2008 Primetime Emmy Nominations

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Bright and early this morning, Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris announced the nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.

This year, we saw many first-timers named, a long list of cable acknowledgements (for pay and basic channels) and several 6-way races.

Topping the noms for drama programs was newcomer Mad Men; NBC’s 30 Rock lead all comedy programs. In total, HBO was the most-nominated network while ABC came in second.

This year’s ceremony will be held on Sept. 21 on ABC.

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Outstanding Drama Series

• Boston Legal
• Damages
• Dexter
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama

• Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
• Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Michael C. Hall, Dexter
• Jon Hamm, Mad Men
• Hugh Laurie, House
• James Spader, Boston Legal (last year’s winner)

Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama

• Glenn Close, Damages
• Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (last year’s winner)
• Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
• Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
• Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama

• Ted Danson, Damages
• Michael Emerson, Lost
• Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
• William Shatner, Boston Legal
• John Slattery, Mad Men

Notable omission: Terry O’Quinn, Lost (last year’s winner)

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama

• Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
• Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
• Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
• Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
• Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy

Notable omission: Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy (she kept herself out of the running)

Outstanding Comedy Series

• 30 Rock (last year’s winner)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• The Office
• Two and a Half Men

Notable omissions: Semi-finalist, Family Guy, missed its chance to be the first animated program nominated. Also, critically-loved Pushing Daisies was left off.

Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy

• Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Steve Carell, The Office
• Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
• Tony Shalhoub, Monk
• Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Oustanding Lead Actress, Comedy

• Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
• America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (last year’s winner)
• Tina Fey, 30 Rock
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
• Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Notable omissions: Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies (How could they leave her off??). Also, the women of Desperate Housewives were all shut out.

Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy

• Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Kevin Dillon, Entourage
• Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
• Jeremy Piven, Entourage (last year’s winner)
• Rainn Wilson, The Office

Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy

• Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
• Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
• Jean Smart, Samantha Who?
• Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
• Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

Notable item: Amy Poehler (How often does an SNL player get a nom?)
Notable omission: Jaime Pressly, My Name is Earl (last year’s winner)

(You can find the full list of nominees here.)