07.16.09 AND THE NOMINEES ARE…

The Emmy nominations were released this morning, and as a TV blogger I’m obliged to make it sound like I care.  Not surprisingly, AMC’s “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad” both got outstanding Drama Series nominations, along with “Big Love,” “Damages,” “Dexter,” “House,” and “Lost.”  Can’t say I really have a beef with that list.

Things take a curious turn at Outstanding Comedy Series, however.  “Entourage” and “Weeds” both picked up noms (NOM NOM NOM), which is strange because I thought comedy series were designed to make people laugh.

I was going to put the full list after the jump, but there are like 800,000 different awards for best cinematography for a single camera show about pandas, so I limited the list below to awards you might potentially care about.  Full list here if it really matters to you.

Outstanding Drama Series

Big Love • HBO

Breaking Bad • AMC

Damages • FX Networks

Dexter • Showtime

House • FOX

Lost • ABC

Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Comedy Series

Entourage • HBO

Family Guy • FOX

Flight Of The Conchords • HBO

How I Met Your Mother • CBS

The Office • NBC

30 Rock • NBC

Weeds • Showtime

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

The Big Bang Theory • CBS
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper

Flight Of The Conchords • HBO
Jemaine Clement as Jemaine

Monk • USA
Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk

The Office • NBC
Steve Carell as Michael Scott

30 Rock • NBC
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy

Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Breaking Bad • AMC
Bryan Cranston as Walter White

Dexter • Showtime
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan

House • FOX
Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House

In Treatment • HBO
Gabriel Byrne as Paul

Mad Men • AMC
Jon Hamm as Don Draper

The Mentalist • CBS
Simon Baker as Patrick Jane

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine

Samantha Who? • ABC
Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly

The Sarah Silverman Program • Comedy Centra
Sarah Silverman as Sarah Silverman

30 Rock • NBC
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon

United States Of Tara • Showtime
Toni Collette as Tara Gregson

Weeds • Showtime
Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Brothers & Sisters • ABC
Sally Field as Nora Walker

The Closer • TNT
Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson

Damages • FX Networks
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC
Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson

Mad Men • AMC
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson

Saving Grace • TNT
Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance

American Masters • Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About • PBS
Ron Rifkin, Narrator

Family Guy • I Dream of Jesus • FOX
Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin

Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network
Seth Green as Robot Chicken Nerd, Bob Goldstein, Ponda Baba, Anakin Skywalker, Imperial Officer

The Simpsons • Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe • FOX
Hank Azaria as Moe Syzlak

The Simpsons • The Burns And The Bees • FOX
Harry Shearer as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Kent Brockman, Lenny

The Simpsons • Father Knows Worst • FOX
Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)

American Dad • Sixteen-Hundred Candles • FOX

Robot Chicken • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II • Cartoon Network

The Simpsons • Gone Maggie Gone • FOX

South Park • Margaritaville • Comedy Central