hobbitofkobol | The big Emmy rant post, as predicted

in italics, my picks (not who I think will win)

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Californication
The Office
30 Rock
United States Of Tara
Weeds

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Damages
Friday Night Lights (I'm so happy they're getting a nom here! :DDD)
Mad Men
True Blood
The Tudors

I don't understand why we can have vampires and bad History (that's what I heard about The Tudors) and not the cast of a certain show know for it's political and social commentary whose leads have been nominated to the Academy Awards in the past. WHATEVER.

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
Mad Men
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Pushing Daisies <333
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica (finally, a nom *rolls eyes*)
Boston Legal (why is this show always nominated, I never hear about it, is it any good?)
Damages
ER
Mad Men

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica (two!)
Breaking Bad
Lost
Mad Men
24

HIMYM is nominated for best editing for a comedy, which is well deserved but Naked Man? really? I thought the editing of Three Days of Snow was better.

Outstanding Main Title Design
Lie To Me (I like it but I wish the actors were in it instead of random ppl)
Storymakers
Taking Chance
True Blood
United States Of Tara (so pretty!)

NOW WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY?????

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Castle • Flowers From Your Grave
Ghost Whisperer • Leap Of Faith
Legend Of The Seeker • Prophecy
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency • Pilot
The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone
24 • 7:00AM - 8:00AM

SERIOUSLY???? NO BEAR MCCREARY FOR BSG??? AND NO MICHAEL GIACCHINO FOR LOST??? CAN YOU EVER REMEMBER WHAT THE MUSIC NOMINATED THEMES SOUND LIKE???
HEY NOMINEES, IS THERE A BALLET IN GERMANY MADE AFTER YOUR MUSIC??? DO YOU GIVE CONCERTS WITH MUSIC FROM YOUR SHOW??? DID THE MUSIC ACTUALLY PLAY A PART IN THE PLOT OF ONE OF THE EPISODES??? I THINK NOT.
This is actually the category I'm more pissed off at. Yes, the music category.

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory - Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Flight Of The Conchords - Jemaine Clement as Jemaine (have seen very little of it but liked it)
Monk - Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
The Office - Steve Carell as Michael Scott
30 Rock - Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Two And A Half Men - Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

how does Two And A Half Men keeps getting noms? seriously?

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad - Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Dexter - Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
House - Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
In Treatment - Gabriel Byrne as Paul
Mad Men - Jon Hamm as Don Draper
The Mentalist - Simon Baker as Patrick Jane

one word: boring! isn't that last year's list + 2 new names? I really don't care, my winner was Eddie

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The New Adventures Of Old Christine - Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine
Samantha Who? - Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly
The Sarah Silverman Program - Sarah Silverman as Sarah Silverman
30 Rock - Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (pretty sure she's gonna win)
United States Of Tara - Toni Collette as Tara Gregson
Weeds - Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

I know it had very few episodes but Portia de Rossi in Better off Ted should be in that list.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters - Sally Field as Nora Walker
The Closer 6 Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson
Damages - Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson (HOW IS SHE BETTER THAN MARY MCDONNELL OR CONNIE BRITTON??? AND WHY IS SHE NOMINATED EVERY FRAKKING YEAR?)
Mad Men - Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Saving Grace - Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko

once again, is this last year's list??? ugh I really don't care about these, I want President Roslin and Mrs Coach :(((

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Entourage - Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama
How I Met Your Mother - Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
The Office - Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
30 Rock - Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan
30 Rock - Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell
Two And A Half Men - Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

No Jeremy Piven!!!!!! GO NPH GOOOOOOOOOOO!

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal - William Shatner as Denny Crane
Boston Legal - Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson
Breaking Bad - Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Damages - William Hurt as Daniel Purcell
Lost - Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
Mad Men - John Slattery as Roger Sterling

seriously, someone explains to me the Boston Legal thing. See, while I didn't really like Mad Men, I know it's good and the acting noms are well deserved, that show is just not for me. But is Boston Legal that good? Are these two guys (lol Captain Kirk) better than Michael Hogan's one-eyed acting?

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies - Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook pretty pleaaaaaaaase?
Saturday Night Live - Amy Poehler as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live - Kristin Wiig as Various Characters
30 Rock - Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Ugly Betty - Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
Weeds - Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Damages - Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons
Grey's Anatomy - Sandra Oh as Dr. Christina Yang
Grey's Anatomy - Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
In Treatment - Dianne Wiest as Gina
In Treatment - Hope Davis as Mia
24 - Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor

I don't care. Yet these are my 2 favorite actresses from Grey's Anatomy. But just NO. This season doesn't deserve ANYTHING. How is Elizabeth Mitchell not in this list?

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory - Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter (hahaha yes!)
Monk - Gena Rowlands as Marge
My Name Is Earl - Betty White as Crazy Witch Lady
Saturday Night Live - Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin (Spoof) (lol of course it's a spoof! this is probably the winner)
30 Rock - Jennifer Aniston as Claire
30 Rock - Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
Family Guy (??)
Flight Of The Conchords
How I Met Your Mother (based on this season, it's my favorite of the 3 from the list I watched)
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter (seasons 1 and 2 were better...)
House (this season was not very good imho...)
Lost
Mad Men

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Battlestar Galactica: The Face Of The Enemy (sorry Jane, AJ, Grace...)
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Daily Show: The Daily Show Correspondents On Jon Stewart
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog yayyyyyyyyy!
30 Rock's Kenneth the Web Page

then there's sound mixing, sound editing, special effects... but really...

Chuck god a nom for stunt coordination. STUNT.

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Flight Of The Conchords • Prime Minister
30 Rock • Reunion
30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo
30 Rock • Mamma Mia
30 Rock • Kidney Now!

SERIOUSLY??? 4 from the same show??? I love 30 Rock but stop it with the constant noms already, it's not that better than other shows

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Lost • The Incident
Mad Men • A Night To Remember
Mad Men • Six Month Leave
Mad Men • The Jet Set
Mad Men • Meditations In An Emergency

same goes here... there are OTHER shows, you know?

Maureen Ryan from the Chicago Tribune says it better.