")
John Slattery, "Mad Men" ("Six Month Leave")

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTRESS
Rose Byrne, "Damages" ("Trust Me")
Hope Davis, "In Treatment" ("Mia, Week 6")
Cherry Jones, "24" ("Day 7: 7am-8am")
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy" ("Elevator Love Letter")
Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment" ("Gina, Week 6")
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy" ("Stairway to Heaven")

BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" (“Sir Lancelot’s Litterbox”)
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage" ("Tree Trippers")
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother" ("Benefits")
Jack McBrayer, "30 Rock" ("The Bubble")
Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock" ("The Funcooker")
Rainn Wilson, "The Office" ("Heavy Competition")

BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTRESS
Kristin Chenoweth, "Pushing Daisies" ("Bad Habits")
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock" ("The Ones")
Elizabeth Perkins, "Weeds" ("No Man Is Pudding")
Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live" ("Josh Brolin")
Kristen Wiig, "Saturday Night Live" ("Neil Patrick Harris")
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty" ("The Fall Issue")

BEST REALITY/COMPETITION SHOW
"Amazing Race" ("Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me," episode 1401)
"Dancing with the Stars" — (Episode 803, 12 couples compete with the foxtrot and samba)
"Project Runway" — ("Finale, Part 1," episode 513)
"Top Chef" — "Last Supper" (episode 512)

BEST REALITY PROGRAM
"My Life on the D-List" — ("Red, White and Don't Be Blue," episode 410)

BEST REALITY TV HOST
Phil Keoghan, "Amazing Race" ("Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me," episode 1401)
Heidi Klum, "Project Runway" ("Finale, Part 1," episode 513)
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, "Top Chef" ("Last Supper," episode 512)
Jeff Probst, "Survivor: Tocantins" ("Let's Get Rid of the Weak Players Before We Even Start," episode 01)[/

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That's very interesting that Weeds avoided "No Man Is Pudding". I guess they think it's too dark.

OK, Mad Men goobered a bit with "Maidenform" over "Three Sundays" or "The New Girl". Hope that's not a fatal slip. Awesome submissions by the three actors though.

And yea! for Jim Parsons.

Hm, interesting choice going with "Maidenform." Not totally surprising since it was on their FYC DVD, but they could have gone with "Three Sundays" (Which I'm very surprised was not picked at all). I don't think it'll matter too much.

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William Hurt should have submitted "Look What He Dug Up This Time" instead of "Hey, Mr Pibb!" That drops him down to the bottom of the list from the tapes known already in supporting actor in a drama series (Paul, Slattery, Hurt).

"Weeds" really missed the mark in their submissions across-the-board. Sigh.

I think Weeds submitted perfectly picking the first four episodes, but I guess I'm the only one here since I think that the middle part of the season sucked. Then they rebounded with the final two episodes. They won't win, but to me, they're perfect.

What about Rose Byrne? Just saying, since you have series, Hurt and Close...

And great for Jim Parsons, he had three great tapes with the premiere, the friend episode and this one. This one is excellent specially for those who will see it for the first time, the final moments are just priceless, also great moments at the store...

Also this thread should be at the top....

Just added Simon Baker to the list above. He submitted the pilot, of course. That's now official.

I think the series submissions for Weeds are perfect. I would have found room to include "No Man is Pudding" and "Little Boats," but other than that, I think they chose their absolute best episodes. Not that they will win, but I'm glad they are in it to win it.

I completely understand them choosing "Lady's a Charm" for Mary-Louise Parker (she is brilliant in it), but "No Man is Pudding" would have been difficult to bet against.

The episode submissions for Damages are pretty good, though "Hey! Mr. Pibb!" seems out of nowhere. Glenn Close is going to win a second Emmy for "Trust Me."

I think Mad Men is vulnerable. I probably would not vote for the show if I received a tape with "Maidenform" on it. Decent episode, but not their best. Good news is that Hamm submitted better this year and Moss did well.

I see that "Mad Men" people are actually reading us. Good for them! All of the actors made the best submission choices. I hope if any of them wins in September, will thank us.
As for Glenn Close submission, it's okey, but she should go with "They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney, just for the breakdown scene alone. As for Hurt, he could do much better.
Sad to see that Hall, Parker and Perkins didn't change their submissions. Well, if they don't want to win, it's their choice.
Jim Parsons has just won himself an Emmy (a perfect submission!), if the voters are actually going to see tapes.
As for Simon Baker he has chosen an decent tape.

Newsflash: Showtime just notified me that Michael C. Hall has changed his episode entry from "Easy as Pie" to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" -- change noted above.

Jane Krakowski submitted "The Ones"!! Yay!! I think she's our winner right now, folks.

And Vanessa Williams confirmed to TVGuide (I think it was them) that she was submitting "The Fall Issue," which is supposedly a pretty bad choice.

Great picks for Mad Men!
William Hurt won't win an Emmy, he should submit "Look What He Dug Up This Time".
I like the series submition of Damages, Glenn Close is there for win too!
Great choice for Jim, but I don't think he'll win...
And where's the Rose Byrne submition?
And the submition of Vanessa Williams? Wasn't confirmed??

Yay, Showtime listened to us!! Good job MCH!

Weeds did a good job with their Series submissions; only 'No Man is Pudding" is missing, which is a winning episode, so that's a shame. As for their actors, Parker's tape isn't as bad as it's been made out to be -- she has some fun scenes, but as has been stated time and time again, she could have won with 'Pudding' as her tape. Perkins's 'The Love Circle Overlaps' isn't a bad tape either; she doesn't have a ton of screentime, but when she's on, she's golden; she could have won with either 'Pudding' or 'Head Cheese', but actresses have won with less.

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Originally posted by Tom O'Neil:
Newsflash: Showtime just notified me that Michael C. Hall has changed his episode entry from "Easy as Pie" to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" -- change noted above.

HOORAY!

It's still a tough category but at least he's putting his best foot forward.

Now that I know Michael C. Hall has changed his submission from "Easy As Pie" to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" I can root for him to win!

Since William Hurt screwed up his submission, Aaron Paul has a very strong chance to win if he submits "Peekaboo".

Jane Krakowski picked "The Ones"! Awesome. That's the one I hope she'd pick and chose for my submissions list. She could really win this Emmy. Wow.