And The Nominees Are...

The prime-time Emmy nominations are out today and there are a couple of major shockers… including the omission of Lost from the Outstanding Drama category. Yes, it’s true: last year’s winner for Best Drama didn’t even rate one major-category nomination this year. Outrageous! If I had to guess, I’d lay the blame on the particular episode that was submitted to the Emmy voters. For a series that requires a religious-like viewing commitment, that one particular episode probably just didn’t cut it.

Also on the “glaring omission” list: Edie Falco’s award-worthy turn as Carmella on The Sopranos most-certainly belonged among the Best Actress nominees (her hospital scenes this past season were textbook examples of superb dramatic acting)… and how Emmy voters could have overlooked Jason Lee’s performance in My Name is Earl is beyond me.

On the other hand, kudos to Emmy voters for remembering the late, lamented Arrested Development in the Best Comedy category, and for noting the well-above-average performances of both Geena Davis (Commander in Chief) and Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl).

Here’s a look at the major-category nominations…


OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Arrested Development (Fox)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HB))
The Office (NBC)
Scrubs (NBC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)


OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
House (Fox)
The Sopranos (HBO)
24 (Fox)
The West Wing (NBC)


OUTSTANDING REALITY SERIES

The Amazing Race (CBS)
American Idol (Fox)
Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
Survivor (CBS)


OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES

The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)
The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)


OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Steve Carell (The Office)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Kevin James (King of Queens)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)


OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A COMDY SERIES

Stockard Channing (Out of Practice)
Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle)
Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Debra Messing (Will & Grace)


OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Peter Krause (Six Feet Under)
Denis Leary (Rescue Me)
Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU)
Martin Sheen (The West Wing)
Kiefer Sutherland (24)


OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under)
Geena Davis (Commander in Chief)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU)
Allison Janney (The West Wing)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)



OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Will Arnett (Arrested Development)
Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle)
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)
Sean Hayes (Will & Grace)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage)


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)
Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl)
Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives)


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Alan Alda (The West Wing)
Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos)
Gregory Itzin (24)
Oliver Platt (Huff)
William Shatner (Boston Legal)


OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACRESS IN A DRAMA

Candice Bergen (Boston Legal)
Blythe Danner (Huff)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Jean Smart (24)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)