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It’s funny but it is basically just laugh out loud funny... Not accurate funny and not creatively funny (after a while the joke format is the same and most of its episodes now are a hit and miss)...If family guy gets nominated it will SCREEAAM "we are trying to make original choices"... I have watched every single one of the Family guy episodes (i own season 3 and 4 on dvd) and I can just say that Family guy is the best at what it’s doing...Which is creating easy but sometimes cheap yet good laughs, that are easy to understand...I am not bashing but I am saying what I believe to be true... Family guy is not that smart, it can be original sometimes but only within its "borrowed" Simpsons concept...Satire seems to be popular these days, but it's not the only thing that makes a show funny...At least that's my opinion... Also Family guy is an animated show, if they nominate it then they will just nominate it because of the scripts..so why not submit it in writing for a comedy series??? Seriously, I thought the outstanding comedy series category is how the end product looks (including the directing and the acting, not just the script)...a script with a possible musical number in it, aren't enough elements to create an outstanding comedy series...

the jokes style of family guy copied NOTHING from the simpsons. and i disagree completely that the jokes they make are easy and cheap. if its so easy, why dont other shows do it? the randomness of the show cannot be compared to anything on tv, and in that case its brilliant, im sorry, people who bash it are just haters. its original and hilarious.

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Originally posted by Ted Mosby...Architect:

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It’s funny but it is basically just laugh out loud funny... Not accurate funny and not creatively funny (after a while the joke format is the same and most of its episodes now are a hit and miss)...If family guy gets nominated it will SCREEAAM "we are trying to make original choices"... I have watched every single one of the Family guy episodes (i own season 3 and 4 on dvd) and I can just say that Family guy is the best at what it’s doing...Which is creating easy but sometimes cheap yet good laughs, that are easy to understand...I am not bashing but I am saying what I believe to be true... Family guy is not that smart, it can be original sometimes but only within its "borrowed" Simpsons concept...Satire seems to be popular these days, but it's not the only thing that makes a show funny...At least that's my opinion... Also Family guy is an animated show, if they nominate it then they will just nominate it because of the scripts..so why not submit it in writing for a comedy series??? Seriously, I thought the outstanding comedy series category is how the end product looks (including the directing and the acting, not just the script)...a script with a possible musical number in it, aren't enough elements to create an outstanding comedy series...

the jokes style of family guy copied NOTHING from the simpsons. and i disagree completely that the jokes they make are easy and cheap. if its so easy, why dont other shows do it? the randomness of the show cannot be compared to anything on tv, and in that case its brilliant, im sorry, people who bash it are just haters. its original and hilarious.

Have you ever wonder why a hater becomes a hater...People who bash it are haters and are haters because they don’t like it... If they liked the show they wouldn't bash it...Anyway, I like the show so I am not going to go into that...

Btw I know that the style is not copied from the Simpsons but the concept of an animated family with three kids is definitely a "borrowed" idea...And as for the style of humour...South Park did an anti-Family Guy episode, which was so unprofessional from the south park crew BUT they did a few family guy clips themselves and the clips were like they were taken from family guy..so like i said before...it's smart but "not that smart"...

July Predictions:
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Comedy Series

"Entourage" (HBO)
"The Office" (NBC)
"30 Rock" (NBC)
"Scrubs" (ABC)
"Two and a Half Men" (CBS)
"Ugly Betty" (ABC)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Steve Carell, "The Office"
David Duchovny, "Californication"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk"
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men"

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"
Toni Collette, "United States of Tara"
America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The New Adventures of Old Christine"
Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds"

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Kevin Dillon, "Entourage"
Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"
Tracy Morgan, "30 Rock"
Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"
Rainn Wilson, "The Office"

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Jenna Fischer, "The Office"
Jane Krakowski, "30 Rock"
Amy Poehler, "Saturday Night Live"
Jean Smart, "Samantha Who?"
Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men"
Vanessa Williams, "Ugly Betty"

Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Alan Alda, "30 Rock"
Will Arnett, "30 Rock"
Beau Bridges, "Desperate Housewives"
Albert Brooks, "Weeds"
Steve Martin, "30 Rock"

Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Jennifer Aniston, "30 Rock"
Christine Baranski, "The Big Bang Theory"
Tina Fey, "Saturday Night Live"
Kathryn Joosten, "Desperate Housewives"
Elaine Stritch, "30 Rock"
Betty White, "My Name Is Earl"

Directing in a Comedy Series

Larry Shaw, "Desperate Housewives" ("The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened")
Julian Farino, "Entourage" ("Tree Trippers")
Jeffrey Blitz, "The Office" ("Stress Relief")
Millicent Shelton, "30 Rock" ("Apollo, Apollo")
Todd Holland, "30 Rock" ("Generalissimo")

Writing in a Comedy Series

Stephen Engel, Eric Kaplan, Bill Prady, & Richard Rosenstock, "The Big Bang Theory" (“The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis”)
Paul Lieberstein, "The Office" ("Stress Relief")
Bill Lawrence, "Scrubs" ("My Finale")
Robert Carlock, "30 Rock" ("Apollo, Apollo")
Kay Cannon, Tina Fey, "30 Rock" ("Christmas Special")

Drama Series

"Big Love" (HBO)
"Damages" (f[X])
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
"Lost" (ABC)
"Mad Men" (AMC)
"24" (Fox)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
James Spader, "Boston Legal"
Kiefer Sutherland, "24"

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Glenn Close, "Damages"
Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"
Anna Paquin, "True Blood"
Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer"

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Michael Emerson, "Lost"
William Hurt, "Damages"
John Mahoney, "In Treatment"
Aaron Paul, "Breaking Bad"
William Shatner, "Boston Legal"
John Slattery, "Mad Men"

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Candice Bergen, "Boston Legal"
Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"
Katherine Heigl, "Grey's Anatomy"
Sandra Oh, "Grey's Anatomy"
Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment"
Chandra Wilson, "Grey's Anatomy"

Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Ernest Borgnine, "ER"
Ted Danson, "Damages"
Bruce Dern, "Big Love"
Patrick Fischler, "Mad Men"
Michael J. Fox, "Rescue Me"
Eric Stoltz, "Grey's Anatomy"

Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Brenda Blethyn, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Carol Burnett, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Ellen Burstyn, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
Tyne Daly, "Grey's Anatomy"
Sharon Gless, "Nip/Tuck"
Melinda McGraw, "Mad Men"

Directing in a Drama Series

Todd Kessler, "Damages" ("Trust Me")
Katie Jacobs, "House" ("Last Resort")
Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men" ("Meditations in an Emergency")
Anthony Minghella, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" ("Pilot")
Alan Ball, "True Blood" ("Strange Love: Pilot")
Jon Cassar, "24" ("Day 7: 8 AM - 9 AM")

Writing in a Drama Series

Ronald D. Moore, "Battlestar Galactica" ("Daybreak" [Part 2])
Glenn Kessler, Todd Kessler, & Daniel Zelman, "Damages" ("I Lied, Too")
Sarah Treem, "In Treatment" ("April -- Week Four")
Kater Gordon, Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men" ("Meditations in an Emergency")
Shawn Ryan, "The Shield" ("Family Meeting")

Miniseries

"Generation Kill" (HBO)
"House of Saddam" (HBO)
"Little Dorrit" (Masterpiece Theater) (PBS)

Made for Television Film

"Grey Gardens" (HBO)
"Into the Storm" (HBO)
"Prayers for Bobby" (Lifetime)
"Taking Chance" (HBO)
"24: Redemption" (Fox)

Lead Actor in a Miniseries/ Made for Television Film

Kevin Bacon, "Taking Chance"
Kenneth Branagh, "Wallander: One Step Behind"
Brendan Gleeson, "Into the Storm"
Cuba Gooding Jr., "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story"
Yigal Naor, "House of Saddam"

Lead Actress in a Miniseries/ Made for Television Film

Drew Barrymore, "Grey Gardens"
Jessica Lange, "Grey Gardens"
Anna Paquin, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
Sigourney Weaver, "Prayers for Bobby"
Chandra Wilson, "Accidental Friendship"

Supporting Actor in a Miniseries/ Made for Television Film

Len Cariou, "Into the Storm"
Robert Carlyle, "24: Redemption"
Tom Courtenay, "Little Dorrit" (Masterpiece Theater)
Ryan Kelley, "Prayers for Bobby"
James Ransone, "Generation Kill"

Supporting Actress in a Miniseries/ Made for Television Film

Shohreh Aghdashloo, "House of Saddam"
Marcia Gay Harden, "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler"
Janet McTeer, "Into the Storm"
Judy Parfitt, "Little Dorrit" (Masterpiece Theater)
Jeanne Tripplehorn, "Grey Gardens"

Directing in a Miniseries/Made for Television Film

Susanna White, Simon Cellan Jones, “Generation Kill”
Michael Sucsy, “Grey Gardens”
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, “Into the Storm”
Ross Katz, “Taking Chance”
Jon Cassar, “24: Redemption”

Writing in a Miniseries/Made for Television Film

Ed Burns, David Simon, & Evan Wright, “Generation Kill”
Michael Sucsy, Patricia Rozema, “Grey Gardens”
Hugh Whitemore, “Into the Storm”
Ross Katz, Michael Strobl, "Taking Chance"
Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, & Howard Gordon, “24: Redemption”

Reality/Competition Program

"The Amazing Race" (CBS)
"American Idol" (Fox)
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC)
"Project Runway" (Bravo)
"Top Chef" (Bravo)

Reality Program

"Antiques Roadshow" (PBS)
"The Dog Whisperer" (National Geographic)
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (ABC)
"Intervention" (A&E)
"Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (Bravo)

Reality Host

Tom Bergeron, "Dancing With the Stars"
Heidi Klum, "Project Runway"
Ty Pennington, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
Jeff Probst, "Survivor"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"

Variety Series

"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
"The Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS)
"Real Time With Bill Maher" (HBO)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Variety Special

"Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America!" (HBO)
"Ricky Gervais: Out of England" (HBO)
"Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch" (Bravo)
"Lisa Lampanelli: Long Live the Queen" (HBO)
"Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger" (HBO)
"The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors" (CBS)

Directing in a Variety Program

"The 81st Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)
"Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger" (HBO)
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
"King Lear" (Great Performances) (PBS)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Writing in a Variety Program

"Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger" (HBO)
"The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)
"The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)
"The Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS)
"Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Animated Series (Less Than One Hour)

"King of the Hill" (Fox)
"Robot Chicken" (Cartoon Network)
"The Simpsons" (Fox)
"South Park" (Comedy Central)
"SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon)

Nonfiction Series

"American Masters" (PBS)
"Biography" (A&E)
"Deadliest Catch" (Discovery Channel)
"Inside the Actors Studio" (Bravo)
"30 Days" (f[X])

Nonfiction Special

"The Alzheimer's Project" (HBO)
"China's Unnatural Disaster: Tears of Suchuan Province" (HBO)
"Farrah's Story" (NBC)
"Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired" (HBO)
"The Trials of Ted Haggard" (HBO)

Children's Program

"Camp Rock" (ABC)
"Hannah Montana" (Disney Channel)
"iCarly" (Nickelodeon)
"Suite Life on Deck" (Disney Channel)
"Wizards of Waverly Place" (Disney Channel)

Children's Nonfiction Program

"Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?" (HBO)
"Nick News with Linda Ellerbee -- Coming Home: When Parents Return from War" (Nickelodeon)
"Scouting for Adventure" (The Outdoor Channel)

Special Class Program

"The 81st Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)
"King Lear" (Great Performances) (PBS)
"Opening Ceremonies: Beijing Summer Olympics" (NBC)
"The 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards" (NBC)
"The 62nd Annual Tony Awards" (CBS)

My FINAL Predictions

DRAMA SERIES
*Damages
*Dexter
*House
*In Treatment
*Lost
*Mad Men

LEAD ACTOR - DRAMA SERIES

*Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
*Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
*Michael C. Hall - Dexter
*Jon Hamm - Mad Men
*Hugh Laurie - House
*Denis Leary - Rescue Me

LEAD ACTRESS - DRAMA SERIES

*Glenn Close - Damages
*Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
*Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
*January Jones - Mad Men
*Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
*Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

SUPPORTING ACTOR - DRAMA SERIES

*Michael Emerson - Lost
*William Hurt - Damages
*John Mahoney - In Treatment
*Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
*William Shatner - Boston Legal
*John Slattery - Mad Men

SUPPORTING ACTRESS - DRAMA SERIES

*Hope Davis - In Treatment
*Rachel Griffiths - Brothers & Sisters
*Katherine Heigl - Grey's Anatomy
*Christina Hendricks - Mad Men
*Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
*Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy

GUEST ACTOR - DRAMA SERIES

*Edward Asner - CSI: NY
*Ernest Borgnine - ER
*Michael J. Fox - Rescue Me
*Jimmy Smits - Dexter
*Jon Voight - 24

GUEST ACTRESS - DRAMA SERIES

*Brenda Blethyn - Law & Order: SVU
*Carol Burnett - Law & Order: SVU
*Ellen Burstyn - Law & Order: SVU
*Tyne Daly - Grey's Anatomy
*Susan Sarandon - ER

COMEDY SERIES

*The Big Bang Theory
*Entourage
*Family Guy
*The Office
*30 Rock
*Two and a Half Men

LEAD ACTOR - COMEDY SERIES

*Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
*Steve Carell - The Office
*David Duchovny - Californication
*Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
*Tony Shalhoub - Monk
*Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men

LEAD ACTRESS - COMEDY SERIES

*Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
*Toni Collette - The United States of Tara
*Tina Fey - 30 Rock
*Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
*Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds
*Amy Poehler - Parks & Recreations

SUPPORTING ACTOR - COMEDY SERIES

*Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
*Kevin Dillon - Entourage
*Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
*Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock
*Jeremy Piven - Entourage
*Rainn Wilson - The Office

SUPPORTING ACTRESS - COMEDY SERIES

*Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
*Elizabeth Perkins - Weeds
*Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live
*Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men
*Tracey Ullman - State of the Union
*Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty

GUEST ACTOR - COMEDY SERIES

*Alan Alda - 30 Rock
*Will Arnett - 30 Rock
*Beau Bridges - Desperate Housewives
*Albert Brooks - Weeds
*Steve Martin - 30 Rock

GUEST ACTRESS - COMEDY SERIES

*Jennifer Aniston - 30 Rock
*Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory
*Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock
*Betty White - My Name is Earl
*Oprah Winfrey - 30 Rock

LEAD ACTOR - MINISERIES/TV MOVIE

*Kevin Bacon - Taking Chances
*Kenneth Branagh - Wallender
*Brendan Gleeson - Into the Storm
*Ian McKellen - King Lear
*Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption

LEAD ACTRESS - MINISERIES/TV MOVIE

*Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens
*Jessica Lange -Grey Gardens
*Shirley MacLaine - Coco Channel
*Anna Paquin - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
*Sigourney Weaver - Prayers for Bobby

SUPPORTING ACTOR - MINISERIES/TV MOVIE

*Daniel Baldwin - Grey Gardens
*Robert Carlyle - 24: Redemption
*Ken Howards - Grey Gardens
*Ryan Kelly - Prayers for Bobby
*Ben Vereen - Accidential Friendship

SUPPORTING ACTRESS - MINISERIES/TV MOVIE

*Marcia Gay Harden - The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
*Patricia Heaton - Front of the Class
*Janet McTeer - Into the Storm
*Jeanne Tripplehorne - Grey Gardens
*Cicely Tyson - Relative Stranger

G'Day,

started my acting predictions with supporting comedy:
(It's the top post)

http://nobleawards.blogspot.com/

Family Guy should definitely be one of the 6 Best Comedy Nominees. It has great characters, clever writing, witty satire and asides. It makes me crack up for 30 straight minutes every episode(I even laugh through the commercials). It's badness and political incorrectness are clever and funny. episodes I've seen numerous times, I still laugh at. Family Guy for Best Comedy.

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Originally posted by onfyre4jc:
Family Guy should definitely be one of the 6 Best Comedy Nominees. It has great characters, clever writing, witty satire and asides. It makes me crack up for 30 straight minutes every episode(I even laugh through the commercials). It's badness and political incorrectness are clever and funny. episodes I've seen numerous times, I still laugh at. Family Guy for Best Comedy.

If you think it is funny then it should go for writing...but really, if it gets nominated for best comedy series it will be a rip-off and basically the Emmy judges will be trying to prove that they are cool…I mean does an episode have outstanding directing, acting or visuals??? Seriously, family guy is funny because the show itself is a joke...i like the show a lot but it's like saying that an ant is stronger than a human...the ant is strong in its own little world but overall the human can kill it with a single movement... Similarly family guy is a clever for an animated show but it doesn't have the quality standards of other shows...Just because they have one clever thing to stand out from all the randomness, it doesn't mean they are secretly clever...

G'Day,
got my Supporting acting a drama series predix done:

http://nobleawards.blogspot.co...-predictions_08.html

G'Day,
Lead Acting in a comedy categories:

http://nobleawards.blogspot.co...redictions-lead.html

G'Day,
Lead acting in a drama series categories:

http://nobleawards.blogspot.co...ictions-lead_09.html

Not very confident with these ones (both categories are so crowded).

Hopefully tomorrow will have my first series category up.

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Noble, I am not sure where you got your information on who were the top ten contenders for best actor in a comedy in 2008, but it's incorrect.

** Nominee last year

* Top 10 semifinalist in 2008. All actors with an * were in the top ten.



LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
(Front-runners)
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock" ** (Winner, 2009)
Zach Braff, "Scrubs"
Steve Carell, "The Office" **
Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"
David Duchovny, "Californication" *
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang Theory"
Brad Garrett, "Til Death" *
Adrien Grenier, "Entourage"
Jason Lee, "My Name Is Earl"
Zachary Levi, "Chuck"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Lee Pace, "Pushing Daisies" **
Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" **
Charlie Sheen, "Two and a Half Men" **

Gold Derby by Tom O'Neil

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This should be my final set of nominee predictions...


DRAMA SERIES:
Breaking Bad
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men
True Blood
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not nominated but close...
Big Love
Boston Legal
Damages
Grey's Anatomy
In Treatment
24


DRAMA LEAD ACTOR:
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Kiefer Sutherland, 24
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not nominated but close...
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Michael Chiklis, The Shield
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
Bill Paxton, Big Love
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors
James Spader, Boston Legal


DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS:
Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
January Jones, Mad Men
Anna Paquin, True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love
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not nominated but close...
Angela Bassett, E.R.
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Jill Scott, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency


DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Michael Emerson, Lost
William Hurt, Damages
John Mahoney, In Treatment
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men
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not nominated but close...
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Patrick Dempsey, Grey's Anatomy
Walton Goggins, The Shield
Josh Holloway, Lost
Vincent Kartheiser, Mad Men
John Noble, Fringe


DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Marcia Gay Harden, Damages
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Alison Pill, In Treatment
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
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not nominated but close...
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rose Byrne, Damages
Rachel Griffiths,Brothers & Sisters
Cherry Jones, 24
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love


DRAMA GUEST ACTOR:
Edward Asner, C.S.I.: New York
Ernest Borgnine, E.R.
Ted Danson, Damages
Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
Jimmy Smits, Dexter
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not nominated but close...
Charles Durning, Rescue Me
Patrick Fischler, Mad Men
Robert Morse, Mad Men
Glynn Turman, In Treatment
Jon Voight, 24


DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS:
Carol Burnett, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tyne Daly, Grey's Anatomy
Susan Sarandon, E.R.
Sigourney Weaver, Eli Stone
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not nominated but close...
Sharon Gless, Nip/Tuck
Mary McDonnell, Grey's Anatomy
Melinda McGraw, Mad Men
Bernadette Peters, Grey's Anatomy
Mary Kay Place, Big Love


DRAMA DIRECTING:
Breaking Bad (“Peekaboo” – Peter Medak)
Mad Men (“Meditations in an Emergency” – Matthew Weiner)
Mad Men (“A Night to Remember” – Lesli Linka Glatter)
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (“Pilot” – Anthony Minghella)
True Blood (“Strange Love: Pilot” – Alan Ball)
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not nominated but close...
Battlestar Galactica (“Daybreak, Part 2” – Michael Rymer)
Boston Legal (“Made in China/Last Call” – Bill D’Elia)
Breaking Bad (“Seven Thirty-Seven” – Bryan Cranston)
House (“Simple Explanation” – Greg Yaitanes)
Lost (“The Incident” – Jack Bender)


DRAMA WRITING:
Damages (“I Lied, Too” – Glenn Kessler, Todd Kessler, Daniel Zelman)
E.R. (“And in the End” – John Wells)
Mad Men (“Meditations in an Emergency” – Kater Gordon, Matthew Weiner)
Mad Men (“A Night to Remember” – Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner)
Mad Men (“Six Month Leave” – Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Matthew Weiner)
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not nominated but close...
Battlestar Galactica (“Daybreak, Part 2” – Ronald D. Moore)
Breaking Bad (“Peekaboo” – Vince Gilligan, J. Roberts)
Dexter (“About Last Night” – Scott Reynolds, Melissa Rosenberg)
Fringe (“Pilot” – J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci)
Lost (“The Incident” – Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof)


COMEDY SERIES:
Entourage
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
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not nominated but close...
Big Bang Theory
Californication
Family Guy
Pushing Daisies
Ugly Betty
Weeds


COMEDY LEAD ACTOR:
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
David Duchovny, Californication
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
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not nominated but close...
Zach Braff, Scrubs
Kevin Connolly, Entourage
Brad Garrett, Til Death
Adrian Grenier, Entourage
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
James Roday, Psych


COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS:
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
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not nominated but close...
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Marcia Cross, Desperate Housewives
Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies
Teri Hatcher, Desperate Housewives
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Sarah Silverman, Sarah Silverman Program


COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Rainn Wilson, The Office
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not nominated but close...
Fred Armisen, Saturday Night Live
John Corbett, United States of Tara
Danny DeVito, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Ed Helms, The Office
John Krasinski, The Office
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock


COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
Tracey Ullman, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
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not nominated but close...
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Judy Davis, The Starter Wife
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live


COMEDY GUEST ACTOR:
Alan Alda, 30 Rock
Will Arnett, 30 Rock
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Albert Brooks, Weeds
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
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not nominated but close...
Gary Cole, Entourage
Will Ferrell, Eastbound & Down
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
David Strathairn, Monk
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live


COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS:
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Kathryn Joosten, Desperate Housewives
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Betty White, My Name Is Earl
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not nominated but close...
Jennifer Aniston, 30 Rock
Salma Hayek, 30 Rock
Bernadette Peters, Ugly Betty
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Oprah Winfrey, 30 Rock


COMEDY DIRECTING:
Entourage (“Gotta Look Up to Get Down” – Mark Mylod)
Flight of the Conchords (“The Tough Brets” – James Bobin)
The Office (“Stress Relief” – Jeffrey Blitz)
30 Rock (“Apollo, Apollo” – Millicent Shelton)
United States of Tara (“Pilot” – Craig Gillespie)
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Entourage (“Tree Trippers” – Julian Farino)
The Office (“Company Picnic” – Ken Kwapis)
The Office (“Weight Loss” – Paul Feig)
30 Rock (“Retreat to Move Forward” – Steve Buscemi)
30 Rock (“Reunion” – Beth McCarthy Miller)


COMEDY WRITING:
Entourage (“Return to Queens Blvd.” – Doug Ellin, Ally Musika)
30 Rock (“Apollo, Apollo” – Robert Carlock)
30 Rock (“Christmas Special” – Kay Cannon, Tina Fey)
The Office (“Stress Relief” – Paul Lieberstein)
United States of Tara (“Work” – Diablo Cody)
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Entourage (“Gotta Look Up to Get Down” – Ally Musika, Rob Weiss)
Flight of the Conchords (“Prime Minister” – James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie)
The Office (“Lecture Circuit, Parts 1 & 2” – Mindy Kaling)
Scrubs (“My Finale” – Bill Lawrence)
30 Rock (“Reunion” – Matt Hubbard)


TV MOVIE:
Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Prayers for Bobby
Taking Chance
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not nominated but close...
Coco Chanel
Front of the Class
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
24: Redemption
Wallander: One Step Behind


MINISERIES:
Generation Kill
House of Saddam
Little Dorrit


MOVIE/MINI LEAD ACTOR:
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac
Ian McKellen, King Lear
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Harry Connick Jr., Living Proof
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
Jimmy Wolk, Front of the Class


MOVIE/MINI LEAD ACTRESS:
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Anna Paquin, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Tammy Blanchard, Sybil
Claire Foy, Little Dorrit
Tracy Pollan, Natalee Holloway Story
Uma Thurman, My Zinc Bed
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship


MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Len Cariou, Into the Storm
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
Ryan Kelley, Prayers for Bobby
Ben Vereen, Accidental Friendship
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Robert Carylyle, 24: Redemption
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit
Lee Tergesen, Generation Kill
Goran Visnjic, Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Treat Williams, Front of the Class


MOVIE/MINI SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Judy Parfitt, Little Dorrit
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Patty Duke, Love Finds a Home
Kimberly Elise, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Patricia Heaton, Front of the Class
Mercedes Ruehl, Loving Leah
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger



VARIETY SERIES:
Colbert Report
Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Little Britain USA
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union


VARIETY SPECIAL:
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Kennedy Center Honors
Stevie Wonder in Performance at the White House
Streisand: The Concert
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Hitman: David Foster & Friends
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a B****
Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration



REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM:
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Survivor
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
America's Next Top Model
Celebrity Apprentice
Deal or No Deal
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef


REALITY PROGRAM:
Ace of Cakes
Antiques Roadshow
Jon & Kate Plus 8
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Man vs. Wild
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Dirty Jobs
The Dog Whisperer
The Hills
Intervention
Penn & Teller: Bullxxxx


REALITY HOST:
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model
Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal
Cesar Milan, Dog Whisperer
Ty Pennington, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs



NON-FICTION SERIES:
American Masters
Deadliest Catch
Inside the Actors Studio
30 Days
This American Life
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
Biography
Expedition Africa
Iconoclasts
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Survivorman


NON-FICTION SPECIAL:
Alzheimer's Project: Momentum in Science
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Pavarotti: A Life in Seven Arias
Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired
Stand Up to Cancer
------------------------------
not nominated but close...
The Black List: Volume One
China's Unnatural Disaster: Tears of Sichuan Province
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway's Dreams
Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement
The Trials of Ted Haggard

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Originally posted by janey:
Noble, I am not sure where you got your information on who were the top ten contenders for best actor in a comedy in 2008, but it's incorrect.

** Nominee last year

* Top 10 semifinalist in 2008. All actors with an * were in the top ten.

G'Day,
sorry bout that. I couldn't find the list on Tom's blog archive (didn't think to go to one of those recent posts) and just for some reason had in my head that Duchovney didn't make the top 10 (which was silly considering how weak the field was). Look, l'd still put him in the same place because Parsons has hype and Braff is a past nominiee in a final season, but with making the top 10 last year and showtime's steller campaigns, those 3 have a very similar chance.

Thanks heaps for finding that.
I have posted a correction in the blog post under the video and give you credit for finding it:

http://nobleawards.blogspot.co...redictions-lead.html

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Originally posted by potsiiscool:

quote:

Originally posted by onfyre4jc:
Family Guy should definitely be one of the 6 Best Comedy Nominees. It has great characters, clever writing, witty satire and asides. It makes me crack up for 30 straight minutes every episode(I even laugh through the commercials). It's badness and political incorrectness are clever and funny. episodes I've seen numerous times, I still laugh at. Family Guy for Best Comedy.

If you think it is funny then it should go for writing...but really, if it gets nominated for best comedy series it will be a rip-off and basically the Emmy judges will be trying to prove that they are cool…I mean does an episode have outstanding directing, acting or visuals??? Seriously, family guy is funny because the show itself is a joke...i like the show a lot but it's like saying that an ant is stronger than a human...the ant is strong in its own little world but overall the human can kill it with a single movement... Similarly family guy is a clever for an animated show but it doesn't have the quality standards of other shows...Just because they have one clever thing to stand out from all the randomness, it doesn't mean they are secretly clever...

Animated shows aren't inferior to other TV shows. They take as much or more human involvement, artistry or creativity as live action shows. The Simpsons is one of the best TV shows of all times, Creating one of the best comic universes and best cast of characters ever on TV. Why hasn't Simpsons ever been nominated for best comedy. Family Guy should recieve recognition for being clever, satirical and witty in their asides and consistently extremely funny week in and week out...and can you seriously say that Two and Half Men or some others that are in consid are funnier or more artistic or more deserving.

Best Comedy Series

30 Rock (NBC)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Weeds (Showtime)

Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office (NBC)
Lee Pace as Ned on Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk on Monk (USA)
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly on Samantha Who (ABC)
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson on United States of Tara (Showtime)
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (NBC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
Mary Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin on Weeds (Showtime)
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks & Recreation (NBC)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Jon Cryer as Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Kevin Dillon as Johnny “Drama” Chase on Entourage (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
John Krasinski as Jim Halpert on The Office (NBC)
Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold on Entourage (HBO)
Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute on The Office (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook on Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly on The Office (NBC)
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney on 30 Rock (NBC)
Amy Poehler as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jean Smart as Regina Newly on Samantha Who (ABC)
Kristin Wiig as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Drama Series

Boston Legal (ABC)
Damages (FX)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (FOX)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)

Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Gabriel Byrne as Paul on In Treatment (HBO)
Bryan Cranston as Walter White on Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan on Dexter (Showtime)
Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House on House (FOX)
James Spader as Alan Shore on Boston Legal (ABC)

Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes on Damages (FX)
Sally Field as Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
January Jones as Betty Draper on Mad Men (AMC)
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olsen on Mad Men (AMC)
Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse on True Blood (HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer (TNT)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Walton Goggins as Detective Shane Vendrell on The Shield (FX)
Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell on Mad Men (AMC)
John Mahoney as Walter on In Treatment (HBO)
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad (AMC)
William Shatner as Denny Crane on Boston Legal (ABC)
John Slattery as Roger Sterling on Mad Men (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Walker on Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Marcia Gay Harden as Claire Maddox on Damages (FX)
Katherine Heigl as Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway on Mad Men (AMC)
Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor on 24 (FOX)
Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

Best Made for TV Movie

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Grey Gardens (HBO)
Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
Taking Chance (HBO)
Wallander: One Step Behind (PBS)

Best Miniseries

Generation Kill (HBO)
House of Saddam (HBO)
Little Dorrit (PBS)

Best Lead Actor in a Made For TV Movie or Miniseries

Kevin Bacon as Lt. Col. Michael Strobl in Taking Chance (HBO)
Kenneth Branagh as Kurt Wallander in Wallander: One Step Behind (PBS)
Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill in Into The Storm (HBO)
Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dr. Ben Carson in Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TNT)
Ian McKellan as King Lear in King Lear: Great Performances (PBS)

Best Lead Actress in a Made For TV Movie or Miniseries

Drew Barrymore as “Little Edie” Beale in Grey Gardens (HBO)
Jessica Lange as “Big Edie” Beale in Grey Gardens (HBO)
Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith in Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
Chandra Wilson as Yvonne Caldwell in Accidental Friendship (Hallmark)

Best Supporting Actor in a Made For TV Movie or Miniseries

Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt in Into the Storm (HBO)
Tom Courtenay as William Dorrit in Little Dorrit (PBS)
Ken Howard as Phelan Beale in Grey Gardens (HBO)
Ryan Kelley as Bobby Griffith in Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
Ben Vereen as Wes in Accidental Friendship (Hallmark)

Best Supporting Actress in a Made For TV Movie or Miniseries

Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida Khairallah Talfah in House of Saddam (HBO)
Kimberly Elise as Sonya Carson in Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (TNT)
Marcia Gay Harden as Janina Sendler in The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Janet McTeer as Clementine Churchill in Into The Storm (HBO)
Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in Grey Gardens (HBO)

Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Alan Alda as Milton Greene on 30 Rock (NBC)
Albert Brooks as Lenny Botwin on Weeds (Showtime)
Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird on 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Martin as Gavin Volure on 30 Rock (NBC)
Justin Timberlake as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Kathryn Joosten as Karen McClusky on Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Amy Ryan as Holly Flax on The Office (NBC)
Betty White as Mrs. Weezmer on My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Oprah Winfrey as Oprah Winfrey on 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Ernest Borgnine as Paul Manning on E.R. (NBC)
Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher on Damages (FX)
Patrick Fischler as Jimmy Barrett on Mad Men (AMC)
Michael J. Fox as Dwight on Rescue Me (FX)
Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper on Mad Men (AMC)
Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado on Dexter (Showtime)

Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Brenda Blethyn as Linnie Malcolm/Caroline Cantwell on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Carol Burnett as Bridget “Birdie” Sulloway on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette Stabler on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Tyne Daly as Carolyn Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Melinda McGraw as Bobbie Barrett on Mad Men (AMC)

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Tom Bergeron for Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Phil Keoghan for The Amazing Race (CBS)
Heidi Klum for Project Runway (Bravo)
Jeff Probst for Survivor (CBS)
Ryan Seacrest for American Idol (FOX)

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

Chelsea Lately (E!)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger (HBO)
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch (Bravo)
Ricky Gervais: Out of England (HBO)
Streisand: Live in Concert (CBS)
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America! (HBO)

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (FOX)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Top Chef (Bravo)

Outstanding Reality Program

Ace of Cakes (Food Network)
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Jon & Kate: Plus 8 (TLC)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Man vs. Wild (Discovery)

Outstanding Special Class Program

The 81st Academy Awards (ABC)
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (NBC)
Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances) (PBS)
King Lear (Great Performances) (PBS)
The 62nd Tony Awards (CBS)

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Jeffrey Blitz, The Office (NBC) ("Stress Relief")
Julian Farino, Entourage (HBO) (“Tree Trippers”)
Paul Feig, The Office (NBC) (“Weight Loss”)
Craig Gillespie, United States of Tara (Showtime) ("Pilot")
Beth McCarthy Miller, 30 Rock (NBC) ("Reunion")

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC) ("Seven-Thirty-Seven")
Lesli Linka Glatter, Mad Men (AMC) ("A Night to Remember")
Anthony Minghella, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (HBO) ("Pilot")
Michael Rymer, Battlestar Galactica (Syfy) ("Daybreak: Part 2")
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men (AMC) ("Meditations in an Emergency")

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie, Or Special

Jon Cassar, 24: Redemption (FOX)
Ross Katz, Taking Chance (HBO)
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Into The Storm (HBO)
Michael Sucsy, Grey Gardens (HBO)
Susanna White, Generation Kill (HBO) ("Bomb In The Garden")

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock, 30 Rock (NBC) ("Kidney Now!")
Diablo Cody, United States of Tara (Showtime) ("Work")
Matt Hubbard, 30 Rock (NBC) (“Reunion”)
Joe Kelley, How I Met Your Mother (CBS) (“The Naked Man”)
Paul Lieberstein, The Office (NBC) ("Stress Relief")

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, & Daniel Zelman, Damages (FX) (“I Lied, Too”)
Ronald D. Moore, Battlestar Galactica (Syfy) ("Daybreak: Part 2")
Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner, Mad Men (AMC) ("A Night to Remember")
Matthew Weiner & Kater Gordon, Mad Men (AMC) ("Meditations in an Emergency")
John Wells, ER (NBC) ("And in the End")

Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie, Or Special

Ed Burns & David Simon, Generation Kill (HBO) ("Bomb In The Garden")
Katie Ford, Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime)
John Kent Harrison & Larry Spagnola, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (CBS)
Ross Katz & Michael Strobl, Taking Chance (HBO)
Michael Sucsy & Patricia Rozema, Grey Gardens (HBO)

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)

quote:

Originally posted by onfyre4jc:

quote:

Originally posted by potsiiscool:

quote:

Originally posted by onfyre4jc:
Family Guy should definitely be one of the 6 Best Comedy Nominees. It has great characters, clever writing, witty satire and asides. It makes me crack up for 30 straight minutes every episode(I even laugh through the commercials). It's badness and political incorrectness are clever and funny. episodes I've seen numerous times, I still laugh at. Family Guy for Best Comedy.

If you think it is funny then it should go for writing...but really, if it gets nominated for best comedy series it will be a rip-off and basically the Emmy judges will be trying to prove that they are cool…I mean does an episode have outstanding directing, acting or visuals??? Seriously, family guy is funny because the show itself is a joke...i like the show a lot but it's like saying that an ant is stronger than a human...the ant is strong in its own little world but overall the human can kill it with a single movement... Similarly family guy is a clever for an animated show but it doesn't have the quality standards of other shows...Just because they have one clever thing to stand out from all the randomness, it doesn't mean they are secretly clever...

Animated shows aren't inferior to other TV shows. They take as much or more human involvement, artistry or creativity as live action shows. The Simpsons is one of the best TV shows of all times, Creating one of the best comic universes and best cast of characters ever on TV. Why hasn't Simpsons ever been nominated for best comedy. Family Guy should recieve recognition for being clever, satirical and witty in their asides and consistently extremely funny week in and week out...and can you seriously say that Two and Half Men or some others that are in consid are funnier or more artistic or more deserving.

We aren't talking about movies here where an animated movie might take seven years to make...The South Park people might not have even written the next episode after the one that has aired...it takes 8 days of a huge expensive crew to make a primetime series...but family guy has small and cheap (i don’t mean trashy but literally cheap) episodes...They have contributed to television but to animated television...they should stay where they belong...and family guy is not "consistently extremely funny every week"...if u have been watching as much as i do u will see that the episodes are a hit and miss...It is ridiculous for it to be amongst other more hardworking shows...

Boomer,

Do you really think that Amy Ryan would be outside a potential top-10 for guest actress in a comedy series?

Hey Noble. You're welcome! ^^

I would certainly think Amy Ryan makes the Top 10 (Oscar winner, one of Emmy's favorite shows to nominate). It wouldn't even be a shocker to see her nominated, but I just don't have her in my predictions. Too many veterans and 30 Rock contenders.

I'm surprised nobody predicted any nominees for voiceover performance, now that it's a category rather than a juried award. Here are my guesses:

Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons (Homer, Krusty, Barney, Grampa, Kent Brockman, others)
Hank Azaria, The Simpsons (Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, others)
Seth MacFarlane, either for Family Guy (Peter, Brian, Stewie, Quagmire, Tom Tucker) or American Dad (Stan, Roger)
the surprise nomination: Kristin Chenoweth, Sit Down, Shut Up (Miracle Groh)
and someone who does narration for either a PBS or HBO special.

No, I did not forget Harry Shearer; there must be a reason he never won an Emmy, and now the voiceover artists on the committee can make it five times as clear that they don't like him for whatever reason. (As soon as Comedy Central airs non-DVD Futurama episodes, they can do the same to Billy West.)
Maybe Mike Judge gets one for King of the Hill (he's Hank and Boomhauer), since this was its last full season.

-- Don