Emmy Nominations 2008 Competition

[Jye]

Well, here we go again. This will be another game/competition like we held with the Oscars Nominations.

If you want to participate, just reply to this thread. Then send me a PM of your choices, don't write them in the thread.

Here are the nominations:

Outstanding Comedy Series
30 Rock (NBC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal (ABC)
Damages (FX)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (FOX)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)

Outstanding Miniseries
Cranford (PBS)
John Adams (HBO)
The Andromeda Strain (A&E)
Tin Man (Sci-Fi)

Outstanding Made for Television Movie
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Recount (HBO)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Lifetime)

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Bill Maher: The Decider (HBO)
George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya! (HBO)
James Taylor: One Man Band (Great Performances) (PBS)
Kathy Griffin: Straight To Hell (Bravo)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO)
The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
American Idol (FOX)
Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
Project Runway (Bravo)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Top Chef (Bravo)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin for playing Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock (NBC)
Tony Shalhoub for playing Adrian Monk on Monk (USA)
Lee Pace for playing Ned on Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Steve Carell for playing Michael Scott on The Office (NBC)
Charlie Sheen for playing Charlie Harper on Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
James Spader for playing Alan Shore on Boston Legal (ABC)
Bryan Cranston for playing Walt White on Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael C. Hall for playing Dexter Morgan on Dexter (Showtime)
Hugh Laurie for playing Dr. Gregory House on House (FOX)
Gabriel Byrne for playing Dr. Paul Weston on In Treatment (HBO)
Jon Hamm for playing Don Draper on Mad Men (AMC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Ralph Fiennes for playing Bernard Lafferty in Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Ricky Gervais for playing Andy Millman in Extras (HBO)
Paul Giamatti for playing John Adams in John Adams (HBO)
Kevin Spacey for playing Ron Klain in Recount (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson for playing James Baker in Recount (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tina Fey for playing Liz Lemon on 30 Rock (NBC)
Christina Applegate for playing Samantha "Sam" Newly on Samantha Who? (ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus for playing Old Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
America Ferrera for playing Betty Suarez on Ugly Betty (ABC)
Mary-Louise Parker for playing Nancy Botwin on Weeds (Showtime)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sally Field for playing Nora Walker on Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
Glenn Close for playing Patricia "Patty" Hewes on Damages (FX)
Mariska Hargitay for playing Det. Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
Holly Hunter for playing Grace Hanadarko on Saving Grace (TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick for playing Brenda Leigh Johnson on The Closer (TNT)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Phylicia Rashad for playing Lena Younger in A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Catherine Keener for playing Gertrude Baniszewski in An American Crime (Showtime)
Susan Sarandon for playing Doris Duke in Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Judi Dench for playing Matty Jenkyns in Cranford (PBS)
Laura Linney for playing Abigail Adams in John Adams (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Jeremy Piven for playing Ari Gold on Entourage (HBO)
Kevin Dillon for playing Johnny "Drama" Chase on Entourage (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris for playing Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Rainn Wilson for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office (NBC)
Jon Cryer for playing Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (CBS)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
William Shatner for playing Denny Crane on Boston Legal (ABC)
Ted Danson for playing Arthur Frobisher on Damages (FX)
Zeljko Ivanek for playing Ray Fiske on Damages (FX)
Michael Emerson for playing Ben Linus on Lost (ABC)
John Slattery for playing Roger Sterling on Mad Men (AMC)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
David Morse for playing George Washington in John Adams (HBO)
Stephen Dillane for playing Thomas Jefferson in John Adams (HBO)
Tom Wilkinson for playing Benjamin Franklin in John Adams (HBO)
Denis Leary for playing Michael Whouley in Recount (HBO)
Bob Balaban for playing Benjamin Ginsburg in Recount (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth for playing Olive Snook on Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Jean Smart for playing Regina Newly on Samantha Who? (ABC)
Amy Poehler for playing various characters on Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Holland Taylor for playing Evelyn Harper on Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Vanessa L. Williams for playing Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Candice Bergen for playing Shirley Schmidt on Boston Legal (ABC)
Rachel Griffiths for playing Sarah Whedon on Brothers and Sisters (ABC)
Sandra Oh for playing Dr. Christina Yang on Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Dianne Wiest for playing Gina In Treatment (HBO)
Chandra Wilson for playing Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Eileen Atkins for playing Miss Deborah in Cranford (BBC)
Laura Dern for playing Katherine Harris in Recount (HBO)
Ashley Jensen for playing Maggie Jacobs in Extras (HBO)
Audra McDonald for playing Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Alfre Woodard for playing Edna Reilly in Pictures of Hollis Woods (CBS)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Will Arnett for playing Devon Banks on 30 Rock (NBC)
Shelley Berman for playing Nat David on Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Steve Buscemi for playing Lem on 30 Rock (NBC)
Tim Conway for playing Bucky Bright 30 Rock (NBC)
Rip Torn for playing Don Geiss on 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Charles Durning for playing John Gavin, Sr. on Rescue Me (FX)
Robert Morse for playing Bertram Cooper on Mad Men (AMC)
Oliver Platt for playing Freddie Prune on Nip/Tuck (FX)
Stanley Tucci for playing Dr. Kevin Moretti on ER (NBC)
Glynn Turman for playing Alex Sr. on In Treatment (HBO)
Robin Williams for playing Merritt Rook on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Polly Bergen for playing Stella Wingfield on Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Edie Falco for playing Celeste 'C.C.' Cunningham on 30 Rock (NBC)
Carrie Fisher for playing Rosemary Howard on 30 Rock (NBC)
Kathryn Joosten for playing Karen McCluskey on Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Sarah Silverman for playing on Marci Maven on Monk (USA)
Elaine Stritch for playing on Colleen Donaghy on 30 Rock (NBC)

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Ellen Burstyn for playing Nancy Dutton on Big Love (HBO)
Diahann Carroll for playing Jane Burke on Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Sharon Gless for playing Colleen Rose on Nip/Tuck (FX)
Anjelica Huston for playing Cynthia Keener on Medium (NBC)
Cynthia Nixon for playing Janis Donovan on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Jon Stewart - 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
David Letterman - Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Don Rickles - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (HBO)
Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Stephen Colbert - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Host For A Reality Show Or Reality Competition
Tom Bergeron - Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Heidi Klum - Project Runway (Bravo)
Howie Mandel - Deal or No Deal (NBC)
Jeff Probst - Survivor (CBS)
Ryan Seacrest - American Idol (FOX)

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Dan Attias for Entourage (episode: "No Cannes Do") (HBO)
James Bobin for Flight of the Conchords (episode: "Sally Returns") (HBO)
Paul Lieberstein for The Office (episode: "Money") (NBC)
Paul Feig for The Office (episode: "Goodbye, Toby") (NBC)
Barry Sonnenfeld for Pushing Daisies (episode: "Pie-Lette") (ABC)
Michael Engler for 30 Rock (episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC)

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Arlene Sanford for Boston Legal (episode: "The Mighty Rogues") (ABC)
Vince Gilligan for Breaking Bad (episode: "Pilot") (AMC)
Allen Coulter for Damages (episode: "Get Me A Lawyer" (Pilot)) (FX)
Greg Yaitanes for House (episode: "House's Head") (FOX)
Alan Taylor for Mad Men (episode: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Pilot)) (AMC)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Bob Balaban - Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Mikael Salomon - The Company (TNT)
Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant - Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO)
Tom Hooper - John Adams (HBO)
Jay Roach - Recount (HBO)

Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Louis J. Horvitz - 80th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Lonny Price - Company (Great Performances) (PBS)
Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Jim Hoskinson - The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
Chuck O'Neil - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Tricia Regan - Autism: The Musical (HBO)
Tony Sacco - Project Runway ("En Garde!") (Bravo)
Bertram van Munster - The Amazing Race ("Honestly, They Have Witch Powers Or Something") (CBS)
Ken Burns & Lynn Novick - The War ("Pride of Our Nation") (PBS)
Christopher Wilcha & Adam Beckman - This American Life ("Escape") (Showtime)

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie for Flight of the Conchords (episode: "Yoko") (HBO)
Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky for The Office (episode: "Dinner Party") (NBC)
Bryan Fuller for Pushing Daisies (episode: "Pie-lette") (ABC)
Jack Burditt for 30 Rock (episode: "Rosemary's Baby") (NBC)
Tina Fey for 30 Rock (episode: "Cooter") (NBC)

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Michael Angeli for Battlestar Galactica (episode: "Six of One") (SciFi)
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman for Damages (episode: "Get Me A Lawyer" (Pilot)) (FX)
Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (episode: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" (Pilot)) (AMC)
Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith for Mad Men (episode: "The Wheel") (AMC)
David Simon and Ed Burns for The Wire (episode: "–30–") (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Hugh Costello for Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Heidi Thomas for Cranford (BBC)
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant for Extras (HBO)
Kirk Ellis for John Adams (episode: "Part 2: Independence") (HBO)
Danny Strong for Recount (HBO)

Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
Jeff Grogan for Intervention (episode: "Caylee") (A&E)
David de Vries for Life After People (History)
Geoffrey C. Ward for The War (episode: "Pride of Our Nation") (PBS)
Ira Glass for This American Life (episode: "Escape") (Showtime)
Mark Zwonitzer for American Experience (episode: "Walt Whitman") (PBS)


So, whose in?

[Jason]

I am in like a guy that is in.

[Jye]

Awesome! Anyone else playing?

[Starpossum]

Sorry it's taken me ages, but I am iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin.

[Princess Cheesecake]

I'll play chaps!
Sounds like we shall all have a jolly old time!

[Mike]

I probably won't win, but I'll participate anyway.

[Princess Cheesecake]

That's the spirit!
It's okay, i'm going to go shocking I can tell ;D

[Starpossum]

God, me too, lol. I picked the ones I want to win, and for the ones I didn't know I just took an (un)educated guess. ^_^

MICHAEL EMERSON FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Princess Cheesecake]

That's the best type of guess