As you've probably already heard, The Sopranos got a whopping 15 Emmy nominations this morning. Meanwhile, the HBO movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee did even better, with 17. (I missed that one entirely, so for me it's more like Scratch My Head at HBO Monopoly.)
Here are the big ones:
2007 Primetime Emmy Nominations
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal (ABC)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Heroes (NBC)
House (Fox)
The Sopranos (HBO)
Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock (NBC)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Ugly Betty (ABC)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Partricia Arquette, Medium (NBC)
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (TNT)
Minnie Driver, The Riches (FX)
Edie Falco, The Sopranos (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Kiefer Sutherland, 24 (Fox)
James Spader, Boston Legal (ABC)
Hugh Laurie, House (Fox)
Denis Leary, Rescue Me (FX)
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds (Showtime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Ricky Gervais, Extras (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub, Monk (USA)
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Queen Latifah, Life Support (HBO)
Hellen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride (Oxygen)
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife (USA)
Gena Rowlands, What If God Were the Sun (Lifetime)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Robert Duvall, Broken Trail (AMC)
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change (CBS)
Jim Broadbent, Longford (HBO)
William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes (TNT)
Matthew Perry, The Ron Clark Story (TNT)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos (HBO)
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal (ABC)
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Masi Oka, Heroes (NBC)
Terry O'Quinn, Lost (ABC)
Michael Emerson, Lost (ABC)
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos (HBO)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Jenna Fischer, The Office (NBC)
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds (Showtime)
Holland Taylor with non-nominee Allison Janney,
aka the Photo That Will Make Me Happy Every Day for the Rest of My Life
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage (HBO)
Jeremy Piven, Entourage (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Rainn Wilson, The Office (NBC)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Greta Scacchi, Broken Trail (AMC)
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (HBO)
Samantha Morton, Longford (HBO)
Judy Davis, The Starter Wife (USA)
Toni Collette, Tsunami, The Aftermath (HBO)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jean Smart, 24 (Fox)
Kate Burton, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Elizabeth Reaser, Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Leslie Caron, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Marcia Gay Harden, Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock (NBC)
Dixie Carter, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Laurie Metcalf, Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Judith Light, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Salma Hayek, Ugly Betty (ABC)
Look at all the AfterEllen.com hotties among the nominees! Also, sometimes the world makes sense: no nod for Ellen Pompeo but a nod for Holland Taylor. That's correct.
The biggest surprise this year is that On the Lot actually got a nomination, for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. I know I go around singing it all day long.
Some other highlights: Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired was nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, and Tina Fey picked up a nom for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (for 30 Rock, to go with her Lead Actress nomination).
Get the full list of nominees from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences site.
As a big Mariska fan,
I am absolutely pleased she is once again recognized for the wonderful work she is doing in SVU. I just wish Meloni would get the same recognition as well. This year, to be frank, he is more deserving than her. She was away for about a third of the season.
I am also grateful for Queen Latifah, Helen Mirren and the ladies from Grey's (sans Ellen Pompeo. maybe she could use that night off for, say, an acting class).
Highly dissapointed about Dexter being snubbed like this. INO, best new drama of the year (and a small tip: the two first eps from season two are already on the net).
And I am puzzled about the multi nominations for Boston Legal, another cookie cutter court drama from David E Kelly, the man who lacks any kind of creative courage.
And note the actress in guest role:
Guest Actress in a Drama Series:
Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy)
Elizabeth Reaser (Grey’s Anatomy)
Marcia Gay Harden (Law & Order: SVU)
Leslie Caron (Law & Order: SVU)
Jean Smart (24)
All Such superb choices, but I vote for Kate Burton for an electrifying performance as Meredith's dearly departed mother (in more than one sense).
Okay, where the frak
ITA
I prefer this picture of Tina Fey.
In my fantasy
Immediately following the flash of the bulb, Allison Janney grabbed Holland Taylor and planted one on her.
Come on, it does seem possible, the way AJ is mentally making out with her in that pic!??! Good god, that is an awesome picture!! Nice find, scribe.
No Kidding
I guess the Sopranos will
lesbian without borders
What a great list of nominees!!
Supporting actress/ Guest Actress nominations
While I'm pretty pleased with the lead category nominees, the categories for Supporting Actresses and Guest Actresses in all genres are just phenomenal. With one exception in the Drama category, I couldn't be more pleased; it is almost as though I was allowed to handpick them myself. What an amazing array of talent selected for nominations this year.
I'm not sure I could make a decision in a couple of those categories -- I might have to resort to drawing a name out of a hat.
I'm so happy...
Every time I look at Allison Janney, I smile
And don't even get me started on how kick-ass Holland Taylor is. And how kick-ass you are, scribe, for finding that photo. Whee!
On topic, I was really hoping for a nomination for Connie Britton. She is acting her tail off in "Friday Night Lights." But I can't complain about any Emmys that includes nominations for Tina Fey and Jenna Fischer. Love them both.
I guess I'm alone in this...
But I was really hoping for a nod for Lauren Graham :(
All the other ladies are very much deserved (and yay! that Ellen Pompeo didn't get nominated!)
No, you're not alone! I'm
No, you're not alone! I'm with you...scratch Julia Louis -Dreyfus off the list and put Lauren Graham on it I'd say!
"call me old fashioned but I prefer feminism that leaves a little something to the imagination!"
Where the Effing H is FNL?
I guess I knew it was coming, but I'm still steamed that Friday Night Lights got nothing. No best drama, no Kyle Chandler, no Connie Britton. Even the kid who plays Matt Saracen was great. In my poinion, it's the best show on TV right now, even considering the Sopranos. I haven't seen The Wire, and everyone says that is great. But Friday Night Lights is amazing because it feels so real, but still dramatic and joyful all at once. I don't know how to explain it, but the show rules!
Add me to the rolls of the Lauren Graham Appreciation Society. I can't believe she's never even gotten a nod for Gilmore Girls.
Screw the Emmys... screw 'em right into the ground.
Me too.
Add me to the Lauren Graham appreciation society.
Also, I love that MaryLouise Parker is doing so well. I love her.